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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 »

Ruggier Rolls to Victory in Japan

December 21st, 2012 by

Round 7 of the iRacing.com V8 Supercar Championship paid a return visit to the Land of the Rising Sun at 4.8km Twin Ring Motegi.  With ANZ drivers Justin Ruggier and Scott McLaughlin returning this week it was ‘game on’ and, with most of the drivers having a break over Christmas and New Years, it would … Read the Rest »

Turkey Night at Thompson

December 20th, 2012 by

After an exhilarating week at Iowa Speedway for Week 3 of the iRacing.Com Sprint Car Series, drivers found themselves back on a short oval. Not seen in the iSCS schedule for some time, Thompson Speedway was a new challenge for the majority of iRacing’s finest sprint car drivers. Featuring a richer history with auto racing … Read the Rest »

Experience Conquers Monster Mile

December 20th, 2012 by

The roller coaster named Dover International Speedway played host to Week Seven of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (NiCAS), and much like the blistering speeds, the point totals were staggering. Despite the track’s relatively short length of one mile, Dover more than makes up for it with banking. The twenty four degrees of banking … Read the Rest »