iRacing Simulation Gives NASCAR Hall of Fame Guests Authentic Driving Experience

October 29th, 2009 by

Qualifying and Racing in Ultra-Realistic Racing Simulators Highlight Fans’ Race Day Experience If the two living members of the NASCAR Hall of Fame’s inaugural class of inductees, Richard Petty and Junior Johnson, are still wondering who’s the better racer, they won’t need to order new helmets and driving uniforms to find out; they can just … Read the Rest »

iRacing Simulation Gives NASCAR Hall of Fame Guests Authentic Driving Experience

October 29th, 2009 by

Qualifying and Racing in Ultra-Realistic Racing Simulators Highlight Fans’ Race Day Experience If the two living members of the NASCAR Hall of Fame’s inaugural class of inductees, Richard Petty and Junior Johnson, are still wondering who’s the better racer, they won’t need to order new helmets and driving uniforms to find out; they can just show up on May 23, 2010, the day of their formal induction into the Hall of Fame, and answer the question behind the wheel of one of the 15 iRacing.com-powered NASCAR stock car simulators located in the Hall.

World Cup: Checkered Flag Falls on Season 3

October 29th, 2009 by

Season Three of the World Cup of iRacing has reached the finish with an eventful ending. Week Twelve brought out a New England-New York rivalry that will last for many seasons to come, Central Europe has once again been ruled by a single country, and two underdogs took the top spots in their regions.  As … Read the Rest »

iPSRR Homestead-Miami: Few Corners Equals Great Racing

October 28th, 2009 by

On first glance the Homestead-Miami Road Course B looks fairly straightforward.  And it is, with drivers only needing to use the brake pedal five times in a lap.  But it found many ways to catch drivers out this week and provided some very exciting racing.  Greger Huttu, Bastien Bartsch and Ilkka Haapala again were notably … Read the Rest »

Gooden Clinches Jetta Title in Heart-Pounding Finale

October 27th, 2009 by

In a tale of two races at Lime Rock Park, Wyatt Gooden clinched iRacing’s inaugural VW Jetta Championship, and he’s now within touching distance of a full season’s drive in the 2010 SCCA Volkswagen Jetta TDI Series.  The Ohioan claimed his crown with a mere seven points margin over the ever present Carl Modoff, as … Read the Rest »

Brad Davies and Josh Parker win at Homestead

October 26th, 2009 by

Saturday night at Miami-Homestead Speedway produced a dual shootout in the iRacing Oval Pro Series with Brad Davies and Josh Parker taking victories in their respective splits. Saturday night at Miami-Homestead Speedway produced another two splits in the iRacing Pro Series Oval.  In the first split it was Brad Davies taking his record 10th victory … Read the Rest »

Thomas Hazard and Derek Wood win in Miami

October 26th, 2009 by

Wednesday was another night of iRacing Oval Pro Series racing that turned out to be a double feature for the drivers. With Miami-Homestead Speedway attracting splits of 28 and 29 cars, both races were packed and it was Thomas Hazard grabbing his fourth win this year and Derek Wood taking his fifth win of the … Read the Rest »

New York Times on iRacing

October 26th, 2009 by

For Virtual Racers, a League of Their Own New York Times – Full Article

Who Has Pot to Cell?

October 24th, 2009 by

It’s time for an intervention. I read with interest many forum posts on pedals and how different brands, constructions, and components can yield a big gain in performance on track. Every such proclamation made me quite skeptical. My belief has always been that it’s the poor writer who blames his pen, and if ‘aliens’ were … Read the Rest »

Caution: Objects in Mirror are Closer than they Appear

October 24th, 2009 by

Wyatt Gooden would be well-advised to bear that familiar phrase in mind as he prepares for the ultimate showdown in iRacing’s VW Jetta TDI Cup.  Sunday afternoon’s race (slated for 4:15 EST) will determine the inaugural champion and the winner of the biggest prize in sim-racing, a spot in the selection process for the 2010 … Read the Rest »