Show Notes

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Episode 0457

10/17/2024 = Barney and Fred – Episode 0457

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topi

Show Introduction

On today’s show we find out which manufactures are releasing new hardware at the ADAC Sim Racing Expo, update you on the 2024 Season 4 Patch 3, discuss what to do when you are burned out on sim racing, find out why there is no karting in iRacing and is the FIA really seeking a sim platform for the 2025 Olympics?

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

We Have Lift Off

Are You Burned Out?

  1. Excessive gaming
  2. Real life stressors
  3. To correct:
    • Personal goals
    • Join a community
    • Explore other games

How Close Is It?

Too Young?

Sim2Reality: Matt Bussa

Trading Paints Now On Instagram

2024 Season 4 Patch 3 Release Notes

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/69354/2024-season-4-patch-3-release-notes-2024-10-09-01#latest

What A Finish!

Why No Karting In iRacing?

2025 Olympic Esports

https://racinggames.gg/article/fia-seeking-game-developrs-for-new-olympic-push?fbclid=IwY2xjawF-D1RleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHc4h28W853ABhVJUB4yw3Za8juXC1B7KQde-jnccpOPl80T5jpK8RxQfBA_aem_Xu8K16xIDot8_VavP_jsgQ

For All The International Stockcar Drivers

Hello driver,

in 2023, we created a Internationnal Open CUP Series NASCAR league, based to 100% distance with Sectors in the races at European Friday evening time.

(Race Start, Friday 9:10pm at Paris/Brussel - UTC+2) summertimer

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We are a serious and clean league with a “Race Commission” after each race…and of course “cash prizes” for drivers and teams.

  • We are preparing season 3 which will begin in February 2025.
  • There are 7 races left to date and we have entered the Playoffs of this 2024 season.
  • Join us as “tester” drivers for the end of the season, alone or with your team !!! You have more than “2000 irating” in OVAL and would you like to participate in this end of the 2024 championship in order to try yourself in this unic format 100% on iRacing?
  • Next Race friday 18 October at Las Vegas, ..Martinsville 1 November ; Phoenix 15 November(final)

Participation is only 5€ and we distribute bonuses at each race, until the end of season 2.
(If you take a membership in 2025, your 5€ will be deducted)

Join ourDiscord server or copy/past that—>https://discord.gg/btNgsWGhbr

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After joining discord, the registration procedures will be communicated to you HERE “

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iRacing Petit Le Mans This Weekend

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/69056/initial-bop-added-2024-iracing-petit-le-mans-powered-by-vco/p1

Time Attack Starts October 21

This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-october-15-21-2024

Sim Gaming Expo ’25

Home

https://simgamingexpo.com/

Podcast Housekeeping

Leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform to make it easier for more listeners to find the podcast. Mention the podcast to your fellow drivers so they don’t miss out, we would appreciate it.

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Fantasy

Hardware/Software

Sim Lab’s Direct Drive Wheel Base

Comment
byu/duude88 from discussion
insimracing

https://www.reddit.com/r/simracing/comments/1g3cu7y/comment/lrxhmx0/?rdt=52678

Velocity One Multi-shift By Turtle Beach

Simagic Releasing A New Pedal Set

Sim Design Simucube Shaft Extension

Conspit Halo

Dyn X Simulator At ADAC

MME Motosport To Debut H-Shifter EVO2 At ADAC

Thrustmaster T598 Preorder

Ascher Racing Debuts New Wheel At ADAC

RGB Logo Lights From Sim Sport Gadget

Its A Proper Bit Of Kit

Simucube Active Pedal Pro: A Closer Look

P1 Sim Ascari Wheel

Next Level GTE Lite Ford Edition

Lian Li 011 Vision Compact

Simworx SX-02 Edge Simulator

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Friday Open – Charlotte ROVAL

  • Mike – P computer issues

Wednesday Open – Las Vegas

  • Mike- P wrecked out. Had a good first run that came from 22nd up to fourth then we had a green flag run. The caution came out while I was on pit Road and ended up taking a wave around. I was 22nd and got myself up to around 15th and then got involved in an incident where a guy got loose and I got ran over and the car was undrivable from that point DNF.
  • Tom – P12. 
  • Brad W – P29. Started 10th and ran way too hard the first run. Made a change to the car and ran too hard the second run. Went to make a green flag pit stop and yellow came out while coming to pit road. Speeding on entering and was trapped a lap down. Played the strategy to get back on the lead lap but the last restart was on old tires. Ended up getting turned coming to the checkers. Self-inflicted issues all the race.
  • Chris W – P12. Got stitches on my hand but raced Davey Allison style. Stayed out during green flag stops and got a caution. After getting fresh rubber we had a nice long run to end the race and drove up to P12. Set the fastest time in the race and NEW iR personal record 3522.

Thursday Open – Las Vegas 

  • Mike- P9- ran back half of the top 10 as high as P2 at one point, some guy tagged me and I fell back and had damage and from there fell back to P 22 on a longer run, but finally caught a caution with three to go, and with the subsequent cautions was able to work my way back up to finish a respectable P9 with a heavily damaged car

Official Series

FIA F4 

  • Ellis– P5 started at 11th got up to P6 by the end of lap one was able to not get wrecked and keep it clean from there and finish P5 Watkins Glen
    • First race at Montreal and it’s raining started 11th got to finish P8
    • Second race started P2 quickly took the lead and then swap the lead with two other cars back-and-forth throughout most of the race eventually reclaim the lead and was able to pull away. Bit by Bit eventually winning the race with about a seven second gap to second place.  My 103rd career win 106 championship points. 
    • Third attempt qualified, fourth got the second spun off on my own at least once but finished P3 finally learning I need to drive off-line in the rain
    • Fourth attempt started P3 got to pee too and on the first lap about halfway through got ran over from behind from a guy who completely missed the chicane I went in and got the fast repair came out 15th worked my way back up to finish P4. Heck of a drive in the rain.

B Open

  • Brad W – P18. (Las Vegas) Decided to give the B car another go. Really enjoy the car but you have to drive these. Top split and out classed. Dropping iR but having a good time.


League / Hosted Races

Hosted- 

  • Ellis- winner winner, chicken dinner posted Chris McGuire, one in the supercar at Michigan
  • P8 1987 at Talladega started 44th out of a 55 car field
  • Radicals at Phoenix finish P5
  • Delaura Dash at Michigan ran it twice and got wrecked out twice

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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  1. Barney and Fred

Description

On today’s show we find out which manufactures are releasing new hardware at the ADAC Sim Racing Expo, update you on the 2024 Season 4 Patch 3, discuss what to do when you are burned out on sim racing, find out why there is no karting in iRacing and is the FIA really seeking a sim platform for the 2025 Olympics?

So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast. 

iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, Amazon, and other podcast players. 

Sponsors: 

Hosts:

Mike Ellis – twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis

David Hall – www.twitch.tv/mixmage

Greg Hecktus – twitter.com/froozenkaktus – www.twitch.tv/froozenkaktus

Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Kyle Pendygraft – twitter.com/LoudPedalGaming

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Tom Dreiling – 

Donnie Spiker – twitter.com/Spikerman19

Bobby Jonas –

MacKenzie Stevens – https://twitter.com/MackStevens48

Justin Pearson – https://twitter.com/big7bang_

John Kerley –

Brad Wrenn – https://twitter.com/bradwrenn

Links:

Facebook – www.facebook.com/iRacersLounge/

Twitter – twitter.com/iracerslounge

Instagram – instagram.com/iracersloungepodcast/ 

Web (Show Notes) – iracerslounge.com/

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Episode 0459

11/7/2024 – Deep Dish – Episode 0459

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

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

Podcast Housekeeping

Leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform to make it easier for more listeners to find the podcast. Mention the podcast to your fellow drivers so they don’t miss out, we would appreciate it.

Check out our Discord https://discord.gg/rvRas4DDqF

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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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  1. Deep Dish

Description

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.

So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast. 

iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, Amazon, and other podcast players. 

Sponsors: 

Hosts:

Mike Ellis – twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis

David Hall – www.twitch.tv/mixmage

Greg Hecktus – twitter.com/froozenkaktus – www.twitch.tv/froozenkaktus

Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Kyle Pendygraft – twitter.com/LoudPedalGaming

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Tom Dreiling – 

Donnie Spiker – twitter.com/Spikerman19

Bobby Jonas –

MacKenzie Stevens – https://twitter.com/MackStevens48

Justin Pearson – https://twitter.com/big7bang_

John Kerley –

Brad Wrenn – https://twitter.com/bradwrenn

Links:

Facebook – www.facebook.com/iRacersLounge/

Twitter – twitter.com/iracerslounge

Instagram – instagram.com/iracersloungepodcast/ 

Web (Show Notes) – iracerslounge.com/

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Episode 0458

10/24/2024 – The Expo Show – Episode 0458

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Show Introduction

On today’s show we will recap the 2024 ADAC Sim Racing Expo, learn about two real racing champions, see if we are in the golden age of sim racing, look at too much new hardware, discuss the iRacing stewards and see if you will be making travel plans for 2025.

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

Are We In The Golden Age Of Sim Racing?

Where Are The Other 146?

Broadcasters For A Day

When Will It Stop?

Petit Le Mans…How Did Yours Go?

Sim Racing To Real Life Champion

Staff Member = SCCA Champion

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/t6p4guMqKCNWk9ZB

Looking For A League?

Road Atlanta Delivers!

Holy Net Code Batman!

Another Win!

Time Attacks Now Open

https://www.iracing.com/2024-imsa-esports-global-championship-pre-qualifying-time-attacks-now-open

iRacing FF1600 Festival

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/69593/2024-brscc-iracing-ff1600-festival/p1

Who’s Ready For Mooncar?

FIA F4

Texas 2025

SimRacing Expo expands to the USA in 2025

https://traxion.gg/simracing-expo-expands-to-the-usa-in-2025/

Sim Gaming Expo’25

https://simgamingexpo.com/

This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-october-22-28-2024

Podcast Housekeeping

Leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform to make it easier for more listeners to find the podcast. Mention the podcast to your fellow drivers so they don’t miss out, we would appreciate it.

Check out our Discord https://discord.gg/rvRas4DDqF

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iRacers Lounge Merch!!!

You can now order fantastic looking merchandise for your favorite iRacing show, The iRacers Lounge Podcast!

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Fantasy

Hardware/Software

ADAC 2024 Sim Racing Expo Tours

First Look At Sim Lab’s DD Base

100% Hype Worthy?

Simagic’s Active Pedal Appears At The ADAC

Simagic P500 Entry Level Pedals

Bavarian SimTec Control Center

VRN Upgradable Torque Wheel Base

https://vrs.racing/product/pro-wheel-base-upgradable-torque

Simsonn Pro Plus Updated Version

Gravideck Motion System

EPLA Button Box

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Friday Open –  Las Vegas

  • Mike – P 5- came from the back a couple times and had a green flag stop that went really well pitted from fourth came out fourth after it cycled and ended up finishing fifth hoping for a late caution, but didn’t get one to try to race for the win. Also had the fastest lap of the race.  
  • Tyler -P 12
  • Tony -P wrecked out not even-20 laps in and wrecking in front of me had it just about clear and wrecked car went left into my car ending my night
  • Tom- P27
  • Brad – P7 Started p3 and was around the front most of the race. Led 21 laps but the car fell off on the long run. Did not have the short run speed but glad to grab a top 10.

Sunday Open –  Las Vegas

  • Tony – P 24 self spun and got clipped about 5 seconds after the yellow came out got stuck a lap down. My irating is now lowest it’s been in a few years 1700 :/ 
  • Greg –P pit crew would not service the car

Sunday Fixed –  Las Vegas

  • Mike- P22– was running top 10 or so as high as second on the longer run. I got loose, went through the grass, came back to 15th and decided to short pit on a green flag run. It didn’t work out. Some of those people were able to save up to four laps of fuel I finished a lap down

Wednesday Open – Homestead

  • Mike- P 22– ran the tires off. The first run went from 202nd to 11th and faded back to 22nd. Then we had a long green flag run. Having to save fuel the whole run peddling the whole way finished P 22.
  • Tom – P2. 
  • Brad W – P WRECKED – Never made a lap.
  • Chris W – P 34. Got wrecked early when a car ahead got loose. I thought they saved it and I passed high… only they didn’t save it and put me in the wall. 5 min of repairs and limped around 13 laps down.

Thursday Open – Homestead 

  • Mike- P13- did a little bit better than last night on saving tires. There was no fuel strategy involved. We had a late caution after running 15th near the end on that restart. I actually spun out on my own, put me back to the end on the next restart I was able to drive up through there to get to 13th. I’ll take it, not a fan of this track.

Official Series

FIA F4 

  • Ellis– P Canadian tire motorsport. First attempt was running P5 and spun the car on my own finished P 13.
    • Second attempt qualified second  quickly, took the lead, but wandered it by spinning on my own to dead last drove myself back up to P7, but ran out of incident points on the White and D Q out
    • Started sixth made a move on a guy on lap one got side-by-side he ran to the grass took me out. I had to tow came back out 22nd worked my way back up to finish P 14.
    • Fourth attempt qualified ninth got past last one tried to make a move on P8 and he ran me wide and we both wrecked DNF

IMSA

  • Brad – P7(GTD-Road Atlanta) I finished about where I should have. I love this track but I am extremely inconsistent in my lap times. Not sure why but have always struggled here.

League / Hosted Races

Hosted- 

  • Ellis – Pickup cup -p3
  • Hosted jet car at Indy finish P4

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 .” 

TITLE

  1. The Expo Show

Description

On today’s show we will recap the 2024 ADAC Sim Racing Expo, learn about two real racing champions, see if we are in the golden age of sim racing, look at too much new hardware, discuss the iRacing stewards and see if you will be making travel plans for 2025.

So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast. 

iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, Amazon, and other podcast players. 

Sponsors: 

Hosts:

Mike Ellis – twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis

David Hall – www.twitch.tv/mixmage

Greg Hecktus – twitter.com/froozenkaktus – www.twitch.tv/froozenkaktus

Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Kyle Pendygraft – twitter.com/LoudPedalGaming

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Tom Dreiling – 

Donnie Spiker – twitter.com/Spikerman19

Bobby Jonas –

MacKenzie Stevens – https://twitter.com/MackStevens48

Justin Pearson – https://twitter.com/big7bang_

John Kerley –

Brad Wrenn – https://twitter.com/bradwrenn

Links:

Facebook – www.facebook.com/iRacersLounge/

Twitter – twitter.com/iracerslounge

Instagram – instagram.com/iracersloungepodcast/ 

Web (Show Notes) – iracerslounge.com/

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Episode 0460

11/14/2024 – P-R-A-C-T-I-C-E – Episode 0460

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Show Introduction

On today’s show we will discuss the latest iRacing Development Blog, explore way too much hardware, share more sim to reality stories, get you up to speed on some of the final special events for the year, close out the 2024 iRacers Lounge Fantasy NASCAR League and what is the iRating of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champion?

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

iRacing Development Update

https://www.iracing.com/iracing-development-update-november-2024

All Good Things Come To An End

The Champion!

Gen 4 Scanning Continues

Another Sim To Reality Story

What Are Your Suggestions?

How Fast Should I Be?

@dirtpanda_iracing

A new web app just launched for #iracing called How Fast Should I Be. Give it a try, it’s free, it’s helpful, and the Dev is super responsive. Please report any bugs you find and help our fellow iRacer make an awesome app. #iracingofficial #simracing #racingsim #motorsports

♬ original sound – Dirt Panda iRacing

https://www.hfsib.com

Alfalla Out

P-R-A-C-T-I-C-E, Say It With Me

iRacing To Reality

https://www.iracing.com/iracing-to-reality-chaz-draycott

CAL State Recognizes One Of It’s Own

https://titanmag.fullerton.edu/fall-winter-2024/a-champion-on-the-iracing-circuit

Kirwan Is In The Loop

Might Need To Adjust The Ballast

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/70300/mx-5-flipped-during-pit-service

Black Friday Sale

https://www.iracing.com/blackfriday

SCCA Runoffs

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/70369/2024-iracing-scca-runoffs

Winter NiS Is Back…To 1987

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/70319/winter-iracing-nascar-series-wins-is-back-for-2024#latest

Fuji 8HRS This Weekend

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/70087/initial-bop-added-2024-fuji-8-hour-presented-by-thrustmaster/p1

This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-november-12-18-2024

Sim Racing Expo 2025

Podcast Housekeeping

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Fantasy

Hardware/Software

GT Omega Cockpits Now Available

https://gtomega.com/products/hybrid-cockpit

Advance Traction Sway And Loss Platform

More High-End Steering Wheels On The Horizon

https://boxthislap.org/sim-racing-high-end-steering-wheels-on-the-horizon/

New DDU Line From Sim Dash

Spend Mike’s Money

https://www.topgear.com/car-news/gaming/would-you-splash-almost-ps10k-carbon-fibre-cosworth-sim-racing-wheel

Unapparelled Driving Experience

Thrustmaster T598…A New Era Of Sim Racing?

SimCraft Sales Showroom Now Open

One For All The DIYers

https://velocitasimperium.com/products/vi-cwbb-cnc-assembly-kit

Advanced Sim Racing’s New Generation Chassis

The Coolest Sim Racing Product?

The Never Ending Question

Good Entry Level Aluminum Profile Rig

Sim Design DDU/Button Box

Boosted Media Black Friday Deals

https://boostedmedia.net/sim-racing/sim-racing-black-friday-deals/

Vesaro Dome-X

https://www.vesaro.com/store/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=794&idcategory=0

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Friday Open – Phoenix

  • Mike – P16 – got involved in a lot of wrecks over 4 minutes damage – just surviving basically…
  • John -P27 Got wrecked early. Had over 5 minutes of required repairs.  Got wrecked by same guy two weeks in a row. Never recovered.
  • Justin-  Pitted w 2 to go and no one else pitted – p23
  • Brad – P25 Started p2 car got loose cutting dog leg on lap 2. Fell back to mid pack only to get wrecked. Lost 7 laps getting damage fixed. Stayed till the end because it was the last race. Fellowship on Discord was much better than the racing.
  • Chris W – P18

Sunday Fixed – Phoenix

  • Mike- Pdnf. Was running second with about nine to go on a restart and got taken out from behind DNF.  

Official Series

Wednesday Open – Winter NiS – Daytona

  • Mike- P was the first caution they stacked up a little I got ran over from behind 11 minutes. Damage continued on for a bit ended up getting into another wreck that blew the engine.  Dnf. 
  • Justin – P wrecked out
  • Tyler – P wrecked out

FIA F4 

  • Ellis– P10– started at ninth got my way up to fourth. I see a guy coming. He was super fast. I let him go and fall the fifth shortly after he goes over the curbs turns his car sideways and I T-bone him. I have to pit for repair. I come back out 12th and drive it back up to finish P 10.
    • Top split started 16th got to the ninth after lap one held it until the end when a guy tried to pass me on the second to last corner and basically drove me off. The track ended up P 15. 
    • Third attempt car number one had a bad qualifying start at 18th got to the highest 10th but then got racing a guy and got ran off the road go back to 18th and then recovered back up to finish P 13th
    • Onto the next week at Detroit Belle Isle. First attempt ended up, wrecked out, not a fan of this track. There’s no runoff anywhere.
    • Second attempt qualified, fifth top split and finished P5 great race 95 points
    • Qualified 13th drove it up to P5 and it ended up finishing P6 with 98 points. 
    • Qualified eight out of 16 drove it up to P5 ended up spinning and finishing P6. 85 points.

B Open

  • Brad W – P20 (Dover) Started p10 gave up a few spots on start to try and settle in for a longer run and save tires. Accident happened ahead of me, almost had it cleared but got clipped in LF and broke the wheel. 10 minutes of damage was not worth hanging around for. Love the car just not enjoying the racing.

Draft Master

  • John P4. Missed the big early wreck. The top 4 finished with a huge breakaway.

IMSA

  • Brad – P2 (GTD-Suzuka) Started on slicks as the track was moderately wet (50%). Was able to avoid some first lap mayhem and drove to the leader from 12 seconds back, he was on wets and pitted. I thought for sure that I had this one won. Made my stop and he came out about 2.5 seconds behind me and had more pace than I did.

League / Hosted Races

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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  1. P-R-A-C-T-I-C-E

Description

On today’s show we will discuss the latest iRacing Development Blog, explore way too much hardware, share more sim to reality stories, get you up to speed on some of the final special events for the year, close out the 2024 iRacers Lounge Fantasy NASCAR League and what is the iRating of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champion?

So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast. 

iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, Amazon, and other podcast players. 

Sponsors: 

Hosts:

Mike Ellis – twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis

David Hall – www.twitch.tv/mixmage

Greg Hecktus – twitter.com/froozenkaktus – www.twitch.tv/froozenkaktus

Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Kyle Pendygraft – twitter.com/LoudPedalGaming

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Tom Dreiling – 

Donnie Spiker – twitter.com/Spikerman19

Bobby Jonas –

MacKenzie Stevens – https://twitter.com/MackStevens48

Justin Pearson – https://twitter.com/big7bang_

John Kerley –

Brad Wrenn – https://twitter.com/bradwrenn

Links:

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Twitter – twitter.com/iracerslounge

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Web (Show Notes) – iracerslounge.com/

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Episode 0447

8/8/2024 – Needs More Buttons – Episode 0447

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Show Introduction

On today’s show we get an August Development update from iRacing, find out what was fixed in the latest patch, see if the racing in the eNASCAR Coke Series is getting worse, give you five major mistakes to avoid if you are getting into sim racing and is there a chance that iRacing could be in the Olympics?

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

Avoid These Five Major Mistakes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b13GQhKF_Bs
  1. Better gear makes you faster.
  2. Upgrading stuff before upgrade pedals.
  3. Set the stiffness of your brake how you want it. Too stiff is not good…
  4. Not using resources, software to assist you.
  5. Enjoy the hobby.

iRacing Development Update: August 2024

https://www.iracing.com/iracing-development-update-august-2024

iRacing In The Olympics?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/65832/is-iracing-really-one-of-7-games-announced-for-the-esports-olympics-25

What Games Are At The Esports Olympics?
https://insider-gaming.com/esports-olympics-game-list/

Ah, The Good Old Days

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/66002/what-is-your-good-old-days-of-iracing-grumpy-old-man-take#latest

Cameras To Make You Feel Like You Are There

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/65966/trackside-view-cams-from-grandstands-or-camping-chair-just-like-you-are-there

Best Of The Decade. Do You Have One?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUgFHPhpT90
  1. Formula Vee
  2. Dallara P217 LMP2
  3. Ray FF1600
  4. Toyota GR86
  5. Porsche 911 Cup (992)

Does This Help Or Hurt?

https://x.com/AlanCavanna/status/1819419747727167523

So…Was It?

https://x.com/bottomsplitCEO/status/1820189763808452782

Anthony Kernich Posts:
that was the worst event in sim racing history

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/comment/564986/#Comment_564986

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48XXgVrVqj4

McLaren Coming In Next Build

https://www.instagram.com/p/C-So0yMRe5g/?igsh=MWZ1d3Bob3NqMm9wdg%3D%3D

From The Top To The Bottom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhp6lhC72FI

iRacing Highlights Time!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc7Lv5NZYFY

2024 Season 3 Patch 4 – Release Notes

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/66182/2024-season-3-patch-4-release-notes-2024-08-01-01

Porsche TAG Heuer eSports Supercup Qualifing

https://www.iracing.com/porsche-tag-heuer-esports-supercup-qualifying-series-mid-season-report-dejong-leads-veterans-aiming-to-return-to-top-level

DJ Yee-J Does The Work…Are They Right?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfWSC094df4

Three Secret iRacing Settings

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&si=y8IeUnLGFpGXv6mS&v=OJgyFokDjAY&feature=youtu.be

Search laser – change to 120, 8, 64, 512

Search force feedback – debounce seq – delay in shifter of 80 ms to zero.

In graphics make sure to pick curved or flat.

FIA F4 – Oulton Park

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ1X-Grh_vY

2024 Crandon Championship

Crandon 5x3 Social.jpg

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/66242/iracing-presents-2024-crandon-championship

Are You Going?

https://www.instagram.com/p/C-S4Z0moCYs/?igsh=MThmejJ6cnAxM25uMQ%3D%3D

This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-august-6-12-2024

$3000 In Cash Prizes

V2Rtv is hosting a never before done sim racing tournament. We’ve united 10 US based arrive and drive sim centers in 8 different states. Each location is allocating a couple of their available sim rigs for this campaign with a combined 30 sim rigs or 30 finalists. 

Open qualifying starts on August 15th and runs till September 15th. The top number of drivers based on how many entries will be invited back to their locations on September 25th for a heats-based tournament running the Ford Mustang GT3 at Watkins Glen Cup Layout. 

Drivers will be competing for their share of $3,000 (so far) and the winning driver earning $1,500 as the top 5 get paid out. 

With over 40 open arrive and drive sim racing centers in the US and 10 more on the way, we can see the next boom in growth for the industry coming out of these facilities. Uniting many of these locations for special events develops a community like partnership between the sim centers allowing them to create their own ecosystems to drive success. 

I do know a couple of the owners involved have said they would be interested in being on a podcast and doing some media to promote the unity of these centers.

“Changing motorsports one virtual lap at a time”.

Joel Hamilton

CEO of Virtual2Reality.tv

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/66206/3-000-cash-emustang-series-1-500-to-win-and-top-5-get-paid-out

Podcast Housekeeping

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Fantasy

Hardware/Software

DSD Sportsman Button Controller

https://derekspearedesigns.com/ubox12-689057.html

Do I Need To Check It Or Can I Carry On?

https://www.instagram.com/p/C-LV6ZaTpNZ/?igsh=c3VhN2Y0bnRic3kw

Nvidia’s Doing It Again

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi_UjATGr9w

VNM 32-NM DD Wheelbase

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A2TpQcmbng

Is The P1X Pro The Ultimate Sim Rig?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTRF0ArSpY4

Grizzly Sim Engineering GT3 Streamdeck Button Box

https://www.grizzly-simgineering.com/product-page/buttonbox-gt3-carbon-f%C3%BCr-streamdeck

Is It Over For Logitech and Thrustmaster?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsNjS9ZHs6o

Spend Mike’s Money

https://www.amazon.com/SIMSONN-PC-Simulator-Pressure-Hydraulic-Cockpit/dp/B0CT7VC2GN

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Official Series

IMSA

  • Brad – P3 (GTD Road America) Started P2. Led almost all the laps. Lost lead right before pitstops. Jumped the leader during the stop. We were running very similar times and how the faster classes caught us was really changing the gap each lap. Had the lead on the last lap until a GTP who was 6 laps down and 18 laps ahead of the car behind him decided to pass me going into the kink. He loses it and wipes me out. Managed to limp to P3 but super frustrated to lose a race because of a very stupid move that had no gain for him and cost me the race.


League / Hosted Races

Hosted- 

  • Ellis-ran three or four hosted races on Friday night and three on Saturday night didn’t really track finishes because I was busy live streaming the TikTok. .

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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  1. Needs More Buttons

Description

On today’s show we get an August Development update from iRacing, find out what was fixed in the latest patch, see if the racing in the eNASCAR Coke Series is getting worse, give you five major mistakes to avoid if you are getting into sim racing and is there a chance that iRacing could be in the Olympics?

So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast. 

iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, Amazon, and other podcast players. 

Sponsors: 

Hosts:

Mike Ellis – twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis

David Hall – www.twitch.tv/mixmage

Greg Hecktus – twitter.com/froozenkaktus – www.twitch.tv/froozenkaktus

Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Kyle Pendygraft – twitter.com/LoudPedalGaming

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Tom Dreiling – 

Donnie Spiker – twitter.com/Spikerman19

Bobby Jonas –

MacKenzie Stevens – https://twitter.com/MackStevens48

Justin Pearson – https://twitter.com/big7bang_

John Kerley –

Brad Wrenn – https://twitter.com/bradwrenn

Links:

Facebook – www.facebook.com/iRacersLounge/

Twitter – twitter.com/iracerslounge

Instagram – instagram.com/iracersloungepodcast/ 

Web (Show Notes) – iracerslounge.com/

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Episode 0455

10/3/2024 – Fly Me To The Moon – Episode 0455

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Show Introduction

On today’s show we will recap the ENASCAR Championship race from Homestead, check out another sim-to-reality driver, cover a recent rash of game bugs, listen to a pros opinion on VR versus monitors, visit Daniel Morad’s sim racing studio, see how you can help Make-A-Wish, find out why we love sim racing and John Wick is going to be in a race car?

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

This Is Why We Love It!

Sim To Reality Update

https://www.porschesprint.com/post/porter-making-the-ultimate-gamer-to-racer-transition/

What A Push!

Lotus 49 At The Nordschleife

iRating Goal Achieved 12,004

You Have To Start Them Young

The Hater’s Guide

Your 2024 ENASCAR Coke Series Champion

https://www.iracing.com/parker-white-earns-first-enascar-coca-cola-iracing-series-championship-in-dramatic-fashion-at-homestead/

The Final Ride

To The Moon!

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/68704/car-just-randomly-flipped-and-sent-to-the-moon-2-1-2hrs-into-nec#latest

Houston…We Have A Problem

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/68864/super-dirt-late-model-official-problem

SMAA Anti-Aliasing Bug

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/68848/visual-bug

The iRacing Matrix That Is

#Soon

Spotter Membership Option?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/68784/iracing-spotter-subscription

Webster Wins Second Round Of INDYCAR Pro Series

https://www.iracing.com/cooper-webster-unstoppable-in-indycar-buttkicker-iracing-pro-series-second-round-at-long-beach

iRacing 101: Super Sessions

https://www.iracing.com/iracing-101-super-sessions

From The iRacer’s Lounge Discord

Jack Jagerman: @Brian Maccubbin #52 I think you mentioned missing the Bristol Special Event poster. You can find all of them here https://www.iracing.com/special-events/
Just scroll down the page for the download link under each event including all past events. I’ve been a huge fan of these this year.

Drive For Wishes Event

Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Virtual Championship

Bathurst 1000 October 4-6

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/68641/2024-bathurst-1000-by-next-level-racing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-iracing-bathurst-1000-special-event-2024

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/68821/2024-next-level-racing-bathurst-1000-contest/p1

This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-october-1-7-2024

Podcast Housekeeping

Leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform to make it easier for more listeners to find the podcast. Mention the podcast to your fellow drivers so they don’t miss out, we would appreciate it.

Check out our Discord https://discord.gg/rvRas4DDqF

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We are in the regular rotation… (Mike)

https://performancemotorsportsnetwork.com/

iRacers Lounge Merch!!!

You can now order fantastic looking merchandise for your favorite iRacing show, The iRacers Lounge Podcast!

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Fantasy

Hardware/Software

What Is Simucube Up To?

How About An Opinion From A Pro

External Rearview Camera With Radar

ADAC “Unofficial” Preview

VRS DFP Pro Review

Is Buttkicker Ruining Your Rig?

Stream Deck Studio

Asetek 3rd Party Wheel Adapter

Are The MOZA CRP2 Pedals Good Enough?

Morad’s 2024 Studio Tour 

Conspit Ares Wheel Bases

Simucube 2 Pro: Old But Gold?

Best Button Box?

Conspit 290 GP Wheel

Game Changer Or Gimmick?

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Friday Open – Kansas

  • Mike – P wrecked out
  • Tony -P6
  • John -P9
  • Justin-  wrecked out

Wednesday Fixed – Talladega

  • Justin- P1 Strategy played to my favor again. We had a caution 25 to go. I Just put enough gas in her to finish the scheduled distance which gained me 5 spots to put me on the front row. I recommend an ignition switch. It helped me save a ton of fuel for the G/W/C’s. Luckily I held P1. I never have been so close with fuel. I started sputtering at the tri oval taking the checkered. I gotta say one thing better than the win was I had a listener in the race that introduced himself to me. He said he was a weekly listener shout out to Tom Gulker we went 1 -2.

Wednesday Open – Talladega

  • Mike- P disqualified out with one to go. Let some laps during the race but was involved in many different incidents that were not my doing and basically ran out of incident points. The TikTok stream blew up. I had somewhere between 300 to 500 watchers at any given time 24,000 views, six gifts, 185 followers and 16,000 likes  .
  • Brad W – P31 after starting p10. One of the worst drafting races I can remember being in. Most of the guys raced like monkeys using a hammer for the first time.
  • Tony P19 got stuck being pushed from a damaged car. My split on had 2 cautionstand they were in the first half Of the race 
  • Bobby – P3
  • Greg – P13 – No Caution with a couple to go split the field
  • Chris W – P9. Race was sloppy. I was in 4 wrecks and had 16x. On white flag lap of GWC…. Call me Moses… There were several wrecks and the seas parted. Went from 25th to 9th on the last lap! P9!

Thursday Open – Talladega

  • Mike- P20- started in the back this time we had a green flag run and a green flag stop with caution shortly after somehow someway I cycled up the fifth after that and stayed upfront for the part of it but eventually got wrecked out really bad four minutes damage limped it home.

Official Series

FIA F4 

  • Ellis– 1st race of the week at inner Lagos Brazil qualified seventh ended up spinning on my own three different times and finished P9 out of 18
    • I started sixth and got to fourth and then on the last lap was able to get to third was able to keep the car under me and not overdrive it. Thanks Justin for getting my head on straight P3 with a 96 points

IMSA

  • Hall – P7 at Spa even with a twice intentional wrecker,   at Mosport p6, 7, 7, 
  • Brad – P6 (GTD-Spa) Started p4 and had decent pace. Came out after pitting and was pushing hard to keep p5 behind me only to self spin coming out of Blanchimont.

League / Hosted Races

Hosted- 

  • Ellis- pick up cup winner winner chicken dinner.
    • Pick up cup finished p2. 
    • 87 at Talladega 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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  1. Fly Me To The Moon

Description

On today’s show we will recap the ENASCAR Championship race from Homestead, check out another sim-to-reality driver, cover a recent rash of game bugs, listen to a pros opinion on VR versus monitors, visit Daniel Morad’s sim racing studio, see how you can help Make-A-Wish, find out why we love sim racing and John Wick is going to be in a race car?

So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast. 

iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, Amazon, and other podcast players. 

Sponsors: 

Hosts:

Mike Ellis – twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis

David Hall – www.twitch.tv/mixmage

Greg Hecktus – twitter.com/froozenkaktus – www.twitch.tv/froozenkaktus

Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Kyle Pendygraft – twitter.com/LoudPedalGaming

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Tom Dreiling – 

Donnie Spiker – twitter.com/Spikerman19

Bobby Jonas –

MacKenzie Stevens – https://twitter.com/MackStevens48

Justin Pearson – https://twitter.com/big7bang_

John Kerley –

Brad Wrenn – https://twitter.com/bradwrenn

Links:

Facebook – www.facebook.com/iRacersLounge/

Twitter – twitter.com/iracerslounge

Instagram – instagram.com/iracersloungepodcast/ 

Web (Show Notes) – iracerslounge.com/

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Episode 0456

10/10/2024 – Hall Of Fame Text – Episode 0456

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Show Introduction

On today’s show we will discuss the possible end of Motorsports Games, see what Simucube has been working on, get news about a potential US sim expo, review who is in the eNASCAR Contender Series, preview the upcoming special events, get some listener feedback on hardware and is there really a silent shifter?

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

Has The Sun Finally Set On Motorsport Games?

Motorsport Games is for sale

https://traxion.gg/motorsport-games-is-for-sale/

2024 eNASCAR Contender Series Roster

https://www.iracing.com/2024-enascar-contender-iracing-series-begins-october-8th

How The Pro Invitational Began

Is WEC At Caldwell Park A Good Idea?

Frustration Is Just A Part Of It

INDY CAR Confirms New Street Course For 2026

Bullied Or At Fault?

Could The WEC/IMSA Prototype Class See More New Manufactures?

Aston Has Confirmed 2025 Entry

Story From Our European Correspondent, Steve Hobbs

 Good afternoon from the UK gents,

Saw this and thought of you guys.

Your European correspondent 😂

Steve Hobbs

https://simgamingexpo.com/

https://simgamingexpo.com/

iRacing Partners With Sim4Stem

https://www.iracing.com/sim-4-stem-launches-at-girl-scouts-of-central-indiana

Great Question

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/69124/when-will-iracing-be-available-in-other-languages#latest

What Car Should Be Run This Winter?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/61541/petition-to-make-wins-the-gen-4-car#latest

eNASCAR And iRacing Spotlight

https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2024/10/02/from-thrilling-enascar-title-race-to-anticipated-future-iracing-takes-spotlight-inside-nascar-hall-of-fame

“To do it here, the Coke Series, the Hall of Fame in front of a live audience, absolutely nothing even comes close to this,” White said. “I couldn’t be happier. I’ve never celebrated a win like that.”

On hand to take in the festivities was NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr., who presented the trophy, named in his honor, to White after the event.

It was a full-circle moment for White, who has been a longtime NASCAR fan.

“The biggest thing for me is Dale Jr. is my all-time favorite driver,” White said. “He was my idol as a kid. That moment … just hugging Dale there next to the trophy, it means quite literally everything to me. I don’t know how else to explain it other than surreal.”

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“I love the worlds of iRacing and NASCAR coming together equally to drive awareness and support for the event, but also for the sim-racing community,” Earnhardt Jr. told NASCAR.com. “This is a night to celebrate one particular driver but also the four and all the drivers that are in this series. Even a little bit of a bigger deal for because of what the sim-racing community has meant to my life and so I know how it’s positively affected my life and all the guys that are racing in this series and the thousands of customers that are racing on the service that are creating brand new friendships every single day.

“I think that’s where the asset and the value is for NASCAR. Not only can the sim-racing community enrich your life, but there’s a younger demographic there that NASCAR can tap into as well. To see just the growth of the event alone in the last three years has been amazing.”

Parker White Recaps The Championship Race

iRacing 101: The Paint Shop

https://www.iracing.com/iracing-101-the-iracing-paint-shop

World Of Outlaws Announces New Format

https://www.iracing.com/iracing-world-of-outlaws-team-up-for-all-new-pro-series-format-in-2024-25

Special Event Added To The December Calendar

2024 iRacing Petit Le Mans

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/69056/2024-iracing-petit-le-mans-powered-by-vco/p1

This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-october-8-14-2024

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Listener Feedback

scott eggimann eggimann547@gmail.com
11:59 AM (8 hours ago)
to iracerslounge

I just started listening to the iracers lounge and I love your show. I listen to you to keep up on the world of sim racing. On a couple of shows, you downplayed the Logitech G Pro wheel as something that should be avoided or a ‘hard pass.’ Let me provide a situation where maybe the Logitech Pro shouldn’t be overlooked.

I built a GT7 only rig for use with the PSVR2 on Playstation 5. At the time the only two solutions were Fanatec and Logitech. Fanatec’s future was uncertain, and you suggested staying away from Fanatec because support and software updates were unknown. That left Logitech as the only viable solution for direct drive PS5 support.

For sim racers that are PS5-based, the Logitech G Pro is a pretty good wheel/pedal solution, especially if you are still unsure of Fanatec.

I’m not biased, this is my backup rig, my primary rig is for iRacing and uses a Simucube Pro and Heusinkveld Pro pedals.

Thanks for reading and keep up the good work!

scott eggimann
Wicked Racing Esports

Gomez GXL v2

How About Quieter Shifter

What Could It Be?

Simucube Active Pedal Pro

SimMax By MPI

AliExpress Button Box

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256807678726556.html?gatewayAdapt=glo2usa4itemAdapt

The Next Generation Of Direct Drive Bases

https://www.gtplanet.net/thrustmaster-teases-dad-wheelbase-20241004

Finally Tried VR

VPG Sim V-PGT Wheel

Acelith GT-Phenom Pro Wheel Review

New Gloves From 3D Rap

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Friday Open – Talladega

  • Mike – P10– ran near the front most of the night on the last run we could just barely make it on fuel if we saved, saved like crazy the entire stent and made it to the end was only .1 left of fuel. 
  • Greg – P
  • Kyle- P5 kept it clean for the most part and only ran the bottom until 3 laps to go and the lanes all went to the top and I was able to get a draft with some cars and brought it home P5
  • Tony -P Ran out of gas on gwc 3of3 😑
  • John -P wrecked out on the final green white checker after starting in the top five on the restart
  • Brad – P9 after starting p9. We ran near the front most of the night but were on the wrong fuel strategy. We saved enough but gave up too much track position to those that pitted and ran full speed.

Sunday Open – Talladega

  • Mike- P1 winner winner, chicken dinner a great race I stayed up front. Most of the race was in command, leading the race near the end with a bunch of late cautions had a great help from Aaron Macearchin he stayed with me the whole time pushing me right up to the checker and he got dumped from the guy behind him. Lost my help the outside was coming, but I did beat them to the line just barely.  That’s my 102nd career win, my first win of the year in this season in this series. So happy to finally close the deal this year. 
  • Chris- P 6. Stayed back the whole race. Missed the late wrecks. Got GWC got out the outside and gained 10 spots to finish P6. 
  • Justin -P wrecked out
  • Greg –P8 started third on the second green white checker and then a caution came out and had to pit for fuel. 
  • Tom – P4

Sunday Fixed – Talladega

  • Mike- P wrecked out on the second green white checker. Led a lot of laps on the final run and had to save fuel. I was at 90% throttle as the leader for the whole run and then we had a late caution and decided to pit for fuel for green white checkers since I didn’t have enough for that and couldn’t get my Way made back up through there without getting wrecked. Shoulda stayed out 
  • Justin – P5
  • Chris – P 25. Missed a big wreck while I was trying to run up front. Had to pull down to the pits to miss it. Black Flag City “passing under yellow, entering closed pit” served a 26 second penalty and went 2 laps down. Got one back but fell short of the second. P25
  • Kyle P9 started P13 and got collected up in a big one. Had over 9 minutes of damage to fix. Decided to fix it little by little until near the end i was able to fix it all and was able to keep decent speed. After 2 GWC I was sitting P19 and then Mr Pearson jumped in and became my spotter and the man painted a beautiful picture of what was going on in front of me and what lane to use. I went to high lane 3 sometimes 4 wide and avoided wrecks that were happening in front of me and thanks to Justin’s guidance as it all happened he directed me to a P9 finish.

Wednesday Open – Charlotte ROVAL

  • Mike- P there was a big pile up and turned two at the beginning of the race that I had to stop because the track was blocked and I ended up being dead lasted after that then worked my way up to 15 around halfway before I wrecked out around halfway,, ended up, hitting the wall and having about six minutes damage it wasn’t even drivable after repairs
  • Brad W – P24 after starting p24. I was in the top split and knew that a top 20 would be about the best I could hope for. Ran clean and worked my way up to p18 until 4 laps to go. Something broke in the right front coming out of the infield section. Car hooked right and plowed the wall killing the motor. Up until that point I had only a 1x from cutting the curb too tight on the front stretch. Very weird.
  • Kyle P – P16 got involved in 3 incidents on lap 1 and 2 and got in a big one due to a stopped car going into nascar turn 1 and got a meatball on lap 5. Fixed the 6 minutes of damage and just drove around until the end bringing home a P16 after having to do a drive through.
  • Greg – P22
  • Chris W – P 21. I hate the Roval with a passion. Crashed out. Glad to be put out of my misery.

Thursday Open – Charlotte ROVAL 

  • Mike- P choked and qualifying card number 34 of top split started dead last. Somebody spun in front of me on the pace slap and I actually hit the wall under pacing we got started. I worked my way up to about 27th with some great moves, and then I spun on my own and fell back again. Later on after I’ve settled in and I’m just clicking off laps. The leader in the one car comes up behind me to lap me going into the final chicane and as we exit the chicane, he decides to run through me and dumps me into the outside wall, destroying the car dnf. This is actually my sixth DNF in a row since Sunday morning.

Official Series

FIA F4 

  • Ellis–3rd attempt at Brazil worked my way up to P5, but then spun on my own fell back to 10th and then racing a guy side-by-side. He went on the grass and came up and took me out fell back  was able to finish 10th.
    • Fourth attempt started fifth worked my way up to second was pressuring the leader which caused him to spin and turn one. I couldn’t avoid it and literally drove over the top of him. Add damage didn’t pit was only fifth worked my way up to finish P3 94 points.  My second attempt was 95 oh well.
    • First attempt at Watkins Glen boot started 12th stage safe until we got to the bus stop. We were still double wide filing through the bus stop the guy behind me this sailed in there and ran over the top of me had to tow went back out from 20th and worked my way back to finish P 16.
    • Tuesday night, May 3 and fourth attempt and unbelievably wrecked out in both races lap one. Third attempt I went down to turn one they were sitting sideways, blocking the track. Fourth attempt I made it clear to the bus stop before I got ran over from behind.
  • Kyle P3 at the glen in FIA F4 fixed. Ran a solid race and just hit my marks. Car was glued to the track and it was fast, but not fast enough.
  • Kyle P18 ran a good race and got into a 2 lap battle with P5 and on the last lap he took me out entering the bus stop and ended my race. Protest Was FIled.

League / Hosted Races

Hosted- 

  • Ellis- Jen five at Talladega started in the back finished P4
  • GEN four at Michigan started in the back and finished P7

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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  1. Hall Of Fame Text

Description

On today’s show we will discuss the possible end of Motorsports Games, see what Simucube has been working on, get news about a potential US sim expo, review who is in the eNASCAR Contender Series, preview the upcoming special events, get some listener feedback on hardware and is there really a silent shifter?

So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast. 

iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, Amazon, and other podcast players. 

Sponsors: 

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Mike Ellis – twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis

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Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Kyle Pendygraft – twitter.com/LoudPedalGaming

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Tom Dreiling – 

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Bobby Jonas –

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Episode 0454

9/26/2024 – Fuji In The Dark – Episode 0454

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Show Introduction

On today’s show we tell you how to survive the Rookie classes, find out who is up for Sim Racer of the year, see what items under $25 you need for sim racing, check out the most authentic F1 sim racing wheel, how prevalent is cheating on iRacing and share with you a new way to teach your children their ABCs.

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

Have You Tried It?

Follow Up From Multi-Class Starts Discussion

Chad McNeese: 

Related to this weeks podcast on multi-class starts in iRacing, Le Man Ultimate has a system that pretty much covers this. It has the full grid covered with suggested/allowed position indicated for each car, including separation between class if I understand correctly. iRacing can surely solve this in one way or another because the current situation is well short of what’s appropriate (and possible) for cleaner multi-class starts. Below is a very short clip showing part of what LMU added this summer. https://youtu.be/YsfxpDyEB-s?si=IZ0k4nHrVDt_LUIu&t=79

Staff Member Profile: Justin Melillo

https://www.iracing.com/iracing-staff-member-profile-marketing-and-communications-specialist-justin-melillo

Connor Bell Says “Do This”

  1. Adjust your tire sounds.
  2. Force Feed Back clipping.
  3. Brake Pedal Linearity.

LFM Adds iRacing

Another Sim Center Has Opened

How Do I Find Past Wins?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/68615/can-i-find-out-what-races-i-won

How To Escape iRacing Rookies

2024 Season 4 Patch 2 Hotfix 1 Release Notes

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/68631/2024-season-4-patch-2-hotfix-1-release-notes-2024-09-25-03#latest

Not How I learned My ABC’s

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQYtU86gOF2PhnhjTT09Fqg/community?lb=UgkxtcBfnlkq6ejXyDk9fbxmdhkP_CbgCDmo

eCollege iRacing Series Returns

Vote For The Sim Racer Of The Year

iRacing’s Not Top 10 List

We Think It Is, But Do You?

The level of immersion, the cost and availability of ranked racing, and the sense of progression makes this stand out over every other sim on the market.

ADAC 2024: What To Expect This Year

Is It That Prevalent?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/68506/how-prevalent-is-cheating-in-iracing

Schedule Time Again

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/68575/2025-season-1-schedule/p1

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/68574/2025-season-1-schedule/p1

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/68573/2025-season-1-schedule/p1

ENASCAR Coke Series Final October 1st

A Million?

Porsche TAG Heur Esports News

https://www.iracing.com/porsche-tag-heuer-esports-supercup-contender-series-begins-september-21st

INDYCAR Pro Series: Race 1 Complete

https://www.iracing.com/edoardo-leo-team-redline-dominate-indycar-buttkicker-iracing-pro-series-opener-at-indianapolis-road

Knoxville Nationals: This Week

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/68271/2024-knoxville-nationals

Nurburgring Endurance Championship Returns

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-iracing-nurburgring-endurance-championship-2024-round-8

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Hardware/Software

Grayze Dynamics Reviews The Simagic Alpha

5 Upgrades For Your Racing Sim

Must Haves For Under $25

#1 – Logitech Keyboard: https://geni.us/IDLB7xx

#2 – Mouse Tray: https://sim-lab.eu/en-us?clickref=110…

#3 – Cup Holder: https://geni.us/wZoh0kk

#4 – SimShield Wheel Cover: https://www.sim-shield.com/ 10% off code “SIMSPOTS”

#5 – Phone Holder: https://www.microcenter.com/product/6…

#6 – Furniture Sliders: https://geni.us/aTBVuNf

#7 – USB Hub: https://geni.us/zlBiw

#8 – Cable Management Velcro Straps: https://geni.us/2SPN7cV Aluminum Profile Cable Ties: https://trakracer.com/products/10-set…

#9 – Microfiber Cloths: https://geni.us/CxXNyad

#10 – Air Duster: https://geni.us/Nj5SM

Interview With Asetek CEO, Andre Eriksen

Raptor Pedals

https://aw-anotherway.pl/products/raptors-pedals-triple-set

Conspit CPP EVO Hydraulic Pedals

Simagic DS-8X Shifter

Orouge Sim Gear LMP Sim Rigs

Playseat Formula 1 Edition

Go “4D” When Sim Racing

MovieScent Landing Page

https://buygamescent.com/moviescent-special/

Logitech Finally Did It

TK Pedal Faces For The Simucube Active Pedal

Dave Cam Reviews The Sabelt SRS-1 Sim Seat

Are You Ready To Drive Like Max?

The Most Authentic F1 Sim Racing Wheel

MOZA ES Formula Wheel Mod

Stream Deck Plus Mount

For Our Endurance Racers

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Friday Open – Bristol

  • Mike – P disqualified out at lap 289. I was actually leading the race when I got the drive-through penalty from a lap car sideswiping me.  None of my incidents were actual wrecks that I caused or were involved with. They were just small brushes with people that got caught up.  
  • Greg – P4
  • Kyle- p4

Wednesday Open – Kansas

  • Mike- P wrecked out in the first caution
  • Justin – P forgot to take tires and got back with the squirrels
  • Tyler – P20 ran a great race until a sloppy late restart on the outside from 6th as 2nd never went on green. Put me in the back and played catchup with a ton of cautions. Then doored twice by the same person as he couldn’t keep it low. Felt fast and enjoyed the run under green. Gutted to have these finishes where I’m a contender only to finish this far back. 
  • Brad W – P3. Started p9. Stayed at the front all race and tried to manage my tires. Seemed like all of the accidents were happening around me. The race was looking like it was going to play into a long run but a caution flag in the middle of green flag stops ended that thought. Spent the last 40 laps cycling through yellow flags. Had an incident on the next to last restart where I did not give another driver enough room off of T2 and he spun. Managed to get a decent restart and grab third. Nice to finish one of these for once.
  • Chris W – P 9. Got 8x on restarts and the race got sloppy it’s 40 to go. We had about 12 laps of green the last 40 laps. With 16x brought it home P9. Hit 3400iR a NEW personal record.

Official Series

Conspire Endurance Series – Fuji

  • .Greg & David – P4

FIA F4 

  • Ellis– at Indianapolis first race of the week I made top split Chase Cabre ended up winning the race. I finished fifth after starting eighth and got 94 points.
    • Holy cow top split. And another P5 for 105 points.!!!!

A Open

  • Tyler – P5 at Kansas. Car felt great on the long run. Had one caution on the start and stayed green the rest of the way. Really enjoyed the late race battles on old tires. 
  • Kyle Started P 11 and just had a bad ass car. Car was strong. Led 12 laps and battled countless times for the lead. Big shout out to Rich Knott and the battle we had off an on for the last 10 laps. Finished P3

IMSA

  • Hall – P Fuji 4th, Mosport Wr,6th ,Wr
  • Brad – P9 (GTD-Mosport) Started on pole in the rain. Had the quickest car and drove away to a 5 second lead only to get hit by a GTP. Regained control and drove back out to a 7 second lead only to get wrecked and have my race ended by the GTP leader. No patience from either of them especially in the rain.

P1 (GTD-Mosport) Started on pole but was not as quick as p2. He passed me on lap two and was able to pull away. Was settling for 2nd but he made a fuel error when pitting and that forced him to make a second stop. I will take the win after being robbed the night before.


League / Hosted Races

Hosted- 

  • Ellis- old Indy car at old Pocono. Started dead last finish P4.
    • Mini stock at Bristol started 43rd out of 60 and actually winner winner chicken dinner. I brought it home.
    • 87. Talladega.

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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  1. Fuji In The Dark

Description

On today’s show we tell you how to survive the Rookie classes, find out who is up for Sim Racer of the year, see what items under $25 you need for sim racing, check out the most authentic F1 sim racing wheel, how prevalent is cheating on iRacing and share with you a new way to teach your children their ABCs.

So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast. 

iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, Amazon, and other podcast players. 

Sponsors: 

Hosts:

Mike Ellis – twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis

David Hall – www.twitch.tv/mixmage

Greg Hecktus – twitter.com/froozenkaktus – www.twitch.tv/froozenkaktus

Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Kyle Pendygraft – twitter.com/LoudPedalGaming

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Tom Dreiling – 

Donnie Spiker – twitter.com/Spikerman19

Bobby Jonas –

MacKenzie Stevens – https://twitter.com/MackStevens48

Justin Pearson – https://twitter.com/big7bang_

John Kerley –

Brad Wrenn – https://twitter.com/bradwrenn

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Episode 0452

9/12/2024 – Dude…Where’s my car? – Episode 0452

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Show Introduction

On today’s show we will cover the final playoff race for the eNASCAR Coke Series, get you caught up on the 2024 Season 4 patch, discuss the new multi-class splitting algorithm, see if your sim rig needs two seats, is the new McLaren as good as the real thing, is driving Watkins Glen in reverse really that hard and how many weeks are in Season 4?

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

Time For Jumpy Cars?

Painters…Grab That Metallic Paint

Concern With New Splitting Algorithm

Alessandro Barbagallo brings up major concerns with the new multi-class splitting algorithm.

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/67594/the-new-splitting-algorithm-is-working-as-intended-this-isnt-good

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/comment/581702/#Comment_581702

Sim Max Doing Sim Max Things

Trading Paints 2024 Season 3 Recap

https://blog.tradingpaints.com/recap-2024-season-3-by-the-numbers

The McLaren 720S GT3 EVO Has Arrived

https://www.iracing.com/mclaren-720s-gt3-evo-joins-iracing-for-2024-season-4

Xfinity Car Updates

Greg West announced some chassis setup changes to the Xfinity car for 2024 Season 4.

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/67705/2024-season-4-xfinity-car-updates

2024 Season 4 Patch 1 Notes

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/67674/2024-season-4-patch-1-release-notes-2024-09-06-02/p1

Dude…Where’s My Car?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/67559/legacy-xfinity-cars-and-maybe-more-legacy-cars-invisible-in-hosted-sessions

Championship 4 Decided At Phoenix But Not Without Some Drama

https://www.iracing.com/parker-white-wins-at-phoenix-advances-to-enascar-coca-cola-iracing-series-championship-4-with-steven-wilson-graham-bowlin-bobby-zalenski

How Did We End Up With 13 Weeks?

https://www.iracing.com/2024-season-4s-extra-week-how-does-it-work

2024 Season 4 Contests 

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/67791/season-4-2024-contests/p1

Time For A New Scan

It Can’t Really Be That Hard…Can It?

Justin Allgaier attempts to turn laps at Watkins Glen…backwards.

The Best And The Worst Tracks…To Buy

iRacing’s New McLaren Compared To The Real Car

James Baldwin drives the new McLaren.

Racing Prodigy Announce MX-5 Cup Series

INDY 6HR BOP Announced

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/67355/initial-bop-added-2024-indy-6-hour

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-iracing-indy-6hr-special-event-2024

The 33 Car Grid Is Set

This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-september-10-16-2024

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Hardware/Software

What Would You Use This For?

Could this be a date night option for the sim centers opening up?

Qubic’s QS-BT1 System Helps You Feel The G-Forces

The Sim Racing Den reviews Qubic’s QS-BT1 Belt tensioner system.

Force Dynamics…WOW

Not enough or too much motion?

https://www.force-dynamics.com/202

The Worst Wheel…Ever?

Karl Gosling says, stay away from the PXN 9 Wheel.

A Sim Racers Perspective On The DPVR E4

Dave Cam reviews the DPVR E4 Black VR headset.

Simmetrics Updated SD1 Dashboard

https://www.simmetricsracing.com/shop/p/sd-1

MPI SIMLINK Now Available

DRE Tutorial

Haptic Bass Shaker Kit

Sarah Nocchi walks through installation and setup of Trak Racer’s haptic bass shakers.

https://trakracer.com/products/haptic-bass-shaker-kit-with-200w-bass-amp-and-100w-shaker-copy

The Best Cheap Pedals That You Have Never Heard Of

Scorps03 reviews the SIMSONN Pedals.

Wayfair Has Sim Racing Gear?

https://www.wayfair.com/furniture/pdp/bring-home-furniture-racing-simulator-cockpit-wheel-stand-bucket-seat-with-adjustable-slide-w100412087.html

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Friday Open – Atlanta

  • Mike – P14- had a good race going ran top 10 most of the Reyes got to the lead with about 40 to go and led some laps. Was running about 40 on the white flag when some guy got into me and destroyed my race and I finished P14. 
  • Tony -P6
  • John -PP22. Got wrecked on about lap 30. 16 minutes required
  • Brad – Pwrecked again. Started p2 and was up front most of the race until the squirrels started getting nutty. Finished p25 too many laps down to count.

Sunday Open – Atlanta

  • Mike- P16 the crazy race where I was leading and got hit down to the inside and lost the pack. Then green flag stops got interrupted by a caution put me two laps down. I took a wave around got a lucky dog and took the lucky dog a bit too soon and got a black flag six second stop and go got another Lucky dog later hit the wall while I was checking the TikTok chat and then finally drove up through the field after getting back to the lead lap to second with the first green checker. Here I was leading the outside on the restart the leader came up in front of me to block. I hit him, he wrecked, and we wrecked the entire field.  People in the chat were blaming me for saying I should’ve lifted.  From the replay I saw it looks like he got a bit loose right after he came up about halfway into the Lane and when I did hit him, it turned him. Definitely wasn’t intentional. I don’t feel like I should’ve lifted being the end of the race.   then one more green white check. Where I was on the outside there was a massive scramble on the bottom during the white and they wrecked my teammate just actually came up into me to avoid and we wrecked. P16. 
  • Justin -P10
  • Bobby-Pwrecked out 
  • Tom – P 9 laps down. 
  • Joe – PP19 of course a fast car just a victim of NDMF’s sad thing is… I’m blind as shit. lol 😂
  • John – P22. Got wrecked
  • Kyle P P8?

Sunday Fixed – Atlanta

  • Mike- P8- had a great race going was leading laps at a lap 103. I got turned from behind while leading the race.  Three minutes of damage.  I got involved in another wreck after that I never pitted to check for damage but drove it back up through there because I was on the back to finish eight. 

Wednesday Open – Watkins Glen

  • Mike- P6- choked in qualifying and started P 25 was able to keep out of trouble and worked my way forward eventually took the lead and lead the race for about five laps before I pitted as the leader I came out PS six and was able to finish P6 great race
  • Tyler – PP6 with a 1x. Broke my rule and qualified for once. Started 7th and stayed around 6th the entire race. Pleased with this run and a solid A open the night before. Shout out to my youngest son Grayson for being my spotter and crew chief but fell asleep before the finish. Thanks for the help buddy!
  • Brad W – P23. Top split started p26 and never made it through the esses on lap one. Two guys go off and one does not hold the breaks and backs into me just as I almost have him cleared. I’m stopped and he is still not holding the brakes and hits me again. Drove back as best I could with wheel damage.
  • Chris W – P 6. Stayed on the track and missed accidents. One year ago I could not finish’, now 2x P6. I did mess up teammate Bobby by getting in the way. Sorry about that Bobby.

Thursday Open – Watkins Glen

  • Mike- P8- qualified 10 got the eighth by the time I pitted I was P1. Lead about three laps and then pitted came out eighth and finished P8

Official Series

FIA F4 

  • Ellis– Willow Springs first race of the week top split finished P5. They moved me from division seven to division four.
    • Started P5 got to P2 by lap two but then sp off on my own and fell to dead last then worked my way back up to finish p nine. I had another offer where I re-entered the track and somebody ran over me. I obviously made a horrible mistake and apologized profusely to the other driver.
    • Switched over to the fix series at Rudd Coggin. Ended up, wrecking myself out on that one.

A Open

  • Brad W – Pwrecked. Turn 1 Lap 1, someone went three wide. I was the unlucky one on the outside. Drove back to p18.

B Open

  • John. P9 at Atlanta. Don’t remember details.
  • P9. Don’t remember details, but I didn’t get wrecked, so that’s good.P1!!!!. Running 4th with two to go. Laid back a little because I figured the leaders would wreck. Plus they were two wide so I knew I could not pass. Sure enough, they wrecked in turn 2. I led the GWC to a win.P6 at the Glen. I kept the car on the track and no spins. Do that and you can get a good finish.

C Open

  • John K – P13. Got wrecked as usual

IMSA

  • Brad – P4 (GTD-Indy) Started p6 and was average in speed. This place is really hard to let faster classes pass without losing time. Had way too many close calls with GTPs/LMP2s forcing passes in the most inopportune times.

ARCA

John. P8. Save the tires. Avoid the wrecks. Like this car. I’ll take a top 10 any day.

Dirt Mini StockJohn. P5. If you have not tried this you should. These cars are a blast. Great dirt racing


League / Hosted Races

Hosted- 

  • Ellis- mini stocks at Charlotte. Got wrecked out on first, attempt second attempt was OK. I kind of lost the pack. They were right in front of me, but I could never get to these cars have no draft at all.
    • Dallara dash. Literally got ran over from behind running Ruth. Wrecked out.

Final Thoughts

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On today’s show we will cover the final playoff race for the eNASCAR Coke Series, get you caught up on the 2024 Season 4 patch, discuss the new multi-class splitting algorithm, see if your sim rig needs two seats, is the new McLaren as good as the real thing, is driving Watkins Glen in reverse really that hard and how many weeks are in Season 4?

So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast. 

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Episode 0451

9/5/2024 – The Track Whisperer – Episode 0451

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Show Introduction

On today’s show we get you up to speed on the new 2024 Season 4 build content, updates and fixes, see how Dale Jr continues to deliver tracks to iRacing, dive into some great discussions on the iRacing forums, find out if MOZA is set to make even larger gains into the hardware market and see if you can help a local high school out with their iRacing club.

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

Circuit Zolder Completely Updated

Your Move, iRacing

IMSA announces changes to the VP Racing Sportscar Challenge for 2025, GT3s added to field.

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/67107/your-move-iracing

If Formula 1 Used iRating

As we have seen with NASCAR, Alessandro Romanelli has charted F1’s iRating by driver.

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/67138/f1-historical-data-processed-as-iracing-sessions

New Formula 3 Car Announced

The FIA have given us a first look at the new Formula 3 car.

Once Again, He Has Spoken

Is Dale Jr The Track Whisperer?

iRacing Series Discords

An old forum post has been revised with a plan to update.

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/26141/iracing-series-discords

So, How Do iRacing Seasons Work?

Damien Cross Racing helps to explain how iRacing’s seasons, divisions and points work.

Spa Updated Scan And Artwork

So, They Finally Turned The Lights On

More Free Content!

2024 Season 4 Release Notes

It’s build week, so lets break down all of the updates.

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/67301/2024-season-4-release-notes-2024-pre-release-version#latest

https://www.iracing.com/iracing-2024-season-4-is-here

PA High School Needs Your Help

What Is Going On Here?

I know that these cars don’t weigh a lot but are they really this light?

2024 Season 4 Preliminary Schedule

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/67356/2024-season-4-preliminary-pdf-schedule

So That Is Why They Were Always Faster

iRacing continues to focus on the AI side and have made some major updates with this season build.

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/67303/improved-tire-temperature-modeling

Fill It Up Please…

Has this happened to you in team endurance events?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/comment/576075/#Comment_576075

INDY 6HR Up Next On The Special Events Calendar

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/67355/2024-indy-6-hour

FIA Simagic F4 eSports Regional Week 12 Report

https://www.iracing.com/fia-simagic-f4-esports-regional-tour-week-12-report-30-drivers-across-three-regions-qualified-for-global-showdown-in-september

This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-september-3-9-2024

Podcast Housekeeping

Leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform to make it easier for more listeners to find the podcast. Mention the podcast to your fellow drivers so they don’t miss out, we would appreciate it.

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Fantasy

Hardware/Software

Is Expensive Gear Worth It?

GitGud tackles a constant question. Is expensive gear worth it?

Corsair Sim Racing Rig: Designer Interview

GametechUK interviews the designer of the Corsair Sim Racing Rig at Gamecon.

So Did Moza Just Change Everything?

Sim Sport Gadget discusses the recent new products from MOZA.

Listener Follow Up From Simsonn Shifter Discussion

Chad McNeese: Related to the Simsonn & Logitech H-pattern shifters:
The current Logitech wheel & pedal sets do not include the H-pattern shifter. It is available as a separate purchase add-on, that still plugs into the wheel base as they have done since the original G25. That shifter is a pure H-pattern shifter with no additional buttons. The version of shifters that actually included buttons were on the G25 & G27 wheels only. All newer models were stripped to be H-pattern only.
The Simsonn and nearly all other budget shifters from Amazon, ebay, AliExpress and such are separate USB connections. Many do market with Logitech G compatibility, but to my knowledge, none of them connect to the shifter port on the G wheels. They all use a basic USB to the PC for universal use. I suspect the Logitech tagging in the titles is purely to be found via search when people are looking for shifters, since the Logitech are widely available & still in use. It’s modern SEO marketing.
The basic difference on these over the Logitech is slightly more sturdy construction and a snappier feel, as part of the construction differences. From experience, the Logitech is very toy-like and these other shifters have a more metallic construction and feel that is closer to the higher end shifters. Both styles offer modding options but are marginally different depending on a person’s preference.

Imsim Talento

The Sim Pit has completed a long term review of the Talento Pedals by Imsim.

Simcore Shaft Extension for Simucube

Sim Rig Tours Continue

OC Racing continues his sim rig tours with a very pricey setup.

Rig Build With The Nicest Seat

Lance from Sim Coaches takes us on another customer build and shows off what he thinks is the nicest sim seat available.

MOZA’s First Xbox Load Cell Pedal

Sim Racing Setups reviews the new MOZA CRP2 loadcell pedals.

https://mozaracing.com/product/crp2-pedals?ref=SIMRACINGSETUP

Has MOZA Delivered?

Boosted Media reviews the CRP2 Load Cell pedals from MOZA.

Velocitas Imperium Product Offerings

https://velocitasimperium.com/collections/complete-products

So, You Want To Stream?

Senpai Gaming shows you how to stream with ease.

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Friday Open – Darlington

  • Mike – P19 started 14th worked my way up to the top five ran as high as second got wrecked real bad at some point by some bonehead known wrecker guy four minutes damage 30 seconds required. Then towards the end of the race, the same guy tried to get by me again. He hit me twice going down the back door, slamming into three I was up into the wall that came off the wall. I came down into him and wrecked us  both.  Finish P1
  • Tony -P19 first race a day after having a knee scope on the left knee. Honestly can’t remember but think i was caught in stuff 

Sunday Open – Darlington

  • Mike- P18– I had a good race going running in top 10 top five. At some point in the last part of the race, I kind of spun by myself on a restart, didn’t wreck, but lost all my track position  and got involved in another incident and then could never catch a caution to get tires and basically just rode  it out
  • Tony P-wrecked started like 3rd or 4th. Was in p3 trying to get passed 2nd but the asshat kept blocking me no matter I tried running. Till i was on the inside making a pass out of 4 and he just turns slight left on me and i get a fun trip to the infield care center while he ended up winning the race

Wednesday Open – Atlanta

  • Mike- P4! Got involved in an incident not too much damage got it fixed, but had to come up from the back again and ended up doing green flag stops slid through my box after that shook out. We were in the lead pack. Just buying our time for the final run to the checker, I just wasn’t far enough forward track position to really make a run for the win but was happy to get it up to finish in the top five P4 I’ll take it. 
  • Brad W – P12 after spending most of the race in the top 10. Got shuffled back after green flag stops but drove back to the front. With a handful of laps to go was pushing toward the front only to get turned with a 3 wide situation that went bad. 
  • Tony P3 oh boy a 1.6k split with a lot of trash in it. Rolled Of the start on a pole and just found my happy place avoiding shenanigans and tomfoolery. Had a gwc restarted 4th. Had a driver behind me shoot me a message and said he’ll push the hell outta me. Welp we almost got it done. we were flying til he got side drafted on the back and we lost our momentum to where i would’ve passed for the win
  • Kyle P – P6 Started P9  kept it clean and on the bottom avoiding the wrecks. Finally got involved in a wreck with less than 50 to go. Caught a few cautions to fix the damage. After that it was a race to the front. Took advantage of the restarts and jumped several positions. Last lap I was in a drag race down the back stretch and beat P7 by less then .010 of a second.
  • Chris W – P9. PC shut off when I clicked enter the car. Started from pits, stayed on lead lap, missed all the wrecks to bring it home P9. New iR personal record 3368

Thursday Open – Atlanta

  • Mike- P15– Ran top five basically most of the race second and third for a long periods of time was fifth on the late restarts and just had a real hard time getting restarted these guys were beating me every time, but got wrecked out on a green white checker, the white top lane spun the leader and he came down into the bottom lane and took me out and I finished 15
  • Tony – P3 another headache of a race. Was There at the end had a great run on the outside on the white when car went outside so ended up giving him a nice shot in the ass in 3&4 for his win 

Official Series

FIA F4 

  • Ellis – ran my fifth attempt at the championship after I lost it and finished P11 raced against Michael McDowell. I actually ran over him when he was blocking me. I didn’t mean to, but that ruined my race and his.

IMSA

  • Brad – P5 (GTD-COTA) That was where I started and finished. With such low participation this week there were no race splits. Running with guys in 4k + iRating is hard.

League / Hosted Races

Hosted- 

  • Ellis- pick up cup wrecked out on lap two spinning on my own and actually took out the field. I have no idea what I was doing.  
    • Carb cup at the backwards oval at Monza. Qualify eight out of 22.

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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  1. The Track Whisperer

Description

On today’s show we get you up to speed on the new 2024 Season 4 build content, updates and fixes, see how Dale Jr continues to deliver tracks to iRacing, dive into some great discussions on the iRacing forums, find out if MOZA is set to make even larger gains into the hardware market and see if you can help a local high school out with their iRacing club.

So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast. 

iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, Amazon, and other podcast players. 

Sponsors: 

Hosts:

Mike Ellis – twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis

David Hall – www.twitch.tv/mixmage

Greg Hecktus – twitter.com/froozenkaktus – www.twitch.tv/froozenkaktus

Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Kyle Pendygraft – twitter.com/LoudPedalGaming

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Tom Dreiling – 

Donnie Spiker – twitter.com/Spikerman19

Bobby Jonas –

MacKenzie Stevens – https://twitter.com/MackStevens48

Justin Pearson – https://twitter.com/big7bang_

John Kerley –

Brad Wrenn – https://twitter.com/bradwrenn

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