2008 update

Hey everyone. Time for a update on my sim racing career. After almost 5 years of racing, I finally won my 2nd online racing championship, this time in the Red Dog Racing League's Busch Series. I had a great points fight with Joe Jaimeyfield down the stretch, and won by about 170 points. I did not compete for a title in the other divisions, as college schedules wouldn't allow it.

Much of the same is happening in 2008. I will be challenging for the 2008 Sprint Cup title this season, but unfortunately that's the only series I will race in RDRL. Throughout the rest of the week, I will have time to race only one other division, that being the TPSCC 2008 series at NAWSCAR. TPSCC is an rFactor series that features real life NASCAR drivers like AJ Allmendinger in the mix. Both the RDRL and TPSCC series will be running the new COT car, so it ought to be a great season.

Just a little something for you music buffs out there

July 2007 Update

ALRIGHTY THEN! Another update...bout time ain't it? The above picture is of the fabulous trip I took this past May to the Coca Cola 600/Red Dog Racing League Banquet in the Carolinas. Freakin great time...had an awesome time meeting the guys I race with online. Bottom row from left to right are: Juice Keri, Daniel Sergent, Derek Justis, Jason Justis, and Mark Howland. Top row, from L-R: Kenny Paul, Craig Meyer, Stan Alexander, Me, and Joe Jaimeyfield.

RDRL...I've known these guys for years. And it's kinda weird...I started my racing career in 2003 and 2004 in the Prime Velocity Racing League...and now in RDRL, we have started racing with the guys from PVR, now known as Outlaw Motorsports, on Friday nights. RDRL has always had another "sister league" of sorts to race in on Friday nights...it used to be USRL, but sadly that league closed up shop. Thankfully though, RDRL absorbed alot of the good USRL guys, and moved on to the OMS league to fulfill the Friday night slot. Some of the OMS guys also race in the RDRL series throughout the week, and it really feels good to race again with the guys that helped me start my sim racing career.

Personally, I've had a tough time mastering any races in the RDRL racing league. Since joining the RDRL league...I have won ONE race, which was in the Cup series at Daytona last week. I do well in qualifying sessions though, I have won several poles in different divisions.

I am a member of the Southern Comfort racing team, which is owned by RDRL president Stan Alexander. My teammates are Alexander Brown, Steven O'neill, and Daniel Carter. Our biggest rivals are the guys from New Beginnings racing...Joe Jaimeyfield, Dustin Pitts, Michael Merritt, and Mark Howland. Dustin Pitts and I have had several battles on the racetrack...and we are virtually a lock for the front row after qualifying.

Pics

Just some pictorial updates on my sim racing career:

UPDATE TIME

Time for an update....ya ya I know its been 4 months since the last one, if u were as busy as i was u wouldnt have had time either.

NORCA Racing: Well...to put it bluntly, at the start of the season the racing SUCKED. We could barely get anyone to join the server, and it just wasnt the same with about 5 guys at one race. So, I decided to get off my lazy ass and do something about, so me and several other guys have been recruiting like hell and its paid off. We again have good fields and great racing, with almost every race being a barnburner finish. We race with hardcore settings...which is why alot of ppl left, because they thought they were big crap in the bucket racers and they found out quickly they were wusses LMAO. The recruits we get now ARE top of the line stuff who arent afraid to let it all hang out on hardcore settings. So again, the racing at TeamNORCA is great. I am dominating the CTS and Aero88 series....at least when it comes to pole positions. Out of 6 Aero races, I have 4 poles. Out of 9 truck races I have 3 poles, but only 1 victory. It is my only league victory this season, just goes to show how hard the hardcore racing actually is.

In other news, I am still writing for AutoSimSport, the best damn online racing magazine there is.

I am also a member of the BTM Designs team, we accept paint requests for any NR2003 mod.

One reason I have been busy is getting ready for college, and my newfound hobby of Trap shooting. I go through about 6 boxes of shotgun shells a week, so thats how much I love to shoot.

I am also trying to get on a local racing team to try and help in a pitcrew, and just basically learn as much as possible about real life racing to further advance my dream of becoming a real life Nextel Cup driver.

An Update...finally

Hello folks and fellow readers...if I have any left lol. The Team NORCA truck series is OVER..in the history books...LONG GONE! And yours truly...Smokey...IS THE CHAMP!!! w000000000t! The final segment wiener was Intimidator68...congrats bud. Intimidator takes home the cash, I take home the trophy :)

The TeamNORCA Busch Series Winter Edition is almost over, theres one more race to go. The final race tonight is at Coca Cola superspeedway. mrmilk and the droc are fighting it out for that championship. Im pretty much out of the running since I wasn't able to stay up and race for the Kentucky race.

TeamNORCA Speedweeks are approaching rapidly. We kick off all three series that week, CTS, BGN, and Cup. All at Daytona too...hehehe...and if anyone that knows me, knows me well, then they KNOW what my favorite track is.

TeamNORCA is also doing alot of testing with the rFactor racing simulation. milk and droc think its the best thing since sliced bread, but unfortunately the nascar rules have yet to be implemented into the game by ISI.
I myself downloaded the demo last night, and Im hoping that the regular game and the mods are ALOT better than the demo. The only drivable car, the ZR, felt too much like a Nascar Thunder 2003 car to me. The rear end sticks to the ground like glue while the front end bounces all over the place. Perhaps I'm too used to the NR2003 feel...Im hoping that when I get the game and the mods that it will improve greatly. As for performance...its ok. The graphics are nice, but I cant run them on HIGH without it being like a slideshow. Turning the shadows off and turning the textures down to medium solved the problem, and my machine can run it pretty well now.

Week of Domination

Last week, the 2 points series at TeamNORCA were dominated by one man..errr...kid. The truck series race marked the return of Jason35, who had been absent from races for the weeks previous to Wedsnday's race. It was total annihlation at Infineon, where Jason almost lapped the entire field on his way to the victory.
Saturday wasn't alot different. The 3rd round of the Winter Busch Series was held at the Cleveland Road Course, which is a track carved out of a airport runway. Jason35 won the race, this time by only 8 seconds. He hadn't led the race much until the last few laps, but he again showed who is the master road racer at TeamNORCA.
I have fallen to 8th in points in the truck series segment, but I am only about 32 points out of first. And with this week's race being held at Bristol....it is certain that it will come down to the last race to decide the points segment winner. I still hold the points lead in the Busch Series Winter Edition, and with the next two tracks on the schedule being tracks that I have done well at, I am looking forward to winning the championship in this series...at least I hope I do, LOL.