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Salminen Closes on Podium; Lotus Stretch Lead

March 26th, 2013 by

For Round Seven of the Lotus Classic Teams Championship the field remained in Belgium, moving from the classic Spa circuit to the confines of Circuit Zolder. Most famous as the venue where the legendary Gilles Villeneuve lost his life, this circuit represents a huge contrast to the week before.  With three tight chicanes and a … Read the Rest »

The Art and Physics of iRacing’s Gen-6

March 25th, 2013 by

As the saying goes, “art imitates life.”  Or is it the other way around?  Does life imitate art?  In the case of iRacing’s Gen-6 Chevy SS and Ford Fusion, it’s both.  Read on . . . Just two days after Jimmie Johnson drove his new Generation-6 Chevrolet SS to victory in 2013 Daytona 500 on … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Steven Eszenyi

March 25th, 2013 by

If you look up improvement or persistent in the dictionary, you’ll probably find a picture of Steven Eszenyi. Steven has been on iRacing since July of 2010.  Statistically, he didn’t get off to a very great start. In 2010 he ran 217 oval races and three road races, and although he won a total of … Read the Rest »

Luza & Sweeney Claim Iowa

March 25th, 2013 by

Week Seven of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series (open setup) takes the sim racers on a trip to Iowa Speedway, a 7/8-mile short track located in Newton, Iowa for some good short track racing. Since opening in 2006, the track has provided some very exciting racing in its few short years. The 635 online … Read the Rest »

Dusett & Miller Ignite Iowa

March 23rd, 2013 by

One of the newer tracks in the iRacing.com service plays host to Week Seven of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series (fixed setup) as almost 2,200 sim racers took the green flag for at least one race at Iowa Speedway. Chris J Miller (Carolina) took home the trophy during the week’s high Strength of Field … Read the Rest »

GT Racing Down Under

March 23rd, 2013 by

Week Seven of the iRacing.com Grand Touring Cup series featured Australia’s popular Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.  With its awesome setting overlooking the southern Australian coast, the circuit enabled sim-racers to enjoy virtual views while dueling around 12 turns, a long front stretch and 2.762 miles of racing asphalt in their VW Jettas, Pontiac Solstices … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Ariel Eduardo Bernardi

March 23rd, 2013 by

O’Keefe Extends Point Lead

March 22nd, 2013 by

Week Seven brought the iRacing.com Skip Barber Race Series to the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.  Using the short layout, drivers attacked 13 turns over 2.0 miles (3.22 km) of asphalt, Jon Tanko (Iberia) being the fastest with the blazing pole speed of 1:17.280.  All told, 844 drivers took to the track in a race session, … Read the Rest »

Late Models Romp on the Beach

March 22nd, 2013 by

Just miles away from the hallowed grounds of Daytona International Speedway lies an 0.48 mile (0.77 km) short track with four turns of 23 degrees of banking. This of course can be none other than New Smyrna Speedway located on New Smyrna Beach.  Founded in 1964, New Smyrna was originally a clay-based short track, but … Read the Rest »

Sandman, Kiss Master the Homestead R-oval

March 22nd, 2013 by

Week Seven brought the iRacing.com GRAND-AM Sports Car Series to South Florida and Homestead-Miami Speedway.  Using the “Road Course B” layout, drivers attacked 2.3 miles (3.701 km) of asphalt consisting of 11 turns.  The R-oval format to the circuit gave drives a hard time setting up for both the high speed oval section along with … Read the Rest »