How did the relationship between John Henry and Dave Kaemmer come about?
John got into simracing back in 1990, when he bought Dave’s first title, “Indianapolis 500, The Simulation,” and a set of controls for his PC. He loved road racing and spent a lot of time with Geoff Crammond’s “Grand Prix,” getting progressively more involved with the sport over the years. After he bought the Red Sox in 2002, John remembered hearing that Papyrus was located in the Boston area, so he stopped in to introduce himself to Dave, and while he was there the team showed him an early version of “NASCAR Racing: 2003 Season.” John had so much fun driving it that he decided to form a league and eventually 50 or 60 of his friends were racing in it. That was the genesis of iRacing. Dave and John both shared a passion for simracing – what it was and what they both thought it could be.
