In the beginning, there was the Solstice. When iRacing launched its open beta in 2008, more than a year before I joined the service, it had just two cars: the Skip Barber Formula 2000 and the Pontiac Solstice. Ten years later, there are more than six dozen laser-scanned cars available within iRacing, but those two Read more about Summer Road Trip, Week 2: Walk the Dinosaur[…]
The free base content used in iRacing’s lower-level road series includes the Mazda MX-5 and Pontiac Solstice roadsters, the entry-level Spec Racer Ford prototype, and towering over them all, the bulky Cadillac CTS-VR GT sedan. One of these things is not like the others. For new drivers wading in the pool of online racing, the Read more about Summer Road Trip, Week 1: ‘Lac of Competition[…]
One year ago, I embarked on what I expected would either become a great success or an utter disaster. For 12 consecutive weeks, I would drive a different iRacing road car and series as part of a Summer Road Trip up both the GT and open-wheel racing ladders. Going in, there were no guarantees and Read more about Summer Road Trip, Introduction: The Sequel Begins[…]