12/19/2024 – Strong Finishes – Episode 0464
iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics
Show Introduction
On today’s show we sit down with the Majors Series MEC Director Garren Batten to recap this past weekend’s Blackout Endurance Event, head down the rabbit hole of VR and iRacing, get an update on the current state of the GTP class, more sim to reality stories and show you how to immortalize your last best race and is voice chat the best feature in 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
Garren Batten
MEC Administrator for the Majors Series.
Topics
World Of Outlaws Coming To PC
$7500 Going To Toys For Tots
https://twitter.com/itsmoonhead/status/1867946614763213127
https://twitter.com/itsmoonhead/status/1868114018524864641
Dave Cam Got Verstapppened!
Print Your Own Achievements
https://iracingachievements.lredshaw.com
Sim To Reality: Game To Glory
2025 Special Events Calendar
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/71612/2025-special-events-calendar/p1
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VEP3Oq_iStDz3GNXZO8fOLstNuux2V6YT67oY9Zqw2A/edit?gid=0#gid=0
TCR Class Removed From Nurburg24, Until It Wasn’t
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/comment/613654#Comment_613654
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/comment/614365#Comment_614365
Is iRacing Too Fast?
The absurdity of iRacers: Criticizing speed while ignoring physics.
GTP Issues; iRacing’s Response
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/72077/iracings-gtp-implementation-dev-response-feedback
(Also mention guest discussion about their issue with wrong tires on car after a yellow, may be a different issue than this…)
Voice Chat: iRacing’s Best Feature
I thought We Were All On The Same Track?
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/71780/track-conditions-are-not-the-same-for-everyone
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/comment/617082#Comment_617082
Season 4 2024 Contest Winners
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/67791/season-4-2024-contests/p1
How Many Have You Ran?
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/70723/does-anyone-have-the-award-for-10-000-races#latest
https://members-ng.iracing.com/racing/results-stats/driver-stats?cust_id=109076&tab=stats
Garrett Lowe To Test NASCAR Euro Series
https://twitter.com/BScompetition/status/1869028614765007107
Anyone Remember The New Bird Model?
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/72027/smh
2025 Season 1 Hotfix 2 Release Notes
iRacing Companion App Updated
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/72074/release-notes-for-iracing-companion-app-1-9-9
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/72084/iracing-season-recaps
iRacing Winter Streaming Schedule
Season 1 2025 Contests
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/71976/season-1-2025-contests/p1
Have A Cool iRacing Screenshot?
https://twitter.com/thedrewadamson/status/1869421222360207760
North America Sim Expo 2025
Production Car Challenge
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/71959/new-special-event-the-production-car-challenge-at-vir
This Week In iRacing
https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-december-17-23-2024
Sim Gaming Expo To Debut As Premier Event In 2025
https://x.com/simrace247/status/1868578021126684753
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Fantasy
Hardware/Software
Impressive Yaw
https://twitter.com/TonyKanaan/status/1868072144841895965?s=07
Better Than Tradin’ Paints?
Modular Dashboard By Simagic
How Many Rigs?
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?mibextid=wwXIfr&v=2306524699702973&rdid=z1Mxnd9UtPhJdVbY
Simucube Tuner 2.5 Open Beta
https://simucube.com/simucube-tuner-2-5/
Simlab’s Sequential Shifter
Christmas Contest
Play Station VR2 On iRacing
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/66227/tested-playstation-vr2-on-iracing-my-thoughts#latest
VR Membership Model?
https://mixed-news.com/en/pimax-introduces-installment-model-for-high-end-vr-headsets
Next-Gen VR Performance?
Virtual Reality in 4K
Results
NASCAR Winter iRacing Series
Friday open – Winter NiS – Charlotte
- Mike- P DNF didn’t load the correct set so I had to pit for fuel on lap two but was able to get a lucky dog and get my track position back started off pretty quick worked my way up to around seventh then got dumped from a guy from behind in the middle of the corner 2 1/2 minutes damage. After that, it kind of went downhill and I ended up spitting out on my own and rage quitting.
- Justin – P got spun into Pitt Road and DNF
Wednesday open – Winter NiS – Indy
- Mike- P wrecked out with five to go. I just hit it for a little bit of fuel splashing go with no tires, but couldn’t get the car to turn and killed the wall and blew the engine. Before that on lap eight got dumped down into the pit road with a 42nd hole with a lap down was able to recover clear up to leading the race before I wrecked running 17.
Official Series
GT4/SPorts Car Challenge
- Donnie S – GT4 – Race 1, Q2 with a P4. Race 2 Q7 with a P2
- Sportscar Challenge – Race 1 Q2 with a P2. Race 2 Q5 with a P6. 100% Rain.
A productive week 1. A couple podiums and top 3 in points in both series.
FIA F4
- Ellis– P7- 1st race of the new season at Laguna Seca started 13th and made my way up to finish seventh
- P 11 got wrecked on somebody going side-by-side with me up the hill on lap one had to get repairs was dead last 24th ended up driving back up to finish P 11
IMSA
- Hall – Three consecutive p2’s
- Brad W – P3 after starting p3. Gave up a few spots on opening laps in the rain. Was surprised that so many guys started on dry tires. They pitted within a few laps. Kept it clean and finished with 0 x’s.
League / Hosted Races
Majors Series 12h Blackout-
- Tom, Greg, David – P7 – Super happy with this result considering we were the slowest qualifier in the GTP field. Once the rain came we not only were better at staying on the track, our speed equalized with a lot of the field. We got meatballs twice due to unavoidable situations. One of them we only lost one lap as the incident also brought out the caution. I really liked this format where A car needing to be towed is the catalyst for full course cautions. It was balanced and organic rather than random like we’ve done in the past.
Hosted-
- Ellis – ran pick up cop at Charlotte got wrecked out
- Ferrari got Nurburgring in the rain started fourth finished P5. Actually didn’t finish. I wrecked out somewhere on lap two but was the last car left on the track out of 21
- FF 1600 @Limerock kept spinning off turn one finished almost dead last
- Car of tomorrow at Talladega finish P3
- BMW at Alton Park circuit. Some kind of Internet issue and I must’ve blinked out on the start because the guy behind me drove through me like ghosted through me and I got wrecked off and not but 10 seconds later I got disconnected from the server due to throughput.
Polar Series – Watkins Glen
- Mike – P14. Got what I deserve basically didn’t go off track really much
- Greg – P2
- Brad W – P7 Finished about where I should have. After not getting a finish during NiS this was a nice finish.
- Chris – P21
- Donnie Spiker – P17
- McKenzie Stephens – P
- David hall – 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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- Strong Finishes
Description
On today’s show we sit down with the Majors Series MEC Director Garren Batten to recap this past weekend’s Blackout Endurance Event, head down the rabbit hole of VR and iRacing, get an update on the current state of the GTP class, more sim to reality stories and show you how to immortalize your last best race and is voice chat the best feature in iRacing?
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