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Marneef Maximizes Japan
February 24th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
Week Nine of the 2015 Season 1 iRacing.com IndyCar Oval sent the series Twin Ring Motegi. Only a mere 52 sim-racers decided to take a trip across the virtual Pacific to the “Land of the Rising Sun” throughout the week. Aero-push, cautions, handling, lap traffic, pit strategy, tight racing, tire wear and use of the … Read the Rest »
The Kitchen Sink: Preparing the DW12 for Race Day
July 11th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
Previous: DW12 Technical Introduction Earlier this season I wrote an article (with more than a little help from Eric Hudec) discussing the new Dallara DW12 IndyCar. However, what I didn’t talk about was how hard this car was to drive in traffic. The “aero-push” as some have called it is drawing a lot of attention … Read the Rest »
The Kitchen Sink: Dallara DW12 – Indianapolis Motor Speedway
May 21st, 2014 by Jaime Baker
This week I had the unique pleasure and opportunity of sitting down with iRacing.com’s Eric Hudec. First, let me just say, Eric is one of the most accommodating people I have ever interviewed. He took time out of his work day to sit down with me for an hour and a half and describe every … Read the Rest »
The Kitchen Sink: Surviving New Hampshire
May 12th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
With the way the tires on the Dallara IndyCar act at cold temperatures, the car is quite difficult to drive until the front tires gain enough heat to stop the car from snapping loose. Because of this, the first two or three laps of a stint at New Hampshire mandate that competitors drive with caution. … Read the Rest »
The Kitchen Sink: Setting Up Iowa
April 7th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
Previously: Article 1, Article 2 Iowa is one of the most unique tracks on the IndyCar circuit. It is essentially a replica of Richmond with higher banks and in general is a bit longer. As the fastest short track out there, Iowa provides some crazy sim-racing. For the past couple seasons the track was flat-out … Read the Rest »
The Kitchen Sink: Setting Up Michigan
March 27th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
Michigan is one of my favorite tracks on the Indy Car schedule, second only to Iowa Speedway. Both tracks require different driving styles, and both tracks are next on the IndyCar schedule. So, expect another article next week. I decided to skip Kentucky because the eight page document that I wrote introducing you to Homestead, … Read the Rest »
The Kitchen Sink: IndyCar Setup Introduction
March 15th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
Last night while running some go karts at On Track Karting with a friend who was back on spring break and my brother, I had a bit of a revelation. Even on these rental karts, which had no setup components or anything, there were things you as a driver could change to make it handle … Read the Rest »