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Just in Time for the Holidays: Auto Club Speedway and RUFs

December 18th, 2013 by

How do we say Happy Holidays at iRacing?  How about Auto Club Speedway and not one but three different RUFs? With the addition of Auto Club Speedway, iRacers can now own a laser-scanned version of each and every track on the NASCAR Sprint Cup calendar.  We’ve got you covered from Daytona to Dover, Sonoma to … Read the Rest »

An Unfamiliar Story

September 12th, 2013 by

It’s a familiar story: kid dreams of being a race driver but because of finances/age/location (take your pick) gets his start sim-racing rather than in “real” racing.  Parlays success as a sim-racer into a chance at “real” racing and makes good. In the case of Randy Wolfgram you can put that familiar script in the … Read the Rest »

Road to Pro, Week Ten – Part I

July 1st, 2013 by

With three weeks remaining in 2013 S2, the iRacing.com Grand Prix series is shaping up to be a great battle. Unlike last season where the field was set after the 11th week, the points are so close that I believe this season is going to come down to the very last race. As we sit … Read the Rest »

Alfalla, Harrison Make Hay in the Bluegrass State

July 1st, 2013 by

Last week the NASCAR iRacing Series rolled into the Bluegrass State and Kentucky Speedway for Week 15 of the series. Kentucky Speedway is the newest track on the NASCAR schedule, having first held a NASCAR Sprint Cup series race in 2011. NASCAR iRacing Series leader Tyler D Hudson came in to the week with an … Read the Rest »

Fritsche Nears CTC Title

July 1st, 2013 by

Erstwhile champion Gernot Fritsche firmly cemented himself as favourite for the 2013 S2 Classic Teams Championship title with a solid performance at a low participation week at Sonoma Raceway.  The former CTC winner led the way with 166 points on his way to second overall and while he is still nearly 50 points behind his … Read the Rest »

What’s the Point?

June 28th, 2013 by

As I’ve said multiple times, the goal of everyone at the Golden Gate Racing team this year is the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Championship. So after winning three straight races, and gaining the points lead by rebounding from an 18 points deficit after the second race, we felt it was time to start points … Read the Rest »

IndyCar Fine Tunes Engine Rules

June 25th, 2013 by

IndyCar announced some “fine-tuning” measures to the engine rules covering the 2.2 liter Chevrolet and Honda turbos used in the IZOD IndyCar Series.  Under the revised regulations, teams will no longer be penalized on race weekends for engine failures occurring during private team and manufacturer test sessions.  Previously, a car/driver was subject to a ten … Read the Rest »

A Vintage Week of Sim-Racing

June 24th, 2013 by

The NASCAR iRacing Series thundered into wine country in Sonoma, California last week for the series’ first road race of the season.  NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship driver Tyler D Hudson found himself-sitting at the top of the points coming into the week ahead of fellow NiSWC driver Landon Harrison. Thursday night was the first … Read the Rest »

The Times They Have A’Changed

June 24th, 2013 by

Once upon a time, the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Sonoma Raceway meant three hours of pratfalls guaranteed to generate half a dozen incidents worthy of a Havoc video . . . not to mention hours of banal chatter about “road course specialists” guaranteed to make anyone with even a passing knowledge of motorsports beyond the … Read the Rest »

Mustangs Stampede The Glen

June 21st, 2013 by

The iRacing.com Mustang Cup series welcomed the second half of Season 2 with a stampede at the Watkins Glen Cup course as 426 sim-racers competed in 61 races producing 29 different winners.  To put this amazing turn-out in perspective, the usual most popular track in the series (Daytona) was visited in Week 5, attracting 224 … Read the Rest »