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McLeod’s Watkins Fightback

November 22nd, 2011 by

Week Three of the sensational iRacing V8 Supercar Series by Bigpond Sport went upstate New York to historic Watkins Glen. The first two rounds each appeared a Madison Down benefit, but series arch-rival Mitch McLeod has shown a wheel or two and has looked threatening. All punters, including myself, predicted an explosive fight for the … Read the Rest »

Carelli, Warren Win at MIS

November 21st, 2011 by

While NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series driver Alex Warren celebrated as the overall winner at the Michigan International Speedway during Round Two of the NASCAR iRacing Class C Series (NiCCS), it was Dominic Carelli who made the big statement by winning the highest rated online race of the week. Carelli took home a win in the … Read the Rest »

To Sleep, Perchance to Dream . . . and Go Faster

November 19th, 2011 by

Looking for those extra tenths? Try sleeping on it. At its fundamental basics, racing is about being the fastest driver on the track on a given day. It sounds simple, but when you extrapolate that to the thousands of competitors on iRacing, it soon becomes apparent the battle isn’t just with fellow competitors, but with … Read the Rest »

Gooden, Quantum Look Towards 2012 After F2000 Test

November 19th, 2011 by

Quantum Racing Services invited their F1600 Championship Series star, Wyatt Gooden, to a private test last week at Hallett Motor Racing Circuit for his first run in the team’s race-winning Van Diemen F2000 chassis. It was an opportunity the Ohio native could not pass up, and he proved once again to be up for the … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile – Brandon Buchberger

November 19th, 2011 by

Brandon Buchberger’s name may not quite be synonymous with the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series, but that’s not for wanting of trying – or a lack of results – on the part of the Sugar Grove, IL resident.  Consider that, since first running the NiCCS seriously in 2009, Season 4, Buchberger has never finished worse … Read the Rest »

‘Round the Boot at The Glen

November 18th, 2011 by

After Season 4’s initial race at Sebring, the iRacing.com Prototype and GT Challenge set forth along the East Coast to the state of New York, where it took to Round 2 at Watkins Glen Intenational. In keeping with the modern theme of the online racing series, the configuration chosen was the Full Course including the … Read the Rest »

Fun in the Sun

November 18th, 2011 by

The NASCAR iRacing.com Class B Series (NiCBS) tackled perpetually sunny Phoenix International Raceway for Week 2 of the online racing series’ 12 week season. PIR featured a lot of great sim racing, probably some of the most intense racing that this series has seen so far this season. Because of the track’s short, flat layout, … Read the Rest »

Scanning What’s in Store for iRacing with Tony Gardner

November 18th, 2011 by

One of the biggest selling points in iRacing for me is the laser-scanned tracks.  As a sim-racer I may not benefit from knowing each bump and nuance of the real-world track, but knowing what I am driving from my living room is accurate down to the millimeter to what I see drivers racing on TV … Read the Rest »

Same Old PIR

November 17th, 2011 by

Week 2 of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (NiCAS) took competitors to the very tricky Phoenix International Raceway. Unlike their physical world counterparts, iRacing.com members had to tackled the slick, old, sun baked pavement and traditional PIR configuration. Getting the 750+ horsepower to find traction on the exit of the greasy corners would be … Read the Rest »

O’Keefe to the Win at the Glen

November 17th, 2011 by

Kenneth O’Keefe (Smithville, ON) led the final 16 laps en route to victory in the Gale Force Suspension 55 at Watkins Glen International Speedway Monday night in the only road course event on the GSRacing.net Truck Series schedule. O’Keefe, who started in 29th place had his work cut out for him from the drop of … Read the Rest »