
All News: Gen 6

Commodore’s Garage #25 – Bumpstop Contact in Telemetry
June 16th, 2017 by Matt Holden
Last week’s build release put a stop to the coil-binding trend in the Class B series that had become widespread across the front-running cars. Eliminating all front springs below 500 lb/in took us away from binding by simply eliminating the springs that could bind under normal conditions, placing everyone firmly into the bump spring setup … Read the Rest »

Commodore’s Garage #23 – Sideforce & The Gen6 Update
March 31st, 2017 by Matt Holden
I’m not sure if you guys have noticed, but lurking in the shadows of the dirt update was a small update to the NASCAR Gen 6 Cup cars. In addition to a reworking of the aerodynamic behavior of the car itself (2017 butter-knife spoiler!!), the suspension was updated with new, tighter restrictions for the … Read the Rest »
Behind the Scenes: The NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series powered by iRacing.com – New Build, Same Plan
March 12th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
A few weeks ago, I had a chat with an old friend. He’s an old “iRacing buddy” of mine, one of the big-wigs at the team I was part of before joining Gale Force Sim Racing. The two of us are great examples of how iRacing has developed its own types of members, very similar … Read the Rest »
NASCAR, iRacing Announce Six Year Licensing Extension
February 13th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
2015 NASCAR iRacing.com Series Season Kicks Off Weekend of February 22 NASCAR and iRacing.com announced today a six year extension of iRacing’s licensing agreement as NASCAR’s exclusive online motorsport racing simulation. The association between the two organizations which began in 2009 will now run through December 2020. “We’re thrilled NASCAR will continue as our partner … Read the Rest »
Gilliland Captures Vidane Season Opener
October 24th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
After last week’s dual 40 lap placement heats, Season 7 of the Vidane Racing League kicked-off on Friday night with the Art of Ruin 250 from Daytona International Speedway, using the iRacing Class A (aka NASCAR Gen 6) vehicles. By virtue of winning their respective heats, Adam Gilliland and Seth Demerchant started on the front … Read the Rest »
Gomez Gallops at Charlotte
May 20th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
With two weeks under their belts, the drivers of the NASCAR iRacing Class A Fixed Series brought their Generation-6 Cup cars to the 24-degree banks of Charlotte Motor Speedway for 50 laps of action under the lights. With nearly 900 sim racers attempting at least one race during the week, there were plenty of eager … Read the Rest »
Pocono NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series Preview
May 5th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
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 »
Get to Know: Justin Laxton
March 4th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
Justin Laxton could possibly be one of the quickest learners on iRacing.com. He joined the service on March 12th, 2013 and since the beginning of the year, his oval iRating has increased by over 1000. Born in 1988, Laxton, who currently lives in Verona, Wisconsin. He has started 426 oval races and visited virtual victory … Read the Rest »
2013 iRacing World Cup of iRacing Preview
January 17th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
The field is set for the fifth annual World Cup of iRacing, in what looks to be the most competitive club competition to date. Five clubs will battle over four races on January 18 to determine who will have bragging rights for the next 12 months, being able to call themselves World Cup Champions. The … Read the Rest »
Get to Know . . . Adam McCosh
November 12th, 2013 by Jaime Baker
Adam McCosh has been able to do something most of us dream of doing, and that is racing in real life. He began racing real cars in 2006, but has recently had to stop due to other priorities. It is clear though that his experiences with real world racing have contributed to his success on … Read the Rest »