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Topics
2023 Coke Series Driver Announcements
This past week a number of teams announced their 2023 driver lineup. Prior to that, Justin Melillo posted behind the scene photos of Nascar Productions prepping for Media Day.
Here’s a look behind the scenes at NASCAR Productions in Charlotte, NC as they are preparing to host the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series “Class of 2023” for Media and Production day tomorrow.#eNASCAR | @iRacingpic.twitter.com/K3zMK3i79A
Seen on twitter – Making fun of Malik’s shoes, Collin Bowdin looking straight down to the ground in the group picture, and you probably don’t want to pick a fight with rookie Jordy Lopez Jr, he easily has the widest shoulders and best six pack… Kaden Honeycut not available as he was at chilibowl…
Things come full circle sometimes. I can’t be happier to be paired up with JRM and to be able to run the 88. It’s crazy to think what started as sharing paints in ‘03 would turn into an opportunity to sim race for him. I, personally, couldn’t be happier and more excited for this. https://t.co/cvSPY46Kdl
So @LeMansVirtual again proves to be a joke with multiple red flags, timing issues, multiple disconnections & game freezes causing the results to be a complete lottery.
This event causes HUGE damage to sim racing, right infront of the big manufacturers & teams.
A follow up on iRacing Skip Barber Champion Elvis Rankin. By finishing 2nd and 3rd recently at COTA, Elvis Rankin captured the Skip Barber Championship. Rankin is looking to compete in the British Formula 4 Championship in 2023.
Yet another potential blow to Motorsport Games. According to Insider Gaming, an employee is threatening to release source code from 4 different MSG games over not being paid.
According to Lounge listener, Cody Richardson, the Restart Zone may have been suspended with any announcement. Via the iRacer’s Lounge Discord, Cody stated, “iRacing turned off restart zones for officials – last update broke something and led to a bunch of false black flags, my guess is it’s related, but there’s not been an official announcement.”
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Chicane is a Racing Shoe and Apparel company out of Hayward, CA. According to Chicane, they work with tire manufacture, Micheline, to develop their soles for grip, durability, and longevity.
A photo of F1 World Champion Max Verstappen’s Sim Rig was posted to Overtake.GG. The rig sits in the corner, of what looks like to be a large empty room. Along with the rig, to the right is a Red Bull branded mini fridge stocked with beverages, to the right, is a neon sign that reads, F*^K Off.
Lounge listener, John Dubuque, is challenging host’s David and Brian to get there hands on a AERO VR Headset.
Dubuque stated, “I think the race is on (no pun intended) between @Brian Maccubbin and @David K Hall (there are 15+ David Halls on iRacing but only one David K Hall!) to see who will be the first host of the iRacersLounge podcast to adopt the best-in-class Aero. I suspect both will eventually get there – the first will likely be so pleased w/the Aero that it will become that much harder to resist making that wise investment.
Mike- p. The green stayed out until lap 50 for the first caution got the lucky dog. Stayed out of trouble pretty much around 13th and 15th most of the race pitted for the last time with 50 to go. They just keep wreckin and I kept moving up by the first green white checker. I was P4 by the first green white checker, I was the leader for the second green white checker second place got next to me on the white on the back I tried to cross over I barely touched him and he went around and I won the race. I didn’t want to win it that way and I told him that looking at the replay it was pretty much net code if anything he didn’t complain so I celebrated the win. My 91st career
Donnie – Q10/ P Wrecked
Sunday Fixed
Mike – p used the beta UI to launch, and it would not try it a few times ended up, rebooting and getting in right before grid. However, my main speakers were not working and there was no time to fix. I can hear the engine sound barely out of the subwoofer, so I’m OK for this race but how frustrating experience it is Top split road around the back ended up bringing out the third caution on my own spitting off down on the inside no damage. Ran about 15 the 10th most of the race with two to go. They had a big wreck and I couldn’t miss it. I got the beat Ball ended up losing a lap P 19. Upfront on the white flag third place pulled the Ross Chastain move and rode the wall and ended up passing two spots to get the win in the final corners.
Wednesday Open: dover
Mike – p 15. Ran around 10 most of the race got involved in an incident with a lapcars fun had no damage was sitting there parked for a few seconds before somebody plowed in several seconds after the yellow was out I ended up two laps down P 15.
Ellis – p 4 ran top 10 most of the race the back half of the top 10 as we ran a long green flag run. At the end we were going to have to do a splash and go. I waited, insure enough somebody spun getting on the pit Road the caution came out, bunched us up and I finished
Official Series
DAYTONA ROAR
Tony Rochette – Wrecked out early.
Mike Ellis – I ran about for the sixth most of the race that 50 for a faster car ran over me coming out of the bath stop and dumped me head on into the wall 44 minutes damage. It’s so frustrating to get run over from behind when you can’t do anything to avoid it, I let the guy know how happy I was.
Donnie – GT4 Only Split, P13 out of 48 Cars.
Ellis– F 2000 at Phoenix qualified eight out of 14. At one point fifth sixth and seventh collected each other on the back stretch then second and third collected each other and then I brought it home from there P3.
Indy pro 2000 @Rudskogen. Started fifth and finished P3. Add pressure at the end from fourth but was able to keep my cool he eventually spun off.
F 2000 at rodSkogan. Started P2 finished P2. Got the lead on lap one, but foolishly spun on my own, and fell back to fit then drove my way back up to second was catching the leader, but ran out of laps
League / Hosted Races
Winter League-
Mike -p got wrecked out early when the guy in front of me spun out, hit the wall and came across him, took me out with him
Adam – p
Steve Thomson – p
Steve LouAllen-p
Greg – p
David – P out for jazz practice
MAJORS SERIES – Predator, 2 Hours of Sebring
David – p32, punted in 3rd corner by a gt3 when slowing up for wreck. 9th place DTP, but that didn’t matter
Greg wrecked early
Donnie P23 out of 48 Cars
Final Thoughts
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Le Disaster Virtuale
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On tonight’s show we talk more Coke series driver & team announcements, sim racing takes another big hit, and we got some serious rig reviews to go over, Take a load off and join us in the lounge.
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.
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On the show today, we find out what iRacing may have in store for their next new vehicle, There’s more clues as to the wet stuff, what legendary wheel manufacturer may be in the sim racing market, and Dave Cam goes legend in his own way at Bathurst.
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
New Car Coming?
iRacing posted a Tweet with a CAD drawing of a posible new entry into the stable of formu;a cars
Overtake has an article asking if iRacing’s days may be numbered with the controversy with Motorsport Games along with the LFM adding rFactor 2
Last month saw a major controversy spark between @MSportgames and @iRacing. Along with LFM adding rF2 to its ranking service means, could this mean iRacing‘s days may be numbered.
Popular iRacing youtuber extraordinare, EMPTY BOX (Matt Orr), is back putting up videos of him doing iRacing again after a long hiatus away… He has been away from youtube for a bit over a year but appears to be back for good.
iRacing World of Outlaws Carquest Sprint Car Series points through seven rounds are as follows: Timothy Smith, 442 Alex Bergeron, 437 Tyler Schell, 409 James Edens, 376 Kendal Tucker, 369
New Linup for Jim Beaver Sports
Justin Melillo reporst that Jim Beaver Sports will have an all new lineup in 2023 with drivers Malik Ray and Garrett Lowe
NEWS: @JBeavereSports will have a completely new lineup in 2023.
And they didn't use a single pen emoji to get there 🙏
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The MagSafe charger mount is an easy and fast way to mount your iPhone directly to your rig. The mount is equipped with two swivel modes: horizontal and vertical.
Mike- p. Got involved in the first caution, and somehow ended up with 8x. Second caution I absolutely got ran over from behind the dump ed. The third portion I spun out on my own, racing to hard for the lucky dog. Stayed out of trouble for a while until the seventh caution. When I was completely run over from behind fighting for the lucky dog I was dumped. Route 95 I finally get to Lucky dog. Halfway. Bob 133 a big wreck in front of me and I’ve Hialeah. I can’t miss it and I hate the incident limit. I have to do a pass through penalty. Ended up P 13 with 22x
Official Series
Ellis- in the pro F2008 Road Atlanta qualify 15 out of 16. Got to 10th by the end of lap one. Had a great race and got to P6.
F 2000 at Rd., Atlanta qualified fourth of 17. P2!!
In the pro 2000 at Rd., Atlanta qualify fourth of nine. P4!
Indy pro at Phoenix start at 18th at a 24 finished P9. Gotten one incident where a guy was getting freight trained. I was the third in line when I went by. He tried to pinch me and we banged wheels and he wrecked. He was not happy with me but I stayed out of trouble and brought it home moving forward most of the time I only got passed on track twice. I was usually the one making the passes.
F 2000 at Phoenix was running in the top seven and I was inside a guy who cut down on me in Spun us both out
In the pro at Phoenix was running around 14th out of 18 lot 14. They wreck in front of me. I barely nicked it meatball with 15 minutes damage.
F 2000 started tenth and finish third.
SPIKER – RAN A BUNCH OF DIRT
League / Hosted Races
Hosted –
Ellis-old INDYCAR at old Michigan. Finished P 16 Tony Rochette got P7.
Hosted — super cars at Texas. Start at 21st finished seventh.
87th at Talladega started a 37. Rect out
87 at Talladega – several times cannot seem to finish these now always wrecked out
Riley DP’s at Daytona – wrecked out
DW 12 at Michigan.
Winter league- homestead
Mike -p 22- caution came out after green flag stops. I was one away from the lucky dog, so I was trapped a lap down. Retard to keep the lucky dog for a while but eventually lost it I suck.
David – P 9, the coin flip split decision on a middle caution fell in my favor, + long run speed and ability to control a loose set paid off. Though almost didn’t run, been sick all week with a non covid non flu virus. Didn’t feel like getting back up, but did. Felt fever break again right the middle of the race.
OBRL Cup
Brian -Indy P20 Touched the wall on both Q laps, started in the rear. Had a crappy race. Was involved in a couple of incidents, but really liked the cup car at Indy Oval.
Final Thoughts
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Let’s Roar
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On the show today, we find out what iRacing may have in store for their next new vehicle, There’s more clues as to the wet stuff, what legendary wheel manufacturer may be in the sim racing market, and Dave Cam goes legend in his own way at Bathurst. So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast.
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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.
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Show Introduction
Ont today’s show we’ll take a look at the newly released iRacing Nascar Coke Series Schedule. There’s a new player in the Sim Racing market, and may be drawing talent from other platforms. We’ll check out a change in direction poll and see what’s the best wheel and base combo for under $500.
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
ESL Makes Move Into Sim Racing
Upcoming sim racing platform Rennsport’s partnership with ESL looks set to shake up the racing esports driver market, with several top talents thought to have signed with squads new to the virtual motorsport scene.
Traxion.GG understands that several high-profile drivers have signed to ESL-affiliated teams, either effective at the start of this year, or after the upcoming 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual.
Luke Crane, via Twitter @Actrollvision proclaims this will the year Sim Racing becomes a bigger part among the eSport landscape.
This will be the year that Sim Racing becomes a major player in esports. By that I mean the likes of Faze, OpTic, Luminosity and Complexity to name a few will be entering teams. That is my prediction for 2023, watch this space.
iRacing Staff member Dale Jr. posted a topic in the forums asking if there has been a resolution to the stuttering many are finding in the replay playback.
Sim Racing Chicago is a professional driving simulator studio that features 10 fully built simulators. These simulators are designed to showcase the best of what sim racing has to offer. Our studio is available for any events that you may be organizing.
Kaleb Belak posted his idea in the forums an idea for a ‘Diretion Crisis” week 13 series where tracks would be run in reverse with a poll to go along with it.
James Edens joined Hayden Cardwell as the second repeat winner of the 2022-23 iRacing World of Outlaws Carquest Sprint Car Series season on Monday night, leading the most laps in the series’ return to Fairbury Speedway in Illinois from his front row starting spot. Like Cardwell, who went back-to-back at Eldora and Williams Grove, both of Edens’ wins have come in a row, after he took the inaugural checkered flag at the virtual Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 one week ago.
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The Sim Racer Corner explains the basics that you need to know about load cell pedals…it changes the braking amount based on how much force you are pushing down with rather then the actual movement of the pedal…
Traxxion posted a Youtube video going over a list of several DD’s and their prices ranging from Entry Level to the High End.
Fanatec – dd1 and 20 – 25nm – 1200 or 1500, dd and ddpro 350 5nm 200 more to get to 8nm, dd pro works on console Moza – r5 and r 9 – 350 or 439 – r16 and r21 – 1000 and 1200 Asetek – la Prima 840 bundle only 12nm – forte 800 18nm – invicta 1200 27nm Logitech – bundle – 1000 – 11 nm – Thrustmaster – 10nm – 650 VRS – – 800 – 20 nm – –Cammus – 15nm – 900 Leo Bodnar – 4585 – 15nm – Simucube – sport pro ultimate – 17nm- 1292 – – pro 25nm 1500 – ultimate 32nm – 3276
First Flexable 45″ Gaming Monitor
Corsair is tsking pre-orders for their Xeneon Flex, the worlds first bendable 21:9 OLED gaming monitor
NVIDIA’s RTX 50 series might turn out to be the first mainstream MCM-based GPU from the company – if recent reports are to be believed. Not only that but Blackwell architecture could very well bring the largest performance leap in the company’s history. NVIDIA recently confirmed that the Blackwell GPU architecture will be releasing in 2024.
Cody Richardson3 — (Listener on our discord) Oh Fanalab has had the ability to use profiles, with the gentleman making them in the forums, for about 2 years now. They don’t do a very good job telling their customers about it though.
Cody Richardson3 — Looks like the difference is now it can automatically load the car profile in for you. Saves me a couple of steps for sure.
Grid MPX Preorders
The new Grid MPX formula wheel is now available for preorder
The Response PRO is the most compact motion simulator on the market, built without compromises to deliver all the important tactile information present in a race car. Fast and precise motion and vibration feedback in the right time were key features during the development of the Response PRO motion simulator. Driver position is electrically controlled and fully customizable to owners preference, even during the race. Available with virtual reality headset, or the most advanced curved triple screen setup. The simulator is intended for racing teams, simracing drivers and racing enthusiasts, demanding the highest quality and performance. Response PRO is the Hypersimulator in the simulator world.
The V-Rig offers a highly adjustable simulator allowing multiple configurations from Road & Rally to GT and Formula.
To save space in your home the S1 features quick release foldaway pedal system and a quick release slide mechanism to move the rear of the rig into the front.
Samsung revealed the Odyssey G95SC monitor, a 49-inch model that it claims is the world’s first 32:9 aspect ratio OLED gaming monitor. It also reminded us that its 34-inch Odyssey G8 QD-OLED monitor that debuted in the fall during IFA 2022 will be releasing “very soon.
on a Youtube Video found that the new Trustmaster T818 Direct Drive Wheel may have a flaw, that the mounting hole don’t line up with most rigs without buying a mounting plate.
Mike – p21- I save fuel like crazy to make it on a one stop strategy. I saved enough to get to lap 51 out of 100 but the leaders also did I don’t know how. I was dead last when I put it under green and I would’ve made it on one stop, but the caution came out shortly after. Later I got involved in an incident when a guy let off the gas weigh early getting into the corner and I ran over him. Several minutes damage. Otis Road it home.
Official Series
Ellis- F 2000 at Olton park. Qualified P5 out of 14. Qualified fifth quickly. Got to pee to buy lap one but got ran over from behind in a corner and fell back to fifth work my my way forward to finish P2
Qualified six out of 10. Finishes p6
Indy pro 2000 at Alton Park qualify fifth finished fourth.
Skip barber at Bathurst qualified six out of 14. Got to pee for by the end of lap one and end up finishing P3.
In the pro at Road Atlanta qualified 12th out of 19. Spun off all my own twice, but save the car and finish p9
F2000 road Atlanta qualified nine out of 16 on the first lap, got into it with a guy who was being super aggressive. He knocked off my front wings. I pity for repairs came back out and finished P 12.
In the pro 2000 at Road Atlanta qualified nine out of 15. I spun off on my own and turn to lap one and destroyed the car. I suck.
IMSA – The Glen
Hall – pwrecked, unavoidable, p wrecked, locked brakes up, p6, p5, p3, p4 with 6 min of optional and 4 seconds of pace. Rear ended a gt3 that got loose right on the exit. But the DTP field was extra careless
Euro Sprint Series – Monza
Hall – p3, p7,p6, p7, p4
Lemans – p9 in a 3500 SoF, has a 10k driver on track, p8, p8
League / Hosted Races
Hosted –
Ellis-87s at Talladega. They had a caution halfway, but it wasn’t enough for a fuel. I lead coming up to the white and ran out of fuel on the back stretch.
Riley Daytona prototypes at Texas. Finished P9.
87 Talladega started 37 out of 40 wrecked out.
Super cars at Michigan started in the back got P3
Pro Mazda at Lenier dirt.
Hosted 24 Daytona race. P4.
Winter league- homestead
Mike -pdnf- got loose and overcorrected and how did the wall really hard knocking off the right front. Add good tire where the first run but if I wrecked the car doesn’t help much.
Steve Thomson – p
Steve LouAllen-p
David – P13, only one to finish. Didn’t make any major mistakes or get caught up. Late caution, don’t know if it helped me or not
OBRL Cup
Brian -Kentucky P23 Had to start from the pits and fell a lap down immediately. Needed an early caution, didn’t get one. Tried long run strategy but had no help getting lap back finishing P23
Final Thoughts
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Sisirc Noitcerid
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Ont today’s show we’ll take a look at the newly released iRacing Nascar Coke Series Schedule. There’s a new player in the Sim Racing market, and may be drawing talent from other platforms. We’ll check out a change in direction poll and see what’s the best wheel and base combo for under $500. So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast.
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On the show today we welcome back former iRacers Lounge co-host Will Gibson who will help us cover the ongoing controversy with the Indy Car Series in iRacing. We’ll check out the winner of the Trading Paints Paint of the Year, and there’s lots of new hardware to catch up on that you won’t want to miss, and we look forward to the new year, and that means the Daytona 24.
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Topics
Indy Car iRacing Re-Hash
It’s been a little over a week, and the iRacing community is taking charge.
The last few days have been painful for the @iRacing@IndyCar community.
The overwhelming sentiment from sim racers is this will only hurt us & IndyCar more than it could ever help. 225 members of our (often divided) community have come together to sign this letter to @IndyCar. pic.twitter.com/7CpSqdB9eq
Do we have any lawyers here in the mix of iracing drivers? This almost sounds like grounds for a class action lawsuit against Indycar by the iracers of the world.
IndyCar’s abandonment of an established entryway comes at an inopportune time, as the series has finally seen a long-needed influx of young new fans in 2022. Forbes reports that the first three televised IndyCar races of the season brought in the series’ highest viewership in 19 years and that its streaming audience had an average age in the 30s. That stands in stark contrast with the majority of IndyCar fans, which Racer reports are much older: 68.3% of IndyCar’s TV audience is 55 or older. A whole 43.6% are 65-plus, which puts the series at risk of losing most of its fanbase over the next few decades.
So I can’t even say I was born and raised in Indy on my iracing profile? That seems a bit far to ban a very standard abbreviation of a city, let alone ban Indy500 (if split apart) and Indycar directly.
So it’s now against the rules for me to say in my profile that I joined Iracing due to being a big Indycar fan from Indy, who’s attended 30 Indy 500s.
We're excited to add an EXTRA SPLIT to the US 500!
Registration is open in our Discord – with priority going to experienced IndyCar Drivers! 86 grid spots are available with already 56 sign-ups, don't miss your chance to be part of our goodbye.https://t.co/5D0RFo9S3Ehttps://t.co/ihkzfUtxBE
During the Christmas weekend, iRacing’s Steve Myers was answering people and need and gifting them iRacing content.
Merry Christmas! I hope you all are having a great day with friends and family. But I know some of you are not, so let's make right some Christmas wrongs! Tell me why you or someone you know could use a Sony or Xbox @outlaws_game or @iRacing subscription!
Fellow iRacer Mark Bolton, posted to the iRacing Community Facebook Group about a recent adventure he had while sleeping and driving. He, most likely joking, attributes his life saving driving skills to iRacing,
5th Annual Podium 500
Podium E-Sports put out a tweet promoting their “Podium 500.” This race is the e-sports broadcasters annual 500 miler at Daytona.
You didn't think it was over, did you? Sign-ups for the running of the 5th Annual #Podium500 go live on Friday December 30th. We look forward to seeing seeing everyone chase the checkers this February. pic.twitter.com/iwQ5qovhXn
This week, as the series visited Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55, Edens bounced back in a big way: he won the first heat over top qualifier Aiden Bierlein, led 13 laps of the race, and grabbed the lead for the last time with just a handful of laps to go to return to the winner’s circle for the first time this season.
One of iRacing’s legendary flagmen, Barney, was struck by a skybound Legends car. Barney was in action waving the yellow flag at AMS at the time of the incident. Barney’s condition is unknown at this point.
Benjamin White posted a twitter video of a driver in his race sessiom dropping an inappropriate slur that will certainly result in a long suspension, if not worse
Majors Series
A new year in the Majors is just around the corner, in fact registrations for the first round are now open
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Ellis- Indy pro 2000 at Rd., Atlanta qualified fourth out of 14. Wreck out turn one lap while I suck.
Qualified seventh out of 18. Lap one turn to. I spun off on my own, fell back to 17, but was able to recover up to finish 10.
F 2000 at Rd., Atlanta. Car number six out of 14.Q p6. Got p2. Led some laps.
F 2000 at oulton park. Went off in the garage and add an unfortunate, rejoin and collected three other cars.
Qualified sixth out of 15. The leader spins it in lap one turn one second place slows down dramatically, and I drive over the top of him. I need to pay for a black flag came back out and drove up to seventh.
In the pro 2000 at Alton park. Qualified ninth out of 18. Finished P8.
I qualified nine out of 15. On lap to the two cars in front of me collide and turn sideways on the track and I T-bone my way in car is destroyed.
Skip barber at Bathurst qualified P3 out of 18. Got clear of the packet and was running p2. We had a huge gap on everybody else. I ended up spending and damaging my front wing, which slowed me down several seconds allowed. However, with the gap I was able to finish p4
IMSA – The Glen
Hall – p3, p3, p4, p wrecked in chaos, p self spun fighting for win, P1, First in BMW, leader ran out of gas!, p9, VR crashed forgot to close Civ 6
Ellis – p9. Lock the brakes in turn one lap one five minutes damage finish the rest anyway.
Had a pretty good beginning of the race and had clipped the grass. Just a hair has slowed down because of it and got ran over from behind 15 minutes damage DNF.
Euro Sprint Series – Spa
Hall – P3, p2, p5, P1, P1 (This one stolen on last lap), p7
Monza – p7, p5, p6
League / Hosted Races
Hosted –
Daytona prototypes at Texas. Wrecked out.
87 at Talladega wrecked out
Radicals at Virginia, P 10
Old INDYCAR at Michigan P5
Winter league-
Mike -p ended up, hitting under Grean and sure enough the caution came out while all pit Road, this is two weeks in a row. This is happened to me. I had to take the wave around. Ended up p16
Steve Thomson – p 8th
David – P wrecked. A driver is off the pace on the wall. As soon as I turn low to go by, he pulls across the track in front of me trying to get out of the . I over correct avoiding him.
OBRL Cup
Brian – Talladega P6 Didn’t qualify, but should have. Started near the back and lost the lead draft pretty quickly. The race stayed Green until the last couple of laps, so I was able to regroup with the main field and was able to grab a few laps on the GWC finish.
Final Thoughts
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12 Steps of Daytona
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On the show today we welcome back former iRacers Lounge co-host Will Gibson who will help us cover the ongoing controversy with the Indy Car Series in iRacing. We’ll check out the winner of the Trading Paints Paint of the Year, and there’s lots of new hardware to catch up on that you won’t want to miss, and we look forward to the new year, and that means the Daytona 24. So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast.
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12/22/2022 – I identify as an IndyCar Driver – Episode 0362
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Show Introduction
On this weeks show the NTT Indy Car Racing Series drops a bomb that has all of iRacing up in arms. We’ll recap all of the details and reactions to the news. The special events calendar was released and we’ll check out all of the events this year.
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..
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Are you tired of your pedals feeling like a video game? Want to step up to feeling like you’re actually driving?
We designed our P1 Pro Pedals to feel exactly like a real car giving you a better feeling when you’re driving. Push braking zones to the limit and avoid locking up by having a finer feel of the limits. Trail brake into the corner smoother allowing you to carry more speed.
Our P1 Pro Pedals will be the last set of pedals you’ll ever purchase for your simulator. Lifetime Warranty is included. That means if you ever run into issues in years to come, we’ll service them and keep them perfect!
Social media was in a buzz as Indy Car announced the it will be giving its exclusive rights to anonother video game company and possibly freezing out iRacing and did we find out that rain is not just for the road courses, but could come to oval racing as well? We’ll check out all of these stories plus lots of hardware news as well.
Extremely disappointed in the news this morning from @iRacing and even more disappointed in the stance @IndyCar has taken. IndyCar has been a large part of iRacing for over 13 years and to just pull the rug out from everyone's feet is a slap in the face to the community at large. pic.twitter.com/8hIyjpjdW2
A real shame to see @iRacing lose the @IndyCar licence and its ability to host an official Indy 500 because of the exclusive licence with Motorsport Games. Exclusivity like this and the Le Mans licence only serve to hurt the fans. Car companies cottoned on and others need to.
I don’t understand this decision by @IndyCar to not continue a decade long partnership with @iRacing. This is such a gut punch for that community. After all both brands accomplished together, including during the past few challenging years…🤷🏼♂️ https://t.co/fXl7D2K2gy
iRacing released the notes of the 2023 Season 1 Patch 1 including the new laser scan of VIR
Patch:
This Patch will include the release of the 2022 laser-scan version of Virginia International Raceway, along with some updates and bug fixes for 2023 Season 1.
As a reminder, when this new 2022 laser-scan version of Virginia International Raceway is released, the original version of Virginia International Raceway will be Retired, and will no longer be available for use on iRacing in any capacity. Sessions will not be able to be created at the old version of this track. Replays at the old version of the track will no longer be viewable.
– – Please collect any screenshots and videos you desire of the existing Virginia International Raceway before it is retired on December 21st at 0800EST/1300UTC!
Virginia International Raceway (2022 laser-scan version) will be added as part of the iRacing base content, and will be free for all Members.
Fellow iRacer, Damon Black posted in the forums and stating that, Active Reset could be Considered Harmful.
“I’m sure it will be a minority opinion, but I think active reset diminishes the iRacing experience. It’s moving test (solo practice) sessions away from a sim driving experience and toward monotonous game-grinding. I also suspect it will produce drivers who can nail qualifying laps, but are a disaster when they have to drive off their ideal line.”
The Carquest iRacing World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series made its debut at Lincoln Speedway which was won by Kenny Miller, his first win as a rookie this season.
iRacing tweeted the announcement of the arrival of the newly built VIR
A brand new rebuild of VIRginia International Raceway arrives in iRacing today! It will be part of the base content and FREE to all iRacing members! pic.twitter.com/FR4FUSryPS
Kenny Wallace on his show said that all three Nascar series will attempt to race in the rain at the tracks at North Wilkesboro, La Coliseum , Phoenix, Richmond, Martinsville and New Hampshire.
Ray Alfalla set up Jim Baker who was 89 at the time with iRacing, and 7 years later he’s still racing at 96!
Jim Baker is 96 years old, and he’s on @iRacing. We met him 7 years ago, and he’s still at it! Dad and I fixed up his simulator and he’s ready to go 🤙 pic.twitter.com/yIJGjFWJN0
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The GT DD Pro (8 Nm) is finally available for pre-order again! We are preparing the first batch of the newly produced units to be shipped via air freight, at no additional cost to you.
We estimate the first units will be in customers' hands before the end of February 2023. pic.twitter.com/hk0QW8pNGw
After many months of R&D, Grid Engineering is ready to reveal the MPX. With a pre-order special 3 digit price point and utilizing the highest quality components available,
Gamer Muscle gives his thoughts of the best sim rig from the Sim Expo
Results
NASCAR iRacing Series
Saturday Fixed –
Mike- top split car19 out of 20. Ran around 15th most of the race pretty much stayed out of trouble and got a P 11.
Wednesday fixed Mike- Car 11 and top split a lot of heavy hitters in here Matt Busse, Tyler Hudson, David L Brown, Blake McCandless. Ran about 10 to 15. Most of the race ended up p 13.
Wednesday Open: Homestead
Mike – car 23 out of 25 in top split. Qualify 12th. P16.
Official Series
Ellis -USF 2000.
Ellis-rookie street stock at Charlotte. 97 registered- I was Kar number 8 to 14 car number one was 4600 irating. Qualified8th. Fairly clean race we ran in a pack the whole time clean with about three to go. They finally wrecked. I finished P5. Gained 42 irating.
Rookie dirt street stock at USA. Wrecked near the end
Toyota GR 86 and other production cars at nord 31 cars total start a tenth and finished fourth
Got a seventh on this results.
Yeah, in a big one on turn one. Had to tow eight minutes went back out and got it. Cleared back up to 12 out of 27.
Start a 10 got up the fifth by last one, but I was the final lap by wreck by myself and fell back to 11
Indy pro 2000 at road America start a seven out of 12. Got to pee five by the end of lap one spun near the end of lap to buy myself hitting the final rumble strips. It is fun in the car around killed it.
Qualified six out of 16. Got to pee for bio lab one and was able to keep it and get my first good finish the series.
F 2000 at Rd., America car number two in bottom split out of 13. Qualify third sitting on the grid the guy in front of a backs into me destroying my front way before the race has even started. It wasn’t too bad and I survived for a P3.
Call number two in the bottom split. Qualified fifth and finished fifth had a great battle throughout the race, though with third and fourth place.
A Open
Steve – P7,5,13,6,16 at Kentuchy P3,2 and 27 at Indy.
IMSA – Interlagos
Hall – p 14 Learning track, unsure about battery strat either.
P14, hit with 4x on pace lap and another 4x on turn one
P6, geting used to the new track and car
P13, put my self in grass so had to work back up
P7, clean
P5
p9
Euro Sprint Series – Spa
Hall – P1 in the Ferrari, first race back in this car in a long time. Fresh paint goes to victory lane right off the bat. Tire wear is now a factor
P4 – really enjoying the GTE reunion
P wrecked by dive bomber
P2
P3
P2
League / Hosted Races
Ellis -Chris McGuire posted 87th at Talladega started in the back and won the race
GEN five NASCAR at Talladega got wrecked out
GEN five – car at Talladega started in the back. Got to the lead before halfway. I go on to win it holla!
GEN five car and old Indycar.Talladega. Was leaving my class with sixth ago and got wrecked in Indy car crash.
New Toyota 86 at Lanier dirt.
87. Cars at RudkCogan. Wrecked out
Riley Daytona prototype at old Michigan. Started in the back got to the front pack, but wrecked out near the end.
Riley Daytona prototype at new Texas, started mid pack ended up finishing P5
Riley Daytona, prototypes at Talladega, got wrecked out
87s at Talladega start 25th. Wreck out
GEN five NASCAR at Talladega started 37 out of 40.
Riley Daytona prototype at Michigan. Was leaving on the white and got wrecked
Winter league-
Mike -p we’re going on a two stop race I’m headed for the second time as a caution came out while I was on it road I had energy 16 came out 26 down had to take the wave around 23 to go for the shoot out. I had another caution with 17 to go check my last set. A tires ended up finishing P 10.
Steve Thomson – p17
Steve LouAllen-p
David – P 22. Had a top 10 car, caught in accident. No recovering this time. All 4 races I have been caught up in a wreck.
OBRL Cup
Brian – Michigan P20 Qualified 11th ran the rubber off the my tires on the first green flag run, then over shot my pit stall in the first pit stop, losing as bunch of spots. Did much better on tire wear after that, but the race stayed green the whole race and wasn’t able to recover.
Final Thoughts
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I identify as an IndyCar Driver
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Social media was in a buzz as Indy Car announced the it will be giving its exclusive rights to another video game company and possibly freezing out iRacing and did we find out that rain is not just for the road courses, but could come to oval racing as well? We’ll check out all of these stories plus lots of hardware news as well. So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast.
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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 the show today we will be taking a look at the best way to use the new Active Reset System. We look at some UI vs Website comparisons. VR users are up in arms after performance issues and whether iRacing has addressed these issues. We get reviews and thoughts of the Simucube Active Pedals and lots of other hardware.
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..
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Are you tired of your pedals feeling like a video game? Want to step up to feeling like you’re actually driving?
We designed our P1 Pro Pedals to feel exactly like a real car giving you a better feeling when you’re driving. Push braking zones to the limit and avoid locking up by having a finer feel of the limits. Trail brake into the corner smoother allowing you to carry more speed.
Our P1 Pro Pedals will be the last set of pedals you’ll ever purchase for your simulator. Lifetime Warranty is included. That means if you ever run into issues in years to come, we’ll service them and keep them perfect!
Kevin ‘@kkingstyle’ on Twitter noticed reflections on his hood have dropped in framerate to 15fps. Dale Jr replied that he’s been dealing with new micro stutters in tight turns on road courses and short tracks
A bit unrelated but I been dealing with some new micro stutters in the turns at short tracks and tight corners at road courses that I didn’t have in the past.
Yoep de Ligt shows what his LMDh MGU-K unit is doing and how often you can change modes
The absence of any mention of the workings of this system or any display option to show you is kind of baffling to me, but if you're like me and you want to know what your LMDh MGU-K is doing and how often you can change modes, my latest dashboard has you covered!@iRacingpic.twitter.com/QyPG5V8bF6
A post in the forums compares the relative time and amount of clicks it takes to get into different sessions on the website compared to the UI. A poll was taken by Collen Fern asking which do you prefer.
Start Test Session
WEB: 2 clicks 7 sec RACE NOW -> Test Car on Track
UI: 3 clicks 25 sec RACE NOW -> My Last Series -> Test Drive
Start Practice Session:
WEB: 4 clicks 8 sec RACE NOW -> PRACT -> select session -> wait 5 sec for session -> Join Session
UI: 5 clicks 31 sec RACE NOW -> My Last Series -> Scroll down & search practice session
-> Register -> wait 5 sec for session -> Join
Check number of participants registered for the next race:
WEB: 2 clicks 7 sec RACE NOW -> RACE (first line)
UI: 3 clicks 25 sec RACE NOW -> My Last Series -> Scroll down & search next race
Register for Race Session:
WEB: 3 clicks 8 sec RACE NOW -> RACE -> klick Session
UI: 4 clicks 26 sec RACE NOW -> My Last Series -> Scroll down & search next race -> Register
View Stats:
WEB: 2 clicks 10 sec Results & Stats -> Series Stats (shows Top 25)
UI: 4 clicks 28 sec RACE NOW -> My Last Series -> Series Stats -> Scroll down (shows only Top 10)
Pawel Kusmierek asked in the forums, “Street Stock rookies now open to all licenses?” Staffer Tyler Hudson replied, “We plan on opening it up for 2023 season 1. This has always been open for road and dirt road, and used to be on ovals. We would like to get the rookie series consistent across the different license classes and so will do that for the upcoming season.”
Screen to Speed aims to give representation to women, or individuals who identify as women, in sim racing, esports, and motorsports. The goal is to create a critical mass community to provide opportunities for females in this space. Allies are also welcome, and we encourage everyone to participate as spectators and supporters, but only women, or individuals who publicly identify as women, will be able to race and score participant points to win prizes.
John Owens asked in the forums if something has changed in the Force Feedback. Staffer David Tucker has been engaging in the thread to work thru what people were saying.
Multi-time Coke Series Champ Ray Alfalla thinks that the current tire model does not reward driving at the limit of grip, but these tires reward knowing how fast to go, not who can go fast. Way too much tire saving at the moment.
The current tire does not reward driving at the limit of grip, which is where I won as many championships as you have career top 5s in Coke. It’s on me for not adapting, but these tires reward knowing how fast to go, not who can go fast. Way too much tire saving at the moment. https://t.co/PO8CBzgCGi
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Lots of Sim Racing journalists have had time to try and give thoughts on the new Simucube Active Pedal System
Dan Suzuki on the Active Pedal
Had the chance to test the @Simucube pedals today. Wow! Very unique feeling, the effects are great and super immersive. Price is very steep – but it’s also a completely new approach – highly recommend trying them before only judging by the price! pic.twitter.com/5PvU9H5vzR
Tried these pedals today and wow, this definitely is something very unique that I have never tried before. I personally think it’s amazing to see a company doing something completely new. Of course it is expensive and I’m sure the people at Simucube would be more than happy if they could produce and sell them at a lower price – there is so much tech in these – you basically get a simucube per pedal and then a lot of stuff around it. They feel amazing to drive with. I need to come back in the next days and do some more testing, I wonder how they feel on a car without ABS – can you feel the lockups if you disable ABS on the cars? Anyways, just wanted to share my quick first impressions, I love it when something completely new and unseen is coming out. If it wasn’t for these “jumps” in technology we would all still be driving with our Logitech G25. I wonder what some people in here do when they find out what sports cars can cost ….
Dan Suzuki — 12/01/2022 2:29 PM
you can feel the car loosing traction. i thought it was a bit exagerated in the profile they used on the rig i was testing, but then again its super customizable
Marko from Simcube on Active Pedal Pricing on their Discord Server
Marko | Simucube — 12/01/2022 6:53 AM
Dear everyone,
Thank you sincerely for your comments. I carefully read through almost all of them. We honestly take all the opinions you shared to heart. The price for the ActivePedals was very carefully considered and hotly debated in-house before the launch. When we started developing the pedals, we knew the price point would not be very affordable, but based on the feedback on our other product releases, we knew that a set of basic pedals would be a letdown to the community.. so we opted to produce the best pedals in existence. As many of you guessed, the cost for R&D was substantial, but this was not the main reason for the price we are asking for. The main reason for the cost is that the components used in the pedals are the best available. Really, everything is top notch. So yes, the ActivePedals cost a substantial amount, but they are designed to last at least twenty years. These will not break, will not loose responsiveness or feel old after five years.
A SC2 plus a quality steering wheel cost more and we feel that for improving your lap times the pedals are even more crucial. This is the pedal for driving on the edge. This is the pedal we poured everything we got into.. and we will support and improve the features of the ActivePedals for years to come. If anyone knows us, they know this to be true.. it’s the same as with True Drive, the development has just started.
We understand the price was a shock for many, but this was the price this exceptional piece of gear can be sold currently. We truly appreciate the feedback from everyone.
-Marko, Simucube
Beano iRacing from Active Pedal Discord Channel his conversation with David Tucker of iRacing
Beano iRacing 🇦🇺 — Yesterday at 1:50 PM
Coming back to a discussion over at iRacing, where David Tucker, the main FFB Developer, had this to say yesterday – I waited with posting due to asking his consent to post this – apologies for it being in a few parts, it was a bit long for Discord to go in one post – anyway really excited for some of these concepts to make it into sims, now that the technology to benefit from these are there:
Quote @David Tucker:
This is all pure speculation at this point, so it is difficult to answer your questions. Naturally we want to support the latest hardware, but we also want to spread our engineering efforts out fairly. This is just the first pass at a brand new idea, hopefully the second and third passes will help solidify what is and is not important in the design and we will see this become more commonplace.
As for potential benefits, that is really up in the air right now. We know that pedals are a weak spot (as are shifters) in the sim world. Everyone that gets there first rig wants to get a clutch pedal and h-pattern shifter and is very disappointed when they find out it feels nothing like driving a stick shift car. Some of that is because race cars are nothing like your daily driver, but a lot falls on the pedals (and shifter) not really giving enough feedback.
In my opinion these are some of the potential benefits of these pedals.
Part 2: Can be adjusted to match the throw and pressure profile of every car so it feels more like the real thing. This is a big plus for immersion.
Can accurately match the feel of a clutch pedal. This is something existing pedals could have done, but most do not. Hopefully with a bit of feedback from the sim you could feel the clutch plate chatter and get more out of it.
Can reproduce chatter from the brake system such as the pulsing of the ABS. Ultimately this requires better modeling on our part to try and perfectly match the behavior of the real thing. We probably don’t have the info to really nail this, but we can get close enough. And even with minimal sim support we can probably make this feel nice.
Can reproduce brake fade, a worn clutch, or ruptured brake lines and a whole host of other failures. Imagine having your brake pedal suddenly drop to the floor, it would be amazingly scary.
Can simulate the feel of brake assist. It is a subtle thing you don’t usually notice but your brake assist in your passenger car does not work in lock step with your foot. It tends to have a bit of delay and ramps up the assist over time so you get a feeling of the pedal moving on its own. Try pushing slowly on the brake pedal next time your parked and you will be able to feel this.
Can simulate g-force acting on your legs to soften up the brakes as deceleration increases. This is intriguing to me, as I mentioned above a lot of pro drivers say a static pedal set can’t ever feel like the real thing. Potentially this could get around it.
Can provide LFE style vibrations at your feet that change from pedal to pedal. This is especially useful on cars like the skippy that rely on mechanical linkages that couple directly to the transmission. You should be able to feel the engine and transmission buck when adjusting the throttle and more direct vibration at the pedals as well.
Part 3:
That is a lot of potential, but it is also a lot of work to really be able to fully take advantage of it all. We may need to extend our models. For example our clutch plate can’t really chatter, our brake rotors can’t warp, and so on. But if we have a way to give you those details then there is incentive on our end to model more of them.
Doyo R808 Racing Wheel
The Sim Racing Corner posted an unboxing video of the new Doyo R808 Wheel and pedal system.
Laptop Triples
Xebec has a unique 3 monitor upgrade for laptops that could be used for your mobile triple monitor rig.
Sim Racing Pro
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Mike- p 16 – did pretty good eventually got to the lead on lap 60 and led some laps. I was running, suck it when I actually got loose and spun all by my own ended up last car on the lead lap and pretty much couldn’t recover from that. Also had a fun safe exit from Pip Lane after the final stopwatch really sealed my fate.
Saturday Fixed –
Mike- wrecked out on lap nine on the first car gone. They wrecked up in front of me. I couldn’t miss it. I got turned sideways was stopped all the track waiting for all the cars to come around and some guy T-bone me at full speed.
Sunday Open
Donnie – Q4, P6. Good car on during the middle of the long runs. Led my first laps of the season.
Sunday fixed
Mike – p wreck out on lap one turned one some guy couldn’t get it in the fourth gear and blew his engine and recd the field
Wednesday fixed Hickory.
Ellis. Top split. Matt Busse, Tyler Hudson, Blake, McCandless are the heavy hitters in this race of 20 cars. I qualify 10th. Ran all over the place is high as first. Ended up P6.
Wednesday Open: Hickory
Mike – top split qualified 11 out of 23. Stayed on the lead lap and kept it clean until the green white checker. I was running seventh when some guy spun in front of me and I couldn’t miss it and I had to fall back to 15 got 14th.
Steve – P16 Top Split. 1 Caution, got caught in pits on lap 49 when the caution came out. Went lap down, got wave around restarted 16th.
Official Series
SPIKER – USF 2000 Summit Point, Q3, P7. Made a mistake racing an overly aggressive driver. Running P3 on final lap. Wrecked out.
IP 2000 Summit Point, Q6, P8. Dropped a wheel, spun out into wall. Wrecked out.
GT4 Fixed Oran Park, a P3 and P9. Both great races.
GT4 Open Oran Park, P10 out of 28 starters.
2022 Chili Bowl – Heat Race P7, C Main P7. Did not make feature. Did not wreck, did
not wreck or get into anyone’s way. Actually made some competitive passes. First race in the Dirt Midget. Looking forward to running some more.
League / Hosted Races
Hosted –
Ellis – new BMW hybrid finish pee eight
Then started 11th and finish p4. I was up to pee five by turn three Onlap one
Ellis – Chris Macguire – ran the new Toyota 86 at lime rock got wrecked in lap one turn one.
Than 87th at Talladega, got wrecked in the first lap, turn one lap one there was a Caution half way I quickly got to the lead and was able to win the race #261
Ellis – Ran new BMW hybrid at sebring twice – wrecked first time, 2nd race i did finish but went off a few… Hard to break you have to slow it for half the braking zone then like back off the pressure on the brake as it loses downforce so you dont lock the wheels…
87. Cars at Talladega start a 27 out of 32. Got wreck in the first lap turn one. After the Caution quickly got to the lead, and was in the lead on the back stretch of the white flag lbut got wrecked after turn four
BMW hybrid at Sebring. Started tenth got to P6 by the end of lap one finished P7
Skip barber at summit point. Starting 21st finished 18th overall fourth in class was running first in class, leading the race for quite some time before being ran over from a faster car from behind.
F 2000 at Summit 15 cars. Qp13. Was running 10th up until the last lap, and I shut off on my own and wrecked.
Indy pro 2 thousand at summit – qualify P7 out of 16 – wrecked out lap 1
Qualify P 14 out of 24. Got to pee nine by the end of lap one on lap two. They wrecked up ahead of me out of the final corner and I ended up driving straight in and pee boning the guy destroying my car.
Third attempt I go off in the grass on lamp one I rejoin safely, but I’m not up to speed and somebody then runs over the back of me doesn’t even try to go around at all. Just drives over the top of me.
Qualify P6, out of 10. Had a pretty good start but lap too. I spun off on my own and got high centered head to toe.
Test drive for 45 minutes the lotus 49 at the nords.
Dirt street stocks, but it would not load gave me mismatch error I had to forfeit and give up Irating
F 2000 at Summit. Pole. Led every lap and win!!! 89th career win 61st career pole out of 3094 starts. That actually winning percentage to 2.8% overall.
Winter league-
Mike -p20. Ran about 20th to 25th through most of the race, pitted under green and got caught a lap down. Enough late carnage got me up to 20th.
Adam – p17
Steve Thomson – p30
Steve LouAllen-pwrecked out
Greg – p16
David – P 12, ironically was about the long run speed i had, but caught in accident, 10 seconds of required. Go a lap down, am able to race back into the lucky dog position and hoping to finish there for the prize, but caution comes out, take lucky dog. GWC, I lay back 6 seconds as I have no tires, big wreck, I creep past them and p12.
Final Thoughts
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Too Many Clicks
Description
On the show today we will be taking a look at the best way to use the new Active Reset System. We look at some UI vs Website comparisons. VR users are up in arms after performance issues and whether iRacing has addressed these issues. We get reviews and thoughts of the Simucube Active Pedals and lots of other hardware. 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.
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!!!
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
It’s week 13, and we will be diving deep into all of the new and exciting content from iRacing. We’ll check out some highlights from the Sim Racing Expo held last week in Germany and we see our first reviews of the new Simucube Active Pedals. All this and much more on this weeks’ iRacers Lounge Podcast!
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..
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Are you tired of your pedals feeling like a video game? Want to step up to feeling like you’re actually driving?
We designed our P1 Pro Pedals to feel exactly like a real car giving you a better feeling when you’re driving. Push braking zones to the limit and avoid locking up by having a finer feel of the limits. Trail brake into the corner smoother allowing you to carry more speed.
Our P1 Pro Pedals will be the last set of pedals you’ll ever purchase for your simulator. Lifetime Warranty is included. That means if you ever run into issues in years to come, we’ll service them and keep them perfect!
The Sim Racing Expo was last weekend and many reviews were there checking out all of the new products from the sim racing world. Here are some of their thoughts…
They are pumping DJ music and they’ve given the mic to gamer muscle and he’s yelling. It looks like fun. Not a lot of people but a show this size could easily support like 10k more people…
This p1 sim wheel w vertical display is freaking awesome looking.
McLaren by ascher wheels look amazing.
Trak racer doing load cell pedals w haptics. They’re also doing their own butt kicker style transducer with amp. Trak racer. Formula wheel too.
This guy rumored this event might be in Canada next year
Guy from overtake just loved loved the simucube pedals, he said they are so cool and worth the 6k…
Thomas from Fanatec – brought his own supercar and f1 Toro Roso Sebastian Vettel car, gave vague ansers on qr2 saying soon…
Cube Controls has a GT version of their new wheel.
For the 2023 Season 1 build iRacing is adding a new shader to the sim that will allow you to add a clear coat to your car for custom schemes!
This new shader will allow you to put a clear shell over the existing paint scheme of the car with it’s own specular qualities separate from the underlying material. This is meant to replicate automotive paintjobs where the underlying car paint is overlaid with an acrylic clear coat.
That is correct. If you don’t have a custom spec map you don’t have to edit anything. If you do and want to keep your current look. Make the blue channel on your custom spec map pure black (0, 0, 0 RGB).
Trading Paints Paint of the Year
Trading Paints is now taking votes for round one of the Paint of the Year contest. Also, on the other side of the spectrum, Nascarcasm will be taking submissions for the ugliest paint scheme.
Hey @iRacing@iRacingMyers I’m almost positive that Lucas oil and Lincoln speedway both have lights…but yet according to y’all they don’t exist? How is that even possible?? pic.twitter.com/fSKlP6L8AS
Yeeessss! The Lambo is back on @iRacing !!! My favourite car is back in business this season! After testing tonight, the Lambo and Audi will be it for the season I think.
iRacing posted the dates of the early 2023 special events so participants can start to plan their races early. The full special event calendar will be released at a later date
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Advanced SimRacing will be the new be the exclusive manufacturer of the ASR-F PRO – Radical Edition, the world’s first and only SimRacing chassis made in Radical’s image.
Huge news for the world of SimRacing! ASR becomes the Official Racing Simulation Partner of one of the world’s most prolific sportscar manufacturer in @RadicalMSport
…And they have completely redesigned their GTX2, the new, completely redesigned, flagship GT steering wheel with5 inches display, interchangeable grips to customize diameter (30 or 32 cm) and material.
Ladies and gentlemen, here's the GTX2, the new completely redesigned iteration of our flagship GT steering wheel. 5 inches display, interchangeable grips to customize diameter (30 or 32 cm) and material. 😎 pic.twitter.com/FUHmdoexWq
…Also, their SP-01 Pedals will be available Q1 of 2023 with updated design and a completely customizable experience.
Sorry for the delay guys, but the wait is almost over! SP-01 Pedals will be available Q1 of 2023 with updated design and a completely customizable experience. 🙌🙌🙌 Come and try them! #simracingexpopic.twitter.com/3rc3DHU8Mx
Asetek SimSports has revealed a working prototype of an anti-locking braking system for sim racing. Billed as an optional upgrade for the existing Invicta hydraulic pedals – which in turn can be initially purchased as load cell La Prima or Forte models before being upgraded – the ABS module will provide pulsating feedback through the brake pedal
It’s no secret that the RTX 4080 has not been selling particularly well, primarily due to its $1,200 price tag, which most people feel is far too expensive. The situation has even impacted scalpers, with many now having to resell their cards at MSRP or even less in some cases. A few second-hand sellers have tried returning them, which seems to have prompted certain retailers to stop offering refunds for the RTX 4080.
Scalpers are struggling to sell the RTX 4080 above MSRP, but retailers won’t let them return the cards
Varjo has on their website a great explanation of how their dynamic foveated system works in XR and how your eyes interpret what is being displayed in VR
A great explanation how our eyes work and what they can actually see in VR and how OpenXR helps with the performance of VR.
Human eyes have a unique design with two kinds of photosensors, the rod and the cones. Cones are very accurate and detect fine details. Rods are much more sensitive to light than cones, but blurrier. Cones and Rods are distributed very non-uniformly. Cones are concentrated within a few degrees of field of view around the gaze. There are no rods in the center of the FOV, but they are covering most of the eye field of view. There is even a blind spot where the nerve is attached, an entire area of the eye that has no photosensors at all.
REVIEW – NEW 2022 SIMTAG ASHLEY HYDRAULIC 3-PEDAL SET
Let’s Go Race reviewed on his YouTube Channel the new Simtag Ashley Hydraulic Pedals
The reviewer Let’s Go Race was impressed with the high quality build of the Simtag Ashley Hydraulic 3 Pedals.
Stuttering Problems Fixed With Latest Windows 11 Update
Quick heads-up that today’s Windows Update KB5020044 should fix the issue for Windows 11 22H2 + WMR users (and no more need for manually turning off the event tracing).
This is a manual update, you must go into Windows Update and check for updates, then select download and install manually. The automated update will be pushed next month.
Mike- p car number 21 out of 23 top split. P18. Probably about what I deserved. I was slow out there in the fixed set
Saturday Fixed –
Mike p18- pop split Matt Busse was in there. Ran about 15th. Most of the race slipped a little on the last run. I suck here
Sunday Open
Donnie – Q13, P14
Wednesday Open: Charlotte
Mike – top split car number 26 out of 27 cars. Ran 10th to 15th through the first half of the race that had six different cautions mainly caused by one guy. Once he left it went green from there and I feed it back to 18th.
League / Hosted Races
Hosted –
Ellis – Chris Macguire – 87 cars at Talladega went from the back to the front lead some laps, but got wrecked out but I tried to push somebody my bad. You can’t push in these cars
Week 13 GT three challenge. Virginia international raceway in the Ferrari.
Nice to seven on the first loud, but wrecked real hard on the second. Toad and took the quick fix came out and Raleigh back to seven. Out of 27.
Rudskogen- new Toyota gr86. Winner winner, chicken dinner first race in this car and I win
Volkswagen beetle light at Daytona rally cross started P 2 to end up winning the race. I had a 10 second post race penalty for bad exit on the joker laugh yet I still won the race because I gapped the field by over 11 seconds.
Second race qualify P3 got dumped before even getting to turn one was dead last but rallied to P6.
Pro two light trucks at lima land motorsports Park. Qualify dead last everyone qualified 17 cars. P12
McLaren GT three car at Sebring start a 24th out of 25. Got to P6 by the end of lap one eventually got to pee for.
Start at 15th out of 27 got to eight by the end of the first flap got his highest third but finished fourth
Winter league-
Mike -pwrecked out
Steve Thomson – p 15
David – P 14, Cautions twice fell in poor spots for me. Green flags stops were poor, and didn’t do very well on taking care of tires.
OBRL Cup
Brian – Las Vegas P12 Started P5 Had decent short run speed but when the tires wore off and things got really slick. Dropped some spots when losing the rear on the exit of turn two, But made it home in one piece.
Final Thoughts
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One Inch
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It’s week 13, and we will be diving deep into all of the new and exciting content from iRacing. We’ll check out some highlights from the Sim Racing Expo held last week in Germany and we see our first reviews of the new Simucube Active Pedals. All this and much more on this weeks’ iRacers Lounge Podcast! So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast.
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12/1/2022 – Formula Wheel Extravaganza – Episode 0359
iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics
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On the Show this week we check out a new car offering from iRacing coming in the next week 13 update. The new season of the CarQuest World of Outlaws Sprint Car Season kicks off with some familiar faces. In hardware we check out more very impressive Formula Wheel releases and some real world drivers compare the brakes performance between their real and sim brakes.
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As part of its industry-leading offering of hundreds of cars and tracks from around the world, iRacing offers dozens of pieces of content included for free with all active subscriptions. For 2023 Season 1, an all-new car—the Toyota GR86 Cup car, which will make its real-world debut next year—will join the base package as free content, while VIRginia International Raceway and Wild West Motorsports Park will also be granted to all users as included content for the first time.
The premier series for the world’s top sprint car sim racers kicks off tonight, as the iRacing World of Outlaws Carquest Auto Parts Sprint Car Series begins a 10-week quest for glory at Volusia Speedway Park at 9PM ET. As always, the racing action will stream live on DIRTVision and across iRacing social media channels, as 35 drivers go wheel-to-wheel for their share of a $25,000 prize pool.
The 10-race championship sees the series visit many of the biggest venues in the real-world World of Outlaws NOS Energy Sprint Car Series, matching both its opener at Volusia and finale at The Dirt Track at Charlotte. Legendary venues like Eldora Speedway and Knoxville Raceway are also on the bill, while Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 hosts the highest level of sprint car action on iRacing for the first time at the end of December.
The full 2022-23 iRacing World of Outlaws Carquest Auto Parts Sprint Car Series schedule is as follows:
Alex Bergeron, 78 James Edens, 74 Tyler Schell, 72 Evan Seay, 67 Timothy Smith, 65
Promoted
iRacing Road standout Sebastian Job announced on his Twitter account that he has been added as a sim driver for Oracle Red Bull Racing F1 Team
🚨ANNOUNCEMENT🚨
One of the biggest moments of my career, today I can say I am now a sim driver for Oracle Red Bull Racing F1 Team! A massive thank you to everyone at @redbullracing for the opportunity.https://t.co/tK4Aghx98z
Dave Cam reminds us all that it’s the law to do the jump at the end of every race at Bathurst
At the end of every race at Bathurst on @iracing its actually the law to do the jump. I forgot to explain this to @JulieAinswort18 properly before the race. Her reaction to what was going on in front of her as she goes over the crest is priceless! #Simracingpic.twitter.com/LJbSCEd0kX
Elvis Rankin Converts Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series Results Into Real-World Title Shot
Earlier this year, Indianapolis-based teenager Elvis Rankin impressed sim racing and real-world racing pros alike with a stellar performance in the inaugural Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series. His runner-up finish in that championship gave him the opportunity to compete in this year’s Skip Barber Formula Race Series in the real world, with a half-season scholarship to help him showcase his skills.
Flash forward to this week’s season finale at Circuit of the Americas, and Rankin has done much more than just show up for half the races. It took him just two rounds at his debut event at Lime Rock Park to find the top step of the podium for the first time, and after formalizing a full-season campaign, he enters Rounds 13 and 14 with a 13-point championship advantage.
Skip Barber formula series’ last race week was Nov 29th and 30th. I do not know his finishing positions (he’s too cool to respond to old mx5 racing buddies) but the season is over and he is champion. I do not think he had much competition in this year’s group of drivers. This report was written right before the last weekend at cota….Circuit of the Americas. In other news, he did have a somewhat good showing in a F4 test in Europe amongst a group of new drivers.
Steven Wilson has won every race in the eNascar College Fall Semester season.
STEVEN WILSON REMAINS UTTERLY UNDEFEATED🚨
Tonight's victory in the @playseatglobal 100 at Nashville Superspeedway has immortalized @swilson3_ as the 1st place sweeper for EVERY race of this Fall semester🏆
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The VRS DirectForce Pro pedals are ready and available in limited quantities now. By the end of Summer, they should have a large supply for direct order. And, because of the limited quantities, owners of the DirectForce Pro wheelbase will have the first option to purchase if they get on the reservation list.
Gomez SimRacing’s new flagship wheel, The Hyper P1 becomes available at their launch event on Dec 1st and use 10% off code HP1DAY1 for 24 hours only.
The Hyper P1! Our flagship model in the GSI line up. The “Halo” product built on customer feedback with a no expense spared approach. Be there for the day 1 launch event on Dec 1st and use 10% off code HP1DAY1 for 24 hours only. Starting at $1650! We can’t stop staring at it! pic.twitter.com/bCtujLqNYU
DRE has updated to a new standalone iRacing Spotter and Crew Chief that no longer uses Voice Attack. There is a free addition and 3 Paid Packages – Right now there is a 50% off Black Friday Packages starting off as low as $2.99 a month. www.thedigitalraceengineer.com
iRacing Setup Differ – Message from Developer
Hi Steve what a nice surprise you mentioned the iRacing SetupDiffer software on your show. with the busy season around thanksgiving, i am a few shows behind in listening to the podcast. I just listed to the November 10th show today.
I created the iRacing SetupDiffer because at the time, all the setup comparison tools required you to export the setups to an HTML file and compare the “files” themselves. that has a number of problems, the main one being the comparison program has to be updated to work with each new car, and occasionally, with season updates, or changes that iRacing makes to an existing car. with the iRacing SetupDiffer,
I wanted to create a tool that was simple and straightforward, and worked with any car, and any seasonal update, without forcing users to constantly download new versions of the software. from the user feedback I’ve received, this has been a success. one of the most often mentioned features is the ability to compare the existing setup in iRacing (extracted live), with a version used in a previous race or practice session (extracted from the telemetry files). Also, not that it makes any real sense to do so, but it can also be fun to compare setups from completely different types of cars, just to learn what is different between them. anyway, thanks for mentioning the software. it was an unexpected surprise. see you on the track
Staffer David Tucker talked about the telemetry that might be available for the SimCube Active Pedals in the iRacing Forum. Also December 1st the pricing and availability dates are supposed to be announced at the Racing Expo!
Pro Drivers DEBUNK Sim Racing Pedals Misconceptions
Random Callsign asks Professional drivers Daniel Morad, David Perel, James Baldwin and Spa24h WINNER Raffaelle Marciello about their thoughts on real vs sim pedals.
Mike – car number one and wrecked out in the first part of the race. Some fool on the first corner, missed his breaking point and drove 10 car links to D I said watch out that guy as a weapon. A few laps later he’s coming off pit Road and hits the grass and spins right up in front of the field and destroys us, he apologized profusely, claiming his throttle hung.
Official Series
Ellis -USF 2000. OKayama- started P7 got up as high as P5, but faded back to P7.
A Open
Steve – Ran 4 open races at Chicagoland, was 28th Saturday Morning. Started in 10th on g/w/c – guy on old tires spun and took out half field. Ran later that morning finished 1st by over 14 seconds, no cautions. Finished 1st on Sunday morning was going to be 2nd, but caution came out on lap 98. Came out 1st coming out of pits and won it. Finished 21 Sunday night, lap 98 again, was 8th, guy clipped apron on restart and came up the track and took out 10 or so Cars.
League / Hosted Races
Hosted –
Ellis – Chris Macguire – Supers cars at michigan was p5 from the back on the white got dumped.
87s at tally – wrecked
Gen 5 cat tally – wrecked
Mazdas at old daytona – p5
87th at Talladega on Tuesday came from all the way in the back up to the top three to be wreacked out on the white flag.
Pro to light trucks at Southern National went from dead last all the way up to fourth.
Winter league-
Mike -p14 – my tires would fall off around lap 30 to 35 and at one point I was dead last run and 27th but this persevered and then it up with a top 15
Steve Thomson – p26, involved in 2 crashes.
Steve LouAllen-p
Greg – p9 – Lap down at 1 point
David – P 10 Ran top 5 all night. Net code causes me to get severely damaged and struggle to hold on to 10th. Once again Bristol bites me at the end.
OBRL Cup
Brian – P10 Auto Club Started in the back because of connection issues. Slowly made some progress till making my way into the top ten with a couple of laps to go
Final Thoughts
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Formula Wheel Extravaganza
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On the Show this week we check out a new car offering from iRacing coming in the next week 13 update. The new season of the CarQuest World of Outlaws Sprint Car Season kicks off with some familiar faces. In hardware we check out more very impressive Formula Wheel releases and some real world drivers compare the brakes performance between their real and sim brakes. So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast.
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Great day meeting some awesome people and old friends appreciate everything from @NASCAR and @iRacing. Been an incredible experience so far. Can't wait for the rest of the weekend! pic.twitter.com/h7DJisQ1oq
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Been a long time coming, I’ll be making my NASCAR Limited Late Model debut at Hickory this weekend! Let’s Brawl in the Fall 🍁 pic.twitter.com/aHQY5wBGgk
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Sim Coaches posted a new video to their Youtube Channel providing more details about their Hydraulic Pedals. The difference between standard mount and inverted mount. Lawrence address some the most frequent question he receives about the pedals and reiterates Sim Coach pedals ship with a lifetime guarantee.
We are about to close the circle, a brand-new entry-level formula wheel to complete the collection so that everybody can access the Cube Controls experience. 🙌 The F-CORE is coming! #RACEHARDpic.twitter.com/BeRu02L9aS
QR2 – this is a fundamental change to the ecosystem and our opportunity to make major improvements to the quick release. While we (and BMW) are satisfied with our QR design currently being used on the M4 GT3 race car, it has been a challenge to bring this design to mass production for our full range of steering wheels and wheel bases (including a ‘Lite’ version for our CSL Series). The extended development time has ensured the best possible future for the Fanatec quick release. The latest pre-production samples are performing great, but we will only provide release dates and pricing information when we are ready.
Wheel Base production – many of you have noticed we have been ‘sold out’ of some of our wheel bases for some time. The demand has been very high, and our production has been stalled by component shortages. We will continue to work hard to address this bottleneck, but the effect of the semiconductor crisis continues to be felt across the industry, and I can confirm that the CSL DD will not be available again until Q1 2023.
Podium Steering Wheel Bentley GT3 – the development of this wheel has also been affected by the chip shortage. Although this product was already used very effectively in the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, and its mechanical and structural design is well-proven, we were unsatisfied with the performance of the display, and we have used the extra time to completely re-engineer the electronics. We now plan to launch the wheel in the first half of 2023.
Now for the best news of the day. Despite the supply delays, we were recently able to secure all components for the Podium Racing Wheel F1, and run the production line at full capacity. Because we know it will be difficult to get your hands on our entry-level bases until next year, we decided to offer the Podium Racing Wheel F1 at a reduced price for a limited time. (We would like to offer this price until the CSL DD returns, but we expect a high demand, so let’s say ‘while stocks last’.)
The timeless CSL Steering Wheel P1, now in a V2 version and up to date with our other steering wheels in terms of refinements. It stands as the lowest priced steering wheel we offer at €/$119.95 and it is available now!#Fanatec#Simracing#NewWheelpic.twitter.com/FIz4oPEZkH
The timeless CSL Steering Wheel P1, now in a V2 version and up to date with our other steering wheels in terms of refinements. It stands as the lowest priced steering wheel we offer at €/$119.95 and it is available now!#Fanatec#Simracing#NewWheelpic.twitter.com/FIz4oPEZkH
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Nuts On The Floor
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Off season is upon us, we talk with special guest Mike Watts, Black Friday deals are here, you’ll get our thoughts on the Simucube wheel base and as usual we have tons of other hardware topics. Take a load off and join us in the lounge.
So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast.
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On todays show we’ll take one last look s the Coke Series Finale at the Nascar Hall of Fame, we see how the sim world reacted to Ross Chastain’s insane move at Martinsville and we are introduced to the next new car coming to 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..
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“It was really cool,” Kirwan said of Earnhardt Jr. presenting the trophy. “It was also awesome before the race even started Dale came up to all of us and chatted for a bit. He came up to me and talked about the stream and everything like that. It was cool for him to be there and come support it.
“Of course the trophy is really nice, he did a really good job on it. To have his name on it is cool and even after he stuck around, and we chatted with him. He took me and Rajah Caruth up on Glory Road and checked out one of his dad’s old cars, one of Richard Petty’s old cars. He even got me to hop into one of Petty’s old cars at one point which was cool. It was just cool to hang out and talk sim-racing and the event and everything.”
In addition to the trophy, Kirwan will also take home the $100,000 prize. He has no plans for the money just yet, but he did say his spotter, crew chief, and others who supported him will be getting a cut of the winnings.
One particular storyline from the event was the revelation of Zalenski’s severe scoliosis, a condition that he’s dealt with his whole life, never before something he’s felt the need to bring up as he’s competed for the title five times in the last six years.
“Something I never talked about was my condition because it’s never been relevant,” Zalenski said. “I was born with very severe scoliosis, so I had surgery about 10 years ago. It was like 200-degree curves in the spine, if I didn’t get surgery, I wouldn’t be able to be here racing for sure.
“My lungs will be squished because it just gets worse. I had surgery and the best I could do is two 50-degree angles. Some of the spine is metal nails and screws. I’m all patched up. With all that considered, it’s crazy that I’m doing this. I always wanted to be a NASCAR driver. It just wasn’t in the cards for me.”
Zalenski said it was only the second time that he’s ever flown on an airplane, opting not to travel to eNASCAR Media Day back in 2020 due to the condition. While it wasn’t the rig he was used to racing in, it was good enough to show the most speed in the first half of the title race and ultimately finish second.
The Hail Melon
Lots of reaction after Ross Chastain’s wall-ride to propel him into the final four at the conclusion of last Sunday’s Nascar race at Martinsville
Series Updates: IMSA and European Sprint/Endurance Series
With the announcement of this car coming to the iRacing service, many have asked how we will implement it into our different series.
Please note that these updates are upon the arrival/availability of the BMW LMDh and are not a guarantee of any specific release date*
European Sprint/Endurance Series
Once available, the BMW LMDh will replace the LMP1 class as the top tier of this series. The Dallara P217 LMP2 and the GTE class will remain as is.
iRacing IMSA/ IMSA Endurance
Once available, the BMW LMDh will join this series. In order to make room, the McLaren MP4-12C GT3 will come out of these series. It will still be available to race in both the GT Sprint and GT Endurance Series.
Anyone who has purchased the Porsche 919 or the Audi R18 within 90 days of the release date of the BMW LMDh will receive a $5 credit. Anyone who has purchased either car within 1 year of the BMW LMDh release will receive a $10 credit.
Daniel Gray posted a video of a glitch in prediction of a disconnected driver going full throttling through us like a stream train
So this is the worst / weirdest glitch I've ever seen…
This guy disconnected, and iRacing predicted him full throttling through us like a stream train, ignoring all known laws of physics. pic.twitter.com/ALj5D2yrwn
Justin Monds can’t wait for the new restart zones to take effect after a horrendous restart in official races
I know I'm not the only one that can't wait for the new restart zones to take effect in the official races on @iRacing. This is ridiculous. pic.twitter.com/vsakaQ0Sgu
Starting November 8th, the WiNS (Winter iRacing NASCAR Series) will return for year 2!
This series will feature the 1987 Buick LeSabre, Ford Thunderbird and Chevy Monte Carlo in both Fixed and Open setup events following the standard NASCAR iRacing Series limited time slots.
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Simucube posted a video talking about their new Active pedal
I see this as a multi stage process.
Let the user define a static profile for there pedals that lets them tweak the feel and throw of each pedal without messing around with springs, dampers, and stops.
The pedal software grabs what car the player is driving from telemetry and let the player map a predefined profile to each car so the pedals change from car to car.
Let the pedal software run canned effects based on limited telemetry from the games.
Allow game developers to directly set there own profiles based on real life information from the car. The player should always be able to override this with there own profile if they so choose.
Allow game developers to send high frequency effects to the pedals that play on top of the static profile. This would mirror part or all of the LFE/TrueForce effects so you can feel the engine vibrate and so on. This is a step above 3 in that it can be tweaked by each developer to better match the game or to use internal data not available to telemetry.
Allow game developers to dynamically change the profile as time progresses. This is where we could add in brake fade by slowly moving points around on the profile.
Go all in and allow the game developer full control over the pedal so they actively control the feedback loop.
Everything up through stage 3 is probably already implemented and mostly rests on Simcubes shoulders to implement for all games.
Stage 4 is not technically hard but it is a lot of bookkeeping to implement on the game developers side. We would need to dig up information about the physical pedals for every car we ever made and in a lot of cases we could not go back and touch the real car again to measure pedal force or throw if we don’t have that information. Going forward of course it is just a matter of coming up with a simple rig to test the pedals out and recording the profile.
Stage 5 is probably not that hard to implement. We have seen wheels moving towards high frequency effects for a while now, like the Logitech TrueForce effect. Once a game supports one of those effects it is relatively easy to redirect part or all of them on to the pedals. Adding it in at first is not trivial at all, but once you have it then it is easy to repurpose.
Stage 6 would allow us to model slow changing events such as brake fade or a loss of brake fluid pressure without having to fully implement a proper feedback loop with the physics like we do with wheels.
Stage 7 is the dream, but that would take significant effort on our end (and all other game developers as well) to implement. We would need to make a new dynamic physics model for the pedals and update it fast enough that we can accurately simulate motion in real time I’m not even sure it is 100% possible.
The big question is will this be popular enough that developers feel it is justified to implement. If the price is right I suspect we could see this really take off, but if the cost is closer to motion platforms than DD wheels we will probably be stuck at stage 3 for quite a while.
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SimCoaches and Simcube Direct Drive Bases
Lawrence from SimCoaches put out a video of why they use Simucube Direct Drive Wheel Bases on their rig.
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NASCAR iRacing Series
Friday Open: Martinsville
Stephen- broken toe line
Kyle – broken toe link
Tom – broken toe link
Mike- p10 – got involved in some wrecks that we’re not my doing including getting completely ass packed well after the Caution came out including getting spun around sideways and stopped for no yellow came out with over five minutes damage in three laps down. I waited for the lucky dogs and they eventually happened and I got to the leadlap. Then I got the dreaded drive-through penalty on the first green white checkered on the second green white checkered. I got the Lucky dog so on the final restart just hold onto it from P 11 one guy got black flag do not put me to the top 10 I’ll take it after a very tough week.
Sunday Open
Steve – P 25th,first 38 laps not one green flag lap. I couldn’t take it any more.
Wednesday Open: Phoenix
Hall – p1, Started mid pack, was slowly creeping up into top 10, then horribly missed my pit to go all the way back, worked by way back up eventually to 3rd. On a restart leader spun tires, which cause a weird chain reaction that resulting in me not getting told by my spotter coming back on the track from the dog leg that it was three wide, plus net code and I get knocked down low, but gather it up in around 25th. Then there is a big wreck right in front of me. I’m creeping through it and still one of them rolls into my left rear. 1 min damage, fixed eventual. I tell my self there still more time than the A open to race. Caution comes with 62 to go and I say this is in my favor. With 10 to go the leader is 3.5 seconds ahead of me. But they fade hard on last 10 laps, I lead the last 5 and take 2rd win of season. 150th overall win
Hall – p1, Started mid pack, was slowly creeping up into top 10, then horribly missed my pit to go all the way back, worked by way back up eventually to 3rd. On a restart leader spun tires, which cause a weird chain reaction that resulting in me not getting told by my spotter coming back on the track from the dog leg that it was three wide, plus net code and I get knocked down low, but gather it up in around 25th. Then there is a big wreck right in front of me. I’m creeping through it and still one of them rolls into my left rear. 1 min damage, fixed eventual. I tell my self there still more time than the A open to race. Caution comes with 62 to go and I say this is in my favor. With 10 to go the leader is 3.5 seconds ahead of me. But they fade hard on last 10 laps, I lead the last 5 and take 2rd win of season. 150th overall win
Tom D – pretty much p4 all night, but got shuffled at the end.
Stephen- p wrecked out
Mike-p1- started P 20 quickly made it up to fourth by the end of the first run then a long green flag run. I went to Short pit. The caution came out while on pit Road I was able to come back around and beat the leaders before they got off pit Road and maintain the lead marched on basically ran top three. Most of the night ended up leading the most laps. I really hard to fight for it at the end. One guy stayed within one second the whole way, but it stayed green and I took home the win! That’s my 87th career win. That’s four wins for me this year Bristol dirt, new Atlanta, Charlotte, Roval, and the Phoenix finale
Official Series
League / Hosted Races
Hosted –
Ellis -Hosted. RUF and 87s at tally. Came from the back to the front then got wrecked on the caution came from the back to the front again was leading on the white and got dumped for the win. P4.
GEN five at Talladega started for the back out to the front twice but got wrecked out near the end
GEN five at IRacing superspeedway starting 18. P4
Dw12 at Michigan really fun racing upfront three-way for the lead several labs in a row before we wrecked.
Supercars that Michigan was in the lead pack going into green flag stops came off pit Road leading the race some fool who didn’t pit for gas runs out and decide he’s gonna block. The exit of pit laying onto the backstretch. Well it’s really only one lane why’d I tried to Sweek by, but it didn’t work, and he wrecked all the leaders
87 at Talladega
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