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The Kitchen Sink: IndyCar Setup Introduction

March 15th, 2014 by

Last night while running some go karts at On Track Karting with a friend who was back on spring break and my brother, I had a bit of a revelation. Even on these rental karts, which had no setup components or anything, there were things you as a driver could change to make it handle … Read the Rest »

Design & Build Your Own Sim Rig III

March 15th, 2014 by

When building anything in this world that has equal and opposite sides, the best way to proceed is with a piece of equipment called a jig. Jigs, which are usually made of metal, are quite time-consuming to build.  But they make a world of difference in product. Why? A jig allows you to place everything … Read the Rest »

A Team of One: Bristol Motor Speedway

March 12th, 2014 by

Other than the fight, the most exciting thing at Dirt Devils Speedway was how simple the set-ups were. It’s always exciting seeing a girl that can bench more than Mark Martin start a fight but the cross weight was unreal. So was the camber! With the monsoon that came through this week the track felt … Read the Rest »

A Team of One

March 4th, 2014 by

I really want to write a monologue on how I hate change. Specifically, change from the standard. I think we can all agree that a 1.5 mile cookie-cutter is the standard in NASCAR tracks. Las Vegas is the standard of the standard. Fairly new surface, progressive banking . . . a set-up builder’s dream. I’m … Read the Rest »

How to Boost Your iRating

March 1st, 2014 by

iRating… often the most frustrating and ego-boosting statistic on the Internet. It is also what determines who races against who in iRacing. I believe everyone should have a chance to race in the big splits. I don’t 100% agree with the iRating scale but it is definitely a decent measure of skill. Before I go … Read the Rest »

A Team of One – Phoenix International Raceway

February 24th, 2014 by

Week 2 of the NASCAR iRacing Series brings us to Phoenix International Raceway. Phoenix is a very diverse track with two non-symmetrical corners. It is also rather bumpy compared to its real world counterpart. This means there are several unique challenges that Phoenix brings to the table when we want to build a set-up. The … Read the Rest »

A Team of One

February 17th, 2014 by

With the 2014 NASCAR iRacing Series set to get underway later this week, iRacingNews is introducing the first in a regular series of articles by Eric Isenbeck designed to help those many iRacers who are not part of multi-driver teams develop set-ups for the Gen 6 Chevy SSs and Ford Fusions they’ll be racing in … Read the Rest »

Design & Build Your Own Sim Rig II

February 15th, 2014 by

The main focus when working in a shop is: safety. The second is using the right tools. Why do I mention this? I will get into that a little later. For now, let’s get back to the build shall we? We I last left you, I lied. I am not using a 2011 Lajoie seat … Read the Rest »

Driving with Both Eyes

February 15th, 2014 by

Every sim-racer, as well as everyone who’s raced live knows that racing is a matter of details.  A heartbeat’s time can be the difference between a brilliant move and utter disaster. So, both in live racing and on the computer, people seek an edge.  Sim-racers can debate endlessly about the benefits of better CPUs and … Read the Rest »

Design & Build Your Own Sim-Rig

January 27th, 2014 by

In the weeks ahead iRacingNews will carry a series of stories by iRacer Ben Nile on the design and construction of your own sim-rig.  The first installment focuses on some of the preliminary steps, not least of which is deciding where the sim-rig will be located and the materials to used in its construction -Ed. … Read the Rest »