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Tanson’s Title, Carroll’s Race
March 10th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
The last round of the season; and still the final points standings weren’t set in stone. Gregory Tanson had a comfortable lead heading in to Silverstone, but with a fantastic finish from Jan Schwitter the top of the standings could quite possibly change. The 2.023 mile circuit had many overtaking opportunities around its 17 corner … Read the Rest »
Qualifying Was Close, Race Was Closer
March 10th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
Road America is undoubtedly one of the best circuits in the country, and when the swarm of over 50 sim-racers from the UK&I Skip Barber League land for a ten lap race the legendary nature of the circuit is highlighted for all to see. Matthew Daniels took pole position by two thousandths of a second … Read the Rest »
Majeski Returns To SARA Victory Lane
March 9th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
After taking nearly a month off to race his real iRacing.com Super Late Model, Ty Majeski returned to Sim Auto Racing Association (SARA) competition last week, and he returned with a bang. He picked up a Sportsman Street Stock pole and victory last Tuesday night, and repeated the feat on Wednesday when he did the … Read the Rest »
Burnin’ Rubber & Cash: Vegas
March 9th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
Viva Las Vegas! I love this town. There’s always plenty to do, stuff to see, and money to make. Last week, we left Hotlanta with a little over $2.27 million in the bank, a chassis with barely any damage, and a great engine. We had to repair some sheet metal and most of the more … Read the Rest »
Lionheart IndyCar Series Shines from Start to Last Lap at Phoenix
March 7th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
The Lionheart IndyCar Series is by far and away the premiere fixed setup league for the IndyCar on iRacing. With races being broadcast by GSRC, and play by play and color commentary from Sean Ambrose and Evan Posocco, it is a spectacle to be seen. So far this season racers have ventured to six different … Read the Rest »
Setup “Meritts” Success at Homestead
March 6th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
Week Eleven of the 2015 Season 1 iRacing.com IndyCar Oval sent the series Homestead-Miami Speedway. A total of 112 sim-racers took to the track near Miami Beach throughout the week. Aero-push, cautions, handling, lap traffic, pit road entrances and exits, pit strategy and tire wear were just some of the storylines that played out throughout … Read the Rest »
They Knew Ty Was Here
March 6th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
It’s true you can’t win ‘em all. Equally, finishing runner-up isn’t always the next best thing to winning; not when somebody else made sure the competition “knew we were here” by contending for victory rather than settling for second. With a win and three top six finishes in the seven race 2015 World Series of … Read the Rest »
Uusi-Jaakkola Untouchable at Interlagos
March 5th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
The iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series offseason saw some big moves up and down the field, but the most interesting were perhaps at the ‘Big Two’ teams, where Coanda Simsport and Team Redline added new talent to their ranks. Coanda’s big recruits included the 2014 Pro Series Champion Mitchell DeJong along with Rocco Barone, … Read the Rest »
‘Tired’-out in Atlanta
March 5th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
This past week the NASCAR iRacing Series visited Atlanta Motor Speedway, a track kind to those who understand one important facet of racing – managing tire wear. Consistently across both the Fixed and Open series drivers’ chatter focused on the impact of tire wear and the difficulty in tire management over the long run. “Took … Read the Rest »
Taking Bumps and Lumps at ‘lanta
March 5th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
Week 1 of the 2015 NASCAR iRacing Series season takes us down south to my home track located in Hampton, Georgia! Every year this is one of the best races to watch (although I am a bit biased on this topic) and I often go to this race. I sadly wasn’t able to make the … Read the Rest »