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The iRacing co-sponsored Riley DP makes a miraculous return to the track after yesterday’s accident.

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http://www.insidesimracing.tv presents Episode 52 featuring a tour of iRacing.com headquarters where Jessica Lopez sits down with Dave Kaemmer and Tony Gardner.

Some interesting news of future plans, custom car skins and sponsor logo’s are predicted for the next build. That’s great news, can’t wait to get started on some skins. 

Other news and features include;

• Fixed setup racing
• Multi-class racing
• Teams for Endurance racing (I assume this means drivers swaps)
• a Virtual Daytona 500 in Febuary

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Http://www.insidesimracing.tv presents episode 51 of Inside Sim Racing. On this show we review Supercar Challenge for the PS3 and Top Race for the PC. We also take a look at iRacings new build with the Dallara Indycar, Corvette C6-R and Mosport. Also ,Top Simulation Cars of all Time sponsored byhttp://www.simraceway.com where we review the Toyota Supra for rFactor and the Indycar by iRacing.com. Also Tech Tips by Shaun Cole about where to start with a setup.

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PRS’s OpinionNation show recently interviews iRacing co-founder Dave Kaemmer ;

John and Frosty welcome very special guest Dave Kaemmer co-founder of iRacing.com to the show. They discuss everything about the service from how things get prioritized at iRacing, to the netcode, cheating, tire models, anything and everything you want to know from the insider of insiders within iRacing is here! This is a must listen for all sim-racing enthusiasts.

You can download or stream the show here;

http://psrtv.com/podcast/index.php?p=episode&name=2009-11-09_theopinionnation_e23.mp3

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A lot of us Brits are looking forward to Brands Hatch being released next season.

iRacing’s Greg Hill has released this image of the work in progress (click for a larger image);

Since the last update our artists have begun to populate the track with objects. This shot highlights a few of the track’s landmark structures.

It seems to me that the recent tracks (Indianapolis / Mosport) have bumped up the already high track quality even higher, they look fantastic. Roll on BRands!

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iRacers with High Safety Ratings Get In-Season Upgrades

No one likes to wait, and beginning next month with the start of 2009 Season 4 iRacers who achieve a safety rating of 4.0 and fulfill minimum participation requirements will no longer have to wait for the end of a 12-week season to be promoted to the next higher license level – they’ll be automatically promoted immediately and eligible for all the benefits of their new license.

“It seems fair that drivers who demonstrate a really superior ability to race safely should be able to advance their licenses at a faster rate,” said Dave Kaemmer, iRacing’s CEO. “We’ll maintain our standard end-of-season promotion schedule for racers who have at least a 3.0 safety rating, but less than 4.0. This new FastTrack option provides additional incentive for clean driving.”

Kaemmer noted that new automated program also provides for a swifter penalty for drivers who exhibited really bad driving habits, including in iRacing’s Pro series.

“The incentives for good driving are both positive and negative,” Kaemmer noted. “Drivers whose safety ratings drop below 1.0 at any point during a season, including participants in the Pro Series, will be demoted a lower license level. This is a pretty serious penalty for a Pro license holder; they will have to improve their A level license to a 4.0 safety rating and only then will be automatically reinstated.” Moreover, if they drop below an A level license, they will have to meet the requirements to work their way back up to an A level and the 4.0 safety rating.

Holders of C, B, and Pro licenses are eligible for mid-season promotion and demotion under the FastTrack program. Rookies and D license holders may be promoted but are not subject to demotion, while A license holders are subject only to the demotion part of the program.

Complete details of the FastTrack license promotion program will be added to the Sporting Code prior to the program’s implementation at the start of 2009 Season 4.

Sweet, we got two new cars , the Corvette CR6 and Dallara Indycar.

I was excited to see what the 650hp Indycar could do so I spent the evening putting through it’s paces and it didn’t disappoint!

First up was the Indianapolis Oval where there’s an unoffical ‘Indy 100′ race series running this week.

It’s a blast! The sensation of speed in this car is incredible as you’re doing close to 230mph into T1 and running in traffic is insane as the closing speeds are so fast if someone makes a mistake.

After a couple of dodgy races in week 13 I put together a 6th, then 4th place finish which I was pretty pleased with, I even finished on the lead lap in the last race!

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http://www.insidesimracing.tv presents Episode 46 featuring IRacing Indy car announcements along with an interview Dave Kaemmer. Also on this show “Top Sim Cars of All Time”, in addition we also revisit the Logitech G27 wheel as well as some contest giveaways.

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I love these 3 screen set-ups in iRacing.

Introduced in the last build were some extensive options for tweaking a 3 screen set-up.

iRacing member Samiad posted this video to showcase his Matrox TripleHead2Go set-up;

A small example of iRacings excellent new ‘3 render’ mode, for 3 screen setups. The simulation now renders three distinct views aligned with each screen so that correct perspective and view is maintained at all times.

Please ignore the crazy amounts of steering this replay shows (it is from an old build of iRacing, and the steering movements is not accurate in the replay).

Video taken with mobile phone in low light, hence not fantastic quality.

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This is a neat promotion.

Fans can challenge NASCAR driver Greg Biffle around New Hampshire Motor Speedway at  Game On in Boston

That Roush Fenway Racing superstar Greg Biffle, defending champion of the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, will challenge fans to hit the gas in iRacing.com’s NASCAR simulators from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Tuesday 8 September at Game On! The event is free and open to all aspiring drivers who think they have what it takes to sit behind the wheel of some of the world’s most powerful vehicles.