This last weekend at Lowes was painful to watch for two reasons: The rain and the 88. I started watching NASCAR in 1997 and in that season, Dale Earnhardt Sr was the underdog. He wasn’t on good form and I … Continue reading

 
 

As announced in Charlotte (N.C.) at the NASCAR All-star event… Here’s the text of the official press announcement: NASCAR and iRacing to Partner in Online Racing Series Official NASCAR Series to Begin at iRacing.com in 2010 CONCORD, NC (May 16, … Continue reading

 

You want to know what the best solution would be to the possible future fan fatalities at Daytona and Talladega? Put the grandstands on the infield. You can’t see the track right infront of you anyway, because the angle is … Continue reading

 

TV Just can’t show you…

11/16/2008. Listed in the iRacing category. Leave a reply.

I’ve been a racing fan all my life. From a very young age in the UK I would be woken up at 3am by my parents to watch just two things: American Football and Formula One races from East Asia. … Continue reading

 

It’s really amazing to see this kind of thing. A huge amount of safety has been added to these cars since 2001 and we probably just saw hundreds of them all working together to save this man’s life. Michael McDowell … Continue reading

 

Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be announcing who he’s driving for in 2008 today… I am really excited to see who it could be. If it is Hendrick (as is believed), it’d be very cool to see the Bud #25 out … Continue reading

 

Simulation, or Game?

6/4/2007. Listed in the Gaming category. Leave a reply.

I’m afraid these days it’s not so much a case of realistic, it’s a case of real-ish-tic, when it comes to most racing simulations. It’s really annoying, as someone who values the word “simulation”, to see it thrown around by … Continue reading

 

Here comes Bristol!

3/24/2007. Listed in the Motorsport category. Leave a reply.

Well it looks to me like the best drivers are still the best drivers… On Sunday we’ll see how the new “Car of Tomorrow” copes in race conditions at the mixing bowl that is Bristol Motor Speedway…

 

Are they really ready?

3/22/2007. Listed in the Motorsport category. Leave a reply.

Are the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup drivers, teams and fans truly ready for the “Car of Tomorrow?” You know what? I think they are. Having seen the COT close-up I have to say that the fears of crumpled front ends seem … Continue reading