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Get to Know: Kyle Birnie
July 13th, 2015 by JaimeB
Born into a racing family, Californian Kyle Birnie has had his fair share of success since joining iRacing in August of 2011. He is a 53 time race winner across several different cars on nearly 20 different types of tracks, ranging from the shorts tracks such as Bristol Motor Speedway, to the twists and turns … Read the Rest »
Short Track Simulation: It’s here, and the best are doing it
July 8th, 2015 by JaimeB
(The following in an excerpt from a Circle Track magazine article on Ty Majeski and the role iRacing has played — and continues to play — in his career. Click here to read the complete story – Ed) Aspiring superstar racers perked up when they heard the news of Denny Hamlin in 2006. Hamlin credited … Read the Rest »
Get to Know: Bas Slob
June 29th, 2015 by JaimeB
An active iRacer since November of 2013, 31 year old Bas Slob has quickly become acquainted with what it takes to be a successful sim racer. Racing out of Randwijk, The Netherlands, Bas has 27 victories in nearly 400 official races on road courses, and has an oval victory at Lanier National Speedway on his … Read the Rest »
Get to Know: Matthew Sullivan
June 24th, 2015 by JaimeB
iRacer Matthew Sullivan is no stranger to sim racing. The 31 year old from Boise, Idaho has been sim racing since 2000, and is a five year member of iRacing. Sullivan, now living in Eureka, California, has visited victory lane on both the ovals and road courses of iRacing. It took him less than 24 … Read the Rest »
Timmy’s Blog: Gateway Motorsports Park NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Recap
June 19th, 2015 by JaimeB
This weekend was a new experience for me. This past weekend was my first trip to Gateway Motorsport Park. Being able to run in the Camping World Truck Series this year allows me to race at a couple tracks I’ve never raced on before. How did I prepare for this? Well most of my friends … Read the Rest »
Get to Know: Kevin Ford
June 15th, 2015 by JaimeB
When you are born in a city like Grand Rapids, Michigan, your father loves racing and your last name is Ford, you know you are a natural born racer. Or sim racer. Ironically, iRacer Kevin Ford typically runs Chevrolets. A member since May of 2009, the 27 year old Ford has had six enjoyable years … Read the Rest »
Get to Know: Bedo Magardichian
June 10th, 2015 by JaimeB
Some people know him as an artist, others know him as an aspiring racer, and others know him as Bedo. Racing out of New York City, 33 year old Bedo Magardichian’s passion for sim racing knows no bounds. A member of iRacing since 2008, it took less than a month for Magardichian to reach victory … Read the Rest »
Recovery Road
June 6th, 2015 by JaimeB
As many iRacers know, Bryan Blackford has been a fixture in the NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series from Day One, having twice finished in the top ten in the overall standings. The Tampa-based Blackford is well on his way to another strong finish in the 2015 NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series as his fifth place in last … Read the Rest »
A Manic Monza for AOR
May 21st, 2015 by JaimeB
There is only one temple of speed, and legendary Monza played host to the fourth round of the AOR Pro Mazda Championship. As a new addition to the iRacing track library, the circuit is both brand new and also well-known to racing fans around the world, providing a unique experience for all the sim-racers. With … Read the Rest »
Virtual and Real Race Control Meet
May 20th, 2015 by JaimeB
NEO Endurance Series co-founder Niel Hekkens had the opportunity to talk with and observe race control of FIA WEC during the recent 6 Hours of Spa. Below you can read his experience in this blog post. After a great debut season of the NEO Endurance Series, we already started preparing for Season 2. Right now … Read the Rest »