Summer Road Trip
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Summer Road Trip, Week 1: ‘Lac of Competition
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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…
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Summer Road Trip, Introduction: The Sequel Begins
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One year ago, I embarked on what I expected would either become a great success or an utter disaster. For 12 consecutive…
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Summer Road Trip, Week 12: Final Exam
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Eleven weeks of racing all led up to this: the longest and most challenging individual races of my Summer Road Trip,…
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Summer Road Trip, Week 11: A Blast from the Past
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Through the lens of history, the late 1960s are often remembered as a golden era in Formula 1, when the drivers…
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Summer Road Trip, Week 10: Adept in the Draft
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I have made it no secret on The Driver Diary that I’m not particularly a fan of drafting. That’s not to…
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Summer Road Trip, Week 9: Clinging to Life
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Along with trying out different cars, one of the goals of my Summer Road Trip was sampling series all across the…
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Summer Road Trip, Week 8: Survive and Advance
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When I parked my GT cars in the garage for the season, I assumed the best races of my Summer Road…
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Summer Road Trip, Week 7: Back to Fundamentals
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With half of my Summer Road Trip behind me, I finally left the friendly confines of a GT cockpit for a…
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Summer Road Trip, Week 6: A Turnaround in 24
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The numbers don’t lie. Among iRacing’s GT cars, the GT3s are the kings of participation. Last season, nearly 1400 drivers per…
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Summer Road Trip, Week 5: The New Two
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In the age of laser scanning and data acquisition, one of the biggest shortcomings of sim racing titles in recent years…