10/10/2024 – Hall Of Fame Text – Episode 0456
iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics
Show Introduction
On today’s show we will discuss the possible end of Motorsports Games, see what Simucube has been working on, get news about a potential US sim expo, review who is in the eNASCAR Contender Series, preview the upcoming special events, get some listener feedback on hardware and is there really a silent shifter?
And remember you can follow along with us on your PC or mobile device in real time as you listen to the show and see for yourself all of the great topics and products we’ll discuss by visiting iracerslounge.com and selecting show notes. Hope to see you there..
Topics
Has The Sun Finally Set On Motorsport Games?
https://traxion.gg/motorsport-games-is-for-sale/
2024 eNASCAR Contender Series Roster
https://www.iracing.com/2024-enascar-contender-iracing-series-begins-october-8th
How The Pro Invitational Began
Is WEC At Caldwell Park A Good Idea?
Frustration Is Just A Part Of It
INDY CAR Confirms New Street Course For 2026
Bullied Or At Fault?
Could The WEC/IMSA Prototype Class See More New Manufactures?
Aston Has Confirmed 2025 Entry
Story From Our European Correspondent, Steve Hobbs
ļ»æ Good afternoon from the UK gents,
Saw this and thought of you guys.
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Steve Hobbs
iRacing Partners With Sim4Stem
https://www.iracing.com/sim-4-stem-launches-at-girl-scouts-of-central-indiana
Great Question
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/69124/when-will-iracing-be-available-in-other-languages#latest
What Car Should Be Run This Winter?
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/61541/petition-to-make-wins-the-gen-4-car#latest
eNASCAR And iRacing Spotlight
āTo do it here, the Coke Series, the Hall of Fame in front of a live audience, absolutely nothing even comes close to this,ā White said. āI couldnāt be happier. Iāve never celebrated a win like that.ā
On hand to take in the festivities was NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr., who presented the trophy, named in his honor, to White after the event.
It was a full-circle moment for White, who has been a longtime NASCAR fan.
āThe biggest thing for me is Dale Jr. is my all-time favorite driver,ā White said. āHe was my idol as a kid. That moment ā¦ just hugging Dale there next to the trophy, it means quite literally everything to me. I donāt know how else to explain it other than surreal.ā
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āI love the worlds of iRacing and NASCAR coming together equally to drive awareness and support for the event, but also for the sim-racing community,ā Earnhardt Jr. told NASCAR.com. āThis is a night to celebrate one particular driver but also the four and all the drivers that are in this series. Even a little bit of a bigger deal for because of what the sim-racing community has meant to my life and so I know how itās positively affected my life and all the guys that are racing in this series and the thousands of customers that are racing on the service that are creating brand new friendships every single day.
āI think thatās where the asset and the value is for NASCAR. Not only can the sim-racing community enrich your life, but thereās a younger demographic there that NASCAR can tap into as well. To see just the growth of the event alone in the last three years has been amazing.ā
Parker White Recaps The Championship Race
iRacing 101: The Paint Shop
https://www.iracing.com/iracing-101-the-iracing-paint-shop
World Of Outlaws Announces New Format
https://www.iracing.com/iracing-world-of-outlaws-team-up-for-all-new-pro-series-format-in-2024-25
Special Event Added To The December Calendar
2024 iRacing Petit Le Mans
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/69056/2024-iracing-petit-le-mans-powered-by-vco/p1
This Week In iRacing
https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-october-8-14-2024
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Fantasy
Hardware/Software
Listener Feedback
scott eggimann eggimann547@gmail.com
11:59āÆAM (8 hours ago)
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I just started listening to the iracers lounge and I love your show. I listen to you to keep up on the world of sim racing. On a couple of shows, you downplayed the Logitech G Pro wheel as something that should be avoided or a ‘hard pass.’ Let me provide a situation where maybe the Logitech Pro shouldn’t be overlooked.
I built a GT7 only rig for use with the PSVR2 on Playstation 5. At the time the only two solutions were Fanatec and Logitech. Fanatec’s future was uncertain, and you suggested staying away from Fanatec because support and software updates were unknown. That left Logitech as the only viable solution for direct drive PS5 support.
For sim racers that are PS5-based, the Logitech G Pro is a pretty good wheel/pedal solution, especially if you are still unsure of Fanatec.
I’m not biased, this is my backup rig, my primary rig is for iRacing and uses a Simucube Pro and Heusinkveld Pro pedals.
Thanks for reading and keep up the good work!
scott eggimann
Wicked Racing Esports
Gomez GXL v2
How About Quieter Shifter
What Could It Be?
Simucube Active Pedal Pro
SimMax By MPI
AliExpress Button Box
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256807678726556.html?gatewayAdapt=glo2usa4itemAdapt
The Next Generation Of Direct Drive Bases
https://www.gtplanet.net/thrustmaster-teases-dad-wheelbase-20241004
Finally Tried VR
VPG Sim V-PGT Wheel
Acelith GT-Phenom Pro Wheel Review
New Gloves From 3D Rap
Results
NASCAR iRacing Series
Friday Open – Talladega
- Mike – P10– ran near the front most of the night on the last run we could just barely make it on fuel if we saved, saved like crazy the entire stent and made it to the end was only .1 left of fuel.
- Greg – P
- Kyle- P5 kept it clean for the most part and only ran the bottom until 3 laps to go and the lanes all went to the top and I was able to get a draft with some cars and brought it home P5
- Tony -P Ran out of gas on gwc 3of3 š
- John -P wrecked out on the final green white checker after starting in the top five on the restart
- Brad – P9 after starting p9. We ran near the front most of the night but were on the wrong fuel strategy. We saved enough but gave up too much track position to those that pitted and ran full speed.
Sunday Open – Talladega
- Mike- P1 winner winner, chicken dinner a great race I stayed up front. Most of the race was in command, leading the race near the end with a bunch of late cautions had a great help from Aaron Macearchin he stayed with me the whole time pushing me right up to the checker and he got dumped from the guy behind him. Lost my help the outside was coming, but I did beat them to the line just barely. Thatās my 102nd career win, my first win of the year in this season in this series. So happy to finally close the deal this year.
- Chris- P 6. Stayed back the whole race. Missed the late wrecks. Got GWC got out the outside and gained 10 spots to finish P6.
- Justin -P wrecked out
- Greg –P8 started third on the second green white checker and then a caution came out and had to pit for fuel.
- Tom – P4
Sunday Fixed – Talladega
- Mike- P wrecked out on the second green white checker. Led a lot of laps on the final run and had to save fuel. I was at 90% throttle as the leader for the whole run and then we had a late caution and decided to pit for fuel for green white checkers since I didnāt have enough for that and couldnāt get my Way made back up through there without getting wrecked. Shoulda stayed out
- Justin – P5
- Chris – P 25. Missed a big wreck while I was trying to run up front. Had to pull down to the pits to miss it. Black Flag City āpassing under yellow, entering closed pitā served a 26 second penalty and went 2 laps down. Got one back but fell short of the second. P25
- Kyle P9 started P13 and got collected up in a big one. Had over 9 minutes of damage to fix. Decided to fix it little by little until near the end i was able to fix it all and was able to keep decent speed. After 2 GWC I was sitting P19 and then Mr Pearson jumped in and became my spotter and the man painted a beautiful picture of what was going on in front of me and what lane to use. I went to high lane 3 sometimes 4 wide and avoided wrecks that were happening in front of me and thanks to Justin’s guidance as it all happened he directed me to a P9 finish.
Wednesday Open – Charlotte ROVAL
- Mike- P there was a big pile up and turned two at the beginning of the race that I had to stop because the track was blocked and I ended up being dead lasted after that then worked my way up to 15 around halfway before I wrecked out around halfway,, ended up, hitting the wall and having about six minutes damage it wasnāt even drivable after repairs
- Brad W – P24 after starting p24. I was in the top split and knew that a top 20 would be about the best I could hope for. Ran clean and worked my way up to p18 until 4 laps to go. Something broke in the right front coming out of the infield section. Car hooked right and plowed the wall killing the motor. Up until that point I had only a 1x from cutting the curb too tight on the front stretch. Very weird.
- Kyle P – P16 got involved in 3 incidents on lap 1 and 2 and got in a big one due to a stopped car going into nascar turn 1 and got a meatball on lap 5. Fixed the 6 minutes of damage and just drove around until the end bringing home a P16 after having to do a drive through.
- Greg – P22
- Chris W – P 21. I hate the Roval with a passion. Crashed out. Glad to be put out of my misery.
Thursday Open – Charlotte ROVAL
- Mike- P choked and qualifying card number 34 of top split started dead last. Somebody spun in front of me on the pace slap and I actually hit the wall under pacing we got started. I worked my way up to about 27th with some great moves, and then I spun on my own and fell back again. Later on after Iāve settled in and Iām just clicking off laps. The leader in the one car comes up behind me to lap me going into the final chicane and as we exit the chicane, he decides to run through me and dumps me into the outside wall, destroying the car dnf. This is actually my sixth DNF in a row since Sunday morning.
Official Series
FIA F4
- Ellis–3rd attempt at Brazil worked my way up to P5, but then spun on my own fell back to 10th and then racing a guy side-by-side. He went on the grass and came up and took me out fell back was able to finish 10th.
- Fourth attempt started fifth worked my way up to second was pressuring the leader which caused him to spin and turn one. I couldnāt avoid it and literally drove over the top of him. Add damage didnāt pit was only fifth worked my way up to finish P3 94 points. My second attempt was 95 oh well.
- First attempt at Watkins Glen boot started 12th stage safe until we got to the bus stop. We were still double wide filing through the bus stop the guy behind me this sailed in there and ran over the top of me had to tow went back out from 20th and worked my way back to finish P 16.
- Tuesday night, May 3 and fourth attempt and unbelievably wrecked out in both races lap one. Third attempt I went down to turn one they were sitting sideways, blocking the track. Fourth attempt I made it clear to the bus stop before I got ran over from behind.
- Kyle P3 at the glen in FIA F4 fixed. Ran a solid race and just hit my marks. Car was glued to the track and it was fast, but not fast enough.
- Kyle P18 ran a good race and got into a 2 lap battle with P5 and on the last lap he took me out entering the bus stop and ended my race. Protest Was FIled.
League / Hosted Races
Hosted-
- Ellis- Jen five at Talladega started in the back finished P4
- GEN four at Michigan started in the back and finished P7
Final Thoughts
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- Hall Of Fame Text
Description
On today’s show we will discuss the possible end of Motorsports Games, see what Simucube has been working on, get news about a potential US sim expo, review who is in the eNASCAR Contender Series, preview the upcoming special events, get some listener feedback on hardware and is there really a silent shifter?
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