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Sun Shines on Carla in California

January 3rd, 2013 by

Week Nine brought the iRacing.com Skip Barber Series to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, located in Monterey, California, USA.  The eleven turn, 2.238 mile (3.602 km) track challenged sim-racers with the tight circuit surrounded by sand as far as the eye can see.  This circuit is among Oran Raceway Park the base content available to iRacing.com … Read the Rest »

Alfalla Claims Charlotte

January 3rd, 2013 by

Week Eight of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series (open setup) made a trip to the NASCAR homeland for 90 laps of high speed action at one of the most popular tracks in the service. Over 1,100 sim racers tried to lay claim to Charlotte this week, but once again, there was familiar face in … Read the Rest »

Talladega Superspeedway Gives NiCAS a Jolt

January 3rd, 2013 by

With the demanding challenge of Rockingham now in the rear view mirror, the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (NiCAS) could let it all hang out as the series visited Talladega Superspeedway for a critical Week Nine of racing. Located in Alabama, Talladega Superspeedway has developed a reputation for surprise winners, and incredible crashes over its … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: DJ Lyon (Part 2)

January 1st, 2013 by

Last week, we met DJ Lyon, an iRacer who has been on the iRacing service since June of 2008, an outstanding 4.5 years. DJ has started nearly 800 races and  won nearly 200 of them. He is also among the very elite group of iRacers who have surpassed the 5000 iRating mark. Last week, I … Read the Rest »

Binder and Lampela Lead at Lanier

December 31st, 2012 by

After a relatively quiet week at Thompson, it was time for the iRacing.com Sprint Car Series to return to one of their most popular tracks on the circuit – Lanier National Speedway. A staple of the series, this .375 mile bullring showcases extremely fast laps and “Don’t blink or you’ll miss it” action. Coming from … Read the Rest »

William Wins Kentucky

December 29th, 2012 by

Week Eight of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series (open setup) brought the sim racers to a very unique track on the NASCAR circuit. Kentucky Speedway is a 1.5-mile oval, but it doesn’t fit the “cookie cutter” description at all. With turns banked at 14°, this is a very flat track compared to the high … Read the Rest »

The Bluegrass Battle

December 28th, 2012 by

Fresh off a week of short track racing, Week Eight of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series (fixed setup) took the sim racers on a trip to the Bluegrass State for a bumpy and fast ride at the Kentucky Speedway. With over 1,200 online racers making at least one start during the week, it was … Read the Rest »

Alabama Lottery

December 26th, 2012 by

Week Eight of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class B Series took to Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama for the only restrictor plate race during Season 4.  Over 1,500 sim racers entered race servers during the week to see who could survive the lottery known as Talladega. Chad J Laughton (Carolina) would lead only one lap in route … Read the Rest »

Success For Carla in Australia

December 26th, 2012 by

Week Eight brought the iRacing.com Skip Barber Series to Oran Raceway Park, located in Narellan, New South Wales, Australia. The twelve turn, 1.62 mile (2.61 km) circuit challenged drivers with a tight inner-section, followed by a long front straight.  This created exciting online racing all week long, attracting 555 race entrants, 238 of them completing … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: DJ Lyon, Part 1

December 24th, 2012 by

Before I start, I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and I hope everyone is enjoying this special time of year. Since joining the inRacingNews gang back in the summer I have been able to interview 23 iRacers, starting with NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series driver Cody Byus. Whether it was interviewing the second … Read the Rest »