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Episode 0483

5/1/2025 – 40 days Waiting – Episode 0483

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Show Introduction

On today’s show we will cover another update on NASCAR 25, cover 6 tips pros don’t want you to know, 5 things that iRacing needs to change, Simagic has released it’s newest wheel base while Asetek takes a step back, will the Super Late Model Tour survive the year and see why one iRacer wants to protest himself?

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..

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Topics

Again?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/78543/service-interruption-april-25

https://x.com/iRacingSupport/status/1915800518380638700

Nordic Esports Championship

Is It All Lies?

  1. The Negotiation
  2. Scripting and Testing
  3. Editing and Thumbnails
  4. Monetization

Discussion Time

https://irstats.net/series/574

https://irstats.net/series/574?tab=races

Things Pros Don’t Want You To Know

  1. Optimize Pit Limiter
  2. LMP2 – using clutch to get out of pits (second clutch)
  3. Burn fuel with Pit Limiter On – during formation lap
  4. Optimize Your Overlays
  5. Planning Your Strategy – review previous races to determine total laps ran
  6. Adapt Strategy To Your Car – Endurance races (know your pit times)

Sim Racing South Barrington, USA

I’m Here To Turn Myself In

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/78757/how-do-i-report-my-self

NASCAR 25: Dev Diary 04

5 Changes iRacing Needs To Make

  1. Pit stops in races under 60 minutes.
  2. Pace lap or staging. Very inconsistent with placement on grid for rolling start.
  3. The rain – it’s over done. Reserve it for very special events and should be an anomaly.
  4. Debris – in practice it makes it very difficult to get clean laps.
  5. Rain spray – not realistic to have this much spray when you are driving with slicks.

Sim Gaming Expo

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Indy 500

https://www.iracing.com/the-2025-iracing-indy-500-how-to-qualify

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/78482/iracing-presents-the-2025-indianapolis-500

This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-april-29-may-5-2025

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Fantasy

Hardware/Software

Trak Racer SA12

No Carbon Fiber For You!

Buttkicker And Pedal Haptics Set Up

Simagic Alpha Evo Release

Summer Deals

New Batch Arriving Soon

Thrustmaster Raceline Pedals III

Asetek Has Stopped Shipping To USA

https://x.com/traxiongg/status/1917218076938191256?s=49

AZRacing CS Pro Now Available On Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=AZRACING+CS-Pro+modular+simracing+cockpit&crid=1OOCRVVH1EWTR&sprefix=azracing+cs-pro+modular+simracing+cockpit%2Caps%2C73&ref=nb_sb_noss

Podium 1 Official US Distributor

LMP Pro V2 Released

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Friday Open – NiS – Talladega

  • Mike- P16- got a great race for me. I was racing off a pit road and nosed it into the front wall for 30 second damage later in the race with about 50 to go I decided to fix that gave up my track position and then after that and kept getting shuffled and what not not a good event for me p16
  • Tony -P10 had a ok race. Was wrecked twice through out. Final restart i went from 26 to 10th on the white. It was like the seas parted for me. Wish i was up front could’ve pushed John to his first dub instead of his 2nd
  • Chris – P seven minutes damage we got it all fixed. 
  • Brad- P8 Typical Tally race. Had to avoid some wrecks, get some damage fixed but did come home with a top 10. Glad it’s over.
  • John – P2. Almost the perfect race. I did everything right but came up a little short. Pit strategy was good, avoiding wrecks was good, drafting was good,  and setup was fast. Thanks Premiere. Just had no way to get around the leader at the end. I pushed him to the win and that got me ahead of the outside line. I’ll take a P2 anytime, although a win would be better. I’ll get someday. And I’m back to the 2K IR club.

Saturday Fixed- NiS – Talladega

  • John K – P10. First fixed NiS race in a long time. Qualified P3. After a while I was in the second pack. We could never gain ground because we had a bonehead who was 6 laps down in our pack who kept going 3 wide and laughing about it. But the race was fun otherwise. Just wish there had been a late race caution so I could get back in the mix and have a shot.

Sunday Open- NiS – Talladega

  • Mike- P6 got the lead pretty early on led some laps but fell back to say fuel ran top five clean and green and on the green flag stop. I was a little squirrel coming off Pitt Road lost a little bit of track positioned back to seventh and then a caution.  From there stayed out and manage through several cautions could never get the track position. I needed to make a run for the wind, but just happy to get a decent finish.
  • David – P11, leading, an accidental bad bump from a good pusher got me loose.  But didn’t crash.
  • Tony – P14 had a good feeling about today. Tied for the pole as a guy same time as me got it. But it was ok by lap 3 i took the lead and lead all the way to the green flag stop which played out great. Strategy wise i let a car in front of me so he could lead and I controlled the pace. Whole race never left top 3 til the end. Was making moves took the lead again on the white and hooked by a piece of shit that went below the yellow in T4. I had this race but nope. I hope that guy gets a flaming case of a harsh STD.
  • Chris – P1. The FIRST-EVER NiS WIN for the Waldron’s Furniture Chevy!
    Huge thanks to the iRacers Lounge Team, Premier Setups, and Sim Wraps for the Dale Earnhardt tribute wrap commemorating his final win.

I took the white flag in 5th, second car on the bottom row, and pushed like I’ve never pushed before. The top row wrecked, and it came down to me and “him.” Coming off Turn 4, I went right, caught the side draft, made the pass, and took the checkers!

Special thanks to Justin for weeks of coaching, Mike for guiding me through the finish, and Bobby for an incredible job relaying info and spotting.

After 3 ½ years….Pop that champagne!!!

Sunday Fixed- NiS – Talladega

  • Mike- P DNF got to the front pretty early had a bunch of laps ended up hitting under green on the final cycle lost the lead four was desperate to catch the next group that went by me. I was on the bottom they actually went below the yellow to pass me as the third car came by. He sideswiped me. I went up and back down into him and we both got destroyed.

Wednesday Open -NiS – Texas

  • Mike- P started in the back, worked my way up to well after halfway to be running P6 when I got dropped from the server by discord never disconnected nor my stream. 
  • David – Pwrecked, was doing well, then just self wrecked into wall and broke it
  • Tony – P dnf. Was wrecked from a car bouncing of the wall and tagging me into the wall on the way back up the track 
  • Chris – P 32.  DNF
  • Brad- P17 Rough race for me. Spun a fellow driver about halfway through the race. I can’t stand it when I get into someone, again sorry to Mitchell Howell. Just not how I race. Was able to get repairs from that only to get collected in a wreck after the restart coming through the tri-oval. From then on it was try to get repairs made and salvage as best a finish as possible. Looking for a better run Friday.

Thursday Open- NiS – Texas

  • Mike- P3 started in the back work my way forward got to the top five stayed there got as high as P2 never let a lap, but ended up finishing p3
  • David – Pwrecked on on lap 1 by arca braking.  Starting to feel like retiring from NiS again.

Official Series

A Open

  • Brad W – P13 (Texas) Car had good speed but I over drove it each run and cooked the tires. Tried to take it easy on the last run but got caught up in racing too hard too soon. 
  • John K. – P23. Got into other people’s wrecks. Just a typical Talladega. I was happy to only be one lap down all things considered. Still a good time – I love this track!!!

B Open

  • John –  P11. This race was a great example of why you should never quit. Got in other people’s wreck on around lap 40. It shot me through the pits and I got a black flag for it (fix this IRacing). 8 minutes of damage. Took several pit stops to get it fixed. Ran around all alone for 30 laps and got lapped again to go 2 laps down. Fast forward to the end: we had three G/W/C runs. I got my 2 laps back thanks to lucky dog. I was at end of line on final restart, so I laid back in case another big one happened. It did. Went from P23 to P11 as 12 cars wrecked out on final lap. Lesson: never assume you are done for the day. I stayed in and picked up some IR.

IMSA

  • Hall – P3 at Monza in the Rain.  It started wet and dried up, once it dried up I couldn’t stay close to the top 2.
  • Brad W – P16 High split at probably my worst track. I’ve said it before, I just don’t run well here. There are too many fast corners that I just can’t keep speed in the car. I finished where I deserved to finish. 
  • William W- P11- Watkins – Started P20 or so. I’m very slow at Watkins, and was in another high split. Messiest race that I’ve been in in a while. GT3 leader was brake checking on the pace lap causing chaos. Got a 4x from the guy to my right avoiding incident ahead. 3 more 4x incidents during the race from people losing it in front of me and having no where to go. First drive through since my first season on the service and then sped in the pits. Still finished P11 somehow. Glad this race was over.

League / Hosted Races

Hosted- 

  • Ellis –BMW M2 in the production car challenge started at six finished P3.
    • Then legends Road at Tacuba  got wrecked on the start, but then kept spinning on my own and eventually gave up DNF
    • Then the BMW power challenger in Lagos Brazil

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. 40 days Waiting

Description

On today’s show we will cover another update on NASCAR 25, cover 6 tips pros don’t want you to know, 5 things that iRacing needs to change, Simagic has released it’s newest wheel base while Asetek takes a step back, will the Super Late Model Tour survive the year and see why one iRacer wants to protest himself?

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

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