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A New Look for MPR Analytics, LLC

January 22nd, 2014 by

Tight going into the corner? Loose coming off the corner? What do I do next? Does this sound familiar when setting up your car in iRacing? With so many setup options in your garage some drivers dive into one thing that they may know without considering other options. Head on over to Motorsports Performance Racing … Read the Rest »

Circle Track Setup: The Case for Caster

November 13th, 2013 by

In the last article, I talked about the uses of toe and how it affects both drivability and front-end dynamics. However, that is only one of the three basic geometric ways to move a tire on a race vehicle. Of the other two, camber is well-recognized, but for all intents and purposes, the least-understood of … Read the Rest »

Circle-Track Setup: What Is Toe, And Why Should You Use It?

September 13th, 2013 by

No matter what kind of motorsport racing there is, there will always be a reason to optimize the contact patch of the tire to gain maximum grip. Since most (!) autosport involves going as fast as possible, in order to do this, the car’s chassis and suspension is going to change attitude, whether it’s a … Read the Rest »

Circle Track Setup: Legends Cars

August 2nd, 2013 by

Editor’s note:  George Wood is returning to his roots in S3 by running his Legends oval car.  He’ll also be sharing his thoughts on the basics of oval track set-up during the coming season, beginning with his first installment of Circle Track Setup. I’m definitely not the fastest iRacer out there, but I do understand … Read the Rest »

Circle Track School

July 29th, 2013 by

Does Under-Steer Make You Feel Under-Performed? I’m going to sound like an old man when I say this, but back in my day, cars were set up to be tight-handling. Most often it was because as a weekend warrior, we wanted to spend the time on weeknights adjusting a car for the next week, not … Read the Rest »

Takuma Sato Becomes RRDC Online Instructor

July 18th, 2013 by

Newest Video Tutorial Highlights Resources for Drivers to Improve Road Safety Takuma Sato, who first sprung to prominence in his native Japan in 2004 when he became only the second Japanese driver ever to score a podium finish in Formula 1 – and this year earned his first IZOD IndyCar Series victory when he guided … Read the Rest »

iRacing.com Global Challenge Series Quarterly Recap: Part 3

June 18th, 2013 by

It’s hard to believe that the first and second quarters have both come and gone in the iRacing.com Global Challenge Series. Over the next few days followers of this series can look forward to updates recapping the action from the first half of the season. In this article, the finale for my three article series, … Read the Rest »

Circle Track School: Lessons From A Champion

May 22nd, 2013 by

The great thing about going to the local short track is that you’re never really sure who is going to show up, and especially so when it’s a special event. Here in Pennsylvania, my local track, Selinsgrove Speedway, hosted their annual 358/360 Sprint Car National Open last week, drawing several touring drivers as well as … Read the Rest »

An Open Letter from Target/Ganassi to Toyota GP of Long Beach GP Pro/Celebrity Drivers

April 17th, 2013 by

April 17, 2013 Dear Drivers, It’s the Target Racing Indy car drivers here, with some (unsolicited) advice as you prepare to hit the track this weekend at The Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Pro/Celebrity Race. Think you can just put on a fire suit and slide into a race car for 10 adrenaline-pumping laps … Read the Rest »

Interview with Fanaleds’ Gerben Bol

April 12th, 2013 by

Fanaleds is a free application that sends telemetry data to your hardware such as an led display or it can even simulate the rumble of your pedal which would be produced by ABS.  Fanaleds transmits data such as sector and lap times to your led screen and can also send information such as fuel usage, … Read the Rest »