Comments on: iRacing.com – Official NASCAR Series Starting February 9th

By: hoboracer

hoboracer — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:41:37 +0000

Hawk: If there was an Official F1 sanctioned series at iRacing the same forum trolls would find something to bitch about then. Some losers can never be happy.

I don't like F1 either.

By: EmptyBox

EmptyBox — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:14:15 +0000

Who cares about the stickers on the cars when they are still basically the same as the Toyota / Ford / Dodge right next to it.

I’m interested to know how this series is going to work – not that I plan on participating (Ovals are boring), but it certainly seems interesting.

By: jcchaconjr

jcchaconjr — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 09:17:19 +0000

This is a great step in the evolution of iRacing, just as the various World Tour events planned throughout the year will be, however, I was hoping that official sanctioning by NASCAR would have helped expedite the licensing of all of NASCAR’s participating manufacturers. It’s no fun driving a Chevy if you’re a fan of one of the other manufacturers. They may as well have called it the NASCAR Chevy challenge, because it’s not REAL NASCAR to me if all participants aren’t equally represented. :(

I think that iRacing is taking little steps in the right direction, but if multi-manufacturer, Class-based series comes out sooner rather than later, then I think iRacing will truly dominate the market.

By: Jack B

Jack B — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:10:44 +0000

iRacing just set a record for new subscribers in a single day since launch 18 months ago with 109 on Friday. The previous record was 102 this past Xmas day. My guess is this announcement had something to do with it.

EDIT: That record didn’t last long. 119 on Saturday. :-)

To put in perspective, iRacing keeps growing every month, but even the record month in December averaged 50 per day, so breaking 100 is a lot.

By: KastaRules

KastaRules — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:17:52 +0000

Some losers can never be happy.

There is no need to be bitter, I see a good point in the posts above.

By: UncleChuckle

UncleChuckle — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 05:17:47 +0000

Yes, because anyone who holds a differing opinion from you is a “loser”.

By: Hawk

Hawk — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:05:36 +0000

If there was an Official F1 sanctioned series at iRacing the same forum trolls would find something to bitch about then.

Some losers can never be happy.

By: Jack B

Jack B — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:21:21 +0000

hoboracer: I realize this was their plan all along, but Nascar is so old. It’s Nascar 2003 again with the same old tracks. I’m sure it will bring in tons of new rookie oval heads ready to bump draft, but we need more road courses on the menu. Hopefully this will bring in enough money to go scan some good roadies overseas.

It seems like they're focusing on Europe with the new Euro/Intl tracks that are in the works and the Williams F1 announcemnt, but I agree more Euro/Intl content is very important on the Road side.

By: hoboracer

hoboracer — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:07:43 +0000

I realize this was their plan all along, but Nascar is so old. It’s Nascar 2003 again with the same old tracks. I’m sure it will bring in tons of new rookie oval heads ready to bump draft, but we need more road courses on the menu. Hopefully this will bring in enough money to go scan some good roadies overseas.

By: Jack B

Jack B — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:04:16 +0000

It will be interesting to see how much iRacing’s affiliation with NASCAR will help in 2010. I can definitely see the 15 person Hall of Fame iRacing simulator will help once it’s opened in May with 1,000′s of visitors a day seeing or trying iRacing as the official simulation. Not sure of all the details on what NASCAR.COM will do to help promote iRacing. So far, so good though. :-)