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Tyler Hudson’s NASCAR iRacing Championship Blog

December 27th, 2013 by Tyler Hudson

What’s it like to be a NASCAR Champion?  Let’s back up a little bit first.  I remember sitting at my PC a few years ago and watching as Richard Towler walked onto the stage at Homestead Miami to receive his NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship check of $10,000.  Then, watching him walk into the media … Read the Rest »

iRacing Adds Imola to its “To Do” List

December 19th, 2013 by

iRacing.com announced today it has reached an agreement with Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari (aka Imola) to build a laser-scanned version of the famed Italian circuit. The announcement caps a remarkable week for iRacing, during which it released Auto Club Speedway to its members  (completing iRacing’s catalogue of NASCAR Sprint Cup tracks) along with … Read the Rest »

Just in Time for the Holidays: Auto Club Speedway and RUFs

December 18th, 2013 by

How do we say Happy Holidays at iRacing?  How about Auto Club Speedway and not one but three different RUFs? With the addition of Auto Club Speedway, iRacers can now own a laser-scanned version of each and every track on the NASCAR Sprint Cup calendar.  We’ve got you covered from Daytona to Dover, Sonoma to … Read the Rest »

V8’s Championship-winning Holden VF Commodore Coming to iRacing Lineup

December 17th, 2013 by

Holden’s championship-winning VF Commodore is poised to go from V8 Supercars’ race tracks to the computers of sim-racers around the world, thanks to a new agreement between iRacing.com, GM Holden Ltd and Red Bull Racing Australia/Triple Eight Race Engineering. Renowned for the accuracy of its laser-scanned race tracks and virtual race cars, iRacing will develop … Read the Rest »

Bathurst: Behind the Scenes

December 9th, 2013 by

Learn more about the iRacing production of Mount Panorama, Motor Racing Circuit Bathurst, our most highly requested race track.  It was also the most complex track project we’ve undertaken, with some two years of man-hours going into its development.  Small wonder more than half a dozen V8 Supercar Series regulars asked to be involved in … Read the Rest »

iRacing Pro Race of Champions (Still) Scheduled for December 12

December 6th, 2013 by

The “other” Race of Champions may have been cancelled this year but not to worry: the Third Annual iRacing.com Race of Champions is set to go on Thursday, December 12 at 8 pm Eastern Time.   Broadcast on www.iracing.com/live, the Pro Race of Champions pits drivers from NASCAR, Formula One, IndyCar, GRAND-AM, ALMS, V8 Supercars and … Read the Rest »

Bieri Survives Watkins “Endurance” Test Atop Mustang Series

November 21st, 2013 by

Patrick Bieri extended his stay at the top of the iRacing.com Mustang Cup standings for the third straight week with a solid performance during extra-long races at Watkins Glen.  Ordinarily the series races run about 25 minutes for the top drivers, but 18 laps on the “boot” configuration at The Glen ran nearly 40 minutes.  … Read the Rest »

Circle Track Setup: The Case for Caster

November 13th, 2013 by

In the last article, I talked about the uses of toe and how it affects both drivability and front-end dynamics. However, that is only one of the three basic geometric ways to move a tire on a race vehicle. Of the other two, camber is well-recognized, but for all intents and purposes, the least-understood of … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Nicklas Lindqvist

November 2nd, 2013 by

One of the coolest things about being the first person to win something is just that: no matter what else happens — ever — you’ll always be the first person to win that special something.  They can’t take that away.  Not nobody.  Not no how. Skellefteå, Sweeden’s Nicklas Lindqvist will forever be the first champion … Read the Rest »

Expanded NTMv5, New League Features, Bathurst Highlight New Build

October 23rd, 2013 by

The 2013 Season 4 build introduces a variety of new league features, equips more cars with the NTMv5 and introduces the Nationwide Ford Mustang along with a couple of tracks, including Australia’s legendary Bathurst.