Episode 0469

1/23/2024 – Purrfect Race – Episode 0469

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

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Show Introduction

On today’s show we will recap our Daytona 24 weekend, discuss more stewarding drama, see how close Max thinks sim racing is to reality, a content update for NASCAR ’25, does sim racing have a blind spot? See what new hardware MOZA has introduced and where is the ENASCAR 2025 roster information?

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..






Special Guest

Bryant Lucas

General Questions:

  1. What brought you to iRacing and how did you hear about it?
  2. Which series do you normally run?                
  3. What type of hardware do you use? (Wheels, Pedals, ect.)
  4. Software
    1. What gear did you use when you first started iRacing?
  5. Do you run Monitors or VR?
    1. How many monitors?
    2. What VR headset are you running?
  6. Are you part of a team?  
  7. Do you participate in any leagues or is it just official racing? 
  8. What is your most memorable iRacing moment? 

Topics



Was The Appeal Ruling Correct?

https://twitter.com/mikedeanellis/status/1880378866273071332



300k Subscribers

https://twitter.com/iRacingMyers/status/1880756886724907110



A Podium Finish For Team iRLP

https://twitter.com/iRacersLounge/status/1881029676854022311



Turn 1…Lap 1

https://twitter.com/SteelHorseLive/status/1880659432675373231



Penalty Box…Twice

https://twitter.com/SCUDERIAFEMBOY/status/1880767848672629176



Un-CrashGate

https://twitter.com/D1ckTr1ckle/status/1880967682146853364

Grid-and-Go.com eSports are the new GTP winners of the iRacing Daytona 24, powered by VCO, following post-race penalties. Congratulations!



“These ‘Motion’ Rigs, They Are Slower”

https://twitter.com/TeamRedlineSim/status/1880737443076567320



More Lap 1 Heroes

https://www.facebook.com/groups/258981315367421/permalink/1290689128863296/



Daytona 24 By The Numbers

23,397 iRacers entered the iRacing Daytona 24 over the weekend, making it the largest sim racing event in the world!

You all showed up to Daytona and drove a combined 2,915,614 laps for a total of 89,444 hours of racing!



Is This A Problem?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/73724/daytona-24-team-behavior



Daytona 24 Feedback

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/73756/daytona-24-feedback



Not Sure I Want A Re-scan

https://twitter.com/cytrusf1/status/1881671501075865951



ENASCAR Media Day



Wobbly Wipers Wanted

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/73659/many-of-us-are-missing-out-on-the-best-feature-of-the-s1-2025-build-wobbly-windshield-wipers



Should iRacing Meet His Demands?



NASCAR 25 Information

https://www.instagram.com/p/DFIkIgYxn8n



Sim Racing’s Blind Spot



Is It Time To Fix The Fixed Setups?

https://twitter.com/MGuest33/status/1881447672470818945



IMSA Time Attack Is Back



Come Race With The Lounge

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZBLNN7zgwsD6QeFytxKuQLIWVXZ5P1eA74i1TyffGAEn4Sg/viewform



This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-january-21-27-2025/




Podcast Housekeeping

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Fantasy



Hardware/Software


Start The PC From Your Phone



Impressive Combo Or Overkill?



Ascher F64 V3: Almost Perfect



PurrPRO Pedals Open For Pre-order



MA-24 Light Mount Available



MOZA DDU



New MOZA FSR2 Wheel



Keep Your Rig Neat And Organized



Sim Formula Europe Walk Through



4090 Performance for $549?



Muzzle That Gamer!



AI Gamer Copilot



BDH H1SQ Shifter Review



Spend Brad’s Money…Round 2



How Many?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/73713/windows-11-showing-54-instances-of-my-monitors-under-audio-inputs



Simutec’s SDU-3-5″ Display

https://www.simutec.co.uk/product-page/sdu3-5-display



MOZA’s DDU





Results

NASCAR iRacing Series



Official Series

24 hours of Daytona – 

  • EllisP3 I got in the car with about six hours left. We were already in P3 at that point and had a very uneventful race in the fog. Stay dry the whole time I ran two double stents took a break and then another double stent.
  • Chris – P15: I had a great experience all week. It was fun to get practice and to bond with teammates. I got to race in the rain for the first time at 1am est to 4am and absolutely loved it. I wanted to bring the car back with 0x added but had two fender benders. This is my second 24, first finish, and I can’t wait until next year. Proud of the resiliency of this group. 
  • William- P3. GRR team of 4. Did the 7AM EST timeslot. Started P15, was P6 by the time I got in the car for my first stint. Team of 4 did double stints, 1 guy couldn’t race during day, one at night. Pretty clean race overall. Got punted off in the horseshoe early on but no damage and not much spot lost. Started raining in my second stint, rained for a couple hours then dried. Then rained again all night long. We did fine in the rain, and I understand its a part of racing, but kinda disappointed in the amount when i’ve talked to other timeslots that didn’t have any at all. We were P2 at one point chasing the leaders, but had a slight mishap with the inside pit wall about 16 hours in. 6 min repairs, dropped to 6 but recovered to podium P3.
  • Tyler – P15 in class and P25 overall. Spent a week practicing for this event only for half of it to be wet. Disappointed by the weather forecast but had a great time with the GT3 team. Rain and multi class racing was a major challenge but the best 24 yet. I’m ready for the next one. 
  • Brad – P15 Can’t say enough about the team’s effort this past weekend. The race did not go the way that we planned. Almost half was in the rain (on a 25% forecast). The guys stepped it up and overcame many challenges. Did we make mistakes? Yes, did we learn? Yes and we will be better prepared for the next one.

GT4

  • Donnie S – GT4 Challenge Barcelona – P6 and P17  GT4/LMP3 Barcelona – P7 and 3

M2

  • Ellis– P qualified P4 finish P2 made a couple mistake mistakes. I probably could’ve won it.
    • Qualified second
    • New track Winton motor raceway.  Qualified third got dumped in the first turn on the first lap fell back to the end and finish P 10.
    • X-ray qualified for

IMSA

  • Brad W – P11 (GTD-Nurburgring) Last car in top split. I like this track but I can’t find speed here. I’m normally 1-1.5 off the fast guys but this weeks it’s closer to 3 seconds. Honestly a p11 was better than what I deserved.
  • William W- P9 Daytona day after 24 and the only race I did this week besides the 24. Only car under 2.3K in this field. Hard race but rewarding keeping pace with with 2.6k drivers. Higher split helped as I was able to get my race pace down to the low to mid 44s, was only able to get to that in qualifying before.


League / Hosted Races



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 .” 

TITLE

  1. Purrfect Race

Description

On today’s show we will recap our Daytona 24 weekend, discuss more stewarding drama, see how close Max thinks sim racing is to reality, a content update for NASCAR ’25, does sim racing have a blind spot? See what new hardware MOZA has introduced and where is the ENASCAR 2025 roster information?

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

iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, Amazon, and other podcast players. 

Sponsors: 

Hosts:

Mike Ellis – twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis

David Hall – www.twitch.tv/mixmage

Greg Hecktus – twitter.com/froozenkaktus – www.twitch.tv/froozenkaktus

Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Kyle Pendygraft – twitter.com/LoudPedalGaming

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Tom Dreiling – 

Donnie Spiker – twitter.com/Spikerman19

Bobby Jonas –

MacKenzie Stevens – https://twitter.com/MackStevens48

Justin Pearson – https://twitter.com/big7bang_

John Kerley –

Brad Wrenn – https://twitter.com/bradwrenn

Links:

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Web (Show Notes) – iracerslounge.com/

Episode 0468

1/16/2025 – Should I wait for the RTX 11090? – Episode 0468

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics



Show Introduction

On today’s show we sit down with new team member, William Westbrook, find out which drivers signed with which Coke Series teams, preview the iRacing Daytona 24, check out new hardware from MOZA, some very unique sim rigs and your next chance to race with us is only a few weeks away!

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..





Special Guest

William Westbrook



Topics



Ok Sim Community, Time To Help Out

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https://www.facebook.com/groups/258981315367421/permalink/1288524295746446/



ENASCAR Series News

https://twitter.com/MGuest33/status/1877802643935924620
https://twitter.com/MrWyat5/status/1877758518423408843
https://twitter.com/WilliamsEsports/status/1878495222637752480
https://twitter.com/YungQuami/status/1879575739210817685
https://twitter.com/PioneersGG/status/1879679965014479174
https://twitter.com/SpireMotorsport/status/1879548041730068593

https://x.com/WBeSports_/status/1879609724976628192

https://x.com/VegasInferno/status/1879629292390478224



One Of These Things Does Not Belong

https://twitter.com/brendanhyprstar/status/1877222468017963453

https://twitter.com/brendanhyprstar/status/1877222468017963453



Funniest Rage Quit

https://twitter.com/daletanhardt/status/1877857431679623268

https://twitter.com/daletanhardt/status/1877857431679623268



0.000 Photo Finish

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1877407874252501094

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1877407874252501094



Season 1 2025 Contests

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/71976/season-1-2025-contests/p1



The Most Dangerous Rookie Car?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/73425/this-is-probably-the-most-dangerous-rookie-car-on-the-service-yeah



Daytona Turn 1 – Unrealistic Entry

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/73419/unrealistic-t1-line-at-dayto



Avoid Sim Racing Burnout

  1. Take a break and get outside.
  2. Avoid running the same races over and over again.
  3. Include other fun games like simcades versus simulations.


IMSA Esports Finally At Daytona

https://twitter.com/vcoesports/status/1878522668754092309

https://twitter.com/vcoesports/status/1878522668754092309

https://twitter.com/vcoesports/status/1878544608201785620?s=61&t=0BM5wP7L2MgLDooBGnAC1Q

https://twitter.com/vcoesports/status/1878544608201785620?s=61&t=0BM5wP7L2MgLDooBGnAC1Q

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1878837012297580984

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1878837012297580984

https://www.iracing.com/imsa-esports-global-championship-concludes-at-daytona-5-williams-esports-chillblast-171-team-redline-win-respective-class-titles/



How Did Your ROAR Go?



Should Special Events Get An Additional Time Slot?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/73320/sunday-timeslots-for-series-like-mpc-roar-imsa-enduro-eastern-standard-time#latest



iRacing Special Events Promo



Scanning Bowman Gray But Not For Who You Think

https://www.facebook.com/703599752/posts/10161584147719753/



Search For The Next Racing Prodigy



North America Sim Expo 2025



Come Race With Us!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZBLNN7zgwsD6QeFytxKuQLIWVXZ5P1eA74i1TyffGAEn4Sg/viewform



Yearlong Dirt Super LM And 410 Sprint Cars

https://www.iracing.com/iracing-announces-yearlong-dirt-super-late-model-and-410-sprint-car-tours



Daytona 24

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



This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-january-14-20-2025




Podcast Housekeeping

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Fantasy



Hardware/Software


Full Rig Build



RTX 5090 – First Look



Project DIGITS?

https://twitter.com/EHuanglu/status/1876495323302166822



Discover The Art Of Racing



VRS GT-2 Cockpit

https://twitter.com/EHuanglu/status/1876495323302166822



Simagic Neo X Hub



More Simagic Active Pedal Information



This Is A Steal

https://www.facebook.com/groups/SimRacingMarket/permalink/3870125906591809/



7.1.2 Surround Sound



Turn The Game Filters Off



Simdid DV480 DDU



Spend Brads Money

https://twitter.com/maxpapis/status/1879504557119873377

https://twitter.com/maxpapis/status/1879504557119873377





Results

NASCAR iRacing Series



Official Series

GT4

  • Donnie S – Daytona and Mugello Results

IMSA

  • Brad W – P6 (GTD-Daytona) Had a horrible qualifying and figured I was doomed. It was typical Daytona on the first lap. Avoided too many spinning cars and was up in the top 10 coming out of the infield only to be spun coming on to the banking. The eyes turned red and I was driving like a mad man. Played the pit strategy right, took just enough fuel to finish and jumped a bunch of cars. Was happy at the end but know I have a better finish in the car.

GT Sprint Simucube Series

  • William W – 1/11 P4. Started P7 finish P4. Didn’t feel like I was as fast as some that I finished ahead of, but kept it clean and good pitstop. 

GT Endurance Series

  • William W – P26 Qualified horrible, started P52, getting used to porsche, up to P40 by lap 3 then got dumped in the horseshoe. Mostly incident free after that to finish P26, but could have been better.

Roar Before the 24

  • William W – P11. Self sabotage. First time driving the AMG in months. No practice. Started middle pack, got black flag on lap 3 for not clearing a slow down. Recovered nicely, but could have been much better without the self inflicted wounds. 
  • Brad W – P5 (GT4) What a fun race! Did not have a great qualifying lap but in race trim the car was great. Ran multiple people down making my way to the front to grab p5 by inches at the line.



League / Hosted Races

Leagues

  • Westbrook’s GTP/GT3 League – Daytona Week P3. Could have been P2 but got some damage pushing out of turn 5. Glad to hold onto P3 after that. Was a rather sloppy race than normal as far as driving standards are concerned in this league. 

Majors Series

  • Brad W P17 (GTD-Majors2.4) Started on pole but lost P1 because of iRacing multiclass starting issues. Lap one a safety car was called and half the field did not “hear” it. Lost 4 spots for cars passing under yellow. They were not penalized but that rant is over. Drove back up to p2 before first stop, cand came out and the car was a mess. I spun multiple times, used my fast repair and spun multiple times again. Could not figure out what was wrong until I parked it. Went to the garage and saw I had put on Wet tires. I had a button on my wheel mapped to change compounds and I somehow hit it during the first stint. I threw this one away. Needless to say, that mapping is now moved to the button box.
  • David P4 – Was comfortably in third, a lapped GTP dove bomb a gt3, the gt3 freaked out and spun into me.

Hosted- 

  • Ellis –supercars at Michigan Chris McGuire hosted finished P4
    • At Charlotte legend’s oval legend cars and radical SR8. Started in the back finish P8.
    • Supercars in Michigan wrecked out
    • All in the car at Pocono started at 12 finish P4
    • Lotus 49 and star Mazda at Pocono Road course start at P 12 finished p seven
    • BMW M2 at lime rock started P3 finish. P2 had a good battle getting around second to take that V2 nice clean pass.
    • Then Pole  position – let every lap no one challenge me, pulled away to almost 7 second gap to win the race career win number 105
    • Then fifth finished second
    • Then started fifth and won the race winner winner chicken dinner number 106
  • Westbrook – Sim Racing for the Kids. This was technically before last week’s show, but I’d like to talk about it if we have time. Great time for a great cause. Both of our teams had a fantastic time. We placed P12 after a bit of a slip in qualifying. Super clean race for our end. Sister team P2

Polar Series – Legacy Kentucky

  • Mike – P18
  • David Hall – P15, accidentally started from pits, and thus couldn’t make it on 1 stop


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 .” 

TITLE

  1. Should I wait for the RTX 11090?

Description

On today’s show we sit down with new team member, William Westbrook, find out which drivers signed with which Coke Series teams, preview the iRacing Daytona 24, check out new hardware from MOZA, some very unique sim rigs and your next chance to race with us is only a few weeks away!

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

iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, Amazon, and other podcast players. 

Sponsors: 

Hosts:

Mike Ellis – twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis

David Hall – www.twitch.tv/mixmage

Greg Hecktus – twitter.com/froozenkaktus – www.twitch.tv/froozenkaktus

Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Kyle Pendygraft – twitter.com/LoudPedalGaming

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Tom Dreiling – 

Donnie Spiker – twitter.com/Spikerman19

Bobby Jonas –

MacKenzie Stevens – https://twitter.com/MackStevens48

Justin Pearson – https://twitter.com/big7bang_

John Kerley –

Brad Wrenn – https://twitter.com/bradwrenn

Links:

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Episode 0467

1/9/2025 – Grind Through Mediocrity – Episode 0467

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Brought to you by:



Opening Audio Clip -“Your listening to the iRacers Lounge Podcast where we discuss everything iRacing, in a casual setting, enjoy.”`

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  • Welcome to the iRacer’s Lounge, I am your host “XXX”. iRacer’s Lounge is a podcast for the iRacer, where we talk all things iRacing in a casual setting.
  • Joining me are the usual characters, ———— 


Show Introduction

On today’s show we cover the latest patch update, a multitude of special events coming, see if the Active Pedal make you faster, tell you why you can’t gain iRating, discuss the 2025 ENASCAR schedule, see what in iRacing to look for in 2025 and find out who is racing in the final IMSA eSports event at Daytona.

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



2025 Season 1 Patch 1 Release Notes

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/73144/2025-season-1-patch-1-release-notes-2025-01-08-01#latest



The Golden Age Of Sim Racing

A panel discussion from the 2024 ADAC Sim Expo.



iRacing A Look Ahead To 2025

https://boxthislap.org/iracing-a-look-ahead-to-2025/

  • NASCAR 25
  • Series Fragmentation
  • Standardizing track limits
  • Enhancing the reporting and penalty system
  • New graphics engine
  • New in sim UI
  • Career mode


Summit Point – Not Accurate?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZg6JjJACQ0



2025 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Schedule Released

https://www.iracing.com/2025-enascar-coca-cola-iracing-series-schedule-revealed



IMSA Esports At Sebring

https://www.iracing.com/williams-esport-chillblast-ao-racing-by-coanda-take-respective-imsa-esports-class-wins-at-sebring



Max To Compete In The Final IMSA Esport Round



Maintenance Ruined My Race!

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/59050/race-ruined-by-server-maintenance#lates




“I Messed Up!”



Why Can’t I Gain iRacting?



Why You Need A Spotter



Design Your Ride

https://x.com/iRacing/status/1877012523305582942



Member Survey Time

https://twitter.com/iRacingMyers/status/1877059686261813422



New Safety Car

https://www.iracing.com/bmw-m-motorsport-becomes-iracings-official-safety-car-partner-for-the-largest-events-on-the-popular-simulation-platform



I Want A Horn

https://twitter.com/MattMaloneTV/status/1874962154157412740



Driven To Give 400



North America Sim Expo 2025



The Roar

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/72778/initial-bop-added-2025-iracing-roar-presented-by-sim-motion/p1



Daytona 24

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



This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-january-7-13-2025




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Hardware/Software


Multi LED Displays

https://shop.simrep-engineering.com/product/multi-led-display/



JJ Spotter Pack Update

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1024044446406058&id=100064015361749&mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=Zrl5KI9gnfPZRS6R#



Simagic P500 Pedal Review



James Baldwin’s Hardware



Trak Racer Adjustable VESA Mounts



Will It Make You Faster?



Everyone Should Be Able To Race



Triple 45″ Curved Sim Rig



Top 5 Accessories Under $40

Links to products (affiliate links)
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Cloths – https://amzn.to/3W9iuRC
Air tool – https://amzn.to/3DMdThS
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Results

NASCAR iRacing Series



Official Series

GT4

  • Donnie S– Q8, P9 (IMSA Sports Car Endurance Challenge) I have no memory…lol
    • GT4 Fixed – Daytona Q16, P25.  DQ w/in 5 laps.  The absolute worst iRacing experience in my 4.5 Years.
    • Falken Tire SC Championship – Q9, P8.  Much better race, solid points.
  • Brad W – P18 (IMSA Sports Car Endurance Challenge) I just can’t find pace at Watkins Glen. Does not matter what car I drive. I finished where I deserved. Very frustrating 2 hours.

FIA F4 

  • Ellis – P wrecked out. Was running 10th and got totally destroyed. An intentional wreck from behind going into turn one from about nine Karl links back. They just never break and just run into the back of me.  Lime rock.

B Open

  • John – P7. Started in P6. This one went green until two laps to go, when two lappers crashed the leaders. On the restart the leader lost it in turn one and cremated half the field. My car was trashed, but apparently many others were even worse. Managed to pass two cars on the last lap with my junker and almost cracked the top five.

IMSA

  • Ellis – at Sebring in the Cadillac- p7 avoided some carnage and was a little bit involved, but didn’t hurt the car soldier dad home to finish P7 after blowing a right front right before I pit it for fuel.
  • Brad W – P2 (GTD-Sebring) Started p5 and the car had great pace. Gained a spot or two from spinners early and through pit stop. One of the best races I have had at Sebring.


League / Hosted Races

Hosted- 

  • Ellis -BMW M2 @Ober Slaton started P6 finished P3 nice run
    • 87 at Talladega hosted Chris McGuire

Polar Series – Richmond

  • Mike – P 16 no cautions I got pretty much what I deserved
  • Justin – P rage quit too tight
  • Brad W – P 11 The car was tight but I managed it much better in the first half of the race. After pitting I used the tires up too quickly. Fell back and rather disappointed with the finish.
  • David Hall – P 17


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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  1. Grind Through Mediocrity

Description

On today’s show we cover the latest patch update, a multitude of special events coming, see if the Active Pedal make you faster, tell you why you can’t gain iRating, discuss the 2025 ENASCAR schedule, see what in iRacing to look for in 2025 and find out who is racing in the final IMSA eSports event at Daytona.

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

iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, Amazon, and other podcast players. 

Sponsors: 

Hosts:

Mike Ellis – twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis

David Hall – www.twitch.tv/mixmage

Greg Hecktus – twitter.com/froozenkaktus – www.twitch.tv/froozenkaktus

Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Kyle Pendygraft – twitter.com/LoudPedalGaming

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Tom Dreiling – 

Donnie Spiker – twitter.com/Spikerman19

Bobby Jonas –

MacKenzie Stevens – https://twitter.com/MackStevens48

Justin Pearson – https://twitter.com/big7bang_

John Kerley –

Brad Wrenn – https://twitter.com/bradwrenn

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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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Hardware/Software


Wave Italy Pedal Choices



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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  1. Cyclops

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. 

iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, Amazon, and other podcast players. 

Sponsors: 

Hosts:

Mike Ellis – twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis

David Hall – www.twitch.tv/mixmage

Greg Hecktus – twitter.com/froozenkaktus – www.twitch.tv/froozenkaktus

Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Kyle Pendygraft – twitter.com/LoudPedalGaming

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Tom Dreiling – 

Donnie Spiker – twitter.com/Spikerman19

Bobby Jonas –

MacKenzie Stevens – https://twitter.com/MackStevens48

Justin Pearson – https://twitter.com/big7bang_

John Kerley –

Brad Wrenn – https://twitter.com/bradwrenn

Links:

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Episode 0465

12/26/2024 – 2024 In The Rearview – Episode 0465

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Brought to you by:



Opening Audio Clip -“Your listening to the iRacers Lounge Podcast where we discuss everything iRacing, in a casual setting, enjoy.”`

READ THIS AT THE TOP OF EACH SHOW!!! 

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  • Joining me are the usual characters, ———— 


Show Introduction

On today’s show we will take a look back at 2024 and spend some time looking forward to 2025, find out why iRacing wins against the competition, let you know about a listener fun race, see if you can do VR for cheap and see how many laps under caution is too many?

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 2024 Season 4 Is In The Books



Might Need More Tear Offs

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/72114/lmp3-rubber-marks-move-during-wipers-on



Max Being Max



One Word…WOW



iRacing, Time To Schedule A Flight

https://midohio.com/news-m/1084-track-and-facility-improvements-completed-at-mid-ohio-sports-car-course



2024 By The Numbers



iRacing Asked…

https://x.com/iRacing/status/1870188458096112126



2024 In The Rear View

Best update/new content from iRacing?

Mike – Rain

Brad – Rain

2024 biggest update/content disappointment?

Mike – Oval Refresh

Brad – New UI

2024 best and worst hardware release?

Mike – Thrustmaster

Brad – Active Pedal(best) – Fanatec fiasco(worst)

Favorite 2024 iRacing memory?

Mike – NiS Talladega Win

Brad – IMSA win at San Palo



2025 And Looking Forward

Looking ahead to 2025, Update/content most excited for in 2025?

Mike – Gen 4 refresh

Brad – NASCAR Oval Refresh

2025, hardware most looking forward to?

Mike – Moza Active Brake

Brad – Simagic Active Pedal

iRacing 2025 resolution?

Mike – Win NiS Division 2, win at least 1 NiS Races

Brad – Return to victory lane in NiS




At Least We Have It Virtually

https://x.com/MatthewDillner/status/1870941530527354884



How Many Caution Laps?

https://x.com/iRacing/status/1870188458096112126



Is The Draft Model In The Trucks, Broken?

https://x.com/JoeSwanCrippled/status/1871618649460703484



This Is Why It Wins



Never Know Who You Might Be Racing

https://discord.com/channels/238867726335082506/238867726335082506/1321159172334682112



TK Sim Racing Headquarters 2024



Production Car Challenge

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/71959/new-special-event-the-production-car-challenge-at-vir/p1



North America Sim Expo 2025



Sim Racing For The Kids!

https://fundraise.sickkidsfoundation.com/sim-racing-for-the-kids



Come Race With Us!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc8a16Bn8_fTl2R8G4K9536Ky7kBH7BBFIN02SB1sCnpOz1Aw/viewform



This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-december-24-30-2024




Podcast Housekeeping

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Hardware/Software


From Our Discord: Haptics/Shakers

https://discord.com/channels/238867726335082506/238867726335082506/1320039718565449852



Simagic Question/Answer Time



P1 Sim: Beau Rivage



Sign Here Max



Active Pedal Ultimate Review



Top 5 Sim Racing Accessories

1) Slip-Angle Bass Shake Kit:

2) Simagic P-HPR Reactors:

3) Philips Hue Lights:

4) Wind Simulator:

5) Sim Racing Roof:



New DDU From Simsport Gadget



Spending Money On The Right Parts

https://www.facebook.com/groups/476277217678724/permalink/974354477870993/



David’s Windows Reinstall And WMR Loss Issues

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/72335/switching-to-steam-to-avoid-wmr-loss#latest



Spend David’s Money

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/72293/pimax-dream-air-announced#latest



VR For Cheap?



Simagic GT NEO, Long Term Review



Lego Set Up

https://www.instagram.com/pingy_5/reel/DDpRaIZNcMy



Another DIY Active Pedal

https://www.instagram.com/p/DCCK2U8t2eS/?igsh=cHVzamNydHZhZmJs





Results

NASCAR iRacing Series



Official Series

GT4/Sports Car Challenge/IMSA MPC/IMSA Sportscar Endurance Challenge

  • Donnie SEnd of Week 1, ran the IMSA Endurance Challenge with Brad.  Recovered to P15, taken out on lap1, incidentally, by an LMP3 torpedo.
    • Week 2, ran two GT4 Fixed.  Race 1, Q12, P8 on a damp track with drys.  
    • Race 2, Q9, P12 on a wet track, wet tires.  Falken Sports Car Challenge, DNQ (spun), P9 with a 9X.  8X from getting ass jacked by LMP’s.
  • Brad W – P13 (GT4-VIR SPEC) Made an error on lap two and spun the car coming out of Roller Coaster and collected the poor guy behind me. Sat and repaired for 7 minutes and then just stayed at it and gained spots as other people dropped out. Ran the BMW GT4 and the car is a mess.

A Open

  • Chris W – P
  • John K – Kentucky. P5. This one went green flag all the way. Started P8. One pit stop on lap 55. Was hoping for a late caution to make an adjustment, but did not get it. Top 5 is always fine for me.
    • John K – Atlanta. P9. Started P12. Struggled for the first 65 laps. Got a caution and was able to make adjustments on the springs that worked great and picked up some spots at the end. 

C Open

  • John K – P5. Started on the pole and never got lower than P5. Three caution race with a G/W/C. All cautions were from guys trying to run three wide. Everyone always says you can run three wide at this track, but it always results in the yellow hanky. So, I guess you can run three wide until you can’t. 

IMSA

  • Hall – struggling and motegi and had to start running in the back to recover SR
  • Ellis – P
  • Kyle – P 
  • Brad W – P4 (GTD-Watkins) Third start of the week and this was dry. Not sure why the forecast changed mid-week. Was happy with the finish and gained more points in p4 than I did the previous race in p3.
    • P10 (GTD-Watkins) Fourth start of the week and I managed to spin coming through the bus stop from grabbing too much curb on the second set. Other than that, it was very uneventful.
    • P4 (GTD-Motegi) Started p2 but yielded on start to p3. Not a huge fan of this track but can’t love them all. Lap two p4 dove too late into the corner and spun me out. Went all the way to p15 and then became a mad man driving back up through the field. Way too easy to get offs at this track so SR took a beating.

ARCA

  • John. K – P19. I knew better than to run this, but I got sucked in because I like the new Atlanta. Got caught up in a wreck on lap 2. Got black flagged pitting somehow.  I was not speeding so I’m not really sure why I got it. 




League / Hosted Races

Hosted- 

  • Ellis – Cara tomorrow June 5 at Talladega had a good run, but wrecked out
    • Supercars at Michigan wrecked out
    • Trucks at Talladega wrecked out
    • Indy cars at Indianapolis finished P3
    • 87 at Talladega wrecked out running top five had a blow over

Polar Series – Iowa

  • Mike – P wrecked out
  • Justin – P wrecked out
  • Donnie Spiker – P 10


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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  1. 2024 In The Rearview

Description

On today’s show we will take a look back at 2024 and spend some time looking forward to 2025, find out why iRacing wins against the competition, let you know about a listener fun race, see if you can do VR for cheap and see how many laps under caution is too many?

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

iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, Amazon, and other podcast players. 

Sponsors: 

Hosts:

Mike Ellis – twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis

David Hall – www.twitch.tv/mixmage

Greg Hecktus – twitter.com/froozenkaktus – www.twitch.tv/froozenkaktus

Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Kyle Pendygraft – twitter.com/LoudPedalGaming

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Tom Dreiling – 

Donnie Spiker – twitter.com/Spikerman19

Bobby Jonas –

MacKenzie Stevens – https://twitter.com/MackStevens48

Justin Pearson – https://twitter.com/big7bang_

John Kerley –

Brad Wrenn – https://twitter.com/bradwrenn

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Episode 0464

12/19/2024 – Strong Finishes – Episode 0464

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics



Show Introduction

On today’s show we sit down with the Majors Series MEC Director Garren Batten to recap this past weekend’s Blackout Endurance Event, head down the rabbit hole of VR and iRacing, get an update on the current state of the GTP class, more sim to reality stories and show you how to immortalize your last best race and is voice chat the best feature in iRacing?

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..




Special Guest

Garren Batten

MEC Administrator for the Majors Series.



Topics




World Of Outlaws Coming To PC

https://www.iracing.com/popular-world-of-outlaws-dirt-racing-24-gold-edition-coming-to-pc-via-steam-in-2025



$7500 Going To Toys For Tots

https://twitter.com/itsmoonhead/status/1867946614763213127

https://twitter.com/itsmoonhead/status/1868114018524864641



Dave Cam Got Verstapppened!



Print Your Own Achievements

https://iracingachievements.lredshaw.com



Sim To Reality: Game To Glory



2025 Special Events Calendar

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/71612/2025-special-events-calendar/p1

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VEP3Oq_iStDz3GNXZO8fOLstNuux2V6YT67oY9Zqw2A/edit?gid=0#gid=0



TCR Class Removed From Nurburg24, Until It Wasn’t

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/comment/613654#Comment_613654

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/comment/614365#Comment_614365



Is iRacing Too Fast?

The absurdity of iRacers: Criticizing speed while ignoring physics.



GTP Issues; iRacing’s Response

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/72077/iracings-gtp-implementation-dev-response-feedback

(Also mention guest discussion about their issue with wrong tires on car after a yellow, may be a different issue than this…)



Voice Chat: iRacing’s Best Feature




I thought We Were All On The Same Track?

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

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/comment/617082#Comment_617082

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/72084/iracing-season-recaps



iRacing Winter Streaming Schedule



Season 1 2025 Contests

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/71976/season-1-2025-contests/p1



Have A Cool iRacing Screenshot?

https://twitter.com/thedrewadamson/status/1869421222360207760



North America Sim Expo 2025



Production Car Challenge

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/71959/new-special-event-the-production-car-challenge-at-vir



This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-december-17-23-2024



Sim Gaming Expo To Debut As Premier Event In 2025

https://x.com/simrace247/status/1868578021126684753




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Hardware/Software


Impressive Yaw

https://twitter.com/TonyKanaan/status/1868072144841895965?s=07



Better Than Tradin’ Paints?

https://irpaints.com



Modular Dashboard By Simagic



How Many Rigs?

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?mibextid=wwXIfr&v=2306524699702973&rdid=z1Mxnd9UtPhJdVbY



Simucube Tuner 2.5 Open Beta

https://simucube.com/simucube-tuner-2-5/



Simlab’s Sequential Shifter



Christmas Contest



Play Station VR2 On iRacing

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/66227/tested-playstation-vr2-on-iracing-my-thoughts#latest



VR Membership Model?

https://mixed-news.com/en/pimax-introduces-installment-model-for-high-end-vr-headsets



Next-Gen VR Performance?



Virtual Reality in 4K





Results

NASCAR Winter iRacing Series

Friday open – Winter NiS – Charlotte

  • Mike- P DNF didn’t load the correct set so I had to pit for fuel on lap two but was able to get a lucky dog and get my track position back started off pretty quick worked my way up to around seventh then got dumped from a guy from behind in the middle of the corner 2 1/2 minutes damage. After that, it kind of went downhill and I ended up spitting out on my own and rage quitting.
  • Justin – P got spun into Pitt Road and DNF

Wednesday open – Winter NiS – Indy

  • Mike- P wrecked out with five to go. I just hit it for a little bit of fuel splashing go with no tires, but couldn’t get the car to turn and killed the wall and blew the engine. Before that on lap eight got dumped down into the pit road with a 42nd hole with a lap down was able to recover clear up to leading the race before I wrecked running 17.


Official Series

GT4/SPorts Car Challenge

  • Donnie S – GT4 – Race 1, Q2 with a P4.  Race 2 Q7 with a P2
    • Sportscar Challenge – Race 1 Q2 with a P2.  Race 2 Q5 with a P6.  100% Rain.

A productive week 1.  A couple podiums and top 3 in points in both series. 

FIA F4 

  • Ellis– P7- 1st race of the new season at Laguna Seca started 13th and made my way up to finish seventh
    • P 11 got wrecked on somebody going side-by-side with me up the hill on lap one had to get repairs was dead last 24th ended up driving back up to finish P 11

IMSA

  • Hall – Three consecutive p2’s  
  • Brad W – P3 after starting p3. Gave up a few spots on opening laps in the rain. Was surprised that so many guys started on dry tires. They pitted within a few laps. Kept it clean and finished with 0 x’s.




League / Hosted Races

Majors Series 12h Blackout- 

  • Tom, Greg, David – P7 – Super happy with this result considering we were the slowest qualifier in the GTP field.  Once the rain came we not only were better at staying on the track, our speed equalized with a lot of the field.  We got meatballs twice due to unavoidable situations.  One of them we only lost one lap as the incident also brought out the caution.  I really liked this format where A car needing to be towed is the catalyst for full course cautions.  It was balanced and organic rather than random like we’ve done in the past.

Hosted- 

  • Ellis – ran pick up cop at Charlotte got wrecked out
    • Ferrari got Nurburgring in the rain started fourth finished P5. Actually didn’t finish. I wrecked out somewhere on lap two but was the last car left on the track out of 21
    • FF 1600 @Limerock kept spinning off turn one finished almost dead last
    • Car of tomorrow at Talladega finish P3
    • BMW at Alton Park circuit. Some kind of Internet issue and I must’ve blinked out on the start because the guy behind me drove through me like ghosted through me and I got wrecked off and not but 10 seconds later I got disconnected from the server due to throughput.

Polar Series – Watkins Glen

  • Mike – P14. Got what I deserve basically didn’t go off track really much 
  • Greg – P2
  • Brad W – P7 Finished about where I should have. After not getting a finish during NiS this was a nice finish.
  • Chris – P21
  • Donnie Spiker – P17
  • McKenzie Stephens – P
  • David hall – wrecked 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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  1. Strong Finishes

Description

On today’s show we sit down with the Majors Series MEC Director Garren Batten to recap this past weekend’s Blackout Endurance Event, head down the rabbit hole of VR and iRacing, get an update on the current state of the GTP class, more sim to reality stories and show you how to immortalize your last best race and is voice chat the best feature in iRacing?

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

iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, Amazon, and other podcast players. 

Sponsors: 

Hosts:

Mike Ellis – twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis

David Hall – www.twitch.tv/mixmage

Greg Hecktus – twitter.com/froozenkaktus – www.twitch.tv/froozenkaktus

Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Kyle Pendygraft – twitter.com/LoudPedalGaming

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Tom Dreiling – 

Donnie Spiker – twitter.com/Spikerman19

Bobby Jonas –

MacKenzie Stevens – https://twitter.com/MackStevens48

Justin Pearson – https://twitter.com/big7bang_

John Kerley –

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Episode 0463

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

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics



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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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



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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  1. A New Frontier

Description

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.

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

iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, Amazon, and other podcast players. 

Sponsors: 

Hosts:

Mike Ellis – twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis

David Hall – www.twitch.tv/mixmage

Greg Hecktus – twitter.com/froozenkaktus – www.twitch.tv/froozenkaktus

Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Kyle Pendygraft – twitter.com/LoudPedalGaming

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Tom Dreiling – 

Donnie Spiker – twitter.com/Spikerman19

Bobby Jonas –

MacKenzie Stevens – https://twitter.com/MackStevens48

Justin Pearson – https://twitter.com/big7bang_

John Kerley –

Brad Wrenn – https://twitter.com/bradwrenn

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Episode 0462

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!

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



Husets Speedway Coming

https://twitter.com/WorldofOutlaws/status/1861440664757501974


iRacing Partners With Microsoft On AI

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1861078828744888638

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

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1860807114102313337

https://www.iracing.com/williams-esports-chillblast-team-redline-top-respective-classes-in-imsa-esports-opener-at-road-atlanta



ARCA At Monza…A Great Idea

https://twitter.com/TheOnePizzaMan/status/1862685392438194536


Grab Them Before They Are Gone

https://twitter.com/MSportgames/status/1862534587206836467


2024 INDYCAR iRacing Pro Champion

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1859779511329366239


The Perfect Christmas Gift Idea

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Eat-Sleep-Sim-Race-Repeat-Car-Racing-Sim-Unisex-Funny-Racer-Gaming-Esport-Cockpit-Motorsport-Simulation-Gamer-Black-S/5409402027?sid=bb666e03-6678-4765-a6ba-7dab174955e2



499…?

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1861822665121562747


2020, The Best And Worst?



2024 SCCA Top Split Winners

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1860429241520673153



Wrong On Purpose?



Is There Content You Should Not Buy?

  1. Porsche Mission R
  2. Brazilian Stock Car
  3. Sonoma Raceway
  4. Sand Down
  5. Dalara IR1
  6. Formula Renault


I Know That I Disagree But Do You?



If You Could Do It All Over Again…

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/70488/if-you-could-start-over-and-join-iracing-what-would-you-do-different



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!

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1864000771383009553


New Content: Acura NSX GT3 EVO 22



Could The Lawsuit Effect NASCAR ’25?

https://twitter.com/dailydownforce/status/1864384677605216288


This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-december-3-9-2024




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Hardware/Software


Worth The Hype?



Take My Money!



Still The GOAT?



New VRS Wheel And Base

https://twitter.com/realvrs/status/1860636026387013822?s=46&t=LEZuDMZrAD0O9e17hVtQrQ



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



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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  1. iRacing AI

Description

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. 

iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, Amazon, and other podcast players. 

Sponsors: 

Hosts:

Mike Ellis – twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis

David Hall – www.twitch.tv/mixmage

Greg Hecktus – twitter.com/froozenkaktus – www.twitch.tv/froozenkaktus

Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Kyle Pendygraft – twitter.com/LoudPedalGaming

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Tom Dreiling – 

Donnie Spiker – twitter.com/Spikerman19

Bobby Jonas –

MacKenzie Stevens – https://twitter.com/MackStevens48

Justin Pearson – https://twitter.com/big7bang_

John Kerley –

Brad Wrenn – https://twitter.com/bradwrenn

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Episode 0461

11/21/2024 – Grammatical Errors – Episode 0461

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics



Show Introduction

On today’s show find out who is in and who is out of the 2025 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series, re-cap the 8 Hours of Fuji, see what special events are left for the year, check out some Black Friday deals, iRacing and STEM school programs and how should iRacing’s Blue Flag be treated?

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



The Champion Arrived In Phoenix



Reacting To Sim Racing TikToks



COTA Layout Change For 2025

https://www.jayski.com/2024/11/20/circuit-of-the-americas-to-change-course-layout-for-cup-and-xfinity-races



Sim Racing And STEM Program

https://www.nbcnews.com/video/-sim-4-stem-program-driving-girls-to-pursue-stem-careers-in-auto-racing-224462405980



Or Else Nothing Will Happen



30 Are Heading To Free Agency

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1859069007493533790



Ski Barber Shootout

https://www.iracing.com/ivan-machado-perez-wins-full-season-skip-barber-formula-race-series-ride-for-2



I Made Something Cool Over The Weekend

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/70530/i-made-something-cool-over-the-weekend

https://nyoom.app



Fuji 8HRS – How Did Yours Go?



Which Gear Box For Each Car



Black Friday

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1858911258893840458



IMSA eSports Global Championship Starts This Weekend



Winter Derby

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/70611/iracing-presents-the-2024-fixed-setup-winter-derby

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/70612/iracing-presents-the-2024-winter-derby



SCCA Runoffs

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-iracing-scca-runoffs-special-event-2024



This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-november-19-25-2024




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Hardware/Software


Simucube Black Friday Deals

https://simucube.com/en-us/simucube-black-friday-2024/



DIY Custom Button Box/Console



GO-RACE Quick Release For Simucube

https://www.go-race.co.uk/product-page/simucube-self-aligning-quick-release-boss



Phone Mount For Sim Rig

https://www.tackform.com/products/cr-01mv-20-s-maxx-motorcycle-cradle-for-iphone



Accuforce Extreme

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/69728/accuforce-extreme



Lambo Build



Asetek Invicta Wheel Review



Simagic “Active” Pedal Interview



GT Spec Rig

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOuIu90QoAJOf1CECq4ACKg/community?lb=UgkxyWoZbu8FMn26XT9F6bCbsLSdl0ncwlOh



Hyper Shift 2024



Apex Holiday Catalog





Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Friday Open – Winter NiS – Daytona

  • Mike – P wrecked out. Lost it it on my own.
  • Greg – P
  • Kyle- P
  • Bobby- P
  • Tyler -P
  • Tony -P
  • David- P
  • John -P15, I really messed up this race. Got hit by other drivers twice, but I banged the wall twice on my own for no good reason. Required repairs put me 16 laps down. WNIS though is a great series and a great one to run in the off season. But boy oh boy I gotta do better than this. 

Sunday fixed – Winter NiS – Daytona

  • Mike- P  15- had a great race going, was leading on the final pitch stop under green, got sideways coming into pit road, nosed it into the wall, then reversed a bit to get turned around and ran into somebody like a fool. Totally embarrassed that I gave up my win and that I backed into somebody and ruined them as well.
  • Justin – P8
  • John – P4. The state of race craft is sad. Started P15. I passed only one car  that was on the lead lap under green flag conditions the whole race but gained 11 spots. It was all due to attrition.  I rode around the back the whole race to avoid the nonsense. It worked.  I’m very happy with a top 5, but it’s kind of sad I got there without ever having to race. In any event, I love the 87. It’s a blast to drive. 
  • David – wrecked out, caught in first big one, managed to keep on lead lap through two yellows, everything fixed with 10 to go, started p10, car wouldn’t go into 3rd gear.

Wednesday Open – Winter NiS – Phoenix[Legacy]

  • Mike- P15- ran as high as P7 but spun out on my own coming off for two different times to embarrass myself. Not happy with how I ran.
  • Justin – P 8

Thursday Open – Winter NiS – Phoenix[Legacy]

  • Mike- P 15 another horrible race where I spun out twice on my own I am just a mess out here ended up with a drive-through penalty on the green white checker


Official Series

FIA F4 

  • Ellis– P Rd., America in the wet could not qualify without wrecking. Only two people got
    • Laps. I’m gonna be 11th. Got up to as high as fourth but eventually spun off on my own had to pull into the pit for repair came out 10th worked my way back up to finish P7.
    • Qualified 12 and finish P 10 dry race

B Open

  • John – P16. Got taken out early by guys who can’t handle cold tires at Dover and who want to win on lap one. But, this is the state of race craft. Sometimes drivers have to realize it’s okay to give up a spot instead of pushing too hard and wrecking. Oh well, onward I go.

IMSA 

  • Brad W – P wrecked (GTD-Road America) Started on pole but gave up lead after 4 laps. Has settled into p3 only to get taken out by a very impatient GTP in the Hurry Down section.
    • P7 after starting p4. Rear ended p3 getting into T2 and the car was a pig the rest of the race because of damage. Tried my best to be competitive but was .7 to a second off of pace from damage.


League / Hosted Races

Hosted- 

  • Ellis – old Indy car at new Charlotte with 59 drivers in the grid got myself up to as high as P2 before being wrecked out
    • 87 de Talladega wrecked out

Polar Series – Daytona

  • Mike – P3. We had a great race working together at one point we had four cars make a sudden move from the top to the bottom so we could line up and we basically took control of the race for the first 2/3 of the race we lost the lead somehow on the last stop we got caught up in a pack that was dragging us down, but we eventually caught the leaders, and I was able to find a way to get to the outside behind a guy and I basically pushed him to the wind. I was hoping to get around him, but I lost Justin on the last lap but nonetheless a great finish we dominated the race up until that point and I’m super proud of the showing in a caution free race.
  • Justin – P6
  • Greg – P7
  • Brad W – P15 Thought we played the right strategy but in the end we did not. Was tucked up behind Justin P the whole race until a huge check up caused me to lose the draft and I fell back. 
  • Chris – P 22
  • Donnie Spiker – P 23
  • Bobby Jonas – P 24
  • McKenzie Stephens – P 29
  • David Waldron – P 34
  • John Kerley – P 35.Made two rookie mistakes. Speeding in pits on first stop resulted in a 40 second hold. Second pit stop I spun out on the apron in turn 1. Decided to quit on about lap 70. Not a rage quit, but figured there was no reason to keep going and get in other people’s way. Did enjoy running in a four man draft for a while with team mates Ellis, Wrenn and Pearson. This is not a series you can make mistakes in; too many great drivers. I’ll keep running.


Final Thoughts



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On today’s show find out who is in and who is out of the 2025 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series, re-cap the 8 Hours of Fuji, see what special events are left for the year, check out some Black Friday deals, iRacing and STEM school programs and how should iRacing’s Blue Flag be treated?

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Episode 0459

11/7/2024 – Deep Dish – Episode 0459

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics



Show Introduction

On today’s show we get an update on the NASCAR 25 console game, find out which iRacer succeeded at the Skip Barber Scholarship program, see more hardware from the ADAC Sim Racing Expo, more warnings for Intel users, show off a Do-It-Yourself shifter build and if you are thinking about quitting sim racing, listen to us first.

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



Black Friday Sale Is Back



NASCAR 25 Update



Ienterlagos Has Been Resurfaced 



Casey Kirwan Crosses the 10K Mark



Staff Member Profile: John Schneider

https://www.iracing.com/iracing-staff-member-profile-director-of-development-and-production-john-schneider



FIA Motorsports Games News



Three iRacers Earned An Opportunity At Skip Barber

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/9SJG75ebP3jSKdzS/?mibextid=WC7FNe

https://www.iracing.com/skip-barber-formula-iracing-series-finalists-to-compete-at-virginia-international-raceway-this-week-for-real-world-2025-ride



NASCAR Linked To New Track In Saudi Arabia



Should You Quit Sim Racing?

  1. You are always improving.
  2. You never know when you will have that break through moment.
  3. Accidents and crashing will happen.
  4. Keeps your reflexes sharp.
  5. You will improve your real life racing.
  6. Cheaper than real racing.
  7. You can experience the different eras of racing.
  8. Experience multiple racing disciplines.
  9. Owning and tweaking your rig.
  10. All about the friends you make.


Should We Expect An Update For Next Season?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/69933/usf-pro-usf2000-are-more-powerful-from-next-season-when-can-we-expect-an-update

https://racer.com/2024/10/31/usf-pro-2000-and-usf2000-get-power-boost-for-2025/



Hey Siri…

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/69885/hey-siri-have-pitgirl-check-the-iracing-schedule#latest



Mooncar 2024



IMSA Esports Global Championship Teams



This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-november-5-11-2024



Fuji 8 Hours

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/70087/2024-fuji-8-hour-presented-by-thrustmaster






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Hardware/Software


Trak Racer BWT Alpine F1 Team Replica



Heusiknveld Ultimate+ Review



Lamborghini Squadra Corse By MOZA



Easy Anti-Cheat Problems?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/69968/problem-easy-anti-cheat-bsod-windows-11-24h2



ReaperWare Race Console Stream-XL

https://www.reaperware.co.uk/#

https://www.reaperware.co.uk/store/p19/RaceConsole-StreamXL.html#



iRacing Warns About Intel Issues



A DIY Shifter



Nvidia GPU Vulnerabilities

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/70092/nvidia-issues-alert-update-your-cards-urgently







Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Friday Open –  Homestead

  • Mike – P17- tried to do a one stop strategy but a yellow came out and ruined it. I had to take a wave around I was 30th somehow after that I was able to cycle back up to around seventh was running seventh on a restart with five to go and got a guy dived down to the inside. I gave him room and he still door me to the wall and I fell back to finish P 17.
  • Brad – P19 Better than the prior race but was on the wrong pit strategy and got shuffled towards the end. 
  • Chris W – P 14. Tough track. Race was caution free for the first half. Second half the yellow came out frequently. Was involved in a spin with less than 30 to go. After a quick minor repair and tires I was able to go from 28th to 14th.

Sunday Open –  Homestead

  • Tony – P2 only had 2 cautions and speed on long runs. Ran green last 70ish laps with Green Flag stops. Pitted 6th but cycled to 2nd with 12 to go and just couldn’t gain anything on leader who kept his 6 second gap til the end. Feels good to have a good finish for the first time in forever.

Wednesday Open – Martinsville

  • Mike- P2 – riding around with 22 incidents none of which were mine. I was able to keep it clean and brought it home right behind my teammate Tom, who took the win very happy with this result.
  • Tom P1 WINNER
  • Brad W – P Quit before I was DQ’d. Horrible race. 
  • Tony P16- was dq’ed out after catching just about every single 37 cautions. Thats 177 laps under caution we averaged 2.2 laps of green flag racing. What in the absolute cluster. Not just my split but every split had at least 20 cautions. Its not hard to drive this track 
  • Chris W – P 18. Not sure what I can say. Stayed safe most the race. Car felt fast. Then at the end I was involved in everything. P18 after getting pass through on GWC.

Thursday Open – Martinsville 

  • Mike- P car 27 in top split out of 32. Finish P 14.  

Friday Open –  Martinsville

  • Brad – P2 Someone must have been DQ’d because I finished p3. Martinsville did not disappoint as we only had 101 green flag laps.

Wednesday Open – Phoenix

  • Brad W – P35. Caused the first caution by hitting the car ahead of me on lap 1. Ended getting hit by about 5 cars afterward. Gor damage fixed enough to turn enough laps not to finish last. Bone head move on my part.
  • Tony P9 13 cautions couldn’t get anything longer than 5 laps ¾ of the race. Got some wheel damage when making my way past a wrecked car under caution and some asshole arca brakes that wrecked car and gets us both. Did have like a 20 lap run at the end where the damage Made me tight. I hate that stupid ass apron/dog leg hope it dies 


Official Series

FIA F4 

  • Ellis– P11 out of 14 at Barber motorsports Park qualified 10 got ran over from behind big-time with a meatball came out dead. Last worked my way back up to finish P 11.
    • Second temp qualified fifth got side-by-side with a guy on lap two he didn’t realize I was there and ran us to the wall. Had to tow finished P 17.
    • Third attempt qualified fast with running third finally it was working out, but then I spun off the track onto my own into the wall. Had to get repaired came from dead last all the way back up to finish seventh this is my best run of so far.
    • Fourth attempt finished P8 with 69 points after getting ran over from behind on lap four.

B Open

  • Brad W – P19 (Phoenix) after starting p10. Had a guy run me into the wall on lap 4. Fought back for the next 50 laps to get damage fixed and get back on the lead lap. Drove back up to p12 only to get destroyed from a blocked track on GWC.

IMSA

  • Brad – P3 (GTD Interlagos) Had a very good battle for P2 as the laps were winding down but GTPs that were not in contention to advance their position ruined a great battle.


League / Hosted Races

Hosted- 

  • Ellis – pick up cup at old Daytona P2. Almost wanted it down through the grass coming to the checker.
    • Old Indy car at Charlotte finished P4
    • Cara tomorrow at Talladega wrecked out
    • Supercars at Michigan finish P3
    • Trucks at Talladega wrecked out. We had a bizarre flag issue where the flag man put the white out. Then he displayed the checkered for the end of the race, but he withdrew the checker quickly and switched back to White and waited one more lap and then through the checkered for a second time.
    • Street stocks at Talladega wrecked out
    • Cora. Tomorrow at Talladega had a good run but eventually wrecked out.
    • Supercars at Michigan took the pole position. Eventually wrecked out.
    • Dalara IRO one at Indy wrecked out
    • Dalara dash– at Talladega twice wrecked out
    • Pick up cop at old Charlotte wrecked 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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On today’s show we get an update on the NASCAR 25 console game, find out which iRacer succeeded at the Skip Barber Scholarship program, see more hardware from the ADAC Sim Racing Expo, more warnings for Intel users, show off a Do-It-Yourself shifter build and if you are thinking about quitting sim racing, listen to us first.

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

iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, Amazon, and other podcast players. 

Sponsors: 

Hosts:

Mike Ellis – twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis

David Hall – www.twitch.tv/mixmage

Greg Hecktus – twitter.com/froozenkaktus – www.twitch.tv/froozenkaktus

Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Kyle Pendygraft – twitter.com/LoudPedalGaming

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Tom Dreiling – 

Donnie Spiker – twitter.com/Spikerman19

Bobby Jonas –

MacKenzie Stevens – https://twitter.com/MackStevens48

Justin Pearson – https://twitter.com/big7bang_

John Kerley –

Brad Wrenn – https://twitter.com/bradwrenn

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