8/22/2024 – Meatball For Dinner – Episode 0449
iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics
Show Introduction
On today’s show we get another 2024 Season 4 update, find out from a pro driver how close iRacing is to reality, has MOZA upped their game with new hardware, see who beat the original iRacing GOAT and is sim racing good for your mental health and well being?
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Topics
He Beat The GOAT
Strauss Grabs First Win
Daniel Morad Tells Us How Close Is iRacing
Mental Health Of Sim Racing
https://gridstyleusa.com/blogs/news/the-benefits-of-sim-racing-for-mental-health-and-well-being
Time To Mic Up
What Are Your Thoughts?
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/59304/so-is-bowman-gray-stadium-now-coming-to-iracing
iRacing Trophies Update
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/66740/update-on-the-status-of-iracingtrophies
2024 Season 4 Changes Coming To Dirt Road
Mini Stock Screenshots
This Week In iRacing
https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-august-20-26-2024
2024 Crandon Broadcast Schedule
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/66242/iracing-presents-2024-crandon-championship
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Fantasy
Hardware/Software
So, Which Are You?
See How A Pro Sets Up His Sim Rig
DPVR E4 Black Review
https://www.newegg.com/dpvr-e4-pcvr/p/N82E16826744002
Is This The Best DDU Value, Ever?
Sim Hub Vs Sim Racing Studios
Can This Help You Feel The Force?
Handbrake Kit
DIY Sequential Shifter Kit
https://www.oktanedesigns.com/store/p/v3-sequential-diykit
Well, Is It?
https://sg-racing.co.uk/shifters/
Looking For Turn Key Motion
https://eracing-lab.com/collections/rs-series
SFX 100 Motion By Thanos
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805181442467.html
Prosimu Motion Chassis
MOZA’s New Product Lineup
https://www.overtake.gg/news/moza-unveils-active-pedal-at-gamescom-shows-porsche-wheel.2352
MOZA CRP2 Load Cell Pedals
MOZA Porsche Mission R Wheel
Best Entry Level Wheel?
Results
NASCAR iRacing Series
Friday Open – Michigan
- Mike – P19. No cautions on the final stop. I was 12 and I came out 20th. I don’t even know what happened.
- Kyle -P P6 Started P4 Used some strategy near the first half of the race to stay out on old tires and got lucky with several back to back cautions to eat away laps as I held the lead. Kept the car clean all race long and brought home a respectable P6 with 0X
- Tony -P34 second time i have been in a wreck caused by a Chase Elliott driver
- Brad – P10 Started p16. Drove up to the front early but missed the better fuel strategy on doing it on one stop. Car was just not good enough at the end of the run to drive closer to the front.
Sunday Open – Michigan
- Tony P real life…. Best spot to put this hear. Got to hang out with form Teammate and fellow Aftermath co-host Tony Groves and his lovely wife Lisa. While they didnt bring me any fuzzy peaches but we did bring the rain.
- Tom – P16
- Kyle P P 4 Started P9.Race went caution free for 80 laps. Got to the top 5 and just held it for 48 laps. Pitted under green and came out 13th and just started working my way to the front until lap 80 and the first caution comes out. Pit and come out 5th. We would follow with 3 more cautions before having a 4 lap run to the end. On the final restart going into turn 3 2 cars to my outside hit and go spinning just inches off my front bumper and the race stays green. I help off the cars behind me for a P4 finish with 0X.
Sunday Fixed – Michigan
- Mike- P4! I got involved in a big wreck on the second caution with over four minutes damage ran at the tail of the lead lap most of the race gradually getting it fixed as we approach the end and they keep working and I kept moving forward. I was up to PS six for the second green white checker restart. . another quick caution, final green white checker the leader loses it down in the corner. We all wreck. I knocked the right front off. I am able to finish P4, but have a meatball flag, but kept my position. P4!!!
- Justin –P wrecked out
Wednesday Open – Daytona
- Mike- P Ray on top 10 most the day as high as second right after green flag stops but made some bad moves and got shuffled pretty much at the end and wrecked out on the final lap basically destroyed and finish the race finish 20 something
- Justin – P5, just tried to stay out of trouble, saved my X’s for the end of the race to survive.
- John – P 4. 13 cautions for 38 laps – that tells you just about everything you need to know. The highlight for me was that I got to run with team mate Bobby Jonas. Love racing with him. We worked together really well and our plans were working. Unfortunately, Bobby got disconnected with about 15 to go. We had three G/W/C runs. There was a crash on the backstretch on the last lap which I avoided and was able to go from 8th to 4th. Happy with that finish, but hope Friday is cleaner.
- Brad W – P29. Started p15 too much stupidity to even discuss.
- Tony P25 there i was just chilling saving fuel when car in front got wrecked and tagged me ending my night
- Bobby – P wrecked out and Internet issues
- Chris W – P 14. I need to be more aggressive. Played it safe in the back. Ended up in front pack with laps counting down. Did not see the pack behind us catch and pass on the outside. Late caution let me top off but could not pass. Ended up p14 with 0x
Thursday Open – Daytona
- Mike- P6- was the pusher on the bottom lane late in the race and the outside Lane wrecked us big time. I restarted back in 22 with like three to go and was able to get up to P6 as a final effort after a green flag run and we went 60 laps without a caution.
- Tony – P20 guess i love the punishment. got Super excited for getting out of work early to see how i can race against a bunch of Europeans. Welp like usual in a 1.8k split they cant drive. Survived for awhile till wreck check up and i got Logano’d in the ass and spun me out coming out of T4. Saved it np caution. Ended up getting lapped and while hanging out in the lead pack. Leaders wreck and caught a x so lost my lucky dog. Than actually finished green from 10 laps to go.
Official Series
24 Hr Lemans
- P37, ran out of parts
FIA F4
- Ellis -Sonoma Sunday night finish P5 actually spun at three different times. Don’t know how I got a top five with that the goal was to gain some iron rating so I could potentially get more points and we gained 40 mission accomplished.
- On the next week at Virginia North. Qualified fifth got to fourth and spun on my own under pressure and had to get a quick repair drove back up to 17th
A Open
- John K – P10. Was in 3rd on last lap coming into tri-oval. Guys behind decided to do the usual – pile drive into non-existent holes and wreck us all. Slid backwards over the S/F line with a banged up car.
- Tyler – P Tuesday night wrecked out and lab two from some guy hitting the apron and wiping everybody out enough. Meatball for dinner.
- Mike. P3– got involved in one of the wrecks where knocked in the right front never pitted to repair it though and stayed out for track position. It wasn’t fast but with the way the last few laps played out I was able to work myself up to finish P3 super proud of that was a damage car.
B Open
- John. P22. Was in P2 on lap 8. P5 decided to ram the heck out of P3 and sent him head on into my right rear. I went upside down and had 38 minutes of required repairs. I quit the race because race would have been pretty much over by the time the car got fixed.
IMSA
- Brad – P4 (GTD LeMans) Started p5 and was able to stay with leaders until a cut course penalty. Was able to jump two cars during the pit stop. Had a good battle for p3 over the last three laps but did not press the point as I really needed a good finish.
- Two starts at VIR and have not finished either one. There is a reason that this is a GTD only event in real life.
League / Hosted Races
Final Thoughts
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Description
On today’s show we get another 2024 Season 4 update, find out from a pro driver how close iRacing is to reality, has MOZA upped their game with new hardware, see who beat the original iRacing GOAT and is sim racing good for your mental health and well being?
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