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Up 'n Comers

July 11th, 2012 by

Hi everyone! Just wanted to introduce myself as a new contributor for inRacingNews. Over the next couple of months I’ll be covering up and coming drivers from the road and oval side of iRacing. I’m not going to just write about people with the most wins or anything like that, but how they give back … Read the Rest »

Improving Your iRacing Experience: A Guide Part I

July 10th, 2012 by

Practice, Qualifying and Racing Etiquette Hey everybody, my name is Michael Vaughn and I’m going to offer some general advice on how to improve your iRacing experience for yourself and your fellow iRacers. These views may not necessarily be shared among the community, but I think they can help anyone out. Practice We all have … Read the Rest »

iRacer of the Week: Michael Conti

July 9th, 2012 by

As most of us know, the iRacing population is mostly filled with adults. But there are also plenty of teenagers and young kids who take part in sim-racing. Logically, if you compare adults to the overall youth on iRacing, the adults should run better and win more races based on the years of experience that … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile – Matthew Pilus

July 7th, 2012 by

iRacing is not just about the WDC, Pro Series, “aliens” and real world pro drivers preparing for the Indy and Daytona 500s.  It’s also about people new to sim-racing who, like everyone from Ray Alfalla to Greger Huttu, have to start iRacing in the rookie cars and series. Matthew Pilus is one such sim-racer, having … Read the Rest »

An Army of Two

July 4th, 2012 by

Ever think you would go from sim-racing to real racing? What about starting a racing business with a childhood friend who is serving overseas as we speak? Well that is what iRacer Josh Parker and long-time friend Mark Richards are doing. Richards Parker Racing LLC is now an official Dare Stock race team that will … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile — Aaron Likens

June 30th, 2012 by

Aaron Likens’ sim-racing fortunes are on the rise.  After finishing P16 and 15 in the first two seasons of the iRacing.com IZOD IndyCar Series oval (fixed setup) competition, he finds himself leading the points in Season 3.  Although he has just a single win in Week 2 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to his credit, … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile – Kay Kaschube

June 23rd, 2012 by

Next time you find yourself going wheel-to-wheel with Kay Kaschube at Phillip Island, consider giving him a wide berth in Turn Two (aka Southern Loop).  After all, he just might be inclined to return to his racing roots and head straight for the waters of the Bass Strait.  You see Kaschube cut his racing on … Read the Rest »

Gunr4sR.com – iRacing.com Sponsors ARCA Truck Series Pole Award

June 21st, 2012 by

Phoenix Management Group of Ohio Officials have announced that Gunr4sR.com (Guys Using NASCAR Rules 4 Sim Racing) in conjunction with iRacing.com are sponsoring the 2012 ARCA Truck Series Pole Award. PMG Operations Manager Robbin Slaughter had this to say: “I have raced with Gunr4sR.com since 2009 and they are great group of racers. We have … Read the Rest »

Immersion – That Elusive Illusion of Believability

June 19th, 2012 by

“One Physics to rule them all. One Physics to find them. One Physics to bring them all, and in the Simulation bind them.” (Just to preface this, I’m not an iRacing employee and I have no influence at all in the user experience work of iRacing. I’m a passionate, paying customer of iRacing, just like … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile – Scott McDonough

June 16th, 2012 by

It’s nice to share the wealth.  After two seasons of utter domination of the Daytona Prototype class of the  iRacing.com Grand-Am Online Sports Car Series, Scott McDonough is taking a bit of break in 2012 S3, contesting only a trio of races so far.  At that he’s already added a couple of wins to his … Read the Rest »