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NASCAR Driver Tony Stewart is a Big Fan of VR, Too

August 22nd, 2016 by John Gaudiosi

Three-time Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart is doing his final lap in NASCAR. After 18 years of racing, the 45-year-old driver, who also owns Stewart-Haas Racing, has watched technology improve everything from the safety on the track to the way fans can experience the sport. Fox Sports, for example, recently livestreamed the Daytona 500 in … Read the Rest »

Commodore’s Garage #4 – Aerodynamics 101

August 19th, 2016 by Matt Holden

Aerodynamics:  the one word that spawns happiness in engineers and dread in race fans.  In the past 50-or-so years, aerodynamics in motorsports have done nearly complete 180° turn, going from slippery, super-low-drag vehicles to high-downforce behemoths with the sole purpose of bullying air molecules into doing work that they really don’t want to do.  Want … Read the Rest »

Power Series Title-Contending Trio Fights for Pocono and Kansas Wins

August 17th, 2016 by Corey Davis

As the ITSR Power Series crossed the midway point of its twelfth season, victory lane remained something of an exclusive club. Unlike Season 11, which saw five winners in the first seven races, just three sim racers – Mike Kelley, Tim Johnston, and Corey Davis – visited the winner’s circle through the first eight events this … Read the Rest »

Behind the Scenes: The NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series powered by iRacing.com – Making the Best of Very Little

August 16th, 2016 by Matt Holden

It’s been a long time since we had one of these articles.  It’s no secret that, while Gale Force Racing has flourished in the Class B and Class C series this year, our NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series efforts have been less than stellar.  In the 2014 season, the #05 car wasn’t off by much, but … Read the Rest »

Lionheart IndyCar Series Travels Across the Pond

August 16th, 2016 by Patrick Taylor

The Lionheart Indycar Series Presented by First Medical Equipment will be making history this week as it holds it’s first-ever race on a European-based track. Located in Kent, England, Brands Hatch will be the fifth of seven road courses on the 2016 schedule. It will also be the first of back-to-back international road races, with … Read the Rest »

Blancpain GT: Victory for Radicals Online

August 15th, 2016 by Paul Slavonik

Officially past the halfway mark of its debut season, the Blancpain GT Series – iRacing’s premiere GT3 world championship series – arrived at Brands Hatch as the best sim racers in the world took to the technical European circuit for Round Four of the 2016 season. As qualifying got underway, it became clear that certain … Read the Rest »

Hoose Returns to Winning Ways at Langley

August 15th, 2016 by Chris Wolfson

The Lawrence Towing Outlaw Modified Series schedule led the field to Hampton, VA and the tough confines of Langley Speedway for Round Six of 2016 Season 3 of the Bootleg Racing League.  Brian Neff (#60) has been on top of the points all season, but a tough race last week allowed Tim Knott (#41) to … Read the Rest »

Commodore’s Garage #3 – Centers of Mass

August 12th, 2016 by Matt Holden

I hope by now you’ve got a good idea of what you’re looking for in the car and how you compare to other simracers in terms of driving styles.  If you’re still searching for what you need that’s no big deal, it can take some time to find.  We’ve still got a couple of weeks … Read the Rest »

Mid-Season Thoughts on the Battery Tender Global Mazda MX-5 Cup Series

August 11th, 2016 by Glenn McGee

Time flies when you’re flying on-track!  It’s insane to think, less than a year ago I was sitting (very much statically) on an old chair in my house, behind my computer fighting hard in a worldwide championship in iRacing’s MX-5 Cup Series and now I’m half-way through my first season racing at triple digits speeds … Read the Rest »

PJ Stergios Moves Conti, Wins Watkins Glen

August 10th, 2016 by Jason Lofing (French translation by Renaud LACROIX follows)

PJ Stergios (ineX Racing) came out on top at Watkins Glen in one of the most exciting NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series races in recent memory, passing both Michael Conti (Team Conti) and Nick Ottinger (Gale Force Racing) on the final lap to take his fourth win of the season. Stergios took the white flag in … Read the Rest »