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Hansen's Pocono Upset

November 28th, 2012 by

Danny Hansen scored his first career NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series victory at Pocono Raceway, using some clutch driving to hold-off Josh Berry and Jared Crawford over the final 16 lap run to the checkers. Hansen took the lead on Lap 50 through pit strategy and needed some yellow flag laps in order to make it … Read the Rest »

Hansen’s Pocono Upset

November 28th, 2012 by

Danny Hansen scored his first career NASCAR iRacing.com Pro Series victory at Pocono Raceway, using some clutch driving to hold-off Josh Berry and Jared Crawford over the final 16 lap run to the checkers. Hansen took the lead on Lap 50 through pit strategy and needed some yellow flag laps in order to make it … Read the Rest »

Conti Shines in Miami Sun

November 24th, 2012 by

The NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (NiCAS) made the trip down south to Homestead Miami Speedway for Week Three of Season Four. Unlike our physical world counterparts in the Sprint Sup Series, the NiCAS has no championship drama as of yet, allowing drivers to focus on the racing, and more importantly, winning. Although Homestead fits … Read the Rest »

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 »

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 »