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GT3 Challenge Revisits The Glen

May 7th, 2014 by

It’s been an exciting week of online racing as Week 1 of the iRacing.com GT3 Challenge Season 2 took us to the fast and simple Watkins Glen International Classic Course. It was chock full of action as we saw many new faces take to the field for the first time with the new BMW Z4 … Read the Rest »

Who Wants To Be A Live Streamer?

May 6th, 2014 by

It was one of those moments which I’ll never forget. I was driving well and working my virtual Ford Fusion to the front of the pack at Daytona. With only a few laps remaining in the online race, I had to start making some decisions. Do I keep pushing and take the aggressive approach? Doing … Read the Rest »

Pocono NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series Preview

May 5th, 2014 by

Finding speed during a period of familiarity is hard in itself; NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series race teams spend countless hours between races searching for that ever-so-important tenth (or even hundredth) of a second. With new builds coming every twelve weeks, these teams enjoy a period in which car physics are static and the tire model … Read the Rest »

Price ‘On The Money’ at Richmond

May 1st, 2014 by

After a one week hiatus, the NASCAR iRacing Series was back in full swing for Round Nine of the season at Richmond International Raceway. Drivers had the opportunity to spend the week off concentrating on getting good and consistent lap times as well as tweaking their setup in preparation for Richmond’s upcoming online races. The … Read the Rest »

Behind the Scenes: The NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series

April 29th, 2014 by

New Build, New Challenges, New Toys I’ve been a member of the iRacing service since July of 2008, and not since the “2.0” build can I remember a time when the entire service was turned on its ear just because of a build release.  If you haven’t done so in a while, go check out … Read the Rest »

Get to Know: Francesco Rizzi

April 28th, 2014 by

If the last name of 21 year old iRacer Francesco Rizzi seems familiar, it may be because last week we learned about his brother, Massimiliano. This week, it’s Francesco’s turn. Living in Savigliano, just like his brother, he loves to drive a #08 Kellogg’s liveried car, no surprise given that when he started playing NASCAR … Read the Rest »

NiS Open Garage: Richmond

April 24th, 2014 by

This week’s column might have been titled “Changes” as we have seen a few changes in iRacing’s sim model to replicate the recent rules changes in NASCAR. Changes to the spoiler, ride height and — most importantly — the tire model have some cheering while others are scratching their heads wondering how they are going … Read the Rest »

Crossno Conquers Indy

April 22nd, 2014 by

The final week of the 2014 Season 1 iRacing.com IndyCar Oval Series sent the series to the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway. A season high 164 drivers participated in the sim racing competition throughout the week. The stories of the week were the abilities to keep momentum and to keep pace with the front runners. Randy … Read the Rest »

Moreno Captures GT3 Challenge Championship!

April 22nd, 2014 by

After 12 grueling weeks of intense, door-to-door sim racing, special congratulations are in order for Julian Rodriguez Moreno for winning the debut season of the iRacing.com GT3 Challenge Championship!  This season definitely had its share of ups and downs for Moreno. From an incident early in the season which took him out of the online … Read the Rest »

Kusheba Closes on Championship With South Boston Win

April 21st, 2014 by

With his closest rivals missing in action, Monroe, Connecticut’s Paul Kusheba padded his PEAK Stock Car Dreams National Series points lead at South Boston Speedway with what, in all likelihood, was a championship-winning performance before heading into the final week of competition. Throughout the 12-week season, Kusheba has been at his best on the schedule’s … Read the Rest »