Disguised Honeymoon
There are times in a guy’s life that he would classify as defining moments: Riding your bike for the first time without training wheels, your first kiss, going to your first major sporting event, getting married, the birth of your firstborn. This is a story of just such an event. The concept of a pilgrimage … Read the Rest »
iRacing Artists Make Their Mark in NASCAR
Since iRacing.com opened its virtual doors for business in 2008, the online racing service’s meticulously modeled race cars and tracks have proven to be valuable tools for professional race drivers, be they established stars like NASCAR’s Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Brad Keselowski, emerging talent like Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year Landon Cassill or Conor … Read the Rest »
A Golden Weekend
In racing there are good weekends, there are great weekends, and seldom, there are the unreal golden weekends. I can’t say there’s been much reflecting over the last 24 hours because, well, there’s hasn’t been much to reflect on. I had a golden weekend, without a doubt the best weekend of my racing career, and … Read the Rest »
Self Improvement
Road racing was the only form of racing that I knew for the first eight years of my career. Even though I was an avid NASCAR fan as a kid, always watching the races and playing the video games, I got my start in Karts. They taught me everything I knew as far as racecraft, … Read the Rest »
Still The Same as it Ever Was
The Indianapolis 500 may have lost some of its luster in recent years – remember when the world’s second largest single day sporting event (after the Indy 500 itself) was Pole Day? Still, when it comes to sports events, it’s hard to match the goings-on at Georgetown and 16th Street for sheer drama. Whether you … Read the Rest »
V8 Supercars Visit the Surface of the Sun
Well maybe that was a bit dramatic for the title on my recap of my visit to Austin, Texas for the V8 Supercars race at the Circuit of the Americas, but it does convey how bloody hot it was. Sean Siff and I headed south for the Austin 400 and even though I was born … Read the Rest »
Blowing off a Little Steam
I can’t remember the last time a staff forum post caused so much angst. Asking members to vote for iRacing on Steam’s Project Greenlight sure brought-out some opinions. It seems as if members are either very much for it or very much against it. I can’t understand why you would be against it, but you … Read the Rest »
The Art and Physics of iRacing’s Gen-6 Cars
As the saying goes, “art imitates life.” Or is it the other way around? Does life imitate art? In the case of iRacing’s Gen-6 Chevy SS and Ford Fusion, it’s both. Read on . . . Just two days after Jimmie Johnson drove his new Generation-6 Chevrolet SS to victory in 2013 Daytona 500 on … Read the Rest »
A Day in the Life of a Cat Herder: XVII
Monday morning after the Super Bowl is always an interesting day. I always kind of feel like I fought someone and I didn’t come out the winner. All the crappy food I ate all night comes back to haunt me like 12 rounds of solid body shots from a heavy weight fighter. The beer doesn’t … Read the Rest »
iRacing Adds Interlagos
iRacing.com, the world’s premier online motorsports service, has added Brazil’s legendary Interlagos to its catalogue of laser-scanned race tracks. Formally known as Autódromo José Carlos Pace, the circuit joins more than 50 road courses and ovals available to the nearly 40,000 iRacers subscribers worldwide. “We’re excited to add Interlagos to our service,” says Tony Gardner, … Read the Rest »
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