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Gooden Doubles-Up
April 6th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
Barber Motorsports Park; one of the most underrated tracks in the world. It may be a short 2.38 mile circuit, but this certainly doesn’t take away the challenge it poses to drivers. The 16 turn circuit features a vast array of gradient changes along with a flurry of quick and slow speed sections. The Verizon … Read the Rest »
Making His Fortune
April 3rd, 2015 by Jaime Baker
One of the most-used words in Mitchell deJong’s vocabulary is “fortunately.” Indeed, just about every time he discusses some aspect of his burgeoning career as a race driver he employs some variation of the word. While there’s no doubt fortune has smiled on the 17 year old Californian, his accomplishments to date suggest he makes … Read the Rest »
The Bright Side of Martinsville
April 3rd, 2015 by Jaime Baker
Week 5 of the 2015 NASCAR iRacing season takes us to one of my favorite tracks: Martinsville Speedway. Martinsville is a track where I’ve had great success including an NIS win, so I always circle this date on my calender in the preseason. Like last week, I always have high expectations at tracks where I’ve … Read the Rest »
Kelly Conquers Donington; McMullen Channels Lowndes
April 3rd, 2015 by Jaime Baker
Week 2 of the 2015 V8 Supercars Americas series started off with a bang…and a screech. Throughout its history, Donington Park Racing Circuit has become well known for the memorable and historic battles which have taken place there. From the 1993 European Grand Prix which saw Ayrton Senna win a dominating race by over a … Read the Rest »
Burnin’ Rubber and Cash – Martinsville
April 3rd, 2015 by Jaime Baker
Greetings from beautiful Martinsville, Virginia . . . where the hot dogs have changed but the racing hasn’t. Last year at this race, I totaled my car after running in the top five every lap until the last 20. The race before that, I totaled the car right around half way through the race. In … Read the Rest »
BSRF1 Pro Mazda: Brunner’s Top Honours
April 2nd, 2015 by Jaime Baker
The Pro Mazda drivers during Week 1 of the new season really feasted on the Autódromo José Carlos Pace! With the official series, AOR and now BSRF1 league all heading to Brazil they really couldn’t get enough of Interlagos. Justin Brunner even put himself out by participating in all three high profile sim races! The … Read the Rest »
IMSA, iRacing.com Announce IMSA iRacing.com Online Sports Car Championship
April 2nd, 2015 by Jaime Baker
The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) and iRacing.com today announced the creation of the IMSA iRacing.com Online Sports Car Championship. The online racing series features iRacing’s digital versions of Daytona Prototypes, LMP and GT cars competing on laser-scanned versions of Daytona International Speedway, Sebring International Raceway, Watkins Glen International and many other tracks on IMSA’s … Read the Rest »
Five for the Win in AOR Season 2 Opener
April 1st, 2015 by Jaime Baker
The Apex Online Racing League (commonly known as AOR) opened a new championship last season using the Star Mazda (AOR Pro Mazda Championship) which featured some fantastic racing week after week, and with a shake-up in the rules (and some changes to the car between seasons) the second season kicked off at Interlagos in Brazil … Read the Rest »
Road Warrior 12 Hours of Sebring
March 31st, 2015 by Jaime Baker
After a fiercely competitive iRacing Daytona 24 back in January the Road Warrior Endurance teams took to the track for the first ever iRaicng 12 Hours of Sebring. The race kicked off at 13:00 GMT on Saturday March 28th. At least two drivers had to get behind the wheel during the 12 hour event. For … Read the Rest »
Get to Know: Chuck Chambliss
March 31st, 2015 by Jaime Baker
A solid sim racer in both disciplines, iRacer Chuck Chambliss is a threat on any type of racetrack, oval or road. The 43 year old out of Hueytown, Alabama, has nearly 3600 races to his credit since joining iRacing back in May, 2008. Chambliss is primarily a road racer, with over 60% of his starts … Read the Rest »