On today’s show we recap the last ENASCAR Coke Series race before the playoffs, see which NASCAR driver has a new sim rig, take a trip down memory lane as iRacing discusses NASCAR 25, is the latest news the final nail in Fanatec’s coffin, see if Max is done with sim racing and make sure you check that relative box, you may find yourself racing with a rising star.
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
Will These Three Pro Tips Make You Faster?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cJHUdpyots
1/ The way I thought about the throttle. If you can be flat out u should be flat out.
2/ downshifting too late
3/ mind the gap – when i would coast through a corner, others are on the throttle and brake and faster
4/ mindset – Race it not drive it
Victory Sim Experience Is Getting Closer
We are getting oh so close to having Victory SIM Experience ready to go. Looking like another week or two but will be worth the wait! pic.twitter.com/SNUpzCJ1o5
Looks like they changed the layout for Fontana looks more like a short version of New Hampshire but with high banks. Logistics center is expected to finish by 2025. Nothing official coming from @nascar on updates of when the track will be completed. #NASCARpic.twitter.com/TVbTYftz7C
A little @iRacing history for you on a Saturday bike ride. Right after we shut down Papyrus Dave K and I started working to build the company in a 1 room office here in Lexington! His former partner had a business here. We worked here for 8 months or so 20 years ago! pic.twitter.com/DxWRGglAe8
“… We have a group of people with monster and papyrus pedigrees that have shipped many nascar games that know what these products are suppose to be that know what our customers want from these products.”
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Ellis -Rd., Atlanta started sixth finished P5 race a blinker the entire entire time. I told him he was blinking a couple times he didn’t care we ended up spending each other out at one point but didn’t lose any spots somehow but I was number 21 so pretty good points for the day.
C Open
John K – P4 at Daytona. This was a pit strategy race. I was running P6 in the lead pack and decided to pit alone. Risky, but it paid off because others stayed out too long. Came out of pits in 4th and stayed there. It’s hard to believe, but my irating and safety ratings have gone up since doing C races instead of NIS. That is a sad statement on the state of affairs in NIS.
IMSA
Brad – P8 (GTD-Road America) Started p8 and finished. Was bottom car in upper split and had the pace of an 8th place car. Really struggled on the long straights in the Corvette. Not sure if it is just top end or me not getting great exits. Sitting 2nd in points by 3. Need to get a better result before next week.
League / Hosted Races
iRacers Lounge Dega 200
Brad – P23 Got wrecked, fixed damage and drove to the lead and got hooked.
Chris W – P 1. We had a 43 car field. Stayed in the back for the first 75% of the race. Was one of the few untouched cars at the end. Started behind Greg for GWC. We got a big lead and I was able to pass him in the tri-oval for the win by .037 of a second.
Hosted-
Ellis-Chris McGuire supercars at Michigan, Michigan finished P9
Imsa cars at spa. Started at 18th to 10th by end of lap one. Worked my way up to finish P7.
1987 @Talladega. Started in the back and win it winner winner chicken dinner.!!!
87 at Talladega wrecked out more than once
COT car at Talladega. P9
Pick up cup at Charlotte wrecked out
Final Thoughts
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On today’s show we recap the last ENASCAR Coke Series race before the playoffs, see which NASCAR driver has a new sim rig, take a trip down memory lane as iRacing discusses NASCAR 25, is the latest news the final nail in Fanatec’s coffin, see if Max is done with sim racing and make sure you check that relative box, you may find yourself racing with a rising star.
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.
On the show today we will be talking iRacing and Indycar, officially this time. We give sad farewell to the iRacing membership site, and in the Hardware section talk about the what’s happening to one of the largest sim racing product companies.
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..
iRacing posted a video with an onboard look of the new Oval Refresh in action and some explainations of how it has changed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S5AF0xWwQQ
IROC Changing Hands
the iconic IROC (International Race of Champions) brand has been aquired by NASCAR Hall of Famer Ray Evernham and venture capitolist Rob Kauffman with the intent to have an IROC racing event in 2024 with historic IROC race cars while exploring future opportunities.
D J YeeJ posted a short video of some of iRacing’s more extreme glitched
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2PNIEyb4zL8
It’s Official!!
After the collapse of Motorsports Games and a few teases over the last couple of weekds, iRacing and Indycar have announced a multi year licensing agreement
iRacing and INDYCAR are pleased to announce a multiyear licensing agreement – officially reuniting the two legendary brands!https://t.co/BEcaKVzWsI
iRacing announced on the forums that January 16th will be the end of the run for the iRacing Member Site. Everything race related will now go through the iRacing UI
Ash Vandelay will be working with Shift Up Now. first up for them wil be a webinar for members on breaking down any entry barriers to iRacing – download, setup, going through the UI – everything explained.
Excited to be working with @ShiftUpNow 💙 First is a webinar for members on breaking down any entry barriers to @iRacing – download, setup, going through the UI – everything explained. Let’s get more people into sim racing! https://t.co/CytEfGrEep
There has been no official announcement or statement about RTP being fixed setup. The rules document for the Coke series plus the qualifiers into Coke will be officially released very soon. However, we are keeping all of RTP open setup for 2024.
Following up on yesterday’s exciting news regarding the renewed partnership between iRacing and INDYCAR, I am going to outline and expand on some of our plans for the relationship.
First and foremost, the return of the Indy 500 on iRacing. We are excited to bring back this iconic event. Given the calendar dates available, we will be running both the Open and Fixed setup version of the Indy 500 concurrently during the week of May 27th-June 2nd. However we will once again run them on separate weeks in 2025. We have not finalized the time slots as of yet but we will focus on limiting overlap as much as possible. Both events will once again feature unattached qualifying throughout the week.
We are also happy to bring back the year-long INDYCAR iRacing Tour (formerly the INDYCAR iRacing Series). We have been quietly working with the community to fine tune the concept. We are happy to announce that the series will feature full length races with the exception of the week of the Indy 500. That race will be shortened for the events happening within the series so as not to have competition for the Indy 500 special event.
Regarding the INDYCAR Series (or the Open Series as a lot of people call it), we are not mandating any changes. We are excited that the community can vote on the real world tracks again which only adds to the authenticity of the series. We have been in discussion with the community to work on keeping the overall race session at or under 1 hour to make it more palatable to more members. Hopefully, with the addition of the full length series, this will be understood as a step to bring in more drivers.
We are also going to be adding a supplemental series to the open series with INDYCAR Series – Fixed. This series will also run at the B level and will follow the same schedule as the open variant. However these races will be of the sprint variety similar to that being used with Super Formula. These races will not overlap with the open series. Once again, the goal here is to bring in new drivers and give them an opportunity to familiarize themselves with the Dallara IR-18.
Lastly, the C level series will also move to the B class and will be renamed INDYCAR – Oval. With the addition of fixed setup series that follows the open series, we are going to make sure that those wanting that open wheel oval experience have a dedicated home. The series will run 12 weeks of ovals moving forward and may use any oval available.
Schedules requests for these series will be posted shortly. We look forward to seeing everyone on the track!
The new fixed series will be pure sprint races that are about 15 minutes in length. There will be no pitstops. We still have the open setup series and the full length race series to let this car shine through multiple strategy usage. The fixed series is just to get folks in the door.
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Lots of takeaways from the 2023 @ENASCARGG@iRacing Series schedule release.
➖Daytona, Atlanta, Talladega, and Chicago will be fixed-setup races. ➖Heat races make their debut at Iowa and Chicago. ➖Live audience finale returns for a 3rd-straight year.#eCCiS2024https://t.co/4yttBV74Nb
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Danny Moffat released part three of his Fanatec customer support issues. This is just the biginning of a litany of Fanatec customer support and product problems.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8f5O3Zdxzs
Here we are again unfortunately with another faulty wheelbase. It’s one of a faulty batch from last year that won’t detect when a podium hub is attached
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeD1a-utI7Y
He lives in Macau, near Hong Kong, so he bought it from his supplier and not directly from Fanatec. Well, fanatec will not honor their warranty because of that…
They also should have ‘recalled’ the plastic qr, he says it is defective, and there should be a recall where they replace it with the metal one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dRLI5aliUU
He bought a package, base, formula wheel, rally wheel. He got everything but the base. Found out recently that Sony has yet to grant the licensing to Fanatec and that is why they are not shipping it.
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Fanatec has delayed the release of its upcoming ClubSport DD+ racing wheel base due to a slow licensing process at Sony, the company has told customers awaiting the product. Originally expected to arrive with customers in December, the DD+ is now in a limbo until Fanatec can square it away with the console giant.
“The ClubSport DD+ is the first product on the market incorporating Sony’s new security electronics,” an email sent to pre-order customers from Fanatec says. “Consequently, the product approval procedures are comprehensive and time-consuming. Initially we expected to receive this approval sooner. To date, we are still waiting for it, which is why we are currently unable to ship your order.”
“We hope to have an update on the matter by mid-January and are doing whatever we can to expedite the approval process and deliver this exciting new product to you as quickly as possible.”
Today I received an apology email from Fanatec Customer Support. I’m assuming many others got it as well. Once again they are blaming their slow response times to “system and process” issues instead of just admitting they have sub par customer service and it needs a major overhaul. I don’t know about you but I don’t feel like this is the best way to address the situation and Fanatec customers deserve better in my opinion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Heb-B9enHwA
He advised they changed warehouses and that is where the issues started and have snowballed, he doesn’t think a company can recover their reputation for the coming years…
Results
NASCAR iRacing Series
Thursday open –
Justin- Winter NiS series Recap real solid week, Open Series I ran 2 races a P5 and a P9. Fixed series i ran 2 races also and came up with a P15 and a P1!!! WINNER WINNER. So with those races In the Open series it put me to P1 in Points with a 30 point lead. Then in the Fixed series this puts me tied for P1 in points. North Wilkesboro Speedway is going to be tuff this week. Short tracks are one of my weak points. Wish me Luck
Friday Open – Mike -. P25 – top split was running at highest top five for a while, but then ran into the back of a guy who just kind of stopped in the corner and I had damage and the car was never the same sense later on. I ended up spinning twice on my own.
Official Series
Ellis–
Draft masters, 87’s at Daytona. Got wrecked P18.
I was running fifth and they got wrecked from a guy on the outside of creamed the wall and took me out finish P 23
Wrecked out on third attempt
Wreck out on the fourth attempt
Fia F4- tsukuba – qualified 10th finish fourth great race
DraftMaster GEN four at Daytona – got dumped on lap six finished P 16
GT Sprint VRS – Daytona started p12 finished p13. Had good pace and made it into top 10 but had not ran this series in a while and took too much fuel on pit stop. Gave up at least 2-3 spots with that error.
Kerley Draft Masters P8. Good clean race except for the 563 wrecks. I actually avoided all of them but had to slow down to avoid them and could not catch anyone.
Brian – Atlanta. Qualified 4th and jumped out to the lead early. Led the first 10 laps but quickly learned I was pushing too hard. Settled in and rode in 4th until pit stops. Did a better job of managing tires from that point. P2
B Open
John P13. I’m pissed. Was running 5th and moving up and some jerk that got in a wreck drove off the apron and hit me three times. We were in the last 15 laps when this happened. That ruined my race. I was fast and could have won . What can I say.
C Open
John P6. Was in the mix the entire race. Great close racing the whole way in the top 10. Top 6 pulled away with 10 to go and we had a dogfight and it was a blast. One of the cleaner races I’ve had in awhile.
IMSA
Brad – P4 after starting p12. Survived the first few lap heroes and worked my way up to p5. Had pace but p6 was quicker till stopping for fuel. Came back out ahead of him and the remainder of the race was a yo-yo of gap between the two of us. It really depended on how and where I was when the GTP cars caught us to pass. Really caused me to try and set them up to pass me at the most opportune time for me.
League / Hosted Races
Winter Series League –
John – P0. Had a meeting and missed the race.
Brad – p 25 Started p12 and had very good pace until getting caught up in an accident not of my own doing. Someone got turned on the front stretch and drilled me into the outside wall. Tried to get repairs without losing a lap but the car was never right after the accident. Looped it late in the run and pounded the inside wall. Night was done.
Justin P24 really not much to say was running mid pack most of the race and a lap car got into me and i was done
Mike- p P 17 I ended up spinning on the first caution, bringing it out by myself. I pitted at that time and got off sequence with the leaders ended up staying out with everyone else. Put it under green was high as P2, but eventually settled into finish P 17.
Final Thoughts
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Fanatechnical difficulties
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On the show today we will be talking iRacing and Indycar, officially this time. We give sad farewell to the iRacing membership site, and in the Hardware section talk about the what’s happening to one of the largest sim racing product companies. 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
On the show today we will review the thrilling finish of the Wendy’s Biggie Bag 500 Coke Series Race at Talladega. We’ll ask if Gen 4 Nascar is the REAL Nascar. Which real world Nascar driver used iRacing to improve his performance at Martinsville, And we’ll see what are the best ways to help keep your FPS from dropping in the sim.
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..
Josh Wise Tweeted about hoe Kyle Larson used iRacing to help improve in iRacing
One year ago this week I was on the phone with KL. He’d just finished practice at Martinsville and didn’t feel great about what he had. He was on his way home to try to run some iracing and test some techniques we were seeing in the data. pic.twitter.com/Hzo5v58IyW
Mike Straw Tweeted that Nascar and MotorSprts Games have had meetings regarding the lack of console games releases followed by a similar story in Daily Downforce.com. Then news broke of the stepping down of their CEO Dmitry Kozko
Sources: NASCAR has had multiple internal meetings about the state of its video games. There will be upcoming meetings with MSGM about it in the coming weeks to get answers about delays and lack of new releases over the last two years.
— Mike Straw of Insider-Gaming.com (@MikeStrawMedia) April 16, 2023
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Pablo Lopez Tweeted that he can play iRacing on his Stream Deck
Can't believe the Steam Deck can run @iRacing with 20 AIs on track around 60 fps 😱 No me puedo creer que la Steam Deck pueda ejecutar iRacing a 60fps con 20 IAs en pista 😱@Steam@OnDeckpic.twitter.com/cTXuttfsxs
Marvin Herbold was a former game developer (Bethesda Softworks, Rainbow Studios, etc.) and has created a speech-to-text OpenVR overlay app for iRacing. It works beautifully – whenever someone is talking, the app does speech-to-text processing and displays what they are saying in text. It is using Microsoft Azure’s Cognitive Services to do the processing.
Mike -. P . 18 – lost Internet connection briefly and dropped from the server by the time I re-joined. I was four laps down. I was only able to get it back to three laps down finished P 18.
Greg- p21?
David – P 26, didn’t know I had gotten 16x, hit cars wrecking at the finish got dropped a lap
Rochette P16 what a complete shit show 24x held on for last 80 laps with that 1x from a dnf. Can you assholes learn how ro drive Martinsville
Tom-p19
Sunday Open
Donnie – P6, Q10
David – P15 To many some mistakes on my own, but lost a few spots and end cause a lap down driver who was mad dove bomb into a 3 wide
Wednesday Open: Talladega
Rochette -P19 racing felt different from plate racing in the past. Never seen the outside have such domance. I usually just hang out on the bottom but just kept getting my ass kicked. Even led a few laps than the outside just ran a ttain on my ass and went 1st to 18th on a straight away. Had a good run going on a white and front wrecked and just killed me before the checkered
Justin- P 13, started 2nd real clean race. Ran a solid race just need to work on the little things. Leaders just executed well.
Mike- p5- put it under green. We waited one lap after the leaders and they basically got a 10 second lead on us. By the end of it there was a three of them in a breakaway and so we were fighting for the fourth place that I finished fifth
McKenzie- p11, started pole was running great until i got caught up in a wreck and had 4 ½ minutes damage and couldn’t keep pace, fixed the damage and could keep up being only 2 laps down but then got caught in another wreck and got a black flag for too many incident points, ended up finishing p11 down 5 laps
David – p18 caught up in late wrecks, feel like a made a tactical mistake late and got stuck in the wrong lane loosing to much track position.
Kyle P
Tyler- P 20, lost the pack on my own simply getting a drink. Was the last car in the pack with teammates and just couldn’t get back. Extremely frustrating race as strategy bit the big one. Finished with a meatball across the line with a 8x caught up in a mosh pit after the white. I did have a great time racing with Justin and Mike. Wish we had more on that top line.
Thursday Open
Ellis -P Dave clean most of the rays ran in the top 5 to 10 at the lead with about 25 to go and we finally get our first caution with seven to go. I lead the next restart. Five to go I’m leading the bottom Lane two cars behind me. One car goes below the yellow he comes up. I go in front of him and he hooks playing and turned me down to the wall 11 minutes damage DNF.
Donnie – Q4, P20
Official Series
Ellis– Iro4 at rudskogen I got wrecked out in turn one lap one from behind then I couldn’t find it road so I raged quit Dallara dash at Michigan- wrecked out lap 2 Gen 4 Daytona. I was just riding in the front back and somebody pushed up into the wall and I got a piece of it 30 seconds required and 430 optional. I then lost the pack after the restart I saw the yellow come out I saw one guy sitting sideways on the track. I’m like I’m gonna go underneath him and go on by cause he was stopped but as I was approaching, he decided to go, and it looked like he was going to go high so I went low and then he suddenly went low and then I ran over him Gen. 4 at Daytona, took the lead with about 20 to go within command of the race on the bottom front lane. The guy behind me was trying to push and turn me and we wrecked the entire field. Was damaged, but able to stay on the lead lap, and with the carnage at the end, drive through the racks and finish P 13. Pick up cup at Phoenix start at 12 got to eight but faded to finish night pretty straightforward race. Gen 4 at California top split with several pros and many heavy hitters. Started 24th ended up 24th ravens highest bill that got wrecked at one point.
A Open Hall – p Ellis -p qp2- stay green and we had a green flag. Stop stayed in the top five the top 10 but eventually cautions restarting third was 16 to go. I was on the bottom and got totally shuffled back to 17 another gosh later on back up to the ninth start with eight to go. Get to the leave pretty quickly and kept it through the first Greenway checker on the final restart on my first car on the outside coming. The guy third on the bottom pulls up in front of me. He’s too slow we rock the field I finish P 13.
Mackenzie
B fixed – p15 started 2nd and was running well but had guys trying to go 3 wide in the first 5 laps and got turned and never recovered from it
League / Hosted Races
MAJORS SERIES – TCR’s at Knockhill
David – p26. Barely squeezed into the A main, then just not good in this league, car track combo
Final Thoughts
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On the show today we will review the thrilling finish of the Wendy’s Biggie Bag 500 Coke Series Race at Talladega. We’ll ask if Gen 4 Nascar is the REAL Nascar. Which real world Nascar driver used iRacing to improve his performance at Martinsville, And we’ll see what are the best ways to help keep your FPS from dropping in the sim. 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
On the show this week we’ll be checking out floating trucks, photo finishes, and running backwards. We’ll hear from SEVERAL Pro drivers with their thought about sim racing, equipment, and the state of eNascar. Pus we’ll show you how to get a full sized F1 sim and much more.
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..
Despite a disappointing 10th place qualifying run, Pinto climbed to eighth place in the sprint race, lined up for the main event on pole thanks to the eight-car invert, and held off some spirited challenges from Jordan Caruso on the final lap of the 16-lap headliner to take his first main event win of the year by just .172 seconds.
orsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup feature results from Circuit of the Americas were as follows:
Fin.
St.
No.
Name
Laps
Interval
Led
Best
Pts
1
1
1
Diogo C. Pinto
16
0.000
16
2:09.371
63
2
5
12
Jordan Caruso
16
-0.172
0
2:09.093
63
3
8
47
Alejandro Sánchez
16
-1.059
0
2:09.157
65
4
3
49
Jamie Fluke
16
-1.815
0
2:09.006
52
5
9
93
Charlie Collins
16
-2.091
0
2:09.011
46
Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup points through four rounds are as follows: Jordan Caruso, 253 Charlie Collins, 243 Diogo Pinto, 204 Sebastian Job, 190 Cooper Webster, 161
The World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing 2023 Season Update is expected for PlayStation and Xbox platforms in late summer. It will include new paint schemes and drivers for World of Outlaws Sprint Car and Late Model drivers, three new tracks, and even a new series, with further details to be released closer to launch. The 2023 Season Update will be an add-on to World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing, following the conclusion of the 2022 Season Pass.
Pro driver Scott McLaughlin Tweeted that he has no doubt his iRacing experience in the IMSA championship has helped getting me up to speed, particularly in traffic.
I have no doubt my @iRacing experience in the @IMSA championship has helped getting me up to speed, particularly in traffic. The traffic patterns are so similar. Highly recommend for any young drivers wanting to get a head start on practice for the big leagues. My 2cents
Michael Conti shows on Twitter what an unrestricted stock car can do at the new Atlanta Speedway
There's been a lot of chatter surrounding the current style of racing at Atlanta. So, I thought to myself – how would an unrestricted stock-car drive around here in the sim?
The state of eNASCAR with Elliott Sadler Esports’ Co-Owner Seth Reiter
Before entering the Coke level, ESE was one of the many backend teams running drivers through the ranks to get to the top level. For the first two Coke seasons, it was able to run with drivers in house.
This season, that dynamic has changed as their two team drivers come from another backend team. Reiter was able to collect two drivers from a different backend team, Deadzone Racing, in both Darik Bourdeau and Cody Byus. Despite this, he continues to sit atop the spotter’s stand for Manes in 2023, while also being a coowner for ESE.
“We scaled back and decided we’re not going to build, we won’t be the backend sim team in 2023… we have two drivers that actually don’t drive for us this year.” Reiter said. The former ESE driver, Manes, is currently working with Victory1, other members which include Malik Ray, Kevin King and Joey Brown, all drivers on different teams in the Coke Series.
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Author Justin Mellilo goes on to review the state of the sport with Seth Reiter
“I just don’t think, at the moment, that it’s an entirely healthy esports model,” Reiter said. “The pillars of the series are these backend sim teams that are putting in hours and hours and hours of work to be successful.”
“Those are the guys that nobody talks about, they make this series happen with the amount of time they put in, and they deserve the recognition.”
It’s not just about the drivers, it’s about the whole group behind them, and from what it sounds like, there isn’t enough funding to warrant it all. The promoted official teams get the praise and recognition, but at the end of the day, they’ve been elevated due to the backend teams that put their drivers at the top.
This was a heated discussion and for sure thought it would be a good topic for the show, but the thread got deleted from the forums before we got screen shots, must have been a hot topic….
We offer the use of motion simulators for racing (iRacing) and drifting (Assetto Corsa) with the choice of triple monitors or virtual reality (HP Reverb G2). We have 4 top-of-the-line motion simulators with 3 degrees of motion (DOF). Each simulator features force feedback steering (Simucube 2 Sport), load cell pedals and handbrake (Heusinkveld), and wind simulators. We are located on the north side of Evansville IN
The iRacing Nürburgring Endurance Series will feature a series of 9 endurance races – each 4-6 hours long – on the combined Nürburgring VLN circuit. Drivers may participate solo or with a team.
Multi-make Classes
GT3 Class:
BMW M4 GT3
Mercedes-AMG GT3 2020
Porsche 911 GT3 R
GT4 Class:
Aston Martin Vantage GT4
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR
Single Make Classes
Cup:
Porsche 992 GT3
Touring:
Audi RS3 LMS
Spec:
Toyota GR86
Race Specifications
Race Length: 4-6 Hours
Team Racing: Enabled but not required
Weather: Dynamic
Timeslots:
Saturday: 7:00 GMT & 17:30 GMT
Sunday: 1:00 GMT & 13:00 GMT
Qualifying Attached: Yes
Practice: 10 min
Qualifying: 30 min
Penalties: Stop and Go =50 Inc and every 20 after
Schedule
All Events will be run on the Nürburgring Combined – Gesamtstrecke VLN circuit.
Notes:
What is this series?: This series is essentially a grassroots series that is the backbone of the actual races that take place on the Nordschleife when it isn’t in use for public hot lapping. The series is made up of several motorsports clubs (part of either ADAC or DMV) which each host a 1-off event, totaling nine events throughout the year, and there is a ton of crossover with the Nurburgring 24 (Think Bathurst 12 Hour and Supercars Connection). The series has been run since 1977, and has a primarily German-based driver pool (Hence the use of each of our German brands). The series is pretty all encompassing when it comes to cars, with the 2009 year having 30 classes of cars, though much of the notable cars are from a Touring, GT3, or GT4 background. However, production cars are also allowed, thus creating the grassroots connection.
May 6th & 7th, The Majors hosts this Spectacle of Speed for the 11th year in row.
For 10 years we have used the most current Indycar available on iRacing, and this year we go even more current than that! Drivers step into the future by piloting the iRacing homegrown Dallara iR-01.
Speed is in the name of the race and speed is the name of the game. Four lap averages have NEVER been so fast!
The event features;
☑️ Two Regions (Pacific and Atlantic, race the one that fits your life)
☑️ Broadcasts for the top 2 splits in both regions
☑️ Unlimited Splits (expect over 300 drivers, perhaps much more)
☑️ Week long Pre Qualifying
☑️ 33 Car Grids in each split
☑️ Bump Qualifying
☑️ Fast 6 Shootout
🏆 Podium Coins in All Splits
🏆 Custom Speedway 500 milk bottles for Top Split Winners
🔥 and absolutely NO MSG.
Registrations open on April 17th. Make sure you get notified by registering for the website. (New members get 10 free event credits making this race free)
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May 6th & 7th, The Majors hosts this Spectacle of Speed for the 11th year in row.
For 10 years we have used the most current Indycar available on iRacing, and this year we go even more current than that! Drivers step into the future by piloting the iRacing homegrown Dallara iR-01.
The event features;
☑️ Two Regions (Pacific and Atlantic, race the one that fits your life)
☑️ Broadcasts for the top 2 splits in both regions
☑️ Unlimited Splits (expect over 300 drivers, perhaps much more)
☑️ Week long Pre Qualifying
☑️ 33 Car Grids in each split
☑️ Bump Qualifying
☑️ Fast 6 Shootout
🏆 Podium Coins in All Splits
🏆 Custom Speedway 500 milk bottles for Top Split Winners
🔥 and absolutely NO MSG.
Registrations open on April 17th. Make sure you get notified by registering for the website. (New members get 10 free event credits making this race free)
Nicky Bobby — I have a strange request, usually in listen to the podcast at work on fridays but this weekend I’m taking my wife car shopping to get her exactly what she wants, I was going to force her to listen on the 2 hour car ride to Sacramento. Can I get a shout out to her for letting me get back into sim racing and just being an all around great wife and mother. She could really use the boost in confidence.
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Loop Stats, similar to those available in NASCAR, now available! Now, for race events, you have access to a whole array of new statistics including Driver Rating, Average Running Position, Quality Passes, and more. Head on over to your Customize Results page and check them out.
Loop Stats, similar to those available in NASCAR, now available! Now, for race events, you have access to a whole array of new statistics including Driver Rating, Average Running Position, Quality Passes, and more. Head on over to your Customize Results page and check them out. pic.twitter.com/huuzhB9uyg
The VPG Stealth is made using the best materials available today and the highest quality components available from the automotive industry. Boosted Media reviewed the wheel on their YouTube Channel
F1 Authentics in partnership with Red Bull have announced a simulator model of Red Bull RB18. The Champions Edition is priced at RRP £99,999, while the Race Edition is available at RRP £74,999. The Champions Edition will come with front wing assembly, as fans can opt for either Verstappen or Sergio Perez’s themed liveries
Experimental stream feature – PitGirl recap lap number. Procedural replays of what happened. The transitions and timing for the speech need some work. But what do you think overall? #iRacing#SimRacingpic.twitter.com/9Rm19K0ijJ
More A.I. improvements with PitGirl, my self proclaimed race engineer and helpful presence in my iRacing streams! Now she knows who she is and remembers viewer's questions in addition to managing the cameras, replays and how much fuel I need. (+audio)#ChatGPT#TwitchTV#iRacingpic.twitter.com/15pDKXQo4Y
The Since last Wednesday, there has been a problem with my Thrustmaster TS-XW base, I no longer have any FFB after a restart from the pits. It happens on all the models I’ve tried.
Last week saw that the Cube Controls SP01 Pedals are available now on their website. The Cube Controls ecosystem expands, bringing into your setup a new piece designed and assembled in Italy.
We want the realism and fun of sim racing to be at the forefront. With the help of our product range you can expand your sim racing experience and control your car down to the smallest detail.
Mike -. P got wrecked out around lab 25 was running fourth kind a left a half Lane below me the guy takes it below the red and wipes me out. Got four minutes damage fixed I was 10 laps down. Went back out there and drove through the pack at least twice eventually got wrecked with 40 to go in a big wreck.
Donnie – P14, Q4 8X
Justin – P-24 started pole! did really nothing wrong. We ran clean the first part of the race, green flag stops got shuffled around p10. After that it got a little rough. I was involved in 3 incidents and there was nothing I could do to avoid them. Eventually x’d out.
Tyler- P5. Wild race starting in the back. Dodged many close calls and had a good time racing teammates Justin and Mike. Made it out alive and with a Top 5. LETS GO BABY!
David – P equipment failure, grey screen of death
Saturday Fix AtlantaDega
Justin- P3, started ninth, stayed up front, hit my marks, pit stall/ restarts. First race i can say that i managed from start to finish.
Mackenzie – p21 – started pole, p19 – started pole, wreaked in both races
Sunday Open
Donnie – P6, Q2 2X – 88 Lap Green Flag Start
Brian P 20 – Got stuck in a wreck when the race went green. Half the field got blacked flagged for passing the pace car and was 4 laps down from the start. Just stayed out of trouble and got to P20 with no incidents
Justin- P4, car 36 qualified 6, stayed up front eventually stay right next to teammate tom. We were on the same strat. Pitted under green came ran a few laps, Caution got the wave around. Put me back on the lead lap. Eventually worked my way up to a p4.
Mackenzie – P5 – started 3rd ran a great race staying in the top 10 all race, was p2 right behind the leader pulled away from the pack right about to get the white flag and caution comes out for the gwc, started on the outside lane and got no help from behind, fell back to p5 but will take my first top 5 finish, also had no incident points
David – P Stuck- iRacing would not let me leave the pits
Sunday Fixed
Mike – p5- ran pretty much top-five all night. Tried to keep the car clean but still had 16 incidence didn’t try to push the issue at the end. Tried to take over top five and got the job done.
Wednesday Open: COTA
Mike- p 24. I got what I deserved. Got my final 17x on the last lap. Checkered and black flag at the same time.
McKenzie- p DNF – couldn’t keep it on the track, nascars should stay at oval tracks
David – p14, didn’t take tires, it paid of a little, winner of this 2nd split only got 117 pts
Kyle P10 After some time away from iRacing to focus on my business, I am back on the track. Started P9. kept it clean for the first 8 laps and then got sloppy and slowly accumulated X’s for off track. Got shoved through the corner of the long straight. But that was the only contact all race for me. Last lap was running 8th and spun on my own trying to accelerate for the long straight. Gave up 2 spots instantly and just brought it home P10.
Tyler- P10. Track limits are broken at cota. Started in the back and kept digging trying to keep it clean. Finished with a 14x as I was battling to keep 10th at the end. Fun track but the limits really need to be adjusted.
Official Series
Ellis–
Gen 4 at Richmond. P14.
IRO4 at
F 2000 at Laguna Seca- started ninth got 2/4 but fell back to six when I spun off once
Formula Ford at Laguna Seca- started ninth finished eighth the steering is really heavy I was about 1 1/2 seconds off pace
Lucas oil, off-road, racing series pro to light at wild West Motorsports Park started P4 out of seven. Just the start and got penalized so end up dead last.
Dallara dash at Texas. Really fast but I crashed out.
GR 86 at lime rock. Qualified 16 out of 20. Got to p12 by the end of lap one. Finished P6. I am 1.8 seconds off of the leader.
Dirt sprint car at Lanier national speedway.
A Open
Spiker –COTA P7
IMSA
Hall – p1 at Sebring in the 488 GTE
SPIKER
GEN 4 CUP – P9Late Model Stock – 14
League / Hosted Races
IMSA
Hall – p1 at Sebring in the 488 GTE
Ellis- dallara dash at Charlotte started on pit Road because I missed the start by the end of last one I was somehow P4 out of 13 unbelievably was able to drive it up to second was catching the leader, but ran out of laps
Round the same thing again, and won the race.
OBRL Cup
Brian -P19 Old Atlanta. It was a yoyo run. I’d gain about 10 spots in a run, give them up in the pits and repeat. Trying to reset Crew Chief multiple times because my spotter wasn’t working. Finally got everything fixed and got up to 19th.
Dwayne Mcarthur
Joshua A Robinson
Thomas Ogle
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On the show this week we’ll be talking everything Daytona 24 from stats, to how Teams Tifosi fared, as well as another controversy that may have tainted the top split, The Coke Series Teams have been releases, we see a first in hardware with a new level of submersion, and Dave Cam tries to get us all in trouble by asking how much we have spent on our Sim racing Hardware.
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Topics
New Sim Rennsport is Coming
The pieces are all falling in place. We’ve had several high profile, Sim drivers, announce, leaving their teams without announcing where they’re going we have the new SIM coming out called Rennsport. Which is the obvious landing spot. Now we have faze clan one of the twins from the lady my wife works with announce a partnership with Porsche. I think he’s called faze swag.
So basically, Porsche is trying to do the same thing that motorsports games is doing
They got a media outlet check
They got drivers Check
They got publicity and buying onto esports CheckSo the speculation today is Porsche actually is funding Rennsport
The iRaicing Daytona 24 has wrapped up and here are the stats
16,651 Declared Drivers 4,191 Teams 85 Splits 24 Hours 1 BIG Event
All four time slots are now underway in the iRacing Daytona 24! Thank you to the entire iRacing community for making this event as great as it is. Good luck out there! pic.twitter.com/sBmoCiy73R
Cisco Scaramuzza set a new, single driver record for Daytona 24
We are now on lap 870. Your new current World Record for most laps from a solo driver in the @iRacing Daytona 24 – @_Chevette_ . We also passed our donation goal of $5,600!
Steve Myers breaks down some more incredible stats from Daytona
16,651 drivers combined to spend 25 years, 11 months, 28 days, 12 hours, and 28 minutes connected to our servers during this race. 8.58 million miles turned over 2.25 million laps. That's mind-blowing! – 2023 iRacing VCO Daytona 24 a Massive Success https://t.co/Tbu9Jbu6Be
Team Fast – BMW LMDH, David Hall, Greg Hecktus, Mike Ellis, Tom Dryling, and Kyle Pendegraft
P4 finish, car drove like a dump truck the last segment. Definitely couldn’t get through the corners like we could early in the race. We did lead 2 laps of the race and out fastest lap was 1:32.667 on lap 629, An average lap time of 1:39.541, We completed 861 had 94X and was -35 Laps down
Team Fun – Ferrari GTE, Tony Rochette, Tyler Williamson, Donnie Spiker, Chris Scales.
P14 Finish – Team Captain Tony Rochette took the green to start the race. A couple on track incidents and a hardware malfunction resulted in the team being 31 laps down by the end of the race. Team Fun continued to push all day and all night and ended with a 14 place finish. The team received 51X, the 3rd least amongst all teams.
Most Laps Run – Donnie Spiker (281), Fastest Lap – Tyler Williamson (1:45:717)
Another Exploit Exposed
Unfortunately, the race was not without its controversies with allegations of blocking and running off of the racing surface.
We try to grow SIM racing, we work hard to get a reputation and then this. And that’s why some of this kids will never succeed in real race life. You do that on a real qualy for the biggest event of the year and you are out of the paddock the moment you park your car https://t.co/ColGOSBwXY
Esport teams STOP pushing your drivers to do things that are obviously wrong and rather report it to the game devs because it wont help you and your partners… this makes no sense https://t.co/SzObSy8xqg
can’t iRacing add a 0x off track in the apron? (@Greg West )
I get that they don’t want to consider this an actual of track as it’s there for a reason, but at least with a 0x it will invalidate the laptime for these purposes.
I suppose this method could also be used on other tracks where the off track surface has similar conflicting purposes.
Greg West
We are aware of this situation and investigating.
I can say that this specific scenario was discussed in a pre race briefing. We have not put a 1x down there prior to encourage cars that might be limping back to the pits to stay off the racing line. We will be discussing mechanisms to mitigate the ability to use this area in an advantageous manner moving forward.
The Sporting Code specifically outlines this situation; “8.1.1.8. Drivers can only use the racing surface for Qualifying and Racing. The apron and pit road are not defined as racing surfaces. Drivers may not use the apron or pit road to gain an advantage in Qualifying or Racing. Any advantage will be determined by iRacing.com. A protest may be filed through the proper channels for this offense”.
The area is clearly coned off, we would hope that would be enough of a deterrent.
DNF. Shocking some professional teams decided to make the race look like a clown fest using unsportsmanlike tactics like using cars lapped to block rivals, wait in the track to help his teammates or crash other teams. @iRacing not that hard to DQ them and fix this problem 🫠 pic.twitter.com/2fXrUikz9l
The Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series returns, once again bringing what may be the best prize in simsports, a fully funded ride in the real life Skip Barber Series.
Just a heads up, Nascar has changed how the hood louvers and noses are modeled for the 2023 season. This required us to update our 3d models to match these changes. They were restricted to the nose, hood, and fenders. While we tried to match the existing UV’s as closely as we could, there will be changes that need to be made on existing custom schemes to match these edits.
iRacing’s Steve Myers responded to a tweet indicating iRacing has ‘more’ coming. This is in response to a question regarding the addition of more GTP’s into the service.
iRacing announced this week that the BMW Sim Cup returns with the M Hybrid V8 and the M4 GT3. The 10 rouseason starts on February 5th in Daytona and concludes on November 10 at Suzuka.
The BMW M Sim Cup returns for 2023 featuring the BMW M Hybrid V8 and BMW M4 GT3!
Ultimately, whilst the movie isn’t perfect or ground-breaking, it’s very enjoyable for a microbudget movie of this sort. It may be found to be derivative and filled with tropes, but it’s a sweet, in the pocket and down to earth story about an average guy who is in to sim racing.
The Sim Racer is a great foundation to build upon for the future of movies centred around sim racing, and it feels somewhat like validation for our niche hobby of driving pretend racecars. With the Gran Turismo movie releasing in August, could these two movies be the springboard for showing off the appeal of racing on video games?
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Have it your way with this custom air-cooled sim racing seat and personalize the padding with a design that fits your style.
The Cold Fusion is a unique addition to any sim rig in terms of technology and design. Dare to innovate and order world’s first air-cooled sim racing seat today.
jrracingtv posted a video to their instagram of what appears to be a burnout sim. Smoke billows out from under the rig as the driver drifts around the course.
Mike- p13- not many cautions at all and struggled on old tires more than others. I suck
Wednesday Open: Talladega
Mike – wrecked out on lap seven when the leader just turned it on his own and rec the entire field.
Thursday Open Ellis – wrecked my self out while leading the race it’s time to eat a slice of humble pie.
Official Series
Indy pro F 2000 at circuit Dispa, FreakerSean- start a 12 out of 17 by the end of last one I was up to seven had a great race with lots of pressure from behind P5.
Qualified P2 out of 14. Took the lead in turn one and lead for the first five laps before I spot out on the last corner by myself and fell to fourth I work my way up the second but lost it and fell the third on the last lap.
Qualified P2 out of nine. Got the lead on the first lap and then he took me side-by-side and adored me and I fell back to sixth I did March my way back up to P3.
USF 2000 at circuit the spa Francorchamps. Qualify P3 out of 14. Had a good battle for second and third, but the leader got away from us. I finished P2
League / Hosted Races
Winter League- Atlanta
Mike -p6 – Started tail end made it up to about 13th by 1st stop – kept it celan and raced in top ten basically led some laps -gf stops happened was 4th after that but the top 3 had a 7 second breakaway – no more cautions just rode it home from there
David – p16 late move back fired ruined a contending run
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On the show this week, we will review the year in iRacing with all of the updates and new content throughout the year as well as a summary of our individual years in the sim. We have some product to review in hardware and we’ll discuss more last minute Black Friday deals.
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iRacing 2022 Season 1 has the green flag! This major season release adds a pair of new touring cars, the Honda Civic Type R and the Hyundai Elantra N TC, as well as the Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E Performance racing machine. The iRacing horizon has expanded to include Scotland’s Knockhill Racing Circuit, Watkins Glen International has been fully re-built with brand new 2021 scan data, and the Porsche Experience Center at the Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg is open for business with four new track configurations! iRacing also adds a new tire scuffing visual effect, and a “Ready to Race!” button to help everyone get back to the action even faster. Our AI Drivers have been busy training up on three new vehicles and NINETEEN new track configurations, and they’re ready to give you a run for the gold. Welcome to iRacing 2022 Season 1!
iRacing 2022 Season 2 is here! Get ready to expand your garage – this Release features a whopping SIX brand new cars (Aston Martin Vantage GT4, Hyundai Veloster N TC, iRacing Formula iR-04, NASCAR Buick LeSabre – 1987, Stock Car Pro Series Toyota Corolla, and the Stock Car Pro Series Chevrolet Cruze), two brand new tracks (Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55, and Winton Motor Raceway), and 10 new pieces of content for AI Racing. The New Damage Model is coming pre-enabled on all new content except for the Stock Car Pro Series Cars. The NetCode system has received a little TLC, and the Multiple Tire Compound system has been fully developed. We’ve applied some new aerodynamic and tire knowledge to the GT3 Class Cars. Also, the NASCAR Camping World Trucks have been updated to their 2022 NASCAR Season specs, including a top-to-bottom full art upgrade for the Toyota Tundra TRD Pro. There should be something for everyone, welcome to iRacing 2022 Season 2!
iRacing 2022 Season 3 has arrived! We’ve added TWO new Mercedes-AMG race cars, Mercedes-AMG GT3 2020 and Mercedes-AMG GT4, and the Radical SR10 to our stables. Travel to Japan, Australia, and the USA with Fuji International Speedway, Sandown International Motor Raceway, and Port Royal Speedway. Start Zones have been added as an option to all NASCAR Cup oval tracks for a more authentic green flag experience. We have heard our community and have fixed a tire conditioning exploit used during Qualifying. Tire graining and cording visual effects may now be seen on all cars, and our GT3 class has received the latest IMSA visual updates. The New Damage Model is now in effect on FIVE more car models, and AI Racing is available for TWELVE more pieces of content. Oh, and you’ll also find over SIX-HUNDRED (600!) new custom built setups. Jump in head-first to iRacing 2022 Season 3!
The green flag is waving for iRacing 2022 Season 4! This season includes the release of iRacing’s first fully electric race car, the Porsche Mission R, a pair of new European Road Courses, Motorsport Arena Oschersleben and Rudskogen Motorsenter, and a new Dirt Oval, Lucas Oil Speedway. We’ve added Indianapolis Motor Speedway – IndyCar Oval using our 2022 laser scan data, and have rebuilt all of the artwork for both the ARCA Menards Chevrolet Impala and Lotus 79 from scratch. A host of quality upgrades have also been completed, including a substantial change to the New Damage Model so that now damage builds up in areas on your car with repeated strikes which could eventually cause breakage, a rewrite and significant upgrade to the Low-Frequency Effects audio system, and the addition of Driving Aid Pit Lines for all Road Courses. For the iRacing UI, the veteran-favorite Race Guide is now available, as well as Custom Car Classes for AI Racing, and a few new Guided Tours. With our seasonal AI update, we have gone back to our Grand Prix Legends roots with the release of the Lotus 49 along with the much anticipated release of the NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen cars and 18 other new pieces of content. Buckle-up and drive full-throttle into iRacing 2022 Season 4!
Corey Rutherford asked if he can get the dates and setups for the upcoming Daytona 24 race so him and his team can start to prepare. Greg West responded, “Some stuff still up in the air so we can’t announce the calendar or vehicle lineups yet. Regarding setups though…. I’d wait until after the build ;)”
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P18 in the Fall Brawl. Fuel pump failure ended our race, but overall an amazing experience! Learned a ton and showed some good pace. Thank you iRacing, VRS, and Interstate Batteries for making this happen, as well as my friends and family for their support. We’ll be back 🤙 pic.twitter.com/9dJbZnNRYR
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I think we might've set a record for most incident points in a single race on @iRacing, 180 Minutes of Figure 8 action, total incident points for the entire server: 18,660. 18 THOUSAND INCIDENT POINTS … IN ONE RACE (33 Cars started, couldn't fit full results in one screenie) pic.twitter.com/uX7awuHBIe
IT'S BACK!!!!! This Thursday, our dumb @iRacing league returns with our dumbest event yet. Can an EV set to run 10 minutes outrun a Formula Vee in a 40 minute race. Find out at 7:30PM ET with Porsche legend Alwin Springer… and also @AndyLally .
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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 recap the Coke series playoff race at Bristol with the voice of eNascar, Evan Possoco. We’ll check out some of the new Seaason 4 updates in action, We’ll peak inside Dale Earnhardt Jr’s garage to see what might be next for iRacing and review the 2023 NIS schedule.
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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Rookie contender Liam Brotherton announces on Countdown to Green that he’ll be stepping away from the @eNASCARCocaCola@iRacing Series at the end of the season
Great interview with Elliot Sadler about his team, Liam, leaving, and some of the reasons why he talks about how driver development is happening, how it can be a real struggle to get into the Koch series. Lots of fascinating stuff. he’s like sometimes you just need to go run a little c fixed.
NEWS: The @eNASCARCocaCola #iRacing Series Championship 4 drivers will race in person at the
@NASCARHall@DaleJr will be on hand to present the Championship Trophy.
Kyle Peddle missing the race. Steve Letarte in the Booth, caine cook noted on twitter this is a very short race at only 175 laps and perhaps we should go back to traditional lengths…
GREEN FLAG: @KeeganLeahy and @swilson3_ lead the field into Turn 1.@KeeganLeahy leads Lap 1.
LAP 8: The biggest movers? @CaseyKirwan23 & @rayalfalla. Both up 12 spots from the start.
Fairly clean start, already 15 laps done. @KeeganLeahy has pulled away to a very nice lead over the field.
LAP 16: @rayalfalla enters the top-10.Keegan Leahy is gone. Like, four seconds ahead, 40 laps down. That’s him, that speck.@bobbyzalenski runs second, and leads the playoff drivers as the run… but a P2 isn’t a lock to Phoenix! Keeg reminding everyone why he’s the defending champ tonight!
The two fastest drivers (@SHR_eSports guys, of course) in final practice going opposite directions with 60 laps complete – @swilson3_ is down from P2 to 13th while @DDuval42 is up to 11th from 15th starting spot!
spoke too soon on Ray – He’s free falling through the field, made it as high as third but now runs 13th and is fading fast.
LAP 71: @KeeganLeahy is just starting to lap the tail-end of the field.
CAUTION! LAP 76. Darik Bourdeau gets the wall, Logan Clampitt and Corey Vincent collide and get collected.
Just around the 100 laps to go mark.
Just a few had pitted before the caution, The entire field pits. Looks like we’ll have 35 cars on the lead lap on the restart – Leahy will continue to lead.
Jimmy Mullis twitters up his issues
Middle of the run my screens went black and it switched the sim to my right screen for no reason. Fortunately didn’t cause a wreck when I turned down to get out of the way. pic.twitter.com/ZQ0e3Afrj4
RESTART LAP 81: @KeeganLeahy and @bobbyzalenski lead the field into Turn 1.
On the restart, Leahy is starting to pull ahead once again. Zalenski leads a group of title contenders including Conti, Bowlin and deJong.
CAUTION! 77 to go. Matt Bussa, Casey Kirwan with HEAVY damage! Wilson, deJong, and MORE involved!!!
Steven Wilson running the middle checks up just a hair gets hit from bottom lane mitchell dejong, kirwin up on his side, meatball flag –
5 stay out, others pit – RESTART 71 to go: @bobbyzalenski and @NickOttinger lead the field into Turn 1.
CAUTION! 68 to go. Graham Bowlin goes around after contact with Kaden Honeycutt! Also there was a split decision on pit strategy
RESTART 62 to go: @bobbyzalenski and @vicente_salas14 lead the field into Turn 1.
CAUTION! 59 to go: Caution city Blake Reynolds and Dylan Ault this time and @mbussa75 involved.
RESTART 53 to go: @bobbyzalenski and @vicente_salas14 lead the field into Turn 1.
40 to go – zalenski keister salas – luza conti wilson ittinger leahy honeycutt manes
Keister takes the lead – and now the big one! 34 to go – Leahy pushes up when three wide they pile up! At least 2/3rd of the field involved…
Only 5 playoff cars running in to top 19 right now – so issues for many chasing the cutoff.
RESTART 29 to go: @KollinKeister and @bobbyzalenski lead the field into Turn 1.
Luza marching up to the front with fresher tires…
24 to go luza takes lead – byus alfalla mercurio reynolds also coming w fresh tires
15 to go – luza byus alfalla lowe reynolds mercurio ault keister wilson vincent
10 to go leahy falls off lead lap after leading the most
The highest running playoff driver is now @GarrettLowe_6 in P4!
4 to go luza in heavy traffic with a 1.3 second lead –
CHECKERED FLAG! @RyanLuza wins at @BMSupdates
That's an @XSET W! 🏁@RyanLuza works his way through the last of the lapped traffic to win at Bristol in the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series! pic.twitter.com/qYd7SDBJ9s
According to iRacing, The famed Pukekohe Park racing circuit will be preserved in the leading motorsport simulator service, iRacing. The confirmation of the agreement between iRacing and the circuit owners comes during the week of the Supercars Championship’s final appearance at the track.
Starting P27 tomorrow in the @iRacing Chevy. Kansas is such a fun racetrack, I enjoy running the wall every time I race here. Tune in at 3PM ET on USA Network, I’m going to do my best!#teamchevypic.twitter.com/yHxMreOxWc
iRacing’s Greg Hill tweeted a photo of sectioned concrete with tire marks asking, “What world-renowned racetrack might this be?”
Sebring?
What world-renowned racetrack might this be? One of the most popular tracks on @iRacing is undergoing an overdue quality overhaul. All new PBR textures, and landmark buildings and structures redone from scratch. Coming #soonpic.twitter.com/7EmrvvTty6
iRacing posted a video on their YouTube channel wit a recap of the season 4 build
The green flag is waving for iRacing 2022 Season 4! This season includes the release of iRacing’s first fully electric race car, the Porsche Mission R, a pair of new European Road Courses, Motorsport Arena Oschersleben and Rudskogen Motorsenter, and a new Dirt Oval, Lucas Oil Speedway. We’ve added Indianapolis Motor Speedway – IndyCar Oval using our 2022 laser scan data, and have rebuilt all of the artwork for both the ARCA Menards Chevrolet Impala and Lotus 79 from scratch. A host of quality upgrades have also been completed, including a substantial change to the New Damage Model so that now damage builds up in areas on your car with repeated strikes which could eventually cause breakage, a rewrite and significant upgrade to the Low-Frequency Effects audio system, and the addition of Driving Aid Pit Lines for all Road Courses. For the iRacing UI, the veteran-favorite Race Guide is now available, as well as Custom Car Classes for AI Racing, and a few new Guided Tours. With our seasonal AI update, we have gone back to our Grand Prix Legends roots with the release of the Lotus 49 along with the much anticipated release of the NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen cars and 18 other new pieces of content. Buckle-up and drive full-throttle into iRacing 2022 Season 4!
Ford along with Tony Stewart is introducing a new reign of racing ponies joins the herd– bringing bold styles and advanced engines to the Ford Performance family.
Nascar announced their 2023 Cup schedule, and by default the schedule of the 2023 NIS schedule.
Podcast Housekeeping
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NASCAR iRacing Series
Friday Open: Kansas
Ellis – Wrecked out a guy was losing it in the middle I went around is outside to go around him he just barely clipped me I ended up with 29 seconds optional and 3 1/2 minutes required and the car was not drivable.
Rochette- P31 just found myself in the wrong spot wrong time wrecking car clips and sends me into the wall ends day
Spiker -P19
Kyle – Started P15 and gained 5 spots in the first lap. Had a few quick cautions early. Restarted on Lap 21 and had a different pit strategy green flag stop around lap 80. Came out 1 lap down and in 21st. Ran strong getting back past the leader and and driving away. Started picking off positions quickly with the freshest tires on the track. Got up to P7 and a caution comes out at lap 101. Pitted with the rest of the leaders and lap 113 caution flys again Sitting P5 I decide to pit while the rest of the leaders stayed out.Came out the gate conserving my tires. And caution flys again a a lap or so later. I stay out and on the restart got the lead with 12 to go and battled for several laps for the lead. With 5 or so laps to go im sitting p3 and the caution comes out. We go into OT and I tailed the leader on the restart and run him through 1 and 2 only staying a fender behind him. We take the white and now p3 is working on me and I just couldn’t hold him off So i walk away with a Podium P3. Still gaining iRating like crazy.
Sunday Open
Rochette -P14 just couldn’t figure this track out this year. Glad its over
Kyle – That one bad race. Started P14 on a new setup. The car was loose and just dropped back fast. Got hooked on lap 11 and took major damage. Pitted and fixed the damage. Came out 17 laps down and was way off the pace. But was hoping to just take away any positions from wrecked out drivers. Worked in my favor and went from 35th to 24th.
Hall – wrecked. Car right in front of me got loose. Car was crap anyway. Work I did on the set didn’t pay off at all, it drove nothing like it should have.
Sunday fixed
Mike -p23 – There were a bunch of early cautions and one guy was the common denominator I ended up and getting involved in two of his cautions for eight acts with 13 minutes damage. I got it all repaired and went back out there and finish P 23. I was determined to finish the head of the guy who caused all the cost of the shirt off he eventually wrecked him self out.
Wednesday Open: Bristol
Hall -wrecked out, the ultimate choke
Ellis – started 19th got involved in a caution not too much damage, but was trapped a lap down and had to take awave around. There’s several cars in front of the leader as we come to the one to green and it doesn’t wave us around so the lap cars end up starting the race in front of the leaders. Later another caution comes, but I’m not a lucky dog later at lap 50 another caution comes and I stay out to try the wave around again, and it works. Luckily, I got another caution to get back on the same tire strategy. Driving forward from there. God is high SP2 was running about fifth when I spend on my own down to the inside and created 4 1/2 minutes damage losing three laps. Speed still good there and I continue on later. Getting another wreck that I couldn’t miss. Bringing it to six minutes damage. still three laps down, but through attrition gradually work my way up and up and up and by the end of the race I was p4!!!
Tom D – wrecked out
Adam – wrecked out
Stephen – wrecked out
Thurs Open
Rochette -P2 heartbreaker in last great coliseum. Was definitely the fastest car as led 87 laps and stayed top 3 all day. Wrong pit strategy and a yellow coming out just before i was about to unlap myself from a green flag stop (would’ve gained 3 laps in 20 laps run). Got lucky dog in 3rd so started behind the lappers and not enough time to make my way up front. So close yet so far
Official Series
A Open
Hall – p15 in a 6.3k SoF 13 pro’s
I was slow on first 30 laps, but as the leader was getting near lapping me, I started matching his speed. I pass a car and catch a 2 lap down car who doors me to keep me from getting by him. I get back in around behind around 8th and fight to catch back up to the other LD candidate. Couple of pro’s didn’t like it, but I was pacing them and holding my line not blocking. Caution Comes, I take wavearound. Pays off as the 2 lap down idot wrecks a pro. 80 lap run to finish. Again Garret Manes gets to within 3 seconds of lapping me. Then I start pasing cars and drive from 21st to 15th. Had a shot af 11th as we were bunch up at the end, but with the battling right in front of me I couldn’t snag another spot.
Ellis – F 2000 at Summit raceway – started P8 out of 13 got to pee six near the end of the first lap and on the final corner I spot it and tour of the left front off.
SPIKER P8
Kyle Ran a bunch of the Mazda Global MX5’s I forgot how much fun these cars are. A lot of P2 finishes trying to save my A license.
League / Hosted Races
FastTrack League – Michigan
Mike – p15 – was running like crap, dead last and not up to pace really… GF stops started to happen i stayed out, ended up getting a caution before pitting caught the lucky dog. So ended up p9 starting 9th coming to one to green, and the admins decide to arbitrarily throw a delay to the green. Now, I am put back from 9th to 21st I have to let all the wave arounds by… I call out over the radio totally unfair, and am given no explanation, no sorry, no nothing i have to go to tail end… I get other drivers trying to argue that I would have had to let them by anyways… So we go again and same thing a gf cycle starts, and then i stay out, catch the caution, p6… once again 10 on lead lap they delay the gf again…. I call them out again, unfair… I was slow and needed those 15 cars to be spread out coming to green so it was harder to catch me… but because of admin pushing a button that didnt need pushed, they were all up right behind me… IMO delay of green should never be used due to its unintended consequences. This is why leagues suck… Admin didnt mean to screw me, but they did none the less… If this was official, it would have never happened.
Adam – p dnf – too loose –
unofficial – Ellis
Mazda cup at Rudskogan motor Center. Qualified P5 out of 19 got ran over from behind in the first high-speed corner ended up dead last worked my way back up to 12th.
Next race qualified P8 out of 19. I had a few slow down penalties which really put me back but I got up to P7.
Week 13
Hall P1 twice in Ridiculousness.
Chris McGuire hosted racing. Kia Optima at Daytona. Wrecked out but still finish ninth.
Kyle and David won each class in a Porche EV and Trucks race at Dega
radicals and lotus 79 at the new free track. Wrecked out
Final Thoughts
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On the show today, we will recap the Coke series playoff race at Bristol with the voice of eNascar, Evan Possoco. We’ll check out some of the new Seaason 4 updates in action, We’ll peak inside Dale Earnhardt Jr’s garage to see what might be next for iRacing and review the 2023 NIS schedule. 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.”`
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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 see the crowning of the first ever iRacing World Off-Road Champion. We examine the playoff picture of the Coke Series, and we get a patch for the grass dipping controversy. And in hardware/software we see the tease of a dedicated PC build for iRacing from our great sponsors, Sim Coaches.
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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An ESPN article by Austin Lindberg details how drivers use iRacing as a tool to stay sharp away from the track. The article cites two drivers, Anthony Alfredo who discovered iRacing by conducting a simple Google Search. The other driver, Rajah Caruth who related he started iRacing as an actual path he wanted to use to get into real racing.
Greg West announced a new patch that will address the grass dipping exploit from the Spa 24 Hour situation, while staffer Tony Gardner apologizes on behalf of iRacing for the existence of the exploit.
Jeff Maconi announced via Twitter, the formation of Maconi Entertainment. Maconi Entertainment will be a broadcasting service for both in-house Maconi events and for hire work for leagues and other iRacing broadcasted events. More announcements are anticipated to be made in the coming weeks.
IMSA Esports Global Championship announced today the first IMSA-backed iRacing series dedicated to professional sim racers and sim racing teams. The IMSA Esports Global Championship kicks off in October and will feature the world’s top professional sim racers and sim racing teams competing for cash purses in each event of the four-race series and for the overall series championship. Races will be broadcast on iRacing and RACESPOT YouTube, Facebook and Twitch social media channels.
This Monday night at Eldora Speedway EvanSeay got his first win of the season after finishing second in the first two weeks—although it came after contact with Cardwell. When that duo touched across the start-finish line with nine laps to go, sending Cardwell spinning into the Turn 1 wall and collecting Matjoulis in third, it cleared the path for Seay to not only take his first win of the season, but also extend his points lead.
Greg Hill talked about the grass situation at spa again apologize on behalf of the company talked about what they’re doing to fix it and that it’s lead to overall enhancements and how the car feels when you drive it off track…
He talked about the projects with NASCAR including Atlanta and Chicago and some of the behind the scenes discussions on how the track was developed.
He talked about getting the Indy road course out recently and that they’re working on the oval and it will definitely be out in September build…
He talked about rain again didn’t promise any kind of timeline and talked about how it works a bit more and how it’ll be super realistic.
Then a little bit about active reset and how that works and how it might lead to other things that might be fun or educational.
Then detailed his personal work history, and more details about the racing game market back in the day, how iracing came to be, and how he and a few other key people like Steve Myers have built this into what it is today… Fascinating listen for sure if your a sim racing fan…
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“Coach called and there were so many things that needed to be figured out and we were just sitting by the side of the road, im like look, i just want to get home and get in MY sim and run some laps, sleep in my bed then go racing…. ” Ty Gibbs stated talking about what happened when he found out he was subbing for Kurt Busch…
Killian Dall’olmo and Cam Pedersen took wins in the final 2 rounds of the iRacon Off Road World Championship, but it was Conner Barry who took home the series championship in the inaugural season.
@iRacing OFF-ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONS! The hours and hours that have been put in have FINALLY payed off in a HUGE way! Thanks everyone for the support! This one is gonna last for a long time! #ConnorBarry2#Slickeypic.twitter.com/jrqgOBy40b
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Dave Cam reviews BDH’s H Pattern Shifter. The all metal, mechanical shifter is a rival to the Pro Sims H Pattern at half the price. Dave calls this shifter, one of the best sim racing products he’s ever tested.
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An article by Traxion’s, Justin Melillo, highlighting an alternative choice for sim racing enthusiasts is being worked on by Asetek SimSports regarding the various different quick release methods found on various steering wheel peripherals. The Youtube video highlights Aseteks ambitious new Quick Release technology.
Boosted Media posted that the Moza R9, CS and GS wheel are now in stock in the US and you can get 5% off with the promo code ‘Boosted’
Best PC to Run iRacing
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Hi everyone. Working on a bit of a project and wanted to know: if you could build the best PC to run iracing maxed out in 1440, and money were very little concern, what would your build look like in terms of hardware? …..
Phillip Morton Posts:
News that AMD are launching Ryzen 7000 on Sept 15th and Nvidia are dropping the RTX 4000 series in October. Raptor Lake from Intel should be around in November. You can buy now, though it’s the end of the current generations and for the dollars maybe worth waiting for the new stuff to arrive. You’ll either get a bargain on the above list or be able to get even more bang for the dollar from the new stuff.
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NASCAR iRacing Series
Fri open: Michigan
Spiker – P19, Started P17 – It was a fun run. I made a mistake attempting to pass a slower vehicle. I lost patience, entered Turn 3 too hot and slid up into the wall. Short pitted the final run which was a mistake causing me to lose two spots.
Hall – p parked- was terrible slow, then got unsafe exit penalty and just was done
Sunday fixed
Mike –p Ran my tires off in about eight laps and then fell they the field to almost dead last, decided to short pit at lap 33 but I was caught speeding on Pit Road because I only at 2% left on the right front so I had a 40 second penalty at the point I came out I To be running dead last three laps down. As the cycle continued and finished I got back to one lap down before a caution I ended up staying out for the wave around to get back on the lead lap then luckily got another caution several laps later to get back on the same fuel entire strategy then another short run to move from 20th to 12th. with 19 to go I went from 12th to 5th and 10 laps before the next caution. Another quick caution leaves us with a restart with four to go and restarting P7. Drove up to P3 ran out of time to get past the next two… p3!!! Woot!
Stephen – p wrecked out on lap seven again.
Race : Richmond
Wed Fixed
Wed Open:
Hall –p23 .forgot to load race set, made the Q set work okay, but between 16x caused by others and 4x caused by me, got the black flag on the 3rd GWC. One of them was a dude hitting me on purpose.
Ellis – pwrecked out – lap 1 i get loose just a hair on the exit and get tagged from behind 16 min dmg
Tony R – P14 just hovered around the 8-12 spot all night nothing special but did got wiggle wiggled when i got bumped early made my car go squiggle squiggle almost was in tribble tribble
Tyler – P Blown up. Got wiped out by a dive bomber on a GWC. Restarted 8th and was cleaned out. Frustrating as I spent time practicing and working with the setups and the team to get the car to feel right. Gutted I didn’t get this top ten. Fun racing with Tom and Mike spotting
Thurs Open
Ellis – p The guy who dumped me last night did the same thing to another guy on lap one as well so I did not feel as bad considering he could do it to anybody . Started the in 19th and made it up to third by the end of the first run. It ran third and second basically the entire run I could not catch the leader I ran my ass off every lap. Last run I tried my hardest and ended up with P4!!!
Fri open:
Hall – P 9 – Had Terrible pace, only got to practice 20 minutes and haven’t run all week. Stole the position because I pitted on the edge of a window and a lot of drivers didn’t.
Official Series
Ellis – Skippys at Sonoma –
F2000 – Oran park – started p11 got to p3 by end of lap 1 – had a big gap on the rest, spun on my own at one point, kept my spot but fourth place was right on me now – had to run hard the last laps to hold it… Donnie spotted.
Started p8 got to p3 by turn 3 lap 1 – was able to hold it for the rest of the race – top two drove away about a second per lap faster each lap
Started p6 got to p3 by turn 1 lap 1 – eventually got to p2 – had nothing for the leader he was a half second faster, but i did find some speed finally trying to roll the corners more and got my faster times every by about 7 tenths…
Started p4 – got to p2 but ran off the track and fell back to 4th – brought it home
F2000 – Road America – started p8 out of 10 – got to 4th by the first half a lap, but eventually went off track and fell to 7th
Started fourth there was a heavy blinker on my inside so I fell the seventh trying to be cautious was fighting for six near the end of lab one trying to get around the blinker and we wrecked go back to 13th, made my way back up to nineth by the end
Started p10 – got to p4 by halfway through lap 1, but went off in last corner lap 2 fell to 10th, then a few laps later went off hard and killed the car, dnf… had a guy who i was holding up taunting me in the chat ….
SPIKER
Nascar B Open, Michigan – P14, Started P7. This time around, I had short run speed and failed on the long run.
Nascar B Open, Richmond – P23, Started P18. Messing up in my qualifying run put me in the middle of the pack for the start. I found myself in trouble quick, being involved in my first incident. On the next restart, again I could not avoid the wreckers and sustained 6m Optional Damage. Two more incidents later, brought me to a 16X. By this point, this was the worst race I had been a part of to date. 10 Cautions for 50 laps.
Nascar B Open, Richmond – P9, Started P10. This race was only slightly better than the night before.7 Cautions for 35 Laps. Avoiding early mayhem was key in this one.
Late Model Fixed, USA P6
Late Model Open, USA P8
League / Hosted Races
FastTrack League – Michigan
Joe – wrecked out
Greg pwrecked out
Mike – pwrecked out – started 39th out of 41 got to about 18th by end of 1st run. Maybe 20 to go a wreck happens on front not much damage, yellow. We roll around to the back and there are people slow so i slow up with everyone else- well here comes arca boy, comes flying in 60 mph faster and runs over my left rear and kills the car.
Final Thoughts
Words Spoken in Closing Audio Clip -“”Thank you for listening to the iRacers Lounge podcast make sure to go subscribe to us on iTunes, SoundCloud, or Google Play, Facebook & Twitter, See You On The Track .”
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Grasphalt
Description
On the show today we will see the crowning of the first ever iRacing World Off-Road Champion. We examine the playoff picture of the Coke Series, and we get a patch for the grass dipping controversy. And in hardware/software we see the tease of a dedicated PC build for iRacing from our great sponsors, Sim Coaches. 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!!!
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Show Introduction
On the show this week we’ll check out a new series for dirt car racing fans, we’ll explore exercises for sim racers and iRacing is going Drag (not that kind of drag). Does F1 World Champ Max Verstappen have an advantage over other drivers and we will check out a spinning sim racing chair in hardware/software.
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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iRacing announced a new NIS style Dirt called the Series Dirt Sprint Car Pro Series. This new series represents a major new marketing initiative for iRacing and World of Outlaws
IMSA has proposed to replace its Prototype Challenge series with a combination grid of LMP3 and GT4 machinery, with a potential shake-up in the race format as well.
Sportscar365 has learned that the sanctioning body is set to do away with its LMP3-only series in favor of introducing a multi-class championship featuring a new name beginning next year.
You can keep up-to-date with the new, upcoming World of Outlaws Dirt Racing Game by signing up for the newsletter and following the new social channels!
Want to stay up-to-date with the upcoming World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing game? You can follow along by signing up for the newsletter and following the new social channels! 🔧@WorldofOutlaws | @WoOLateModels
iRacing released a new patch for the season 3 update where they were investigating an ongoing issue for all PC users with 500-series AMD graphics cards. This issue appears to scramble, hide, or alter the artwork for cars and the environment in the Simulator and paint shop.
Orontes Games and iRacing are excited to share their long-term strategy for continued product development over the coming years. As part of the strategic direction, DRAG, Orontes’ innovative fantasy off-road driving game for the PC, is currently being ported to Sony PlayStation and Microsoft Xbox consoles.
DRAG is coming to PlayStation and Xbox! Read more about the future with Orontes Games 👇https://t.co/FpIEn8Xd5v
Hi All, I’ve sent content a few times in the past and listen regularly. Thanks for the great job covering the simracing news and updates. I would like to request the possibility of mention for the APEX This iRacing League on your awesome podcast. We are starting season 12 on June 21 and have lined up some great sponsors again with a nice prizes for winning and random draws. all details and links can be found at: https://apexthis.racing/
Apex This iRacing League – season 12 is sponsored by SCCA -tracknight in America, Boostlogic, and Discgolf. We are proud and honored to once again have sponsors join us for season 12! Please check out these great league sponsors for additional info! https://www.tracknightinamerica.com/ https://www.boostlogic.com/ https://discgolf.com/
Prizes this Season include:
The SCCA is donating three $150 gift certificates to be used at any Track Night in America event.
BoostLogic is providing a $200 gift card, hoodie, and t-shirt as prizes.
DGA is providing 4 prizes with a value of $500 in total:
Three APEX THIS logoed Mini Trophy Baskets, each with a set of 10 Mini Markers (small light mini frisbees).
As always 1st, 2nd and 3rd place Season point champions for each race night will earn season trophies (TBD) – see league site for additional details.
Apex This is one of the fastest growing iRacing road racing leagues with over 700 members, we know how to have a good time. We have races for all skill levels, from beginner to alien. While we take our racing seriously, we don’t take ourselves too seriously. We like good close racing with some healthy banter and taunting tossed in. No wreckers, bitching or moaning. Join us and enjoy racing again!
Our Mission: Have fun – Improve skills – Help novices – Go Fast
League information is easily found on the league website along with a hosted league Facebook page and Discord Channel. Races are also routinely broadcasted each season! Best part Apex This is completely free join and race! (donations greatly appreciated if you do)
Leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform to make it easier for more listeners to find the podcast. Mention the podcast to your fellow drivers so they don’t miss out, we would appreciate it.
James Smith posted in the Fanatec Owners Group a story of his firmware update
Nvidia Delay
Nvidia is delaying the launch of both the GeForce GTX 1630 and its forthcoming range of RTX 40 series graphics cards, according to the latest reports. The RTX 4090, RTX 4080, and RTX 4070, have all had their launch delayed by a month. The RTX 4090 will now launch in September, the RTX 4080 in October, and the RTX 4070 in November.
Apex Sim Racing has different styles of button boxes for you. No more trying to adjust your car by finding a key on a keyboard—now you can use one of our sim racing button boxes to control all aspects of the vehicle
Started p5 was holding my own in a much more physical race – slid off on my own to p10 and recovered to p8
Pole! Then Had a few off tracks and fell the seventh but recovered back to finish Fourth
League / Hosted Races
FastTrack League
Greg pwrecked again for no reason
Git R Done GT3 Series
Greg – P2 and p4
Final Thoughts
Words Spoken in Closing Audio Clip -“”Thank you for listening to the iRacers Lounge podcast make sure to go subscribe to us on iTunes, SoundCloud, or Google Play, Facebook & Twitter, See You On The Track .”
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Dr. iRacing
Description
On the show this week we’ll check out a new series for dirt car racing fans, we’ll explore exercises for sim racers and iRacing is going Drag (not that kind of drag). Does F1 World Champ Max Verstappen have an advantage over other drivers and we will check out a spinning sim racing chair in hardware/software. 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.
