iRacing Dallara Indycar @ Watkins Glen (Boot) [video]
Thursday, November 26th, 2009Testing for week 4;
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Dallara IndyCar @ Texas Motor Speedway [video]
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009Sweet, iRacing driver Robin Clarke put this video together of the race I was in last week.
Robin finishes 3rd in a wild finish on the last lap.
Week 3 – Dallara Indycar at Texas Motor Speedway
Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Dallara Indycar
After a pretty decent 8th place finish at Indianapolis last week and a chunk of experience on an oval in the Indycar I was looking forward to Texas with excitement and trepidation in equal measures!
Looking at the real Indycar race last time at Texas, I knew there would be minimal overtaking opportunities despite very close racing, this is a drafting track, much more so than Indy.
A good qualifying time would be paramount, keeping a decent spot after the start should be easily defendable. The plan was to hang on and let everyone fight it out behind and see what happens as the race progressed.
Qualifying went like a dream. I knew I had a fast set-up but I nailed a great lap to go 13th overall, easily my best ever qualifying position.
As the entries grew for the race, it was fingers very firmly crossed that I wouldn’t have too many of the really fast guys ahead of me.
Entering the race I found myself in 4th of 21 (ranked #10), nicely near the front but lining up on the outside never goes too well for me and the outside line at Texas is at a considerable disadvantage so getting to the inside as quickly and safely as possible would be the aim.
I didn’t get a great start and lost a few places as cars steamed through on my inside but, somewhat fortunately, a big gap appeared after the 6th place car so I was able to slot in and hang onto the back of the pack. Almost immediately I was up to 6th after heavy contact with the wall meant one of the guys in front had to slow considerably.
As the race progressed I was able to comfortably stay 6th, holding onto the pack in front while a couple of yellows meant the chasing cars were beginning to thin out a little.
On lap 42 I had an amazing escape as the 2 cars right in front touched wheels in the tri-oval section and slammed into the wall. Luckily, they bounced either side of me and I was completely unscathed but the adrenaline was certainly pumping! As we formed behind the pace car on the pace lap I was still a bit dazed and completely missed the 3 cars ahead pitting. That left me in the lead but still requiring a pit-stop. As we rounded into the back straight I realised I’d been completely stupid. A stop now would mean no more pit-stops would be required for the rest of the race! DOH!
So I had to decide whether to pit on the next lap and end up at the back of the field or risk losing a HUGE chuck of time if we went green for the remainder of the race and probably ending up at the rear anyway if I pitted under yellow. I came in on the next lap and re-started in 12th.
With only 12 cars remaining, we had a very long run under green, I made one pass, one other guy had to pit which put me to 10th when the last yellow came out to put me in 9th. The car was feeling good but I was stuck behind the 3 guys in front, unable to make a pass, as I’d seen in real life, it’s incredibly difficult at this track.
As the laps ticked down I stopped pushing and decided that after 97 laps I wasn’t going to risk anything. As we came into T4 on the last lap though we saw a cloud of smoke and a brace of Dallara’s going airbourne. The 3rd, 4th & 5th drivers had managed to take each other out on the very last turn. Once again, luck was with me as our pack of 4 made it through the carnage to pick up 3rd, 4th, 5th and me finishing in 6th. Sometimes luck does favour the timid!
I finished with just one incident so I ended up with +0.13 SR (4.73), +51 iRating (1785) and a satisfying 92 points!
That was my highest ever finish in an ‘A’ class race 
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Week 2 – Dallara Indycar at Indianapolis Oval
Friday, November 20th, 2009
- Dallara Indycar
Having missed week 1 at Barber I was keen to get my first race in the Dallara under my belt.
I’m not sure 75 laps of Indianapolis Oval would be my first choice for my rookie race but having done a few races at the track in the Lotus in week 13 I at least knew what to expect.
With a bit of expert help with my set-up I knew I had reasonable pace but couldn’t quite get it together in qualifying and was a little off my PB.
I think grid position at Indy is pretty important to try to avoid any problems in the first few laps, it’s a dangerous track.
I was fully prepared to start from the pits but there were 54 registered for the race so I ended up in the lower split, 12th on the grid as the #10 ranked driver.
The first 25 laps of the race was very slow going with (what felt like) almost constant yellow flags. I was managing to keep out of trouble though and stayed pretty much on pace in the top 10 so it felt like I could manage a decent finish if I could keep out of trouble.
Because of the constant yellows, my pit strategy never really came into play. We ended up doing 26 of the 75 laps under yellow so there was plently of opportunity to keep the tyres fresh and the fuel topped up.
On lap 42 and under yellow, much of the field pitted. Only half the field remained on the lead lap and I found myself leading, thinking we’d all have to stop again. We managed a short run to lap 50 when we went yellow again so I pitted, knowing I’d be OK to the end of the race and still thinking everyone else would have to stop again.
Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case, I was back down in 12th and made a horrible restart, dropping back considerably fron the pack. Unluckly, this was the longest green spell of the race. Only a couple of drivers had to pit so I was back up to 9th, steadily catching the 2 drivers in front.
I was right on the tail when yet another crash brough the yellows out through to the end of the race so I had no further opportunity to improve my position and ended in a slightly frustrating 8th place.
Finishing at Indy with zero incidents is no mean feat though so I ended up with +0.15 SR (4.62), +36 iRating (1734) but only 70 points which seemed scant reward for a gruelling race of 1h 45mins!
Inside Sim Racing: Episode 51 [video]
Thursday, November 19th, 2009Http://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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IndyCar Series now at iRacing.com [video]
Saturday, November 7th, 2009iRacing 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
iRacing Dallara Indycar @ Barber Motorsports Park [video]
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009Wow, this is a tough track!
Indycar coming to iRacing in Autumn
Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
Image via Wikipedia
As suspected, iRacing have confirmed a tie up with Indycar;
America’s fastest open wheelers, America’s most versatile open wheel series . . . and the world’s most famous race track are all coming to iRacing.com. This fall, iRacing will debut its Dallara in the iRacing IndyCar Series along with the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway, home to the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400.
While you won’t be able to drive an Indy car or race at the virtual Brickyard until later this year, you can get a jump on your iRacing Indy car career by joining iRacing.com today. Take advantage of our special offer of a three month membership for $25.00, a 50% savings on the regular price.
It’s a bit odd there’s been no ‘official’ announcement but it’s possible the offer page was just put up a bit early and it will come later today at the IRL race at Infineon.
http://www.iracing.com/indy_promotion.html
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