Episode 0463

12/12/2024 – A New Frontier – Episode 0463

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Show Introduction

On today’s show we cover all of the new updates for 2025 Season 1, check out more sim to reality stories, spend Mike and Brad’s money, is there an iRacing brake hack?, will this simple fix help with stuttering in iRacing and get a tour of Sim Coaches new show room and shop.

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



Gen 3 Supercars Have Arrived



Bump Start First Look



Thruxton Cricut Released

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1865103211369042323

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1867252932443337211



Ferrari 499 Now Available

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1866489025915457978



Huset’s Speedway Preview



BMW M2 CS Now Available And Free

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1866185252877550027



Debris Refresh

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/71211/new-feature-debris-refresh/p1



Acura NSX GT3 EVO 22 Available

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1865801130711609445



New Hampshire NASCAR Refresh



Genesis GMR-001 Debuting In 2026



FIA Esports Code

https://twitter.com/fia/status/1866889484559847497


Issues With The 499 and Other Hyper Cars

https://twitter.com/KyleDrives_/status/1866856946583917054

https://twitter.com/PabloGz/status/1866908946667278597



TP Paint Of The Year Voting

https://www.tradingpaints.com/poty/2024



Sim To Reality, Will It Work?



2025 Season 1 Preliminary Schedule

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/71357/2025-season-1-preliminary-pdf-schedule



Why You Should Avoid This Brake Hack



Sim To Reality Story

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/71092/iracing-racer-driving-in-real-gt3



New/Updated Series for 2025 Season 1

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/71395/season-1-2025-new-series-and-series-updates



2025 Season 1 Release Notes

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/71285/2025-season-1-release-notes-2024-12-09-03#latest



2025 Season 1 Hotfix 1 Release Notes

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/71581/2025-season-1-hotfix-1-release-notes-2024-12-11-01#latest



Atlanta 550

https://twitter.com/MrF4Speed/status/1867052082672398682


North America Sim Expo 2025



Chili Bowl Time

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/71082/2024-chili-bowl-nationals



Creventic Endurance Series At Spa

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-iracing-creventic-endurance-series-at-spa-2024



This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-december-10-16-2024




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Fantasy



Hardware/Software


Stutter Fix, That Worked



How Much?



Let’s Spend Mike’s Money

https://www.fluidlogic.com/hydration-systems



Heusinkveld Software Update



Spend Brad’s Money

https://www.advancedsimracing.com/products/vpg-mustang-gt3-steering-wheel



Sim Coaches Shop Tour And Employee Interviews





Results

NASCAR Winter iRacing Series

FridayFixed – Winter NiS – Martinsville

  • Mike- P6- ended up getting a passing under yellow because I was being a dumb ass and it was a 26 second hold penalty so I lost two laughs was able to get lucky dogs and get them back then Justin had a computer problem and I got a penalty for passing to the left before the start finish because he ended up in the wall right in front of me I got another lucky dog to get back from that and then later I get another passing to the left on a restart from a dumbass move I made because somebody was slow in front of me and got another lucky dog after that so worked my way up from dead last to finish P6 by staying out the last 70 laps or so
  • Justin – P DNF

Wednesday open – Winter NiS – Charlotte

  • Mike- P DNF. Spun out on my own and turn one three or four times eventually wrecked it where I couldn’t continue near the end DNF.


Official Series

FIA F4 

  • Ellis – P 13 at Virginia third attempt qualified 16th got dumped from being side-by-side with somebody and he knocked me off the track on the first lap fell way back and made my way up to finish P 13


League / Hosted Races

Hosted- 

  • Ellis -ran the new BMW at Oulton Park wrecked out on the first lap, but finish the race fun little car
    • Toyota‘s GR 86 @live rock in the rain qualified P2. Wrexked out 
    • Then ran several other races at the BMW at Oulton Park. Never finished.
    • On Tuesday, I’ve started fifth finish second
    • Next race got the pole position, pulled away for a 16 second lead and took the win !! Winner winner chicken dinner first win in this car! 

Polar Series – Chicagoland Speedway

  • Mike – P19. Caution free. I got what I deserved, not a fun race car that was super tight. It was just enough laps to make a one stop strategy for most cars.
  • Justin – P6, disappointed i should have had a p2
  • Brad W – P21 Really struggled to keep the tires under me. Blew a RF three laps before halfway. Spent the rest of the race trying to save fuel. Ran out on backstretch after taking the white flag.
  • Chris – P  14 – Went with the 1 Pit Stop stragity. Gained 7 spots from where I started. I enjoy Chicagoland in the A car. Not a bad night. 
  • Donnie Spiker – P20

RFK Holiday Showdown

  • Brad W – P15 Started p30 and had to survive the first two stages. Because of no yellows, there was a spin early on that broke the field up and I lost a lot of time. Second stage started and I was able to make my way up to p20 till getting fenced on the front stretch battling 3 and 4 wide. Caught a yellow before the last stage and was able to get the damage fixed. Drove up into the top 20 and with a late race restart, avoided the carnage and grabbed a p15. Was sitting really good on GWC with cars ahead staying out on old tires but had to avoid a mess coming off T2 on restart and dropped spots to avoid an accident. Finished better than I did last year.


Final Thoughts



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On today’s show we cover all of the new updates for 2025 Season 1, check out more sim to reality stories, spend Mike and Brad’s money, is there an iRacing brake hack?, will this simple fix help with stuttering in iRacing and get a tour of Sim Coaches new show room and shop.

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