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Whelen Tour Mods Kick-off Week at USA

June 23rd, 2015 by

On Thursday night, the NASCAR iRacing Whelen Tour Modifieds rolled into the famed USA International Speedway. USA International may not exist in the real world anymore, but it is alive and well on iRacing.com and it happens to be one of the most popular short tracks on the service. Organized by Untamed Motorsports, with help … Read the Rest »

Timmy’s Blog: Gateway Motorsports Park NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Recap

June 19th, 2015 by

This weekend was a new experience for me. This past weekend was my first trip to Gateway Motorsport Park. Being able to run in the Camping World Truck Series this year allows me to race at a couple tracks I’ve never raced on before. How did I prepare for this? Well most of my friends … Read the Rest »

Humpe Survives Restarts, Wins Fifth

June 17th, 2015 by

Kenny Humpe kicked off the second half of the 2015 NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series Powered by iRacing with a familiar result as he picked-up yet another win, this time at Michigan International Speedway. The victory was Humpe’s fifth and The TEAM’s sixth in nine races. Tyler Hudson from One Up Motorsports was second, followed by … Read the Rest »

Red Bull’s Helmut Marko is Latest ‘Ask a Pro’

June 15th, 2015 by

Helmut Marko, the mastermind behind Red Bull Racing’s driver development programme, is the latest Online Driving Instructor for SAFEisFAST.com. With Marko at the helm, the Red Bull Junior Team has become one of the most successful driver development programmes ever, producing talents such as Sebastian Vettel, Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen to name but a … Read the Rest »

McMullen takes 4th V8 Americas Championship; Grigg-Gault Wins Overall V8 Title

June 15th, 2015 by

If your name happens to be Marlon McMullen, then it’s a good time to be alive. But is his victory bittersweet? Having just defended his 2015 Season 1 iRacing.com V8 Supercars Americas series championship, Marlon McMullen can now add another achievement to his already impressive racing resume. In taking the 2015 Season 2 V8s Americas … Read the Rest »

Big Joe Puts on a Show!

June 11th, 2015 by

Big Joe Hassert led 69 of 125 laps to capture the Big Joe Cam 250 in the final race of the Lionheart IndyCar Series presented by Overdrive Graphics and Sim Posters. In two-lap qualifying immediately before the start of the race, two time series champion Jesse Vincent captured the pole, with Team #nailedIt teammate Dan … Read the Rest »

Lionheart IndyCar Series Heads to AutoClub for Season Finale Tonight!

June 10th, 2015 by

On Wednesday night the Lionheart IndyCar Series presented by Overdrive Graphics and Sim Posters heads to the Auto Club Speedway for the Season Finale! Tonight’s race is broadcast at 9:35pm Central Time on the Global SimRacing Channel. With the championship already wrapped up for Jesse Vincent, and Big Joe Hassert sitting solidly in second, the … Read the Rest »

Behind the Scenes: The NASCAR Peak Antifreeze Series powered by iRacing.com – For the Alpha: the Omega, Part 1

June 10th, 2015 by

There’s no denying the fact that the garage system iRacing introduced to the sim racing world back in 2008 turned said world on its ear.  While it has yet to be adopted by other racing sims as of yet, it remains the most realistic environment for racecar setup work on a simulated platform.  In older … Read the Rest »

McMullen Victorious at Sonoma

June 5th, 2015 by

As Marlon McMullen wraps up a dominant win at Sonoma, the defending champion has his eyes on a fourth title. Week 11 of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Americas series brought drivers and fans alike to the technical and challenging Sonoma Raceway. The penultimate race of Season 2, tensions were high as V8 Supercars Americas defending … Read the Rest »

Testing on the Sim with Felipe Massa

June 5th, 2015 by

These days Formula One allows for very little on-track testing, so the teams have turned to simulators for much of their race car development. In the latest SAFEisFast video tutorial, Felipe Massa takes us inside the Williams F1 factory and shows how they do it. Bobby Rahal www.SAFEisFast.com