Episode 0330

5/12/2022 – Cowboy IT – Episode 0330

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

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  • Welcome to the iRacer’s Lounge, I am your host “XXX”. iRacer’s Lounge is a podcast for the iRacer, where we talk all things iRacing in a casual setting.
  • Joining me are the usual characters, ———— 


Show Introduction

We have Evan Posocco on to talk Coke racing at Kansas, we get word on a particular long race in the rolling hills of France, and the Indy 500 is in full swing as we prepare for the big race. Take a load off and join us in the iRacers Lounge!

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



Coke Race – Kansas

  • Kyle Peddle was a DNS and Brian Mercurio missed the start and rolls off from pit row, Upfront it is mitchell dejong and logan clampitt
  • LAP 7: The biggest movers so far are @MalikRayTTV and @vicente_salas14. Both are up 7 from where they started.
  • CAUTION! @dylanault42 and others crash on Lap 13.
  • @MitchelldeJong1 leads everyone except @bobbyzalenski and @mbussa75 onto pit road.
  • TROUBLE! @BriarLaPradd gets out of shape! Others shoot onto the apron. NO CAUTION!
  • CAUTION! @MikeConti5 gets turned! He’s in the wall! LAP 18. Started with @KeeganLeahy breaking loose.

https://twitter.com/CLTPhoenixGG/status/1524195725642457088

  • RESTART LAP 23: @swilson3_ and @bobbyzalenski lead the field into turn 1.
  • LAP 27: NEW LEADER, @CLTPhoenixGG’s @BowlinGraham. The Carolina #eSports Hub ERUPTS with cheers.
  • Try as he might, @rayalfalla just couldn’t hang on to what looked to be an absolutely evil looking car out of Turn 2. Caution!
  • The leader when we get back going won the race off of pit road – that would be the leader before the caution as well,  @BowlinGraham. Going to have just about 57 laps to go on the restart.
  • RESTART LAP 44: @CLTPhoenixGG’s @BowlinGraham and @SHR_eSports’ @swilson3_ lead the field into Turn 1.
  • During this hear from you about how the williams esports guys got to visit the F1 Team at the Miami race, what a neat opportunity…

https://twitter.com/WilliamsEsports/status/1523350617984364544

  • Wilson gets the lead, then kirwin 2nd, bowlin third…
  • “I can read him like a book.” Leader @swilson3_ is keeping a close watch on the driver behind him, and the effects caused by the virtual air. 37 to go.
  • 29 to go – caution – It’s a spin for Strauss! @Donovan gets a little help around from the front bumper of Matt Bussa and we have pit stops once more!
  • Differing strategies at the front on this restart. A few drivers stayed out, while most pitted.
  • RESTART 24 to go: @CVincent34 and @MalikRayTTV lead the field into Turn 1.
  • CAUTION! @bobbyzalenski is hard hard in the wall! @LoganClampitt_ is involved as well! 23 to go. Steven Wilson got some damage in that.
  • Restart 19 to go – dejong vincent bowlin keister kirwan lowe manes guest wilson bourdeuea salas olat
  • Vincent slower on older tires fadin on the outside lane stacking it up. Bowlin going for the lead but they wreck in farther back but no caution they keep going 16 to go, bowlin and kirwin get by dejong…
  • 4 laps racing side by side for the lead bowlin trying super hard pinching down anything he can do to hold it… , but garrett lowe is coming and is now in the mix….
  • 9 to go – lowe takes it 3 wide for the win he had a run and shoved in in the middle between kirwin and bowlin and collides w bowlin and he goes hard to the wall, kirwin gets knocked clear but saved the car – 
  • It is near the end of the race, its for the lead bowlin should have known lowe was coming and would take it, it almost looks like a spotter issue, like the spotter didnt let graham know hey inside inside…

https://twitter.com/MrF4Speed/status/1524217611227217920

  • RESTART 5 to go: @GarrettLowe_6 and @CaseyKirwan23 lead the field into Turn 1.
  • Lowe breaks away a bit on the restart and olat fighting for 2nd and gets by kirwin, now 3 to go kirwin trys to push femi up to fight for the lead but has a good 10 car length lead!
  • CHECKERED FLAG! For the first time since 2019, @GarrettLowe_6 puts his @woodbrothers21 Ford Mustang into @NASCAR @CocaCola @iRacing Series Victory Lane tonight at the virtual @kansasspeedway. After entering tonight on the relegation bubble 20th in points, he’ll leave as a Playoff driver.

https://www.enascar.com/standings/



April Top 10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0reUlYYRQE



Passing when it Counts

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1523027101854560256



The Entire History of iRacing…

Robin Truswell – I know I’ve done a post or two like this in the past, but they’ve always been snippets and aspects and had vitally important parts missing instead of a full-blown “report”. As far as I am aware, nobody has sat down, and compiled/written an article detailing iRacing’s “life” from “birth” until the present day, so, as I had a spare Saturday evening, I decided to do just that.

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/22628/the-entire-history-of-iracing#latest



Season 3 Road Series Updates

The first of these is the renaming of the MOAR to the IMSA Pilot Challenge.

With the IMSA Pilot Challenge concept replacing the MOAR, we have also split the GT4’s and Touring Cars into separate Open series as the C level.

we have also brought back the Global Endurance Series. This series features 24 hour team events using the same vehicles as the European Sprint Series.

we have updated the start time of the LMP2 Prototype Challenge- Fixed to run opposite hours of the IMSA series on the odd:45 time GMT.

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/22553/season-3-road-series-updates



A Bush in the Air is like a Bug in the Hand

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https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/22642/floating-bush-nurburgring#latest



Nice Rear End

https://www.instagram.com/p/CdV9sHNuOpA/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=



Feeling a Little Burned out, this May Help

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMZCZ_RaAv0



The Good Ole Back Marker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCwNzjBtmOw



#Hack

https://twitter.com/mightymack03/status/1523892916015542272?s=11&t=VN0ESMTnF2iyoAx0zxpybQ

Nicholas A Jones says “Pretty uneventful other than watching him make a Richard of himself. The entire session got chat warned by Nim, then it looks they were all muted and then unmuted. Then, in the same session, xqc, or whatever his name is, got DQ’d because of too many incident points, not from Nim directly.”

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/comment/175411/#Comment_175411

Patrick McDaniel sums up the whole event perfectly: With any luck he will turn people like him away from iRacing.

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/comment/175605/#Comment_175605



iFarm Simulator

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9N7zamzLR0



Driven

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1524768684920688641



Indy 500 Open

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/22182/2022-open-iracing-indy-500



Indy 500 Fixed

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/comment/175563#Comment_175563

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/21836/2022-fixed-iracing-indy-500



Podcast Housekeeping

Aftermath Podcast – Get it!

New Website – Leave Comments https://www.iracerslounge.com/


We are in the regular rotation… (Mike)

https://performancemotorsportsnetwork.com/

Fantasy

Overall
Darlington

Hardware


ThunderStruck Build

@mysim.ca

custom ultimate build in lizard green ???? @simucube_official #racingsimulator #cartok #fyp #iracing

♬ Thunderstruck – AC/DC

https://www.tiktok.com/@mysim.ca/video/7093552564003785989



Debloating Windows 11

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ReoMuCUdKE



Simtag AMG Steering Wheel

https://simtag.shop/gb/accueil/505-simtag-amg-steering-wheel.html



Cammus GT1 DD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifLi5fQD1C4



Serious Windows Update Warning

Microsoft has announced that all major versions of Windows are vulnerable to a new zero-day attack. The company confirms there has been “exploitation detected” and you need to take action now.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2022/05/11/microsoft-windows-10-windows-11-zero-day-hack-critical-threat-level-update-windows-now/?sh=10b811e754cb




Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Fri open: Darlington

  • Rochette-P11 was running 2nd and ran out of gas with 3 laps left. Somehow racelabs turned the auto fuel off and shorted me 3 laps. I run auto fuel off on everything i run so dont know how that worked. Man i was running good at the end too
  • Hall – P 17 was gona be 10th or 11th gut a guy in the front over corrected, couldn’t avoid, still was running even better in this top split race, against tough tough dudes
  • Groves – Pwrecked out – douche didn’t want to hold his brake and came up and took me out
  • Greg – Pwrecked by taking it easy in the first 20 laps and someone didn’t like my entry to the corner or where i let off and wrecked me and said I was to slow running in 3rd place.
  • Sunday Open

Hall – p wrecked out on lap 30 by a self spinner car last 80 more laps but blew up

  • Sunday fixed 

Mike –p.wrecked out – around lap 20 another restart, i was around twentieth, they all wreck on the back stretch no caution yet i see cars scatter, i go way low on the back stretch and power up to try to get around a guy right in front slows way down i lock them up to miss him dart to left a bit and boom there is a car sitting there sideways stopped i couldnt see and just tboned in super hard…

Race : Kansas

  • Wed Open:
    • Hall –p. 12.  Hit twice by cars getting loose on my outside.  Still gained a few spots on the last run with the RPM count being down.
    • Ellis – p15 – Guy in front of me lap 8 loses it, i cannot miss i pile in 30 seconds required 8minutes optional – so many cautions i get all 8 minutes fixed – 
    • Tom – pwrecked out – ran as high as p2
    • Kyle P Pwrecked out

Tyler – P 12 finished with a 4x after a grueling race. Was not a fan of this car on this track but the team kicked butt again helping me through the race. Thanks Tifosi!!!

  • Adam – wrecked out

Rochette P17 you ever drive on what seems to be a nice dry road than all a sudden you hit something that is way too slick?  Thats the way Kansas has felt in the Gen7. Super slick in T1 all week trying to practice no matter what i do. But i survived many wrecks in this 1 even in top 3 at points. But couldn’t save myself when just spun and killed a few guys in the process with 50 to go

  • Thurs Open  
    • Ellis – p. Wrecked out – i was the first caution got a hair loose had it saved but somebody came up into me. 2nd caution dove really low to miss it but plowed right in- later in the race went to slow down to miss something ahead and it came around and hooked right into the wall.

Rochette P-5 slammed and put in the wall lap 1 T2 got damage fixed but still down 13 rpms. Hung in there. Though had 4th but a blinker somehow beat me by 0.005 of a sec wtf



Official Series




League / Hosted Races

  • Ellis – Chris Macguire 
    • Supercars at Michigan. Wrecked out
    • Indy cars at Daytona I got the pole position. 
    • Kias at daytona
    • Street Stocks at Thompson
    • Indy cars at Daytona
    • 87s at dega
  • Hosted
    • Dallara Dash – Michigan – first race w new wheel, p4 – ran 80 percent ffb pretty crazy
  • FastTrack League –
    1. David – p 12.  The track was 40 degrees colder than any NiS server.  I tried all practice to get the set to work and couldn’t.  So was slow, finished better and worse than I should have.  A lot of others had worse trouble, the errors I got caught up in only cost a few spots.
    2. Bobby -p
    3. Greg p Wrecked Myself, Had a decent car after testing a different setup. But couldnt avoid hitting the wall
    4. Mike – p wrecked out – a guy lost  it right in front of me in the center of 3 and 4 i plowed right in – no apologies, we see how that team rolls…

Git R Done GT3 Series

Greg – P Winner winner chicken dinner. Purchased V I R 5 minutes before the race and used qualifying to learn track. Was P2 till first pitstop where I went 3 laps further then everyone else which made me not have to pit twice in the race. On to the last race of the North America tracks for this season Road Atlanta



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 .” 

TITLE

Description

We have Evan Posocco on to talk Coke racing at Kansas, we get word on a particular long race in the rolling hills of France, and the Indy 500 is in full swing as we prepare for the big race. Take a load off and join us in the iRacers Lounge!

iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, Amazon, and other podcast players. 

Sponsors: 

Hosts:

Mike Ellis – twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis

David Hall – www.twitch.tv/mixmage

Greg Hecktus – twitter.com/froozenkaktus – www.twitch.tv/froozenkaktus

Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Kyle Pendygraft – twitter.com/LoudPedalGaming

Tony Groves – www.twitch.tv/SirGroves

Adam Josselyn- twitter.com/Jossad83

Chris Scales – twitter.com/JediMcfly

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Tom Dreiling – 

Links:

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Episode 0329

5/5/2022 – Fish Tank – Episode 0329

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Brought to you by:

Opening Audio Clip -“Your listening to the iRacers Lounge Podcast where we discuss everything iRacing, in a casual setting, enjoy.”`

READ THIS AT THE TOP OF EACH SHOW!!! 

  • Welcome to the iRacer’s Lounge, I am your host “XXX”. iRacer’s Lounge is a podcast for the iRacer, where we talk all things iRacing in a casual setting.
  • Joining me are the usual characters, ———— 


Show Introduction

This week we start reviewing the various leaks for the upcoming build, Mike gets his new wheel as we head to the lady in black. And then can you imagine putting your computer inside of a fish tank? So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast. 

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..



TITLE SPONSOR READ:

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Topics



A little Royalty Maybe?

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1521559632451452929



iRacing needs a Media Producer

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/22234/media-producer

Reporting to the Media and Customer Experience Manager, the Media Specialist will be primarily responsible for creation of various forms of content for both iRacing members and prospects including but not limited to promotional videos, tutorial videos, social media content, web advertisements and collateral. Responsibilities to include video production and editing, basic design work including collateral, web ads and print ads.



#we want damage model

https://support.iracing.com/support/solutions/articles/31000167091-2022-season-2-patch-3-release-notes-2022-05-02-02-

I don’t know all the details exactly but ultimately there was an issue found deep inside the code that forced us to post-pone the last patch until Today. This caused significant set backs on a lot of the development work that had been done to the next gen car and other cars. Rather than push out another patch with the new build weeks away, it was determined that the best course of action would be to continue the development work and release it with the June build.

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/comment/172974/#Comment_172974



Oulton Park Track Guide

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MIP0Oer8kg



Fuji Speedway on its way

https://www.instagram.com/p/CdI8FDKOoy2/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=

https://www.iracing.com/fuji-speedway-coming-to-iracing-in-2022/



A Pro Battle

https://twitter.com/RyanLuza/status/1520150740479655936

https://twitter.com/MikeConti5/status/1521900502677704707



Those who race together, stay together

https://youtu.be/WitiTdyp8XE



The Sim Racer film

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CdEerGCj1in/?igshid=OTE2OGRmYjI=



Season 3 Rumours

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/22491/2022-season-3-build-thread-content-list-confirmations-rumors



Indianapolis Rescan Poll

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/22492/indianapolis-rescan-next-week



Monday Night Racing is Back

https://www.frontstretch.com/2022/05/03/anthony-alfredo-scores-big-daytona-win-in-monday-night-racing-opener/



World Of Outlaws

https://www.iracing.com/iracing-world-of-outlaws-buttkicker-late-model-pro-qualifying-series-opens-may-2/



Indy 500

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/21836/2022-fixed-iracing-indy-500

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/22182/2022-open-iracing-indy-500



Podcast Housekeeping

Aftermath Podcast – Get it!

New Website – Leave Comments https://www.iracerslounge.com/


We are in the regular rotation… (Mike)

https://performancemotorsportsnetwork.com/

Fantasy



Hardware/Software 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MvaoMsc95g

http://imm-source.com/


Year of the 100-Teraflop?

https://www.techspot.com/news/94420-next-gen-graphics-cards-rumored-offer-significant-leap.html?



3000 RPM

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CdDLVR8Mi1h/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=



TR 120 Review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJv9It9H4JY

https://boostedmedia.net/products/trak-racer/



Cube Control F-Pro Wheel Update

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/comment/173281/#Comment_173281



Fish Tank Computer

https://www.tiktok.com/@overkillcomputers/video/7094000822350138667



PT Actuator Tension R Active Belt Review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af2yEuLNUFQ



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 .” 

TITLE

  1. Fish Tank

Description

This week we start reviewing the various leaks for the upcoming build, Mike gets his new wheel as we head to the lady in black. And then can you imagine putting your computer inside of a fish tank? So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast. 

iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, Amazon, and other podcast players. 

Sponsors: 

Hosts:

Mike Ellis – twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis

David Hall – www.twitch.tv/mixmage

Greg Hecktus – twitter.com/froozenkaktus – www.twitch.tv/froozenkaktus

Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Kyle Pendygraft – twitter.com/LoudPedalGaming

Tony Groves – www.twitch.tv/SirGroves

Adam Josselyn- twitter.com/Jossad83

Chris Scales – twitter.com/JediMcfly

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Tom Dreiling – 

Links:

Old Show Notes – bit.ly/2CFeArM

Facebook – www.facebook.com/iRacersLounge/

Twitter – twitter.com/iracerslounge

Instagram – instagram.com/iracersloungepodcast/ 

Web (New Show Notes) – iracerslounge.com/

Episode 0328

4/28/2022 – Swamp Ass Sims – Episode 0328

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Brought to you by:

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  • Welcome to the iRacer’s Lounge, I am your host “XXX”. iRacer’s Lounge is a podcast for the iRacer, where we talk all things iRacing in a casual setting.
  • Joining me are the usual characters, ———— 


Show Introduction

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..



TITLE SPONSOR READ:

SimCoaches offers the realistic sim racing equipment you need to win more races online…. It is designed for real racers… Hydraulic construction makes them feel just like the real thing. High-Quality Construction, 100% Leak Proof, and Lifetime Warranty are the key features with these pedals. And, they look absolutely amazing… Check out simcoaches.com and use the coupon code IRACERSLOUNGE to get 5% off your purchase. Simcoaches.com is your ticket to feel like your actually sitting behind the wheel of a car. Drive harder and stay on the limit longer…

https://simcoaches.com/?fbclid=IwAR1pJASM3C_nV3wFACEHJrHitf8TOQWro4yp-Etaio1zU8Enbojap2Xff5w





Topics



Coke Race Dover

Coke race – Dover

  • https://twitter.com/BriarLaPradd/status/1519044845280628737
  • Nick Ottinger on the pole again
  • Caution! Lap 17! @Blade_Whitt goes around along with 
  • @BigDogBowden off of Turn 2!
  • @NickOttinger and Liam Brotherton stayed out. EVERYONE ELSE PITTED.
  • RESTART LAP 22: @NickOttinger and Liam Brotherton lead the field into Turn 1.
  • TROUBLE! It’s the big one! Clampitt, Keister, Leahy and more involved in the BIG ONE on the restart.
  • Back to green but Caution. Lap 29. Multiple cars involved in caution 3. Salas looked to get loose, he caught Alfalla, and the field piled in.
  • Back to green Up front, Ottinger still leads on older tires. Conti is right behind 
  • LAP 36: @vicente_salas14 tags the outside wall.
  •  but then CAUTION. LAP 38. @KadenWHoneycutt has crashed on the frontstretch… and @jmullisracing crashes on the backstretch! So the incident between Honeycutt and Ray brought out the yellow But as they came off of Turn 2, Mullis nosed it after contact with Zalenski!
  • LAP 40: @NickOttinger pits under this caution.
  • RESTART LAP 43: @MikeConti5 and @bobbyzalenski lead the field into Turn 1.
  • LAP 50: The biggest mover of the race so far is @BowlinGraham. He’s up 25 spots from 36th to 11th.
  • Nearly halfway, and it’s Michael Conti in front of the field. 65 laps to go at Dover!
  • Ottinger update: He’s up to ninth after restarting 26th. He has the freshest tires and the most fuel atm with 50 laps to go.
  • 40 to go ottinger finally gets by olat for eighth, but the newness of the tires has wore off a bit by now.
  • Bobby in second is starting to slowly chip away at the leader conti
  • Here comes Zalenski! He’s closed in on Conti with 30 laps to go at Dover!
  • 29 to go: NEW LEADER, @bobbyzalenski. And then conti immediately hits pit road…
  • Steven wilson thinks he can make it on fuel, but then caution! @jmullisracing and @MitchelldeJong1 are involved.
  • .@MikeConti5 pitted before the caution and is now trapped a lap down.
  • @MalikRayTTV stayed out and assumes the lead. Ottinger on 2 tires – then everyone else on 4 – bobby the 1st on 4, then corey vincent will start 4th.
  • Malik quickly falls through the field after restart and NEW LEADER! @NickOttinger.
  • CAUTION! @BowlinGraham, @rayalfalla, @BriarLaPradd and others crash.Multiple incidents! A lot of fast cars torn up here.
  • RESTART 10 to go: @NickOttinger and @CVincent34 lead the field into Turn 1. Back to green and 4 wide didnt work and we are back to caution!
  • The 9 gets a nose under manes who was on the bottom he collects alfalla big crash! 
  • RESTART 5 to go: @NickOttinger and @CVincent34 lead the field into Turn 1. Nick gets a huge jump bobby side by side w corey but gets loose on the inside on the backstretch and stuffs it into the wall hard, and back up into traffic for a big wreck.
  • OVERTIME RESTART 1: @NickOttinger and @CVincent34 lead the field into Turn 1. Nick gets a monster restart leaving early and catches the rest of them sleeping…
  • CHECKERED FLAG! @NickOttinger gets his second-straight win in the @NASCAR @CocaCola@iRacing Series, claiming victory tonight at the @MonsterMile for @LogitechG and @WBeSports_. His last 5 finishes have been 2nd, 4th, 3rd, 1st, and 1st.
  • https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1519141322925477890
  • Sad to report, Collin Bowden’s power went out in his house on the last lap, 10 feet from the checkered flag. Was running P13, but the server scored him P26. Absolute travesty
  • https://twitter.com/justinmelillo/status/1519141854616375296


Dirt Car Digital Dash

https://www.iracing.com/digital-dash-dirtcar-esports-first-ever-special-event-features-big-blocks-at-charlotte/



Tire Heat Exploit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFJVsq1s4g8&t=1s

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/21865/davecam-leaving-iracing/p1

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/21865/davecam-leaving-iracing#latest

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/21922/brake-dragging-on-iracing#latest



Help Wanted

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/21921/web-developer



Top 5 Tips

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHU1Eb76u7w


– Buy only what you need

– Crew Chief

– Trading Paints

– Proper FOV

– Nvidia Color or Reshade



Guide to Cone Hitting

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/21986/a-guide-to-the-cones-of-iracing#latest



Skip Barber Series

https://www.iracing.com/mikkel-gade-clinches-skip-barber-formula-iracing-series-crown-with-sebring-victory/



WOO Late Models

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1519409419729219590

https://www.iracing.com/woolm/schedule/



iRacing Companion App

To download the current iSchedule app now and be notified when the iRacing Companion App is released, App Store users click here and Google Play users click here. For more information on iRacing and for special offers, visit www.iracing.com.

https://www.iracing.com/iracing-to-release-iracing-companion-app-in-summer-2022/

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/22171/iracing-to-release-iracing-companion-app-in-summer-2022#latest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN0rBs2GzXI



F1 A.I. is Here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuTiSpOIhDE



The Next Patch

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/comment/165753/#Comment_165753



Pro 4’s at Road America

https://www.instagram.com/tv/Cc6GTTPDdKP/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=



Do You Remember

https://twitter.com/iracing/status/1519697534490484737?s=11&t=fYsLA9vuomsI6igqyt9QUg



Indy 500 Open

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/22182/2022-open-iracing-indy-500#latest



Indy 500 Fixed

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/21836/2022-fixed-iracing-indy-500#latest



Podcast Housekeeping

Aftermath Podcast – Get it!

New Website – Leave Comments https://www.iracerslounge.com/


We are in the regular rotation… (Mike)

https://performancemotorsportsnetwork.com/

Fantasy



Hardware/Software


Rig Review

https://www.instagram.com/p/CcqSfMArqqW/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=



Rig Review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru2qorD5ZlI&feature=youtu.be



Sprint Pedals Review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iCRbGDdSts

https://boostedmedia.net/sim-racing/hadware-reviews/heusinkveld-sim-pedals-sprint/



Fast Pasta Triples

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDsmdKMOpu4



Cold Seat

https://sim.o-rouge.com/



SimMagic for sale at

https://www.ricmotech.com/Simagic-P2000-Simracing-3-Pedal-Set–200KG-Sensor_p_474.html



Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Fri open: Tally

  • Ellis –   p7 – led the most laps – 23 to go got hooked from behind, i may have gone just a hair high – restarted 20th got to 4th quickly – final run there were lots of crazy moves and i didnt make the right ones….
  • Rochette-Pwrecked just taken out while avoiding a wreck 
  • Hall – P9,  making move for win, guy throws late block and puts me in wall
  • Greg – p wrecked out
  • Sunday Open
    • Adam- p
    • Brian – p 
    • Stephen – p
    • Rochette-P7 led some laps but got trapped on the bottom with lapped car on the bottom while 2 wide and lost the main pack. So stuck with a damaged car pack rest of the race. Only 2 cautions so ended up a lap down happy with a top 10 after being wrecked all week but pissed i couldnt get more out of being stuck.
    • Hall – p4 top split.   Led the 2nd pack.  The top 3 and some of their lap down team mates short pitted and ran faster while off sequence.  When we cycled through, they were 10 seconds ahead.

Groves – p13 – Ran top 5-10 for the majority of the race and led some laps, got taken out with about 10-12 laps to go.  Limped the car across the line still on the lead lap and still gained a little IR

  • Sunday fixed 

Mike –p. Wrecked out – i was leading and pitted under yellow and messed up and got eol penalty – never recovered, eventually a 3 car pack we caught the lead pack, i encouraged them just go around them we did but tangled w someone who came up in to our lane and all wrecked out,…The fact that i can always get to the lead at some point is quite satisfying

Race : dover 

  • Wed Fixed 
    • Rochette– P
  • Wed Open:
    • Hall –p. 11.  There is a vortex about half a straight in front of my car that makes cars wreck just so they can hit me.  Erg.   Salvaged P11 with engine damage cause still pretty good long run speed. 
    • Ellis – p wrecked out- I got a little damage in the first caution they got it fixed and Marsh my way back up to the front was running for all the outside when I touch the guy on the inside and I got sent to the wall the engine blew up. 
    • Kyle P Pwrecked out
    • Tyler – P 
    • Greg P
    • Adam – 
    • Stephen –
    • Rochette P3 few cautions in the begining then a 125 lap green flag run. Got lapped in 4th. Caution came out from 3rd slamming the wall got lucky dog and gwc. Got another podium 
    • Bobby -p
  • Thurs Open  
    • Ellis – p.8 – early run made my way up front on long run up to p2, had to pit under caution to grab a fedex at the door, then marched my way all the way back to the lead – lead 13 laps – they guy who eventually won, i ran side by side with him for several laps before he finally got me – then i faded to 3rd where 4th ran into my side going down the front straight i spin no caution bring it home 8th – feels really good to be in the mix for the lead


Official Series

  • A Open
    • Hall – P
    • Ellis – p

Tony R – Pair of P7s at Dover Tuesday just getting a feel for the set

  • PDS Euro Sprint Series
    • Hall – P1 Two Wins at Monza




League / Hosted Races

  • Ellis – Chris Macguire Hosted
    • 87 cars at Texas-wrecked 
    • 87 cars at tally p3
  • FastTrack League –
    1. David – pwrecked out, caused the big one.  The high line is just not consistent in this car in sim and real life.  High Line only makes it to the front with the perfectly setup run, then if the cars in front don’t abandon the front comes back and the high line gets stuck about 3 car lengths back.  Was pushing Greg hard, missed a bump to the right.  Didn’t know I was that far off, but the replay shows I was.
    2. Bobby -pwrecked out
    3. Greg p wrecked out
    4. Mike – p7- started farther backs in the rash but made it eventually up to my team or we ran 1234 on the bottom for quite some time. Eventual Lee we got some cars in front of us do the non-decisions on going high. At some point we went high and David was pushing Greg and accidentally turned him. The final restart with three to go is hectic but I was able to bring it home P7 from P9. 
    5. Adam –  p



Final Thoughts



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TITLE

  1. Swamp Ass Sims

Description

We talk Coke Racing at Dover with Evan Posocco this week, we break down everything on the so called tire heat exploit, and many other exciting topics. So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast. 

iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, Amazon, and other podcast players. 

Sponsors: 

Hosts:

Mike Ellis – twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis

David Hall – www.twitch.tv/mixmage

Greg Hecktus – twitter.com/froozenkaktus – www.twitch.tv/froozenkaktus

Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Kyle Pendygraft – twitter.com/LoudPedalGaming

Tony Groves – www.twitch.tv/SirGroves

Adam Josselyn- twitter.com/Jossad83

Chris Scales – twitter.com/JediMcfly

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Tom Dreiling – 

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Episode 0327

4/21/2022 – Silence is Golden – Episode 0327

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

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Show Introduction

In this weeks episode we will be exploring if Nascar may be looking for a new console game developer. We see a dominant performance in the Skip Barber iRacing Formula Racing Series and ask, “What would iRacing be like without in-game voice chat?”

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Topics



Next Patch Clues

Tyler Hudson Tweeted a video clue as to what is coming up in the patch scheduled for next week



iRacing Without Voice Chat?

After a tough week racing at Martinsville Brian Blackford Tweeted a question, “What if iRacing removed voice chat?”

https://twitter.com/bryanblack33/status/1514816708023791619

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWWV-lT4okw



March Top 10

iRacing released on their YouTube channel March’s Top 10 video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD1PNZlrn4s



Nascar/ Motorsports Games Split?

Multiple sources have told SGO that NASCAR is actively looking for ways to get out of its current agreement with Motorsport Games. The sources say that NASCAR would like to bring its license to a different publisher and developer within the next couple of years.

“NASCAR isn’t happy,” the source said. “There’s a reason they don’t even promote their own game on any broadcasts. It’s because they don’t want to be associated with a game as broken as what NASCAR 21 is.”

2021 was not a bright year for Motorsport Games, which belongs to the wider Motorsport Network media empire that includes Motor1 and Motorsport.com. The gaming division lost $33.7 million and admitted in its latest financial report two weeks ago that it didn’t “believe the existing cash on hand will be sufficient to fund its operations for at least the next 12 months.”

This should and will concern the likes of IndyCar and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest that operates the 24 Hours of Le Mans, both of which recently minted collaborations with Motorsport Games. The prospective IndyCar game is targeting a 2023 release, as is the Le Mans title. All of these games are the first iterations of annual franchises too, which means it’ll be a tall effort to get them out the door in a short amount of time and in polished form, as NASCAR 21 has illustrated.

https://jalopnik.com/nascars-latest-video-game-was-so-bad-that-its-looking-f-1848798986

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bfvF6MgW74

SGO Article covering Motorsport Games vs. NASCAR: https://www.sportsgamersonline.com/ga… Lawsuit #1 https://www2.miami-dadeclerk.com/ocs/… Lawsuit #2 https://www2.miami-dadeclerk.com/ocs/… Lawsuit #3 https://www2.miami-dadeclerk.com/ocs/…SHOW LESS

https://www.sportsgamersonline.com/games/racing/nascar-looking-to-leave-motorsport-games/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=royHeLk_5FU



iRacing Giveaways

Tyler Hudson Tweeted that iRacing is giving away memberships and hats at Jackson Motor Speedway  in Mississippi.  

https://twitter.com/tdhudson001/status/1516594664434020353?s=11&t=psKDOs6lZ1c7lWT6C7Pikg



Logitec G 23XI Partnership

Logitech G already partners with 23XI Racing’s Bubba Wallace in the real-world. They’ve also been sponsoring Mitchell deJong in eNASCAR. Now they’ll be working with 23XI as an official partner, as well as together with the team owner himself, Denny Hamlin.

https://twitter.com/justinmelillo/status/1516532844990017540?s=11&t=-22SS4lyKFODmmyhbb8KLQ

https://traxion.gg/logitech-g-partners-with-nascar-cup-series-owner-driver-denny-hamlin/



To the Moon Alice, errr JR

Dale Jr wins a race in the Mooncar series ’87 race at Talladega in spectacular fashion.

https://twitter.com/NASCARonNBC/status/1517185905815171075



New Track Coming

One of the premier racing circuits in France will join the iRacing roster of officially licensed tracks, as France’s Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours is set to debut in a coming iRacing build. An active host of major national and international GT and motorcycle competitions, as well as the longtime home of the French Grand Prix, Magny-Cours is planned to be completed and released late this year.

https://www.iracing.com/circuit-de-nevers-magny-cours-coming-to-iracing/



Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series

For the second time in the Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series season, Mikkel Gade swept both rounds of an event in Sunday’s action from Road America. He led every lap of the second race to lock in his fifth and sixth wins of the season at road America.

https://www.iracing.com/gade-goes-back-to-back-in-skip-barber-formula-iracing-series-action-from-road-america/



Indy 500

iRacing Presents The Indianapolis 500

Known as “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing,” the Indy 500 is one of the most prestigious race events in the world, held since 1911 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It is part of the NTT IndyCar Series in the United States.

Date: May 13th-15th

Timeslot #1 – Saturday 01:00 GMT

Timeslot #2 – Saturday 13:00 GMT

Timeslot #3 – Saturday 17:00 GMT

Timeslot #4 – Sunday 13:00 GMT

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/21836/2022-fixed-iracing-indy-500



Podcast Housekeeping

Aftermath Podcast – Get it!

New Website – Leave Comments https://www.iracerslounge.com/


We are in the regular rotation… (Mike)

https://performancemotorsportsnetwork.com/

Fantasy



Hardware/Software


Race Control App 

Race Control App is releasing a new Alpha version of their software

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/10281/race-control-app-stewarding-alpha-0-4-available-31-10-21/p1

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/comment/153421/#Comment_153421



Racelab Setup Module

The Racelab setup module is now available.  Features include…

– Free module, everyone can use it!

– Community driven

– Lots of stats about the setups

– Majors Garage setups will be uploaded every week

– Anyone can upload their setup to support the great community we have!

https://www.facebook.com/100063718359478/posts/384877430312866/?d=n



FREX 2DOF Head Motion

Frexsim claims to  make the best 2DOF Head Motion experience in Racing Sim, no one has done it yet in the real way.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CcUb6yUj_B_/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=



Jimmie Johnson Spotter Pack Update

A long awaited update has been released for the Jimmie Johnson Spotter Pack

v7.30 involves a re-work of a whole bunch of clips. It also introduces 309 new sound clips, hopefully replacing all of the new messages that iRacing has plugged in recently, including the pit box countdown. There are a few event ID’s that I couldn’t get to trigger, so I’m not sure when they do. I left the Default for those as a good way to find out, so let me know if you hear Aussie Greg at all.

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/4098/jimmie-johnson-spotter-pack-v7-30-updated-04-16-22#latest



Nascar Partners with Playseat

NASCAR has announced a multi-year cooperation with racing and gaming seat company Playseat

Ray Smith, Director, Gaming and Esports for Nascar said “Through this partnership, Playseat® is helping us introduce the sport to a new generation of fans, allowing a younger and more diverse audience to see the opportunities that sim racing and NASCAR both offer,”

https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2022/04/12/nascar-partners-with-racing-and-gaming-seat-innovator-playseat/



SIMGRADE Thera TBC 

Simgrade offers their Billet Aluminum with black anodized finish Thera TBC pedals

https://simgrade.fi/product/thera-tbc/



Sigma Integrale DK2+

Barry Rowland from the Sim Racing Sigma Integrale DK2+ motion system

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT-pEDzDyqY

https://www.sigmaintegrale.com/dk2-motion-system/



DIY Bezel Free Kits

i thank you all for your patience waiting for the bezel free kit. we are currently ironing out supply issues for the lenticular lense. full diy kits are now available for £40 including postage, you will need to source your own lenticular sheeting from an old monitor/tv, we can help with this process.

https://www.facebook.com/338927620880144/posts/637092101063693/?d=n



More Supply Chain Woes

Mike’s Cube Controls wheel may be delayed a little further…



Gomez Quick Release

Gomez Sim Racing introduces their new GSI QRS-1 quick release for their high quality wheels and others

The GSI QRS-1 “Quick Release System” is a proper motorsport grade quick release made for the high standards of sim racing. With no play in it’s connection it inspires confidence with it’s uncompromising quality in construction and design.

https://twitter.com/gomezsimracing/status/1516516830810099716

https://gomezsimindustries.com/shop/p/qrs-1



Flexible and Stackable Screens

The Vanguard Led Panels may revolutionize large screen displays that is also flexible and stackable

@vanguard.led.official

Cesium Series 2.9mm Curved/Flexible Display.

♬ Information (60 seconds) – TimTaj

https://www.tiktok.com/@vanguard.led.official/video/7086866640540896554

https://vanguardled.com/products/cerium-cylinder-led-video-display-series/



Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Fri open: Bristol

  • Ellis –   p1 – I was probably lucky it was an ex teammate behind me that he has some trustworthiness thanks to Carlos Fonseca for racing me clean but also making me earn it. He could’ve plowed me but he didn’t. When i entered the lobby I immediately knew I would be fighting him for the win. He is super super quick and oval irating in the 4000’s… The restart before the last when is when i took the lead with some great crossover / slide job moves…
    • First win of the year, 79th career win.Stats calling this an oval win but i had only one other dirt oval win in 2020, dirt street stock at lanier dirt. So I am going to call this my second oval dirt win…Really proud I could back up my good runs earlier in the week. Not in 1 million years did I think my first win this year would be Bristol dirt
  • Rochette-P8 first time ever tied for the pole. Was stuck in 4th most of the race til we actually had more than a 5 lap run. 3rd place ran out of talent and hit the wall and into me give me a 20 second required made it to the end a lap down super frustrated.
  • Hall – P.Unavoidable Meat ball, same wreck got me and Adam

Groves – P? – I had a gymnastics finish, couldn’t stick the landing so I had to go home

  • Sunday Open

Hall – p14  Caution fest top split, spent most of the race tryin to survive

  • Sunday fixed 
    • Mike –p5 – Ran as high as P2 before getting hit from behind. Go back to 21st but could quickly make my way forward. Lots of lake carnage I gained a bunch of spots back. 

Race : Tally

  • Wed Fixed 
    • Rochette– P
  • Wed Open:
    • Hall –p. 7.  GWC at end, got hit in the previous caution, full HP but toe damage.  A guy tried to push me to lead on white, but the car was to hurt, got a top 10 in the books though, we’ll see if we can improve
    • Ellis – pwrecked out- Around lap 50 I’m running about seventh the guy behind me dives to the inside and clips me as I went just a hair high and he thought he could take it but I was there. 
    • Kyle P P8 I’ll take the top 10 finish but could we please learn to race sensibly. I got caught up in 3 wrecks that had nothing to do with me but people were just diving up and down lanes and basically driving with blinders on and no spotters. Rant over!
    • Tyler – P 1 First ever win in a NIS race.  Thanks Mike for the spotting to the win!

Rochette P DNF caught in a spinning wreck in front 31 minutes required

  • Thurs Open  
    • Ellis – pwrecked out – Led the most laps and on last restart purposely went high to be leading in outside lane – got pushed to the front and then the guy pushing took this bumper and rubbed me from right side swiping left and it immediately hooked me hard right into the wall. 10 minutes damage.
    • Bobby – 
    • Adam – 
    • Steve – 

Rochette P wrecked by leaders going 3 wide into turn 1 on lap 6. Got my yearly Dega pole was pushed out of the leader by a dumbass *beeeeeeeeeeeeep* (Iberian) than while just hanging out they went 3 wide for the lead middle car lost and fell back and wrecked about ½ the field



Official Series


  • A Open
    • Ellis – p3 – Led 20 laps but didnt make the right moves near the end to get me in the right spot, none the less a good finish and start for the week (tues night)
    • Tony R – P5 in A open got checked up on the outside on white
      • “Sigh” another P5 was leader til  front when my pusher stopped pushing
  • B Fixed 

Rochette P1 –what a way to start Dega week. First ever B class win. Made my move on the outside on the white

  • C Fixed
    • Tyler – P3 in the trucks. Almost had a chicken dinner.


League / Hosted Races

  • Ellis – Chris Macguire Hosted
  • Pro 4s at Bristol dirt – p2
  • FastTrack League –
      1. David – p 8  I was slow, except for super long runs.  That plus pit strategy and survival gave me a better finish than the car was really good for .  And though it wasn’t Mike this time, my first strategy instinct is right more than not, and I didn’t let a team mate talk me out of my choice about a wave around.
      2. Greg p – pwrecked
      3. Mike – phad spun down and hit the wall so pitted on first caution for damage – made sure to uncheck my tires – yet it still gave me tires – so then i ended up take a wave by on a caution then never caught another. Once out of fuel, i got some 40 second pit penalty followed by another speeding penalty. I parked it out of frustration.
  • Adam –  p9
  • Full Throttle Sim Racing – 
    1. Stephen LouAllen – P1

 

OBRL Aftermath Truck Series



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 .” 

TITLE

  1. Silence Is Golden

Description

In this weeks episode we will be exploring if Nascar may be looking for a new console game developer. We see a dominant performance in the Skip Barber iRacing Formula Racing Series and ask, “What would iRacing be like without in-game voice chat?” So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast. 

iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, Amazon, and other podcast players. 

Sponsors: 

Hosts:

Mike Ellis – twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis

David Hall – www.twitch.tv/mixmage

Greg Hecktus – twitter.com/froozenkaktus – www.twitch.tv/froozenkaktus

Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Kyle Pendygraft – twitter.com/LoudPedalGaming

Tony Groves – www.twitch.tv/SirGroves

Adam Josselyn- twitter.com/Jossad83

Chris Scales – twitter.com/JediMcfly

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Tom Dreiling – 

Links:

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Episode 0326

4/14/2022 – Woosh Confetti – Episode 0326

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Brought to you by:

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  • Joining me are the usual characters, ———— 


Show Introduction

The eNascar iRacing Coke Series gets dirty for the first time ever at Bristol- Dirt and we’ll cover all of the highlights from a wild night of racing with the Voice of eNascar, Evan Possoco. Which Nascar legend is recuperating an injury with iRacing and could the days of grossly overpaying for that new graphics card finally be over?

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



Coke race – Bristol Dirt

  • Pre Race interview w Beaver drivers and Beaver, T Hudson
  • Heat Race 1 – odds from q everyone advances…
  • Green flag: @BowlinGraham and @MitchelldeJong1 lead the field into Turn 1.
  • LAP 5 Heat 1: Murcurio spins and collects @jmullisracing
  •  No cautions in the heats. @BowlinGraham dominated Heat 1, he’ll start from the pole in the feature. @swilson3_
  •  moved his way up from fifth to second in the 25 laps. 
  • mucurio and @jmullisracing had some tough luck.
  • GREEN FLAG Heat 2: @CVincent34 and @LoganClampitt_ lead the field into Turn 1.
  • LAP 1: @znovak15, @DDuval42, and @RyanLuza crash.
  • Corey vincent and garrett manes slid jobbing each other but manes takes the lead w 6 to go
  • 3 to go clampitt gets by vincent, and goes after manes and on the white gets close but manes gets the heat win…
  • – Manes starts 2nd in the feature. Bad luck for @znovak15, @DDuval42, @RyanLuza, @DerekJustis

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1514053627731660809

  • LAP 3: @KeeganLeahy spins on the frontstretch, no caution.
  • CAUTION! @vicente_salas14 gets turned! @peddle_flower has no where to go! @DDuval42 and @DerekJustis were also collected in the wreck.
  • RESTART LAP 10: @BowlinGraham and @GarrettManes lead the field into Turn 1.
  • CAUTION! It’s the big one. @LoganClampitt_ got turned into 
  • @CVincent34 and the track got blocked.
  • RESTART LAP 15: @BowlinGraham and @GarrettManes lead the field into Turn 1.
  • CAUTION! Colin Bowden and @bobbyzalenski crash. Lap 16. @MGuest33 and @Parker79p were also involved.

https://twitter.com/riseesports/status/1514058333413642241

  • RESTART LAP 22: @BowlinGraham and @GarrettManes lead the field into Turn 1.
  • CAUTION! Bardeua spins into the inside wall. Lap 23.
  • RESTART LAP 28: @BowlinGraham and @GarrettManes lead the field into Turn 1.
  • Caution. Lap 36. @GarrettLowe_6, @DonovanStrauss, and @vicente_salas14 spin.

LAP 41: @GarrettManes gets turned by @BowlinGraham! No caution!@Parker79p gets turned! Caution!
CAUTION! Lap 54. @DDuval42, @dylanault42, and others crash..@peddle_flower also involved.

  • Caution #7 – Tempers are flaring
  • Caution #8 – Four wide doesn’t work out, surprisingly.
  • RESTART 54 to go: @BowlinGraham lead the field into Turn 1.
  • 49 to go: NEW LEADER, @NickOttinger takes the lead after slight contact with @BowlinGraham shoots the 48 into the wall!
  •  Finally some green flag laps 
  • Leaders are catching lap cars! Wow! 35 to go!
  • Ottinger bowlin wilson up front – track is rubbered in, slicked off…

With an absolutely fantastic run to the end green, @NickOttinger pulls away and WINS the inaugural eNASCAR Bristol Dirt Race!

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1514070298806607879



VRS at the Australian GP


VRS had a booth set up at the Australian Grand Prix. Race goers were able to drive the VRS rigs as well as real drivers including F2 Champion and F1 reserve driver Oscar Piastri.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CcF_Ru3Pq6W/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=



Nurburgring 24 Stats

iRacing Reports dropped all of the stats for last weekends Nurburgring 24 Endurance event.

https://iracingreports.com/stats/22s2-Nurburgring_24-GT3.html

https://iracingreports.com/stats/22s2-Nurburgring_24-992_Cup.html

https://iracingreports.com/stats/22s2-Nurburgring_24-GT4.html

https://iracingreports.com/stats/22s2-Nurburgring_24-TCR.html

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/21346/nurburgring-24-stats-from-iracingreports-com



Skip Braber Formula iRacing Series

eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series driver Matt Bussa took the first checkered flag at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, and three-time series winner Mikkel Gade took the win in the feature, as the Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series kicked off the second half of its 2022 season on Sunday afternoon.

https://www.iracing.com/bussa-gade-split-skip-barber-formula-iracing-series-victories-at-laguna-seca/



Subscription Give Away

While watching the Coke Series Race at Bristol dirt, Steve Myers Tweeted that any truck or cup driver that tweets a pic of them practicing on iRacing gets 5 free 1-year subscription codes to give away!

https://twitter.com/iRacingMyers/status/1514052518510309379



New iR-04 Series

Greg West posted in the forums that by popular demand and beginning with Week 5 iRacing will be introducing a second iR-04 series running opposite hours of the current series. The iRacing Formula iR-04 Challenge – Fixed series will follow the same schedule but have fixed setups while also allowing drivers the opportunity to race the car on an hourly basis if they choose to do so. This series, while short due to a mid season release, will still carry 2 drops and will continue as a full 12 week series for Season 3.

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/21124/additional-series-iracing-formula-ir-04-challenge-fixed#latest



Be on an iRacing Broadcast

iRacing staffer Drew Adamson announced in the forums that next Thursday, April 14th, iRacing will be showcasing the brand new Aston Martin GT4, Hyundai TCRs, and the newly bodied NASCAR Trucks. They will be broadcasting the 4:15 PM EST Michelin Pilot Challenge race and the 5:15 PM EST C-Fixed Truck race. Broadcast will be live on our YouTube, Twitch, and Facebook.

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/21173/your-chance-to-be-on-an-iracing-broadcast#latest



Porsche Supercup Series 

Dayne Warren scored a breakthrough first career Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup feature win on Saturday at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, leading all 20 laps of the main event in Saturday’s race. Salva Talens finished second and Diogo Pinto was third, continuing the run of consistency that has given him the championship lead for most of the season,

https://www.iracing.com/warren-holds-off-talens-for-porsche-tag-heuer-esports-supercup-win-in-montreal/



Sprint Challenge Canada Fantastic Finish

The Porsche eSports Sprint Challenge CanadaSprint Challenge Canada saw an absolutely incredible finish between Antoine Lacharite and Phil Bouchard

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CcRAJeCjJsC/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=



Jimmie Johnson iRacing Recovery

Former Nascar champion and current Indy Car driver Jimmie Johnson underwent surgery Monday night for the fractured right hand he suffered in a practice crash last week for the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. He Tweeted a photo of him practicing on iRacing shortly after the surgery with his had in bandages.

https://twitter.com/JimmieJohnson/status/1513879670898544642



Nurburgring Study Guide

Listener Rowland Wallbank from North Wales lets us know how to use the Crew Chief App to record voice commands you can play back rally style to help learn the track.

Folks,
I enjoy listening to your Podcast (usually whilst doing the dishes!) here in North Wales.
I keep hearing members of your team saying how difficult learning the Nurburgring is.
I thought the same until I discovered that the Crew Chief app has a rally style Pace notes ability.
Basically you map buttons to record, start and stop.
You drive around the course and record yourself saying “slow slow slow” or “right turn ahead, tightens” anything you like.
Your recording is mapped to a distance around the track.  So…when you leave the pit you start the replay and when you hit that marker around the track you hear yourself say “slow slow slow” etc.  I learnt it in a couple of days doing it this way.  It’s fantastic.  You can adjust the distance to trigger the voice recordings if you want them to come later or earlier.
Cheers,
And please give a shout out to the Lotus 49 and the Huskinveld GT communities.
And Team Trained Monkey Racing…More Monkey than Alien.
Regards,
Rowly (Row as in your boat, not argue with your missus????)



Falken Tyre Contest

Falken Tyre is now the official sponsor of the GT4 Challenge – Fixed! To celebrate their new sponsorship they are having a special contest where you can win a set of Falken Tyres.  Just place the ‘Falken Tyre Race’ logo in a race in at least 10 official races in 2022 Season 02 and you’re automatically entered to win a set of Falken Tyres!

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/19957/season-2-2022-contests#latest



Season 3 Schedule Submissions 

Tyler Hudson is once again taking 2022 season 3 schedule recommendations from you, the race drivers. Submission forms can be found on the forums.

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/21457/2022-season-3-schedule#latest

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/21457/2022-season-3-schedule#latest

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/21442/2022-season-3-schedule#latest

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/21418/2022-season-3-schedule#latest

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/21431/2022-season-3-schedule#latest



Nurburgring Pain

iRacing posted on their Instagram page a video of a Nurburgring 24 massive crash on the first lap

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CcV0PsODajB/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=



William Byron in iRacing Dirt

Nascar Driver William Byron posed on Twitter that he did a lot of dirt racing on iRacing during the pandemic and is now taking his iRacing sponsored dirt car to The Gap/ Volunteer Speedway in Tennessee.  



Majors 24 at Le Mans

Very happy to announce that the Majors 24 is back! In 2021 we welcomed over 400 teams (1,500 drivers) in EIGHT splits. This year we hope to top 500 teams.

Date | June 4th, 2022

Track | Le Mans

Cars(s) | Porsche 919 LMP1, Audi R18 LMP1, Dallara P217 LMP2, Corvette C8.R, Ferrari 488 GTE, Ford GTE, Porsche 911 RSR, BMW M8

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/20870/majors-24



Bristol Doubleheader

Hey guys.  I saw where you wanted details on this money race I’m having:
It’s going to be a Bristol Doubleheader with Trucks first then nextgen cup cars.
1st place money is guaranteed.  Also $100 to a random driver in each field.  
Trucks will be irating of 2500 or less at time of signup.  Cup is open to all, including pros and will be open setup.  
trucks – $15 entry – $500 to winCup – $25 entry – $1000 to win
More than 41 cars, will have heat races to set field. 
More info can be found in discord  
https://discord.gg/TYvwTZyjGa



Podcast Housekeeping

Aftermath Podcast – Get it!

New Website – Leave Comments https://www.iracerslounge.com/


We are in the regular rotation… (Mike)

https://performancemotorsportsnetwork.com/

Fantasy



Hardware/Software


DSD Matrix

Derek Spears Designs unveils their new DSD Matrix Button Controller and posted a YouTube Video on their channel giving an overview of their newest product.

https://derekspearedesigns.com/index….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAEukHK14UA



GPU’s Priced at MSRP?

PC Builder posted a video on his YouTube channel announcing that GPU’s may be finally reaching price drops to their original MSRP price suggested by the manufacturers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdm2jRH8JT0



Intel GPU Delay

Paul’s Hardware posted a video on their YouTube channel announcing a delay in the release of Intel’s new desktop GPU’s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFs0G5RbpPs



Next Level Racing GT-Elite Review

OC Racing posted a video review on their YouTube Channel of the Next Level Racing GT-Elite rig asking, “Is the Next Level Racing GT-Elite the Ultimate Mid-Range Sim Racing Cockpit?”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZkDjvP7sEg



Moza Racing R9 Base and GS Wheel Review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIl-zXfq8WY



Stream Deck App

Lourens Speksnijder on Facebook posted that  If you always wanted a Stream deck but don’t want to spend €120 for the hardware you can get the same options on your phone or iPad with his subscription software with the same options.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/simracingbuilds/permalink/1413033709153975/



Listener Rig Review

Listener Heath Ropp sent in to the Lounge his new Racing Cockpits 80/20 rig with Fanatec DD1 wheelbase and Heusinkveld Sprint pedals

Hello my dudes over at iRacers Lounge.  First let me start by saying thank you for putting out my favorite podcast each week and putting so much time into making it a great show.
I just upgraded my rig from a GT Omega ART with a Fanatec Club Sport 2.5 and V3 pedals to a proper 8020 rig from racingcockpits.com, Fanatec DD1 and Heusinkveld Sprints.
I went with the Pro rig and I must say I’m truly impressed with how solid it is.  I started out by calling Racing Cockpits and spoke with the owner Eric.  He got me everything I needed at a great price and fast shipping.  I had a few specific requests and called him a couple of times and he always answered the phone even in the evening.  It’s nice to be able to have that kind of service from right here in the good ol’ USA.  The rig was easy to put together and the directions were very well written.  While putting the rig together I realized I was missing the riser/leg mounts and notified Eric.  He immediately sent them over night to me which I greatly appreciated.  The seat is the NRG Prism and is super comfortable.  I have the Heusinkvelt Sprints mounted to the pedal plate and there is absolutely no flex.  I also got the side mounts for the DD1 and they are rock solid.  They also included a bunch of extra bolts and t-nuts was is awesome because I have already added some additional pieces.  Overall I’m impressed with the rig and with RacingCockpits.com.
I also just got the Butt Kicker Plus a few days ago and I’m loving it.  A few quick notes are that the volume knob was not attached tightly to the post and fell off when I took it out of the box and is still a little loose.  It sounds like Will Ford from Boosted Media also had this issue. I also used the bolt holes to attach it to my sim rig instead of the clamp, but I had to drill out the holes just a bit to use the standard M8 bolts and t-nuts used on most 8020 sim rigs. After about 3 hours of testing and tuning with the new Haptic Connect software, I determined that the LFE setting in iRacing worked the best, so I ended up not using the Haptic Connect software.  Hopefully they will continue to make that better.  This is the first Butt Kicker/transducer I’ve ever owned and I must say it is pretty cool and I don’t think I will ever race without one again.
I attached pics of my rig and yes that is a NES with the classic game Days of Thunder playing!  I still have all my old racing games (hence the pictures taped to the wall) I grew up playing and I must say Indy Heat is my favorite.
Again thanks to your team for your outstanding podcast.
Sincerely,
Heath Ropp #77



Asetek Simsport Pedals

WIll Ford at Boosted reviewed the Asetek Simsports Forte Load Cell Pedals

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwRdaMmuawg



Mike Has Wind!

Our own Mike Ellis recounts his experience building his home made wind simulation unit.

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So I got it all mounted and tried it and really couldn’t feel any wind coming out of it even though the fans were turning I couldn’t quite figure out what was going on. Eventually I found some confetti and taped it to the opening of the hose turn the fans on all the way.

And the confetti got sucked into the fan I installed the fans backwards!

So I’ve created the first Vacuum Sim. Or maybe we call it the Sim Vacuum.

So tonight I switch them around and it’s up and working and blowing pretty great.

Some lessons learned, the SIM hub software now has wind Sim support built right in so you don’t need to do the workarounds that were stated in the video.

It kind a looks like the hoses are in an awkward position but they are out of my visual while driving. Not sure if I’m gonna keep them here or move them somewhere else, but done for now.

I did receive my fanatec hub a month early. I’m still awaiting the cube controls wheel to ship…

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/comment/164740#Comment_164740



Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Fri open: Martinsville

  • Ellis –   p wreck out five minutes damage Unlock 21 the two cars in front of a spiral walked up the track of everyone Plowed in. Got five minutes damage fixed it was nine labs down rolled around the lab 130 got totally wrecked again eight minutes required finally parked it
  • Rochette-P4 think i broke the caution record of 27. Stayed clean and in top 10 most of the race. Went from 8th to 4th in final gwc as leaders wrecked on the white. Think many guys went without pitting whole race but even fresh tires it was a pain to try to pass 

Hall – P. 19, engine damage from blocked track, plus race control has way to many bugs, at one point on a caution, it nearly inverted field and gave so many eol’s to cars that didn’t even pit that i jumped from 25 to 10th.  Later a similar late warning cause some to stop on the out side and i got BF’ed,  Did get lap back though, but damage just killed my corner exit

  • Kyle – P. . P-14. Started mid pack and just ran a strong race. Got up to P3 with 5 to go and just spun on my own and brought a GWC and had to restart P14 and just stayed ther for 2 laps.
  • Hall – p Nightmare

  • Sunday fixed 
  • Kyle – P  P-10 Started P-12 and had a rough race getting caught up in everyones mess and had to serve a Drive thru went 2 laps down and finally got the lucky dog with about 40 to go and just slowly worked my way back into the top 10. Glad Martinsville is done for now.

Tom – p P-14 Ran strong but just was on board the struggle bus getting spun by others.

Race : Bristol

  • Wed Open:
    • Hall –p. 7   survival mode whole race, only caught in minor problems
    • Ellis – p2 – qualified second and ran top five all night long never could get to the front though. 
    • Tyler – P7 – NIS was Fun! Finally had a fun time in a series race. Started in the back as usual. Got dinged with a 2x early as I made it through a wreck. Kept moving forward to the top ten. Caution fest so restarts we super important. Got Doored with about 50 to go as the chain reaction had me in the middle sitting like a duck but survived. Caution after caution for the GWC and brought it home in 7th with only a 4x. Had a blast after some fine running suggestions from the team. Thanks Tifosi!

Rochette P8 (dont read too fast) remember back when you were a kid playing with your matchbox cars in the dirt? That i just had more fun than than mud caked 6 year old has ever had. Found myself upfront top 3 most of the race watching lap cars nearly kill the leader half dozen times. Final restart in P2, leader disappeared took 1st at the green lost it T2 if white and spun off the guy that took 1st in T4 before the checkered

  • Thurs Open  
    • Ellis – p8 – Qualified p2 led 87 of 125 laps was leading w 20 to go and the guy behind me took me out. Final restart i was 13th got up to 8th

Rochette P2 decided to run VR after last night on the monitor. Didnt have enough GF runs to adjust properly. I am crap on restarts and it shows after losing spots and getting em back a lap later. This bit me on the gwc was 2nd 4th bumped me, lost a spot to 3rd got it back at the white with leader well ahead. So close im getting that win friday night



Official Series




League / Hosted Races

  • Ellis – Chris Macguire Hosted
  • Kia at Daytona Wrecked out. 
  • Cot at Talledega
  • FastTrack League –
    1. David – p 13
    2. Greg p – pWrecked out 
    3. Mike – pWrecked out – Started dead last worked my way up, was p3 w 20 to go on a restart im just riding the inside and the guy in second basically turns himself off my nose, then trys to call me out for it. Same guy that wrecked David earlier, and same guy that took Greg 3 wide in a wreck that took him out.

iRacing IROC Challenge Series Season 4

  •      Kyle P-  Tonight is Bristol under the lights. It’s a cut off race in the playoffs so we should see a lot of action. Also Season 5 is around the corner and we are looking for new drivers. If you’re interested contact Kyle Pendygraft aka Loud Pedal TV for details.


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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The eNascar iRacing Coke Series gets dirty for the first time ever at Bristol- Dirt and we’ll cover all of the highlights from a wild night of racing with the Voice of eNascar, Evan Possoco. Which Nascar legend is recuperating an injury with iRacing and could the days of grossly overpaying for that new graphics card finally be over? So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast. 

iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, Amazon, and other podcast players. 

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Episode 0325

4/7/2022 – Fast and Dumb – Episode 0325

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

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On today’s show we’ll follow iRacers in real world action, we’ll catch p on the third round of the ‘Golden Ticket’ Skip Barber Formula Series, and will there be a new track coming to iRacing in the US? All of that, plus tons of great products to cover in todays hardware section

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Special Guest

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General Questions:

  1. What brought you to iRacing and how did you hear about it?
  2. Which series do you normally run?                
  3. What type of hardware do you use? (Wheels, Pedals, ect.)
  4. Software
    1. What gear did you use when you first started iRacing?
  5. Do you run Monitors or VR? 
    1. How many monitors?
    2. What VR headset are you running?
  6. Are you part of a team?  
  7. Do you participate in any leagues or is it just official racing? 
  8. What is your most memorable iRacing moment? 

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Topics



Max Esterson with iRacing

GB3 Championship driver Max Esterson will be sporting the iRacing sponsorship in the 2022 season. He posted on Twitter, “Having started my career on the sim, iRacing has been, and continues to be, a huge part of my development as a driver. Driving at tracks like Spa and Silverstone for the first time has shown just how valuable thousands of virtual iRacing laps can be,”

https://twitter.com/MaxEsterson/status/1511344142831529993



Revenge of the Cone

iRacing posted on their Twitter page a video of a pit exit cone getting stuck on top of a street stock in the middle of a race at Langley Speedway

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1511350558447357956



Nascar Euro, Pinty’s & Mexico Series cars on iRacing?

iRacing asked on the forums in the form of a poll if you’d like to see the Nascar Euro, Pinty’s & Mexico Series cars on iRacing, saying that it’s the, “Only stock car touring series we don’t really have on the service at this point. If you would like to see one or all of the cars developed which of the 3 do you think should be prioritized first?”

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/20840/would-you-like-to-see-nascar-euro-pintys-mexico-series-cars-on-iracing#latest



Reminded why the UI is worthless

The Great iRacing UI Debate rages on after over a year out of beta and always seems to be a hot topic

What I read from this thread is there is a group of old timers who have their entire process tailored to work with the idiosyncrasies of the web browser and those processes don’t work with the UI therefore it is worse. Then there is a group of newer users who tailored their processes to work with the idiosyncrasies of the UI and therefore don’t see a problem.

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/20864/reminded-why-the-ui-is-worthless#latest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7vfzWelvBM

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/comment/160710/#Comment_160710



Sim Rig on The Price is Right

A sim rig equipped with an Xbox Series X and Forza 5 appeared on one of the showcases for the iconic “The Price is Right” TV show.



Best Pit Stop Ever?

Alex Horn posted on iRacing’s Twitter page of driver Hiroyuki Sekiguchi pulling of what might be the best pit stop ever

https://twitter.com/iRacingAlex/status/1509662993960865793



iRacers at Richmond in Xfinity

iRacing noticed at the Xfinity Race this past weekend that there were, “A lot of avid iRacers on track at Richmond Raceway. Awesome to see them chasing their passions!”

https://twitter.com/iracing/status/1510316822788296711?s=11&t=FwNMlpvd7ephYsoZqAswtg



New Track Rumors F1 at Vegas

Could Formula 1 be racing next year on a Saturday night in Las Vegas?



iRacing to Consoles?

Adam Stern announced that iRacing is working with the World of Outlaws on a new console dirt racing game with a projected release date of fall of 2022

https://twitter.com/A_S12/status/1510045118849556489

https://www.iracing.com/world-of-outlaws-console-game-for-xbox-and-playstation-launching-in-fall-2022/

https://twitter.com/iRacingMyers/status/1511111556658040834

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/20866/iracing-monster-games-world-of-outlaws-game-fall-of-2022#latest



Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series

The chase to earn a full-season ride in the Skip Barber Formula Race Series continued on iRacing on Sunday, as the Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series staged its third of six race events at the iconic Watkins Glen International. When the checkered flags fell on the double feature event, two new winners—Nicolas Mateo and Matt Adams—found themselves standing atop their respective race podiums.

https://www.iracing.com/mateo-adams-split-skip-barber-formula-iracing-series-victories-at-watkins-glen/



2022 Season 2 Patch 2 Release Notes

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/21153/2022-season-2-patch-2-release-notes-2022-04-06-03#latest



Wickens Credits iRacing

Robert Wickens, a paralyzed Indy driver, credits iRacing for helping in his recovery while on the Dale Jr Download.

https://twitter.com/robertwickens/status/1511848201514536964?s=11&t=Tq_omcYoHUFtkkFUiJmEJg



The Nürburgring 24h powered by VCO

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/19601/2022-iracing-nuerburgring-24h-powered-by-vco-bop-added/p1



Majors 24 at Le Mans

Very happy to announce that the Majors 24 is back! In 2021 we welcomed over 400 teams (1,500 drivers) in EIGHT splits. This year we hope to top 500 teams.

Date | June 4th, 2022

Track | Le Mans

Cars(s) | Porsche 919 LMP1, Audi R18 LMP1, Dallara P217 LMP2, Corvette C8.R, Ferrari 488 GTE, Ford GTE, Porsche 911 RSR, BMW M8

Eligibility | All iRacing Members

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/20870/majors-24



Bristol Doubleheader

Hey guys.  I saw where you wanted details on this money race I’m having:
It’s going to be a Bristol Doubleheader with Trucks first then nextgen cup cars.
1st place money is guaranteed.  Also $100 to a random driver in each field.  
Trucks will be irating of 2500 or less at time of signup.  Cup is open to all, including pros and will be open setup.  
trucks – $15 entry – $500 to winCup – $25 entry – $1000 to win
More than 41 cars, will have heat races to set field. 
More info can be found in discord  
https://discord.gg/TYvwTZyjGa



Podcast Housekeeping

Aftermath Podcast – Get it!

New Website – Leave Comments https://www.iracerslounge.com/


We are in the regular rotation… (Mike)

https://performancemotorsportsnetwork.com/

Fantasy



Hardware/Software


DIY Wind

Boosted media shows you how to make your own wind simulator on their YouTube Channel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2LS2IhGcdA



F1 Style Simulator Monocoque

Rigmakers is selling their plans for an F1 Style Monocoque on their Etsy store for $34.18

https://www.etsy.com/listing/916241075/f1-style-simulator-monocoque?gpla=1&gao=1&



Yaw VR 2

Yaw Motion Systems is releasing their updated Yaw VR sim rig with the updated Yaw VR 2

https://shop.yawvr.com/yaw2/

https://fb.watch/c6aaRKh2Px/



Next Level Racing ERS1 Seat

Next Level Racing introduced on YouTube their new ESR1 Elite Reclining Seat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NUVtCPOUvk

https://nextlevelracing.com/products/ers1/



Company Review

SymProjects offers a variety of sim racing products from gauges, flags, monitors and more.

https://www.symprojects.com/



RTX 3090Ti Review

Techspot gives an unremarkable review of Nvidia’s RTX 3090Ti video card.

https://www.techspot.com/review/2442-geforce-rtx-3090-ti/Tech



Coffee Racer Beta Review

Karl Gosling reviews the hide-away Coffee Racer Beta, a sim rig that folds up inside a coffee table

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOSFiQqscoI



Graphics Breakthru Technology?

‘Path Finding’ is described by Nvidia as, “one of the largest breakthroughs for real-time graphics in many years”

https://twitter.com/aaronlefohn/status/1508896778602500096

https://www.gamesradar.com/forget-ray-tracing-nvidia-calls-path-tracing-one-of-the-largest-breakthroughs-for-real-time-graphics-in-many-years/



Gomez Industries at Microcenter

Gomez Industries with sponsored driver Tony Kanaan made an appearance at the GSI, Simucube, Heusinkveld event held at a Microcenter store

https://twitter.com/gomezsimracing/status/1510402316804968451?s=11&t=AVaxEYJcHc2KaTBUYekYHA



Updated Starlink Map

Starlnk has updated their map of their current coverage area to receive their high speed internet

https://www.starlink.com/map



Stint Analyzer Version 2.1

Stiny Analyzer made a change that was a big enough to make version 2.1.0.0. You can watch accompanying videos the have made available for more information on the new features.

https://github.com/stintanalyzer/stintanalyzer/releases/tag/2.1.0.0



Sim Pedal Comparisons by Sim Coaches

Daryl from Sim Coaches is featured in a video showing the difference between common types of sim pedals

https://youtu.be/qmZOwAC1y30



Simubox

Simubox has an Ebay store with a variety of button boxes

https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/simubox



AP-121 | Augury Simulations

DrOrzy

@1.) Mike Ellis these just popped up on my Insta feed. They have Pedal Sex appeal ???????? They look really well made and have ABS. I wonder if that means it’s just a rumble motor or something even better?! The elastomers are fully enclosed which is definitely a good thing with these LC pedals so you can’t over “squash” them and cause permanent deformation or even bust them. I also like the fact that once you calibrate them it’s saved on the PCB so no need for ingame calibration.

https://augurysimulations.com/producto/ap-121-en/



Racing Simulator Trash Talk leads to ULTIMATE chassis upgrade



Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Fri open:RichmondEllis –   p Missed the race to go rescue my son who wrecked his car

  • Sunday fixed 

Mike –p20 – but finished on track p8 had a drive thru penalty that i didnt do – tough race 19 cautions longest green flag was 23 laps.

Race :Martinsville

  • Wed Open:
    • Hall –p. Wrecked Out, was hand throttling with formula wheel, could make good lap times but wasn’t comfortable side by side, didn’t want to take someone out.  Then late just took myself out
      • Experienced a weird glitch with tires when serving a penalty

Ellis – p13 – Ended up w a drive thru too many incidents near the end – not enough time to recover – Probably ran as high as 7th… 21 cautions

  • Kyle P P-DQ’d out
  • Adam – Wrecked out
  • Stephen – Wrecked Out
  • Rochette P8 the birb is back in the car recovering chicken wing and all. Car felt great even being used and abused like the Bursa sac that was taking out of my shoulder. Damaged on start of race went down a lap a couple of times to get damage fixed and kept getting hit. Car still fast. Ended race with a very rare 1x to Dq 
  • Tom D – p5 – Started on the pole. Lead for the first 75 laps till I decided to pit.  Worked my way back to the lead, while taking it easy through lapped traffic the 2nd place car turned me.  Got a lot of damage and really wasn’t able to run fast laps.  I’ll take a top 5 and look forward to Sunday 
  • Thurs Open  
    • Ellis – p13 – started 19th got as high as 2nd on the final gwc, w 16x, Guy in second comes into me on the white I spin, dq’d…. 

Rochette P5 alot better run today with only 8x and stuck on the outside for a just aboot all 19 cautions



Official Series




League / Hosted Races

  • Ellis – Chris Macguire Hosted
    • Kias at Daytona – Big wreck – man these cars can stop on a dime.
    • 87s at Tally – Almost won it – p2 – Love this combo probably my favorite in iracing
  • Ellis – Chris Macguire Hosted
    • Kias at Daytona – Big wreck – man these cars can stop on a dime.
    • 87s at Tally – Almost won it – p2 – Love this combo probably my favorite in iracing
  • FastTrack League – Richmond
    1. David – p didn’t run cause pedal
    2. Bobby -pGot early damage laps down
    3. Greg p – 3
    4. Mike – p10 – started dead last – had lost a lap at one point fought for a lucky dog and eventually got it – Pretty much finished where I deserved I think… 
    5. Adam – Wrecked Out

OBRL Aftermath Truck Series 

Git R Done GT3 Series



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 .” 

TITLE

  1. Fast and Dumb

Description

On today’s show we’ll follow iRacers in real world action, we’ll catch p on the third round of the ‘Golden Ticket’ Skip Barber Formula Series, and will there be a new track coming to iRacing in the US? All of that, plus tons of great products to cover in todays hardware section. So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast. 

iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, Amazon, and other podcast players. 

Sponsors: 

Hosts:

Mike Ellis – twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis

David Hall – www.twitch.tv/mixmage

Greg Hecktus – twitter.com/froozenkaktus – www.twitch.tv/froozenkaktus

Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Kyle Pendygraft – twitter.com/LoudPedalGaming

Tony Groves – www.twitch.tv/SirGroves

Adam Josselyn- twitter.com/Jossad83

Chris Scales – twitter.com/JediMcfly

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Tom Dreiling – 

Links:

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Facebook – www.facebook.com/iRacersLounge/

Twitter – twitter.com/iracerslounge

Instagram – instagram.com/iracersloungepodcast/ 

Web (New Show Notes) – iracerslounge.com/

Episode 0324

3/31/2022 – Snoop Quit Dog – Episode 0324

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Brought to you by:

Opening Audio Clip -“Your listening to the iRacers Lounge Podcast where we discuss everything iRacing, in a casual setting, enjoy.”`

READ THIS AT THE TOP OF EACH SHOW!!! 

  • Welcome to the iRacer’s Lounge, I am your host “XXX”. iRacer’s Lounge is a podcast for the iRacer, where we talk all things iRacing in a casual setting.
  • Joining me are the usual characters, ———— 


Show Introduction

On the show today, we’ll be recapping the eNascar Coke Series race from Richmond, as well as the Porsche Supercup Race at Red Bull Ring. We’ll ask why so much difference from COTA in iRacing and the real race, and we’ll ride along with the Snoop Dog in iRacing.

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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Coke race – Richmond

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sbVUtNeoLU

https://twitter.com/landoncassill/status/1508933142102556681

  • Taylor Hurst on the Pole – chaos on the first lap… and they survived…
  • First caution was a @MalikRayTTV spin, he was close quarters racing with Brian Murcurio and the two came together, sending the No. 7.
  • LAP 19: @CVincent34 takes 2nd from Brian Murcurio
  • Brian Murcurio is in the wall! @LoganClampitt_ is in the wall! Caution! Caution was for Brotherton who gets tagged by Parker Retzlaff 
  • Just before the yellow, Collin Bowden got loose, Logan Clampitt tried to avoid, and Zack Novak had nowhere to go. Heavy damage for all three.
  • RESTART LAP 26: @TDawgHurst and @CVincent34 lead the field
  • LAP 30: Biggest mover of the race so far, @dylanault42, up 20 spots to 17th.
  • LAP 48. Caution! @rayalfalla gets spun.- late three wide
  • @CaseyKirwan23 wins the race off pit road with a 2-tire stop.
  • CAUTION! Big wreck! @KeeganLeahy, @dylanault42, @KadenWHoneycutt, @znovak15, @vicente_salas14, and others are involved. Lap 61
  • RESTART LAP 66: @CaseyKirwan23 and @TDawgHurst lead the field into Turn 1.
  • LAP 67: @MikeConti5 takes 2nd from @TDawgHurst… but Hurst isn’t letting him go easily!
  • Caution! 54 to go. @GarrettManes is upside down.

https://twitter.com/justinmelillo/status/1508984471869079552

  • @CaseyKirwan23 pits under this caution, @MikeConti5 assumes the lead.
  • RESTART 49 to go: @MikeConti5 and @TDawgHurst lead the field into Turn 1.
  • CAUTION! @rayalfalla spins into the outside wall. For the second time tonight A three wide battle Ends up with a four time champ spinning
  • FREE PASS: @GarrettManes in 38th.
  • RESTART 41 to go: @MikeConti5 and @TDawgHurst lead the field into Turn 1.
  • CAUTION! @vicente_salas14 and @CaseyKirwan23 spin into the wall! 39 to go.Three-wide dive bombs are NOT turning out well for those on the top side. HARD lick for Kirwan.
  • FREE PASS: @KeeganLeahy, 37th at the time of caution.
  • RESTART 34 to go: @MikeConti5 and @NickOttinger lead the field into Turn 1.
  • CAUTION! @BriarLaPradd spins off Turn 2! @Nick_Shelton402, @DerekJustis, and others are collected.

https://twitter.com/riseesports/status/1508987435996393474

https://twitter.com/justinmelillo/status/1508988192321642498

  • RESTART 28 to go: @MikeConti5 and @NickOttinger lead the field into Turn 1.
  • Caution. Liam Brotherton, @rayalfalla, and @KadenWHoneycutt spin. 27 to go. Liam just missed the braking point and took out alfalla
  • RESTART 21 to go: @MikeConti5 and @NickOttinger lead the field into Turn 1.
  • Caution! 18 to go. @DDuval42 among those involved. A bit of a check up and domino effect and duval gets spun
  • FREE PASS: @GarrettManes in 37th, that should put the @SadlerEsports driver back on the lead lap.
  • RESTART 13 to go: @MikeConti5 and @NickOttinger lead the field into Turn 1.
  • 10 to go – ottinger hits the wall bowlin gets to 2nd has better tires – then yellow!
  • CAUTION! @Parker79p and @LoganClampitt_ crash on the backstretch. 9 to go. Seemed to be going after each other
  • RESTART 3 to go: @MikeConti5 and @BowlinGraham lead the field into Turn 1. Mike w a big jump – Cameras were watching 3 wide battle for sixth, announcers are calling the battle for the win – awkward TV moment until the director finally picks up Conti on the White bringing it home, graham didn’t have enough to get him – DREW we need picture in picture man!
  • It’s his second of the season and the 13th of his career! 12th season

https://twitter.com/MikeConti5/status/1508998281459863554

https://www.instagram.com/tv/Cbu_-PdDgYt/?utm_medium=share_sheet



Topics



Ragin’ Snoop Dog

GitGud Racing posted a YouTube video of Snoop Dog rage quitting

https://youtu.be/KWatfllSTOY



Short Cutting COTA

Tyler Stooksbury Posted, “I noticed specifically with COTA, NASCAR is allowing drivers to use a lot of the paved run off areas of the track. How hard would it be to get a NASCAR layout where the only difference is expanded track limits that follow the nascar rules more closely?”

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/20586/nascar-layouts-with-expanded-track-limits#latest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0g5m6fWDsA



New Event Registration Forwarding System

https://twitter.com/iRacingSupport/status/1508432097538625537

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/20608/event-registration-forwarding-for-classic-membersite-april-2nd-0000-1400-utc#latest



Porsche Supercup Championship Round 5

Red Bull Racing Esports driver Sebastian Job became the fifth different main event winner in five rounds to start the season at the Red Bull Ring. The win also enabled Job to jump to second in the standings, after faltering around the edge of the top 20 just a few short rounds ago. Diogo Pinto continues to hold the points lead, which now sits at 38 points over Job

https://twitter.com/porscheraces/status/1508445302252056582?s=11&t=_otTTsZViqrv9jZVTrmBhw



Sebring 12 Hours Winners

Coanda drivers Josh Rogers and Mitchell deJong took top split honors in last weekend’s Serbing 12 Hour Special event

https://twitter.com/JKRogers_92/status/1508147867466276864



How Much is it Really?


Dom Parker Racing Has been on iRacing for one calendar year. In his YouTube video he shows how much he actually spent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaAnW9BCzeI

$18 per win

$0.48 cents per start

$.006 cents per lap

$127 per yr



Would Chastain Get Protested?

Juen-Jen Wang asked in the forums if Ross Chastain’s moves in the Nascar Cup race at COTA would get a protest in iRacing

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/20674/would-chastains-move-get-us-protested#latest



Setup Shop Shenanigans

Was Premier Racing Setups steeling setups from Ryco? A YouTube video from Area 51 Alien Factory claims to have evidence that they did.

https://youtu.be/ltnSNuyMTVg



Karting vs Sim Racing


SAFE is FAST posted a video on YouTube asking which is a better training ground, Karting or Sim racing?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNovxuCcUAk



Bristol Doubleheader

Hey guys.  I saw where you wanted details on this money race I’m having:
It’s going to be a Bristol Doubleheader with Trucks first then nextgen cup cars.
1st place money is guaranteed.  Also $100 to a random driver in each field.  
Trucks will be irating of 2500 or less at time of signup.  Cup is open to all, including pros and will be open setup.  
trucks – $15 entry – $500 to winCup – $25 entry – $1000 to win
More than 41 cars, will have heat races to set field. 
More info can be found in discord  
https://discord.gg/TYvwTZyjGa



Aftermath Podcast – Get it!

New Website – Leave Comments https://www.iracerslounge.com/


We are in the regular rotation… (Mike)

https://performancemotorsportsnetwork.com/

Fantasy



Paul’s Hardware GPU Pricing Spreadsheet

Paul’s Hardware GPU Pricing Spreadsheet shows the pricing trends of GPU’s all in one, easy to find location

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ylxdo9WIxwoKEmDZJCqJxwnOjj7tnY9HQGQEGo21ZvM/htmlview?urp=gmail_link



Rig Metal Flagship Cockpit

Rig Metal’s Flagship Cockpit is a extruded aluminum profile sim rig selling for $799

https://rigmetal.com/products/rig-metal-pro-sim-cockpit



IMMSource ET5 DD Review

Barry Rowland on his Sim Racing Garage YouTube Channel reviews the new ImmSource ET5 DD FFB Wheel system

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E07ADDGED0



Don’t Shut Down Your Computer


Liron Segev shows on his YouTube Channel the different power options on your computer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjWFC1qCY6I



Sim Magic Pedals Review

Laurence Dusoswa reviews the Sim Magic P2000 pedals

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_4DlNvTQNE



Next Level Racing Motion plus Platform

Next Level racing posted a video of their new Motion Plus Platform System in action

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDqyiO3ZbQs



Overlays in VR

No Tech Drama shows how to use iRacing overlays in VR with OVR Toolkit



Rain Sim

Sim Race Blog NL posted on a picture of their rain simulator.



Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Fri open: COTA

  • Ellis –   p9 – started like 16th got to 11th by lap 1 – at the end of the long inner straight some guy went right across my brow as i made the sharp u-turn 25 seconds damage – only slipped like once and lost a couple of seconds other than that pretty flawless race – 
  • Hall – P. technical issue,  Tightened throttle cylinder, and couldn’t get the car to down shift the whole race, wasn’t getting enough response to blip.
  • Greg – p disconnected
  • Kyle – p6 Started P10 and worked my way up to the top 5 and held the top 5 all the way through pit cycles. Led 4 laps and pitted on lap 22 hoping to make up ground with fresh tires while the field had older tires. Came out P7 and just over drove the car the last 12 laps and finished with a solid P6.

Kyle – P.  P-5 was having PC issues restarted my PC during qualifying so started back in 18th. Started the race with shifter issues pitted lap 1 to fix it came out P26 got involved with a spin right in front of me and got some damage. Fell back to last P27 and worked my way up through the field. Pitted at the halfway point and came out P7. Continued to charge on and work up to a P5 I was running down 3rd and 4th but just ran out of laps. So I’ll take a solid P5.

Race : Richmond

  • Wed Open:
    • Hall –p.7.  Caught by other cars wrecking 4 times, had to finish the 3rd green white checker with 16x.  Almost unlucky lucky.  Won’t be able to get in car again still Sunday.
    • Ellis – p. 19 – How a good run going and was actually marching forward on old tires from 19th as high as fourth at Lap 140 I got just a hair loose turn back to the right and it slammed to the wall over four minutes damage, lost two laps and this brought it home. 
    • Tom D – p wrkdt out
  • Thurs Open  

Ellis – p2 – Started 9 fairly clean race up front worked my way up to eventually leading w 50 to go – gwc restart guy divebombs from way back gets by, i then get into the back of him in the middle and get back by, but the guy in third goes by both of us and i cant hold if off and it was side by side at the line at .03 diff. Apologies to joseph lester for the bump and run



League / Hosted Races

  • FastTrack League – Texas
    1. David – p in rehearsal for a show
    1. Greg p – 18
    2. Mike – p Sucked – Just kinda rode around….
    3. Adam – 10
  1. Ellis  –  
    • Chris Macguire Caddies at Daytona – p wrecked
    • 87’s at Tally – Man super fun driving from back to front – got wrecked
    • David – Almost won – HIt the wall
    • IR18 at Michigan – p4
    • Supercars at Michigan – p2
  • OBRL Aftermath Truck Series 


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 .” 

TITLE

  1. Snoop Quit Dog

Description

On the show today, we’ll be recapping the eNascar Coke Series race from Richmond, as well as the Porsche Supercup Race at Red Bull Ring. We’ll ask why so much difference from COTA in iRacing and the real race, and we’ll ride along with the Snoop Dog in iRacing. So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast. 

iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, Amazon, and other podcast players. 

Sponsors: 

Hosts:

Mike Ellis – twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis

David Hall – www.twitch.tv/mixmage

Greg Hecktus – twitter.com/froozenkaktus – www.twitch.tv/froozenkaktus

Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Kyle Pendygraft – twitter.com/LoudPedalGaming

Tony Groves – www.twitch.tv/SirGroves

Adam Josselyn- twitter.com/Jossad83

Chris Scales – twitter.com/JediMcfly

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Tom Dreiling – 

Links:

Old Show Notes – bit.ly/2CFeArM

Facebook – www.facebook.com/iRacersLounge/

Twitter – twitter.com/iracerslounge

Instagram – instagram.com/iracersloungepodcast/ 

Web (New Show Notes) – iracerslounge.com/

Episode 0323

3/24/2022 – Inverted Sweetness – Episode 0323

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

Brought to you by:

Opening Audio Clip -“Your listening to the iRacers Lounge Podcast where we discuss everything iRacing, in a casual setting, enjoy.”`

READ THIS AT THE TOP OF EACH SHOW!!! 

  • Welcome to the iRacer’s Lounge, I am your host “XXX”. iRacer’s Lounge is a podcast for the iRacer, where we talk all things iRacing in a casual setting.
  • Joining me are the usual characters, ———— 


Show Introduction

Today on the show we welcome twin brothers Tyler and Bradley Beamon hosts of the Into the Apex Podcast. We get more iRacing improvement suggestions from a listener. We’ll check out some new Buttkickers as well as check out the sim rig of a top level F1 Driver.

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



Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series

Sunday kicked off the Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series at Lime Rock with the top prize being a fully funded Skip Barber Series ride for the 2022 season. Top 3 finishers in this weekend’s race were Mikkel Gade with the win, Harley Haughton in second and Nicolas Mateo in third. Next race is at VIR this Sunday.

https://www.iracing.com/skip-barber-formula-iracing-series-race-preview-lime-rock/



Grand National Legends

Paul Newton posted the first Grand National Legends AI enabled car collection.

https://twitter.com/iam27paul/status/1504947004522196992?s=11



February Top 10

iRacing released their Top 10 Highlights video for February on their YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T56HYBkQFVo



Setup Building Basics for Xfinity Cars

Area 51 Alien factory posted a YouTube video helping teach the fundamentals of setup building for the Xfinity Stock Cars

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/19751/intro-to-building-setups#latest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXcNqBneO44&t=66s



Dirt iRacing Peformance

Derek M Cyphers posted in the forums that he has dirt road and oval to his iRacing Driving Performance data analytics profiles to oval and road. He has exceeded 1,000 views (200+ when it was just Road, and now over 800 as it reset when we republished with more features) and it continues to go up daily

Dirt Road: https://public.tableau.com/views/iRacingProfilesDashboardDark/DirtRoadDriverProfile?:language=en-US&publish=yes&:display_count=n&:origin=viz_share_link

Dirt Oval: https://public.tableau.com/views/iRacingProfilesDashboardDark/DirtOvalDriverProfile?:language=en-US&publish=yes&:display_count=n&:origin=viz_share_link

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/12153/curious-how-you-rank-against-other-members-check-out-this-new-tool#latest



iRacing Improvement Suggestions

A conversation we had last week kicked off by Streamer Matt Malone regarding iRacing improvements was continued by listener DrOrzy.

  • DrOrzyPodcast Discussion
  • Hey guys so after listening to the current episode I thought I’d put together my top 4 list of things to improve iRacing from 5th to my top change I would make/ask for…
  • 4 : Podium Celebrations – I think after the race is done a podium celebration screen of the top 3 would be nice. It could include the drivers names, SR and iR, maybe even fastest lap of the race they did all while spraying some champagne and chugging down a Shoey. Currently it’s rather bland and very uneventful when you finish a race on the podium or anywhere for that matter, just pull up and hit the exit button. Especially in long endurance events I think this would be cool
  • 3 : Pitlane Animations – I’d love to see the pitstops being animated especially in replays rather than just watching a car suspended in midair with nothing else around it.
  • 2 : 4x for Getting Rear Ended – This really needs to be looked at. It sucks big time that we have to cop a 4x for the pleasure of getting rear ended with no lube just because someone else is incapable of using their eyes and brakes. I think 1x is plenty for someone else’s stupidness. Maybe a 2x at the absolute most but 4x is just ridiculous. (edited)
  • 1 : Safety Car & VSC – My number 1 wish! Surely it’s about time for iRacing to introduce Safety cars and Virtual Safety Cars for Road racing. Especially now that we have a decent Formula 1 car to drive/race and more to the point Safety cars and VSC’s are just an integral part of Road racing just as yellow flags and blue flags are. Now I don’t want to jump into an official race and spend the entire 40mins behind a safety car just because people haven’t practiced and can’t keep it out of the wall. However I’m sure they could do something where if there is 4 or more cars involved it’s an automatic safety car and have other set parameters for when a Virtual Safety Car is triggered. Maybe even a predetermined random number of total X’s depending on length of race can trigger a Safety Car or something ????????‍♂️ Surely there is ways. I mean, it’s not perfect but Codemasters have figured it out so I’m sure iRacing could do it 10 times better


More Rain Teasers

A video leaked of the Porsche 992 in a session with windshield wipers in action.

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/19392/rain-is-closer-than-we-think/p1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zQj3YxXW0A&t=11s



Carquest Joins the iRacing Sponsorship Team

Carquest Auto Parts to Sponsor iRacing World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series

Tyler D. Hudson posted the official announcement that Carquest Auto Parts, the automotive parts retailer in the Advance Auto Parts family of brands, has reached an agreement with iRacing and World of Outlaws to sponsor the iRacing World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series. In the series, more than 30 of the top virtual sprint car racers will compete to decide who is the world’s best on the virtual dirt.

The premier motorsports simulator, iRacing combines a true-to-life racing experience with an online community of virtual racers. The online racing competition service organizes, hosts and officiates online racing on a variety of officially licensed virtual tracks across the globe. All tracks on iRacing are scanned for millimeter accuracy and vehicles are designed in cooperation with manufacturers and race teams, offering users a first-class simulated racing experience.

“This partnership with iRacing is a tremendous opportunity for Carquest to become active in competitive online racing, which has become immensely popular in recent years,” said Junior Word, division president, Carquest North America. “We look forward to activating with iRacing’s World of Outlaws series to benefit our independent owners and reach more customers and race fans than ever.”

The Carquest World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series will begin in October with a series of six qualifying races. Those who qualify will compete in 10 World of Outlaws Pro Series races beginning in November and concluding in January, with the winner taking home the Carquest Cup and a grand prize of $10,000.

https://www.iracing.com/carquest-auto-parts-to-sponsor-iracing-world-of-outlaws-sprint-car-series/

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/20081/carquest-auto-parts-to-sponsor-iracing-world-of-outlaws-sprint-car-series#latest



iRacing presents the Peachtree Three

After a successful debut event last summer that raised more than $57,000 for the cause, iRacing and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society will team up once again for a three-hour charity team racing event. iRacing presents the Peachtree Three Benefiting the National MS Society will take racers to Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta on Thursday, July 14, with donations accepted from now through the duration of the event at www.nationalMSsociety.org/iracing.

The Peachtree Three will feature the Chevrolet Corvette C8R GTE, Global Mazda MX-5 Cup car, and iRacing’s GT4 class all doing battle on the famous 12-turn, 2.54-mile Georgia road course. Competitors will have unlimited fast repairs to work with to ensure that all racers can make it to the finish line as they organize their own donations. The broadcast split, featuring iRacing executive producer Steve Myers, seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion crew chief Chad Knaus, and 2020 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series champion Nick Ottinger, will kick off at 8PM ET (midnight GMT). Additional race splits will launch at 10:00 GMT, 18:00 GMT, and 3:00 GMT (July 15).

Because the Peachtree Three is designed to raise money for charity, a number of purchasable advantages will be made available to teams in exchange for donations to the National MS Society. Teams can issue a drive through penalty to another competitor for $350, while teams can call a caution (limit 2) for $500 and a caution with a wave around (limit 1) for $1,000.

https://www.iracing.com/iracing-presents-the-peachtree-three-benefiting-the-national-ms-society-comes-to-road-atlanta-on-july-14/



Sebring 12 Hours

Date: March 25-27

Timeslot #1 – Friday 22:00 GMT

Timeslot #2 – Saturday 7:00 GMT

Timeslot #3 – Saturday 12:00 GMT

Timeslot #4 – Saturday 16:00 GMT

Track: Sebring International Racewa

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/18653/2022-sebring-12-hour-presented-by-heusinkveld-bop-added/p1



Nürburgring Endurance Championship

Greg West posted the details of the iRacing Nürburgring Endurance Championship

Overview

The iRacing Nürburgring Endurance Series will feature a series of 9 endurance races – each 4-6 hours long – on the combined Nürburgring VLN circuit. Drivers may participate solo or with a team.

For 2022, we have adjusted where the grid will line up so as to let all 5 classes get rolling before the green. The starting grid will be back near the Gantry. We have also added a third time slot on Saturday to give additional opportunities to race. 

Cars/Classes

GT3 Class: BMW M4 GT3, Mercedes AMG GT3

GT4 Class: Porsche Cayman GT4. Aston Martin Vantage GT4

CUP Class: Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992)

TCR Class: Audi RS 3 LMS, Hyundai Elantra N TC

MX5 Class: Global Mazda MX-5 Cup

Race Specifications

Race Length: 4-6 Hours

Team Racing: Enabled but not required

Weather: Dynamic

Timeslots:

Saturday: 17:30 GMT

Sunday:  1:00 GMT & 13:00 GMT

Qualifying Attached: Yes

Practice: 10 min

Qualifying: 30 min

Penalties: Stop and Go =50 Inc and every 20 after

Schedule

Nürburgring Combined – Gesamtstrecke VLN

April 23- 24th – 4 Hours

Nürburgring Combined – Gesamtstrecke VLN

May 7- 8th – 4 Hours

Nürburgring Combined – Gesamtstrecke VLN

May 28- 29th – 4 Hours

Nürburgring Combined – Gesamtstrecke VLN

July 2- 3rd – 4 Hours

Nürburgring Combined – Gesamtstrecke VLN

July 16- 17th – 6 Hours

Nürburgring Combined – Gesamtstrecke VLN

August 6- 7th – 4 Hours

Nürburgring Combined – Gesamtstrecke VLN

September 3- 4th – 4 Hours

Nürburgring Combined – Gesamtstrecke VLN

September 24- 25th – 4 Hours

Nürburgring Combined – Gesamtstrecke VLN

October 8- 9th – 4 Hours

Notes:

What is this series?: This series is essentially a grassroots series that is the backbone of the actual races that take place on the Nordschleife when it isn’t in use for public hot lapping. The series is made up of several motorsports clubs (part of either ADAC or DMV) which each host a 1-off event, totaling nine events throughout the year, and there is a ton of crossover with the Nurburgring 24 (Think Bathurst 12 Hour and Supercars Connection). The series has been run since 1977, and has a primarily German-based driver pool (Hence the use of each of our German brands). The series is pretty all encompassing when it comes to cars, with the 2009 year having 30 classes of cars, though much of the notable cars are from a Touring, GT3, or GT4 background. However, production cars are also allowed, thus creating the grassroots connection, with support from everything from Clio’s to BMW M Series cars.

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/20289/2022-iracing-nuerburgring-endurance-championship#latest



Bristol Doubleheader

Hey guys.  I saw where you wanted details on this money race I’m having:
It’s going to be a Bristol Doubleheader with Trucks first then nextgen cup cars.
1st place money is guaranteed.  Also $100 to a random driver in each field.  
Trucks will be irating of 2500 or less at time of signup.  Cup is open to all, including pros and will be open setup.  
trucks – $15 entry – $500 to winCup – $25 entry – $1000 to win
More than 41 cars, will have heat races to set field. 
More info can be found in discord  
https://discord.gg/TYvwTZyjGa



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Hardware/Software


Sim Coaches Spotted in the Wild

Victory SIM shows off their inverted Sim Coach P1 pedals on a M1-3 motion rig

https://twitter.com/VictorySimLLC/status/1502799446459002891



Zero X companion App

Mikey Pollard Posted in the forums that he’s announcing the release of a new companion App for iRacing. It’s a fully native iOS App for iPhone/iPad giving you access to your license stats, results, schedule, standings, driver search and more. Additionally it has home screen Widgets and a handy ‘share’ feature for easily sharing your great race results.

Screenshot 2022-03-14 at 19.42.14.png

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/17949/project-doppler-diy-hydraulic-high-end-pedal-build-continuation-from-the-old-forums#latest



Vettel’s Home Sim Rig

The Drive posted an article showing how an actual F1 car was used to make Sebastian Vettel’s home sim racing rig

https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/44750/an-actual-f1-car-was-used-to-make-sebastian-vettels-home-sim-racing-rig



1000 FPS

With a Little Liquid Nitrogen, Doom Eternal Can Run at 1,000 FPS on a PC

https://www.pcmag.com/news/with-a-little-liquid-nitrogen-doom-eternal-can-run-at-1000-fps-on-a-pc



DIY CSLDD Boost Kit


Atanas Tripzter showed on his YouTube channel how he made his own DIY CSL DD Boost kit for under 50USD guide (Tested and Running)

https://youtu.be/NjdS8RG5p5A



More and More Buttkicker

Buttkicker released 2 new versions of their Gamer LFE bass shakers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAjL8wghsjM&feature=youtu.be


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGTgSufu6oA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asuB28EvQHk



Next Level Racing Motion Plus

Next Level Racing introduced with an accompanying YouTube Video their motion Plus Platform retailing at $3499

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01eUW-svRuw

https://nextlevelracing.com/products/motion-plus-platform/



Sim Racing Apps – Update

SIMRacingApps has updated to version 1.18 which is now available.

https://www.facebook.com/750150528428265/posts/4603111526465460/?d=n



Cube Control’s Mercedes-AMG GT Track Series Wheel

Cube Controls and Mercedes has teamed up to offer their AMG GT Track Series Wheel

https://www.cubecontrols.com/cube-controls-mercedes-steering-wheel-track-series/



MR-Mobile Sim Racing Cockpit

MR-Mobile is taking $1.00 reserves for their new MR- Mobile Sim Racing Cockpit. No price is announced just yet.

https://anse3d.com/products/mr-mobile-racing-rig



IMM Source ET3, ET5 and FD1


Laurence Dusoswa took a first look at the IMMSource ET3 and ET5 wheel bases as wel as their FD1 Wheel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q65TEmFGKPU

https://abruzzi-official.co.uk/immsource/?wpam_id=2



NASCAR iRacing Series

Fri open:Atlanta

Ellis –   p wrecked out – the guy directly in front of me pounds the wall in one and takes us all out – but before that i had hit the wall, then a caution – i came in took 4 tires and fuel and stayed about 30 seconds for damage once damage is done i got to pull away and all of sudden they are putting rights on again! I panic to go uncheck the tires quickly hit the left then right, but i think i inadvertently clicked on the right so they changed the rights again! – So I lost a lap, and took 1 set of lefts and 3 sets of rights all in the same stop.

  • Hall – P. Sped in pits and unsafe exit after, parked it
  • Groves – Pwrecked out – early – 40 min damag
  • Adam -p wrecked out
  • Sunday Open
    • Brian – p wrecked out on purpose dnwtf
  • Hall – p WIN, after a horrible start to season, i take the win on a 3 laps shoot out.  With 70 laps to go, made the car too loose.  As a result though I was saving fuel and  was gonna make it, caution with 10 to go traps the guys that were leading but short pitted behind us.  Restart 3rd, take the lead in 1 lap.  Caution, 3 lap shoot out driving away.

Groves – p WIN – Started dead last, quickly made my way up to the top ten.  2nd half of the race, I stayed in the top 5.  Had the lead at 30 to go when a lap car got racy and I smacked the fence pretty good and lost the lead.  Caution came out with 8 or 9 to go and the leader pit giving me the lead.  I got a good restart and was able to put some distance between 2nd and take it home

  • Sunday fixed 
    • Mike –p14- Got dumped three different times from people that couldn’t hold their lane. Wasn’t too much damage so soldier on I found the wall a few times on my own and eventually wrecked really hard near the end. I suck. 
    • Stephen – pwrecked
    • Tyler – P8. Finally a dang Top 10. Finished with a 13x all from getting dinged and doored. Eventful race with cars going everywhere. Fixed set was just too dang tight. Early damage on lap two had my RPM down to 1967. Had to keep the car wound up on the outside. Another what could’ve been… On to Cota.
  • Wed Open: COTA
    • Hall –p.. Wreck out, was doing ok but its road points and not too worried
    • Ellis – p10- Start at 14th kept it really clean never spin off even once only had 12 X. 
    • Tyler – P7
  • Thurs Open  
    • David – p 18, who cares


Official Series




League / Hosted Races

  • Hosted – 
    1. Ellis  –  p wrecked – 87’s at tally – some guy intentionally was on apron and turned up into the leaders as we went by – perma ban – 
    2. Gen 5 at Daytona – super fun but wrecked
    3. Two Carb Cups at Tally – wrecked out each time
    4. Dallara Dash at Charlotte – wrecked
    5. Pickup Cup at Daytona – Wrecked
  • Hosted – 
    1. Ellis  –  p wrecked – 87’s at tally – some guy intentionally was on apron and turned up into the leaders as we went by – perma ban – 
    2. Gen 5 at Daytona – super fun but wrecked
    3. Two Carb Cups at Tally – wrecked out each time
    4. Dallara Dash at Charlotte – wrecked
    5. Pickup Cup at Daytona – Wrecked
  • Man Cave After Dark Thursday Night Truck League

Mike – – texas – was running dead last plowed the wall – parked it no fun

  • FastTrack League – Atlanta
    1. David – p wrecked out
    2. Bobby – wrecked out. 
    3. Greg p – hit the wall and Parkette
    4. Mike – p14- Started dead last there was a big wrack and got myself up to ninth. Then several of us got disconnected and lost five laps later in the race I got disconnected again ended up P 14. 
    5. Adam -alternate tire strategy gone wrong…
  • OBRL Aftermath Truck Series 


Final Thoughts



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  1. Inverted Sweetness

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Today on the show we welcome twin brothers Tyler and Bradley Beamon hosts of the Into the Apex Podcast. We get more iRacing improvement suggestions from a listener. We’ll check out some new Buttkickers as well as check out the sim rig of a top level F1 Driver. So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast. 

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Episode 0322

3/17/2022 – Moist Eggs – Episode 0322

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On the Show today, we’ll review an exciting Coke Series race at the Atlanta Motor Speedway with the voice of eNascar Evan Posocco. We’ll show you how to get racing tips from Coke Series Driver and previous champion, Nick Ottinger and look at ways for iRacing to make improvements.

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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Coke Series – Atlanta

https://twitter.com/23xiracing/status/1503803553927860230?s=11

https://twitter.com/ssgracing/status/1503762949206261760?s=11

  • (39 drivers tonight, no Kyle Peddle in the field)
  • Pre race interviews with real life drivers Retzlaff and Honeycutt
  • Nick Ottinger is 3 for 3 for poles this season.
  • GREEN FLAG: @NickOttinger and @mbussa75 lead the field into Turn 1.
  • Early trouble at Atlanta! Lap 4 or so… @RFKracing teammates get the worst of it! 
  • CAUTION! @KadenWHoneycutt, @Dard2121, and others are around in Turn 4. Lap 5.
  • RESTART LAP 9: 
  • @NickOttinger and @bobbyzalenski lead the field into Turn 1.
  • Interview w mode motorsports Kyle Long – talks about his new rig and love of iracing
  • LAP 32: With how strung out the field is, passing is going to be at a premium until the next round of pit stops.It’s not impossible, but will be difficult with the momentum of the high line. 
  • Kevin King says “1 groove.  Bottom is junk.”
  • the topside has more off-corner speed, but the bottom allows for tire saving. Ottinger is able to run low and save some while Bussa runs in cleaner air on the top. 
  • Man, it’s like virtual gridlock rn
  • LAP 43: @GarrettManes and others are on pit road. Green flag pit stops are underway.
  • LAP 49: @NickOttinger pits from the lead.
  • PENALTY: @KollinKeister, speeding on pit road.
  • 42 to go: @NickOttinger takes the net race lead.
  • As we wait for @ssgracing’s @A_Boes21 to pit, the battle for the eventual lead has shifted from @BriarLaPradd to @NickOttinger and @bobbyzalenski
  • CAUTION! DEREK JUSTIS GETS THE APRON TRANSITION TRYING TO LET LEADERS BY HE COLLECTS LUZA, CONTI, BOURDEAU AND MORE BOES IS THE LEADER!

https://twitter.com/iRacing/status/1503913199388745730

  • @rayalfalla leads, he stayed out @bobbyzalenski is alongside on fresh tires
  • @A_Boes21 catches a HELL of a break and will be third.
  • @NickOttinger who has DOMINATED will be fourth.
  •  29 to go: @vicente_salas14 takes 2nd from @NickOttinger
  •  28 to go: Contact in the back, looked like @GarrettManes just got sent into the grass.
  • POWER MOVE! @swilson3_ cuts through the traffic and is up to 3rd place. 27 laps to go. 
  • 20 to go: @NickOttinger is back up to 2nd. 
  • 14 to go: 3-wide for the lead! @BowlinGraham, @swilson3_, @bobbyzalenski! NEW LEADER, Bowlin!
  • 15 to go: NEW LEADER! @SHR_eSports’ @swilson3_ after a battle for the lead!
  • 14 to go: 3-wide for the lead! @BowlinGraham, @swilson3_, @bobbyzalenski! NEW LEADER, Bowlin!
  • 10 to go – bowden zalenski wilson ottinger bussa kirwin lapradd femi guest mullis

https://twitter.com/justinmelillo/status/1503915042357624836

  • 7 to go: @NickOttinger moves back into 2nd.
  •  CAUTION! BUSSA GETS SPUN BY KIRWAN WITH FIVE LAPS TO GO! HE SAVES IT! A PERFECT 360! WE’RE GOING TO OVERTIME!!!!!!!
  • Top 6 stay out rest have tires
  • CAUTION! @DonovanStrauss gets turned! 
  • So. Close. @swilson3_ nearly took the white flag, as the leader.
  • OVERTIME RESTART 2: @BowlinGraham and @swilson3_ lead the field into Turn 1.
  • Nick ottinger coming hard on the outside has a huge run! Wilson is in the middle but moves up to block Nick, nick touches the wall loses the momentum. 
  •  Nick gets touched by bussa as they fight for the middle but recovers then gets shuffled and slid a bit – Wilson leading moves up to block bowlin so bowlin then pushes wilson a bit just  getting bowlin clear as bowlin and lapradd who came out of nowhere collide with bussa they all wreck behind him 
  • @swilson3_ WINS HIS FIRST CAREER @eNASCARCocaCola SERIES RACE!!!
  • Graham A. Bowlin was leading on the final lap. He winds up 12th.
  • Femi Olatubosun goes FLYING across the line and finishes 14th.

https://twitter.com/iracing/status/1503920365571092482?s=11



’87 Buick Two-for-One

Dale Earnhardt Jr Tweeted that he has updated the ’87 Buick Template to include the Oldsmobile from JS Racing61 including two headlight configurations

https://twitter.com/dalejr/status/1502711454755135489?s=11



7 Ways to Improve iRacing

Streamer Matt Malone posted a YouTube video on his channel listing 7 ways to improve iRacing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HlSDC1ZYFk



Big Announcement from CarQuest

CarQuest sent a Tweet saying that if you love iRacing, You’re going to want to follow them for a big announcement before the end of this week

https://twitter.com/carquest/status/1503357847601651713?s=11



The Reason for the Drama

Race Beyond Matter posted another YouTube video discussing the drama that arose after last week’s series of sarcastic Sim Racing addictions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bb-6arquac



Kvapil Takes iRacing to the Winners Circle

Newly announced JR Motorsports Late Model Driver Carson Kvapil has already took his iRacing sponsored car to the winners circle at The Old North State Nationals for a $3,000 prize.

https://twitter.com/jrmotorsports/status/1503175849989845001?s=11



Eggs in iRacing?

Alex Duclos asked in the forums that him and his mate are having a discussion, He thinks there’s probably a farmers market advertisement at a dirt oval track, but I don’t own them all. Can anyone settle our debate? Is there any mention of eggs in iracing? Or an image of an egg? Thanks.

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/19919/are-there-eggs-in-iracing



2022 Season 2 Patch 1 Release Notes

Alex Gustafson posted the updates for the Season 2 Patch 1

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/19934/2022-season-2-patch-1-release-notes-2022-03-15-01



ButtKicker Goes to the Late Models

The World of Outlaws Late Model Championship had picked up ButtKicker as a new title sponsor

https://twitter.com/woolatemodels/status/1504179076571013123?s=11



Cup Cars Go Trophy Truck

On Instagram, iRacing posted a video of the cup cars bouncing thru the tri-oval grass at Atlanta

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CbK-MzJjmxZ/?utm_medium=share_sheet



Learn Racing from Ottinger

TSM FTX posted a video Tweet from Coke Series champion Nick Ottinger showing you how to become a sim racing master

https://twitter.com/TSM/status/1503816378213560322



Spotlight – StockCar Brasil

iRacing’s YouTube page posted a season Spotlight video of the new StackCar Brasil Series

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azo8jDHj8GU



Season 2 Build Highlights Video

iRacing posted a video of the Season 2 build in a highlight video on their YouTube page.



Creventic Endurance Series

Greg West Posts: 

iRacing CREVENTIC Endurance Series Returns for Four-Race 2022 Season

The iRacing CREVENTIC Endurance Series, a four-round team racing championship that sees iRacers team up to take on a series of 12-hour endurance events at some of the world’s premier road racing circuits, will return for the 2022 season with a new lineup of both cars and tracks. Headlined by the additions of Imola, the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992), and additional GT4 and Touring Car entries, the new series kicks off with a return to Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on April 2.

2022 marks the second year of iRacing’s partnership with CREVENTIC, the organizers of the real-world 24H Series and iRacing’s NEO Endurance league. The union brings the strength of CREVENTIC’s organizational capabilities to a series that is open to all iRacing members. The four track selections represent some of the most legendary circuits in the world, while the eight eligible vehicles feature many of racing’s most iconic brands and competitive GT and touring cars.

The full CREVENTIC Endurance Series schedule is as follows:

·        April 2: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

·        June 4: Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg

·        August 6: Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari (Imola)

·        October 22: Sebring International Raceway

The full CREVENTIC Endurance Series vehicle lineup is as follows:

·        GT3 Cup: Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992)

·        GT4: Aston Martin Vantage GT4, BMW M4 GT4, Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport

·        Touring Car: Audi RS 3 LMS, Honda Civic Type R, Hyundai Elantra N TC, Hyundai Veloster



Nürburgring 24 Special Event

he 24 Hours of Nürburgring (ADAC 24h Rennen Nürburgring) is a 24-hour endurance event held on the Nordschleife of the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It also utilizes part of the GP-Strecke course to form a total lap length of 16.1 miles (25.9 km).

Date: April 8-10, 2022

Timeslot #1 – Friday 22:00 GMT

Timeslot #2 – Saturday 7:00 GMT

Timeslot #3 – Saturday 12:00 GMT

Timeslot #4 – Saturday 16:00 GMT



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Hardware / Software


Fanatec Price Increase

Fanatec announced this week that Starting March 17th 2022, several products across our CSL, ClubSport, and Podium lines will increase in price. However, we are keeping the changes to a minimum, and many products will stay the same – for example we are retaining the basic pricing for the core component in our ecosystem: the Wheel Bases.

Following a reassessment of our price structure, we have also been able to lower the price of a small number of products, and these changes have already been applied. We wanted to give you a heads-up before we apply the price increases next week.

https://mailchi.mp/fanatec/price-increases-coming-next-week?e=511738d246

https://forum.fanatec.com/categories/blog



Ultimate Sim Rig Even Better!

Will Ford at Boosted Media posted a video of how he made his ultimate triple 65″ 4K setup

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJnbUK1Clvg



Moza R9 DD Base and Wheel [Greg]

Moza is releasing their new R9 DD base at a price of $439 + vat as well as their GS formula style steering wheel for $499 +vat

https://mozaracing.com/wheel-base-r9

https://www.facebook.com/MOZARacing/videos/253678480302475/?extid=NS-UNK-UNK-UNK-IOS_GK0T-GK1C

https://mozaracing.com/news/moza-racing-launched-2-new-products

https://traxion.gg/moza-racing-launches-new-gs-steering-wheel-and-r9-direct-drive-wheel-base/



SRM Fanatec Emulator

SimmRacing Machines offers their Fanatec emulator for 95 pounds

https://www.simracingmachines.com/WebShop/srm-emulator-for-fanatec-wheel-base



Fanatec Wheel Button Pods

From Thingiverse you can 3D print Fanatec Wheel button pods for the Nascar Wheel Hub.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4773113



Project Doppler DIY hydraulic high-end pedal build

Beano van Rensburg show off his high end hydraulic pedals

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/17949/project-doppler-diy-hydraulic-high-end-pedal-build-continuation-from-the-old-forums#latest



Moza R9 DD Review

Shawn Cole on the Simpit YouTube Channel review the newly announced Moza R9 DD Wheel Base

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ecODazM9zo



Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Fri open: Phoenix

  • Ellis –   p9- Came from 13th then it ran top five most of the race ended up getting loose as the race got closer to the end and lost it with 32 to go and lost all my track position. This was even more bittersweet than Wednesday night because the guy who won was actually crashed out Wednesday night and I had nothing for him. I really feel like that was an opportunity to win that I let slip it hurts. 
  • Tom D – P5 – started in the rear.  Was able to work my way up to the top 10 most of the race.  I was better on a long run.  Unfortunately we had a few cautions at the end of the race.  Was able to scrap to top 5. I’ll take it. Time for a little vacation. Will be back Wednesday for more fun and games. 
  • Rochette- Phoenix hates me race ended early with a ass losing it out of 2 missing the put barrels and right into me on the wall was early on so went to play some Horizon Forbidden west
  • Brian P8  Avoided a lot of the carnage that has been finding me on a regular basis, just couldn’t manage speed thru turns 3&4…or is it 1&2?
  • Groves – P wrecked out, phoenix sucks.  Got loose and some bonehead decided it would be fun to drive through me
  • Stephen-p
  • Adam -p wrecked out- Top 10-5 speed last night, went from 22nd to 10th running down the next 5 cars in front me.. couple cautions and my cars gear wasn’t great for 3-4 laps and I fell back to 16th got frustrated busted my ass in turn 1 and smoked the wall. I was rolling center better than all the cars around me too
  • Sunday Open

Rochette- Phoenix still hates me BURN THE DOGLEG DOWN jackass lost it in the dogleg and shot right into me against the front stretch wall with 14 to go and in 8th. Cant ever catch a break at Phoenix and we will not ever speak of Phoenix ever again stricken from my record

  • Sunday fixed 
    • Mike –p3!- A record 21 caution of 86 laps of yellow. I got taken out a couple times went not a lot of damage and recovered well. 
    • Tyler – P12. Phoenix sucked! Really wasn’t a good race, got caught up in a few wrecks with other guys and even caught up in a wreck with my teammate. Had 20 incident point where maybe 4 of them were my fault. Caution fest with 21 cautions. Net coded with a guy where we touched rear tires and sent him spinning as we avoided a wreck. Gives me a nice 4x door hit under caution. Wasn’t a good night. 
    • Brian – p

Race : Atlanta

  • Wed Open:
    • Hall –p. Wrecked, divebombed by the same driver that dive bombed several team mates monday.
    • Ellis – p13-Ran pretty good got up to P2 had bad luck with the way the cautions fell cautions come out right after I stopped under green flag not once but twice lost all my spots eventually I spun out and hit the wall pretty hard for 3 1/2 minutes damage and just brought it home
    • Tyler – P15 finished 2 laps down. Ran a solid race but missed pit entry on my final fuel lap. Ended up running out of gas coasting to pit road. Got loose in turn 2 and was taken out by a car who had their brake bias down in the 30s and couldn’t stop. Was able to get repaired and keep up with the top 8. Felt good to finally be fast. My luck will turn around. 
    • Rochette P1 Hey yo…. what ya get when you get a pole, led the most and fastest laps? Ya get a Chubby Birb in victory lane for a 3rd time in 9 nis starts. What a way to have a send off for old Atlanta and redemption for my 2nd places last year. Dominate car all race except on old tire restarts. But the birb  frankly didn’t give a damn by setting Atlanta and was Gone with the Wind 
    • Bobby -p

Tom D – P2 – Started 17th. Was running between 5th and 10th most of the race. Got caught once after green flag stops a lap down.  I was able to make my way to a top till there was a restart with 12 to go.  I decided to pit. Restarted 4th. Was just a little too loose on the restart. Made the pass for 2nd going to the line.  I’ll take a top 5 and look forward to Sunday

  • Thurs Open  
    • Ellis – p12 – got the steering ratio right but still sucked and would get loose in the middle of 1 and 2 and then pound the outside wall – maybe 6 or seven times. Not a bad finish for sucking so bad.
    • Adam – Wrecked out


Official Series

Groves – P1 – Took the lead right before a green white checker.  Leader had been going on green all day, I decided to go early and get the jump and it worked.  The set made all the difference

Ellis – Fixed Ferrari Challenge – Spa – 3 starts, 1 finish not great but not bad… Cant wait for my wheel…




League/Hosted Races

  • FastTrack League – Phoenix
    1. David – p got taken out again by someone who didn’t hold his line.. 
    1. Greg p – p destroyed via flying car early on with no hood recovered to P3. 
    2. Mike – p18 – ran as high as tenth but was more like a 15th the 20th Pl. car especially on older tires. Cautions play in my favor I would gain track position. One incident I missed my breaking mark by a few feet and locked them up and slid into the admin of the league luckily we didn’t wreck. Got dive bombed by a guy and almost wrecked again I heard his name almost every time a caution came out… The final restart they all wrecked and I kind of drove through it but I got too many incidents in a black flag otherwise I might’ve had a top 10. 
    3. Adam – got wrecked going for the win on the outside when the leader lost it and rec the field.
  • Saturday – SIM 500 eSports Racing League 87 Car 
    • Mike -p Wrecked – Talladega – Lap8 the guy leading on the outside gets loose. That’s why used to happen to me all the time lol.
  • OBRL Aftermath Truck Series 
  • 1. Jason Higginbotham
  • 2. Thomas Ogle
  • 3. Eddie Jones


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. Moist Eggs

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On the Show today, we’ll review an exciting Coke Series race at the Atlanta Motor Speedway with the voice of eNascar Evan Posocco. We’ll show you how to get racing tips from Coke Series Driver and previous champion, Nick Ottinger and look at ways for iRacing to make improvements. So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast. 

iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, Amazon, and other podcast players. 

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Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Kyle Pendygraft – twitter.com/LoudPedalGaming

Tony Groves – www.twitch.tv/SirGroves

Adam Josselyn- twitter.com/Jossad83

Chris Scales – twitter.com/JediMcfly

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

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3/10/2022 – Atlantadega – Episode 0321

iRacers Lounge Podcast – Conversation Topics

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Show Introduction

Well, it’s Season 2 build week again in iRacing! That means new content, new content updates and new software updates and we’ll cover it all. We’ll also cover what omissions we were hoping for, but didn’t make the cut. We’ll also explore the horrors of sim racing addiction.

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Topics



Prebuild Hype

The pre build hype for the 2022 Season 2 started on Twitter when Dale Jr tweeted out a picture of the iRacing sponsored ’87 Buick LeSabre.

https://twitter.com/dalejr/status/1500196919548784652?s=11



This Beast Looks Mean

iRacing Tweeted out a pre-release picture of the Aston martin Vantage GT4

https://twitter.com/iracing/status/1500212309700096005?s=11



What’s in the Garage

iRacing also Tweeted some teaser pictures of an undescribed formula car for your interpretation.

https://twitter.com/iracing/status/1500540715205599232?s=11



Winton Motor Raceway

Winton Motor Raceway was a known addition, but iRacing posted some sneak peak pictures in a Tweet before the release.

https://twitter.com/iracing/status/1500935893527543813?s=11



2022 Season 2 Release Notes

Finally, the new build was released

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/18972/2022-season-2-release-notes-pre-release

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/18972/2022-season-2-release-notes-2022-03-08-04#latest



Federated Auto Parts Raceway at i-55

The official iRacing YouTube video release of Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vffdissl_LE



Hyundai Veloster N TC

The official iRacing YouTube video release of the Hyundai Veloster N TC



Stock Car Brasil

The official iRacing YouTube video release of the Toyota Carlooa and Chevy Cruze in the Stock Car Brasil

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dkq2iXYqQd4



Aston Martin Vantage GT4

The official iRacing YouTube video release of the Aston Martin Vantage GT4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXMoaLbaerM



GT3 Updates

The official iRacing YouTube video release of the new aero updates to the GT3 cars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9LwtHC603k



Formula iR-04

The official iRacing YouTube video release of the Formula iR-04

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y4hNfA_7Wc



No New Atlanta Track in Build

Kyle Zimmer, as with many of us, posted in the forums his surprise that the new Atlanta update was not included in the season 2 build saying,”I know iRacing worked with NASCAR with Atlanta track. I am generally surprised that Atlanta update isn’t included to the build since NASCAR will be racing there in 2 weeks. I am just curious if “New” Atlanta will be release during season 2 in patch or will be in later dates?”

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/19051/no-new-atlanta-track-in-build#latest



Sim Racing is an Addiction

In a series of YouTube Videos, some of Sim Racing’s top streamers like Dave Cam, Mat Malone and Race Beyond Matter posted vidoes of the horrors of iRacing addiction. Unfortunately, in this sometimes humorless world, some took the satires the wrong way and content creators like Ermin HamSandwich had to remove their posts because of some misdirected backlash.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8kL810gzW4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ6NplqXxKs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RgHTGapzx8

https://www.youtube.com/c/ErminHamidovicGaming/community



Should the Trucks be a Pro Qualifying Car?

Bryan Blackford posted a Tweet and directly copied Steve Myers that he thinks that the truck is not challenging enough to be a Pro Qualifying vehicle and doesn’t show off the talent in the division. He’s willing to die on that hill.

https://twitter.com/bryanblack33/status/1499791793960882179?s=11

In a Related Tweet, Boyd Hoggan said that RTP should at least be one of the current cars and thinks the top 3 series cars need more off-throttle time to make better racing.

https://twitter.com/boydwayne97/status/1499885389607096320?s=11



iRacing and Lounging

Our own David Hall was a special guest on the Into the Apex podcast

https://twitter.com/MADSimRacer/status/1499949892357210115



Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series

Returning for the 2022 season, The Skip Barber Racing School will be hosting the Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series, where drivers will compete over six weeks of action for the ultimate prize in motorsports: a fully funded seat in the real-world Skip Barber Formula Race Series.

https://www.skipbarber.com/iracing-series



What’s in the Mirror

Jed Danyliw asked in the iRacing forums, “Why doesn’t the new cup car have the rear view mirror and the rear camera on the dash?” Staffer Brian Simpson replied that the drivers are allowed to run both the rear view camera, and the actual mirror. In real life, some drivers don’t use the camera because they just don’t trust it since they don’t know if what they are seeing is what is actually there.

In iRacing, we don’t have that issue, the rear view camera is just another mirror portal. Those mirror portals are very expensive performance wise, and having 2 mirrors, both of which have essentially the same view seemed to be a massive performance hit without much actual benefit. So I opted to just have the rear view camera. Since we don’t have the rear view mirror, placing the camera there made sense.

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/comment/146710/#Comment_146710



New Sponsorship

JRM announed on Instagram that iRacing will return as a sponsor to the JRMotorsports Late Model Team with driver Carson Kvapil in 2022.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca2iVIGL6tl/?utm_medium=share_sheet



Porsche Supercup Round 3 – Interlagos

American racer Zac Campbell became the third different feature winner in three events to kick off the 2022 Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup season on Saturday, holding off former teammate and last week’s winner Kevin Ellis Jr. in a charge to the finish at Interlagos.

https://www.iracing.com/zac-campbell-scores-first-career-porsche-tag-heuer-esports-supercup-victory-at-interlagos/



“IMOLA GT” collection dedicated to SIM racing

Ninjersey is offering a customizable Imola GT hoodie for sale on their website.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CIu6q7nHmek/

https://ninjersey.com/collections/imola-gt-collection/products/custom-hoodie-imola-gt



Podcast Housekeeping

Aftermath Podcast – Get it!

New Website – Leave Comments https://www.iracerslounge.com/


We are in the regular rotation… (Mike)

https://performancemotorsportsnetwork.com/

Fantasy-Las Vegas



Hardware/Software


How To Adjust P1 Pro Pedals

Sim Coaches posted a video on their YouTube page showing you how to adjust your P1 Pro Pedals

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMNtF5j7q8E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMNtF5j7q8E



Company Review

ITR – Italian Team Racing offers several formula style wheels as well as LCD displays and more.

https://www.scuderiaitr.it/store/en/



MME Motorsport Sequential Shifter Review

The Sim Racing Garage reviewed the MME Motorsports sequential shifter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs-_oXX698k

http://www.mme-motorsport.com/en/sim-racing/products/sequential-shifter



Which FANATEC Formula Wheel is Best for You?

Will Ford at Boosted media has a video asking and answering Which Fanatec Formula Wheel is best for you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LATP6Yphmg8



Acelith F1 Rim

Acelith Designs has a plethora of steering wheel mods for Logitech, Thrustmaster and Fanatec

https://acelith.com/



irSidekick AiEdit

Martin Lanza posted that he’s built a program to assist editing Ai Rosters. At present the first version of the program is very limited, it can’t create new rosters or add/delete drivers (will add these features later). Currently, the main reason to use this program is to easily apply paint/livery and also have defined driver attribute presets that can be easily applied to drivers. Both are applied to roster drivers via drag & drop which visual, quick and simple.

https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/19062/irsidekick-aiedit#latest



Nvidia hackers

Hacker group Lapsus$ has leaked the credentials of more than 71,000 Nvidia employees after the company did not acquiesce to its demands. The group stole the corporate data during a recent ransomware attack and threatened to release it if Nvidia didn’t remove its cryptocurrency mining limiter (LHR) from its RTX 30-series video cards. Nvidia refused to do so, and the group has since issued another demand and claims it will release even more data if Nvidia doesn’t comply.

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https://www.pcgamer.com/nvidia-hackers-leak-employee-credentials-threaten-to-release-nvidias-most-closely-guarded-trade-secrets/



Gran Turismo DD Pro Base [Brian]

When the Fanatec Gran Turismo DD Pro was originally revealed back in November 2021, it was part of a bundle that included a GT-themed wheel and a set of CSL Pedals, but now the wheel base is available separately. Entitled the ‘Gran Turismo DD Pro Wheel Base’, this allows those who may already own Fanatec pedals or a sim racing wheel rim to purchase the standalone base.

You can now buy the Fanatec Gran Turismo DD Pro purely as a wheel base

ByThomas Harrison-LordPosted on March 7, 2022You can now buy the Fanatec Gran Turismo DD Pro purely as a wheel base

The Fanatec Gran Turismo DD Pro Wheel Base is available now for €599.95/$599.95 and includes the Boost Kit 180.

https://fanatec.com/us-en/racing-wheels-wheel-bases/wheel-bases/gran-turismo-dd-pro-wheel-base-8-nm

https://traxion.gg/you-can-now-buy-the-fanatec-gran-turismo-dd-pro-purely-as-a-wheel-base/



Results

NASCAR iRacing Series

Fri open:Vegas

  • Ellis –   pP4 – after getting wrecked out early with three minutes damage got a top-five Holla!!!
  • Rochette- P1 the Chubby Birb flew into the strip, walked into the Mandalay Bay watched the Michael Jackson tribute show then went to the Roulette table put everything on the number 1 because thats was the number of the day. Got the pole led 45 laps and was about to have a dominant day but a late restart almost end that but car was fast as hell so no issues even grazing the wall with 3 to go https://www.facebook.com/TifosiRacing/posts/1816943478496549 
  • Brian P- 2 laps and 10 minutes of damage.  Nuff said
  • Hall – P. torped
  • Greg – p3
  • Groves – P something under 20 – Low split hell but got to race in the same split with Lisa in her first NIS start.  We were both many laps down from getting caught up in the 1700 wrecks but we both stuck around until the end many laps down
  • Adam -p7 top split

Hall – p torpedoed again with 5 laps to go fighting for top 5 in top split

  • Sunday fixed 
    • Mike –pwrecked out – missed the first caution to only get wreck under caution by a guy who shifted into the wrong gear and spun out into me 90 seconds damage – got that fixed and just shy of half way got caught up in a big one blown engine – several folks arca braked into me way after i had stopped too.

Tyler – P https://twitter.com/tylerfatboy1990/status/1500692324866826242?s=11

Race :Phoenix

  • Wed Open:
    • Hall –p 15 dumped, but got some of it back.  Guy apologized, but haven’t really had a clean race since Daytona.
    • Ellis – p11 – Started P 19 quickly worked my way to the top five ended up leading some laps. Pit it with like 35 to go and stayed out while others pitted was leading on the final restart but the new tires got me at the end I went to block down the back stretch on the white he was already there I got hooked. 
    • Stephen –wrecked 
    • Tom D – P loaded the fix set. 
  • Thurs Open  

Ellis – Wrecked out running fifth. Same guy don’t be that dumped me earlier in the ray so I had a minute and a half damage he finally took me out 11 minutes damage he took out the other fastest car in the race as well it wasn’t pretty.



Official Series


Hall – P1 Sebring



League / Hosted Races

  • FastTrack League – Las Vegas
    1. David – p
    1. Greg p – p9
  • Saturday – SIM 500 eSports Racing League 87 Car 
    1. Mike -p DNF – Parked it from boredom at Pocono w only 9 cars.
    2. Greg-p2
  • OBRL ARCA Series 
    1. Brian Talladega P18 started in the pits because of a system crash going a lap down.  Finally got lap back with 8 to go and got up to 18
  • OBRL Aftermath Truck Series – Phoenix
  • 1. Thomas Ogle
  • 2. Brian Glass
  • 3. Eddie Jones
  • OBRL CUP Series
    • Brian P3 Late caution with slight damage worked in my favor with new tires  



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. Atlantadega

Description

Well, it’s Season 2 build week again in iRacing! That means new content, new content updates and new software updates and we’ll cover it all. We’ll also cover what omissions we were hoping for, but didn’t make the cut. We’ll also explore the horros of sim racing addiction. So sit back, relax and join us on the iRacers Lounge Podcast. 

iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, Amazon, and other podcast players. 

Sponsors: 

Hosts:

Mike Ellis – twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis

David Hall – www.twitch.tv/mixmage

Greg Hecktus – twitter.com/froozenkaktus – www.twitch.tv/froozenkaktus

Brian Maccubbin – www.twitch.tv/MacRubbinsRacin

Kyle Pendygraft – twitter.com/LoudPedalGaming

Tony Groves – www.twitch.tv/SirGroves

Adam Josselyn- twitter.com/Jossad83

Chris Scales – twitter.com/JediMcfly

Tony Rochette – twitter.com/TonyRochette

Tom Dreiling – 

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