Episode 0394

8/3/2023 – Genius to the Max – Episode 0394

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics



Show Introduction

On the show today, we will review another exciting eNascar Coke Series Race at Pocono. We celebrate a milestone anniversary for iRacing, and we see what happens when your pit crew goes on strike.

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



Coke Series Pocono

https://twitter.com/vicente_salas14/status/1686220192177614848
https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1686566724353556480

https://www.iracing.com/guest-wins-first-career-enascar-coca-cola-iracing-series-race-at-pocono-as-2023-playoff-field-is-set/



Throwback Month

iRacing is celebrating their 15 year anniversary of the launch of their servers.  Throughout the month of August, iRacing will be running 4 ‘throwback’ series honoring the cars & tracks that have been with us since Day 1!

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1684941812207616000

https://www.iracing.com/iracing-to-launch-four-15th-anniversary-series-in-august/



Sim Racing Genius, Max Verstappen

Driver 61 posted a Tik Tok video of why Max Verstappen is a sim racing genius

https://www.tiktok.com/@driver61.real/video/7260255282608049454


Brad Miller RIP

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0eiEaqCgbPDqeyea56x5DD39kTLHsRgDeamJDPNT6xCzW9Xu2YionDq7sWDJXDRVYl&id=100007720726093&mibextid=K8Wfd2



Improving Performance

Dan Sizuki posted a video showing 2 ways to really help improve your lap times.  Using Active Reset and Live telemetry.  

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


Junior eSports Challenge

Motorsports Australia is has an exciting opportunity for aspiring Esports competitors aged 14-17 in the Asia-Pacific and Oceania region, with a once-in-a-lifetime prize up for grabs 

https://twitter.com/Motorsport_AUS/status/1685891519570710528


Gen4 Bugs

Tim Moore posted a bug in the Gen 4 Model causing bad netcode type issues

https://twitter.com/IveBeenTimMoore/status/1685823314327904256


Fastest iRacers Ever

D.J Yee J posted a Youtube video posting trying to set the fastest lap average speed in iRacing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjSTDfHVUWg&feature=youtu.be


WoO Round 4 – Port Royal

https://www.iracing.com/seay-back-to-the-top-wins-inaugural-iracing-world-of-outlaws-buttkicker-late-model-series-event-at-port-royal/



Mike’s Gen 7 Makes Instagram Reels

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvZ4GAcLIql/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D


Cam and the Pros

Dave Cam posted a video of him racing with real world racers and gettig the worst end of the deal

https://twitter.com/DaveCamYT/status/1686738529349513217


Not Top 10 July

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICQG3qNAlR8


Off Road Championship

https://twitter.com/ArjunaKankipati/status/1686925543114264576

https://www.iracing.com/barry-takes-iracing-off-road-championship-points-lead-at-wild-west-splits-wins-with-liebert/



No Pits for You

Gabriel Mauricio posted a gitch where he gets into the pits, but the crew won’t perform a service

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/comment/386094#Comment_386094



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Fantasy



Hardware/Software


Why Hydraulic is th Best

Sim Coaches posted a video decribing why hydralic sim racing pedals are the best

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlcAXbV2Fww


Advanced Sim Racing

Marc From Advanced Sim Racing shows his $30k rig they use for race events

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeJ25gmaEa8


GT-LM Button Box 

The Racebox GT-LM Carbon Fiber sim racig Button Box has a 2 mm carbon fiber front panel. 6.8″ Display, 16 RGB LEDs ring plus 7-way ALPS Switch. This button box can be configured with 28 in-game inputs. Made with high quality components.



Active Pedal Power Brick Mount

Sim Sport Gadget makes a Power brick mount for the Simucube Active Pedals

https://www.instagram.com/p/CvL-xB4M13f/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D


Cammus LC100 Pedals

Cammus is taking pre oorders for their new LC100 pedals

https://cammusracing.com/product/per-order-cammus-lc100-pedals/



Asatek QR

Lawrence Dusoswa shows off the versatility of the new Asetek Quick Release System

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvbtOg9veb0/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D


Mid Range DD Review

Lawrence Dusoswa compares mid range direct drive wheel bases including the Asetek, SimMagic, Moza Logitec and Thrustmaster offerings

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9IPT9VNQ7k


V-PGT Sim Formula Wheel

V-PG teases their new formula wheel the V-PGT professional gaming wheel

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvfIDldNLPv/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D

https://v-pgt.vpgsim.co.uk/



Asetek La Prima Bundle Review

Boosted Media reviews the Asetek La Prima Bundle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7QypCnL1tY


Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Friday Open – Richmond

  • Mike -.  P 9- round basically top five most of the race with the reset at 40 to go. I restarted fifth ran the tires off pretty much and faded back to ninth. 
  •  Justin –  p3 started 23rd. Not much to say about it, very well executed race only 2 cautions had the lead for a bit. If that race went past 50 lap runs I was the fastest. Maybe I need to drive harder in the short run?
  • Chris Waldron- finished several laps down sped on Pitt Road and then got in a wreck, fighting for the lucky dog
  • Rochette P20 was wrecked out of 12th with no caution and lost 3 laps this race sucked

Sunday Open- Richmond

  • Tom D – p10. Don’t know how much more I had.  But I’ll take a top 10 in Sunday top split
  • Tony – Welp had a good top 5 car til i got side swiped by a guy that couldn’t hold it out of 4 and into the wall for a green flag meatball p19
  • Hall – p 11 top spit, only race this week other than 1 A open.  Same dirty driving but I got lucky with caution timings and came back from last to 11th.

Wednesday Open: Michigan

  • Mike- p 13- ran around 10 to 15. Most of the reason I kept hitting the wall coming off two. We had a green flags stop near the end and I somehow cycled backwards quite a bit. Not sure what went wrong.
  • David – p one stop versus two. 
  • KyleP6
  • Justin – p 6 started p33 kinda adopted Tom’s idea of starting in the back at least guaranteed to miss 1 or 2 wrecks. Did get super lucky and dodged a lot of wrecks kept it clean. Any 3 wide situation i backed out. I think I would have had a shot if I pitted 10 laps earlier. Didn’t expect the last half to go green. Never taken 2 tires before could have pushed harder. Fun rance
  • Tony – Had a top 5-10 car but got pinched against the wall and damage but 22nd on the final restart with 4 to go and finished 15th
  • Tom -p23? – Wasn’t positioned to Win on a long green flag run but they got a late caution and then got ran into the wall after the restart.  Was going to finish either 1st or second.  A yellow comes out with 5 to go.  I get crashed and finish 26th.  That’s a lot of points left on the table
  • Tyler – P10! Finally a good result. Car #35 and started dead last. Even better was the 0x! Great set from the team and had my son, Parker,  next to me as crew chief for the entire race. He made the right calls and got us to finish strong. So happy to get this top 10. 
  • David – p13,  was on the way to a poor finish as stretching fuel for an entire stint was not effective, late caution and the late wreck gave me a lot of spots back.

Thursday Open: Michigan

Justin- p6 started p7. Stayed in the top 10 most of the race had a little run at the end again just a few positions didnt have alot of long run speed isn’t like me. The track temps were lower than normal



Official Series

Ellis– 

  • A open- p8. 
  • Ringmaster FF 1600. Wrecked out.


League / Hosted Races

OBRL Cup

  • Brian -P DQ first set of incident points were on me, the second not so much


Final Thoughts



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

TITLE

  1. Genius to the Max

Description

On the show today, we will review another exciting eNascar Coke Series Race at Pocono. We celebrate a milestone anniversary for iRacing, and we see what happens when your pit crew goes on strike. So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast. 

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

Sponsors: 

Hosts:

Mike Ellis – twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis

David Hall – www.twitch.tv/mixmage

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

Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Kyle Pendygraft – twitter.com/LoudPedalGaming

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Tom Dreiling – 

Donnie Spiker – twitter.com/Spikerman19

Bobby Jonas –

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

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

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Episode 0393

7/27/2023 – The Impossible Achievement – Episode 0393

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics



Show Introduction

On the show today, we’ll see a bit of redemption in the eNascar Coke Series Race at New Hampshire, We’ll discus a video talking about iRacing’s Problem, and talk about a bombshell forum post from Greg Hill. Then we’ll show you one of the closest finishes ever in a Major iRacing Event.

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



Coke Series New Hampshire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VnPAPJQq5Q

https://www.iracing.com/redemption-for-garrett-lowe-enascar-winner-at-new-hampshire/

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1684026159116451840


Nascar Video Game Announcement

The Daiy Downfource Tweeted that, “NASCAR has a big video game announcement coming soon. What are you hoping to hear?”

https://twitter.com/dailydownforce/status/1682752361570107392?s=20
https://dailydownforce.com/what-needs-to-be-said-at-nascars-upcoming-video-game-announcement/

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/SB-Blogs/Newsletter-Esports/2023/07/20.aspx

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/45524/nascar-has-a-substantial-announcement-coming-soon-related-to-console-video-games#latest



Spin ‘O Rama

Sim Racing Insider posted a video of a car turning a lot of RPM’s

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cu9uEG_NZQ6/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D


iRacing at Five Flags

Nascar Driver William Byron Tweeted that he is at Five Flags Speedway in a Late Model sponsored by iRacing

https://twitter.com/williambyron/status/1682439213885562880?s=43&t=XCA4Fc9KaUP57lPL7mSwzA


The Impossible

YouTuber Stuffey explores iRacing’s Impossible achievement, The Alien

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0lrqEsxHgg


WoO Late Models Round 3 

https://www.iracing.com/two-in-a-row-matjoulis-over-seay-again-in-iracing-world-of-outlaws-buttkicker-late-model-series-at-cedar-lake/



iRacing’s Problem

DJ Yee-J posted a video about iRacing’s Problem, poor racecraft

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvYf0MDkpd8


iRacing Update

Greg Hill released a July 2023 Development Update on some of the things in delvopment at iRacing

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1684292747656568839

https://www.iracing.com/july-2023-development-update/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwRkwP8BiI8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wURSOb8bFik

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/comment/382669#Comment_382669



Firecracker 400

Logan Helton held of Ryan Douchette in a photo finish to win the 2023 Firecracker 400

https://twitter.com/eRacr_gg/status/1684397030305562625
https://twitter.com/eRacr_gg/status/1684391756651954178


Trackhouse Sim

SVG (Shane van Gisbergen’s) incredible victory in the Grant Park 220 Chicago Street Race for PROJECT91 at Trackhouse was a testament to driver skill, team preparation and the value of technology.

https://www.trackhouse.com/simulator
https://www.trackhouse.com/simulator


Cheaters Get Karma

DJ Yee J posted a video of a Pro truck driver who gets a win when two drivers in front of him, who purposely cut the course as an exploit get DQ’d

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dN-l0xGVaNY


JetCars at Poconono

The IR-01 cars fly around Pocono in the Turn GPQualifying Series

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9SySp2pwXc


24 Hours of Spa Stats

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1683474419195293699


(Not) 24 Hours of Lemans

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/45625/24h-lemans-not-special-event



Race for More 2.4

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1683876332676034562


Podcast Housekeeping

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Fantasy



Hardware/Software


Mike Wants 55″ Triple’s

Obsessed Garage  builds a 55″ triple monitor sim racing rig

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cuzwq12OfL7/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCOWEXFcD7Q


Lovely Dashboard

Sense Of Speed reviews the “Best sim dashboard ever”, the Lovely Dashboard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L09UVD9jpc

https://github.com/cdemetriadis/lovely-dashboard



Sim-Lab Pro Sim Racing Cockpit

Sim-Lab has opened pre-orders for their GT1 Pro Sim Racing Cockpit, offering high-end racing at an accessible price. Next Level Racing introduces the foldable GTLite Pro, a compact and affordable option. Pit Lane Sim Racing presents the Formula Racing Simulator FRS Cockpit, bridging the gap between virtual and real racing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb4bSlqflV0


Custom Deal

Sense of Speed shows off his very impressive custom sim racing cockpit 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VvjYM5mu1I


Bass Shaker Safety

Trauma Team Racing shows in a YouTube video how to safely mount bass shakers to a bucket seat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj1U9TTmIBU


League Software

XTreme Scoring boast to be the most comprehensive League Management System Available today

https://www.xtremescoring.info/home



Simucube – What To Pick

Lawrence from Sim Coaches reviews SimUCube wheel bases

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuNxYkkTJ4A


Next Level Racing GT Lite Pro

Boosted Media reviews the Next Level acing GT Lite Pro fold-away cockpit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJcSS3mRATw


VPG Surprise

VPG Sim introduces the enigmatic V-PGT – a high-end steering wheel that blends real carbon fiber with automotive-grade electronics and 97 independent RGB LEDs.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CvKVngbNd0J/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D


Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Friday Open – Pocono

  •  Justin –  p1, Started p31, took a 4x with 2 min of damage within 10 laps. After that just kept climbing i would pass a couple cars every stint took the lead 30 to go and kept it. First race i ran with no mistakes
  • David – p wrecked, caution fest, and on a restart same dumb fucks drive bomb t1 and can’t hold it and cause big one
  • Donnie – P Wrecked, DNQ’d

Saturday Fixed

  • Justin- P17, not much to say just couldn’t stay out of anything, my car broke the last 10 laps but kept getting cautions kept me on the lead lap luckly high sof still had plus IR

Sunday Open- Pocono

  • Tom D – p26- I screwed up. 5 to go, top 10, I thought I had enough room and moved up. I did not and crashed
  • Hall – p got loose, took self out
  • Donnie – P12

Wednesday Open: Richmond

  • Mike- p wrecked out – different track different week same results, cant miss anything – at the end i got tagged w 5 to go and 20 x and 8 minutes required 
  • Justin – p wrecked out by lap 20
  • Chris – P. 20. Started with a 98 lap green flag run. Pitted on lap 97 while 5th to go 2 laps down. Took a wave around, did not have time to catch the back of the pack AND somehow passed a car under caution that came out of pits. Was black flagged and 4 laps down the remainder of the race. It’s hogwash iRacing. 
  • Tom -p computer froze – finished several laps down – took points lead by 1

Thursday Open: Richmond

  • Mike – p3 – lead a bunch of laps had a really good race going on 80 Laboratorie pitted for tires with about 20 to go. I got back to second and finish third. I wish I would’ve stayed out the guy who stayed out won the race. But finally a good finish after several weeks of crappy.


Official Series

Ellis- 

  • Arca at Iowa. P 10.  Then p15.


League / Hosted Races

OBRL Cup

  • Brian -P24 Started P9.  Clipped the wall early and slowed me down a bit, but couldn’t get a repair until a green flag pit stop.  Race stayed green till the end so I was stuck towards the back.
  • Donnie -P12


Final Thoughts



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

TITLE

  1. The Impossible Achievement

Description

On the show today, we’ll see a bit of redemption in the eNascar Coke Series Race at New Hampshire, We’ll discus a video talking about iRacing’s Problem, and talk about a bombshell forum post from Greg Hill. Then we’ll show you one of the closest finishes ever in a Major iRacing Event. So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast. 

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

Sponsors: 

Hosts:

Mike Ellis – twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis

David Hall – www.twitch.tv/mixmage

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

Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Kyle Pendygraft – twitter.com/LoudPedalGaming

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Tom Dreiling – 

Donnie Spiker – twitter.com/Spikerman19

Bobby Jonas –

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

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

Links:

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Twitter – twitter.com/iracerslounge

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Episode 0392

7/20/2023 – Race Long & Prosper – Episode 0392

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

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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

Coming up on the show today, we’ll see what plans a Formula 1 Champion has in the world of Sim Racing. We’ll look at the little known history of Karting in iRacing, and what are the worst pit roads in the sim. And in Hardware we check out a PC build that will have you running to find one for yourself.

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



 Not Just a Game

In an interview with F1 Champion, Max Versatppen he talks about what he’d like to do in sim racing after his F1 career is over, saying, “Some people think it’s a game, but it’s not.”

In another set of videos, Max gets involved in a sim racing incident that mat get a ban.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1192lTMZr0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1192lTMZr0

https://www.bsimracing.com/max-verstappen-disqualified-from-sim-race-for-retaliating/

https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/111659/max-verstappen-spa-grand-prix-sim-racing-disqualified/?fbclid=IwAR3IyRu99glvKkdIsL2QzD52FMdwsTqzfSOQ8X7fwPvSu30m7–oVEfmgMg

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/45225/aw-max#latest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c17CdbNeHLU
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sN45HjVFixM


Winning with Style

Alex Horn posted a Twitter video of a spectacular way to take the checkered flag at Lime Rock Park

https://twitter.com/iRacingAlex/status/1679581107895906305


iRacing Karting

DJ Yee J posted a video that talks about the possibility, and little known history of Kartng in iRacing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzbIJ5xbwa0


Off Road Championships

https://www.iracing.com/more-new-winners-in-iracing-off-road-championship-as-blewitt-retzlaff-conquer-bark-river/



Pit Roads Pits

DJ Yee-J  posted a video of the weirdest pit roads in iRacing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3U0IFbv1vtc


What’s Your Fav?

Track voting for each series is now open in the iRacing Forums so you can get involved in deciding what tracks are on the schedule next season

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1680985563594207239

https://www.iracing.com/track-voting-open-in-iracing-forums-for-2023-season-4/



WoO Late Models Week 2

The second round of the 2023 iRacing World of Outlaws ButtKicker Late Model Series took to Fairbury Speedway on Monday night, with 2019 series champion Blake Matjoulis scoring his first victory of the season by only a car length ahead of last week’s winner and defending champion Evan Seay. It wasn’t a complete déjà vu moment for Seay, who finished second in a close battle in 2022’s trip to Fairbury. It was, however, the first victory Matjoulis in the series since Kokomo Speedway in 2022, another race where he beat Seay.

https://www.iracing.com/matjoulis-holds-off-seay-for-iracing-world-of-outlaws-buttkicker-late-model-series-victory-at-fairbury/



Twin Ring Sensei

Nick Neebons proposes a series all at the Twin Ring with different cars each week

https://twitter.com/kneebon5/status/1681166613666574342
https://twitter.com/kneebon5/status/1681166613666574342

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/45375/since-we-did-ring-meister-how-about-oval



iRacing Convention

Matt Wise asked for Chat GTP’s help in organizing an iRacing Convention

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/45145/iracing-annual-convention



Race For More 2.4

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/43590/iracing-presents-the-race-for-more-2-4-benefiting-the-national-ms-society-on-august-3



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Fantasy



Hardware/Software


Cube Controls SP01 Pedals

Discover the SP01 Pedals, have full control of your race with this Brand new Cube Controls product with a 10% discount.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CuZlKFzIzVF/?igshid=YjgzMjc4YjcwZQ%3D%3D

https://www.cubecontrols.com/product/pedalssetsp01/



EPLAB 296-Pro

New 296 pro button box dedicated to the brand new 296 GT3 of the very famous Italian car manufacturer. Front and rear panels in real carbon fiber with a total of 16 illuminated buttons, 4 one-way killer switches, start button in anodized aluminum and rotary bias with resin knob

https://www.eplabsimracing.com/296pro



Sim Engineering 911 BB

The Sim Racing Dem reviews the Sim Engineering Porsche replica button box

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mEqUd8Q4jaw


Smooth Track

Smooth Track is an Andriod app used for head tracking  and the Sim Racing Corner has a YouYube Video showing you how it works.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KlVigW67nY


Prodrive Racing Simulator

Prodrive Racing Simulator was conceived with the DNA of Prodrive’s real-world motorsport heritage combined with the craftsmanship of fine interiors from the world’s finest mega-yachts to create a sculptural statement piece.

The result is an amalgamation of two unique worlds; professional motorsport and fine luxury furniture offering one very special and exclusive product, which is the world’s most beautiful gaming simulator.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CukZhvWLI_i/?img_index=1


Meca EVO Handbrake

Karl Gossling reviews the Meca EVO Handbrake

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMi5NJLqw0U


Pro SimRig Heal Rest

Pro Simrig offers their universal heal rest soon to be available worldide

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cuq6L33K2V-/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D


Heusinkveld Firmware Update

Heusinkveld releases a new Firmware to improve Latency for their pedals

https://www.instagram.com/p/CupATNIq-dH/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D


Slip Angle vs Buttkickers

Karl Gosling posted a video of his setup with 4 Gamer Plus Buttkickers compared to Slip Angle Shakers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6fGA0jm29E


Moza Experience Center

The Moza Experience Center is a websire where you can get all of your Moza products

https://mozaracing.com/experience-center



Shoe PC

Tech Testers has a video of a PC that looks like an athletic shoe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAXUcaAz2Rw


Motion House Wind Sim

https://en-motionhouse.imweb.me/?idx=122



Bigscreen Beyond VR

Boosted Media reviews the ultra-slim Bigcreen Beyond VR

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbh6rSNrkXo

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/37149/bigscreen-vr-headset-worlds-smallest-vr-headset-with-5k-oled-displays-and-pancake-lenses/p1



Aiologs Handbreak and Shifter

Lance Dusoswa reviews the Aiologs handbrake and Sequential Shifter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd4BEtksmRQ


VRS Direct Force Pro FF Cut

D.L. Lemon posted in the forums that the most recent iRacing FF update automaticlly cuts the VRSDFPro from 100% to 50%

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/45353/most-recent-iracing-ffb-update-clicking-auto-automatically-cuts-vrsdfpro-100-to-50#latest

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/comment/378381#Comment_378381



Lady Spotter Pack

Leah Nudle Tweeted that she made a TikTok AI Voice Lady Spotter Pack

https://twitter.com/LeahNudle/status/1680972345073184770


Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Thursday Fixed- New Hampshire

Justin- P33, made it to about half way. i suck again stun out on the out side lane my fault hit just right and junked my car.

Friday Open – New Hamshpire

  • Mike -.  P dqd out. Lap 56. I couldn’t miss anything.
  • David – p2 top split.  Broadcasted.  Lot of dirty driving in this race.
  • Rochette P14 i hate NH and will always hate this track i dont remember what i did that how much this track sucks
  • Donnie – P26, This was the worst

Saturday Fixed- Justin -p6, ran with Mr. tom. He always has good strat. took it easy the first half stayed near the back got a 10x with no damage so that was disappointing. I did spin out on the outside i do that at least once a race Just stayed in it to the end cycled to the front. 5 lap run went from p9 to p6

Sunday Open

  • Hall – p wrecked.  Dumped on lap 1, car sucked from that point on.  Then caught up in someone else recovering from avoiding a wreck.
  • Donnie – P9

Wednesday Open: Pocono

  • Mike- p 17- what is run in fourth on the final green white checker got dive, bombed in taken out and moved to the rear of the pack. 
  • David – p wrecked on lap seven on the damn straight.  Over drove trying to get back and self spun the car. I’m done driving people clean
  • Justin – p dont know , ran top 10 the whole race 6 to go a car came across mikes nose then spun up and got me. Race Over
  • Chris – P18 – We have a new 7 week old baby racer at home. Not getting much seat time and it shows. 
  • Stephen louallen- wrecked out
  • Tom -p18
  • Tyler – P27- Caught in a wreck on lap one as the dive bombing began early. Regrouped and fixed the car. Had a great set as the team made a few adjustments. Shout out to Kyle on the main set and Joe with the in race adjustments. Car was wicked fast and fun to drive. Contact possibly a net code on white to put my top 15 car back in 27th. Frustrated with the result but just glad to be fast. 

Thursday Open  

  • David – p 15 top split up and down race, fell to the back early cause of a series of 3 wrecks that didn’t bring out a caution.  I slowed, most didn’t and a guy turned across my nose.  Later trying to work way back up, another multi accident situation, 3 or the 4 wrecks don’t bring out a caution.  I don’t back out, fail to miss, but not severe damage, stay out, gain a lot of track position over other hurt cars, and finish 15th.
  • Mike – was running bit with 12 to go. They beat getting on pit row that I can’t decide and I hit the barrels for minutes damage.

Rochette P16 been awhile.since i raced on a thursday. Unlike my dominate win last year in the Dorito shaped track today i was getting slammed bammed and shammed whole race. Was running 9th on thr white when guys wanted to wreck on the back and i got ran over



Final Thoughts



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

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  1. Race Long and Prosper

Description

Coming up on the show today, we’ll see what plans a Formula 1 Champion has in the world of Sim Racing. We’ll look at the little known history of Karting in iRacing, and what are the worst pit roads in the sim. And in Hardware we check out a PC build that will have you running to find one for yourself. So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast. 

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

Sponsors: 

Hosts:

Mike Ellis – twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis

David Hall – www.twitch.tv/mixmage

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

Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Kyle Pendygraft – twitter.com/LoudPedalGaming

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Tom Dreiling – 

Donnie Spiker – twitter.com/Spikerman19

Bobby Jonas –

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

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

Links:

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Episode0391

7/13/2023 – Big Dough Joe – Episode 0391

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Brought to you by:



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

READ THIS AT THE TOP OF EACH SHOW!!! 

  • 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’ll review a controverial finish at the Coke Series race at Nashville Superspeedway. The Buttkicker World of Outlaws Late Model kicks off thier season opener, we’ll show where you can get a track guide for Spa, and did we see the a top speed record on iRacing?

And remember you can follow along with us on your PC or mobile device in real time as you listen to the show and see for yourself all of the great topics and products we’ll discuss by visiting iracerslounge.com and selecting show notes. Hope to see you there..



Special Guest

Joe Owens



Topics



iRacing and Driver Development

Kaden Honeycutt is among the growing list of drivers who have turned to iRacing for driver development in recent years. William Byron and Ty Majeski used the service to perfect their race crafts before embarking on their own successful careers. Others like Josh Berry, Timmy Hill and Parker Retzlaff have all competed in the eNASCAR iRacing Series since its inception in 2011.

https://twitter.com/NASCARRoots/status/1678452201583255565

https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2023/07/10/kaden-honeycutts-journey-a-part-of-iracings-growing-influence-on-driver-development/



Coke Series – Nashville

https://twitter.com/AlanCavanna/status/1679128610966237184

https://www.iracing.com/jimmy-mullis-returns-to-enascar-victory-lane-at-nashville-superspeedway/

https://twitter.com/JimBeaver15/status/1678962194724315136


iRacing Highlights of the Week

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH6iMIlmngU



Season 4 GT Racing Updates

Greg West posted in the Forums the details of the Season 4 GT updates

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/44820/season-4-gt-racing-updates-imsa-ess-ees/p1



Charlotte Rally World Record

Beau Albert sets a iRacing World Record at the Charlotte Rallycross track

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVNraW_Ef1Y


Top Speed Record

TP SimRacing tries to set the top speed among iracing cars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk3REfQ46sE



Spa – Turn by Turn

iRacerstuff posted a Twitter video of a turn by turn guide to Spa

https://twitter.com/iracerstuff/status/1679114854546698241

http://iracerstuff.com/2023/07/12/turn-by-turn-guide-to-mastering-spa-francorchamps-in-iracing/



Ty Majeski Wins Slinger Nationals

Ty Majeski wins the Slinger Nationals in his iRacing sponsored late model

https://twitter.com/RacingAmerica/status/1678965960919711745


Season 3 Patch 3

Forum Link



Staying Hydrated

Dylan Macintosh shows how he stays hydrated while sim racing

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CuaeMvEsLS4/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D


Steam Price Bump

iRacing increased it’s Steam Price by $1.00 to bring the content prices closer to identical for all Steam/iRacing customers.

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/44791/steam-content-pricing-update



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Firecracker 400

https://www.iracing.com/eracrs-firecracker-400-returns-for-third-edition-in-2023/



WoO Late Models are Back

iRacing World of Outlaws ButtKicker Late Model Series Kicks Off Battle for $25,000 Monday at Volusia

https://www.iracing.com/iracing-world-of-outlaws-buttkicker-late-model-series-kicks-off-battle-for-25000-monday-at-volusia/

Picking up right where he left off, the 2022 iRacing World of Outlaws ButtKicker Late Model Series Champion Evan Seay had a dominant start to the 2023 season at Volusia Speedway Park on Monday night.

https://www.iracing.com/evan-seay-scores-win-in-opening-round-of-iracing-world-of-outlaws-buttkicker-late-model-series-at-volusia/



Race for More 2.4

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/43590/iracing-presents-the-race-for-more-2-4-benefiting-the-national-ms-society-on-august-3



iRacing 24 Hours of Spa

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/44391/2023-iracing-24-hours-of-spa/p1



Porsche Series Qualifying

 The first step of the journey kicks off on July 22, as the Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup Qualifying Series kicks off with six weeks of wheel-to-wheel action in the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car. Open to drivers with a Road license of B 4.0 and up, these races will take place at 18:45 GMT every Saturday with multiple splits based on iRating.

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/44779/porsche-tag-heuer-esports-supercup-qualifying-series-announced



Podcast Housekeeping

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.

Check out our Discord https://discord.gg/rvRas4DDqF

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We are in the regular rotation… (Mike)

https://performancemotorsportsnetwork.com/

Fantasy



Hardware/Software


Turn Racing BP2 Button Plate

The Sim Racing Den reviews the Turn Racing BP2 Button Plate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66AD9bihFkU


Using Telemetry

DJ Yee-J shows a video of how to use telemtry to turn faster laps and save tires

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IWvyJt8B2E


Rig Review

Adam Buzzeo shows off his rig in the iRacing forums

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/35830/my-rig-just-wanted-to-share-it-as-its-a-bit-unique#latest



Trak Racer DD

Trak Racer annunced they will be launching a driect drive wheel base in Q3 2024

https://www.reddit.com/r/simracing/comments/14t0e8z/trak_racer_will_launch_its_own_direct_drive_base/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=5&utm_content=1


Pro Racing Simuladores

Brazilian Manufacturer Pro Racing Simuladores has an assortment of Direct Drive Wheel Bases to choose from

https://www.instagram.com/p/CuiJT_-tY-2/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D

https://proracingsimuladores.com.br/



SimJack Pro Pedals

SimJackPRO Pedals Sim Racing  Load Cell HE Hydraulic Pedal

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256803935804582.html



VRS Direct Force Pro Wheel Review

Boosted Media reviews the VRS Direct Force Pro sim racing formula wheel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Wh1By4FGMI&feature=youtu.be

https://vrs.racing/shop?aff-code=boosted



Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Friday Open – Atlanta

  • Mike .  P 19- just no luck with missing the racks and I ran out of incident points with about five to go and how to do a pass through penalty.
  •  Justin –  p4

Sunday Open

    • Tom D – p3
    • Justin- p2.

Sunday Fixed 

Wednesday Open: New Hampshire

    • Mike- p P 18 after a drive through penalty near the end after spinning on my own and getting five minutes damage
  • David – p Disconnect, was running 24th as car 32, so mediocre speed.  Never lost TS when I got dropped
  • Kyle- P3 Car 24 started P5 and just held myself in the top 5, but got as high as 2nd on 2 different occasions. Pitted off sequence to try and gain a grip advantage. Worked my way back from 11th after pitting. Had a sniff at the lead on the 2nd GWC when the leader drove in too deep into turn one, but he was able to throttle out of the corner and keep the lead. Had one small swipe during a wreck around midway, that gave me my only 4x of the night and after surviving 22 cautions and 88 caution laps to come home with a P3 and only a 4x is the next best thing. A podium is a win in my book.
  • Justin – p33 wrecked out rage quit had to leave seen cars wreck checked up and the guy spinning out didnt hold his brakes. Junked my car  
  • Chris – P13. Race was filled with cautions and sloppy racing. Played the survival approach to finish 13th.

Thursday Open  

  • David – p21, top split, more of the same crap, caught up in someones mess on lap 17.  Spend all race down a lap or two including getting dumped while in the lucky dog position by a divebomber.  Got lap back with 7 to go and gained 4 spots


Official Series

Ellis– 

  • Fiat f4 at Watkins glen start a 12 foot actually went off track on lap 4 and wrecked hard.

A Open

Kyle –  P12 Used this race on Tuesday to shake down the setup and get a feel for the track and the grip level. Race was going well, holding a top 5 for the majority of the race. Car felt strong and planted but other drivers weren’t so planted and kinda ruined my race, giving me 3 minutes of damage and clocking my wheel far left. Limped it home to a P12.




Final Thoughts



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

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  1. Big Dough Joe

Description

On the show today, we’ll review a controverial finish at the Coke Series race at Nashville Superspeedway. The Buttkicker World of Outlaws Late Model kicks off thier season opener, we’ll show where you can get a track guide for Spa, and did we see the a top speed record on iRacing? So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast. 

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

Sponsors: 

Hosts:

Mike Ellis – twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis

David Hall – www.twitch.tv/mixmage

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

Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Kyle Pendygraft – twitter.com/LoudPedalGaming

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Tom Dreiling – 

Donnie Spiker – twitter.com/Spikerman19

Bobby Jonas –

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

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

Links:

Facebook – www.facebook.com/iRacersLounge/

Twitter – twitter.com/iracerslounge

Instagram – instagram.com/iracersloungepodcast/ 

Web (Show Notes) – iracerslounge.com/

Episode 0390

7/6/2023 – Trout’s Tail – Episode 0390

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Brought to you by:



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

READ THIS AT THE TOP OF EACH SHOW!!! 

  • 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 lookmat how iRacing’s impact on the Nascar Chicage Street Race. We’ll take a look at all of the goodness for what might be coming up in future iRacing builds. Then ae’ll check out a full scale motion Off Road Simulator and a full scale formula rig to drool over.

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



iRacer Goes Pro

Max Esterson will join Rodin Cardin in the F3 series for the Silverstone amd Budapest Rounds. Esterson’s racing career began online competing on iRacing before transitioning to cars, racing in the United States in 2020.

https://twitter.com/Formula3/status/1676596661735284737

https://www.fiaformula3.com/Latest/4kenZJudQEfDxhey98slrW/rodin-carlin-confirms-max-esterson-for-silverstone-and-budapest



The iRacing Icegberg

DJ-Yee J give his listeners a flavor of just what a encyclopedia this 1 hour and 21 minute video covers…. So the following is a sample of topics covered from minute 22 to 32 – Grass physics, Meatball, 40 Piece Discount, Scott Speed Incident, Lost Indycar License, Outdated Track Scans, NJ Motorsports Park tech track forever, Downtime Testing, Chicago StreetCourse Made in iRacing, Nim Cross, Jos Verstappen, Kern County, Talladega Car Launch, No LeMans Bugatti Circuit, Spa 24 Incident Glitches, Broadcasting forbidden for certain cars, Dega Gotta Pit, Hidden Dale Jr, Verstappen practicing f1 overtake, Gen 4 is an accident, Fuel Savings Techniques, Discontinued World Championships, Brake Dragging, Kneebon5 vs setup shops – So those topics are only 10 minutes of this 1 hour 21 minute video… Kudos for DJ Yee-J for this very cool idea…. For new people that just want to absorb everything there is to know about iRacing, I cannot think of a single place you could sit and get literally a ton of knowledge…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-alMZcazHY&feature=youtu.be


More Mooncar Madness

Gavin Cornelius wins in another crazy Mooncar race at Talledega

https://twitter.com/mooncarlive/status/1674494127768064000


Props for SVG

iRacing Lounge host predicts the winner of the Nascar Chicago Street Race, fellow iRacer Shane van Gisbergen

https://twitter.com/iRacersLounge/status/1675681408105463808
https://twitter.com/thedrewadamson/status/1675678536718270465

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/comment/370497/#Comment_370497



What’s Coming Up Next?

Kyle A Noel lists out what may be coming, has been promised and is rumored as new content for the future of iRacing

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/44720/2023-season-4-build-thread-content-list-confirmations-rumors#latest



Nail in the Coffin?

JR Armstrong posted in the forums that the new iRacing dirt and pavement are undrivable

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/43159/iracing-has-finally-put-the-nail-in-the-coffin

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/44539/dirt-oval-car-counts-dwindling#latest



Floating Lamps

Cade Mckee pointer out in the forums a seriesof floating street lamps at the Chicao Street course.  iRacing staffer replied they were aware of the situation and are working to make corrections

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/44423/chicago-2023-cup-floating-lamposts



Logos Glore

iRacing makes their Logos and eSport Logos available for download in high definition

https://www.iracing.com/resources/logos/



Porsche Series Qualifying Announced

The first step of the journey kicks off on July 22, as the Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup Qualifying Series kicks off with six weeks of wheel-to-wheel action in the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car. Open to drivers with a Road license of B 4.0 and up, these races will take place at 18:45 GMT every Saturday with multiple splits based on iRating.

The Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup Qualifying Series schedule is as follows:

  • July 22: Hockenheimring Baden-Wurttemberg – National A (22 laps)
  • July 29: Silverstone – International (28 laps)
  • August 5: Red Bull Ring – National (36 laps)
  • August 12: Watkins Glen International – Classic (22 laps)
  • August 19: Nurburgring Grand Prix Strecke – Sprintstrecke (22 laps)
  • August 26: Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari – Grand Prix (16 laps)

https://www.iracing.com/porsche-tag-heuer-esports-supercup-qualifying-series-announced/



Spa 24 HR

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/44391/2023-iracing-24-hours-of-spa



Firecracker 400

Registration for the eRacr.gg Firecracker 400 is now open.

https://twitter.com/eRacr_gg/status/1676387811396833281

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/44755/eracr-firecracker-400



Race for More 2.4

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/43590/iracing-presents-the-race-for-more-2-4-benefiting-the-national-ms-society-on-august-3



Podcast Housekeeping

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.

Check out our Discord https://discord.gg/rvRas4DDqF

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We are in the regular rotation… (Mike)

https://performancemotorsportsnetwork.com/

Fantasy



Hardware/Software


Precision Sim Engineering Pro Switch Panel

Dave Cam reviews the Precision Sim Engineering Pro Switch Panel on his YouTube channel

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

https://www.precisionsimengineering.com/shop-online/pro-switch-panel



Rig Review

Sim Racing Setup shows off a custom rig with fully automatic seat adjustments

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CtpQ96asjvH/?igshid=YjgzMjc4YjcwZQ%3D%3D


Pinapple Grips

Karl Gosling reviews the Pinapple Grips Asatek WheelConversion Kit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0-qKlTYB4Y

https://pineapplegrips.co.uk/shop/ols/products/conversion-kit—asetek-simsports-formula-wheels-to-usb



Off Road Truck Simulator

therj37 put on Instagram the cxcsimulations full size offroad trucksimulator 

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CrcRSjxOVpq/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D


Simrig SR1

Simrig is reintroducing their SR1 aluminum profile motion rig

https://www.instagram.com/p/CuJXkuLNqUI/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D

https://www.simrig.se/products/sr1/



Frex G-Force

The Frex G-Force simulator has 8 actuators including  seat belt tensioners, motion and head motion

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CuJmcMSOCBh/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D


Door For Your Rig

Trauma Team Racing shows how to make a door for your 80/20 rig

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DIdZWWUwMc


Pit Lane Sim Racing Formula Simulator

Introducing the Pit Lane Sim Racing Formula Racing Simulator (FRS) Cockpit, the world’s first sim racing cockpit of its kind. Designed from the ground up as a simulator based on F3 size and proportions, the FRS ushers a new generation of sim racing cockpits that bring together form and function at an unprecedented price point!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CuPIcmVrSJF/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D


Asetek Invicta Pedal Review

OverTake.gg reviews the Asetek Invicta pedals

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_rV_Cdy3u0


DD Under $300

Boosted Media reviews Direct Drive wheelbases with a price point of $300 or less

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2FPw9r_jKE


Spend Mike’s Money

MPI’s American Dream Exclusive Collection

https://www.instagram.com/p/CuVJ-xxr7vI/?img_index=1
https://maxpapisinc.com/product/mpi-lm-15-a-am/


Must Haves

T.S.Custom’sYouTube Video gives their 2 must have products for ultimate immersion

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

http://www.tscustom.eu/mrs/



RSeat Haptic Frames

Rseats Haptic frames converts your rig to motion

https://rseat.net/product-category/haptic-frames/



Cammus LP8

Sleepy Pants Simracing reviews the Cammus LP8 wheel base

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziOKoadmkLA&feature=youtu.be


Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Friday Open – Chicago
Mike -. P 12- pretty uneventful race hit the wall a few too many times and spun it once probably could’ve done a little better but I’ll take it.
Rochette- P
Greg- p spun early on and went to the back work my way back up to the top 10 but then junked the car into the wall. Dnf

Kyle- meatball fairly early on DNF.
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Sunday Open


Donnie – P Sucked!, but had pretty good speed
David – P. ran out of gas

Wednesday Open: Atlanta


Mike- p 12 – was running 12 with my teammate on the outside with the leader on the inside got loose and wiped out everybody but Justin. I went on with damage. It was able to cross the line P4, but I got an incident from a wreck behind me crossing the line with a black flag so that put me back to P 12.
Tom D – p 12-
Justin – p30 my fault at the end disqualified out.
Chris – Just minding my own business last night and got clipped on lap 29. Looked like he was dive bombing to the pits. Dnf w 8 minutes damage. Did Xfinity open right after NiS and finished P5 .188 behind the leader.

Thursday Open
Ellis -P18- was running second with Ford ago and got too many incidents. Drive through penalty finished P 18.
David – p2 cut a guy a break that passed on the apron, then was gonna get a good push one the out side for a shot, but my pusher got wrecked. Still will take top 2 in top split with the luck i’ve had.
Mackenzie – p2 started 4th led 23 laps, was leading for green flag pit stops and entered the pits too fast, dropped down to 14th down a lap and was lucky to be able to form a line, got my lap back with 10 to go and was p9, made my way up to 7th for one last restart with 2 to go managed to make my way through a wreck on turn 4 to get the p2



Official Series

Ellis-
Daytona prototypes at Talladega, was running up front in the PAC near the end. Second on the bottom I pulled up and created a new middle. The guy in the outside middle didn’t realize it hit me, and everyone got wrecked.
Ring, Meister Toyota, GR 86 at the Nord. Went from 15th the fifth, then hit the wall in Felton ninth, then hit the wall and crashed out halfway DNF.
A open at Atlanta led the most laps and won the race by 1/1000 of a second by 94 career win
We go to run it again and back it up and we do and we win for our 95th career win. Led the most laps. Justin came in at the end to do some spotting and help me pick the right lanes to go at the end. Well done.
https://twitter.com/TifosiRacing/status/1676747002426851329

Decided to go for a turkey this time at the top split though. Wrecked out multiple times.

SPIKER

Falken Tyre GT4 – P9
Falken tyre Sports Car Challenge -P Disappointment

Euro Sprint Series
Hall – p1 in Ferarri GTE at the Glen, gonna miss this car when it goes away

Mackenzie
A fixed – P6 started p10 was a good clean race, restarted 4th with 10 to go but top line fell apart right at the restart and managed to squeeze my way into the line at 5th, white flag lap i followed the guy in 4th to the outside line but we didnt get any help and i fell back to 6th




League / Hosted Races



Final Thoughts



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

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  1. Trouts Tail

Description

On the show today we lookmat how iRacing’s impact on the Nascar Chicage Street Race. We’ll take a look at all of the goodness for what might be coming up in future iRacing builds. Then ae’ll check out a full scale motion Off Road Simulator and a full scale formula rig to drool over. 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. 

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Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Kyle Pendygraft – twitter.com/LoudPedalGaming

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Tom Dreiling – 

Donnie Spiker – twitter.com/Spikerman19

Bobby Jonas –

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Episode 0389

6/29/2023 – The “C” Word – Episode 0389

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

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


Show Introduction

On the Show today we’ll cover the inagural eNascar Coke Series Race at the Chicago Street Course. We’ll look at what can be done with racers breaking the sporting code on race starts, and wonder if Atlanta will be a black-out. Then we’ll show you how to find those much sought-after user manuals for all of your favorite cars in the service.

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



Coke Chicago Street Race

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1673877655878348800

https://www.iracing.com/bobby-zalenski-plays-strategy-card-to-win-inaugural-enascar-chicago-street-course-race/



Onboard Chicago

iRacing posted a YouTube Video of an onboard lap around the new Chicago Street course

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u3mTcJSlSI


Rework Rolling Restart

Dario Frattini asks iRacing when they will do a rework of rolling starts for raod coarse racing

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/44220/so-are-we-ever-going-to-see-a-rework-of-road-rolling-starts#latest



Dark Atlanta

Jayden Mizelli let iRacing know that an Atlanta night race is coming up, and iRacing does not have lights there yet 

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/44258/lights-at-atlanta-motor-speedway#latest



Meatball Positions

Dan Riffero asks if meat-balled cars should get their postions back

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/44348/should-the-meat-balled-car-get-its-position-back



iRacing Cheats

Will Ford at Boosted checks out a problem with drivers dropping back and jumping restarts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGyt1U8ok6A


Road & Track Best Sim Racing Games

Road and Track posted a n online Twitter story coveing their best sim racing games



User Manual Page

iRacing has a User manual Page with  documents explain how to get the most out of your new iRacing cars. More vehicles will be added regularly over time, so check back often for frequent updates

https://www.iracing.com/resources/user-manuals/



iRacing Spa 24 Hours

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/44391/2023-iracing-24-hours-of-spa



Race for More 2.4

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/43590/iracing-presents-the-race-for-more-2-4-benefiting-the-national-ms-society-on-august-3



Racing Prodigy GR86 Open Cup Challenge 

Racing Prodigy had a Gr86 Open Cup Challange where the winner gets a ride in a Radical car in Atlanta

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0OwImmTvR-g


Open Wheel World Championship

iRacing’s open-wheel World Championship returns this year as the Turn Racing Grand Prix iRacing Series.  Fight your way through the Qualifying Series and earn your spot on the grid!

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1672279103339216896
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPLBi1-hnYc

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/comment/366126#Comment_366126

https://www.iracing.com/turn-racing-grand-prix-iracing-series-qualifying-schedule-announced/



Podcast Housekeeping

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Fantasy



Hardware/Software


MOZA R12 + MOZA KS

Moza Presents their latest addition to their lineup – the #MOZA #R12 DD base and #KS wheel!

https://twitter.com/moza_racing/status/1673315436090499072
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8j6daYfinA&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryfRuAcPl88
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KaXfW8Lg_E


iRacing TV App

Marvin Herbold has created an app that mimics a Nascar TV leaderboard display

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/41636/my-new-iracing-tv-app/p1



Thrustmaster Ferrari Wheelbase

Thrustmaster unveils their new Ferrari branded drirect drive wheelbase

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNXL76icwuI


Podium P1 Sim Rig

Podium offers their P1 Sim Rig that is turn-key ready



Igniton Controls NA2 EX E6

The Sim Racing Den reviews the ignitiOn Controls NA2 EX E6 button box saying they’re the “Best button I’ve ever pressed.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqLCYkWn7qU


Cammus C5 Wheel Base

YT GeekStreet shows off the least expensive Direct Drive wheel, the Cammus C5

https://www.tiktok.com/@ytgeekstreet/video/7244997407254039835?_r=1&_t=8dJ3SVwqMLW&social_sharing=v5


Moza Special Offer

Moza is offering their R5 Direct Drive Wheelbase for $299, and wheel and pedal bundle for $499

https://twitter.com/moza_racing/status/1671481919555670016

https://mozaracing.com/product/r5-bundle



King Budget Rig?

TP Simracing give a Youtube video tour of their King Budget rig

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTN_bsum2bw


Treq Wind Sim Mount

Treq intruduces their Wind Sim Mount

https://www.treq-sim.com/product/wind-sim-mount/


Pro Switch Panel Review

Dave Cam gives a glowing review of the Precision Sim Engineering Pro Switch Panel

https://www.instagram.com/p/Ctyqcsot-kE/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D

https://www.precisionsimengineering.com/shop-online/pro-switch-panel



Sim Seats D-Box Actuator Platform

Sim Seats D-Box Actuator Platform lets you sit your SR-X or other sim chassis on top and get going with accurate motion today. Available for 2 and 4 actuator systems. Custom powder coat colors available.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Ctyt21BryI8/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D


Sim Panel Button Box

Sim Panel offers their latest Left or Right Button Boxes

https://www.simpanel.com/race



Soelpec Spectra XR

The Soelpec Spectra XR formula wheel specs

302mm Wheel Diameter
5 Inch Touchscreen Display
17x Push Buttons With 700gf Tactile Switches
2x 7-way Switches
3x Center ELMA Encoders With Push Buttons
2x Dual-action ELMA Thumb Encoders With 8 Inputs
Fully Customizable RGB Illumination
23 Additional Configurable LEDs Around the Display
1350gr Total Weight Without the Rear Hub
50A Overmold Silicone Grips
6061 Anodized Aluminum Structure
Carbon Fiber Center Plate
PMMA Button Caps and LED Diffusers
Textured PVC Film Stickers
Ball Bearing Magnetic Shifters With Black N52 Magnets
Ball Bearing Dual-Clutches With Hall Sensors
Dedicated Bite-point Adjustment Butto

https://soelpec.com/products/soelpec-spectra-xr



Quirkitized Stuff

Quirkitized Stuff posted a Google Docs list of their sim gear and hardware

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CDSBrTpaHHCvVOE1KjijrbuSWGR8FtHHA_0-0sSV4m4/htmlview?fbclid=IwAR1OL89M-TDNrlBG-AKyfT57-Ihi8kDDKbBO4MSXYjaZ308JE6Juble04u8_aem_Afzt5oleNetS0uwJ0s0BHaxPhXHtixLfmSotjdujwA-QRej4lDtIcVjh1KPyNAftj5o&urp=gmail_link#gid=0



Sim Rally Package

Douglas Thompson posts a YouTube video of Sim Labs SP-1 Rally Package

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8rmdH3npA8


Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Friday Open – Nashville 

  • Mike -.  P 16- green flag race the whole way no cautions.  Ran as high as second ended up doing it two stop race I actually blew my tire while hitting the second time.  
  • Rochette- P4 car number between the father son duo that there them Spiker Boyz. Qualified crap, just moseyed my way to the front. Almost had 2nd as 2nd and 3rd wrecked eachother just before the checkered and they slid across line just a hair before i did 
  •  Justin – p  3
  • David – P 13  pinballed around again and couldn’t ever get track position back

Sunday Open

  • Mackenzie –
  • David – P. 11 Top Split, avoid 2 big wrecks

Sunday Fixed 

  • Mike – p 24. I was running pretty good about mid back. I got hit down to the grass sent to the back and never really recovered.  
  • Stephen- wrecked out.

Wednesday Open: Chicago. 

  • Mike- p  7- started 17th. They piled up and turned one and I went to the inside. I got up to P 10 by the end of last one pretty much stayed there the whole race I paid it for fuel when the window opened I didn’t think I took enough fuel I panicked the car stopped. I had to restart it, and I had a long stop.  Eventually cycle back to p7!! I will take it. 
  • Tom D – p screen froze
  • David – p wreacked out, running good, wall isn’t forgiving

Thursday Open  Ellis -P12-  qualify 15th of 33 in top split. Got to 14 by the end of lap one ended up spinning by myself in the ashes on lap two fell back to 25th eventually recovered to finish P 12.



Final Thoughts



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

TITLE

  1. The C Word

Description

On the Show today we’ll cover the inagural eNascar Coke Series Race at the Chicago Street Course. We’ll look at what can be done with racers breaking the sporting code on race starts, and wonder if Atlanta will be a black-out. Then we’ll show you how to find those much sought-after user manuals for all of your favorite cars in the service. So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast. 

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

Sponsors: 

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Mike Ellis – twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis

David Hall – www.twitch.tv/mixmage

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

Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Kyle Pendygraft – twitter.com/LoudPedalGaming

Tony Groves – www.twitch.tv/SirGroves

Adam Josselyn- twitter.com/Jossad83

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Tom Dreiling – 

Donnie Spiker – twitter.com/Spikerman19

Bobby Jonas –

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

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

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Episode 0388

6/22/2018 – TeamSpeak’s too Much – Episode 0388

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

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


Show Introduction

On the show this week we have Sim Coaches owner Lawrence Thomas. We see how the sim racing community has helped a young, upcoming real world driver. We will debate if iRacing needs to make an adjustment to one of their most frustrating black flag penalties, and wish iRacing a happy landmark anniversary.

And remember you can follow along with us on your PC or mobile device in real time as you listen to the show and see for yourself all of the great topics and products we’ll discuss by visiting iracerslounge.com and selecting show notes. Hope to see you there..



Special Guest

Lawrence Thomas – Sim Coaches



Topics



Sim Racer Support

Laurance Dusoswa is using his platform as a sim racing content provider to help fund a young real world racer, Kayle Cole

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/l50Ql81oxg8
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CtoLR8msFCU/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D

https://www.gofundme.com/f/potato-nation-sponsors-a-race-car



Tale of the Glen

iRacing tweeted the 6 Hours at the Glen stats including the overall victory by Team Red Line

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1671168029374414848
https://twitter.com/vcoesports/status/1670141385335271425

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/43798/service-availability-for-comcast-users-2023-06-17



Road America Resurface

The RACER Channel reviews the new track surface at Road America

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4vhMvi_CzY


Chicago Ride Along

iRacing released a ride along video of the Nascar Cup Car at the newly updated Chicago Street Course

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CtkF_0ttZdB/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D


Stray Extinguisher

Zach Miller found an oddly placed fire extinguisher when checking out his paint job

2023-06-15 11-21-41_0.png

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/43652/fire-extinguisher-hiding-under-the-track



Penalty Reduction

Alex M Bates is asking iRacing to reduce the passing under Yellow penalty in Oval racing.

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/44059/passing-under-yellow-penalty-oval#latest



iRacing Anniversary

Mathew Wise reminded everyone in the forum that iRacing is celebrating their 15 year anniversary.

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/44038/15th-year-anniversary-of-iracing



Texas Project

IRacing has a podcast out today with Steve Myers as the guest. While on the show he mentioned that “we’re working on a project for Texas. Probably nobody knows this…”



Season 3 Patch 2 Release Notes

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/44074/2023-season-3-patch-2-release-notes-2023-06-21-03



More ‘I’ in AI

Bryce Douglas in the Forums posted that since the latest update, AI cars don’t wreck each other on Superspeedway races

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/44081/ai-no-longer-crashes-wrecks-each-other-since-2023-update#latest



Who Changed My FOV

Dennis Peters mentioned in the Forums that since the last season update that, ” all my cockpit cameras with adjusted settings are slightly more forward. It also feels like my correct FoV is now noticeable higher than before. “

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/44017/fov-changed-since-season-patch



Who Needs Chicanes

iRacing posted a video of LMP’s flying through Monza without the chicanes

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LyQnIYB9AeU


Nitro Circus Ready for Battle

The Nitro Circus Sim Racing Team is ready to compete in the upcoming iRacing Off Road Championships

https://twitter.com/NitroSimTeam/status/1670930939692843008


Turn Racing Grand Prix Series

https://www.iracing.com/turn-racing-grand-prix-iracing-series-qualifying-schedule-announced/



Prodigy Racing GR86 Racing League

https://twitter.com/racingprodigy1/status/1668667079719890976


Race For More 2.4

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/43590/iracing-presents-the-race-for-more-2-4-benefiting-the-national-ms-society-on-august-3#latest



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Hardware/Software


Pimax Crystal Review

Boosted Media reviews Pimax’s new Crystal Hi-Res VR Headset

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t4dzzU_aio


Sim Magic Alpha U 23 Wheelbase

Laurence Dusoswa reviews the Sim Magic Alpha U 23nm wheel base

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXNvkx1dQg4


O’Rouge Cold Fusion Seat

Beat the Heat this summer with the O’Rouge Cold Fusion Seats

https://www.simrace-blog.nl/en/o-rouge-cold-fusion-c1-seat/

https://o-rougeshop.com/



The Need for Speed

A video from Corsair shows a motherboard sporting three 4090 graphix cards!

https://www.tiktok.com/@corsair/video/7243876723610144027?lang=en


Advanced Sim Racing 

Custom UV print Corvette chassis meets ASR Pro sim racing chassis. Take control with the @simucube 2 Ultimate wheelbase. Paired with the @ompracing HTE-R seat, the Pro-sim sequential shifter and master racing with the @heusinkveldofficial sim handbrake.

https://twitter.com/AdvSimRacing/status/1669445571239636993


Sim Coaches Sim Rig

Sim Coaches offers the best $11k Sim Racing Setup

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhhLiI3c3Ig


Custom Rig Tour

Audio Tech give a YouTube Video tour of their custom sim rig

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB4SLrtgl8k


Invicta QR

Asatek posted a video of their Invicta Quick Release system

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


Up in Smoke

Will Ford at Booted Media’s 4090 GPU went up in smoke recently

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0WnwOnl8kY

https://www.techspot.com/news/99094-another-16-pin-rtx-4090-power-adapter-has.html?fbclid=IwAR2KLat2Cf5mGSoit-kUAmDRWczqm8pWS7BM_jRhgMnrH5jA2yX9UULgL94



Precision Sim Engineering

Precision Engineering shows an exclusive look at their all new Pro Switch Panel available on June 23

https://mailchi.mp/precisionsimengineering/the-future-of-sim-racing?e=08b8bc3eff



TeamSpeak Loses PTT

A Teamspeak user discovered rather abruptly that their programmed HOTAS “push-to-talk” configurations were completely blown away when updating to 3.6. They have many types of controllers and the only key bindings that work are the keyboard and the mouse. NO onther usb controller of any type works! It also destroyed all the whisper commands linked to HOTAS buttons.

https://community.teamspeak.com/t/ts-no-longer-recognizes-any-controller-other-than-keyboard-and-mouse/41261



Abruzzi Leoxz XF1 Pro Wheel

TP Sim Racing has a word of warning before you buy the Abruzzi Leoxz XF1 Pro Wheel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5dSImYznHo


Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Wednesday Open: Nashville superspeedway

  • Mike- p 9- I had a pretty good run going, but when we got into a long green flag run faded from as high as third down to 12 when the cycle started eventually it’s cycled I was 14 when the Caution came out.  Short runs from here. I was able to work myself up to pee nine  
  • Tom D – p drive-through penalty went one lap down had a 16 second stop and go. 
  • David – p 12 but would have been top 10 if people knew what to do when they’re in the grass.
  • Tyler- P got wrecked a couple times, but finish the race 
  • Justin – P really fast on the long run. I got wrecked closer to the end. Put me in the in me around 8th i think 4 laps to go on the restart i missed a shift 100 percent my fault i suck

Thursday Open  

  • Ellis -Pwrecked out. I was running along as seventh about lab 20 and in front of me. They went three wide, and couldn’t figure it out and rec the entire field.  Eight minutes required two minutes optional knock the whole left front wheel off.
  • David – p14, might have gotten more spots if i gambled that there would be no caution


Official Series

6hr of Glen

  • Hall and Drieling, wrecked out twice

Ellis– 

  • Hosted Chris maguire DW 12 @Michigan. Wrecked out.
  • Daytona prototype at Michigan finished P3
  • 87 at Talladega wrecked out
  • GEN five at Talladega. Gridded it up on the backstretch. Very cool.  Came from the back up to P2. We had to do a splash and go. I slid through my box and so finish p8

SPIKER

FALKEN TYRE SCC – Oulton Park P2, Watkins Glen…???

GT4 – Oulton Park P3, Watkins Glen…???

Ring Meister – P18, 25, 11Dirt Street Stock – USA – WINNER




Final Thoughts



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

TITLE

  1. Teamspeaks too Much

Description

On the show this week we have Sim Coaches owner Lawrence Thomas. We see how the sim racing community has helped a young, upcoming real world driver. We will debate if iRacing needs to make an adjustment to one of their most frustrating black flag penalties, and wish iRacing a happy landmark anniversary. So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast. 

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

Sponsors: 

Hosts:

Mike Ellis – twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis

David Hall – www.twitch.tv/mixmage

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

Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Kyle Pendygraft – twitter.com/LoudPedalGaming

Tony Groves – www.twitch.tv/SirGroves

Adam Josselyn- twitter.com/Jossad83

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Tom Dreiling – 

Donnie Spiker – twitter.com/Spikerman19

Bobby Jonas –

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

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

Links:

Facebook – www.facebook.com/iRacersLounge/

Twitter – twitter.com/iracerslounge

Instagram – instagram.com/iracersloungepodcast/ 

Web (Show Notes) – iracerslounge.com/

Episode 0387

6/15/2023 – ChatGPT Speedway – Episode 0387

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Brought to you by:



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

READ THIS AT THE TOP OF EACH SHOW!!! 

  • 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

The eNascar Coke Series visits World Wide Tech Raceway and it delivers one of the closest finishes in the series history. We’ll answer the question of whether you should race with Jim or Aussie Greg, and we’ll look at some new VR headsets options.

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



Truck Demolition Derby

iRacing posted an Instagram video of the trucks showing off the new damage model with some glorious wrecking

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CtRcFpXuLfV/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D


Spotlight Video

iRacing posted a YOUTube video spotlighting the new Ligier JS P320

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-0RjbCD0nU


iRacing Sponsor Give-Aways

Season 03 2023 brings with it great opportunities to win great prizes from companies like Maconi Setup Shop, Buttkicker, SIMAGIC, MOZA RACING, Ricmotech, Falken Tyre, DOF Reality, NEXT LEVEL RACING, Pure Driving School, and Sim-Lab!

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/43528/season-3-2023-contests



Coke Series at World Wide Tech

https://twitter.com/MikeConti5/status/1668815690785247233
https://twitter.com/iracing/status/1668994107320967168?s=43&t=XCA4Fc9KaUP57lPL7mSwzA

https://www.iracing.com/another-new-enascar-winner-emerges-as-jordy-lopez-takes-maiden-win-at-wwt-raceway/



Conti Goes Real Racing

Coke Champion Driver Michael Conti will be driving a Small Block Super Modified car at Oswego Speedway in July

https://twitter.com/MikeConti5/status/1668736794639101952


Season 3 Build Review Video

iRacing posted a YouTube Video reviewing all of the highlights from the Season 3 build

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCBW8uV-DIU


Season 3 Patch 1

https://support.iracing.com/support/solutions/articles/31000170213-2023-season-3-patch-1-release-notes-2023-06-13-02-



Spotter Options

With the new improvements in the iRacing spotter, Owen Pyrah asks in the forums if it’s time to ditch Crew Cheif

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/43320/2023-s3-spotter-improvements



Calm, Cool and Collected

Nothing phases these track officials in a Tweet from Alex Horn

https://twitter.com/iRacingAlex/status/1668426969854214145


Spotlight Cadillac V-Series.R GTP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8q9KZvK8TY


Chat GTP Course

Nascar on NBC asked Chat GTP to create a new track using turn from extisting tracks

https://twitter.com/NASCARonNBC/status/1669350079025807366


Free Stuff at the Track

Drew Adamson announced iRacing is giving away free stuff during the Happy Hour Race

https://twitter.com/thedrewadamson/status/1669393646947295232


Race for More 2.4

iRacing is teaming up with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society for the 3rd year in a row to host a multi-class team racing event for charity!

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1669032277752389638

https://www.iracing.com/iracing-presents-the-race-for-more-2-4-benefiting-the-national-ms-society-on-august-3/



iRacing VCO Watkins Glen 6HR

iRacing will temporarily disable session registration via the Membersite (Membersite meaning the legacy website which most members no longer use versus the newer User Interface (UI)), for all series, during the Watkins Glen 6 Hour.

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/43659/registration-update-for-the-entire-iracing-service-for-watkins-glen-6-hour-weekend-of-june-16th

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-iracing-vco-watkins-glen-6hr-special-event-2023/



Podcast Housekeeping

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.

Check out our Discord https://discord.gg/rvRas4DDqF

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We are in the regular rotation… (Mike)

https://performancemotorsportsnetwork.com/

Fantasy



Hardware/Software


Meta Quest 3

Meta has announced their new Quest 3 VR headset

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrPvIT4Krgs


Full Send Sims

Full Send Sims offers their turn-key custom built sim rigs for sale and rental

https://fullsendsims.com/



What’s This Button Do?

Pro Drivr Daniel Morad gives the run down of how he programs the buttons on his formula wheel

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sN9xjw4sVqw


Blue 92 Plus Pedals

Simulator Garage offers its Blue 92 plus load cell pedals

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CsISfP6MTNv/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=b1ef8a0a-74da-4796-b3e5-8a437b500d97

https://www.simulatorgarage.com/blue-92-plus_26_u.html?dil=tr



Paint Builder 2

Trading Paints unveils the new Paint Builder 2 for Pro members after more than 2 years of development



Pico 4 Review

Reviewer Karl Gossling reviews the new Pico 4 VR Headset

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3jzfQMeo7c
https://www.amazon.co.uk/PICO-ALL-One-Headset-128GB/dp/B0BGLTDNWR?crid=2S34YBGDCZD8D&keywords=pico+4&qid=1686219911&sprefix=pico+4,aps,65&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1&linkCode=sl1&tag=karlosg-21&linkId=c0c21b9da41856be4d487dab28d10ef5&language=en_GB&ref_=as_li_ss_tl


Rig Review

Simracingpoint posted a picture of a home-made F1 sim rig setup

https://www.instagram.com/p/CtUHZZXN2e_/?igshid=YjgzMjc4YjcwZQ%3D%3D


Logitech G Racing Adapter

Boosted Media reviews the Logitech G Racing Adapter that opens new posibilities to cross platform componants

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iu0h-HSzqI


Gomez GLX Pro Review

Karl  Gossling reviews the Gomez GLX Pro Wheel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S23qVhWyWgE


Precision Sim Engineering 

Precision Sim Engineering’s new button box is Simhub integration and live feedback with two, 7-Way funky switches

https://www.instagram.com/p/CtZ3vPPvELW/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D


Naming Your Paints

Drew Adamson show you in a Twitter post how to name your paint file and use Trading Paints for others to see your paints, or send directly to your friends.

https://twitter.com/thedrewadamson/status/1668329970354262017


Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Friday Open –Mike -.  P start p 28 finished P 10.

  • Greg- p crashed
  • David – P 21


Official Series

Ellis– 

  • FIA F4-  at Virginia international Raceway qualified 12 out of 21. Got up to pee nine on lap one, but wrecked out by lab 7DNF.
  • Dallara dash Charlotte wrecked out before the green flag from behind

IMSA

Hall –   3 P3’s in a row at the Glen



Final Thoughts



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

TITLE

  1. ChatGPT Speedway

Description

The eNascar Coke Series visits World Wide Tech Raceway and it delivers one of the closest finishes in the series history. We’ll answer the question of whether you should race with Jim or Aussie Greg, and we’ll look at some new VR headsets options. So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast. 

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

Sponsors: 

Hosts:

Mike Ellis – twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis

David Hall – www.twitch.tv/mixmage

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

Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Kyle Pendygraft – twitter.com/LoudPedalGaming

Tony Groves – www.twitch.tv/SirGroves

Adam Josselyn- twitter.com/Jossad83

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Tom Dreiling – 

Donnie Spiker – twitter.com/Spikerman19

Bobby Jonas –

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

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

Links:

Facebook – www.facebook.com/iRacersLounge/

Twitter – twitter.com/iracerslounge

Instagram – instagram.com/iracersloungepodcast/ 

Web (Show Notes) – iracerslounge.com/

Episode 0386

6/8/2023 – Sign My Wood – Episode 0386

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Brought to you by:



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

READ THIS AT THE TOP OF EACH SHOW!!! 

  • 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 all of the new goodness from the 2023 season 3 build. A new Porsche Supercup Champion is crowned, and we get Boosted Media’s long term review and final thoughts of the Simucube Active pedals.

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



Cadillac V-Series.R GTP

The Cadillac V-Series.R debuts in iRacing with the Season 3 build!

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1664731952149045249
https://twitter.com/iracing/status/1666084862519021576?s=43&t=XCA4Fc9KaUP57lPL7mSwzA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kW5HojC1RE


Listener Feedback 

iracingaussie gave us some pointers on the new LMP car and more feedback on the pitroad hack

https://twitter.com/iracingaussie/status/1664646373906558977


Garrett Manes Cup Car

Coke driver Garrett Manes Tweeted a photo of the #12 Cup car with his name featured as the driver

https://twitter.com/GarrettManes/status/1664487931237507072


New Detroit

Indy Driver Santino Ferrucci hopes the newly designed Detroit street circuit lives up to the exciting racing that the nearby Belle Isle track produced. Will iRacing be far behind to scan?

https://twitter.com/autosport/status/1664332439064391680

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/42619/the-new-detroit-street-track



Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

iRacing released a new content video for the Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTLCqJf8WmY

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/comment/355403#Comment_355403



CART in iRacing?

Alex Stelbovics asks in a forum poll if we will get a legacy CART car in iRacing in the next year

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/42738/do-you-think-we-will-get-a-legacy-cart-car-in-the-sim-in-next-12-momths#latest



Porsche SuperCup Finale

The 2023 Porsche Supercup series wrapped up at virtual Monza last weekend with Gustavo Ariel taking his second feature win of the season holding off Charlie Collins and Diogo Pinto.

The Series Championship was wrapped up by Jordan Caruso in convincing fashion with a 73 point margin over past champion Sebastian Job, who squeaked by Zach Campbell for second in the series by just one point

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1665088756498481152
https://twitter.com/PorscheRaces/status/1665150156499451904

https://www.iracing.com/caruso-crowned-2023-porsche-tag-heuer-esports-supercup-champion-at-monza/



Season 3 Build

https://www.iracing.com/iracing-2023-season-3-is-here/

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/42721/2023-season-3-release-notes-pre-release-version

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/42721/2023-season-3-release-notes-2023-06-05-02



Le Mans Ultimate

Le Mans Ultimate will be the new home for the 24 Hours of Le Mans

https://twitter.com/LeMansUltimate/status/1665705069877026816


iRacing in Victory Lane

Tyler Hudson takes the iRacing Late Model Car back to victory lane at Jackson Motor Speedway

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02FRvtUVpnyrTZvJHzt919s3XirsqJJ3o6je286yNS4izz7H3nnkZnsjpW1zJB8bdwl&id=100069946729783&mibextid=qC1gEa



RTP Round 2

Coke Series Driver Derek Justis gives his predictios as to who makes it out of Round 2 of the Road to Pro Series

https://twitter.com/DerekJustis/status/1665763355074674688


Season 3 Updates

Greg West gives a list of updates for Season 3 in a forum post

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/42792/iracing-season-3-2023-season-updates/p1



Season 3 Schedule

Tyler Hudson posted the preliminary season 3 schedule in the forums

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/42893/2023-season-3-preliminary-schedule-pdf



Season Wrap -Ups

WesTheMess Tweeted that he enjoys the new season wrap up feature

https://twitter.com/westhemess88/status/1666490542446764036


Motorland Aragon

iRacing reveals another of one of it’s new tracks Motorland Aragon

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1666548733608177664


Which Beast to Buy

TP Sim Racing asks in a YouTube Video which of the new car offering is the ‘Beast’ to buy?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnR3nKfGtq8

Video by Listener Tim Perry



iRacing Laser Print

Mike gets his laser printed picture of his iRacers Lounge Cup Car

https://twitter.com/iRacersLounge/status/1664752327469801474


Watkins Glen 6 Hours Cars

The car linup for the 6 hours of the Glen have been announced

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/42301/cars-announced-2023-watkins-glen-6-hour-presented-by-vco/p1



NEC Season 3 Updates

Greg West Posts the Season 3 Updates of the NEC with the addition of the BMW M4 GT4 to the lineup

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/42791/nec-season-3-updates#latest



Podcast Housekeeping

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.

Check out our Discord https://discord.gg/rvRas4DDqF

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We are in the regular rotation… (Mike)

https://performancemotorsportsnetwork.com/

https://channelstore.roku.com/details/9d27a1e9dd15b92535d7cfe85407288e/the-sim-racing-channel

https://thesimracingchannel.com/watch-live/

Fantasy



Hardware/Software


VPG Sim VPF-75

The V-PF75 is here to revolutionize your simracing experience. With a carbon fiber front plate, injected molded grips, and an alu+carbon fiber back cover, this wheel offers unrivaled performance and quality.

It features 12 Elma encoders, 12 Apem 6.5N switches, 3 NKK toggles, a magnetic shifter, single Hall sensor clutch, and a USBD480 screen. Fully SimHub compatible.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs_o-aDNBFm/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D


Heusinkveld Smart Control Live

Smart Control Live is an innovative software tool to adjust your controller settings to your own preferences while driving. Your settings, your profiles, instantly.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs5kfoershL/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==


GTR Carbon Fiber Button Box for Stream Deck

Thr GTR Carbon Fiber Button Box features…

  1. 6061 Billet aluminium brake bias knob and high detent force center encoder.
  2. 3 rotary encoders with push button.
  3. 5 LED illuminated push buttons, aluminium housing with black bezel. 
  4. 2 momentary toggle switches (MOM-OFF-MOM) 
  5. 1 latching toggle switch with red cover (ON-OFF).
  6. Label sheet included.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CmroAzbonOk/

https://linkpop.com/racebox/



Apple Vision Pro for iRacing?

Will Apple’s new Vision Pro be able to use with iRacing…probably not

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/42796/apple-vision-pro-3-499-available-early-2024



3D Printing for iRacing

Lapsed Time shows some of the items he’s printed for sim racing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6E09ln-wK4


Simucube Active Pedals Long Term Review

Will Ford gives his review of ther Simucube Active Pedals after his first impression and using it for a good while

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGXoF6eSgDA


Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Friday Open – gateway 

  • Mike -.  P22. A pretty horrible race I kept getting run over and involved in other peoples messages. Got the drive-through penalty was about five to go and ruined my race. I was driving around with seven minutes. Damage was just as fast as the others.  
  • Greg- p wrecked oot 
  • David – P drive-through penalty, and then another penalty, trying to serve that and rage quit

Sunday Open

Greg – P8y

Donnie – P11, Qualified on Pole. 1st Race with my own set build.  Black flagged for passing under yellow

David – P The wright tire strategy became the wrong one when A lap car allegedly intentionally wrecked.  Then spun out by cars with fresh tires.

Wednesday Open: Sonoma 

  • Rochette -Pwrecked out
  • Mike- p 8. On the first lap went from P 16 to P 10.  Basically kept it from there. Fuel  only Race, no mistakes were made.  I will take it. 
  • Greg-p3 Uneventful
  • Tom D – p6
  • Kyle P went off multiple times even had a drive-through penalty and finished 15th

Thursday Open  Ellis -P 4- start a 12 got to ninth on lap one the leaders pitted before half way I ran it out of fuel in it, it up leading many laps. Once I put it, I cycled to fourth and kept it there for the rest of the race. Great run.  Nick Spiker finished 10th.



Official Series

Ellis– 

  • Fia f4 at Walkins Glen started he nine out of 17. Got to P7 by the end of last one eventually ended up P for great run for no practice.

SPIKER

Week 13 – Figure 8 (Irwindale)




League / Hosted Races

Hosted

  • Ellis- 
  • Dp at Daytona started 19th or the 27 finished P3. 
  • Gen 4 at new Atlanta- total shit show
  • 87 at tally. Leaving on the white and got Dumped for the win.  
  • Pro mazda an Lotus 49 at Bristol dirt?  
  • Week 13 Dirt St. stock at Lakeland. Started at P 10 finished at P9.


Final Thoughts



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

TITLE

  1. Sign My Wood

Description

On the Show today, we will review all of the new goodness from the 2023 season 3 build. A new Porsche Supercup Champion is crowned, and we get Boosted Media’s long term review and final thoughts of the Simucube Active pedals. So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast. 

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

Sponsors: 

Hosts:

Mike Ellis – twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis

David Hall – www.twitch.tv/mixmage

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

Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Kyle Pendygraft – twitter.com/LoudPedalGaming

Tony Groves – www.twitch.tv/SirGroves

Adam Josselyn- twitter.com/Jossad83

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Tom Dreiling – 

Donnie Spiker – twitter.com/Spikerman19

Bobby Jonas –

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

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

Links:

Facebook – www.facebook.com/iRacersLounge/

Twitter – twitter.com/iracerslounge

Instagram – instagram.com/iracersloungepodcast/ 

Web (Show Notes) – iracerslounge.com/

Episode 0385

6/1/2023 – Smells like Willow Springs – Episode 0385

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Brought to you by:



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

READ THIS AT THE TOP OF EACH SHOW!!! 

  • 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 review the eNacsar Coke Series Race at Charlotte, We get a sneak peak at new content for the upcoming build and look at iRacing vs the Real World

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



Coke Race

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1663732760865898496

https://www.iracing.com/tucker-minter-scores-second-career-enascar-win-in-coca-cola-150-at-charlotte/



The Grass is Always Greener

Willow Springs proved to be an excellent testbed for a rebooted foliage system that we’ve been working on for several months now. The variety of plants and grasses really put this system to the test and let us find the limits of the system as well as a balance between aesthetics and performance

https://twitter.com/greghi11/status/1662907748449746944

Greg Hill Posts: 

I shared some of this info elsewhere, but folks here might appreciate some insight into this project if you didn’t happen to see it.

Willow Springs was a challenging yet fun project for our team. Due to the unique characteristics of the landscape, the track couldn’t have been recreated to the quality we wanted with our existing shaders. There’s just such variety there… sandy patches of ground, areas where there’s a bit more gravelly sand, some red clay, a variety of grasses, rocky bits, and soil that’s been eroded away. This really pushed our team to innovate and work with engineering to advance our rendering engine and tooling pipeline. While we’ve been using multi-material shaders for some time now (these let us blend one texture with another in an advanced depth-based way), we realized we needed twice as many layers to get an adequate appearance.

Willow also proved to be an excellent testbed for a rebooted foliage system that we’ve been working on for several months now. The variety of plants and grasses really put this system to the test and let us find the limits of the system as well as a balance between aesthetics and performance. Just like with the textures, the requirements of this track really demanded this new feature and improvement to do it justice, so we were happy to debut it here.

We have also been long dissatisfied with our off-track ground appearance, which is what we call the “terrain”. What I mean by that is the ground outside the track walls that you don’t drive on. We have tried new approaches over the last couple of seasons and made some incremental improvements, but nothing revolutionary. For Willow, getting nearby terrain and roads to blend in with the track, given that there are often not even walls, was really important. We put one of our most technical artists on the task and paired him up with a lead rendering engineer. They overhauled the whole process, from the modeling and texture application to the mapping and blending. What we ended up with is a shader that stands up to close scrutiny and gets us close to visual parity between the bits you drive on, and the bits you don’t. This will be great for camera placement, replays, and for the broadcast team, who will be able to show more of the scene than in the past.

Unrelated to Willow but also of interest when it comes to the upcoming June build: our tree implementation received a complete overhaul fixing significant lighting and shading issues present in the former model.

Our whole team contributed towards this result, from our multi-decade veterans to our amazing new hires who have brought so much energy to the company. This work will pay dividends at all new tracks going forward, and older tracks we revisit. There are also many more tooling, pipeline, and rendering improvements in the works for the future, including some near-term enhancements to the sky and horizon model that will be ready soon.

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/comment/352881/#Comment_352881



Ligier JS P320

Brand new race car coming in the next build, the Ligier JS P320

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShC3qMwufkk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlUIXl4lZJ4

https://www.iracing.com/new-content-ligier-js-p320/

https://traxion.gg/2023-iracing-season-3-build-date-is-most-likely-6th-june/?fbclid=IwAR1q_451tth0zwvUnh4wcT9aqiuZESQgE23KW3ZK_MJ1TDFjyP5CWeqDXHU


Should iRacing Add Monaco

Noel Marjanovic polled the forums if Monaco should come to iRacing

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/42418/monaco-circuit-in-iracing#latest



How to Become a Pro

The Sim Pit posted a video tips of how to become a pro sim driver

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZgjm610o7E
  1. Develop your passion, skills, and knowledge
  2. Communities and competing in leagues and tournaments
  3. Building your brand and networking
  4. Drive, Drive, Drive, practice and racing
  5. Continuous improvement, adaptability and knowledge
  6. Pick a sim, join a team


Where Da Ovals

Jason Winter asked in the forums, “whatever happened to his oval racing every hour? Not showing up anymore.”

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/42423/mitchell-qualls#latest



More Mooncar!

Another crazy finish for the Mooncar Guys!

https://twitter.com/itsmoonhead/status/1663268168993783813


iRacing and FIA Formula 4

iRacing announced an official partnership with the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) to bring a licensed FIA Formula 4 experience to iRacing!

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1663589106746523661
https://twitter.com/fia/status/1663889982652575745

https://www.iracing.com/iracing-to-partner-with-fia-for-authentic-formula-4-experience/

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/42500/iracing-to-partner-with-fia-for-authentic-formula-4-experience#latest



Willow Springs 

New track announcement, Willow Springs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzXHSWtrgNU
https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1663636240028033027
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCN9OX-aV60


New Barcelona

Lewis Hamilton remarks on the new configuration of the Barcelona F1 Track

https://twitter.com/FastestPitStop/status/1664005679982444544


Is it Real, or is it iRacing

Real world driver Daniel Morad compares real life vs iRacing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MVI6U9tC5g


Pit Lane Hack

TP Sim Racing on his You Tube Channel shows how to gain a little extra time in pit lane

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS8l4zXLr1g


Seven Time on the Sim

Jimmie Johnson Tweeted that he was excited to make it to his rookie orientation/sim session

https://twitter.com/JimmieJohnson/status/1663975469157601280


Prodigy Racing League

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1664273316671266816

https://www.iracing.com/racing-prodigy-announces-prodigy-racing-league-real-world-prodigy-week-competition-for-top-sim-racers/



BMW M SimCup at the Glen

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-bmw-m-sim-cup-at-watkins-glen/



2023 Watkins Glen 6 Hours

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/42301/2023-watkins-glen-6-hour-presented-by-vco/p1



Podcast Housekeeping

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We are in the regular rotation… (Mike)

https://performancemotorsportsnetwork.com/

https://channelstore.roku.com/details/9d27a1e9dd15b92535d7cfe85407288e/the-sim-racing-channel

https://thesimracingchannel.com/watch-live/

Fantasy



Hardware/Software


No Regrets

OC Racing posted a video of the top 7 pieces of hardware they regret not buying sooner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwF3_5c0Vmg

➤ All Gear Mentioned in Video Keyboard Tray: https://trakracer.com/products/alumin… Mouse Tray: https://trakracer.com/products/comput… Bezel Free Kit: https://geni.us/ZaT6dD Integrated Monitor Stand: https://trakracer.com/products/integr… Fanatec H-pattern shifter: https://bit.ly/3Vnmqwa Cheaper Logitech H-pattern shifter: https://geni.us/bk3FyU Cable Velcro Straps: https://geni.us/FhS09O1 Powerstrip Box: https://geni.us/AxdjQ Aluminum Profile Cable Clips: https://trakracer.com/products/10-set…



Make Aluminum Better

Alan Quan shows the versatility and customizability of aluminum profile rigs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYm4D55UZF0


Qubic Systems QS-220-PL

Will Ford reviews the Qubic Systems QS-220-PL 3DOF Motion System

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf9Jj28lPhE

https://www.raceanywhere.co.uk/products/qs-220-pl-extended-set?sca_ref=2412423.JehQhmjktc



MME Sim Sport

Boosted Media also reviews the MME Sim Sports line of shifters and handbrakes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0YCe1Hl5Nw

http://www.mme-motorsport.com/en/sim-racing



iCue Link

@corsair

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https://www.tiktok.com/@corsair/video/7239006083895921926


Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Friday Open – Charlotte

  • Mike -.  P10. The race took four hours and 45 minutes 19 cautions most of them happened in the last hundred laps   Was involved in an early Caution, which took out Justin only had a minute and a half damage. At one point through the middle of the race, I cycled to the lead but pretty much ran top five.  Was running really good near the end as high as third where the guy forced me to the grass which gave me over the incident limit so I had to do a drive-through penalty.  The guy ended up wrecking the leader to win as well. What a loser.   I told him don’t be proud of that win. 
  • Rochette- P15 started super loose ended up short pitting twice and ended up 3 laps down with a 178 lap run eventually got it stable and ended up just a lal down
  • David – P wrecked out, self spin into inside wall, took no one with me and kept it from bouncing.
  • Mackenzie – p

Sunday Open

  • Rochette -DNF so started 3rd but leader blinked out right before GF so got to start the race, led some laps and car passed me and was right behind him as he slowed up in a corner got in his rear and wrecked us both. Ugghhhh
  • Greg – P8 Was Damaged by a guy that was acting like denny hamlin at gateway
  • David – P dumped on lap 2 “HE THOUGHT I WAS GIVING HIM THE LANE”

Sunday Fixed  

Justin- p forgot to check my work tires. Dnf. 

Wednesday Open: gateway

Mike- p 17 – had a good run going till about lab 30 and got sideswiped by a guy in over four minutes damage got most of it fixed. It was about 40 to go to my last of the tires. I kept getting involved in different incidents and just had to survive.

MacKenzie- P7 – started 10th, ran about 10 laps then on the caution my vr went funny and I was looking out the side of the car, I pulled to the side to stay out of the way and got sent to the back for driving onto pit road exit. On the restart the car that was supposed to pass me was no where to be seen so I got a black flag penalty and had to hold for 50 seconds, luckily a caution came out as I was doing that so I only went 2 laps down, fought my way back and started p6 on the gwc but couldnt do anything with it. The only x’s i got were 1x for off track when my vr went funny and a 4x when someone ran into me from behind while pacing 

David – p13 mid pack car

Kyle P P4 after a long break and silently been doing a few races lately. I Had a YoYo race. Started outside pole and stayed there until about lap 30 and my tires were junk and nosed the outside wall and just fell back. After a mid race caution I pitted for tires and repairs. And just Went back and forth through the teens and 20’s after a final repair and new tires with about 20 to go I made my march to the front. After a late race caution with 12 to go I went in for my last set of tires and away I went. Restarted 8th and just didn’t let anyone get near me. Made some bold moves for position and was able to bring home a P4. Felt good to get a good NIS Finish as my last several races have been junk. 

Thursday Open  

  • Ellis -P got pole position. They did pretty quick on the short run. Made it to the second set of tires by the time they got old I was sliding around and spun myself down to the inner wall and smashed the left front hard and couldn’t steer it.
  • David – dn


Official Series

  • Trucks at Talladega was leading on the way coming to the check her out at four and got turned by the guy behind me. 
  • GEN four at Michigan start a 21st finished P3. 
  • GEN four at Texas. P12

Mackenzie

Ran 2 late model races started 10th in one and 5th in the other. Finished both races 3rd with no incident points gained .73 safety rating and 119 irating between the 2 races, I love running this car




League / Hosted Races



Final Thoughts



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On the show today, we review the eNacsar Coke Series Race at Charlotte, We get a sneak peak at new content for the upcoming build and look at iRacing vs the Real World. So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast. 

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