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Uusi-Jaakkola Untouchable at Interlagos

March 5th, 2015 by

The iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series offseason saw some big moves up and down the field, but the most interesting were perhaps at the ‘Big Two’ teams, where Coanda Simsport and Team Redline added new talent to their ranks. Coanda’s big recruits included the 2014 Pro Series Champion Mitchell DeJong along with Rocco Barone, … Read the Rest »

‘Tired’-out in Atlanta

March 5th, 2015 by

This past week the NASCAR iRacing Series visited Atlanta Motor Speedway, a track kind to those who understand one important facet of racing – managing tire wear. Consistently across both the Fixed and Open series drivers’ chatter focused on the impact of tire wear and the difficulty in tire management over the long run. “Took … Read the Rest »

Taking Bumps and Lumps at ‘lanta

March 5th, 2015 by

Week 1 of the 2015 NASCAR iRacing Series season takes us down south to my home track located in Hampton, Georgia! Every year  this is one of the best  races to watch (although I am a bit biased on this topic) and I often go to this race. I sadly wasn’t able to make the … Read the Rest »

Behind the Scenes: The NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series powered by iRacing.com – Two Wide and Handsome

March 4th, 2015 by

We had this grand plan laid out last month:  We’d get a decent finish at Daytona and use that as a springboard into a good season.  Instead of wadding the Daytona car up before the first pit stop, we’d just sail under the radar, get away with a few dents and scratches and start the … Read the Rest »

Burnin’ Rubber and Money

March 4th, 2015 by

Week 2 – Atlanta After last week’s 11th place finish at Daytona, I sat down and did some projections in the budget.  With my $5 million loan from the bank, compounding at 2% interest per week, we would have to finish in the top five every week in order to stay on track with the … Read the Rest »

Magic Martin Wins At The Magic Mile

March 3rd, 2015 by

Last Thursday night, the Sim Auto Racing Association’s top division, the RB Performance Super Late Models took to the unforgiving flats of New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the New Hampshire 103, and their 6th week of racing in the 12 race schedule. The feature event would be a 103 lap endurance with 23 drivers entering … Read the Rest »

Multiclass Ballet at Interlagos

March 3rd, 2015 by

On February 15th NEO held Round Four of the NEO Endurance Series at Autódromo José Carlos Pace, better known as Interlagos. With a couple of wide straights and a tight inner section, this track would be a big challenge for the drivers. And a big challenge it was. The first hours of the race was … Read the Rest »

Tanson’s charge: Almost complete

March 2nd, 2015 by

Brands Hatch; a circuit in the United Kingdom with a lot of heritage. Home of the British Grand Prix for a total of 12 seasons (intermittently) between 1964 and 1986. Gerhard Berger (ex-Ferrari F1 driver) once said that Brands Hatch is “the best circuit in the world,” which is by no means an easy feat … Read the Rest »

Uusi-Jaakkola Jumps to Early iRacing World Championship GP Series Lead

March 2nd, 2015 by

Aleksi Uusi-Jaakkola jumped into the early lead of the 2015 iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series with a dominant performance at Interlagos on Saturday.  Uusi-Jaakkola started on pole and led 62 of 71 laps en route to a 5.9s win over Martin Krönke with Olli Pahkala completing the podium ahead of defending champion Greger Huttu.  … Read the Rest »

McLaren, iRacing to Build Virtual McLaren-Honda MP4-30

March 2nd, 2015 by

McLaren Racing and iRacing.com today announced plans to create a digital version of the 2015 McLaren Formula One car for iRacing’s popular online motorsports game.   iRacing’s version of the McLaren-Honda MP4-30, featuring virtual Kinetic Energy Recovery and Drag Reduction System, will join the McLaren MP4-12C GT3 and more than 50 other virtual race cars available … Read the Rest »