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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 »

To Drive Like A NASCAR Star, Break Out the Video Games

June 12th, 2017 by Matt Hardigree for Wired

Editor’s note:  The following is an excerpt from an article posted on Wired.com on June 11, 2017. IT ALL GOES wrong at 90 mph. Mid-turn, a slight bump from another car sends Parker Kligerman, professional Nascar racing and motorsports analyst, straight into the wall. “I just dumped Parker, LMAO!” the dumper in question crows. We’re at … Read the Rest »

Commodore’s Garage #26 – Pre-Build Prep, Post-Season Tests

June 2nd, 2017 by Matt Holden

Believe it or not, the grand event known as Week 13 is upon us yet again and with that comes a new build.  By now, you’ve most likely run your final race of the 12-week season and it’s simply a matter of waiting just over a week until you can race again.  There’s a lot … Read the Rest »

Pace Rolls to Victory at The Rock

May 30th, 2017 by Richard J. Clarkson

Larry Pace won Sunday night’s 5:15 p.m. top-split iRacing NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event at the digital Rockingham Speedway in dominating fashion. The Canadian started on pole and led all but five laps en route to the 203rd oval victory of his iRacing career, bumping-up his iRating to an impressive 5773. Pace had to … Read the Rest »

Manes Cyclones to Victory at Kansas

May 16th, 2017 by Richard J. Clarkson

“I got lucky,” Garret Manes said, standing in Kansas Speedway’s virtual Victory Lane. “I thought Martin was coming.” But it didn’t matter. The Buckeye, Martin Porter, had run out of time, out of laps. When the final restart came with only three laps to go, the field not even romping down the backstretch before the … Read the Rest »

Eidson Wins Bristol With Two-Tire Formula

April 25th, 2017 by Richard J. Clarkson

Trey Eidson won Saturday night’s 8:15 p.m. top-split virtual Camping World Truck Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway. The win at the .533-mile digital speedway is Eidson’s fourth oval victory of the year, notching his career tally at the quasquicentennial mark – one hundred and twenty-five. Eidson and his Credit One/Cessna Silverado started the evening … Read the Rest »

Coming to iRacing: Knoxville Raceway

April 21st, 2017 by David Phillips

iRacing.com announced today that it plans to add Knoxville Raceway to its catalogue of precisely-modeled race tracks. Known as the “Sprint Car Capital of the World,” the 1/2 mile dirt track hosts the famed Knoxville Nationals as well as weekly races throughout the racing season. Widely considered the premier sprint car event of the year, … Read the Rest »

Stock Car Time Machine: 02/22/04

April 18th, 2017 by Richard J. Clarkson

After a long day of transmission flushes, brake jobs, oil changes and tire rotations, iRacer Scott Smith – or as he’s known on the sim, Scott Smith6 – sits behind his desk, sipping from a shiny, silver can. His leather office chair squeaks as he gently leans back. He rests his feet on the cherry … Read the Rest »

Commodore’s Garage #24 – Camber

April 14th, 2017 by Matt Holden

  If you own a car, you’ve experienced the pain of having a wheel go out-of-alignment and probably noticed the car didn’t quite behave in the same way it used to.  On a street car this pull is an annoyance, but in racing it’s an advantage!  In all forms of motorsport from karting to Formula … 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 »