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Gilliland & Byus Stand Tall in NiS

September 5th, 2014 by

After two weeks away iRacingNews is back on point, recapping all of the action from the NASCAR iRacing Series as the sim racers fighting for the championship(s) headed to Bristol and Atlanta Motor Speedways. The tracks have major contrasts in style, and so drivers needed to make the transition after Week 24 at Thunder Valley … Read the Rest »

Armstrong Wins at Auto Club

September 5th, 2014 by

Week 5 of the 2014 Season 3 iRacing.com IndyCar Oval Series sent the series to the virtual Inland Empire and Auto Club Speedway for only the third time in its history. A grand total of 227 sim-racers took part in races punctuated by cautions and where the draft, pit strategy and handling were just some … Read the Rest »

NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series by the Numbers

September 5th, 2014 by

Three races remain in the 2014 NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series Powered by iRacing.com before a new champion is crowned at Homestead-Miami Speedway. As things stand heading into next week’s sim race at Richmond, Michael Conti leads Ray Alfalla by 25 points and Nick Ottinger by 35 points. Although behind by a full race or more, … Read the Rest »

The Kitchen Sink: Homestead – Not a Typical 1.5 Miler

September 4th, 2014 by

Previous: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Homestead is one of those tracks that is so similar to yet so different from other tracks on the schedule. At 1.5 miles, Homestead is the same length as far too many high banked speedways; however, the differences between Homestead and other 1.5 mile circuits are easily … Read the Rest »

NiS Open Garage – Richmond/Season Finale

September 4th, 2014 by

As we return to Richmond for this year’s final NASCAR iRacing Series race and bring to a close this season’s “Open Garage,”  I thought I might use this week’s article to review some of the basics we have learned over the past 20 weeks. We have covered a myriad of ways to diagnose handling issues, … Read the Rest »

Bonito Conquers The Glen

September 4th, 2014 by

Week 5 of the iRacing.com GT3 Challenge Series got under way at the historic Watkins Glen International in Upstate, NY. With sim-racers from all over the world descending on the flat-out, 3.4 mile road course which consists of varying degrees of elevation, the action was loaded and several pro-level drivers capitalized on their experience. With … Read the Rest »

…and then Hamstead showed up.

September 3rd, 2014 by

In what could only be described as an “odd” turn of events, 2014 Season 2 iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series defending champion, Richard Hamstead of Team TTL, arrived at Watkins Glen to participate in Week 5 of Season 3.  As this was his first official V8 race of the season, Hamstead is the first of the … Read the Rest »

Piland Stars at Langley

September 3rd, 2014 by

Langley Speedway hosted the Week 5 sim racing action for the NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model Series. Nestled in Hampton Va, at just .395 mile in length and only six degrees of banking, Langley poses an assortment of challenges. Setting-up for this short track would be first on the list as, with its long, sweeping corners … Read the Rest »

Fabian Stops the McLeod Train

August 28th, 2014 by

In a flawless display of driving skill, Mad Cow Racing driver, Michael Fabian, toppled the winning streak of Mitchell McLeod with a dominant win at Oulton Park.  With McLeod coming into this race as the driver to beat, Fabian put one on the former champ with a dominance of his own. Starting on pole position … Read the Rest »

Q&A with Thomas Lewandowski

August 27th, 2014 by

After 3 years, 361 days (Dover: August 30, 2011), Thomas Lewandowski made a return to victory lane in the NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series, followed quickly by a trip to a virtual gas station! He didn’t have the fastest car, or the best track position (starting 16th). However, he did have the best fuel-mileage game, as … Read the Rest »