Quick Hits: Garmin Catalyst 2, More Track Woes
New Catalyst 2 offers modest upgrades, but its smaller screen may disappoint. Meanwhile, tracks like COTA moving to membership-only indicate trouble for club racers.
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Better Races: What iRacing Leagues Get Right
While "Test Drive" practices and grinding Official Races in iRacing are great and both have their place, I've found a new love of League Racing. What could be better than respectful and clean, yet highly competitive racing in a field of over forty? What Are Leagues?...
Race Report: Lime Rock Park 'Circuit Legends'
With only three weeks between our previous race at Road America, the Condor team hauler stayed in storage up north before the Lime Rock Park Circuit Legends event. Thankfully, both cars had returned to reliability, and we didn't have to do much upon arriving in the scenic mountains of Connecticut.
The 2026 GLTC Rules Don't Look Promising 🙈
The provisional 2026 rulebook for GLTC was released on Wednesday to very little fanfare. I'm not racing with Gridlife next year, so I won't harp on the class too much more, but I wanted to put the scattered thoughts I've talked with others about...
Race Report: Road America 'Summer Apex'
Round 5 of our GLTC schedule brought us back to Road America for the Summer Apex, Gridlife's flagship event. While Road America is one of my favorite tracks in iRacing, it didn't click with me the first time I raced there in 2024. Furthermore, before this...
Why I'm Taking a Break From Racing
The last couple of years have been a wild ride. When the opportunity to compete in Gridlife full-time presented itself, I could not say no: I knew that I would regret it if I did. Racing in GLTC with my closest friends has been nothing short of core memories....