All News: New Hampshire Motor Speedway

NiS Open Garage – New Hampshire

July 8th, 2014 by

New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a flat, one mile oval that calls for a combination of driving skills and setup knowledge to stay competitive over long runs. The long straights and flat corners require decent braking skills and a consistent driving line. Drivers will want a setup conservative enough to conserve the tires while maintaining … Read the Rest »

Brown Survives Kentucky Shootout

July 2nd, 2014 by

Joey Brown came up clutch in the pits and on the track at Kentucky Speedway on Tuesday night en route to his first victory this season in the NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series Powered by iRacing.com. Brown, who had hung around the front all night, made a gutsy two-tire call during the final round of pit … Read the Rest »

And Down the Stretch They Come…

June 26th, 2014 by

At the start of 2014 Season 2 for the iRacing.com Silver Crown Cup, the outlook on the competition was as clear as a lap on a dirt track in the rain.  However, this season has been loaded with excitement and wheel-to-wheel sim racing. With eight of twelve weeks in the books, drivers will be looking … Read the Rest »

To the Stars Through Difficulty

June 12th, 2014 by

From the virtual Western U.S, where Ryan Steele had an amazing come-from-behind victory in the sim race, the iRacing.com Silver Crown Cup adjourned to the digital plains of Kansas Speedway where a 13 car field competed in an action-filled, 67 lap sim race.  A race featuring four yellow flags for 16 laps proved to the … Read the Rest »

UK&I Skippies Go Roval

May 27th, 2014 by

Week Three of the UK&I Skip Barber League’s second season in 2014 headed to New England for 21 laps of sim-racing at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.  The field was a bit smaller than other races with 34 F2000s lined up on the “roval” and championship leader Marcus Hamilton starting from pole position with an impressive … Read the Rest »

Jennings Magical in New Hampshire

May 27th, 2014 by

Week Three of the 2014 Season 2 iRacing.com IndyCar Oval Series sent the series to New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Only 34 sim-racers participated in online races throughout a week in which restarts, handling, and fuel strategy were the main stories. Gary Borkenhagen (Midwest) started on pole with Connor Cross (Ohio) on his outside ahead of … Read the Rest »

The Kitchen Sink: Surviving New Hampshire

May 12th, 2014 by

With the way the tires on the Dallara IndyCar act at cold temperatures, the car is quite difficult to drive until the front tires gain enough heat to stop the car from snapping loose. Because of this, the first two or three laps of a stint at New Hampshire mandate that competitors drive with caution. … Read the Rest »

A Three “Crown” Race

April 17th, 2014 by

The finale of Season One is upon us, and the iRacing Silver Crown Cup has one of the tightest point battles of any series heading into the final week. Vinnie Sansone and Paul Williams have come within 39 points of series leader Brandon Buchberger ahead of the finale, set for the virtual plains of Homestead-Miami … Read the Rest »

Sansone Gains Ground in Kentucky

April 11th, 2014 by

With the first Season of iRacing’s 2014 year quickly coming to a close, the iRacing.com Silver Crown Cup stormed into the virtual hills of Kentucky for a 100 mile contest. The Thursday night sim race featured thrills and spills, as the points battle for the overall championship tightens-up with just two weeks of sim racing … Read the Rest »

Buchberger Thrashes to Victory at Bristol

April 2nd, 2014 by

After an exciting, draft-filled week of sim-racing on the virtual plains of Kansas, the iRacing Silver Crown Cup traveled east to the last great (digital) colosseum: Bristol Motor Speedway. This half-mile re-creation of the historic speedway produced some classic sim-racing during Thursday night’s event. With drivers having such experience with this car/track combination, the yellow … Read the Rest »