{"id":34278,"date":"2021-01-27T13:00:17","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T18:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dirtcar.com\/?p=34278"},"modified":"2021-01-27T13:00:58","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T18:00:58","slug":"e-dirt-to-real-dirt-rising-iracing-star-bryce-bailey-goes-real-world-racing-at-lake-view-motor-speedway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dirtcar.com\/dirtcar-ne\/sportsman-modifieds\/e-dirt-to-real-dirt-rising-iracing-star-bryce-bailey-goes-real-world-racing-at-lake-view-motor-speedway\/","title":{"rendered":"E-DIRT TO REAL DIRT: Rising iRacing Star Bryce Bailey Goes Real World Racing at Lake View Motor Speedway"},"content":{"rendered":"
CONCORD, NC – Since the inception of sim racing, fans have dreamt of taking their virtual skills and applying them on a real-world race track. Bryce Bailey<\/a>, from Waverly, NY, has used winnings from iRacing leagues and specials to help put himself on track in a DIRTcar Sportsman Modified.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Bailey, a rising iRacing<\/a> talent, won the first DIRTcar eSports race behind the wheel of a Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modified against a field of premier iRacing pros and real-world drivers alike. Now, he is taking his <\/span>real<\/span><\/i> signature red #2B to Lake View Motor Speedway<\/a> in South Carolina along with nearly 40 other DIRTcar Sportsman Modified drivers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Bailey is not the first and certainly not the last to go from virtual-to-reality racing. In 2008, Nissan created a program to train sim drivers on the Playstation game Gran Turismo with the intention of putting them into real race cars and did so with success.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In 2021, iRacing leads the world in auto racing simulation. With the introduction of Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modifieds and DIRTcar 358 Modifieds, dirt track drivers and fans can hone their skills on the virtual dirt in the same race cars we race on tracks across the Northeast, Canada, and down through the eastern US.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe hand-eye coordination you get from iRacing separates the kids now,\u201d Bailey said. \u201cKids are coming up so fast. We have so many resources to fall back on. The feel of iRacing may not be exact but we\u2019re still staying sharp. It helps you read tracks too as far as what lines you need to run, especially with Weedsport Speedway on here now. The lines you run on Weedsport are the same you would run in real life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n In addition to his DIRTcar eSports checkered flag, where he held off some of the best in the business, Bailey won the Empire Super Sprint iRacing Series plus other leagues and high profile money races. Now, he is focused on taking that iRacing success to his DIRTcar Sportsman Modified program, starting with Lake View.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Last year, Bailey bought a four-cylinder asphalt racer and won at Lake Erie Speedway against a very strong field of Race of Champions drivers. Now he\u2019s ready for the dirt.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI ran twice in my Sportsman Modified last year, but 2021 will be my true rookie season,\u201d he said. \u201cThis race at Lake View coming up is already one of the most prestigious DIRTcar Sportsman races you can run with all the money they are putting up down there in purse and bonuses.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n