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Kroenke Becomes The Indie Darling

August 8th, 2017 by Jake Sparey

Martin Kroenke went eight races unbeaten after a crucial win by six seconds over VRS Coanda Simsport teammate and hometown hero, Mitchell DeJong. There were surprises however during the event as five-time champion Greger Huttu crashed out of the event in the opening lap after two races away. Indianapolis Motor Speedway always has the aura … Read the Rest »

60+ Racing Adventures-8th Round at Road Atlanta

August 4th, 2017 by Wayne Strout

The 8th Round of the 60+ Racing Adventures League (12 Event Season 3) for drivers age 60 and older ran Wednesday, 8/2 at Road Atlanta, running the Pro Mazda. 25 drivers participated. Pennsylvania’s Donald Strout posted his second win of the Season in a Group 1 race remembering advice 32 years ago from Motorsports Hall … Read the Rest »

Novak Survives Late Restarts, Hangs on for Indy Win in NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series

August 2nd, 2017 by Jason Lofing

Novak started from the pole and paced the field for much of the race, leading 65 of 100 laps. Although Novak would wind up leading more than half the laps, Ray Alfalla had the best car early and on Lap 11 he moved past Novak and into the race lead. His lead was short-lived however, … Read the Rest »

Anything Can Happen in Atlanta

August 1st, 2017 by Patrick Taylor

Atlanta Motor Speedway has a fairly unimpressive history with American open wheel racing. Since 1965, various sanctioning bodies have come and gone. USAC, CART, and the Indy Racing League have all staged events at the southern oval but none have stuck around for more than a handful of seasons. Indycars have not raced at Atlanta … Read the Rest »

Commodore’s Garage #27 – Related Adjustments

July 28th, 2017 by Matt Holden

In the last article we looked at the process for initial chassis setup.  To recap, we’re trying to replicate what a real-world team would do on a pull-down rig in the shop to get the car essentially race-ready by the time it arrives at the track.  This involves cycling through various spring options to find … Read the Rest »

60+ Racing Adventures Round 7: Montreal-Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

July 28th, 2017 by Wayne Strout

Round 7 of the 60+ Racing Adventures League for drivers age 60 and older ran Wednesday, 7/26 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal and featured the Pro Mazda.  27 sim racers participated, with Pennsylvania’s Donald Strout posting his first win of the Season in a Group 1 race by following Juan Manue Fangio’s advice.  Fangio, … Read the Rest »

Wright Tames the Monster Mile

July 28th, 2017 by Patrick Taylor

Round 14 of the 2017 Lionheart Indycar Series presented by First Medical Equipment had everyone guessing before the virtual cars took to the grid. What kind of sim race would unfold within the tight confines of Dover International Speedway? Would it a be a caution-fest? A strategic battle? A thrilling fight to the finish? As … Read the Rest »

Trost Takes Iowa as Apex InfoTech Elite Standings Tighten

July 28th, 2017 by Dan Ensch

Brandon Trost used a path of patience and a little bit of good fortune to outlast Vinicius Gotardello and Adam Dock to win the Apex InfoTech Elite Oval series race at Iowa Speedway on Sunday, July 23rd. With a short field of 13 picking up where the series left off nearly two months earlier, series … Read the Rest »

Bergeron Tops at Volusia

July 26th, 2017 by David Phillips

Alex Bergeron came out on top of a wild, accident strewn iRacing World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series feature Volusia Park Speedway. Bergeron started from pole and led all the way to come home just ahead of Steve Renaud in a race that saw no fewer than six cautions for 18 of the 30 … Read the Rest »

CoRe Takes Victory at Spa in Blancpain GT

July 26th, 2017 by Paul Slavonik

The longest event on the 2017 calendar for iRacing’s premiere GT3 series, Round 5 of the Blancpain GT Series took drivers to the wild twists and turns of Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps for six-hours of sim racing. With 38 teams arriving ready to race during the penultimate round of the season, the McLaren MP4-12C seemed to … Read the Rest »