3/6/2025 – Spleenix, Arizona – Episode 0475
iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics
Show Introduction
On today’s show we close out 2025 Season 1 and get ready for build week, see what size wheel you should buy, if you need a sim coach; we have one for you, which is the most realistic GT3 in iRacing, find out what Asetek’s HUGE news is and who is Max Verstappen putting in his GT3 car?
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Topics
Updated Series Page
Life Of A Next Gen Tire
https://x.com/kkingstyle/status/1895317696927146226
Where Is He?
Happy Retirement!
Season 2 – 2025 Car And Series Updates
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/75448/season-2-2025-car-and-series-updates/p1
GTP Physics And Tire Updates
Adaptive AI
Racing With Rajah
https://x.com/rajahcaruth_/status/1896637110637281292/
Is Cletus Here?
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/75285/who-would-like-to-try-crown-vics-on-iracing
Verstappen.com Racing To Join GT World Challenge
https://www.gt-world-challenge-europe.com/news/2920/
More Sim 2 Reality
https://www.iracing.com/glenn-mcgee-returns-to-mx-5-cup-in-st-petersburg-with-iracing
Coaching Available
https://x.com/KadenWHoneycutt/status/1896699372341203174
Lane Change Penalty
https://x.com/aaronsmithrcn/status/1895355196517294390
Wilson Grabs Second Win Of The Year
How Different Will It Be?
iRacing GT3 Showdown: All Cars Ranked
Variations On A Theme
https://x.com/kkingstyle/status/1896412608590430668
Remote Control…From 2000 Miles Away
Hmm, We’ve discussed This Before
Brake Check!
Next Listener Race Is A few Weeks Away!
Join Us In Chicago!
NASCAR 25 Career Mode
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DG3hTcRPe5P/?igsh=QkFaSnpHand2bg%3D%3D
This Week In iRacing
https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-march-4-10-2025
Sim Gaming Expo 2025
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Fantasy
Hardware/Software
Advance Sim Racing / Corbeau
https://www.advancedsimracing.com/collections/corbeau
https://corbeau.com/products/fx1-pro
Size Does Matter
Check Out Max’s Gear
Too Much Or Just Right?
Huge News: New Products
Results
NASCAR iRacing Series
Friday Open – NiS – COTA
- Chris – P 16. I finished… that’s an accomplishment
Wednesday Open -NiS – Phoenix
- Mike- P9- lots and lots of cautions I kept it clean but a little past halfway I got wrecked out a couple different times with a little over six minute damage was able to keep it on track and somehow bring it home to finish P9
- David – P5 stayed safe
- Justin – P wrecked out
- Chris – P 16. The bright red Waldron’s Furniture team fought hard through an action-packed race today. Starting with a challenging 16x 50 laps in, we found ourselves playing catch-up right from the start. But our team’s perseverance showed through. Despite multiple repairs and constant adversity, we stayed sharp and safe as the race wound down. In the end, we brought the iRacers Lounge, Primer Setups, Sim Wraps Chevy Camaro home in 16th place, managing to finish just outside the top 15. Considering the circumstances, it was a solid effort, we’re proud of how we pushed through.
- Brad- P 27 – Self-inflicted. Started p2 and dropped back to avoid some very aggressive driving at the start. Made it to about half way and on restart cut the dog leg only for the car to bottom out and spin. Was completely caught off guard as it had never happened in practice or the race the previous day. Worst part was I took out teammate Justin Pearson. Had almost 7 minutes of damage to get fixed. At that point came out to ride it out for SR. Was going to finish p25 but was collected by two spinners on a late restart through the dog leg. I run really well here but can’t ever finish a race.
- Bobby – Decent, trying to click off laps, tons of yellows. Got shoved into wall by driver cutting dogleg and shoving up into me, lots of damaged, ended up extremely tight, hitting wall again, killing car.
Thursday Open- NiS – Phoenix
- David – P21 its not a NiS week if I don’t have somebody spin in front of me. Had to fix the damage even though it wasn’t drivable. After words we finished with a long run. I ran all the way to behind 4th place, but 8 laps down.
- Bobby – Well, for the 25 feet we made it passed the line on the green car was very solid and quick. Driver who started on the high side, laid back, got a jump and right passed the line turn down trying to cut dogleg and hooked us dead into the wall. Car was done at that point. I get there is no track limits there, but a solid object like a CAR, should be avoided at all cost.
Official Series
M2
- Ellis – P11 Summit point. Wasn’t fast finished ninth out of 11.
A Open
- Brad W – P23 Started p7 and was in top 10 for the first half of the race. As usual, I get caught up in other people’s mess. Two spun in front of me getting into T1. Could not avoid and ended up with “Too much damage to fix” While the two that caused the wreck go on to finish p9 and p12. SMH
IMSA
- William W- P17 – Spa – Embarrassing. Got dumped lap one before even the start finish line. Guy took it 4 wide then wrote me a book how it was my fault. Then coming up through the field I murdered a GTP. Just a mistake I haven’t made in ages. Was paying attention to the car to my right and missed my breaking point. 8 min repairs, just called it a day.
League / Hosted Races
Majors Endurance Championship
- Greg, Tom and David – P13 Ended up with early trouble from a GT3 who shot up high in parabolica blocking our outside pass. Hung in there and worked back up through some attrition, to have a decent finish. They learned a lot on the live caution officiating side and that aspect was way smoother.
- Brad and Justin – P11 (GT3 Monza) Started on pole but lost it coming out of Lesmo 2 on cold tires. Started fighting back through the field only to get caught up in an accident going through Ascari. Had a meatball and forgot that we had a fast repair, so sat and had it fixed. It was a fight for all 4 hours but kudos to Justin for doing the middle stents and got us up to 14th from 18th. Played some pit strategy to gain a few spots as we finished the race.
Grass Roots Racing GTP/GT3 League
- William W – P4. Week 10 at Montreal. Thought this track would be bad for multiclass but it was actually great. Probably could have had 3 but was over driving the car in a couple corners. Straightened that out but it was too late, still solid result.
Final Thoughts
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On today’s show we close out 2025 Season 1 and get ready for build week, see what size wheel you should buy, if you need a sim coach; we have one for you, which is the most realistic GT3 in iRacing, find out what Asetek’s HUGE news is and who is Max Verstappen putting in his GT3 car?
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