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iRacing Helps Downing to Strong Finish at Road America

September 27th, 2009 by

At the age of 67 five-time IMSA championship winner Jim Downing hasn’t lost any of his competitive fire.  The co-inventor of the life-saving HANS device these days gets his racing fix in Sports Car Club of America club racing and this week he’s competing at the National Championship Runoffs in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Only problem, … Read the Rest »

Accuracy v. Precision or the Zen of iRacing

September 24th, 2009 by

Long ago I was taught about the difference in accuracy and precision, but I’d never really applied it outside of scientific pursuits. But as an iRacer, I began to realize that the racing version of accuracy and precision is important in progressing from beyond a novice level. For myself and I’m sure most others, when … Read the Rest »

Josh Berry, Derek Wood, & Josh Parker win at Talladega

September 24th, 2009 by

The iRacing Oval Pro Series rolled into Talladega Super Speedway for the eighth week of the season and had enough drivers for three splits. In the first split; Josh Berry earned his third win in four weeks at Talladega in the iRacing Oval Pro Series over Patrick Fogel and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Berry led 44 … Read the Rest »

Schlemetry

September 23rd, 2009 by

I’m no stickler, but ‘telemetry’ is not the right word for collecting data from a simulated car. I’m not holding my breath about a change in nomenclature, but I’ll just note quietly, that the true meaning of the term ‘telemetry’ is something like “far off + measure.”  True if applied to a real racecar, but … Read the Rest »

Davies Still Out Front on Pro Ovals

September 22nd, 2009 by

Brad Davies continues to lead the iRacing Pro Oval Series standings at the conclusion to Week 7, thanks to a win at frenetic Bristol Motor Speedway.  Brian Schoenburg has kept pace with Davies in recent weeks, moving from sixth to second place in the bargain while Theo Olson has moved into third from the consistent … Read the Rest »

Towler and Purdy Neck & Neck in Pro Road Racing

September 22nd, 2009 by

With Week 7 of the iRacing Pro Series Road Racing action rapidly receding in the rear view mirrors, Richard Towler and Shawn Purdy are threatening to make the inaugural iPSRR a two man show.   While Towler maintains a narrow 22 point lead on Purdy, the young Canadian has opened-up a (comparatively) sizable margin over the … Read the Rest »

Greg Biffle and Josh Parker Split iRacing Demo Races at Red Sox Pre-Game Event

September 18th, 2009 by

NASCAR star Greg Biffle showed up Tuesday afternoon at Boston’s Game On sports bar to help promote this weekend’s Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, the kick-off event for NASCAR’s Chase for the Sprint Cup.  On tap prior to the evening’s Red Sox vs. Orioles game – a series of NASCAR Sprint Cup races … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Sandeep Banerjee

September 12th, 2009 by

Sim-racing is not for everyone. Many iRacing members will be the only sim-racer in their household, or the only one amongst their group of friends. Some of you may even be the only iRacer in your town or region. But spare a thought for Sandeep Banerjee: he is the only active iRacer in his country. … Read the Rest »

iRacing.com Announces Further Plans to Increase Race Participation and Size of Race Fields

September 11th, 2009 by

iRacing.com has announced plans to increase the size of the race fields across the breadth of its online race simulation service. The revisions within the service are part of a long-term plan to make race registration and scheduling simpler and more convenient for members which will increase the size of race fields and the service … Read the Rest »

iPSO Week 5: Parker Narrows the Gap to Davies

September 8th, 2009 by

On a week when iPSO championship leader Brad Davies went winless at Phoenix International Raceway, Josh Parker earned his seventh victory of the campaign to move within 55 points of the top spot in the title race.  Parker edged Tyler Price on Saturday evening while Davies had to be content with a second place finish … Read the Rest »