WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.320 --> 00:00:02.879 This week on the I Racing Down Shift, It's almost 2 00:00:02.919 --> 00:00:05.480 built season. We take a look at everything coming to 3 00:00:05.559 --> 00:00:08.599 twenty twenty five season one. We've also got the latest 4 00:00:08.599 --> 00:00:11.560 Die Racing esports updates, plus a recap of everywhere we've 5 00:00:11.599 --> 00:00:12.960 been over the past couple of months. 6 00:00:13.279 --> 00:00:15.160 We're ready to go. Strap it. 7 00:00:17.399 --> 00:00:19.879 Welcome to I Racing Downship Tommy Host, Greg West, I'm 8 00:00:19.920 --> 00:00:22.440 back of the boys, Kevin, Bobba and Chris Leoni. We've 9 00:00:22.480 --> 00:00:24.280 got a great show for you, as we. 10 00:00:24.359 --> 00:00:25.480 Always do everything. 11 00:00:25.559 --> 00:00:29.679 Every time I need a new tackle. We even make 12 00:00:29.719 --> 00:00:34.159 it through the opening sentence before trash talkies. Kevin woke 13 00:00:34.280 --> 00:00:36.000 up on either the right or the wrong side of 14 00:00:36.039 --> 00:00:36.679 the bed this morning. 15 00:00:36.679 --> 00:00:38.200 I'm ready to go. Let's go. 16 00:00:38.479 --> 00:00:43.600 I mean walked into the kitchen this morning, the bistro 17 00:00:43.799 --> 00:00:45.640 or the chili bowl, whatever we call it where they 18 00:00:45.719 --> 00:00:48.880 keep the snacks. Thanks Kim. And you know, Kevin just. 19 00:00:49.479 --> 00:00:52.240 Fired up the cup of coffee already, So let's do this. 20 00:00:52.600 --> 00:00:55.880 Three cups of coffee. Yeah, my goodness. 21 00:00:55.920 --> 00:00:58.880 And I thought I had a problem. Your problem is 22 00:00:58.960 --> 00:00:59.600 unrelated to here. 23 00:01:01.799 --> 00:01:05.359 Here we go, which one, Kevin, what have you been 24 00:01:05.439 --> 00:01:05.640 up to? 25 00:01:06.319 --> 00:01:06.840 Oh man? 26 00:01:07.000 --> 00:01:10.319 Lots lots, lots lots I don't know where to start. 27 00:01:10.719 --> 00:01:13.079 I went to Nashville for the weekend, which was unbelievable 28 00:01:13.319 --> 00:01:14.680 if you like affinated. 29 00:01:14.799 --> 00:01:15.519 Yeah, yeah it was. 30 00:01:15.599 --> 00:01:18.040 It was a great trip with great friends, playing some 31 00:01:18.159 --> 00:01:20.000 golf which maybe we should. 32 00:01:19.719 --> 00:01:21.599 Talk about, maybe we shouldn't. And I played in the 33 00:01:21.599 --> 00:01:24.640 golf term and last weekend participated. We participated. 34 00:01:24.760 --> 00:01:27.439 It was super fun. We took a lot of shots, yes, 35 00:01:27.519 --> 00:01:30.079 lots of shots. We raised a lot of money and 36 00:01:30.280 --> 00:01:35.280 turkeys for the locals because it was a fundraiser. You 37 00:01:35.319 --> 00:01:37.120 bring a turkey that was the entry fee for the 38 00:01:37.159 --> 00:01:39.359 local food bank. So we actually did some good work. 39 00:01:39.519 --> 00:01:42.040 There were no nothing else of interest happened at all that. 40 00:01:42.079 --> 00:01:43.719 We won't talk about the rest of it, but all day. 41 00:01:43.760 --> 00:01:44.560 But it was super fun. 42 00:01:44.719 --> 00:01:46.879 You didn't drop the turkeys from helicop? 43 00:01:47.000 --> 00:01:50.799 No, no, no, next weekend that's okay, Yeah, okay, sorry, 44 00:01:50.640 --> 00:01:51.640 my scheduling is off. 45 00:01:51.719 --> 00:01:54.640 Yeah, we had fun, We have fun, raised a lot 46 00:01:54.680 --> 00:01:55.319 for a good cause. 47 00:01:55.920 --> 00:01:58.439 And and it's Thanksgiving time, right. I went to a 48 00:01:58.439 --> 00:02:01.799 friends giving last weekend, which was amazing, and the host 49 00:02:02.519 --> 00:02:03.079 the texts. 50 00:02:03.079 --> 00:02:03.840 I didn't get a text. 51 00:02:03.840 --> 00:02:07.000 You get it's called friends giving, not worth Yeah. 52 00:02:07.280 --> 00:02:10.560 Colleagues giving, that's the holiday party later today. 53 00:02:10.680 --> 00:02:15.400 Yeah, but anyway, the host dear friends listeners of the podcast, 54 00:02:15.400 --> 00:02:16.919 so I wanted to give a shout out to Kathy 55 00:02:16.960 --> 00:02:18.280 to see if she's actually listening. 56 00:02:18.360 --> 00:02:19.039 So we'll see. 57 00:02:19.120 --> 00:02:21.319 Wait, now, do we have a fan count? I feel 58 00:02:21.360 --> 00:02:22.680 like that we need like this. 59 00:02:23.159 --> 00:02:23.759 We're almost a. 60 00:02:23.759 --> 00:02:27.400 Second six six, This could be six fans well, and 61 00:02:27.479 --> 00:02:30.479 I've met some people that are also not I Racing members, 62 00:02:31.439 --> 00:02:32.960 so I think we might be up to like seven 63 00:02:33.039 --> 00:02:36.080 or eight. We can talk about in all of our 64 00:02:36.080 --> 00:02:37.199 adventures a little bit later. 65 00:02:37.240 --> 00:02:39.759 But speaking of I Racing members that I met, I 66 00:02:39.800 --> 00:02:41.360 was at a Lego store last week and I ran 67 00:02:41.400 --> 00:02:42.280 into an iRacing member. 68 00:02:42.280 --> 00:02:42.960 How cool was that? 69 00:02:43.800 --> 00:02:46.080 You just are living your best life. 70 00:02:46.439 --> 00:02:47.479 I still play with Legos. 71 00:02:47.599 --> 00:02:48.599 Got where are the kids? 72 00:02:48.680 --> 00:02:51.960 And you? Like? Now, I had fun and you get 73 00:02:51.960 --> 00:02:53.120 to be a kid exactly. 74 00:02:53.960 --> 00:02:56.199 Kevin is living his best life. When I grow up, 75 00:02:56.240 --> 00:02:57.520 I want to be Kevin. 76 00:02:58.159 --> 00:02:59.400 So what have you been up to? Greg? 77 00:03:00.039 --> 00:03:02.159 We've had a lot going on. You and I were 78 00:03:02.199 --> 00:03:02.599 in Europe. 79 00:03:03.000 --> 00:03:04.000 How could I forget? Oh? 80 00:03:04.080 --> 00:03:07.879 Hey, it's it is under bullet point one item sea. 81 00:03:08.120 --> 00:03:09.159 Oh I didn't get to it yet. 82 00:03:09.199 --> 00:03:11.159 We skipped Chris going to Vegas though, we'll come back 83 00:03:11.199 --> 00:03:11.360 to you. 84 00:03:12.039 --> 00:03:12.879 I printed it for you. 85 00:03:13.360 --> 00:03:16.159 Kevin printed my notes in Comic Sands And if anybody 86 00:03:16.280 --> 00:03:18.479 this is like an inside joke at I Racing and Larry, 87 00:03:18.520 --> 00:03:21.800 if you're listening, I apologize it was not my idea, 88 00:03:22.360 --> 00:03:23.319 but yeah. 89 00:03:23.280 --> 00:03:26.400 Kevin, that makes it very legible, very legible. 90 00:03:26.080 --> 00:03:29.960 In Comic Sands. Most people listen to this are like, 91 00:03:30.039 --> 00:03:33.000 why is this funny? And you just's you had to 92 00:03:33.000 --> 00:03:33.479 be around. 93 00:03:33.479 --> 00:03:35.199 But SIM Racing Expo was super fun. 94 00:03:35.240 --> 00:03:38.639 SIM Racing Expo was super fun. It really is. I 95 00:03:39.319 --> 00:03:41.520 think this the fourth or fifth year I've gone to it. 96 00:03:41.919 --> 00:03:43.319 This was the biggest one I've ever seen. 97 00:03:43.680 --> 00:03:44.080 For sure. 98 00:03:44.120 --> 00:03:47.759 They filled the venue. Yep, absolutely fantastic. The ad crew, 99 00:03:47.800 --> 00:03:50.680 they've done a great job with it. It's coming to 100 00:03:50.719 --> 00:03:51.120 the US. 101 00:03:51.159 --> 00:03:54.240 This is gonna be one next March in Austin, associated 102 00:03:54.280 --> 00:03:56.159 with south By Southwest, So a little shout out to that. 103 00:03:56.240 --> 00:03:57.360 Yeah, I'm sure we'll be there. 104 00:03:57.400 --> 00:03:59.800 I have a sneaking suspicion, but I gotta be honest 105 00:03:59.840 --> 00:04:02.759 with you. We don't have a booth of these things, 106 00:04:03.159 --> 00:04:05.800 but we walk around in our I Racing polos and 107 00:04:05.840 --> 00:04:08.759 we get an opportunity to talk to members and it's 108 00:04:08.840 --> 00:04:11.719 really funny. A lot of times you have these people 109 00:04:11.719 --> 00:04:15.919 that are super passionate and get an opportunity to actually 110 00:04:15.960 --> 00:04:18.360 answer their questions and maybe answer some of their gripes 111 00:04:18.399 --> 00:04:20.959 and explain kind of the why in a manner in 112 00:04:20.959 --> 00:04:23.199 person that I can't do in the forums on Twitter 113 00:04:23.319 --> 00:04:26.480 or something like that. And it's what it's great to 114 00:04:26.480 --> 00:04:30.439 see is the everybody. They love what we do so much. 115 00:04:31.000 --> 00:04:32.120 It's a great community of people. 116 00:04:32.199 --> 00:04:34.639 It's so much fun. And we've gotten there's people that 117 00:04:34.680 --> 00:04:36.920 we see on a regular basis now it's almost like friends. 118 00:04:37.800 --> 00:04:39.120 It's almost like they are friends. 119 00:04:40.120 --> 00:04:41.120 We see them once every year. 120 00:04:41.240 --> 00:04:43.399 Yeah, but they get the friends giving to absolutely. 121 00:04:44.639 --> 00:04:47.560 Oh god, anyway, Greg, I'm gonna start a spite Thanksgiving 122 00:04:47.720 --> 00:04:48.279 friends giving it. 123 00:04:48.800 --> 00:04:51.000 Thanks, Chris, appreciate it. Anyway. A long story short sim 124 00:04:51.120 --> 00:04:55.800 Racing Expo. A ton of fun. Yeah, a ton of fun. 125 00:04:55.800 --> 00:04:57.639 We won't talk about me getting a phone call one 126 00:04:57.639 --> 00:04:58.399 in the morning or anything. 127 00:04:58.480 --> 00:04:59.720 No, it was it was a good time. 128 00:05:00.879 --> 00:05:03.600 We did make it to the airport, yes, on time. 129 00:05:03.839 --> 00:05:04.800 I did not miss a flight. 130 00:05:04.879 --> 00:05:07.399 You did not miss a flight, Yours was in the afternoon. 131 00:05:08.600 --> 00:05:09.800 That's so true. 132 00:05:10.360 --> 00:05:13.439 Oh oh, and then I stayed around actually then met 133 00:05:13.519 --> 00:05:18.480 up with Steve in Valencia for the FIA Motorsport Games, 134 00:05:18.519 --> 00:05:20.800 which is the coolest on site event I think I've 135 00:05:20.839 --> 00:05:24.920 ever been to. I I think there were fifty one, 136 00:05:25.079 --> 00:05:28.879 fifty two, somebody fact check me. I think around fifty 137 00:05:28.920 --> 00:05:34.079 competitors from that many countries. You know, people from all 138 00:05:34.079 --> 00:05:36.920 over the world coming to compete. You know, big nations, 139 00:05:36.959 --> 00:05:42.199 small nations, powerhouses, startups, and to watch. There's twenty rigs 140 00:05:42.240 --> 00:05:46.199 on stage, there's I got thirty foot screen, massive production, 141 00:05:46.759 --> 00:05:48.680 and we had three days of amazing racing. And let 142 00:05:48.720 --> 00:05:52.160 me tell you what short format sprint races for a 143 00:05:52.199 --> 00:05:54.920 live event. It was standing room only. 144 00:05:55.279 --> 00:05:57.480 That's great and that it was just a ton of fun. 145 00:05:57.920 --> 00:06:00.639 And the best part about it is the racers all 146 00:06:00.680 --> 00:06:05.360 got it. Yeah. Last lap of the final we got 147 00:06:05.399 --> 00:06:08.000 six cars within two seconds of each other at SPA 148 00:06:08.240 --> 00:06:10.360 going into last chicane and I'm sitting there just biting 149 00:06:10.360 --> 00:06:14.879 my fingernails. Please please don't want it, Please don't do it. 150 00:06:15.240 --> 00:06:18.279 And they went too wide through the final chicane at 151 00:06:18.319 --> 00:06:21.480 SPA and came out the other side. It was an 152 00:06:21.519 --> 00:06:25.519 excellent race, excellent show, great opportunity with the FIA. We're 153 00:06:25.720 --> 00:06:27.480 super happy to be involved. With that, you know, looking 154 00:06:27.600 --> 00:06:29.439 looking forward to being involved with more things with them 155 00:06:29.680 --> 00:06:32.720 as that relationship continues to flourish and grow. So yeah, 156 00:06:32.879 --> 00:06:34.319 it was like two weeks in Europe for me. 157 00:06:34.879 --> 00:06:37.519 But uh, anything else you want to talk about your 158 00:06:37.560 --> 00:06:41.879 European trip? Nope, I didn't know if there was anything 159 00:06:41.879 --> 00:06:43.160 else anyway, All right, let's move on. 160 00:06:43.480 --> 00:06:44.759 Don't know something. 161 00:06:44.839 --> 00:06:46.759 I got to go to the F one Expo in London. 162 00:06:46.839 --> 00:06:47.439 Oh that's cool. 163 00:06:47.560 --> 00:06:51.439 I got to see Grosjon's cockpit from the big accident. 164 00:06:51.519 --> 00:06:53.319 Oh yeah, you sent me a picture of that. That 165 00:06:53.480 --> 00:06:54.879 was frightening. Yeah. 166 00:06:54.920 --> 00:06:57.360 Yeah, if this I thought it was gonna like kind 167 00:06:57.360 --> 00:06:59.199 of like a kid's exhibit. It was at the Excel 168 00:06:59.240 --> 00:07:00.519 Center I think, and in London. 169 00:07:00.959 --> 00:07:01.439 Pretty cool. 170 00:07:01.560 --> 00:07:04.639 This was super cool afternoon if you if you're yeah, 171 00:07:04.680 --> 00:07:07.120 I wish I could have stayed like for a couple 172 00:07:07.160 --> 00:07:08.879 more hours. I went with one of our friends. We're 173 00:07:08.879 --> 00:07:11.240 gonna talk about a little bit. Paul from Motorsport UK 174 00:07:11.680 --> 00:07:12.439 took me down there. 175 00:07:13.040 --> 00:07:15.279 One other thing from our trip. We went to the 176 00:07:15.319 --> 00:07:17.800 Dortmund game. Oh, we went to the door. What a 177 00:07:17.800 --> 00:07:20.680 great sporting event, right, eighty one thousand of our friends. 178 00:07:20.759 --> 00:07:24.040 Yes, who are not coming to friends giving but they 179 00:07:24.040 --> 00:07:27.600 were what an event it was. It was one of 180 00:07:27.639 --> 00:07:31.720 the coolest sporting events I've ever been. I guess somebody 181 00:07:31.720 --> 00:07:32.000 said that. 182 00:07:32.000 --> 00:07:35.079 Somebody told us yea allegedly. 183 00:07:35.160 --> 00:07:37.360 I mean, I'm a huge soccer fan, as you know, 184 00:07:37.480 --> 00:07:40.240 Greg is whatever, you're a sports fan, sports fan, Yeah, 185 00:07:40.240 --> 00:07:41.519 and I think you still had a good time. 186 00:07:41.560 --> 00:07:43.000 So I had a great on an atmosphere. 187 00:07:43.040 --> 00:07:46.240 So if you're ever ever looking for a soccer slash 188 00:07:46.279 --> 00:07:48.279 football game to go to, I highly recommend going to 189 00:07:48.360 --> 00:07:49.040 a Dortmund game. 190 00:07:49.120 --> 00:07:52.160 It was like an SEC football game meets European soccer. 191 00:07:52.240 --> 00:07:55.800 Yeah, super cool, super friendly, great crowd. It was awesome, 192 00:07:55.839 --> 00:07:57.920 steepest stadium I've ever seen. It was a little sketchy. 193 00:07:58.000 --> 00:08:00.360 Yeah, it definitely wasn't up to US code. At some 194 00:08:00.360 --> 00:08:02.160 point during this podcast, we're gonna talk about SIM racing, 195 00:08:02.160 --> 00:08:03.040 I'm sure, but we don'ta talk aout. 196 00:08:03.079 --> 00:08:04.240 Christ Chris did something. 197 00:08:04.879 --> 00:08:06.439 I will try to keep mine quick so we can 198 00:08:06.480 --> 00:08:09.600 get into the sim racing and hopefully is quick. 199 00:08:12.079 --> 00:08:13.920 If there's a thumbnail for this, I think it should 200 00:08:13.920 --> 00:08:14.839 be Chris from Vegas. 201 00:08:15.000 --> 00:08:16.160 I appreciate it. Greg. 202 00:08:16.240 --> 00:08:18.759 Yeah, no, I I was twenty four hours from my 203 00:08:18.800 --> 00:08:20.319 doorstep back to my doorsteps. 204 00:08:20.360 --> 00:08:21.839 So that's how quick this trip was. 205 00:08:22.240 --> 00:08:25.000 Flew to Vegas, just brought a backpack, got out of 206 00:08:25.040 --> 00:08:27.519 the airport, went straight to the Perry Ellis store, wore 207 00:08:27.560 --> 00:08:29.879 the suit out of the store, went to the South 208 00:08:29.920 --> 00:08:32.200 Point for the off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame induction. 209 00:08:32.720 --> 00:08:34.759 Did you return the suit when you're done? No? 210 00:08:34.759 --> 00:08:40.399 No, I didn't have time for that. I had to 211 00:08:40.399 --> 00:08:42.759 take a red eye back. I didn't want to lose, 212 00:08:42.919 --> 00:08:44.559 lose the whole day of work on Monday, and I 213 00:08:44.600 --> 00:08:45.399 made it to the meeting. 214 00:08:45.440 --> 00:08:47.240 He did. I made it to the meetday morning meeting. 215 00:08:47.240 --> 00:08:50.279 He was there, but this was it wasn't It wasn't 216 00:08:50.320 --> 00:08:51.799 very active in the was there? 217 00:08:51.840 --> 00:08:53.559 How bloodshot his eyes? 218 00:08:54.639 --> 00:08:55.159 It was all right? 219 00:08:55.399 --> 00:08:59.159 Yes, yeah, yes, yes, yes is the answer. But did 220 00:08:59.240 --> 00:09:01.840 you sleep on the plane? I got about an hour? Yeah, 221 00:09:01.879 --> 00:09:05.879 hour and a half maybe, yeah, No, Jeff Blue is 222 00:09:05.919 --> 00:09:07.480 the best one to sleep on I've found. 223 00:09:07.559 --> 00:09:10.360 Okay, okay. I flew back on Virgin Atlantic and was 224 00:09:10.480 --> 00:09:11.080 very impressed. 225 00:09:11.240 --> 00:09:12.480 Also a great Greg. 226 00:09:12.519 --> 00:09:14.600 I was in cattle class in the back and still 227 00:09:14.600 --> 00:09:15.320 had a ton of room. 228 00:09:15.399 --> 00:09:20.159 Yeah. I missed Virgin America dearly, but I digress Ormhoff induction. 229 00:09:20.240 --> 00:09:21.919 It was the biggest one they ever had. They had 230 00:09:21.960 --> 00:09:24.440 twelve people going in. Usually they have three to five. 231 00:09:24.559 --> 00:09:28.720 But my good friend, longtime collaborator Jim which the Hall 232 00:09:28.759 --> 00:09:31.000 of Fame was this off road Motorsports Hall of thank You. 233 00:09:31.120 --> 00:09:33.080 Yeah, or I was like Ormhoff just. 234 00:09:33.039 --> 00:09:37.080 For those that Chris Chris went to something related to 235 00:09:37.120 --> 00:09:38.000 off road racing. 236 00:09:38.120 --> 00:09:40.159 No, you heard this one before. 237 00:09:40.519 --> 00:09:43.840 But anyway, my good friend, longtime collaborator Jim Beaver. 238 00:09:43.720 --> 00:09:45.960 Was hosting it for the fourth time. You know Jim Baber. 239 00:09:46.080 --> 00:09:49.600 Yeah, I know, right, not the actor, not the actor. 240 00:09:50.879 --> 00:09:52.799 There is an actor and they get each other's fan 241 00:09:52.840 --> 00:09:55.360 mail all the time. It's they did a podcast together. 242 00:09:55.399 --> 00:09:58.440 I know of one, Jim Beaver. Yeah, and it's not 243 00:09:58.480 --> 00:09:58.879 the actor. 244 00:09:58.960 --> 00:10:01.320 Anyway. This was the that Ken Block went in, and 245 00:10:01.320 --> 00:10:04.519 obviously Ken and I had some stories going back to GRC, 246 00:10:04.639 --> 00:10:06.200 so I wanted to be there for this one. Had 247 00:10:06.200 --> 00:10:09.480 a couple of other friends and then Mia Chapman, who 248 00:10:09.480 --> 00:10:11.759 I've also done some work with, won the Impact Award, 249 00:10:11.759 --> 00:10:15.120 which was incredibly special, which is one of their awards 250 00:10:15.120 --> 00:10:17.240 for like the you know, the up and comers, the 251 00:10:17.240 --> 00:10:19.320 people who are doing it right now. So it was 252 00:10:19.360 --> 00:10:22.159 a really cool event and it's a really nice suit. 253 00:10:23.039 --> 00:10:25.600 I'm telling you, Sean, that needs to be in the 254 00:10:25.639 --> 00:10:26.519 thumbnail somewhere. 255 00:10:26.600 --> 00:10:30.200 Look, I know, Greg, you were disappointed walking in seeing 256 00:10:30.200 --> 00:10:32.600 me wear the ugly sweater for the holiday party. If 257 00:10:32.720 --> 00:10:34.879 we didn't have the holiday party and the ugly sweater, 258 00:10:34.879 --> 00:10:38.200 I would have worn the suit in. But yeah, you guys, 259 00:10:38.360 --> 00:10:40.399 Yeah no, we had a directive from the I Racing 260 00:10:40.440 --> 00:10:42.120 Events Committee to wear ugly sweaters. 261 00:10:42.200 --> 00:10:44.759 So Kevin and I look at each other and not 262 00:10:44.799 --> 00:10:48.600 an ugly sweaders anyway. Oh god, all right, let's talk 263 00:10:48.600 --> 00:10:51.320 about some racing stuff. Let's get into it. Bullet point 264 00:10:51.399 --> 00:10:54.240 number two for those of you falling at home, Kevin, 265 00:10:54.320 --> 00:10:56.320 we got a big sale going on something that I 266 00:10:56.480 --> 00:10:58.480 racers wait for an entire year. 267 00:10:58.559 --> 00:10:59.799 Black Friday is happening. 268 00:11:00.039 --> 00:11:03.240 Started a couple of weeks ago, continues until the second 269 00:11:03.279 --> 00:11:06.600 of December. Great deals for any sort of customer. 270 00:11:06.679 --> 00:11:07.519 What kind of deal. 271 00:11:07.600 --> 00:11:09.559 If you're a new customer, because I know some of 272 00:11:09.639 --> 00:11:12.240 our listeners are not members yet, fifty percent off any 273 00:11:12.279 --> 00:11:13.919 new membership, pretty good deal. 274 00:11:14.000 --> 00:11:14.879 That's a deal in right. 275 00:11:15.000 --> 00:11:18.159 And if you're an existing customer, whether it's current or laps, 276 00:11:18.240 --> 00:11:20.559 twenty five percent off renewals of one or two years, 277 00:11:20.759 --> 00:11:20.960 and that. 278 00:11:21.440 --> 00:11:23.919 True or false, is the only time of year that 279 00:11:24.000 --> 00:11:25.559 you can renew at a discount. 280 00:11:25.559 --> 00:11:28.919 Mostly that is generally true. It's the biggest sale we 281 00:11:28.960 --> 00:11:30.960 do any year, at any time of the year. 282 00:11:31.000 --> 00:11:33.759 So yeah, it's super fun and I got to be honest, 283 00:11:34.480 --> 00:11:38.320 looking at member counts, it seems like it might be working. 284 00:11:38.360 --> 00:11:40.000 Nice job. 285 00:11:39.399 --> 00:11:41.120 You know, I do what I can, so no, but 286 00:11:41.279 --> 00:11:42.960 it's a it's a great deal if you aren't going 287 00:11:43.000 --> 00:11:45.200 to stick around. The other thing to note is if 288 00:11:45.200 --> 00:11:48.039 you if you want to add a year, it adds 289 00:11:48.080 --> 00:11:50.919 to whenever your your membership expires. It's not like it 290 00:11:51.000 --> 00:11:53.639 starts from the day that you add this offer, so 291 00:11:53.720 --> 00:11:54.440 you can add on the. 292 00:11:54.399 --> 00:11:56.279 Year's some people that have like stacked up like to. 293 00:11:56.279 --> 00:11:59.240 Your memberships that have like more details iRacing dot Com, 294 00:11:59.320 --> 00:12:01.960 slash Blackfridy, all the details are there in case I 295 00:12:02.000 --> 00:12:03.879 misspoke on any other com. 296 00:12:03.799 --> 00:12:08.559 Click on the banner. You can't miss it. So all right, 297 00:12:08.919 --> 00:12:12.360 Well we're gonna do something a little different. Usually we 298 00:12:12.399 --> 00:12:15.799 talk about the build after the build, but due to 299 00:12:15.799 --> 00:12:18.879 the timing of this podcast post Greg Hill's blog. 300 00:12:19.279 --> 00:12:20.200 He already told everybody. 301 00:12:20.240 --> 00:12:23.320 He told everybody what's coming. We're basically just gonna regurgit. 302 00:12:23.000 --> 00:12:24.399 You We're gonna parrot what Greg said. 303 00:12:25.960 --> 00:12:29.000 Okay, that's we hit two very different ways of explaining that. 304 00:12:30.039 --> 00:12:33.879 So Yeah, twenty twenty five Season one build cars Chris 305 00:12:33.919 --> 00:12:37.600 Supercars Gen three and can you please ask the community 306 00:12:37.720 --> 00:12:41.120 to stop tagging me in the forums asking when there. 307 00:12:41.480 --> 00:12:44.080 I'm not sure that the community is gonna listen to 308 00:12:44.120 --> 00:12:47.240 me very much, Greg, But yeah, different kind of supercars 309 00:12:47.240 --> 00:12:50.120 from the ones I'm used to, but these are really exciting. 310 00:12:50.159 --> 00:12:53.360 The Chevy Camaro Gen three, the Ford Mustang Gen three. 311 00:12:53.720 --> 00:12:56.559 As you've mentioned obviously, these have been a big ask 312 00:12:56.720 --> 00:13:00.679 from certainly our Australian supercars community, but numbers the world over. 313 00:13:00.759 --> 00:13:04.000 I mean, there's such a cool looking pair of cars. 314 00:13:04.080 --> 00:13:07.240 They're gonna be awesome to drive, you know some of 315 00:13:07.240 --> 00:13:08.759 the some of the different. 316 00:13:08.480 --> 00:13:09.600 Tracks that these cars hit. 317 00:13:09.759 --> 00:13:11.679 You know, our Australian community I think is going to 318 00:13:11.720 --> 00:13:12.679 have a blast with these. 319 00:13:13.039 --> 00:13:15.360 Yeah. And I think this is a you know, it's 320 00:13:15.399 --> 00:13:18.960 like elbows out GT racing. It's it's less proper than 321 00:13:19.000 --> 00:13:23.240 like European GT three racing. This is like like imsamiadas, 322 00:13:24.200 --> 00:13:25.279 you know, meets go. 323 00:13:25.360 --> 00:13:28.799 Cars, so a ton of fun. 324 00:13:28.919 --> 00:13:32.360 I have to admit the the North American Contingent that 325 00:13:32.480 --> 00:13:35.480 races these cars is an incredibly dedicated group. 326 00:13:35.639 --> 00:13:38.080 Yes, for sure, and I mean we have two we have. 327 00:13:38.039 --> 00:13:40.200 Two series for these cars, even though they're not necessarily 328 00:13:40.200 --> 00:13:42.840 the highest participation cars. It is a niche, but we 329 00:13:42.919 --> 00:13:45.360 keep that. We have the version that runs just on 330 00:13:45.360 --> 00:13:47.759 the AUSSI servers because you know, the speed alight only 331 00:13:47.799 --> 00:13:50.519 goes so fast, so we have the the Aussie folks 332 00:13:50.559 --> 00:13:52.440 so they don't have to worry about high pings but 333 00:13:52.639 --> 00:13:55.080 still get good races every week with North American and 334 00:13:55.120 --> 00:13:58.159 the European Contingent Racing and the other series. So really 335 00:13:58.159 --> 00:14:00.799 excited to finally be able to talk about this, and 336 00:14:01.279 --> 00:14:03.919 wasn't trying to be rude, just I couldn't answer the 337 00:14:04.000 --> 00:14:05.679 questions you guys were asking. 338 00:14:06.200 --> 00:14:09.159 Well, one question that we should get ahead of. Obviously, 339 00:14:09.240 --> 00:14:12.799 if you've bought the previous generation cars within the past year, 340 00:14:12.879 --> 00:14:15.919 you will get some form of a credit refund. 341 00:14:15.519 --> 00:14:20.320 Back details in Greg Hill's block, Greg Greg Hill. If 342 00:14:20.360 --> 00:14:23.000 we try to remember going to do that, but exactly. 343 00:14:24.399 --> 00:14:27.879 It. Yeah, we'll put a link in the description. 344 00:14:27.600 --> 00:14:29.759 Link in the description below. Yes, sorry, Sean. 345 00:14:29.960 --> 00:14:32.919 So that's the Ford Mustag GT and the Holden ZB 346 00:14:33.120 --> 00:14:36.279 Commodore for those of you, just to be totally clear, 347 00:14:36.399 --> 00:14:38.679 Just to be clear, Yeah, that that's the previous generation. 348 00:14:38.759 --> 00:14:40.799 Those are going to go to legacy content, so they'll 349 00:14:40.840 --> 00:14:41.440 be taken out. 350 00:14:41.320 --> 00:14:43.960 Of official series. The new ones will replace them. 351 00:14:43.879 --> 00:14:47.759 All right, everyone put two fingers, all right, that's two 352 00:14:47.840 --> 00:14:51.000 cars now, number three Kevin, it's. 353 00:14:50.799 --> 00:14:52.759 My turn, your turn, BMW two. 354 00:14:53.000 --> 00:14:56.360 I'm excited about the BMWM two coming to irasing. It's 355 00:14:56.399 --> 00:14:58.480 going to be a free car, so it's in the 356 00:14:58.480 --> 00:15:00.759 base content. Amazing to have a great car like that 357 00:15:01.000 --> 00:15:05.399 from a great partner like BMW. It'll be another rookie series, 358 00:15:05.480 --> 00:15:08.000 so it'll be an alternate to the Miana series that 359 00:15:08.039 --> 00:15:11.200 we run. I think Greg's gonna shoehorn it into some 360 00:15:11.279 --> 00:15:11.840 other series. 361 00:15:11.879 --> 00:15:15.879 Perhaps there will go in some some more special series. 362 00:15:16.080 --> 00:15:17.679 I bet you see it at the ring. 363 00:15:17.879 --> 00:15:20.200 Yeah, I would go on, I would, so you're. 364 00:15:20.080 --> 00:15:22.679 Probably gonna see it at the ring. There's actually a 365 00:15:22.679 --> 00:15:24.639 really cool format change though that we're gonna be making 366 00:15:24.639 --> 00:15:27.679 it rookies. That's not on this list. I'm off we're 367 00:15:27.679 --> 00:15:28.159 off script. 368 00:15:29.320 --> 00:15:31.519 Throw it down. So we tried something new. 369 00:15:31.360 --> 00:15:33.960 This season with the open wheelers at Rookie. We have 370 00:15:34.000 --> 00:15:35.840 them instead of going off every hour. We have them 371 00:15:35.879 --> 00:15:38.759 going off every half hour, So the V I think 372 00:15:38.840 --> 00:15:41.159 is on the hour and on the half hour, and 373 00:15:41.159 --> 00:15:43.399 then the ray f F sixteen hundred is on the 374 00:15:43.399 --> 00:15:45.279 fifteen and on the forty five. There's a Rookie open 375 00:15:45.279 --> 00:15:47.679 wheeler race going off every fifteen minutes, and they share 376 00:15:47.720 --> 00:15:50.200 a calendar, so new users can see the difference between 377 00:15:50.279 --> 00:15:52.200 two cars, but they only have to learn one track. 378 00:15:52.039 --> 00:15:54.279 Away and they can jump between them right exactly. 379 00:15:54.600 --> 00:15:58.159 So with the new BMWM two coming in, we're gonna 380 00:15:58.159 --> 00:16:00.919 do the same thing with the GT side, So the 381 00:16:01.000 --> 00:16:03.320 Miata and the M two are going to share a schedule. 382 00:16:03.480 --> 00:16:06.519 They're going to be going off alternating every fifteen minutes. 383 00:16:06.720 --> 00:16:10.679 We've actually seen a rise well, there is a GT 384 00:16:10.879 --> 00:16:16.080 race going off everything on the hour, the Perfect five. 385 00:16:16.480 --> 00:16:20.519 We've actually seen an increase in participation across the board 386 00:16:20.720 --> 00:16:22.840 by running the races more often at Rookie. Great, and 387 00:16:22.879 --> 00:16:25.799 we're still getting huge splits, so great. I'm pretty excited 388 00:16:25.840 --> 00:16:28.320 about that. We need people to be able to get in. 389 00:16:28.240 --> 00:16:30.080 And race, absolutely, that's what people want. 390 00:16:30.440 --> 00:16:33.039 The other cool part about this tagline, oh yeah, Well, 391 00:16:33.159 --> 00:16:35.399 the other part about the car is that Chris has 392 00:16:35.399 --> 00:16:36.879 the note wrong. By the way, he says, there's a 393 00:16:36.879 --> 00:16:39.360 pace car. It's actually a safety car. Chris, you know, 394 00:16:39.399 --> 00:16:40.200 it's the European thing. 395 00:16:40.559 --> 00:16:42.720 All of our road course cautions that happen on IRIS. 396 00:16:43.000 --> 00:16:47.440 Yes, so, so it'll be another choice for uh that 397 00:16:47.600 --> 00:16:49.919 So what do we have the BMW, we have the Porsche, 398 00:16:50.000 --> 00:16:51.440 we have a generic car, we have a truck. 399 00:16:51.600 --> 00:16:52.080 The truck. 400 00:16:52.159 --> 00:16:56.919 The truck is always but super excited to have BMW 401 00:16:57.080 --> 00:16:57.679