All News: strength of field

Crawford and Bussa Sprint to Victory Lane at PIR

March 6th, 2014 by

Phoenix International Raceway was the scene for Week Two of the NASCAR iRacing Series, and with its small front straight and trademark left dogleg occupying the backstretch, it proved to be quite a challenge for most of the drivers this week. With close to 1650 sim-racers participating in the seven Open and Fixed races at … Read the Rest »

Etcher Conquers South Boston

March 4th, 2014 by

Week Five of the NASCAR iRacing.com Super Late Model Series, tackled Virginia’s South Boston Speedway.   At a mere 4/10 of a mile this oval turns into a gladiatorial arena where survival is the key to success and only a few conquerors emerge.  With lap times just over 14 seconds it was nearly impossible to avoid … Read the Rest »

Doyle Masters Motegi

March 3rd, 2014 by

Twin Ring Motegi is one of the most challenging tracks on the iRacing.com IndyCar Series Fixed schedule. The asymmetrical track provides interesting racing on many fronts. Turn One and Two are only slightly banked, but the radius is very wide allowing for full throttle racing – although the car does get a bit tight, so … Read the Rest »

How to Boost Your iRating

March 1st, 2014 by

iRating… often the most frustrating and ego-boosting statistic on the Internet. It is also what determines who races against who in iRacing. I believe everyone should have a chance to race in the big splits. I don’t 100% agree with the iRating scale but it is definitely a decent measure of skill. Before I go … Read the Rest »

Kudlick Survives SoBo

February 25th, 2014 by

The NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model Tour made its fourth stop of the season at South Boston Speedway — aka SoBo, a .4 mile oval with twelve degrees of banking that offers loads of tight door-to-door action. The online race of the week was stacked with great competitors and claimed a 2054 Strength of Field and … Read the Rest »

Chin Shines in Japan

February 20th, 2014 by

Week Three of the 2014 Season 1 iRacing.com IndyCar Oval Series sent the series to Twin Ring Motegi in the Empire of the Sun. A total of 57 sim-racers would tackle the track throughout the week. The story of the week however, would be a record Strength of Field of 3989. Joshua Chin (Florida) started … Read the Rest »

Photo Finish Pays-Off for Brooks

February 18th, 2014 by

Week 3 of  the NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model Tour saw the teams visit a popular NASCAR venue: Richmond International Raceway. This .750 mile, D-shaped oval is the longest circuit on the series, but can still be just as tricky as any short track. As drivers and teams keep learning the new build and tire model, … Read the Rest »

Alatalo’s Laguna Cruise

February 12th, 2014 by

After an easy week to start the season, Week Two of the 2014 Season 1 iRacing.com Indy Road Series took a very different direction for everyone involved. Drivers had to take on the twists and turns of the tricky Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for one of the season’s biggest tests. Ultimately it would be former … Read the Rest »

Patience Pays-Off at Lanier

February 11th, 2014 by

The NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model Tour made its second stop of 2014 in Braselton, GA at the famous Lanier Speedway. The 3/8th mile, (almost) flat oval encourages great door-to-door sim-racing. Drivers have to stay on their toes for the entire sixty laps, which can be both physically and mentally exhausting. This week, we take a … Read the Rest »

iRacing NASCAR A Open: A New Beginning

February 4th, 2014 by

We are now one week into the 2014 race season. Week 13 gave everyone some much needed down time and an extra week of practice, for arguably the most demanding race track for the Gen 6 car on the NASCAR iRacing.com Class A Series. Rockingham is a track with so much character and so little … Read the Rest »