Archive for the ‘Talladega’ Category

Leaving a mark at Talladega…

Sunday, April 25th, 2010
I don't think this is going to end well... (I'm far left)

I don't think this is going to end well... (I'm far left)

The next two events in the iRacing.com World Tour were the double events at Talladega, to coincide with the real world races in the Nationwide and Sprint Cup series respectively.

I went into both races with the same approach – just stay at the back of whatever pack I was in, try to keep single file as much as possible and when double file leave ample space to account for any sudden moves by anyone.

It worked ‘reasonably’ well – certainly better than the Daytona 500 event, but still managed to pick up a huge number of incidents, and in both races I was wrecked out with less than 25 laps to go!

iRacing.com Talladega 312 results (iRacing members only!)

Started : 31st of 33
Finished : 25th, 24 laps down, DNF (8 incidents)
iRating : -43
Safety Rating : A/4.01 (-0.17)

iRacing.com Talladega 499 results (iRacing members only!)

Started :
23rd of 33
Finished : 20th, 20 laps down, DNF (12 incidents)
iRating : -20
Safety Rating : A/3.45 (-0.56)

Pack Racing At Talladega

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

There’s nothing in racing quite like the nature of pack racing at Daytona or Talladega. It requires a totally different technique to typical racing, and a lot of give and take. When it goes well, it’s some of the most exhilarating action possible in sim racing. When you are racing with gaps measured in inches, and when you literally can’t see the track ahead (and only the car in front of you) you don’t have time to blink.