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Tricky Triangle Child’s Play for Traino

October 15th, 2012 by

The tricky triangle better known as Pocono Raceway hasn’t seen the real Indy Cars race there since 1989, though it will be re-introduced to the IZOD Indycar schedule in 2013.  With its unique design, each turn is modeled after turns at three different tracks.  Turn One has 14 degrees of banking and was modeled after … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Paul Hesla

October 6th, 2012 by

Paul Hesla is a racer.  Hailing from suburban Chicago’s Tinley Park, how could be not be?  After all, patriarch of one of the most legendary families in racing – Tony Bettenhausen – not only came from Tinley Park, he was nicknamed the “Tinley Park Express.” Hesla, however, counts another Chicago sports icon as his hero: … Read the Rest »

Laughton Tops Pocono

August 15th, 2012 by

The inaugural season of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (Fixed Setup) headed to the Pocono Mountains for 2012 Season 3 Week 1. The iRacing drivers brought their talents to the Tricky Triangle (aka Pocono Raceway), a race track that demands patience, driving ability, and the ability to stay focused for long periods of time. … Read the Rest »

NiCCS Starts-Off With a Bang

August 13th, 2012 by

The NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series (NiCCS) “trucked” into Pocono Raceway for Week One of the season. With its long straightaways and three very different turns, The Tricky Triangle always produces close competition and entertaining online racing. A whopping 1,069 sim-racers competed in at least one points paying race this week. Five drivers had twenty … Read the Rest »

Pennsylvanian 150 Wrap-up

July 19th, 2012 by

Thirty-six sim-racers from all over the world came out to Round One of the 2012 Targa Series, the Pennsylvanian 150 this past Sunday. Pocono Raceway International Course played host to a 60-lap race filled with interesting strategies, and marred by attrition as the field came to terms with what the Targa Series is all about. … Read the Rest »

Targa Series Testing at Oulton Park

July 5th, 2012 by

Pre-season open practice for the 2012 Targa Series is now complete. 23 sim-racers came out to the Oulton Park Circuit to do a shakedown of their equipment and become a little bit more familiar with the speed differential between the C1, C2, and C3 cars. This will be the inaugural season of the Targa Series, … 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 »

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 »

Adams Wins Dramatic Pocono

June 13th, 2012 by

Jon Adams has flair for the dramatic; from last year’s door banging episode with Nick Ottinger in the NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series race at Pocono, to a certain viral video captured in Homestead and now as the winner of the 2012 NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship race at the same Pocono Raceway. With five laps … Read the Rest »

Roller Coaster at Dover

June 7th, 2012 by

A trip northeast for the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (NiCAS) this week lands the haulers in Delaware for some furious laps around the lightning quick Dover International Speedway. A track that is a favorite to a lot of racers, Dover rewards hard work, and hard driving more than anywhere else on the NiCAS schedule. … Read the Rest »