Episode 0548 - iRacers Lounge Podcast

9/3/2026 – Physics Island – Episode 0548

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Show Introduction

On today’s show: can you race big rigs in iRacing?, is VR finally good enough?, we are two weeks from the start of the Sim Gaming Expo, find out what product will transform your sim racing experience, is this the Simucube killer? and it’s week 12 so that means we have a development blog to discuss.

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Topics

Season 4 Development Blog

https://www.iracing.com/iracing-development-update-august-2026

Career Mode = All Content

https://traxion.gg/all-iracing-content-will-be-available-in-career-mode-at-zero-extra-cost

Caterhams Coming

No New Tracks?

Make Way For The New

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/99564/2026-season-4-track-retirements-road-america-mid-ohio-milwaukee-september-9th-0800edt-1200utc

Scan Curse?

Poor Cones

Virtual Competitors

A Humble Thank You

Payment Issues?

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/99664/venmo-payments-not-working

One Of These Does Not Belong

iRacing Arcade Big Rigs

Milwaukee Re-scan?

Is That Chastain Driving?

2026 Sim Gaming Expo – TWO WEEKS AWAY!

September 18 – 20, 2026

Suzuka 1000

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/99629/2026-suzuka-1000-presented-by-pimax

Forever Rowdy 118

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/99614/forever-rowdy-118-bundle-of-joy-charity-race

Southern 500

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-iracing-southern-500-special-event

This Week In iRacing

https://www.iracing.com/this-week-in-iracing-september-1st-to-september-7th-2026

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Fantasy

Hardware/Software

Chad McNeese’s Ultimate Hardware Spreadsheet

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1i08zKjBSmSn5G_mCc9cHx07w7XLo03sfoytpVJkqbYk/edit?usp=sharing

4K Triple Settings

PXN GT And Formula Wheels

Finally Good Enough?

Track Time Series 1

Simucube Killer?

Asetek Shifter & Handbrake

Will This Transform Your Experience?

Phoenix By Cube Controls

SIMNET Sequential Shifter

SIMDT 7″ DDU

VRS V2 Pedals

Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Friday Open – NiS – Daytona

Mike- p3. Had a good race ran upfront led some laps was the lead car on the outside lane on the first green white checker and I side draft too hard I got spun out came back up to restart seventh on the final Greenway checker and finish P3.
David – P11 – caught up in messes, but started ot learn with damage late in race to just stay in mid pack instead of fixing and going to the back. Finished in the draft with a few minutes damage.
Tony -P wreck out
Brad- P8 I go from practice session to the race session and I lose all force feedback. Jump out of game, come back in still nothing. So, it is what it is. First race back since July and I’m running Daytona with no FFB. I was happy that I did not kill anyone and glad to get a p8. I’ll take it.

Sunday Open- NiS – Daytona

David – P8. still alive at the end, a shake up right in front of us caused a split in the pack, was 2nd in the 2nd pack in p13, several in the lead pack never made it to the line, so jumped a few positions.
Greg -Pwrecked out by a guy that caused 3 more wrecks after me and finally disconnected

Sunday Fixed- NiS – Daytona

Mike- P1- winner winner, chicken dinner. Had a pretty good race stayed out of trouble stayed out front in the top. Five basically let some laps was leading near the end and on the final green white checker I was able to hold them off didn’t really have to block, but we will take it. Win number 160. i’ve won Daytona twice and Pocono once for three total wins this year in NIS.

Wednesday Open -NiS – Darlington

Mike- P wrecked down around halfway on my own running third just came off turn four and it went down to the inside and nailed the inside wall wouldn’t really drive after that so I parked it. Didn’t have the heart to finish.
David – P spin out before the green flag and damages the car. Got it fixed though, stucked it out, finished p8 2 laps down. The leader lapped the entire field

Thursday Open -NiS – Darlington

David – Pp wrecked 13. Was leading with 75 to go and one more green flag stop, had the best 60-70 lap speed. Of course paper causes caution. 2nd run i’m sitting right behind the leader saving fuel and tires, caution out with 30. 3rd run i get beat for 2nd, then start over driving cause i can’t go fast on short runs and overcorrect into wall ending race.

Official Series

Ring Meister

Mike- P1 Pontiac solstice started 12th out of 30. Got the third by just a few corners Inn and eventually took the lead battle with one guy we were door by door and hit and he kind of spun off and then I ran away from it with over it 11 second lead on the field and then fastest lap by over 2 1/2 seconds purple winner winner chicken dinner number 161

A Open

Brad W – P8 (Darlington) Started p5 and would hang in the top 10 all race. I was overdriving at the start and would burn my stuff off. It was looking like it would be a nice long run to the end after green flag stops but not to be. Ended up with another late yellow with about 30 laps or so to go. Ran too hard and fell as the ace was ending. I’ll take another p8 with zero incidents at Darlington almost any day.

F-4 Fixed.

Mike – P5 at Monza qualified ninth out of 20 got up to fifth ran into a guy took my nose cone off. Had to pit for repair came out like 14th and made my way back up to finish P5.
- Qualified six out of 20. Winner winner, chicken dinner.
- They qualified third out of 21 my best lap yet. Went off the track two or three times and then spun completely off. I’m not sure what I was doing so I quit.

IMSA

Hall – P1 at Le Mans

League / Hosted Races

Major Series –

David – P 18 at Portland, not fast but stayed clean and passed a lot of dead cars

Final Thoughts

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