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NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series Wrap-up: Richmond

September 16th, 2014 by

Last Tuesday, the NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series took to the track at Richmond International Raceway.  A race that saw the first full course caution in nearly three full races, also saw Nick Ottinger cruise to his first victory since Auto Club Speedway in March.  He may have won by only 1.720s, but he totally dominated … Read the Rest »

Holgate Dominant in Homestead

September 15th, 2014 by

Week Six of the 2014 Season 3 iRacing.com IndyCar Oval Series sent the series to Homestead-Miami Speedway. A grand total of 144 sim-racers participated in online races throughout a week where aero-push, cautions, handling, and pit strategy were the dominant storylines. Tim Holgate (Ohio) started on pole with Daniel Olszewski (Ohio) starting on his outside. … Read the Rest »

Crabtree is NiS Open Champion!

September 11th, 2014 by

Richmond International Raceway had the pleasure of hosting the final round of the 2014 NASCAR iRacing Open Series, in which the final places in the standings were cemented in history, and those who finished inside the Top 20 were rewarded with Pro licenses – meaning they qualified for the iRacing Oval Pro Series. The Fixed … Read the Rest »

Aston Martin Coming to iRacing

September 11th, 2014 by

iRacing today announced plans to add four Aston Martin Racing cars to its lineup of digital race cars. iRacing will create a virtual version of the Aston Martin Vantage GT3 that will compete next weekend in the iRacing.com Nürburgring 1000 Blancpain Sprint Series event, as well as other Aston Martin Racing cars including the Le … Read the Rest »

Bonito Has Another

September 11th, 2014 by

Virginia International Raceway (VIR) is known for its many different traits and characteristics. “Simple” and “forgiving” are not among them, however. Indeed, VIR is renowned as one of the most demanding and unforgiving road courses on the iRacing service; so much so that this writer has begun to firmly believe the track actually scares people. … Read the Rest »

Ottinger Cruises to Dominant Richmond Victory

September 10th, 2014 by

With his hopes for a NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series Powered by iRacing.com championship fading in the past couple of races, Nick Ottinger showed he is not out of the fight yet with a dominating performance at Richmond International Raceway. Starting fourth, Ottinger wasted no time moving to the lead, then paced the field for 153 … Read the Rest »

Track Preview: Richmond International Raceway

September 9th, 2014 by

Next up on the NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series schedule is Richmond International Raceway in Henrico County outside of Richmond, Virginia. Michael Conti leads Ray Alfalla by 25 points, and Nick Ottinger by 35 points in the series standings heading to “America’s Premier Short Track.” Let’s take a closer look at the track and see what … Read the Rest »

Myers Grabs Late Model Win at Lucas Oil Raceway

September 9th, 2014 by

As the NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model Series reached the half way point in 2014 Season 3, Lucas Oil Raceway (formerly Indianapolis Raceway Park) would be the venue the sim-racers would try to master. The momentum style sim racing required to be fast here would put a few in the hole on speed while others where … Read the Rest »

Imitation of Life

September 8th, 2014 by

Every time a sim racer starts up his/her wheel, we expect to have a software experience that mimics real-life racing. However, sim racers try their absolute hardest to find the loopholes and gaps in the given software to find the extra tenth of a second they need. Whether it be from setups, track lines, or … Read the Rest »

Fun in the Sun for Cubis

September 8th, 2014 by

It’s a glorious path to heaven for some and the bane of existence to others. In one moment, you could be having that special “Whincup” moment where you’re ripping through the field, hitting all of your marks and feeling like you should be doing this racing stuff for a living. In the next moment, one … Read the Rest »