Episode 0408

11/9/2023- Expired Beef – Episode 0408

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics



Show Introduction

On the Show today we see some iRacing champions getting their rewards, Motosports Games looses an official racing license series and we have lots of new hardware to check out.

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Topics



WoO Late Model Champ

World of Outlaws Buttkicker Late Model Champ Evan Seay picks up his winnings at the World of Outlaws finale at the Charlotte Dirt Track

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1720187021950366154


Protest System Fixed?

DJ Yee J dives into the newly announced iRacing Protest System 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBZIUwDugK0

DeeJay YeeJay He thinks it will be like “The post race disqualify, irating may be removed”

In other words, he doesn’t believe the changes coming would be effective, unless the loss of irating is in play… “Are we going to take away irating for bad behavior?”

Seen in the comments:


@thiagoods021

2 days agoI feel that a drop in iRating for DQ’s will result in a massive improvement in driving standards right off the bat. The top splits are getting overloaded with the esporfs “win at all costs” mentality and if this approach eventually leads people from dropping out of the top split, we can have a less sweaty future ahead.

@ruleslawyer

1 day agoI don’t like the idea of docking irating. It just means that slower racers have to deal with the trolls. There is enough to deal with in those races without making it a dumping ground for them. I’d prefer to sell temp bans handed off more often, or make a hidden rating where the trolls all get matched.



Coke Series Champ Honored

As part of Nascar’s championship weekend at Phoenix, eNascar Coke Series Champion, Steven Wilson receives his honors 

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1721260200529723803


TOCA Termination

TOCA, the rights holder to the British Touring Car Championship (‘BTCC’).,  has been forced to terminate that agreement forthwith, due to ongoing fundamental breaches of the agreement by Motorsport Games. Having been given sufficient latitude to rectify those contractual breaches, unfortunately Motorsport Games has failed to do so.

https://www.btcc.net/2023/11/06/toca-terminates-btcc-video-game-licence-with-motorsport-games/
https://www.btcc.net/2023/11/06/toca-terminates-btcc-video-game-licence-with-motorsport-games/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3jQY1Jq_l4


Is Indy Next?

https://twitter.com/MikeStrawMedia/status/1721897657235562622
https://twitter.com/A_S12/status/1722033392881930662

https://racer.com/2023/11/07/motorsport-games-suspends-development-of-indycar-game/

https://twitter.com/MikeStrawMedia/status/1721906284948082791


Deadge

Deadge is a bot that will check signups once a minute and let you know about races that are about to go official.

After missing a race that I would’ve otherwise raced had I realised it was going official, I’ve created a bot that will check signups once a minute and send a discord notification if it reaches 5 signups. Never miss a cheeky Stock Car Brasil or Mission R race again!

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/50735/introducing-deadge-a-discord-bot-that-notifies-you-when-a-series-goes-official#latest



Mike’s 2023 Awards

Our own Mike Ellis reviews his 2023 iRacing accomplishments

NIS Open points Overall – Garrett Manes is 1st, David is 29th, Tom 41st, Mike is 50th, Justin 82nd.



Black Friday Sale

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1721938921729183861

https://www.iracing.com/blackfriday/



Season 4 Patch 4

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/50799/2023-season-4-patch-4-release-notes-2023-11-06-02#latest



How Wide Can You Go?

A crazy finish at Talladega may have the widest range of cars crossing the finish line ever

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1722360036607787244


Mooncar Opinions

Mooncar Driver Brian Hicks took aim at some of his competitors in the Maancar Series during a race broadcast interview

https://twitter.com/mooncarlive/status/1722460755461591186

We need fresh beef, the beef that we currently have is about to expire…



iRating Grip

Sergio Abella asks in a forum pole if you get more grip when your iRating goes up

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/50855/the-more-irating-the-more-grip-and-or-speed-does-iracing-give#latest



BRSSC iRacing FF1600 Festival

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/50108/new-special-event-added-to-the-calendar-2023-brscc-iracing-ff1600-festival



Fuji 8 HR BOP

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/50107/bop-added-2023-fuji-8-hour-presented-by-coach-dave-academy



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Hardware/Software


Philips Hue Integration

Danial Kilian shows how to integrate the Philips Hue Lighting sytem into sim racing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rcw2YgCmyAg


Simucube 2 Drive Releases

Simucube 2 True Drive Releases update details are posted on granitedivices.com 

https://granitedevices.com/wiki/Simucube_2_True_Drive_releases



McLaren GT3 V2

Danny Lee reviews Fanatec’s McLaren GT3 V2 wheel

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


New Rim for Malone

Matt Malone will never spin out again with his new oval rim

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9s6hwCwd6iQ


Conspit ALC

Conspit shows off their new Automatic Launch System and how it will get you the most speed on take offs

https://twitter.com/OfficialCONSPIT/status/1717482467765215262


SimLab GT1 

OC Racing reviews the SimLabs GT1 cockpit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZcLIzVfPg8


Moza R12 Review

Dan Sizuki Reviews the Moza R12 wheel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4sj8Fwnp2k


Simtrecs Pro Pedals

Dan Sizuki reviews the Simtrecs Pro Pedals

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmeg5rEckaU


Gomez Hyper P1 Review

The Sim Racing Den reviewed the Gomez Sim Industries Hyper P1 formua wheel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8BKFOY-0Ro


Fanatec QR2 What to know

OC Racing lets you know the 10 things you need to know about the new Fanatec QR2 quick release system

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hohJiCKvaS8


Fanatec Module Rally Buttons

Fanatec teases their new Poduim Button Module Rally

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


How to Cockpit

Sampsoid posted a how to video making an iRacing Cockpit

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


Still Mind Blowing?

Boosted Media checks out the production of the Big Screen Beyond VR Headset

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7rkazI-5So


LM11-Light Bar

The LM11-Light Bar is an active display capable of outputting RPMs, fuel level, pit speed limiter, flag status and much more.

@smracingproducts

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https://www.tiktok.com/@smracingproducts/video/7298541869846301982


V-PGT

Introducing V-PGT, the ultimate steering wheel designed with an unwavering commitment to attention to the smallest detail. Every element of the V-PGT has been meticulously crafted to elevate your simracing experience to new heights.

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



Pedal Buyer’s Guide

Aaron Quinn posted a comprehensive Sim Racing P

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/50873/massive-pedal-buyers-guide#latest



Results

                                                                                                                  

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NASCAR iRacing Series

Thursday Fixed -Phoenix         

Brad – P16-Ran middle of the pack but seemed to get caught up in almost every wreck. Finished with 16x just trying to not get a drive through. Race took too long with 24 cautions



Official Series

Ellis– 

  • Draft Masters car of tomorrow at Talladega p10. Was just way too loose and could barely hold onto it. 

Draft Master

John – Saturday P15. Car was way too loose. Got hit and never recovered.

Trucks

John – Tuesday – P12. Started P2 but a car netcoded me on the first lap and ruined it.



League / Hosted Races

Winter Series – Daytona 

  • David – P9.   Got separated after first green stop.  Never got back to the lead pack, but we gained a lot of ground once we got 4 team mates lined up.  A lot of carnage at the end gained us a couple of spots too.  Overall though, it was  nice to have a clean race free of the excessive stupidity of NiS this year.  Yes it was worse this year.
  • John – P28. First ever winter series race. Rookie mistakes on pit stops for me. First stop I turned the car sideways twice on the apron in turns 1 and 2. Lost the draft and never recovered. Second stop I overshot my pit a little and lost more time. I’m not used to green flag pitstops on superspeedways and it really showed. But it was nice to run with guys who don’t crash every 10 laps. 
  • Brad – P11 Follow the leader for most of the race. After the first pitstop we were separated and fought the remainder of the race trying to track down leaders. Setup was a bit squirrelly and that made following people difficult. Leaders wrecked coming to the the checkers and managed to slide through the grass for an 11th place finish. Will be glad to get to a non-drafting track.
  • Justin P12, Started P4 stayed in the lead pack until the first round of pit stops kinda got shuffled after that got hooked up with Greg but the car in front of the pack was just really unstable. Slowed us down, took the second round of pits, everything went well. Until the last corner somebody didn’t hold their brakes. Only lost 2 positions, a really fun race.
  • Greg – P6 Thanks to Justin


Final Thoughts



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On the Show today we see some iRacing champions getting their rewards, Motosports Games looses an official racing license series and we have lots of new hardware to check out, including a Massive pedal buying guide.

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