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Homestead Sweet Homestead

May 20th, 2013 by

In the second week of the iRacing.com IndyCar Series Oval series we visit Homestead Miami Speedway, a 1.5 mile oval consisting of four turns of 18 to 20 degree banking and lined with palm trees behind its ocean-colored walls. Throughout the week many drivers talked of a bump exiting the corners that made the car … Read the Rest »

Hamstead Stands Tall in Atlanta

May 20th, 2013 by

The iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series stayed in the States for Round Two as drivers and teams took to Road Atlanta.  Last week’s record number of 135 drivers was backed up with another 128 sim-racers traveling to Georgia for Week 2. Qualifying was led by Richard Hamstead with a lap at 1:21.044 to grab the pole … Read the Rest »

Red Sox Belgium 30 at Spa GP

May 20th, 2013 by

Starting up front would be a huge advantage for Sponsler offering him the chance to break cleanly away as the entire 28-car field funneled into La Source, quite possibly the slowest, tightest corner that will be faced all year. Most of the field handled the congestion well until lap one disaster struck again for TeamDraft. … Read the Rest »

Lampela Leads at Langley

May 17th, 2013 by

After a week of high speeds at Phoenix International Raceway, it was time to dial it down for Week 2 of the iRacing.com Sprint Car Series (2013 S2). This week, the sprints would hit their first short track of the season – Langley Speedway. Just over 1/3 of a mile, Langley has been the host … Read the Rest »

Late Models Tap the Inner Irwindale

May 17th, 2013 by

For Week Two the NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model Series headed to Irwindale Speedway’s “Inner” configuration.  Irwindale is considered the home of short track racing in the Los Angeles area and surely the Late Model boys would not disappoint. The track is a four-turn oval with zero degrees of banking, just a third of a mile … Read the Rest »

Earning Their Stripes

May 17th, 2013 by

With the restrictor plates gone, the NASCAR iRacing.com Class B Series headed east to “The Lady in Black,” aka Darlington Raceway in the Pee Dee region of South Carolina for the second week of the season.  Darlington is known for its tight racing and tight corners.  It’s not often that a driver walks away from … Read the Rest »

The Importance of Practice

May 17th, 2013 by

Week Three is well underway in the iRacing.com Global Challenge Series as racers battle for top honors at Mid-Ohio. Early excitement and frustrations arise as the first quarter of the inaugural season nears its completion. Many top division drivers are enjoying strong finishes while others can’t seem to get themselves away from on-track trouble. The … Read the Rest »

Hughson and Leonetti Shine at Jefferson Reverse

May 16th, 2013 by

The inRacing News Challenge Multi-Class series made the trip in Week 2 to West Virginia to conquer Summit Point Raceway’s tricky Jefferson road course in its “Reverse” configuration.  This short track boasts two long drag racing type straights with hairpins at each end.  Miss your braking points here and you’ll be so deep in trees … Read the Rest »

Lambert Dances with “The Lady in Black”

May 16th, 2013 by

Week 2 of Season 2 found the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (fixed setup) at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina. Drivers piloted their Chevrolet SS and Ford Fusion Gen-6 machines around the tricky 1.366 mile egg-shaped oval in 50-lap online races. This track is incredibly line sensitive, as it requires technique and finesse to stay … Read the Rest »

iRacing Indy 500 Set for May 24 & 25

May 15th, 2013 by