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Episode 0459

11/7/2024 – Deep Dish – Episode 0459

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Show Introduction

On today’s show we get an update on the NASCAR 25 console game, find out which iRacer succeeded at the Skip Barber Scholarship program, see more hardware from the ADAC Sim Racing Expo, more warnings for Intel users, show off a Do-It-Yourself shifter build and if you are thinking about quitting sim racing, listen to us first.

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

Black Friday Sale Is Back

NASCAR 25 Update

Ienterlagos Has Been Resurfaced 

Casey Kirwan Crosses the 10K Mark

Staff Member Profile: John Schneider

https://www.iracing.com/iracing-staff-member-profile-director-of-development-and-production-john-schneider

FIA Motorsports Games News

Three iRacers Earned An Opportunity At Skip Barber

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/9SJG75ebP3jSKdzS/?mibextid=WC7FNe

https://www.iracing.com/skip-barber-formula-iracing-series-finalists-to-compete-at-virginia-international-raceway-this-week-for-real-world-2025-ride

NASCAR Linked To New Track In Saudi Arabia

Should You Quit Sim Racing?

  1. You are always improving.
  2. You never know when you will have that break through moment.
  3. Accidents and crashing will happen.
  4. Keeps your reflexes sharp.
  5. You will improve your real life racing.
  6. Cheaper than real racing.
  7. You can experience the different eras of racing.
  8. Experience multiple racing disciplines.
  9. Owning and tweaking your rig.
  10. All about the friends you make.

Should We Expect An Update For Next Season?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/69933/usf-pro-usf2000-are-more-powerful-from-next-season-when-can-we-expect-an-update

https://racer.com/2024/10/31/usf-pro-2000-and-usf2000-get-power-boost-for-2025/

Hey Siri…

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/69885/hey-siri-have-pitgirl-check-the-iracing-schedule#latest

Mooncar 2024

IMSA Esports Global Championship Teams

This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-november-5-11-2024

Fuji 8 Hours

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/70087/2024-fuji-8-hour-presented-by-thrustmaster

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Fantasy

Hardware/Software

Trak Racer BWT Alpine F1 Team Replica

Heusiknveld Ultimate+ Review

Lamborghini Squadra Corse By MOZA

Easy Anti-Cheat Problems?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/69968/problem-easy-anti-cheat-bsod-windows-11-24h2

ReaperWare Race Console Stream-XL

https://www.reaperware.co.uk/#

https://www.reaperware.co.uk/store/p19/RaceConsole-StreamXL.html#

iRacing Warns About Intel Issues

A DIY Shifter

Nvidia GPU Vulnerabilities

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/70092/nvidia-issues-alert-update-your-cards-urgently

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Friday Open –  Homestead

  • Mike – P17- tried to do a one stop strategy but a yellow came out and ruined it. I had to take a wave around I was 30th somehow after that I was able to cycle back up to around seventh was running seventh on a restart with five to go and got a guy dived down to the inside. I gave him room and he still door me to the wall and I fell back to finish P 17.
  • Brad – P19 Better than the prior race but was on the wrong pit strategy and got shuffled towards the end. 
  • Chris W – P 14. Tough track. Race was caution free for the first half. Second half the yellow came out frequently. Was involved in a spin with less than 30 to go. After a quick minor repair and tires I was able to go from 28th to 14th.

Sunday Open –  Homestead

  • Tony – P2 only had 2 cautions and speed on long runs. Ran green last 70ish laps with Green Flag stops. Pitted 6th but cycled to 2nd with 12 to go and just couldn’t gain anything on leader who kept his 6 second gap til the end. Feels good to have a good finish for the first time in forever.

Wednesday Open – Martinsville

  • Mike- P2 – riding around with 22 incidents none of which were mine. I was able to keep it clean and brought it home right behind my teammate Tom, who took the win very happy with this result.
  • Tom – P1 WINNER
  • Brad W – P Quit before I was DQ’d. Horrible race. 
  • Tony P16- was dq’ed out after catching just about every single 37 cautions. Thats 177 laps under caution we averaged 2.2 laps of green flag racing. What in the absolute cluster. Not just my split but every split had at least 20 cautions. Its not hard to drive this track 
  • Chris W – P 18. Not sure what I can say. Stayed safe most the race. Car felt fast. Then at the end I was involved in everything. P18 after getting pass through on GWC.

Thursday Open – Martinsville 

  • Mike- P car 27 in top split out of 32. Finish P 14.  

Friday Open –  Martinsville

  • Brad – P2 Someone must have been DQ’d because I finished p3. Martinsville did not disappoint as we only had 101 green flag laps.

Wednesday Open – Phoenix

  • Brad W – P35. Caused the first caution by hitting the car ahead of me on lap 1. Ended getting hit by about 5 cars afterward. Gor damage fixed enough to turn enough laps not to finish last. Bone head move on my part.
  • Tony P9 13 cautions couldn’t get anything longer than 5 laps ¾ of the race. Got some wheel damage when making my way past a wrecked car under caution and some asshole arca brakes that wrecked car and gets us both. Did have like a 20 lap run at the end where the damage Made me tight. I hate that stupid ass apron/dog leg hope it dies 

Official Series

FIA F4 

  • Ellis– P11 out of 14 at Barber motorsports Park qualified 10 got ran over from behind big-time with a meatball came out dead. Last worked my way back up to finish P 11.
    • Second temp qualified fifth got side-by-side with a guy on lap two he didn’t realize I was there and ran us to the wall. Had to tow finished P 17.
    • Third attempt qualified fast with running third finally it was working out, but then I spun off the track onto my own into the wall. Had to get repaired came from dead last all the way back up to finish seventh this is my best run of so far.
    • Fourth attempt finished P8 with 69 points after getting ran over from behind on lap four.

B Open

  • Brad W – P19 (Phoenix) after starting p10. Had a guy run me into the wall on lap 4. Fought back for the next 50 laps to get damage fixed and get back on the lead lap. Drove back up to p12 only to get destroyed from a blocked track on GWC.

IMSA

  • Brad – P3 (GTD Interlagos) Had a very good battle for P2 as the laps were winding down but GTPs that were not in contention to advance their position ruined a great battle.

League / Hosted Races

Hosted- 

  • Ellis – pick up cup at old Daytona P2. Almost wanted it down through the grass coming to the checker.
    • Old Indy car at Charlotte finished P4
    • Cara tomorrow at Talladega wrecked out
    • Supercars at Michigan finish P3
    • Trucks at Talladega wrecked out. We had a bizarre flag issue where the flag man put the white out. Then he displayed the checkered for the end of the race, but he withdrew the checker quickly and switched back to White and waited one more lap and then through the checkered for a second time.
    • Street stocks at Talladega wrecked out
    • Cora. Tomorrow at Talladega had a good run but eventually wrecked out.
    • Supercars at Michigan took the pole position. Eventually wrecked out.
    • Dalara IRO one at Indy wrecked out
    • Dalara dash– at Talladega twice wrecked out
    • Pick up cop at old Charlotte wrecked out

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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On today’s show we get an update on the NASCAR 25 console game, find out which iRacer succeeded at the Skip Barber Scholarship program, see more hardware from the ADAC Sim Racing Expo, more warnings for Intel users, show off a Do-It-Yourself shifter build and if you are thinking about quitting sim racing, listen to us first.

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