After a week of limbo, the ASRS Server move has been completed. As of August 27th, we have joined the NRT Redline Server family. The customer service with NRT/Redline is phenomenal and the quality of service is unbeatable. We are very satisfied with the move to say the least.
During a test at Atlanta Motor Speedway it was noted that the ping for many drivers had dropped dramatically compared to the old server. Better connections, means better racing for us all! We are happy to be with NRT/Redline and look forward to a long relationship with them.
NRT/Redline also offers servers for rFactor and ARCA Sim Racing, in fact they were involved in developing servers for ARCA Sim Racing tests prior to the public release. With NRT, we at ASRS feel our potential is greater than ever!
Friday, August 29, 2008
What does 2009 hold for ASRS?
Many options are being looked at for the 2009 American Sim Racing Series season. The possibility of a COT Series as well as the realignment of the current divisions to give each its own unique identity are options as of right now. We have several other options we are looking at but instead of creating a false sense of hope for our members we will continue to work on them before announcing any changes. Only time will tell.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Goodbye Mesa Marin, Hello Chicagoland
The 2009 ASRS Craftsman Truck Series schedule has been released and the only major change is addition of the Chicagoland event which replaces long time Craftsman Truck Series track, Mesa Marin Raceway.
Mesa Marin Raceway has hosted the ASRS Craftsman in each of the four seasons since the series inception in 2005. It was Mesa Marin where 2006 and 2007 series champion Jim Foose scored his first Pole Award. It was Mesa Marin where alot of the action the series has seen for the first four years of it's existence has taken place. But now it is time to move on, Mesa Marin has been torn down for three years, the result of a housing development. Even in 2008, the initial ASRS schedule did not feature Mesa Marin, but after much debate the powers to be agreed it was a date worth keeping. In fact, Mesa Marin was one of just three former NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series tracks on the schedule, filling the double dates on the schedule. With Atlanta dropping it's second date, Atlanta will assume the March event traditionally held at Mesa Marin.
With every door that closes, a new one opens.
Chicagoland Speedway, long known as a hotbed for testing Craftsman Trucks, since NASCAR does not allow testing at venues on the schedule and Chicagoland was the only 1.5 mile tri-oval in the United States that was not on the truck schedule. Chicagoland has also become a hotbed for ASRS testing. When the series administration felt the drivers needed more track time on the 1.5 mile tracks, it was Chicagoland that scored a testing date. When the ASRS needed a new venue for the National Series it chose Chicagoland. And now with NASCAR choosing Chicagoland for the Truck Series, ASRS has once again chosen the 1.5 mile speedway for 2009.
"What makes Chicagoland unique is that the backstretch is not straight, it is actually curved, and that really gives the drivers more room to pass and more room to race" Jim Foose, ASRS President said. "I said it after we tested there in July, the place deserves a date, I was ready to make it happen right then and there, but now I am very excited that NASCAR has chosen to do so and that opened the door for us to go there as well. In a one hour test, we ran more side by side than nose to tail. It will be one exciting race for all of us".
So as the door closes on Mesa Marin, another opens for Chicagoland Speedway. Everyone at ASRS is happy to add Chicagoland to our schedule in 2009, but we are also sad to lose Mesa Marin.
Mesa Marin Raceway has hosted the ASRS Craftsman in each of the four seasons since the series inception in 2005. It was Mesa Marin where 2006 and 2007 series champion Jim Foose scored his first Pole Award. It was Mesa Marin where alot of the action the series has seen for the first four years of it's existence has taken place. But now it is time to move on, Mesa Marin has been torn down for three years, the result of a housing development. Even in 2008, the initial ASRS schedule did not feature Mesa Marin, but after much debate the powers to be agreed it was a date worth keeping. In fact, Mesa Marin was one of just three former NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series tracks on the schedule, filling the double dates on the schedule. With Atlanta dropping it's second date, Atlanta will assume the March event traditionally held at Mesa Marin.
With every door that closes, a new one opens.
Chicagoland Speedway, long known as a hotbed for testing Craftsman Trucks, since NASCAR does not allow testing at venues on the schedule and Chicagoland was the only 1.5 mile tri-oval in the United States that was not on the truck schedule. Chicagoland has also become a hotbed for ASRS testing. When the series administration felt the drivers needed more track time on the 1.5 mile tracks, it was Chicagoland that scored a testing date. When the ASRS needed a new venue for the National Series it chose Chicagoland. And now with NASCAR choosing Chicagoland for the Truck Series, ASRS has once again chosen the 1.5 mile speedway for 2009.
"What makes Chicagoland unique is that the backstretch is not straight, it is actually curved, and that really gives the drivers more room to pass and more room to race" Jim Foose, ASRS President said. "I said it after we tested there in July, the place deserves a date, I was ready to make it happen right then and there, but now I am very excited that NASCAR has chosen to do so and that opened the door for us to go there as well. In a one hour test, we ran more side by side than nose to tail. It will be one exciting race for all of us".
So as the door closes on Mesa Marin, another opens for Chicagoland Speedway. Everyone at ASRS is happy to add Chicagoland to our schedule in 2009, but we are also sad to lose Mesa Marin.
2009 Craftsman Truck Series Schedule Released
(Cleveland, OH) The 2009 ASRS Truck Series Schedule was released this afternoon. The total number of races remains at 25 events. The schedule will take the Truck Series to 25 different race tracks over the course of nine months.
2009 Schedule: http://racepointsmanager.com/pm3/?league=1192&frame=&o=schedule&s=6&season=2009
The American Sim Racing Series has seen continued growth since its birth in 2002. Since 2005, some of the biggest names in short track sim racing have raced in the American Sim Racing Series, making it America’s #1 Online Short Track League. For more information on the ASRS visit www.americansimracing.com.
Highlights of the 2009 schedule:
- Atlanta Motor Speedway takes the mid-March date from Mesa Marin. Mesa Marin had hosted the Truck Series in each year of it’s existence, dating back to 2005.
- Chicagoland Speedway receives the fall date from Atlanta Motor Speedway, the 1.5 mile tri-oval will host it’s first ASRS Truck Series race in 2009. The event will move to late August.
- Talladega Superspeedway will host it’s annual event in late October, becoming the 22nd event of the season.
- Two events will be held on Tuesday evenings, Mansfield Motorsports Park on May 19 and Bristol Motor Speedway August 18.
- Two former NASCAR Truck Series tracks will fill the double dates for Martinsville Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway. Music City Motorplex will host an event on October 22nd, while South Boston Speedway will host an event on November 5th.
2009 Schedule: http://racepointsmanager.com/pm3/?league=1192&frame=&o=schedule&s=6&season=2009The American Sim Racing Series has seen continued growth since its birth in 2002. Since 2005, some of the biggest names in short track sim racing have raced in the American Sim Racing Series, making it America’s #1 Online Short Track League. For more information on the ASRS visit www.americansimracing.com.
Craftsman Truck Series Chase for the Championship Kicks off!
The ASRS Craftsman Truck Series kicked off the 2008 Chase for the Championship in Bristol on a Tuesday night and for the second time in three years, it was Jim Foose taking home the trophy. Foose used a no pit stop strategy to earn both wins at Bristol. Check out the slideshow of photos to see all the exciting action from the .533 mile Bullring. Foose currently leads EJ McDonell by 15 points.
2008-08-19 CTS Bristol
2008-08-19 CTS Bristol
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