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Hudson Rides into the Texas Sunset

November 4th, 2013 by

Only days away from crowning its first champion, the NASCAR iRacing Series rolled into Texas for Week 32.  Overall leader Tyler D Hudson came into the Lone Star state with a 671 points lead over second place Landon Harrison, while Jordon Westfall sat atop a closer battle for the third spot, only 252 points over … Read the Rest »

Two Great Races, One Greater Cause

October 22nd, 2013 by

The Beauty and the Beast are back for the 2nd annual Alan Binder’s Beauty and Beast Charity Challenge, accompanied by the inaugural Art Wheeler Memorial Fall Classic 150! The Races: For the second consecutive year, the United Short Track Racing Association has partnered with Distorted Performance Group to bring you two special events during Week … Read the Rest »

It Ain’t Over ’til It’s Over

August 19th, 2013 by

Week 2 of iRacing.com IndyCar Oval Fixed Setup Series saw the teams head to Phoenix International Raceway.  This season’s visit to the Valley of the Sun takes place in the second week rather than the last week so many teams were revving to go as the drivers felt comfortable about what they had under themselves. … Read the Rest »

Judson, Miller Off to Fast IndyCar Starts

August 9th, 2013 by

The new season of Indy Car Oval Racing dawned on the teams as they sped to — and around — Homestead-Miami Speedway for the opening event on the 2013 S3 calendar. The 1.5 mile oval’s varying degrees of banking (18 to 20 degrees) would surely affect the racing throughout the week, with both the Fixed … Read the Rest »

Burris Trumps Majeski at Milwaukee

July 25th, 2013 by

The Milwaukee Mile is a track that most iRacing.com NASCAR Late Model Series sim-racers don’t mind. It combines short track-esque corners with relatively lengthy straightaways. Many drivers anticipated it would be quite the same as New Hampshire and even similar setup wise to Phoenix. It was not even close. New Hampshire’s wide corners and high … Read the Rest »

Doyle, Miller Crowned Indy Oval Champs

July 23rd, 2013 by

The final week of the iRacing.com IndyCar Oval racing season was upon us as 640 teams brought their Dallara IndyCars to Phoenix International Raceway. Some teams were looking for a championship while others were searching for a win. The biggest headlines of the week in the Valley of the (virtual) Sun were the point battles … Read the Rest »

Kentucky – Not a Joke but a Goke

July 18th, 2013 by

The eleventh week of iRacing.com IndyCar Oval Series racing action took to Kentucky Speedway’s 1.5 mile, four turn oval with 14 degrees of banking located in Sparta.  Just under a thousand teams attempted the race in both the fixed and open series – “just under” being 999 race teams. As the penultimate stop on the … Read the Rest »

Dangerous Dover

June 24th, 2013 by

Dover International Speedway —  The Monster Mile — a mix between a short track and an intermediate speedway, was the host of Week Seven of the NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model Tour.  Sim-racers suited up for the opportunity to take on what most NASCAR drivers consider one of the toughest tracks to tame. However for the … Read the Rest »

Self-inflicted Injury

May 16th, 2013 by

There are always lessons to be learned in life.  Day-by-day, event-after- event, whether it’s a competitive sport or just learning from an everyday experience, it seems there’s always something new we can teach ourselves.  I’ve been racing for about 13 years now and I feel I’ve seen, experienced and learned almost every aspect or dynamic … Read the Rest »

Binder Performs Perfection At Phoenix

May 8th, 2013 by

When it comes to motorsports championships, seven is a number of reverence. The king of NASCAR, Richard Petty, is known for winning seven championships. Same with the legendary Dale Earnhardt, who also won seven cup titles. The world renowned Formula One wheelman Michael Schumacher was crowned seven times, and MotoGP superstar Valentino Rossi has collected seven … Read the Rest »