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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.

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

Brands Hatch landmark structures.

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!

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.

iRacing have released this nice promo for the new Indycar content.

The Indycar, Indianapolis and the Indy 500 are all now a part of iRacing.com

Skip Barber

With a week to go before the season starts, this was the final pre-season event. It gave us an opportunity to get a fairly large grid and to assess the competition.

Despite a few ‘regulars’ missing, we had a nice 15 driver grid at 28 lap (approx. 40 minute) race at Summit Point Raceway.

Qualifying was a close affair. iRacing Pro driver Paul Richards was out in front with a qualifying time of 1:21.950 but then the rest of the field was oh-so-close with less than 1 second covering 2nd down to 12th.

Unfortunately for me, I wasn’t able to pull together a decent lap during the 15 minute qualifying period and only qualified in a disappointing 10th.

The race was anything but disappointing though. After some early pressure from Ken Murray in 11th he dropped back after some minor contact and I was able to concentrate on mounting a challenge on the car in front, Don Wright in 9th. As it turned out, we were nose-to-tail for the entire race picking up the odd place here and there and in a train of 3-4 cars the whole time, it was thrilling stuff, trying to force that crucial mistake that could lead to a passing attempt.

In the end I just couldn’t manufacture the opening to pass Don and finished less than a second down in 7th place somewhat relieved to have made it to the end unscathed.

Paul Richards was in a different class as expected and won by 14s over Dave Gymer in 2nd and Brendan Wright another 14 seconds down in 3rd, rounding out the podium places.

Don Wright (6th) put together this great video of the race highlights;

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• Simracing.org.uk Hosted Skip Barber league (popabawa.net)

A track comparison featuring iRacing’s latest track, Mosport. Audio is from iRacing. Real-world footage courtesy of Anders Krohn.

Wow, this is a tough track!

Skip Barber

We’ll be running a Hosted Skip Barber league over the forthcoming season at simracing.org.uk

It’s open to all members but it’s particularly beginner friendly as we’re trying to use as many of the layouts included with membership so as it currently stands (we may alter it slightly) the only entry requirement is the Skip Barber 2000.

There’s a trial race tomorrow (Tuesday 3 Nov.) at Summit Point Raceway and the season starts on November 10 with 6 races every fortnight after that.

Here’s the proposed schedule – http://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=7014.msg122374#msg122374

Dallara Indycar

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!