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An Interesting Year, Part II

January 9th, 2010 by

There were two weeks between the 1978 Grand Prix in Argentina and the race in Brazil so directly after the Argentine race we flew to Rio de Janeiro. When I arrived in Rio, I found the modest little hotel near the docks where the team was to be housed for the week prior to the … Read the Rest »

iRacing’s Corvette: Good Enough is Not Good Enough

January 8th, 2010 by

We’ve gotten approval to build the Pratt & Miller Corvette C6.R GT1 car!  SWEEEEET!  OK, what’s first?  Hmmmm. Dyno sheets.  That’s the most important thing, right?  That beautiful sounding motor, deep and rumbling, with earth-moving torque and acceleration.  Now that sounds like fun! Getting the power to the ground is next, so what gearbox does … Read the Rest »

World Cup of iRacing is Just Around the Corner

January 7th, 2010 by

The inaugural World Cup of iRacing tournament is just around the corner, and the list of qualifying clubs – and potential qualifiers – is nothing if not intriguing.  At stake is the opportunity to represent one of seven regions in February’s World Cup of iRacing Championship. A number of iRacing’s thirty-five geographical clubs are already … Read the Rest »

Taking the Plunge

January 7th, 2010 by

For many iRacers, the thrill of competing in the online world is sometimes the pinnacle of their motorsport careers, albeit in the virtual world (yet many treat it like real-life).  But for some sim-racers, the prospect of going into real world racing is too much to resist and so this year I decided to take … Read the Rest »

Towler Continues to Roll at VIR

January 5th, 2010 by

Round 22 of the iRacing Pro Series Road Racing took place at the awesome Virginia International Raceway where even the best drivers find all their skills are required just to finish a race before they even think of how hard they dare to push this monster of a track. But this does not stop the … Read the Rest »

Familiar Favorites

January 4th, 2010 by

The iRacing Pro Series Oval made a rare trip to a flat track for Week 22 of its inaugural season, namely, New Hampshire Motor Speedway.  In the series’ last visit to NHMS, the “Who’s Who” of the iPSO all found Victory Lane.  Thus drivers like Ray Alfalla, Richard Towler and Brad Davies all looked to … Read the Rest »

An Interesting Year, Part I

January 1st, 2010 by

1978 was an interesting year for me, as it was the year I was named to drive the Hesketh 308E in the FIA Formula One Championship. I would be on the tracks with the great drivers of that time, six of whom were or would become World Champions: Emerson Fittipaldi (1972 and ’74), Niki Lauda … Read the Rest »

Road Atlanta Pro Road Racing: Towler Continues to Roll

December 29th, 2009 by

Road Atlanta is a favourite venue of many and good racing took place there both in Week Eight of the iRacing Pro Series Road Racing and now again in Week 21.  As a result, Richard Towler finds himself in the lead of the iPSRR in what has become a three horse race between himself, Luke … Read the Rest »

What’s in a Name?

December 28th, 2009 by

“The Lady in Black” lived up to her name during Week 21 of the iRacing Pro Series Oval. Many of iRacing’s top drivers received her infamous “Black Stripe” early and often. Although this was the iPSO’s second trip to the tricky Darlington Raceway, many pros still found themselves searching for the secret of how to … Read the Rest »

Something You Don’t See Every Day

December 23rd, 2009 by

This week marks the beginning of drivers dropping their worst results from their season points score in the case they have run every iRacing Pro Series Road Racing event to date.  This means over the remaining five weeks of the iPSRR we could see quite a lot of movement in the top 50.  However, this … Read the Rest »