Episode 0458

10/24/2024 – The Expo Show – Episode 0458

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics



Show Introduction

On today’s show we will recap the 2024 ADAC Sim Racing Expo, learn about two real racing champions, see if we are in the golden age of sim racing, look at too much new hardware, discuss the iRacing stewards and see if you will be making travel plans for 2025.

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



Are We In The Golden Age Of Sim Racing?



Where Are The Other 146?



Broadcasters For A Day



When Will It Stop?



Petit Le Mans…How Did Yours Go?



Sim Racing To Real Life Champion



Staff Member = SCCA Champion

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/t6p4guMqKCNWk9ZB



Looking For A League?



Road Atlanta Delivers!



Holy Net Code Batman!



Another Win!



Time Attacks Now Open

https://www.iracing.com/2024-imsa-esports-global-championship-pre-qualifying-time-attacks-now-open



iRacing FF1600 Festival

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/69593/2024-brscc-iracing-ff1600-festival/p1


Who’s Ready For Mooncar?



FIA F4



Texas 2025

https://traxion.gg/simracing-expo-expands-to-the-usa-in-2025/



Sim Gaming Expo’25

https://simgamingexpo.com/

This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-october-22-28-2024




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Fantasy



Hardware/Software


ADAC 2024 Sim Racing Expo Tours



First Look At Sim Lab’s DD Base



100% Hype Worthy?



Simagic’s Active Pedal Appears At The ADAC



Simagic P500 Entry Level Pedals



Bavarian SimTec Control Center



VRN Upgradable Torque Wheel Base

https://vrs.racing/product/pro-wheel-base-upgradable-torque



Simsonn Pro Plus Updated Version



Gravideck Motion System



EPLA Button Box





Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Friday Open –  Las Vegas

  • Mike – P 5- came from the back a couple times and had a green flag stop that went really well pitted from fourth came out fourth after it cycled and ended up finishing fifth hoping for a late caution, but didn’t get one to try to race for the win. Also had the fastest lap of the race.  
  • Tyler -P 12
  • Tony -P wrecked out not even-20 laps in and wrecking in front of me had it just about clear and wrecked car went left into my car ending my night
  • Tom- P27
  • Brad – P7 Started p3 and was around the front most of the race. Led 21 laps but the car fell off on the long run. Did not have the short run speed but glad to grab a top 10.

Sunday Open –  Las Vegas

  • Tony – P 24 self spun and got clipped about 5 seconds after the yellow came out got stuck a lap down. My irating is now lowest it’s been in a few years 1700 :/ 
  • GregP pit crew would not service the car

Sunday Fixed –  Las Vegas

  • Mike- P22– was running top 10 or so as high as second on the longer run. I got loose, went through the grass, came back to 15th and decided to short pit on a green flag run. It didn’t work out. Some of those people were able to save up to four laps of fuel I finished a lap down

Wednesday Open – Homestead

  • Mike- P 22– ran the tires off. The first run went from 202nd to 11th and faded back to 22nd. Then we had a long green flag run. Having to save fuel the whole run peddling the whole way finished P 22.
  • Tom P2. 
  • Brad W – P WRECKED – Never made a lap.
  • Chris W – P 34. Got wrecked early when a car ahead got loose. I thought they saved it and I passed high… only they didn’t save it and put me in the wall. 5 min of repairs and limped around 13 laps down.

Thursday Open – Homestead 

  • Mike- P13- did a little bit better than last night on saving tires. There was no fuel strategy involved. We had a late caution after running 15th near the end on that restart. I actually spun out on my own, put me back to the end on the next restart I was able to drive up through there to get to 13th. I’ll take it, not a fan of this track.


Official Series

FIA F4 

  • Ellis– P Canadian tire motorsport. First attempt was running P5 and spun the car on my own finished P 13.
    • Second attempt qualified second  quickly, took the lead, but wandered it by spinning on my own to dead last drove myself back up to P7, but ran out of incident points on the White and D Q out
    • Started sixth made a move on a guy on lap one got side-by-side he ran to the grass took me out. I had to tow came back out 22nd worked my way back up to finish P 14.
    • Fourth attempt qualified ninth got past last one tried to make a move on P8 and he ran me wide and we both wrecked DNF

IMSA

  • Brad – P7(GTD-Road Atlanta) I finished about where I should have. I love this track but I am extremely inconsistent in my lap times. Not sure why but have always struggled here.


League / Hosted Races

Hosted- 

  • Ellis – Pickup cup -p3
  • Hosted jet car at Indy finish P4


Final Thoughts



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On today’s show we will recap the 2024 ADAC Sim Racing Expo, learn about two real racing champions, see if we are in the golden age of sim racing, look at too much new hardware, discuss the iRacing stewards and see if you will be making travel plans for 2025.

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