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Episode 0466

1/2/2025 – Cyclops – Episode 0466

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Show Introduction

On today’s show we look at iRacing’s first special events of the year, see which Cup driver was aggravated while racing online, get a track scanning update from Dale Jr, see if the recent announcement from MOZA has you excited, more AI discussions and what is Sim Coaches teasing?

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

iRacing To Reality

https://www.iracing.com/iracing-to-reality-yevan-david

Rajah In C-Fixed At Talladega

https://twitter.com/rajahcaruth_/status/1872817100366172632

Sim Racing 2024: What Happened?

Indy car returns….

Fanatec went belly up.

Rain

Max wins iRacing 24 hours same weekend as winning grand prix.

2025 Season 1 – GTP issues.

How Much $$$?

Dedication

We’ve Got Beef!

Would The Real Danica Please Stand Up

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/72673/new-in-iracing

Two Out Three Aint Bad

I’ve Heard Of A Floating Garden But This…

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/72530/road-altanta-floating-grass-t1-new-foliage-issue

iRacing Not As Buggy As You Think

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/72622/if-you-think-that-iracing-is-buggy#lates

Should AI Judge Fault In On Track Incidents?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/71212/add-ai-to-judge-an-incident-during-a-race/p1

Track State Still Not The Same For All

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/71780/track-conditions-are-not-the-same-for-everyone/p2

First Event Of 2025 For The Majors Series

https://majorsseries.com/event/daytona-24-amr2025

iRacing ROAR: First Event Of 2025

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/72778/2025-iracing-roar-presented-by-sim-motion

Daytona 24 Only Weeks Away

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/72780/2025-daytona-24h-presented-by-vco

1987 Coca-Cola 600

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/71305/1st-annual-ucrl-1987-coca-cola-600-updated-12-17-24

North America Sim Expo 2025

This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-december-31-2024-january-6-2025

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Fantasy

Hardware/Software

Wave Italy Pedal Choices

WAVE IMPETUS SIM PEDALS PRO

MOZA mBooster Active Pedal

https://mozaracing.com/mbooster-active-pedals/

https://mozaracing.com/mbooster-active-pedals/

https://simline.eu/en/pedals-accessories/moza-mbooster-active-pedal

Apex Sim Racing PTT Button

Etsy PTT Button

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1581985657/nascar-style-push-to-talk-usb-button-box?ref=user_profile&frs=1

Sim Coaches “Haptic” Shifter

https://x.com/SimCoaches/status/1874343828607603039

Marvin’s Awesome iRacing App

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/72467/marvins-awesome-iracing-app

https://herboldracing.com/

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Official Series

GT4

  • Donnie S – GT4 Fixed, P13 and P21

                               GT4/LMP’s – P12 and P5

  • Brad W – P10 (GT4-Watkins Glen) Decided to get some practice laps in for this weekend’s Sports Car Endurance Challenge race with a 30 minute race. I finished about where I should have. I never have great pace at this track. Kept it clean even though there were some sketchy moves early in the race for passes.

FIA F4 

  • Ellis– P12- spin off on my own had to pit then finished it off. Watkins glen.
    • Brazil started way back and made myself miss all the racks and ended up finishing P6 and top split. There were three Coke drivers in there.
    • Started at ninth worked my way up to six but then shut off not once but twice on my own to finish P 16

IMSA

  • Hall – P3x1, P1, in an epic last 2 lap battle
  • Brad W – P8 (GTD-Motegi) Started near the rear as this was top split. Managed to avoid some spinners early and settled into a decent finish but top split is nice because I earned more points finishing p8 vs p4.
    • P5 (GTD-Sebring) Started p4 but gave up spots for safety at the beginning. Really struggling here with the Mustang. It does not handle the bumps especially through Sunset Bend. Was probably going to finish p7 but p5 and p6 took each other out. A very good points day.

League / Hosted Races

Hosted- 

  • Ellis – Indy car at Indianapolis started at 33rd finished fourth great race!
    • 87 at Talladega came from the back to the front that got wrecked out near the end
    • Jen for Michigan got wrecked out wasn’t very fun actually
    • Holiday event was dirt trucks at wild West motorsports Park cautions returned on which turned into a debacle and we didn’t end up finishing the event
    • 87 at old Daytona started at 33rd and won the race winner winner chicken dinner
    • Del Laura Dash at Daytona wrecked out
    • Old Indy car at Pocono wrecked out
    • 87 at Talladega got wrecked out

Polar Series – Homestead

  • Mike – P14 – set was really hard to drive
  • Justin – P7
  • Donnie Spiker – P16
  • David Hall – P taken out by a guy who has a history of taking me out, ran him down clean, passed clean, he gets back cause I let another faster car go, and stays beside me and washes up to take me out.

Final Thoughts

Words Spoken in Closing Audio Clip -“”Thank you for listening to the iRacers Lounge podcast make sure to go subscribe to us on iTunes, SoundCloud, or Google Play, Facebook & Twitter, See You On The Track .” 

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Description

On today’s show we look at iRacing’s first special events of the year, see which Cup driver was aggravated while racing online, get a track scanning update from Dale Jr, see if the recent announcement from MOZA has you excited, more AI discussions and what is Sim Coaches teasing?

So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast. 

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