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Alfalla & Hauff Handle The Rock

April 20th, 2013 by

Many sim racers and real life racers will tell you that Rockingham Speedway is one of the most difficult tracks that NASCAR pays a visit to during the season. Some drivers praise the difficulty of racing at The Rock while others call it inappropriate names. Either way, The Rock played host for Week 11 of … Read the Rest »

The NASCAR iRacing Road to Pro: Week 8 of 8

April 16th, 2013 by

Editor’s note:  Brennan Mercer has been at it again: toting-up actual and potential points  for the 2013 Season One NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series (open setup).  As the top ten points finishers not already holding a Pro or Pro/WC license from Seasons 1, 2 and 3 in the Class “A” open setup NASCAR series qualify … Read the Rest »

The Martinsville Master

April 15th, 2013 by

Week Ten of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series brought sim racers from all around the globe to Martinsville Speedway for 110 laps of hard-nosed short track racing. The 0.526-mile speedway saw 452 online racers take the green flag for at least one race during the week, each looking for a chance to visit victory … Read the Rest »

Fritsche Closes Gap; Lotus Falter

April 12th, 2013 by

Road Atlanta is a popular and challenging track, with the sweeps early in the lap being both exciting and testing in equal amounts. In all 100 Lotus 79 drivers took on the challenge over the course of 10 races during Week 10 of the Classic Teams Challenge in 2013 Season One. Gernot Fritsche took full … Read the Rest »

Buie Shows his Legs at Oxford

April 7th, 2013 by

Week Nine of the NASCAR iRacing.com National Series visited the unique short track located in Oxford, Maine, none other than Oxford Plains Speedway. Oxford Plains is not your typical oval course. Though it has four turns, the track is more of a circle than an oval. The wide line required to keep maximum speed at … Read the Rest »

Ringler & Elliott Claim Indy

March 31st, 2013 by

Indianapolis Motor Speedway plays host to 565 sim racers for Week Eight of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series (open setup). Winning at the famed speedway is something that every racer should have on their bucket list, and this week, a select few were able to cross that special event off of their list and … Read the Rest »

Overland Kisses the Bricks

March 30th, 2013 by

In the eyes of many, Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the premier racing facility in the United States. The prestigious speedway played host to Week Eight of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series (fixed setup) where over 2,000 sim racers took the green flag for at least one race. Chris Overland (Texas) drove his No. 7 … Read the Rest »

If It’s Week 8 This Must Be Belgium

March 29th, 2013 by

Week Eight brought the iRacing.com Skip Barber Race Series to Circuit Zolder, located in Heusden, Belgium.  The 2.492 mile (4.011 km) features ten turns, including one of the most challenging and dangerous on iRacing, the Turn 5-6 chicane.  It wouldn’t be so difficult if it weren’t for the massive curbs on either side which you … Read the Rest »

Rockin’ the Nationals

March 27th, 2013 by

Week Eight of the NASCAR iRacing.com National Series visited the sand dunes of North Carolina. More specifically, Rockingham Speedway. The legendary one mile D-shaped oval consists of four turns with 22 and 25 degrees of banking and straightaways of eight degrees of banking. Though out of the regular NASCAR series rotation in the top tier … Read the Rest »

Bs Swarm Bristol

March 26th, 2013 by

Week Seven of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class B Series headed east for some short track racing at Bristol Motor Speedway.  170 laps of action around the tight confines of the Last Great Coliseum was on tap for the drivers of iRacing’s second tier division. 319 sim-racers took to the track for a race during Week … Read the Rest »