6/8/2023 – Sign My Wood – Episode 0386
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Show Introduction
On the Show today, we will review all of the new goodness from the 2023 season 3 build. A new Porsche Supercup Champion is crowned, and we get Boosted Media’s long term review and final thoughts of the Simucube Active pedals.
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Topics
Cadillac V-Series.R GTP
The Cadillac V-Series.R debuts in iRacing with the Season 3 build!
Listener Feedback
iracingaussie gave us some pointers on the new LMP car and more feedback on the pitroad hack
Garrett Manes Cup Car
Coke driver Garrett Manes Tweeted a photo of the #12 Cup car with his name featured as the driver
New Detroit
Indy Driver Santino Ferrucci hopes the newly designed Detroit street circuit lives up to the exciting racing that the nearby Belle Isle track produced. Will iRacing be far behind to scan?
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/42619/the-new-detroit-street-track
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)
iRacing released a new content video for the Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/comment/355403#Comment_355403
CART in iRacing?
Alex Stelbovics asks in a forum poll if we will get a legacy CART car in iRacing in the next year
Porsche SuperCup Finale
The 2023 Porsche Supercup series wrapped up at virtual Monza last weekend with Gustavo Ariel taking his second feature win of the season holding off Charlie Collins and Diogo Pinto.
The Series Championship was wrapped up by Jordan Caruso in convincing fashion with a 73 point margin over past champion Sebastian Job, who squeaked by Zach Campbell for second in the series by just one point
https://www.iracing.com/caruso-crowned-2023-porsche-tag-heuer-esports-supercup-champion-at-monza/
Season 3 Build
https://www.iracing.com/iracing-2023-season-3-is-here/
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/42721/2023-season-3-release-notes-pre-release-version
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/42721/2023-season-3-release-notes-2023-06-05-02
Le Mans Ultimate
Le Mans Ultimate will be the new home for the 24 Hours of Le Mans
iRacing in Victory Lane
Tyler Hudson takes the iRacing Late Model Car back to victory lane at Jackson Motor Speedway
RTP Round 2
Coke Series Driver Derek Justis gives his predictios as to who makes it out of Round 2 of the Road to Pro Series
Season 3 Updates
Greg West gives a list of updates for Season 3 in a forum post
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/42792/iracing-season-3-2023-season-updates/p1
Season 3 Schedule
Tyler Hudson posted the preliminary season 3 schedule in the forums
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/42893/2023-season-3-preliminary-schedule-pdf
Season Wrap -Ups
WesTheMess Tweeted that he enjoys the new season wrap up feature
Motorland Aragon
iRacing reveals another of one of it’s new tracks Motorland Aragon
Which Beast to Buy
TP Sim Racing asks in a YouTube Video which of the new car offering is the ‘Beast’ to buy?
Video by Listener Tim Perry
iRacing Laser Print
Mike gets his laser printed picture of his iRacers Lounge Cup Car
Watkins Glen 6 Hours Cars
The car linup for the 6 hours of the Glen have been announced
NEC Season 3 Updates
Greg West Posts the Season 3 Updates of the NEC with the addition of the BMW M4 GT4 to the lineup
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/42791/nec-season-3-updates#latest
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Fantasy
Hardware/Software
VPG Sim VPF-75
The V-PF75 is here to revolutionize your simracing experience. With a carbon fiber front plate, injected molded grips, and an alu+carbon fiber back cover, this wheel offers unrivaled performance and quality.
It features 12 Elma encoders, 12 Apem 6.5N switches, 3 NKK toggles, a magnetic shifter, single Hall sensor clutch, and a USBD480 screen. Fully SimHub compatible.
Heusinkveld Smart Control Live
Smart Control Live is an innovative software tool to adjust your controller settings to your own preferences while driving. Your settings, your profiles, instantly.
GTR Carbon Fiber Button Box for Stream Deck
Thr GTR Carbon Fiber Button Box features…
- 6061 Billet aluminium brake bias knob and high detent force center encoder.
- 3 rotary encoders with push button.
- 5 LED illuminated push buttons, aluminium housing with black bezel.
- 2 momentary toggle switches (MOM-OFF-MOM)
- 1 latching toggle switch with red cover (ON-OFF).
- Label sheet included.
Apple Vision Pro for iRacing?
Will Apple’s new Vision Pro be able to use with iRacing…probably not
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/42796/apple-vision-pro-3-499-available-early-2024
3D Printing for iRacing
Lapsed Time shows some of the items he’s printed for sim racing
Simucube Active Pedals Long Term Review
Will Ford gives his review of ther Simucube Active Pedals after his first impression and using it for a good while
Results
NASCAR iRacing Series
Friday Open – gateway
- Mike -. P22. A pretty horrible race I kept getting run over and involved in other peoples messages. Got the drive-through penalty was about five to go and ruined my race. I was driving around with seven minutes. Damage was just as fast as the others.
- Greg- p wrecked oot
- David – P drive-through penalty, and then another penalty, trying to serve that and rage quit
Sunday Open
Greg – P8y
Donnie – P11, Qualified on Pole. 1st Race with my own set build. Black flagged for passing under yellow
David – P The wright tire strategy became the wrong one when A lap car allegedly intentionally wrecked. Then spun out by cars with fresh tires.
Wednesday Open: Sonoma
- Rochette -Pwrecked out
- Mike- p 8. On the first lap went from P 16 to P 10. Basically kept it from there. Fuel only Race, no mistakes were made. I will take it.
- Greg-p3 Uneventful
- Tom D – p6
- Kyle P went off multiple times even had a drive-through penalty and finished 15th
Thursday Open Ellis -P 4- start a 12 got to ninth on lap one the leaders pitted before half way I ran it out of fuel in it, it up leading many laps. Once I put it, I cycled to fourth and kept it there for the rest of the race. Great run. Nick Spiker finished 10th.
Official Series
Ellis–
- Fia f4 at Walkins Glen started he nine out of 17. Got to P7 by the end of last one eventually ended up P for great run for no practice.
SPIKER
Week 13 – Figure 8 (Irwindale)
League / Hosted Races
Hosted
- Ellis-
- Dp at Daytona started 19th or the 27 finished P3.
- Gen 4 at new Atlanta- total shit show
- 87 at tally. Leaving on the white and got Dumped for the win.
- Pro mazda an Lotus 49 at Bristol dirt?
- Week 13 Dirt St. stock at Lakeland. Started at P 10 finished at P9.
Final Thoughts
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TITLE
- Sign My Wood
Description
On the Show today, we will review all of the new goodness from the 2023 season 3 build. A new Porsche Supercup Champion is crowned, and we get Boosted Media’s long term review and final thoughts of the Simucube Active pedals. So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast.
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