Back-to-Back for Wood

October 13th, 2009 by

Wednesday night in the 10th week of the iRacing Oval Pro Series saw a back-to-back winner in Derek Wood and Ray Alfalla taking his ninth win of the season at Michigan International Speedway. In the first split, Wood dominated his event for the second week in a row, leading 74 laps and taking his third … Read the Rest »

Forever Young

October 11th, 2009 by

You could say the highlight of Ben Anderson’s iRacing experience came a long way from the sim-racing set-up at his home in Minnesota.   In fact, it came in at the real world version of Autobahn Country Club when he did a one-off race in the SCCA Pro Series Playboy MX-5 Cup and introduced himself to … Read the Rest »

Fundamental Questions

October 9th, 2009 by

“Do you ever ask yourself fundamental questions?”  Years after taking a class with Dr Y,  one thing that sticks in my head is the memory of him posing that query in his distinctive Eastern European accent.  It’s a thought-provoking question, one that still guides me through life’s difficult problems I’m not thinking of split-second decisions … Read the Rest »

World Cup Goes Down to the Line

October 7th, 2009 by

With the start of Week Ten in the third season of the World Cup of iRacing, three races for the regional championships are coming down to the line. The Northeastern Region has seen back and forth fights for the top spot between New England and New York over the past week. In the Southeastern Region … Read the Rest »

New Hampshire iRacing Pro Series: Incidents ‘R Us

October 7th, 2009 by

Battered and bruised egos, every driver in the Pro Series must have felt a sigh of relief to get back to a track shorter than 2.5 miles long and banking less than 33°. Surely, after what many would consider Talladega at its best, New Hampshire would prove to be a driver’s track with its 2°/7° … Read the Rest »

New Hampshire iRacing Pro Series: Incidents 'R Us

October 7th, 2009 by

Battered and bruised egos, every driver in the Pro Series must have felt a sigh of relief to get back to a track shorter than 2.5 miles long and banking less than 33°. Surely, after what many would consider Talladega at its best, New Hampshire would prove to be a driver’s track with its 2°/7° … Read the Rest »

Ray Alfalla is victorious at New Hampshire

October 6th, 2009 by

The iRacing Oval Pro Series ran the third scheduled race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway last Saturday afternoon, and Ray Alfalla earned the top spot for his seventh victory of the year. Saturday’s race didn’t overflow into a split and it was Alfalla who out dueled Josh Parker to take the victory. Alfalla earned the … Read the Rest »

iPSRR Week Nine: Three Maiden Winners and a few notable absentees.

October 6th, 2009 by

The treacherous Lime Rock Park circuit seems to have kept away some of the iRacing Pro Series Road Racing’s (iPSRR) big names this week. It would seem Shawn Purdy, Luke McLean, Peter Read, Greger Huttu and Bastien Bartsch decided to sit this one out and take it as a drop week. It’s understandable.  Not only … Read the Rest »

Derek Wood and Brad Davies win at New Hampshire

October 5th, 2009 by

Wednesday night in the ninth week of the iRacing Oval Pro Series saw a return to normalcy as Derek Wood and Brad Davies took the wins in a double split at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. In the first split, it was Wood who dominated, leading 112 laps and taking his second victory of the season … Read the Rest »

Can Modoff Make Off With Jetta Title?

October 1st, 2009 by

The absence of Andre Gomes from last week’s racing at Summit Point left the door open for a new driver to lead the way in the VW Jetta TDI Cup. With Gomes taking the weekend “off” to race karts, Carl Modoff claimed a second place finish in the week’s top Strength of Field race, to … Read the Rest »