1/29/2026 – Ringfarmer – Episode 0518
iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics
Show Introduction
On today’s show we will revisit the 518 incidents of the Daytona 24, IndyCar to Washington DC?, what are iRacing’s secret licenses?, do you need a motorized seat slider?, checkout the MOZA Mission R wheel, how realistic is iRacing’s Mercedes AMG GT3? and we sit down with Marius Pretorius from Sim Team Architect.
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Special Guest
Marius Pretorius – Sim Team Architect
Topics
Find The Right Team
New Sim Racing Studio
Meet The “Sim-gineer”
Second Year, Is It Time To Scan Them?
iRacing Creator Series Season 3
iRacing In The Race For The Seat
VCR Issue
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/91565/replay-auto-on-leader-instead-of-me
Those Involved And Broadbent’s Comments
IndyCar To DC?
Does Tempest Need Tweaking?
WRC Return To The US?
$$$$ Really?
https://teamconti.gg/products/tc-factory-support-enrollment
iRacing’s Secret Licenses
Is It Time?
https://iracerhub.com/2026/01/24/iracing-endurance-safety-cars/
I Quit Sim Racing
Is It Realistic?
Sim Racing Expo – Charlotte, NC
May 22 – May 24, 2026
The Majors Intimidator
https://majorsseries.com/event/intimidator2026-2
Vintage Production Car Challenge
Story Title
This Week In iRacing
https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-january-27th-to-february-2nd-2026/
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Fantasy
Hardware/Software
NASCAR 25 Ok, iRacing Not Ok
Dream Air From Pimax
Protect Those Seats
Trak Racer Motorized Seat Slider
https://trakracer.com/collections/electronics/products/trak-racer-motorized-seat-slider
Trak Racer Motion/Haptic System
https://trakracer.com/products/trak-racer-motion-haptic-system
MOZA Mission R Review
Purple Race Labs Pedals
The Best But Not The Best Purchase
Too Late For You?
Does Framerate Matter In Sim Racing?
VR vs Triples In iRacing
Results
NASCAR iRacing Series
Official Series
Toyota GR 86cup series fixed
- Mike- p3- started on Paul but didn’t have enough speed fell back to third had a guy in fourth beaten on me over and over and I think he was trying to intentionally wreck me at one point, but I still beat him and got a nice podium P3
- Add made a few mistakes during this race, but still finish P5
A Open
- Kyle P – P3 Started 5 and kept in the top 5. Pitted on lap 33 and was going to stretch the fuel. Restarted 16th and just worked my way towards the front. After reaching P5 caution comes out with 19 to go pit for tires and come out P5. On the restart P2 spins his tires and check ups the whole outside lane. Set sail and brough it home P3.
Ring Meister
- Mike – P Cadillac CTSV couldn’t practice with the AI because it mixed it up with the ford first race started P 10 out of 24 . Wrecked out turned one car feels very unstable.
- Qualified P2. Quickly got to the lead, but then spot on my own fell back to P 22 then rally to finish P8.
- Qualified fifth spun out, fell to the back and started coming back up was going up the hill. Somebody was spun after the fast blind corner and he was literally sideways across the entire track. There was nowhere to go two of us T-bones in.
- Start a P2, but racked out on my own. This car is so hard.
- Then started on pole position and drove away from the field with nobody challenging me and ended up with a 22 second lead at the end winner winner chicken dinner I win every week except for the GT four in this series!!!
- Then started on Paul position drove away from the field and finished with the 28 second lead another win two in a row
- Then top split started on P5 halfway through the second lap I spun out of P3 all by myself by hitting the curbs and killed us
IMSA
- Hall – P3 and p7 and the glen, iRating creeping up towards 2000 again, not even trying, just been good tracks for me
Draftmaster
- Doug-P 6,7,16,21 been qualifying 9th through 12th. Running Daytona trying to stay out of trouble and find good drafting partners. Also ran Talladega in the carb cup qualified 10th with a 4th place finish.
League / Hosted Races
Grass Roots Racing
GTP/GT3 League – Off Week
- David – P Still out in space some where after getting yeeted violently when a car in front of me wrecked
Elbows Out Racing League (LMP2 and GT3 Wednesday Nights)
- William- P3 – got an off track on my second quali lap so had to start pretty far back around 12th. Was able to go up the field decently fast and think I had P4 by lap 8 but by that point I was about 8 seconds back. I didn’t have time to do any practice at Watkins before quali. Thought I’d be okay but was about .4 off the pace of the top 3. Found the pace by about the last 10 laps but I was already way too far behind. Kept it clean the rest of the race and managed a P3. Not bad for first time being in the rig since the 24.
Hosted-
- Ellis – P Chris McGuire old Indy cars at Michigan ended up wrecked out.
- Send Jen for a Talladega winner winner chicken dinner. It ended up being a fuel race, but I pulled it off and made the right move at the right time.
- IndyCar Indy got wrecked out
- Pick up cup at Phoenix qualified 15th.
Final Thoughts
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On today’s show we will revisit the 518 incidents of the Daytona 24, IndyCar to Washington DC?, what are iRacing’s secret licenses?, do you need a motorized seat slider?, checkout the MOZA Mission R wheel, how realistic is iRacing’s Mercedes AMG GT3? and we sit down with Marius Pretorius from Sim Team Architect.
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