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Get to Know: Jake Cameron

June 9th, 2014 by

As always it is great fun to introduce new faces to the iRacing.com community, some of whom you probably know better than you think. One such person is Englishman Jake Cameron who commentates on the iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series broadcasts alongside Wil Vincent. I personally have known Jake for quite some time now … Read the Rest »

iRacing Q&A: Ike Adams

June 6th, 2014 by

You’d have to look hard to find senior programmer Ike Adams’ fingerprints on any track, car or feature of iRacing.  Then again, you’d have to look even harder to find a track, car or feature of iRacing that Adams hasn’t impacted since he joined iRacing in 2013.   That’s because he focuses his talents on making … Read the Rest »

A Design Contest Story: From iRacing to Real Racing

June 2nd, 2014 by

Last year, by the month of October, I was taking a look on the iRacing forums for paint requests. I’m a Brazilian graphic designer, living in Rio de Janeiro, and had decided to offer my services for the community – as many of you reading this right now already know. Before, I would only paint … Read the Rest »

Putting the Online in Online Racing

May 30th, 2014 by

Josh Wise is – arguably – the world’s foremost online racer.  Forget for the moment that he’s been a member of the iRacing community since 2010 (with 22 wins to his credit) and consider the enormous impact the larger online community has had on Wise’s efforts to campaign the #98 Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet in … Read the Rest »

Nice Guy Finishes First – at Last!

May 29th, 2014 by

You know the saying, “Nice guys finish last.”  Last year it was a case of a nice guy finishing second when Gabby Chaves was runner-up in the closest race in the history of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, losing-out to Peter Dempsey in the Freedom 100 by .0026s. Chaves had a whole year to think about … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Danny Huegel

May 28th, 2014 by

When NASCAR joined the iRacing family in 2009, another person did too. His name is Danny Huegel. A member since May of 2009, Huegel has worked his way up, in the five years he has been on iRacing, to become a fast and respected iRacer. In 347 oval starts, the 19 year old has earned … Read the Rest »

Win a VIP NASCAR Experience!

May 27th, 2014 by

iRacers can support fellow iRacer and Sprint Cup Series driver Josh Wise   As “underdogs” in NASCAR, Phil Parsons Racing and driver Josh Wise have enjoyed support from the online community this season.  Wise has been able to obtain funding for three primary race sponsorships for the No. 98 Chevrolet SS, not to mention the … Read the Rest »

Behind the Scenes: The NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series at Charlotte

May 27th, 2014 by

A Marathon of Madness Typically, Nick  Ottinger and I look forward to the Charlotte race every season.  In the Pro series, it was our “home track” and we went out and laid claim to the virtual Charlotte Motor Speedway, then showed that it wasn’t a fluke when we came back in the 2012 World Championship … Read the Rest »

iRacers at Indianapolis

May 24th, 2014 by David Phillips

Ed Carpenter, Will Power, Simon Pagenaud, Josef Newgarden, JR Hildebrand, Justin Wilson, Oriol Servia, James Davison, Martin Plowman and Sage Karam aren’t the only iRacers at the Indianapolis 500. Thursday evening found an enthusiastic collection of two dozen iRacers including Todd and Cary Bettenhausen – and iRacingNews contributor/karaoke king Wil Vincent – gathering for a … Read the Rest »

Crash Test Programmer

May 16th, 2014 by

Oh the lengths iRacing goes to in the quest for authenticity; up to and including risking life, limb . . . and ego.  Days after submitting to a rigorous grilling for a Q&A for iRacingNews, senior programmer Richard Jobling – together with fellow programmer Ike Adams – journeyed to Lime Rock Park for a one … Read the Rest »