Tim Wheatley's Brickyard 400 Benefiting LIVESTRONG

July 26th, 2010 by

I felt very, very confident heading into the iRacing.com Brickyard 400 Benefiting LIVESTRONG. I had done very little testing but felt comfortable with the iRacing Advanced setup almost immediately. I knew I could keep the car on the track and also knew that if I needed to push I could put out some decent lap … Read the Rest »

Tim Wheatley’s Brickyard 400 Benefiting LIVESTRONG

July 26th, 2010 by

I felt very, very confident heading into the iRacing.com Brickyard 400 Benefiting LIVESTRONG. I had done very little testing but felt comfortable with the iRacing Advanced setup almost immediately. I knew I could keep the car on the track and also knew that if I needed to push I could put out some decent lap … Read the Rest »

Indy's tough in real, virtual life

July 21st, 2010 by

MOORESVILLE, N.C. — My No. 64 Sprint Cup Car approaches the Yard of Bricks, that famous piece of real estate on the front straightaway at Indianapolis Motor Speedway that race car drivers yearn to kiss. I’m going 170 mph. “Stay on the gas,” says the voice in my ear. 180. “You ain’t going to get … Read the Rest »

Indy’s tough in real, virtual life

July 21st, 2010 by

MOORESVILLE, N.C. — My No. 64 Sprint Cup Car approaches the Yard of Bricks, that famous piece of real estate on the front straightaway at Indianapolis Motor Speedway that race car drivers yearn to kiss. I’m going 170 mph. “Stay on the gas,” says the voice in my ear. 180. “You ain’t going to get … Read the Rest »

Masier Breaks Free in the iRacing Pro Series

July 20th, 2010 by

With six rounds of the iRacing Pro Road Racing Series complete, Luca Masier has now established a firm grip on the Championship lead following a flawless outing at Infineon. Competing on the long configuration of the virtual race track, the Italian claimed a flag-to-flag victory to share the top points scoring honours for the week. … Read the Rest »

The problem with sim racing is…

July 19th, 2010 by

The lack of excuses! When I look at the lap records for a given track, I am usually in the top quarter, quite often in the top ten percent. Yet the gap to the top drivers seems positively cavernous and, quite simply, unachievable, even if I sold the wife and kids and devoted the remainder … Read the Rest »

And Now for Something Completely Different . . .

July 15th, 2010 by

One of the cool things about hosted racing is that it enables the “host” to think outside the box.  Why limit yourself to racing COTs at Daytona, IndyCars at Indianapolis, Lotus 79s at Brands Hatch, SK Modifieds at Stafford and Skip Barber F2000s at Lime Rock?  Why not, for example, race Riley MK XXs at … Read the Rest »

Gooden Continues to Make his Mark

July 13th, 2010 by

Wyatt Gooden continues to make his mark, online and on and off the race track.  Days after scoring his first win in the SCCA’s 2010 VW Jetta TDI Cup race at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Gooden was the subject of this feature story in the “Cleveland Plain Dealer” Gooden starts to burn up the … Read the Rest »

Huttu – (Still) Flawless at Mosport

July 12th, 2010 by

Continuing his relentless charge towards the inaugural iRacing Drivers World Championship Road Racing (iDWCRR) title, Greger Huttu collected his 11th win of the season at Mosport International Raceway on Saturday.  For those keeping score that makes 11 pole positions and 11 victories from 11 starts for the Finnish sim racer, who now leads the standings … Read the Rest »

Historic British Grand Prix at Silverstone

July 12th, 2010 by

Mark Webber wasn’t the only winner at Silverstone on the weekend.  Thanks to the World Tour of iRacing’s Historic British Grand Prix at Silverstone, nine iRacers experienced the proverbial thrill of victory and more than 200 of their fellow sim racers enjoyed the challenges of racing a Lotus 79 around the historic circuit. Club International’s … Read the Rest »