My skin is peeling… The Cats love it (ew!)

Ever since Sheila and I went to the beach the other week, my skin has been slowly peeling. It’s kind of hard to evade the baking sun here (it’s out all damn day), and I’ve probably had a whole Summer’s … Continue reading →

Elite IV Technology Almost Finished?

David Braben said today at the Developer Conference that Elite IV should follow the release of The Outsider, next year. Elite IV “had not been forgotten”, is a “really ambitious project”, said Braben. He also talked of how the development … Continue reading →

iRacing 2008 Season 3 Schedule

Next week is when this schedule will start, weeks run from Saturday to Saturday and each track is raced for an entire week. If you want the best for your season, consider testing these tracks in the week prior. This … Continue reading →

I’m now Class C in both iRacing licenses…

The promotions for those eligible were done on Saturday: 1585 promotions in the Oval category from Rookie to Class D 368 promotions in the Oval category from Class D to Class C 1239 promotions in the Road category from Rookie … Continue reading →

2008S2 Week 12 – Skip Barber Race Series – Infineon

I kept my qualifying time from days ago and enter this race as the second highest iRated. I would be starting third on the grid and decided I’d have a shot at a win because everyone’s qualifying times seemed achievable … Continue reading →

2008S2 Week 12 – Skip Barber Race Series – Infineon

This race was simply, awesome. I qualified with a 1:26.795 the previous day and would be starting in fifth-place on a grid where I was iRated as the ninth fastest driver. Looking at the times people were running in the … Continue reading →

Why you have to watch Wipe Out (ABC Tuesday)

Most people in the UK have heard of a Japanese Game Show called Takeshi’s Castle. It features one hundred contestants who are slowly knocked out (sometimes literally), round by round as they advance to the final challenge. Wipe Out, which … Continue reading →

2008S2 Week 12 – Skip Barber Race Series – Infineon

I already knew the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup layout at Infineon Raceway, but hadn’t run on it for a long time, probably since I ran there with NASCAR Racing 2003 Season (the previous simulation by the guys at iRacing). Early this … Continue reading →

2008S2 Week 11 – Skip Barber Race Series – VIR

Guess what? I got my first win! It took long enough, eh? I had won before they deleted all the Alpha-testing statistics, but ever since I’ve been in a bit of a dry spell. The best part is, I didn’t … Continue reading →

2008S2 Week 11 – Skip Barber Race Series – VIR

This is one of the best races I have ever driven, hands down. The only other races that I can remember coming close were when I raced in Eric Cote’s Sim Racing Mag events at the Nurburgring, using Grand Prix … Continue reading →