4/17/2025 – Another Dead Horse – Episode 0481
iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics
Show Introduction
On today’s show, Motorsports Games gets another cash infusion, find out who was crowned Porsche Cup Champion, more sim to reality news, take a detail look at how the many direct drive bases compare on price, does Next Level Racing have a winner with their new sim rig and is iRacing in a good spot or is it in trouble?
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Topics
Getting Seat Time
https://x.com/AlanCavanna/status/1911065119972261941
I Know That We Take It Serious
https://x.com/DirtyMoMedia/status/1911071819366379663
The NOT Top 10
Exploitable Damage
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/77925/gen-iii-and-exploitable-damage-model#latest
100 for Robby!
https://challenge.duncanwatts.com/AllTime
It’s All In His Hands
Not As Easy As It Looks
https://x.com/MLB/status/1910757298383007853
Do You Agree?
Will They Survive?
Should iRacing Be Worried?
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I think iRacing better start looking at their sim competitors advancements.
Thanks,
Jeff
https://x.com/TraxionGG/status/1912521482246238538
Not Surprised
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/78109/iracing-where-wreckers-thrive-and-words-get-you-banned
Is iRacing Lost For Good?
The Champion!
2025 Season 2 Patch 4 Release Notes
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/78141/2025-season-2-patch-4-release-notes-2024-04-14-02#latest
Salas Gets First Xfinity Start
https://x.com/vicente_salas14/status/1911776948876980693
Two Top Tens For Lowe
Sim Gaming Expo
Use code IRLP10 to save 10% off tickets
Road America 500
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/77957/2025-road-america-500
This Week In iRacing
https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-april-15-21-2025
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Fantasy
Hardware/Software
Asetek Warns Of Upcoming Price Increases
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1DX4aEkNAx/
Direct Drive Bases, By The Numbers
Big shoutout to listener Chad McNeese and his work on creating this chart.
Full Motion
Twenty One Performance 21-R-P2X
https://www.twentyoneperformance.com/products/21r-p2x
Smells Like Victory
F-GT Pro Evolution
MOZA NexGen FFB
Simagic Evo Release
VRS DFP R295 Wheel
Magshift Mini Review
One For The F1 Fans
Pokornyi’s Sim Racing Safety Net
DIY Invisibility Shield
High End Wheel Killer
Results
NASCAR iRacing Series
Friday Open – NiS – Bristol
- Brad- P wrecked. Got caught up in trying to avoid a spinner and crushed the inside wall ending my race.
Sunday Open- NiS – Bristol
- Tony – P4 stayed top 5 car most of the race till there was a wreck and was slowly passing it when I got t-boned on the top. but cautions kept me in top 5 still and even got to lead some laps on the final restart. But got screwed in pits when i got tires and only had 1 set left with 70 to go. :/ hindsight should’ve taken them on the final restart with 50 to go. Probably would’ve stayed competitive.
Official Series
A Open
- Brad W – P7 (Las Vegas) Started p3 and ran up front until getting lulled into racing way too hard to the end. Cooked the tires and fell back to p7.
- John K. – P10 Had a great run going on lap 50. Car to the outside of me decided to pit from the outside lane and I rear ended him. Gave me 37 seconds of optional but never had time to fix it since there was only one caution. The front end damage slowed me down the rest of the race, but I’ll take the top 10.
IMSA
- Hall – P4 Imola – liking the new tire model
Indycar iRacing Series
- Tom D – P5 (First race Saturday). Started 16th, was able to work my way to a top 5. Long Beach can be fun
League / Hosted Races
GTP/GT3 League
- William W – Daytona P6 – Running 3rd on the first lap in turn 4 when car in about 10th forgets to brake. Missed all but me and 4th. T-Boned causing wheel damage and dropping me to about p17 and causing a giant pileup behind us. Frustrating as this is a good track for me especially with Long Beach next week.
- Long Beach – P9. Can’t stand this track. I’m slow here and feel like the McLaren is too. Running 4th and made a mistake coming out of T8. Spun in front of a GTP. Luckily no damage but lost a lot of time.
MX5 League
- Wiliam W- Daytona: P6 – Was open quali by mistake and I just did not get a draft in quali so started P18ish. Was able to keep it clean and drive through the field, but just couldn’t get any drafting help to catch the lead pack.
- Long Beach: P14. Was having a good time running with someone from the GT league in around 10th when my internet had a hiccup. Blinked out in front of someone, came back in his car, and perry the platypus died a spectacular death.
Hosted-
- Ellis – p Ray formula 1600 @VIR. P6
- Next race wrecked out turn one lap one I was a bit aggressive and Guy did not give me any room
- Next race finished P6 after starting dead last in 10
- Got wrecked out and turned to this time fell the dead last made my way back up to finish P6
- Started at six got the second on lap one and ended up finishing third
- Qualified my best time ever in this race only qualified ninth out of 11. Got the fifth by lap one but fell to finish P6.
Final Thoughts
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- Another Dead Horse
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On today’s show, Motorsports Games gets another cash infusion, find out who was crowned Porsche Cup Champion, more sim to reality news, take a detail look at how the many direct drive bases compare on price, does Next Level Racing have a winner with their new sim rig and is iRacing in a good spot or is it in trouble?
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