12/26/2024 – 2024 In The Rearview – Episode 0465
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Show Introduction
On today’s show we will take a look back at 2024 and spend some time looking forward to 2025, find out why iRacing wins against the competition, let you know about a listener fun race, see if you can do VR for cheap and see how many laps under caution is too many?
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Topics
iRacing 2024 Season 4 Is In The Books
Might Need More Tear Offs
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/72114/lmp3-rubber-marks-move-during-wipers-on
Max Being Max
One Word…WOW
iRacing, Time To Schedule A Flight
2024 By The Numbers
iRacing Asked…
https://x.com/iRacing/status/1870188458096112126
2024 In The Rear View
Best update/new content from iRacing?
Mike – Rain
Brad – Rain
2024 biggest update/content disappointment?
Mike – Oval Refresh
Brad – New UI
2024 best and worst hardware release?
Mike – Thrustmaster
Brad – Active Pedal(best) – Fanatec fiasco(worst)
Favorite 2024 iRacing memory?
Mike – NiS Talladega Win
Brad – IMSA win at San Palo
2025 And Looking Forward
Looking ahead to 2025, Update/content most excited for in 2025?
Mike – Gen 4 refresh
Brad – NASCAR Oval Refresh
2025, hardware most looking forward to?
Mike – Moza Active Brake
Brad – Simagic Active Pedal
iRacing 2025 resolution?
Mike – Win NiS Division 2, win at least 1 NiS Races
Brad – Return to victory lane in NiS
At Least We Have It Virtually
https://x.com/MatthewDillner/status/1870941530527354884
How Many Caution Laps?
https://x.com/iRacing/status/1870188458096112126
Is The Draft Model In The Trucks, Broken?
https://x.com/JoeSwanCrippled/status/1871618649460703484
This Is Why It Wins
Never Know Who You Might Be Racing
https://discord.com/channels/238867726335082506/238867726335082506/1321159172334682112
TK Sim Racing Headquarters 2024
Production Car Challenge
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/71959/new-special-event-the-production-car-challenge-at-vir/p1
North America Sim Expo 2025
Sim Racing For The Kids!
https://fundraise.sickkidsfoundation.com/sim-racing-for-the-kids
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This Week In iRacing
https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-december-24-30-2024
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Fantasy
Hardware/Software
From Our Discord: Haptics/Shakers
https://discord.com/channels/238867726335082506/238867726335082506/1320039718565449852
Simagic Question/Answer Time
P1 Sim: Beau Rivage
Sign Here Max
Active Pedal Ultimate Review
Top 5 Sim Racing Accessories
1) Slip-Angle Bass Shake Kit:
2) Simagic P-HPR Reactors:
3) Philips Hue Lights:
4) Wind Simulator:
5) Sim Racing Roof:
New DDU From Simsport Gadget
Spending Money On The Right Parts
https://www.facebook.com/groups/476277217678724/permalink/974354477870993/
David’s Windows Reinstall And WMR Loss Issues
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/72335/switching-to-steam-to-avoid-wmr-loss#latest
Spend David’s Money
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/72293/pimax-dream-air-announced#latest
VR For Cheap?
Simagic GT NEO, Long Term Review
Lego Set Up
https://www.instagram.com/pingy_5/reel/DDpRaIZNcMy
Another DIY Active Pedal
https://www.instagram.com/p/DCCK2U8t2eS/?igsh=cHVzamNydHZhZmJs
Results
NASCAR iRacing Series
Official Series
GT4/Sports Car Challenge/IMSA MPC/IMSA Sportscar Endurance Challenge
- Donnie S– End of Week 1, ran the IMSA Endurance Challenge with Brad. Recovered to P15, taken out on lap1, incidentally, by an LMP3 torpedo.
- Week 2, ran two GT4 Fixed. Race 1, Q12, P8 on a damp track with drys.
- Race 2, Q9, P12 on a wet track, wet tires. Falken Sports Car Challenge, DNQ (spun), P9 with a 9X. 8X from getting ass jacked by LMP’s.
- Brad W – P13 (GT4-VIR SPEC) Made an error on lap two and spun the car coming out of Roller Coaster and collected the poor guy behind me. Sat and repaired for 7 minutes and then just stayed at it and gained spots as other people dropped out. Ran the BMW GT4 and the car is a mess.
A Open
- Chris W – P
- John K – Kentucky. P5. This one went green flag all the way. Started P8. One pit stop on lap 55. Was hoping for a late caution to make an adjustment, but did not get it. Top 5 is always fine for me.
- John K – Atlanta. P9. Started P12. Struggled for the first 65 laps. Got a caution and was able to make adjustments on the springs that worked great and picked up some spots at the end.
C Open
- John K – P5. Started on the pole and never got lower than P5. Three caution race with a G/W/C. All cautions were from guys trying to run three wide. Everyone always says you can run three wide at this track, but it always results in the yellow hanky. So, I guess you can run three wide until you can’t.
IMSA
- Hall – struggling and motegi and had to start running in the back to recover SR
- Ellis – P
- Kyle – P
- Brad W – P4 (GTD-Watkins) Third start of the week and this was dry. Not sure why the forecast changed mid-week. Was happy with the finish and gained more points in p4 than I did the previous race in p3.
- P10 (GTD-Watkins) Fourth start of the week and I managed to spin coming through the bus stop from grabbing too much curb on the second set. Other than that, it was very uneventful.
- P4 (GTD-Motegi) Started p2 but yielded on start to p3. Not a huge fan of this track but can’t love them all. Lap two p4 dove too late into the corner and spun me out. Went all the way to p15 and then became a mad man driving back up through the field. Way too easy to get offs at this track so SR took a beating.
ARCA
- John. K – P19. I knew better than to run this, but I got sucked in because I like the new Atlanta. Got caught up in a wreck on lap 2. Got black flagged pitting somehow. I was not speeding so I’m not really sure why I got it.
League / Hosted Races
Hosted-
- Ellis – Cara tomorrow June 5 at Talladega had a good run, but wrecked out
- Supercars at Michigan wrecked out
- Trucks at Talladega wrecked out
- Indy cars at Indianapolis finished P3
- 87 at Talladega wrecked out running top five had a blow over
Polar Series – Iowa
- Mike – P wrecked out
- Justin – P wrecked out
- Donnie Spiker – P 10
Final Thoughts
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- 2024 In The Rearview
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On today’s show we will take a look back at 2024 and spend some time looking forward to 2025, find out why iRacing wins against the competition, let you know about a listener fun race, see if you can do VR for cheap and see how many laps under caution is too many?
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