16STRL Summer 2010 Round 9 – NHMS

A pretty disappointing end to what looked like being a race I was very competitive. It’s always frustrating to be taken out in someone else’s wreck that you can’t avoid but I suppose that’s racing. At least I’m not one of those hoping to win a championship having joined part-way through the season. Continue reading →

16STRL Summer 2010 Round 8 – Chicagoland

After reading about 16th Street on IndyCar’s blogs and seeing long time associate Ryan Murray (who I have known for probably more than ten years now) win the championship last season, I decided to join the league when the opportunity came along and my first event was Tuesday night at Chicagoland. Continue reading →

2010SE Race 9 – iRacing Brickyard 400

I felt very, very confident heading into this event. I had done very little testing but felt comfortable with the iRacing Advanced setup almost immediately. I knew I could keep the car on the track and also knew that if I needed to push I could put out some decent lap times. Continue reading →

2010SE Race 8 – iRacing Historic British Grand Prix

I managed to get some testing in before this event and felt pretty confident in my consistency before the race. It turned out my confidence was not misplaced as I had a really fun time in the Historic British Grand Prix at Silverstone using the Lotus 79 1978 Formula One machine. Continue reading →

RENN 07.07.10 – Ford Mustang – VIR

Even though I work for iRacing, I probably spend less time running the simulation than anybody would expect. Partly this is due to my life outside of sim racing, partly also is how busy work keeps me on a day … Continue reading →

2010S2 Week 9 – NASCAR Class C – Chicagoland

According to my stats page at the iRacing members Web site, the last NASCAR truck race I ran was in April, before that it was May, 2009. I always liked the truck, but it is that difficult middle ground between … Continue reading →

2010SE Race 7 – iRacing Road America 200

After missing race six of the 2010 iRacing World Tour (the Indianapolis 500) due to me actually attending the real thing for work I managed to make race seven having had enough practice to where I felt I could at least handle myself around Road America. I knew this was going to be a race of attrition and figured it best to stay within my limits as much as possible, but after damaging my car early I sure made my life difficult! Continue reading →

2010S2 Week 3 – SBRS – Summit

This race ranks pretty high on the best races I have ever driven. It was also one of the most fun. I ran a qualifying session prior to the race, setting a 1:22.786 which allowed me to start in seventh-place … Continue reading →

2010S2 Week 2 – Skip Barber Race Series – VIR

I was annoyed before this race started. In warm-up another driver had stopped exactly on the racing line as soon as the session ended and I had no time to react so had myself a beautiful car contact penalty for … Continue reading →

2010S2 Week 2 – Silver Crown Cup – Homestead

It’s been one year, six months and about a week since I last ran the Silver Crown in a race session in iRacing. That was back on November 7, 2008. I never fell out of love with this car since … Continue reading →

2010S2 Week 1 – NASCAR Class D – USA

This race was a mess. It’s not like the Class D racing to be this way, but there were a lot of incidents to get involved in. I qualified prior to the event with a 22.277, this put me eighth … Continue reading →

2010S2 Week 1 – Skip Barber Race Series – Infineon

My first road race with my Class B road racing license after my demotion at the end of last season went pretty well: I started on the outside pole and got a podium finish! I ran a qualifying session before … Continue reading →

2010S1 Week 13 – Spec Racer Ford – Lime Rock

At this point I felt fairly confident I would finish in the top-three of my division for the Week 13 Spec Racer Ford Challenge, but really wanted to make myself feel more secure. This race really did not disappoint and … Continue reading →

2010S1 Week 13 – Spec Racer Ford – Summit-Jefferson

After my good race at Summit Point, I moved onto the Jefferson Reverse configuration which sits alongside. I had never raced this layout before and turned my first laps in a qualifying session just before the event which unfortunately didn’t … Continue reading →

2010S1 Week 13 – Spec Racer Ford – Summit

Summit Point is one of my favorite race tracks in the iRacing service and after a really disappointing run at Laguna Seca (so bad that feeling frustrated I had neglected to save a replay), I needed a good race. This … Continue reading →

2010S1 Week 13 – Spec Racer Ford – Charlotte

I initially joined this Week 13 event so I could work my license safety rating above 2.0 to avoid demotion to Class B, but wound up having an enjoyable race while contending for a win. I ran a qualifying session … Continue reading →

2010SE Race 5 – iRacing Talladega 499

After the Talladega 312 on Friday evening, I had plenty of time to reflect on what I had done during the event and decided that there was probably nothing I could have done to avoid being caught up in an … Continue reading →

2010SE Race 4 – iRacing Talladega 312

Talladega Superspeedway has been my favorite place to watch a race since I first discovered NASCAR in 1994: I could not believe racing of this type existed and after watching a few seasons of Formula One that had bored me … Continue reading →

2010SE Race 3 – iRacing 120 Minutes of Sebring

It has taken me two weeks to post my thoughts on this race. I can say it’s because I’ve been busy, I can also say it’s taken two weeks to forgive myself for my performance. One of the hardest things … Continue reading →

2010S1 Week 4 – Skip Barber Race Series – Lime Rock

This weeks racing really was quite a test of patience. I ran twice in the final two time slots of the week and in both had problems that were hard to come back from. I knew I was very capable … Continue reading →

2010SE Race 2 – iRacing Daytona 500

This race is a tale of what might have been: The evening before the iRacing Daytona 500 I changed my PCs motherboard is preparation for a graphics card upgrade and unfortunately although I reinstalled Windows 7, reinstalled a bunch of … Continue reading →

2010S1 Week 3 – Skip Barber Race Series – Summit

This was a fun race. I basically just wanted to try to squeeze a Skippy race into what looked like a busy weekend, so shortly before running the iRacing Daytona 500 I joined this event having had no time to … Continue reading →

2010S1 Week 2 – NASCAR Class D – Oxford Plains

Really wasn’t looking forward to this one. I had quite a bit of trouble finding a way to be consistent around this tricky oval this week and didn’t think I’d do very well in a race, but when it came … Continue reading →

2010S1 Week 2 – Skip Barber Race Series – VIR

This race contained one hell of a comeback drive. Two spins to avoid car contact on lap one put me firmly at the back and to drive up to third? Awesome. I put in a qualifying time of 2:12.597 the … Continue reading →

2010S1 Week 1 – Skip Barber Race Series – Infineon

I came very close to not getting in a race during Week 1 of 2010 Season 1. I wound up joining the very last race session of the week, just 45 minutes before the series moved on to Virginia International … Continue reading →

2010S1 Week 1 – NASCAR Class D – USA

I think this was a good start to the Late Model Tour for 2010. Not only did I beat some racers with higher iRatings than my own, I put a decent score on the board during a week that last … Continue reading →

2010S1 Week 1 – NASCAR Class A – Daytona

This was a fun race, and it’s difficult because now after the good finish I have the tough decision of whether I should try to make a full season with the NASCAR Class A series in iRacing, or not. I … Continue reading →

2010SE Race 1 – ROLEX 2.4 at Daytona

I’ve been around simracing for quite some time and I can safely say that I’ve only felt the way I did during Saturday’s iRacing ROLEX 2.4 at Daytona once before: It was back in 2003 when I tasked myself with … Continue reading →

2009S4 Week 7 – Skip Barber Race Series

Gave up a top-3 to work Autosport. Here are the videos from the rest of the season… View on Youtube. Felt great to come away with a victory at Road Atlanta. Feel like I really have a handle on the … Continue reading →

2009S4 Week 9 – Late Model Tour

Due to my having to go to England for the Autosport Show, I basically had to give up a top-3 in the Late Model Tour. It’s a shame because this has probably been my best season yet. View on Youtube. … Continue reading →

2009S4 Week 8 – Late Model Tour – NHMS

It definitely isn’t often that I win one. It’s even more rare that I win more than once in a week. After my success on the road side in the Skip Barber Series recently I was delighted to be able … Continue reading →

2009S4 Week 8 – Skip Barber Race Series – NHMS

I had a dropped race just before this one where honestly, I was pathetic. I screwed up so many times coming back onto the oval that I decided in this race I was going to go much slower. To my … Continue reading →

2009S4 Week 7 – Late Model Tour – Richmond

This race was one of those ones that makes the hobby worthwhile. Like at Irwindale I felt utterly competitive and even managed to get in a battle with other cars. It’s not often, especially in the Late Model, that I … Continue reading →

2009S4 Week 6 – Late Model Tour – Stafford

Stafford has never been one of my best tracks for the Late Model and I think it showed during the race this week. I find it terribly hard to be consistent in turns 1 and 2 because they seem to … Continue reading →

2009S4 Week 5 – Late Model Tour – Irwindale

Having not raced at Irwindale in a really long time and with a bad week at Lime Rock Park behind me, I again wasn’t sure what to expect at Irwindale. In the end, I had a pretty good week and … Continue reading →

2009S4 Week 4 – Late Model Tour – Lime Rock Park

This week’s race at Lime Rock Park wasn’t really destined to set the world on fire. Whenever I tested this combination I had a very hard time putting together any laps which were clean and/or fast. Having done fairly well … Continue reading →

2009S4 Week 3 – Late Model Tour – Concord

Still a week down in the points I knew I wanted to get a big point haul. I figure that if I can get in a position to challenge for the lead in my division while I still have a … Continue reading →

2009S4 Week 2 – Late Model Tour – Oxford Plains

I hadn’t run any races at all during week one (moving house will do that for you), but decided that this season, for the first time since 2008, I intended to regularly run at least one series. As things stood, … Continue reading →

2009S1 Week 3 – iRacing Late Model Tour – Concord

I can’t really say that I came out of this race feeling very happy. In the warm up I had literally had to slam the brakes to avoid someone who was all over the track and in the race I … Continue reading →

2009S1 Week 3 – iRacing Advanced Solstice Challenge – Laguna Seca

I find it a little hard to believe, but that’s right… After this race I am leading the Division 6 Championship in the Solstice. The race itself was pretty uneventful. I did have to pit for damage repair after a … Continue reading →

2009S1 Week 2 – iRacing Late Model Tour – Oxford

Having set a qualifying time almost a week earlier, I would be starting this race at Oxford Plains in 5th place having set a time of 16.220. Joining the event with such little practice running up to the event I … Continue reading →

2009S1 Week 2 – Radical Racing Challenge – Daytona

This was one of the most enjoyable and exciting races I have ever run and it has confirmed what I felt towards the end of last season: I love this car and track combination. I’d run a qualifying session earlier … Continue reading →

2009S1 Week 1 – iRacing Late Model Tour – USA

It was nice to have a good, clean race and see some positive numbers on my safety rating as a Class A. I hadn’t run the Late Model for a long time and had done no laps prior to the … Continue reading →

2009S1 Week 1 – iRacing Advanced Solstice Challenge – Summit

This was a decent race. I qualified earlier in the day, setting a time of 1:30.262, which put me 3rd on the grid (ahead of a few people who were obviously a lot faster). I got an OK start and … Continue reading →

2009S1 Week 1 – iRacing Impala SS Cup – Daytona

I really can’t believe I managed to do this… But, I won the first ever Chevy Impala top-level stock car race within the iRacing service. I felt in contention the whole way and I don’t feel like it was just … Continue reading →

2008S4 Week 12 – iRacing Advanced Solstice Challenge – Summit

I have hardly had time to race at all this season within the iRacing service. Come to think of it, I haven’t really had much chance to post in my blog or get around to re-designing it like I was … Continue reading →

2008S3 Week 4 – Formula Mazda Championship – Infineon

This was one of the most satisfying simracing experiences I have ever had. After huge struggles with the Formula Mazda, being totally unable to lap this car, I managed to complete a race having only made a single error during … Continue reading →

2008S3 Week 4 – Skip Barber Race Series – Lime Rock

After my earlier trip through hell I’d run a Mazda race (as I talk about in this post). After that I ran the 11:15pm race at Lime Rock Park in the Skip Barber 2000′s. I started 2nd on the grid … Continue reading →

2008S3 Week 4 – Skip Barber Race Series – Lime Rock

This is the race I was talking about the other day. Probably my worst race ever. With a huge amount of incidents and one incident in particular really getting to me quite a bit – it wasn’t fun at all. … Continue reading →

2008S3 Week 4 – iRacing Late Model Series – Martinsville

I honestly can’t believe this was an official race… I joined with about two minutes to go and became the seventh entrant – making it official. For some reason two of those who had registered forfeited and went to do … Continue reading →

2008S3 Week 4 – Skip Barber Race Series – Lime Rock

I ran a qualifying session yesterday, setting a best time of 59.999. I felt way off the pace and knew I would be very lucky to have a competitive week. I joined the 9:15am race session and was in an … Continue reading →

2008S3 Week 2 – Skip Barber Race Series – VIR

Qualifying yesterday, attempting to improve my time, I set a 2:14.331 for today’s race. That laptime put me fourth on the grid in car number three (meaning I was iRated as the third best driver). Seeing everyone else’s qualifying times … Continue reading →

2008S3 Week 2 – iRacing Silver Crown Cup – Atlanta

I ran a Silver Crown qualifying session just before the race, setting a 30.415 time. My qualifying time placed me in sixteenth position out of the eighteen runners, but with an iRating of eleventh, I expected to finish in that … Continue reading →

2008S3 Week 1 – Formula Mazda Championship – Road America

This race was essentially about survival. Even though I calibrated my ancient Thrustmaster steering wheel, which was $30 by the way, wouldn’t get rid of the spiking in steering that it normally has. I decided to race as I expected … Continue reading →

2008S3 Week 1 – Skip Barber Race Series – Infineon

Getting a good start from my tenth place starting position, I managed to hold position around lap one. I lapped cleanly and had a good fight for sixth throughout the first nine laps. So, after those nine incident free laps, … Continue reading →

2008S3 Week 1 – Skip Barber Race Series – Infineon

With car number eleven and a sixth place starting position, I knew that this race would be one I’d likely be able to shoot well above my iRating and get a nice finish compared to where I’d been predicted. I … Continue reading →

2008S3 Week 1 – Skip Barber Race Series – Infineon

I had an awesome battle in this race for fourth place. We were very evenly matched and it was pretty cool being nose to tail for most of the race. The video really tells the story of the race, but … Continue reading →

2008S3 Week 1 – iRacing Late Model Tour – USA

I wasn’t going to post this one, but as it’s the only Late Model race I think I’ll be doing this week (I am addicted to both the Silver Crown and the Mazda), I thought I would. It wasn’t very … Continue reading →

2008S3 Week 1 – iRacing Silver Crown Cup – Homestead

I hadn’t updated my qualifying time since yesterday, so started waaaay back in this one. On the grid of thirteen I was going to start tenth, but with the third highest iRating I felt that (if I could avoid any … Continue reading →

2008S3 Week 1 – iRacing Silver Crown Cup – Homestead

After setting a 31.471 (which is very slow) in early morning qualifying, I joined the 9pm Silver Crown race hoping to improve on my poor showing in the Formula Mazda an hour earlier. It turns out I had a lot … Continue reading →

2008S3 Week 1 – Formula Mazda Championship – Road America

Time for my first race in the Formula Mazda and my first race at Road America. I didn’t qualify and started from fifth place. I was also iRated as the fifth highest driver in the event. Considering it was my … 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 →

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 →

2008S2 Week 11 – iRacing Late Model Tour – South Boston

I had a real good run going here, I was iRated fourth and was running fourth, right behind the top three… The guys in first and second tangled, collected the third – and the fourth. I’m the red car with … Continue reading →

2008S2 Week 11 – Skip Barber Race Series – VIR

I had upped my qualifying time yesterday to 3:00.113 and although I was the eighth-place iRated driver, I would be starting fourth. I was very surprised to be starting so far up the grid, but knew with have no chance … Continue reading →

2008S2 Week 11 – iRacing Late Model Tour – South Boston

Yet again, I started from pole. Yet again, my tyres gave up and I dropped to second-place. It’s kind of hard to be too dissapointed about it, but I still haven’t got a win yet! My laps led total has … Continue reading →

2008S2 Week 11 – iRacing Late Model Tour – South Boston

Just lately I’ve felt pretty fast and for the third time ever (but the second time in two days!) I was on pole for this race. I’d set a time of 16.092 the day before and thought that was good … Continue reading →

2008S2 Week 11 – Skip Barber Race Series – VIR

This was one hell of a race. I started on Pole with a 3:00.752 I had set just forty minutes before the race, but knew that I would be in a tough race at a track that I personally think … Continue reading →

2008S2 Week 10 – iRacing Late Model Tour – USA

I ran a qualifying session fifteen minutes before today’s Late Model race (at 6:45am) and my best time was 22.674. After joining the 7am event I was joined by a field of seven others who were (except one other) all … Continue reading →

2008S2 Week 10 – iRacing Late Model Tour – USA

This race couldn’t really have been more dissapointing… I joined without a qualifying time and started 12th out of twelve cars, I was also iRated in 12th and noticed pretty quickly that the person rated #1 was Dale Earnhardt Jr…. … Continue reading →

2008S2 Week 10 – Skip Barber Race Series – Lime Rock

Before my race yesterday I had put in a 1:00.080 in qualifying… It wasn’t as fast as I had hoped, I wanted to get down into the 58’s or 59’s, but couldn’t. I joined the race yesterday and in a … Continue reading →

2008S2 Week 9 – Skip Barber Race Series – VIR

I have to say, I really enjoyed this race. I didn’t win, nor did I lead a lap, but I felt a lot more ‘in control’ than I had done previously at VIR and made only minor errors. I also … Continue reading →

2008S2 Week 9 – iRacing Late Model Tour – Martinsville

I just had a pretty nice race at Martinsville in the Late Model that, for me, was marred by what someone had to say in the chat afterwards. During the race, he had been lapping me and as we approached … Continue reading →

2008S2 Week 8 – Skip Barber Race Series – Summit

After qualifying on Tuesday with a 56.520 I knew I’d have my work cut out to have a win at this track as it seemed that everyone with a rating lower than mine, was faster – what was I doing … Continue reading →

IGPS2 Race 15 – Mosport (Ferrari Spec)

Note: This post was created 4/21/2010 about a race which happened on 8/6/1999. IGPS was the first simracing league I ever joined and this was my second season. It should be noted that the video is created from the server … Continue reading →

IGPS2 Race 10 – Spa (Brabham Spec)

Note: This post was created 4/19/2010 about a race which happened on 7/9/1999. IGPS was the first simracing league I ever joined and this was my second season. It should be noted that the video is created from the server … Continue reading →

IGPS2 Race 9 – Zandvoort

Note: This post was created 4/10/2010 about a race which happened on 6/25/1999. IGPS was the first simracing league I ever joined and this was my second season. It should be noted that the video is created from the server … Continue reading →

IGPS2 Race 8 – Watkins Glen

Note: This post was created 4/10/2010 about a race which happened on 6/18/1999. IGPS was the first simracing league I ever joined and this was my second season. It should be noted that the video is created from the server … Continue reading →

IGPS2 Race 6 – Rouen (Eagle Spec)

Note: This post was created 4/9/2010 about a race which happened on 6/4/1999. IGPS was the first simracing league I ever joined and this was my second season. It should be noted that the video is created from the server … Continue reading →

IGPS2 Race 5 – Monaco

Note: This post was created 4/9/2010 about a race which happened on 5/21/1999. IGPS was the first simracing league I ever joined and this was my second season. It should be noted that the video is created from the server … Continue reading →

IGPS2 Race 4 – Nurburgring

Note: This post was created 4/9/2010 about a race which happened on 5/14/1999. IGPS was the first simracing league I ever joined and this was my second season. It should be noted that the video is created from the server … Continue reading →

IGPS2 Race 3 – Silverstone

Note: This post was created 4/9/2010 about a race which happened on 4/30/1999. IGPS was the first simracing league I ever joined and this was my second season. It should be noted that the video is created from the server … Continue reading →

IGPS2 Race 1 – Monza

Note: This post was created 4/9/2010 about a race which happened on 4/9/1999. IGPS was the first simracing league I ever joined and this was my second season. It should be noted that the video is created from the server … Continue reading →

IGPS1 Race 12 – Spa (BRM Spec)

Note: This post was created 4/5/2010 about a race which happened on 3/19/1999. IGPS was the first simracing league I ever joined. It should be noted that the video is created from the server replay and that my ping to … Continue reading →

IGPS1 Race 11 – Rouen

Note: This post was created 4/5/2010 about a race which happened on 3/12/1999. IGPS was the first simracing league I ever joined and my first ever podium was this one at Rouen. It should be noted that the video is … Continue reading →

IGPS1 Race 9 – Zandvoort

Note: This post was created 4/5/2010 about a race which happened on 2/26/1999. IGPS was the first simracing league I ever joined. It should be noted that the video is created from the server replay and that my ping to … Continue reading →

IGPS1 Race 8 – Kyalami

Note: This post was created 4/4/2010 about a race which happened on 2/19/1999. IGPS was the first simracing league I ever joined and my first race was this one at Kyalami. It should be noted that the video is created … Continue reading →