6/12/2025 – The Pedal Has Landed – Episode 0489
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Show Introduction
On today’s show we take a long look at the 2025 Season 3 Build release, discuss some of the issues after the release, discuss another “cheating” scandal, remind you why you need to see who is in your race lobby, visit the largest sim racing store and see what Max has been up to in the virtual racing world.
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Topics
New GT3 Tire Update
NASCAR Tracks Refresh
Ferrari 296 Challenge Car Has Arrived
Fast Pasta’s Thoughts On New Build
https://x.com/anthonyalfredo/status/1932215501574295689
Service Interuption
https://x.com/iRacingSupport/status/1931332892036092011
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/comment/685063#Comment_685063
Scan This Please
https://x.com/marshallpruett/status/1932094493978951730
IndyCar In The Rain At Portland
https://x.com/iRacing/status/1933199058023174271
NASCAR Gen 4 Is Here
AI Commentary On Races
The Bend Motorsports Park
Penalty Reversal
Team Redline Disqualified
They started the race on wets and no fuel, set the car to run as low as it could on those tyres, then they did a single lap, put slicks on and filled the tank and it lowered the car further than the tech would normally allow giving them an advantage or a lower ride height.
I heard that the limit at Nords was 70mm and does this hack allows you to run 50mm..
https://x.com/AVL_44/status/1931375240300450145
Cone Damage!
Who’s In The Lobby?
Rear Air Grief?
https://x.com/TylerrJorrdan/status/1932989956261392557
New Jumpy Trucks Series
https://x.com/iRacing/status/1932075289808703582
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/80310/advanced-pro-2-lite-2025-season-3
Max Weekly Update
Max Verstappen joined two races on Thursday night (CET), took a dominant win, and dropped insane lap times in the 6:17s
WoO Late Models Team Up With Iracing
https://x.com/WoOLateModels/status/1932801712324010095
More Issues During Build Deployment
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/80434/2025-season-3-known-issues
2025 Season 3 Preliminary Schedule
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/80380/2025-season-3-preliminary-schedule
2025 Season 3 Release Notes
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/80339/2025-season-3-release-notes-2025-06-10-01
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/80522/2025-season-3-hotfix-1-release-notes-2025-06-10-04
The Flying Lap Racing & Flight Simulation
Sim Gaming Expo
Use code IRLP10 to save 10% off tickets
The Majors 24
https://majorsseries.com/event/majors-242025
iRacing Race For The Cure
https://www.iracing.com/iracing-and-national-ms-society-reunite-for-race-for-the-cure-on-august-13
This Week In iRacing
https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-june-10-june-16-2025
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Fantasy
Hardware/Software
Coanda Esports Hardware
https://x.com/CoandaEsports/status/1930923661747208526
Simsonn Pro X Ultra Pedals
https://www.simsonn.com/products/simsonn-racing-sim-pedal-pro-x-ultra
A Visit To The Largest Sim Racing Store In North America
Better Motion: Less Money?
Everything You Need For $400
Simucube/TK Pedal Face
Simucube vs Moza
Jimmie Johnson Spotter Pack – Updated
When Just Two Will Do
TK On The P1 DDX Prime
This Is Not A Game
Results
NASCAR iRacing Series
Friday Open – NiS – Michigan
- Tony -P3 gawh Damn it. Ran different set and ran much better. Stayed in the top 10 majority of the race avoiding everything under the sun. Took 2 came out 4th with 10 to go. Grabbed the lead lap and half later. Lost the lead til slipped out of 2 with 5 to go. Was right on his bumper waiting for the right moment to make a move but caution came out with 3 to go. Had 2 gwcs where restarting 2nd and the leader was playing the try to guess what speed im going before the restart zone. Oh well Im just never gonna win a race again. Bright side ir above 2200 for first time in a long time and sr is 0.04 from becoming a pro hahaha
- Brad- P4 A tale of two races. Started p9 and would stay around the 14-15 for the first half of the race. The race was slowed seven times for yellows and most of those were from aggressive driving. About midway I got into the wall coming off T2 trying to avoid an accident and ended up with wheel damage. Was able to fix it but went to the rear. Over the remainder of the race I was able to work my way back through yellows and pit strategy. Was sitting P8 on final restart and was able to avoid an accident on the last lap, split two guys and race back to P4. A welcome finish after the last few weeks.
- Kyle – P14 started P18 and just fought the tire wear.
Sunday Open- NiS – Michigan
- David – P wrecked, got straight dumped, red card it is
- Tony – P safe from seeing the dumb stupid ugly big hat in victory lane had a day at real MIS even got to try a motion rig from the Ford Display.
- Greg -P7
- Kyle – P13 Started P8 and just couldn’t find a good pace. Fell back to 19th and just held on as the tires were fading away. After a few cautions and a strategy to run a set of tires longer then most I pitted with 14 to go under caution and used the new tires to my advantage. Last lap picked of 5 cars to finish P13.
Sunday Fixed- NiS – Michigan
- Mike- Phad a great run all night, gwc, p5 digging on the bottom, i get loose and lose it – wrecked finish p14.
Wednesday Open -NiS – Daytona Road
- David – P ya screw this. Not driving this car on this track again
- Brad- P33 Started P16 and only made it 2 laps. Had a spinner in the trioval not hold his brakes and came back up into the track. Myself and the car behind me went high but could not avoid it. Too much damage, we’re done.
Thursday Open- NiS – Daytona Road
- Mike- P14- started 15th got as high as seventh got cream from a guy from behind totally wiped out continued on ended up getting high centered on a turtle and had to toe came out like 20 second but after stops and pit cycling I moved up to 14th.
Official Series
League / Hosted Races
Grass Roots Racing
MX5 League
- William W- P20somthing. Killed myself on lap 2 in the rain.
GTP/GT3 League
- William W – P5. VIR. Started 3rd. Spun the car on my own in turn 1. Got on the gas too hard and didn’t respect the new tire model. Did this in my first 3 races with the new tire. Had to fight all the way back up through the field of gt3 about 25 cars. Made it back up to 5th but was too far behind any more positions having to make that many passes.
Hosted-
- Ellis – new GEN four at new Vegas wrecked out super fun
- 13 week GT three challenge fixed at spa. Spun on turn one fell to dead last 30th then drove my way up to finish P 11.
- Prototypes at Daytona qualified fifth out of 24
- Gen 4 at Michigan started 20th finish 11th even after getting spot
- Then Gen 4 at Daytona got wrecked out
- Then street stocks at South Boston 14th out of 17th finished P7
Final Thoughts
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- The Pedal Has Landed
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On today’s show we take a long look at the 2025 Season 3 Build release, discuss some of the issues after the release, discuss another “cheating” scandal, remind you why you need to see who is in your race lobby, visit the largest sim racing store and see what Max has been up to in the virtual racing world.
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