Iracers Lounge

We sit down with Pro Series driver Graham Bowlin, winner of the last two Pro Series races, and championship leader, to talk about his run for the eNASCAR Series. We also talk about the Thrustmaster iRX Championship, intentional cautions (Bubba Style), and iRacers at World of Outlaw banquet. We talk about the future of the internet, which you’ll need to know if you take advantage of the discounts on iRacing renewals. We also got some stickers to talk about, including the one that the mailman stole from Tony Groves. As always we talk about the latest in hardware and software, and we go over the last of Phoenix’s results and how our start at Homestead has been. iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, and other podcast players. Hosts: Mike Ellis - twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis Tony Groves - twitter.com/SirGroves Chris Scales - twitter.com/JediMcfly David Hall - www.twitch.t

Nick Williams new Tifosi Teammate joins us on the show. Big things in the dirt world this week as the USAC Championship comes to a close, The World of Outlaws get on the real Charlotte Dirt Track and the iRacing community helps out one of its own. We go over what happened in the Pro Series and today’s Patch notes. As always we talk about the latest in the sim world when it comes to hardware and software. Also, can Team Tifosi keep up it’s winning ways in the NiS series…. Stay till the end of the show to find out and hear our final thoughts. iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, and other podcast players. Hosts: Mike Ellis - twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis Tony Groves - twitter.com/SirGroves Chris Scales - twitter.com/JediMcfly David Hall - www.twitch.tv/mixmage Greg Hecktus - twitter.com/froozenkaktus Tony Rochette - twitter.com/TonyRochette Phil Linden - twitter.com/

iRacer’s Lounge Podcast hits the Big 200, what better way to celebrate than to take a trip back in time and bring back one of the founders Alan Pajari. Mike and Alan reminisce about the early days and we get some updates as to what Alan is up to these days. As always we keep you up to date with the latest iRacing news, hardware/software and Tifosi Racings team results in the NiS Series. iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, and other podcast players. Hosts: Mike Ellis - twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis Tony Groves - twitter.com/SirGroves Chris Scales - twitter.com/JediMcfly David Hall - www.twitch.tv/mixmage Greg Hecktus - twitter.com/froozenkaktus Tony Rochette - twitter.com/TonyRochette Phil Linden - twitter.com/PhilipJLinden Marc Antonucci - twitter.com/NuchAnton Links: Show Notes - bit.ly/2CFeArM Facebook - www.facebook.com/iRacersLounge/ Twitter - twitter.com/iracer

eNASCAR driver Jarl Teien joins us to talk about racing from Europe. The guys Pro Series, 80/20 Rigs, and rigs for toddlers. Check out our show notes to see all the awesome rigs we have up for review. Have a kid interested in iRacing? We have your rig! Mason gets his second win at Martinsville and hopes to see you down there! See you on the track. iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, and other podcast players. Hosts: Mike Ellis - twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis Tony Groves - twitter.com/SirGroves Chris Scales - twitter.com/JediMcfly David Hall - www.twitch.tv/mixmage Greg Hecktus - twitter.com/froozenkaktus Tony Rochette - twitter.com/TonyRochette Phil Linden - twitter.com/PhilipJLinden Jesse Gray - twitter.com/iracingjracing8 Marc Antonucci - twitter.com/NuchAnton Links: Show Notes - bit.ly/2CFeArM Facebook - www.facebook.com/iRacersLounge/ Twitter - twitter.com/iracer

We bring in iRacing IMSA Driver Jeff Corollo. We talk about eNASCAR and Peak leaving the World Championship, along with Podium eSports broadcasting the Pro Series. The team talks about cheap knock-offs of reputable sim equipment, all the other latest news in the iRacing world. Team Tifosi also has some celebrating to do after the Talladega week, with multiple wins in the NASCAR iRacing Series. We also talk about what we expect to come in our races at Kansas coming up. iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, and other podcast players. Hosts: Mike Ellis - twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis Mason Stiver - twitter.com/iRacin_Mason Tony Groves - twitter.com/SirGroves Chris Scales - twitter.com/JediMcfly David Hall - www.twitch.tv/mixmage Greg Hecktus - twitter.com/froozenkaktus Brent McCoy - twitter.com/BrentMcCoy17 Tony Rochette - twitter.com/TonyRochette Phil Linden - twitt

Team Tifosi welcomes “A-Train” Adam Thompson to the team to talk about being an iRacing Rookie. The guys review the first ever live broadcast eNASCAR Peak Antifreeze Championship race at Homestead. Reynolds, Zalenski, Novak, and Leahy battle for the championship with Novak bringing home the $40,000 prize and a trip to NASCAR’s Championship Weekend! The guys talk Dover and Dega as several teammates bring home NiS Open wins. Think you’ve got a lot of rims? Not as many as this guy! Check out the show notes for a link to see all 50 of his rims! iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, and other podcast players. Hosts: Mike Ellis - twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis Mason Stiver - twitter.com/iRacin_Mason Tony Groves - twitter.com/SirGroves Chris Scales - twitter.com/JediMcfly David Hall - www.twitch.tv/mixmage Greg Hecktus - twitter.com/froozenkaktus Brent McCoy - twitter.com/Br

Jorn Jens, Coanda Simsport Driver talks to us about his running in World Championships and what it’s like to race with one of the best sim racing teams in the world. We recap the USAC World Championship and talk about the upcoming RallyCross Championship and the PEAK finally on NBCSports. We congratulate the Top 20 in the RTP Truck series. Team Tifosi also fills you in on the latest in hardware and software along with our team results in NiS powered by iPitting. iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, and other podcast players. Hosts: Mike Ellis - twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis Mason Stiver - twitter.com/iRacin_Mason Tony Groves - twitter.com/SirGroves Chris Scales - twitter.com/JediMcfly David Hall - www.twitch.tv/mixmage Greg Hecktus - twitter.com/froozenkaktus Brent McCoy - twitter.com/BrentMcCoy17 Tony Rochette - twitter.com/TonyRochette Phil Linden - twitter.com/

JTG-Daugherty and Peak Series driver Christian Challiner joins the guys to talk about the showdown at the Roval. Challiner talks us through being the monkey in the middle between two championship contenders as they punt to pass to get the final spot at Homestead. The guys talk about the new Porsche Cayman, Gfinity Supercars Eseries, and the upcoming Bathurst 1000. iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, and other podcast players. Hosts: Mike Ellis - twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis Mason Stiver - twitter.com/iRacin_Mason Tony Groves - twitter.com/SirGroves Chris Scales - twitter.com/JediMcfly David Hall - www.twitch.tv/mixmage Greg Hecktus - twitter.com/froozenkaktus Brent McCoy - twitter.com/BrentMcCoy17 Tony Rochette - twitter.com/TonyRochette Phil Linden - twitter.com/PhilipJLinden Jesse Gray - twitter.com/iracingjracing8 Marc Antonucci - twitter.com/NuchAnton Links: Show

Annie Rabbets a.k.a. SnailRacing005 tells us about being new to iRacing, her advancement through the licenses, and being a female iRacer. The guys talk about the new Roval, the discontinued VRS Endurance series, and some awesome WoO Season 3 stats. We learn about Dale Jr.’s cable management, rig seat options, and VRS Hardware feedback from the SimRacing Expo. The guys had a decent week at Vegas and some rough runs at Richmond. Thanks for listening and see you on the track! iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, and other podcast players. Hosts: Mike Ellis - twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis Mason Stiver - twitter.com/iRacin_Mason Tony Groves - twitter.com/SirGroves Chris Scales - twitter.com/JediMcfly David Hall - www.twitch.tv/mixmage Greg Hecktus - twitter.com/froozenkaktus Brent McCoy - twitter.com/BrentMcCoy17 Tony Rochette - twitter.com/TonyRochette Phil Linden - twitte

The voice of eNASCAR’s PEAK Series Evan Posocco stops by to answer our questions and questions submitted by PEAK Drivers. He also talks about the PEAK series, their amazing finish at Indy and the future of eSports and Broadcasting. We talk about the Hotfixes that just dropped this week, the USAC World Championship and some Season 3 Oval Stats. We catch you up with the latest in Hardware and Software and our intramural standing powered by iPitting. We finish off with David, Jesse and Mike talk about their runs in NiS. (Someone Won! Listen though to find out who) iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, and other podcast players. Hosts: Mike Ellis - twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis Mason Stiver - twitter.com/iRacin_Mason Tony Groves - twitter.com/SirGroves Chris Scales - twitter.com/JediMcfly David Hall - www.twitch.tv/mixmage Greg Hecktus - twitter.com/froozenkaktus Brent

New Tifosi teammate Shane Chastain drops by and we talk about the new build, popping V7 tires and smashing up some poor Skippys. USAC now has a World Championship and new V8 Supercars are coming. We talk about the latest in hardware and software coming out of the SimEXPO. We talk about our NiS results and our Intramural Standing powered by iPitting. iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, and other podcast players. Hosts: Mike Ellis - twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis Mason Stiver - twitter.com/iRacin_Mason Tony Groves - twitter.com/SirGroves Chris Scales - twitter.com/JediMcfly David Hall - www.twitch.tv/mixmage Greg Hecktus - twitter.com/froozenkaktus Brent McCoy - twitter.com/BrentMcCoy17 Tony Rochette - twitter.com/TonyRochette Phil Linden - twitter.com/PhilipJLinden Jesse Gray - twitter.com/iracingjracing8 Marc Antonucci - twitter.com/NuchAnton Links: Show Notes - b

James Pike, Podium E-sports chief communicator and broadcaster drops by with a special exclusive announcement. We recap the the professional series races. New B cars are coming, as well also preview several other items coming in the season 4 build. It seems to be the week for first time winners at Tifosi. iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, and other podcast players. Hosts: Mike Ellis - twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis Mason Stiver - twitter.com/iRacin_Mason Tony Groves - twitter.com/SirGroves Chris Scales - twitter.com/JediMcfly David Hall - www.twitch.tv/mixmage Greg Hecktus - twitter.com/froozenkaktus Brent McCoy - twitter.com/BrentMcCoy17 Tony Rochette - twitter.com/TonyRochette Phil Linden - twitter.com/PhilipJLinden Jesse Gray - twitter.com/iracingjracing8 Marc Antonucci - twitter.com/NuchAnton Links: Show Notes - bit.ly/2CFeArM Facebook - www.facebook.com/iRace

Martin Krönke talks a little about the new VRS gear coming, his World Championships and changing from F1 to the Porsche Supercup. We also talk about, PEAK, IGNITE, the WoO LM’s along with total(all time) eSports earnings. Audi and Barcelona info starts to come out and we break it down. We also reach out to the last of the iSchedule App Giveaway Winners. As always we talk about the latest in Sim Racing Hardware and Software. iPitting also helps our team intramural standing in NiS, as Mike and Greg wick up wins. iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, and other podcast players. Hosts: Mike Ellis - twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis Mason Stiver - twitter.com/iRacin_Mason Tony Groves - twitter.com/SirGroves Chris Scales - twitter.com/JediMcfly David Hall - www.twitch.tv/mixmage Greg Hecktus - twitter.com/froozenkaktus Brent McCoy - twitter.com/BrentMcCoy17 Tony Rochette - twitte

Jeff Schmidt, owner of the Simpossible Racing League joins us to talk about his league for drivers with disabilities, their Daytona special event, and his passion for supporting drivers with disabilities on iRacing. The guys take a peak at the upcoming Season 4 build, the new damage model, and progress on the dynamic track surface. Mason’s back to his winning ways and the boys are still racing at the full length Bristol! Be sure to follow the iRacers Lounge on Twitter and Facebook to enter for our iSchedule Giveaway iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, and other podcast players. Hosts: Mike Ellis - twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis Mason Stiver - twitter.com/iRacin_Mason Tony Groves - twitter.com/SirGroves Chris Scales - twitter.com/JediMcfly David Hall - www.twitch.tv/mixmage Greg Hecktus - twitter.com/froozenkaktus Brent McCoy - twitter.com/BrentMcCoy17 Tony Rochette - twit

Mitchelle deJong swings by to talk all things iRacing, from his experience in the Porsche Supercup, iRX World Championship all the way to spotting for his teammate in Peak. We go over Season 3 Patch 2, the Peak race at Michigan and the WoO Late Models at Knoxville. Listen to our opinions on the Road to Pro and if it should be replaced by NiS. We finish off with the last of the results from Watkins Glen and how we’re starting our week off at Michigan. iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, and other podcast players. Hosts: Mike Ellis - twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis Mason Stiver - twitter.com/iRacin_Mason Tony Groves - twitter.com/SirGroves Chris Scales - twitter.com/JediMcfly David Hall - www.twitch.tv/mixmage Greg Hecktus - twitter.com/froozenkaktus Brent McCoy - twitter.com/BrentMcCoy17 Tony Rochette - twitter.com/TonyRochette Phil Linden - twitter.com/PhilipJLinden Jes

Zach Leonhardi defending World of Outlaw Late Model World Champion stops by to talk about his season so far. We also talk about the V8 Supercar eSports championship, #FALS update. We also catch up on the latest Hardware and Software in the iRacing world. Also hear how the oval guys @ Tifosi Racing are faring at Watkins Glen. iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, and other podcast players. Hosts: Mike Ellis - twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis Mason Stiver - twitter.com/iRacin_Mason Tony Groves - twitter.com/SirGroves Chris Scales - twitter.com/JediMcfly David Hall - www.twitch.tv/mixmage Greg Hecktus - twitter.com/froozenkaktus Brent McCoy - twitter.com/BrentMcCoy17 Tony Rochette - twitter.com/TonyRochette Phil Linden - twitter.com/PhilipJLinden Jesse Gray - twitter.com/iracingjracing8 Marc Antonucci - twitter.com/NuchAnton Links: Show Notes - bit.ly/2CFeArM Facebook - www.

Michael Guariglia, Jim Beaver Esports Driver, joins us and talks about his night at Pocono in the Peak series along with the first ever national TV broadcast iRacing event on NBCSN. Tifosi’s road ringers recap all the action in the 44x of Spa. We also talk about hardware/software and Tifosi Racing team results in the NASCAR iRacing Series. iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, and other podcast players. Hosts: Mike Ellis - twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis Mason Stiver - twitter.com/iRacin_Mason Tony Groves - twitter.com/SirGroves Chris Scales - twitter.com/JediMcfly David Hall - www.twitch.tv/mixmage Greg Hecktus - twitter.com/froozenkaktus Brent McCoy - twitter.com/BrentMcCoy17 Tony Rochette - twitter.com/TonyRochette Phil Linden - twitter.com/PhilipJLinden Jesse Gray - twitter.com/iracingjracing8 Marc Antonucci - twitter.com/NuchAnton Links: Show Notes - bit.ly/2CFeArM Fac

Keegan Leahy joins the guys to talk about his run in the eNASCAR Peak Antifreeze Series, Virtual Racing School, and answer fan questions. We have updates on real world iRacers like Tyler Ankrum, Simon Pagenaud, and TJ Majors. Fairbury Speedway is nearing completion and VRS are working diligently on their wheel and pedals. Hear Mason’s review of the Protosimtech PT2 Pedals. Come on down to the Lounge and give us a listen. See you on the track. iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, and other podcast players. Hosts: Mike Ellis - twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis Mason Stiver - twitter.com/iRacin_Mason Tony Groves - twitter.com/SirGroves Chris Scales - twitter.com/JediMcfly David Hall - www.twitch.tv/mixmage Greg Hecktus - twitter.com/froozenkaktus Brent McCoy - twitter.com/BrentMcCoy17 Tony Rochette - twitter.com/TonyRochette Phil Linden - twitter.com/PhilipJLinden Jesse Gray - twi

Jake Nichols joins us to talk about eNASCAR Peak at Kentucky, the Joe Gibbs Racing #20, and his Sim Racing Authority Championships. We review the awesome racing in the World of Outlaw Late Model Series, NVIDIA Super cards, and Ryzen CPU’s. Check out the Locust motion rig and all of the team Tifosi wins for the week. As always, see you on the track! iRacers Lounge Podcast is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Podbean, Spreaker, Podbay, PodFanatic, Overcast, and other podcast players. Hosts: Mike Ellis - twitter.com/MikeDeanEllis Mason Stiver - twitter.com/iRacin_Mason Tony Groves - twitter.com/SirGroves Chris Scales - twitter.com/JediMcfly David Hall - www.twitch.tv/mixmage Greg Hecktus - twitter.com/froozenkaktus Brent McCoy - twitter.com/BrentMcCoy17 Tony Rochette - twitter.com/TonyRochette Phil Linden - twitter.com/PhilipJLinden Jesse Gray - twitter.com/iracingjracing8 Marc Antonucci - twitter.com/NuchAnton Links: Show Notes - bit.ly/2CFeA

Jack Dulmage and Kevin Hash join us to talk Netcode, new GPU’s, and Dirt Truck Racin’. Kevin talks his win at the OSRA Daytona 250 sponsored by iRacers Lounge Podcast and Jack tells us about his plans for a new rig. Tifosi Racing is running up front and winning races, but netcode is causing us issues! Happy Independence (and Canada) Day! See you on the track!