After a less than stellar performance in the Daytona 90-minute race, the series is heading to Japan for a sprint race at Suzuka Circuit. Here’s what the folks at iRacing have to say about Suzuka: “One of the world’s truly great race tracks, Suzuka has been the home of the Japanese Grand Prix since the […]
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Special Event: 90-Minutes of Daytona
This is going to be an unusually detailed race report. One thing I learned in this race is that my video capture device will not record for 90 minutes. I’m not sure why. I hope to have it figured out before the next endurance race, but I’m afraid that I just won’t be able to […]
Racing in the Desert
Welcome to Season Two of Vagabond Racer. This season, we’re going to visit a variety of international tracks, and we’re going to mix in sprint races, doubleheaders, and endurance races. The first track we’ll visit is Circuit of the Emirates in Dubai. I was surprised to learn that Circuit of the Emirates is not a […]
Looking Back, Moving Forward
When I started this sim racing journey several months ago, I did so kind of as an experiment. I had heard of Forza Motorsport 7, Asseto Corso Competizion, and iRacing, but I had never played any of them. Several years ago, I played around with Forza Motorsports 5, but that was the extent of my […]
Sebring International Raceway – Race #1
Race #1 at Sebring was what I would refer to as a solid, unspectacular race. Nothing great happened, and nothing too bad happened. That doesn’t mean that it wasn’t a challenging race. To be sure, it was. But I didn’t make an big mistakes, and I didn’t make any big moves. To be honest, from […]
Virginia is for Lovers (and Haters)
I have a love/hate relationship with Virginia International Raceway. On the one hand, it’s a beautiful facility with multiple track layout options, and all of them are challenging. On the other hand, I’ve never been very good there. I guess that’s more of a me thing than a VIR thing. We’ll be using the full […]
Watkins Glen – Race #2
Today’s race was much better than yesterday’s, although I didn’t finish as well. What was better was there was much less car-to-car contact today. It was a much cleaner race, and I feel like I drove a better race. Having said that, there was still some contact in turn one on the opening lap, as […]
Maple Valley Raceway – Race #1
Let’s talk about Maple Valley Raceway. It’s a blast to drive. It’s fast, technical, and it never gives you an opportunity to relax. There’s always something happening. This is the first time I’ve ever driven Maple Valley, and it’s already become one of my favorite tracks. But things at Maple Valley are not perfect. For […]
Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Race #2
Race #2 at Indianapolis was a lot of fun. That’s not just because I qualified 5th and ended up winning the race and running the fastest lap (although that helped), but because I drove a good race and there was very little contact. In fact, I think the two races at Indianapolis were my two […]
Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Race #1
I’ve never been to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Grand Prix circuit. The last time I was at Indy, the Grand Prix course didn’t even exist. So, to make up for my lack of real life experience at the track, I did a lot of practice laps in preparation for my two races there. I qualified […]