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A Hardcore Fan’s View

July 2nd, 2012 by

On Sunday 24th June 2012 I joined an exclusive at Brands Hatch.  I call these club members The Hardcore Racing Fans. Why did I join this club? Well because with the deluge of changeable weather mixing from atrocious down poor of rain to sweltering heat and as a certain Ayrton Senna once said ‘It was … Read the Rest »

iRacer of the Week: Cody Byus

July 2nd, 2012 by

Have you ever wondered how it would feel to race in a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race car? Ask one of the 2000 sim-racers who have raced in the iRacing.com NASCAR Class A Series this season. The series runs the car used in the Sprint Cup Series on the same tracks as their real life … Read the Rest »

Adams Stays Hot in Homestead

June 30th, 2012 by

It doesn’t get much better than Florida in the summer, which is why a trip to Homestead, Miami Speedway for Week Eight of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (NiCAS) was a very welcome site for everyone. Homestead offers a unique balance of driver and setup, more so than a lot of other tracks on … Read the Rest »

Van Gisbergen Tops V8 Supercar Field in Belgium

June 29th, 2012 by

Round Eight of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by BigPond visited one of the world’s most famous tracks: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps – aka Spa.  Located in Belgium’s Ardennes Mountains, Spa is 7km in length with a total of 20 turns. After missing the last round owing to Internet trouble, Madison Down celebrated his return … Read the Rest »

Crawford Wins Caution Free Race

June 27th, 2012 by

Richmond International Raceway was the location for Week Eight of the season. Drivers would race under the lights at the 0.75 mile track. Jared Crawford (Michigan) looked to continue his current domination of the series while other drivers look to steal Crawford’s thunder. 509 drivers attempted at least one race during the week while 162 … Read the Rest »

Hall Grabs First NiSWC Win at Kentucky

June 27th, 2012 by

Robert Hall captured his first career NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship win at Kentucky Speedway, using pit strategy with 18 laps remaining to take a lead he would hold to the finish. While erstwhile leaders Ray Alfalla and Steve Sheehan played it safe and took four tires on the final round of pit stops during … Read the Rest »

Hamstead Back On Top In Virginia

June 22nd, 2012 by

Round Seven of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by BigPond took the teams to the community of Alton, near Danville, Virginia and Virginia International Raceway.  VIR, as it’s known, is a 5.26km track in length with 17 corners and is without a doubt one of the series’ most challenging tracks.  With acres of grass … Read the Rest »

Crawford Continues His Domination

June 20th, 2012 by

Brooklyn, Michigan was the site of racing for Week Seven on the Nascar iRacing.com Class B Series. Drivers looked to tackle the fast two mile oval in hopes of stopping Jared Crawrord’s (Michigan) domination of the series. In all, 1069 drivers attempted at least one race while 305 put down at least one lap in … Read the Rest »

NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series Pocono Report

June 18th, 2012 by

A trip to Long Pond, Pennsylvania for some racing around Pocono Raceway was exactly what some drivers needed to get their NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (NiCAS) season back on track. Unlike any other track, Pocono offers three vastly different corners, and the longest straightaway in NASCAR. These factors combine to give drivers a feeling … Read the Rest »

Downs’ Magical Month Continues

June 15th, 2012 by

Round Six of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by BigPond headed to England’s Oulton Park near the village known as Little Budworth in Cheshire. The 4.3km track features a double chicane on the back straight and offers few overtaking opportunities, so qualifying was the big talking point of the week. As had been the … Read the Rest »