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iRacing Pro Series Road Racing: More Fun at another “R-oval”

November 11th, 2009 by

The last few weeks have seen a bit of debate over the worth of what have become known as “R-ovals,” a track that is essentially an oval with some track laid within its infield. Love them or hate them, they have provided some good, close and intense racing. Drivers are also speaking about fatigue at … Read the Rest »

Type A Race Debrief

November 8th, 2009 by

I’m a Type B personality. I don’t over-plan my vacations, I don’t make lists, I let things happen. But I concede that there are advantages to the type A personality – not forgetting to pick up things at the grocery store, not scrambling to deal with a lack of available hotel rooms, etc., so I’ve … Read the Rest »

Coeur d’Alene to Woking

November 7th, 2009 by

It’s a long way from Couer d’Alene, Idaho to Brands Hatch and Silverstone; further still to Woking, Surrey.  Thanks to the efforts of Brett Smrz, England seems a little closer to the Potato State these days. Together with California’s Conor DePhillippi, Smrz recently flew the red, white and blue colors of the Team USA Scholarship … Read the Rest »

Improved Pro Series Racing Continues at Charlotte

November 4th, 2009 by

It appears iRacing Pro Series Oval (iPSO) drivers were well aware that the Fast Track program was to be implemented with the start of the regular series’ Season 4. For the most part, it appears the threat of being demoted to a blue stripe is working as intended. The Fast Track program is a new … Read the Rest »

Gooden Takes iRacing’s Virtual Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup Title & Chance to Compete for Real-World Version in 2010

November 3rd, 2009 by

Tight Competition for Big Prize Highlights 12-Week Season of Virtual Racing The prize? The chance for a paid-for arrive-and-drive ride in the 2010 VW Jetta TDI Cup.  The result?  Twelve weeks of hard racing among 600 competitors climaxed by a two-race final-weekend shootout between real-world kart racers Wyatt Gooden, 21, and Carl Modoff, 20, with … Read the Rest »

Laguna Seca Pro Road Racing: Some storming drives and some sand storms!

November 2nd, 2009 by

With the latest build for the iRacing software released just days before the commencement of this week’s racing, the addition of smoke, dust, sand, dirt, etc. was always going to add an interesting new element to the racing. Some claimed they saw Lawrence of Arabia sitting up on the sand dunes of Laguna Seca on … Read the Rest »

Parker and Davies Win at Lowes

November 2nd, 2009 by

The Saturday dual split at Lowes Motor Speedway for the iRacing Oval Pro Series saw two repeat winners continue to lead the way. Josh Parker took another victory in the first split and it was Brad Davies adding another victory to his total in Saturday night’s second split. In the first split it was Josh … Read the Rest »

Berry and Stevens Open Lowes Pro Oval Week with Wins

November 2nd, 2009 by

The 13th week of the iRacing Pro Series began with a two field split on Wednesday evening at Lowes Motor Speedway, with Josh Berry winning the first of the splits and Darrin Stevens taking the victory in the second. In the first split, Berry took the victory after starting in the fourth position. Berry led … Read the Rest »

iRacing Simulation Gives NASCAR Hall of Fame Guests Authentic Driving Experience

October 29th, 2009 by

Qualifying and Racing in Ultra-Realistic Racing Simulators Highlight Fans’ Race Day Experience If the two living members of the NASCAR Hall of Fame’s inaugural class of inductees, Richard Petty and Junior Johnson, are still wondering who’s the better racer, they won’t need to order new helmets and driving uniforms to find out; they can just … Read the Rest »

World Cup: Checkered Flag Falls on Season 3

October 29th, 2009 by

Season Three of the World Cup of iRacing has reached the finish with an eventful ending. Week Twelve brought out a New England-New York rivalry that will last for many seasons to come, Central Europe has once again been ruled by a single country, and two underdogs took the top spots in their regions.  As … Read the Rest »