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Unfamiliar Territory

May 27th, 2013 by

You’ll have to look long and hard on the oval side of iRacing to find a series in which Tyler D Hudson’s name is not writ large on the roster of past champions and race winners.   That’s hardly surprising for an iRacer with more than 1100 wins to his credit and some three dozen top … Read the Rest »

Hamstead Stands Tall in Atlanta

May 20th, 2013 by

The iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series stayed in the States for Round Two as drivers and teams took to Road Atlanta.  Last week’s record number of 135 drivers was backed up with another 128 sim-racers traveling to Georgia for Week 2. Qualifying was led by Richard Hamstead with a lap at 1:21.044 to grab the pole … Read the Rest »

Lambert Dances with “The Lady in Black”

May 16th, 2013 by

Week 2 of Season 2 found the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (fixed setup) at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina. Drivers piloted their Chevrolet SS and Ford Fusion Gen-6 machines around the tricky 1.366 mile egg-shaped oval in 50-lap online races. This track is incredibly line sensitive, as it requires technique and finesse to stay … Read the Rest »

Down Continues Where He Left Off

May 10th, 2013 by

The opening round of the iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series headed to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.  This would be the series’ first appearance at Laguna Seca for a few years and all the changes during Week 13 promise to make for a really interesting season of online racing. Qualifying for Round One was lead by defending … Read the Rest »

Get to Know . . . Jeff Ramsdell

May 6th, 2013 by

This week I interviewed Jeff Ramsdell, a driver who runs a lot of races, but wins a lot of them too. An iRacer from the Georgia club, Ramsdell has run a total of over 1600 oval races since joining iRacing in May of 2010.  In fact, today is his third year anniversary as an iRacer … Read the Rest »

Ottinger Steals Richmond for Second Straight Win

May 1st, 2013 by

After the smoke cleared from the Richmond carnage, Nick Ottinger found himself in the NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship victory lane for the second straight race.  Unlike two weeks ago at Texas Motor Speedway, where Ottinger had the dominant car from start to finish, his victory at Richmond International Raceway was achieved with good strategy … Read the Rest »

Duval Claims Championship and Leads the Charge into NiPS

April 28th, 2013 by

With Chicagoland now in the books, so is the first NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (NiCAS) season of 2013. The Gen6 cars threw a curveball to drivers and teams, as well as delayed the start of the season, but ten drivers were able to adjust on the fly better than anyone and will be rewarded … Read the Rest »

Majeski, the Late Models Maestro

April 26th, 2013 by

Lying in the Estrella Mountains in the sparsely populated Arizona desert is something that in itself is very alive: Phoenix International Raceway.  PIR is the beating heart at the center of the beastly desert and the roar of the engines at one of NASCAR’s finest racing facilities can be heard for miles around. Though the … Read the Rest »

Ruggier Keeps Title Hopes Alive

April 18th, 2013 by

Round 11 of the iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series headed to Lime Rock Park for the first time in a few years. The championship had a new leader coming into New England with Madison Down leading Justin Ruggier by 44 points with Joshua Muggleton still in the hunt just a few points behind Ruggier. Ruggier couldn’t … Read the Rest »

Class B Action in the Lone Star State

April 18th, 2013 by

Week 11 of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class B Series headed to the Lone Star State for the final mile and half week of the season.  Texas Motor Speedway is known for its high speeds and tricky corner exits and would be sure to provide a challenge to all drivers.  442 sim-racers would start a race … Read the Rest »