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iRacer Profile: Dan Garrison, Jr

September 15th, 2012 by

Although Daniel Garrison, Jr is an experienced sim-racer, he still had some things to learn about the sport when he joined iRacing in February.  In fact, he received an accelerated Ph.D. on the Mazda MX-5 at Lime Rock when he attempted to take Turn Five flat-out — and finished atop the guardrail.  In the intervening … Read the Rest »

Tension at Thunder Valley

September 14th, 2012 by

For the iRacing.com Sprint Car Series, Week 5 at Lanier Speedway was a week where hardly anyone escaped without racking up incident points. As the drivers packed up to go to Bristol Motor Speedway for Week 6, many were expecting a similar story, and a theoretical collective sigh of relief was still seven days away. … Read the Rest »

Top Teams Show Form as ATS Fades

September 14th, 2012 by

The Classic Teams Championship took a dramatic turn as it approached the half-way phase with Ferrari and Ligier both scoring top points and Williams snapping at their heals as ATS faded. As the field took on the challenge of the Mid-Ohio circuit for Week Five, all eyes were on the top teams as they desperately … Read the Rest »

V8 Championship Battle Closes up at Oulton Park

September 14th, 2012 by

Round Six of the iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series Presented by BigPond headed to Oulton Park in the UK.  After last week’s win at Mid Ohio the momentum was definitely in the hands of ANZ Motorsports and Justin Ruggier but the early online race saw Madison Down take the victory over Ruggier.  In qualifying it was … Read the Rest »

Daley Shines Under Richmond Moonlight

September 14th, 2012 by

With the NFL season kicking off while the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (NiCAS) was at Richmond International Speedway for Week Six, it was time for some NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series (NiPS) hopefuls to throw a mid season hail mary. With much of the season being dominated by NASCAR iRacing.com World Championship Series (NiSWC) drivers … Read the Rest »

The Killer B’s win deep in the heart of Texas

September 12th, 2012 by

Do not adjust your set.  The cover photo shows the field coming to the checkered flag under green with the top ten covered by less than .9 of a second!  The top 13 only had a margin of victory by less than 1.3 seconds. Week six marked the halfway point for the Izod IndyCar oval … Read the Rest »

Laughton Tops Richmond

September 12th, 2012 by

For Week Six, the midway point of the season, the NiCBS traveled to Richmond International Raceway. Drivers raced under the lights at the 0.75 mile oval located in Richmond, Va. For the week, 544 drivers attempted at least one race while 200 drivers turned at least one lap in qualifying. Week Six’s SoF race took … Read the Rest »

Dramatic Qualifying Sets ISOWC Indy 500 Field

September 12th, 2012 by

So, qualifying for the ISOWC Indianapolis 500 has been and gone, and what a weekend it was. 40 sim-racers attempted to make the field, 33 secured a spot in the race, and seven drivers were left disappointed, none more than John Schilling, who missed the cut by just 2/1000th of a second after using his … Read the Rest »

A Blast at the Glen

September 11th, 2012 by

It is a five hour drive from my home near Lime Rock to Watkins Glen and, although I left Connecticut in perfect weather early on Thursday morning, as I neared the famous Finger Lakes clouds rolled-in.  Sure enough, by the time I was supposed to take my first practice laps on the track there was … Read the Rest »

Survival Is Key At Lanier

September 10th, 2012 by

Lanier National Speedway, located in Braselton, Georgia, started life in 1982 as a dirt track, which is commonly seen with modifieds, street stocks, and sprint cars. Five years later, Lanier was paved, and its popularity soared.  It’s because of this popularity, along with the track’s rich history, that brought this .375 mile oval to the … Read the Rest »