12/6/2024 – iRacing AI – Episode 0462
iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics
Show Introduction
On today’s show, we preview the final build of 2024, see if there is an app that can make you faster, are you iRenting, is Simucube still the GOAT, was 2020 the best and worst for sim racing and iRacing, Microsoft and AI oh my!
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Topics
Husets Speedway Coming
iRacing Partners With Microsoft On AI
https://www.iracing.com/iracing-collaborates-with-microsoft-on-ai-and-large-action-model-research
Formula Race Series Shootout, Part 2
IMSA eSports Round 1 In The Books
ARCA At Monza…A Great Idea
Grab Them Before They Are Gone
2024 INDYCAR iRacing Pro Champion
The Perfect Christmas Gift Idea
499…?
2020, The Best And Worst?
2024 SCCA Top Split Winners
Wrong On Purpose?
Is There Content You Should Not Buy?
- Porsche Mission R
- Brazilian Stock Car
- Sonoma Raceway
- Sand Down
- Dalara IR1
- Formula Renault
I Know That I Disagree But Do You?
If You Could Do It All Over Again…
Is This The Future?
Fair Or Not?
What Have You Seen?
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/71030/dumbest-thing-you-have-witnessed-on-iracing
An App To Make You Faster?
Show Me My Stats
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/71036/full-stats-site-app
Bump Time!
New Content: Acura NSX GT3 EVO 22
Could The Lawsuit Effect NASCAR ’25?
This Week In iRacing
https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-december-3-9-2024
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Fantasy
Hardware/Software
Worth The Hype?
Take My Money!
Still The GOAT?
New VRS Wheel And Base
More DIY – Belt Tensioner
Simcore UM1-ProS Mounting System
New RFS GT3 EVO Wheel
Which Ecosystem Is The Best?
Grid DDU5 Available
Omega Pro V2
The Unknown Sim Lab XP-1 Pedals
Best Feedback But…
Phantom Series By All In 1 Gaming
https://allin1gaming.com/collections/new-phantom-series
Tony R’s Next Pair Of Shoes
https://goodyearfootwearusa.com/products/accelerate-h-racing-sneaker
Results
“Winter” NASCAR iRacing Series
Friday Open – Winter NiS – Phoenix [Legacy]
- Mike – Pdnf– ran about 25th most of the night in tops split minding my own business as we get to about 40 to go. I start racing get up to around 20th. They wreck up ahead of me. I can’t miss it. I get totally destroyed knocked the whole right front off the car
- Justin- P wrecked out
Saturday Fixed – Winter NiS – Phoenix [Legacy]
- David – P18, running 5th near end, a 14 lapd down car wrecks another lap car into me on a restart, but of course iracing doesn’t allow you to protest stupid, you can only protest saying stupid.
Sunday fixed – Winter NiS – Phoenix [Legacy]
- David – P wrecked, unavoidable stack up
Wednesday Open – Winter NiS – Darlington
- Mike- P 12 had a horrible first run came in with no practice. I kept spinning the car and falling to the back eventually I was one lap down when the one caution came out and I got the lucky dog restarted dead last was able to work my way up to finish finally P 12 in top split
- Justin – P9
Thursday Open – Winter NiS – Darlington
- Mike- P5- had a great run going got as high as leading laps ran second for a while. There were only two cautions early on the rest of it green flag. I short pitted from fourth on the final stop was in a good position, but hit the wall too hard had wheel damage struggled for a while, but was able to get it back under me and drive it up to finish P5.
Thursday Fixed – Winter NiS – Darlington
- David – P5, ran top 5 all night, should have been 2nd or 3rd but a late caution put us on a 4 lap run, and I just didn’t have short run speed.
FridayFixed – Winter NiS – Darlington
- Mike- p2- had an absolutely great run in The Top Split, ran top five most of the night and ran second behind the leader who has an 8200 rating on the final restart. I was fifth going into the White. A couple got collected and I was able to sneak through and get P2. 205 championship points I think is my highest I’ve ever gotten in any race.
- Justin – P wrecked out in the first caution DNF
Sunday fixed- Winter NiS – Darlington
- Mike- dnf. Got ran over in the middle of the corner from behind and dumped basically with no apologies. I was the first caution about five minutes’ damage didn’t wanna run around so I parked it.
Wednesday open – Winter NiS – Martinsville
- Mike- p13 top split got about what I deserved. I spun twice on my own.
- Justin – P6
Thursday open- Winter NiS – Martinsville
- Mike- dnf. Right after the start two guys had a B right in front of me they ended up wrecking each other under yellow after the next restart. The one guy who was badly damaged heavily his left front wasn’t even spinning and he was out on the track and he was right in the middle and I went to go around him and I was way too high and slammed the wall. Nine minutes damage the way I’m gonna run it out so I quit.
Official Series
FIA F4
- Ellis– P10- qualified second was able to take the lead and was swapping the lead back-and-forth with another guy. He eventually ran me off the road I had to pit for damage finished P 10.
- Qualified second in the rain spot off on my own ended up finishing third
- Laguna Seca first attempt didn’t qualify well and it got wrecked out on that four went on to finish 17th
- Second attempt qualified, 10th got the eighth at the end of lap one and eventually worked my way up to finish P5. Top split 118 championship points.
- Next week, Virginia first start of the week started. P7 got as high as P5 and ends up finishing P6.
- Qualified 17 top split got up to seventh then got ran over from behind fell back and finished P 14
A Open
- Brad W – P3 (Auto Club) Started p5 and ran in top 10 all the race. We had a caution at lap 20 and went green from there till the end. Had to back off and save fuel but managed to save enough for a p3. Really had to be disciplined with lap times. I loved it.
IMSA
- Hall – Quite a Few Podiums at Road America and Monza. Currently sitting 2nd in points, not likely to catch the leader.
- Brad W – P4 (GTD Monza) I attempted four starts and only finished 1. Race three was the most complete but was wrecked out while taking the lead with 2 minutes to go by a GTP taking p2 and myself three wide on the front stretch.
- P4 (GTD Daytona) Avoided most of the first lap drama and settled into a good rhythm. Kept the car clean with only a few tire drops in LeMans Chicane. Finished about where I should have.
Hosted-
- Ellis – Chris McGuire hosted ended up winning in the Pro Mazda at Michigan winner winner chicken dinner came from the back of the pack all the way to win it
- Supercars at Michigan wrecked out
- Car tomorrow at Talladega came from the back to the front got wrecked out
- Ran pick up cup at Charlotte got wrecked out in the first turn
- Running 87 at Talladega hosted
- Running GEN five at Talladega started at 18th ended up getting the lead on the white but ran out of gas coming to the line and finish third
League / Hosted Races
Polar Series – Atlanta [Legacy]
- Mike – P18- no cautions did a two stop strategy where I Short pit. Some of the guys I was 17th going into the stops ended up 17th coming out. I was just passing the leader on the White and they gave me the checker. I thought it was over and let up and then they gave me the white and one more guy got by me so I was P 18 about what I deserved.
- Justin – P7
- Greg – P23- wheel damage
- Brad W – P16 Started on the front row and jumped out to an early lead. Ran too hard to start and had a few incidents where I got the car very squirrely. Decided to try a two stop race and thought it would work but did not. Had to try something different.
- Chris – P wrecked out P 27
- Donnie Spiker – P21
- David Waldron – P24
Polar Series – Dover
- Mike – P9– we had three cautions fairly early then green flag after that I basically ran the right front off until I blew a tire pitted with about 30 to go. I drove back up to P9 for about 15.
- Justin – P4
- Chris – P11. Blew a tire with around 30 to go after running in top 10. Missed the pits drove around and got into pits. Got 4 fresh tries and drove back up to 11th from 20th.
- Donnie Spiker – P15
Final Thoughts
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On today’s show, we preview the final build of 2024, see if there is an app that can make you faster, are you iRenting, is Simucube still the GOAT, was 2020 the best and worst for sim racing and iRacing, Microsoft and AI oh my!
So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast.
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Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin
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