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Five Gotta-Have Ovals

February 6th, 2014 by

Note: The following does not represent the views of iRacing. These are just personal recommendations. — JT So it’s your birthday and you’ve been given some money from Gram. You want to spend it on buying tracks for iRacing, but you don’t know what to buy. So you go to the iRacing forums and ask … Read the Rest »

Sansone, Binder Dominate 2nd Quarter of iSCS Season

September 28th, 2013 by

It has been some time since we last checked in to the fastest short-track racing series that iRacing.com has to offer. While the iRacing.com Sprint Car Series is currently racing through their Week 9 races, there were plenty of memorable moments to go around in the previous weeks. A return to the top from a … Read the Rest »

Third Time’s a Charm at Iowa

September 23rd, 2013 by

The seventh week of the iRacing.com IZOD IndyCar Oval Series (fixed setup) action took to another short track and produced nearly the opposite results of Season Two.  643 sim-racers hauled it to the 0.875 mile Iowa Speedway to turn-up the heat. 21 drivers took part in the 3161 Strength of Field race in hopes of … Read the Rest »

Bonito Captures iRacing All Star Crown

August 6th, 2013 by

Italy’s Enzo Bonito bested iRacing’s top World Championship drivers to capture the inaugural iRacing All Star event on Saturday, edging Andre Boettcher and PJ Stergios for the title.  Bonito opened the day with a dominant win in his McLaren MP4-12C at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, leading from start to finish to best Martin Krönke and pole-sitter … Read the Rest »

iRacing Road & Oval All Stars Square-off on Saturday

July 30th, 2013 by

The first annual iRacing.com All Star event will be broadcast on www.iracing.com/live at 2 pm EDT (18:00 GMT) on Saturday, August 3.  The event pits the top 20 drivers from the road and oval world championship series in races at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and Milwaukee.  In addition to the 40 iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix … Read the Rest »

Burris Trumps Majeski at Milwaukee

July 25th, 2013 by

The Milwaukee Mile is a track that most iRacing.com NASCAR Late Model Series sim-racers don’t mind. It combines short track-esque corners with relatively lengthy straightaways. Many drivers anticipated it would be quite the same as New Hampshire and even similar setup wise to Phoenix. It was not even close. New Hampshire’s wide corners and high … Read the Rest »

Late Model Battle Continues Through Charlotte

July 22nd, 2013 by

The Charlotte Legends Oval is a venue dreaded by all NASCAR iRacing.com Late Model Series drivers, but for many it was an opportunity to gain a few points on a competitor who decided to take Week 11 off. The close quarters for the mini-oval did not necessarily highlight our normal challenge of tire wear, but … Read the Rest »

Goke and Sanford Go Big in Texas

June 14th, 2013 by

The sixth week of the iRacing.com IndyCar Oval racing took place at Texas Motor Speedway, “The Great American Speedway.” The drivers took to the venue’s 1.5 mile oval where they would battle spinning their tires on restarts coming through the quad oval. The corners are banked at 24 degrees and provide a tremendous amount of … Read the Rest »

Down to the Wire

January 23rd, 2013 by

Season Four for the NASCAR iRacing.com Class B Series came to a close at The Milwaukee Mile in Wisconsin.  120 laps around the one mile oval would close-out the season for 204 sim-racers, with the championship battle between Brandon Jerrell (Atlantic) and Ryan Luza (Texas) coming down to the wire in the weekly Friday night … Read the Rest »

Binder Miles Ahead at Milwaukee

January 16th, 2013 by

By being the oldest operating motorsport facility in the world, The Milwaukee Mile has its fair share of history with USAC and sprint cars. It’s only fair, then, that the iRacing Sprint Car Series devotes a week in their schedule to this historic track. Featuring long straights and flat, tricky turns, “The Mile” isn’t for everyone, especially … Read the Rest »