WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.600 --> 00:00:02.680 This week on the I Racing down Shift. It is 2 00:00:02.759 --> 00:00:06.280 the twenty twenty four recap and holiday show. The boys 3 00:00:06.280 --> 00:00:08.679 talk about their favorite cars and tracks that were released 4 00:00:08.720 --> 00:00:10.960 earlier this year, we look back at some of our 5 00:00:11.000 --> 00:00:13.439 favorite moments, and we look ahead to some of twenty 6 00:00:13.480 --> 00:00:16.920 twenty five special events. All this and more strap it. 7 00:00:31.559 --> 00:00:34.039 Welcome to the I Racing Downshift. I'm your host, Greg West. 8 00:00:34.119 --> 00:00:36.560 I'm back with the boys, Kevin Baba and Chris Leoni. 9 00:00:36.640 --> 00:00:40.640 We have a better than average. 10 00:00:40.600 --> 00:00:42.600 Show today, let's hope. 11 00:00:42.880 --> 00:00:42.960 No. 12 00:00:43.159 --> 00:00:44.600 Well, I mean you make fun of me when I 13 00:00:44.600 --> 00:00:45.799 was like, oh, we've got a great show today, because 14 00:00:45.799 --> 00:00:46.719 we always have a great show. 15 00:00:46.920 --> 00:00:51.119 And well, it's the same intro for sixty episodes, sixty yeah. 16 00:00:50.960 --> 00:00:53.240 Looks over at Sean who doesn't have his mic on 17 00:00:54.159 --> 00:00:57.560 sixty one. So I just went one for every year. 18 00:00:57.640 --> 00:01:00.560 E've ben alive almost almost. 19 00:01:01.000 --> 00:01:05.040 It's gonna be a day. Oh yeah, good times, well, 20 00:01:05.480 --> 00:01:08.680 exciting show. Today we are going to do something a 21 00:01:08.680 --> 00:01:09.159 little different. 22 00:01:09.200 --> 00:01:11.560 It is the holiday edition. 23 00:01:11.519 --> 00:01:13.359 Of the I Racing Downshift. You've heard of the Twelve 24 00:01:13.400 --> 00:01:15.280 Days of Christmas. We're doing the twelve things that we 25 00:01:15.400 --> 00:01:17.120 thought was exciting and fun in twenty. 26 00:01:16.959 --> 00:01:20.519 Nine Christmas did you count my outline. 27 00:01:20.400 --> 00:01:21.560 Tony says, makes me look fat? 28 00:01:23.959 --> 00:01:26.719 Did you count the outline though, because technically there's thirteen 29 00:01:26.840 --> 00:01:29.719 because neither of us, neither of the three of us 30 00:01:29.719 --> 00:01:31.439 can count good well. 31 00:01:31.159 --> 00:01:32.439 But thirteen weeks in an I race. 32 00:01:32.480 --> 00:01:33.760 That's why we don't work in accounting. 33 00:01:33.879 --> 00:01:36.560 So fair shout out to the accounting team that are 34 00:01:36.599 --> 00:01:37.920 probably not listening to this. 35 00:01:38.760 --> 00:01:39.560 We'll find out. 36 00:01:40.879 --> 00:01:44.000 There's a treat if they show up. So we got 37 00:01:44.359 --> 00:01:45.760 a lot, We're going a lot to talk about today. 38 00:01:45.760 --> 00:01:48.560 We're gonna go through our twelve favorite things that happened 39 00:01:48.560 --> 00:01:51.000 through our top moments and favorite things that happened throughout 40 00:01:51.000 --> 00:01:53.760 the year. We're gonna talk about some special events stuff 41 00:01:53.799 --> 00:01:57.719 for January, some new and exciting things happening during that, 42 00:01:58.560 --> 00:02:00.040 and me and Kevin are gonna roast each other, and 43 00:02:00.159 --> 00:02:01.799 Chris is going to referee, and Sean's going to try 44 00:02:01.879 --> 00:02:04.159 not to throw things at us. How to do that? 45 00:02:04.239 --> 00:02:07.200 Sounds like an excellent plan. Yeah, none of that's on 46 00:02:07.239 --> 00:02:07.920 the outline. 47 00:02:07.959 --> 00:02:13.280 But hey, I'm on vacation. I gave you a vacation. 48 00:02:13.879 --> 00:02:16.000 I gave you a vacation caliber outline this. 49 00:02:15.960 --> 00:02:17.599 Time, let's let's let's get in you know what have 50 00:02:17.599 --> 00:02:19.439 we been up to? Chris on your vacation this week 51 00:02:19.439 --> 00:02:22.159 where you've worked every single day, I think, what what 52 00:02:22.199 --> 00:02:22.840 have you been doing? 53 00:02:23.159 --> 00:02:27.599 Man of the people? What have I been doing? I 54 00:02:27.639 --> 00:02:30.400 got rid of a bunch of hot wheels at the 55 00:02:30.439 --> 00:02:32.280 Savers up in Nashua. 56 00:02:32.759 --> 00:02:33.919 Get rid of hot wheels? 57 00:02:34.159 --> 00:02:37.560 Uh yeah, yeah. The the overflow situation was starting to 58 00:02:38.039 --> 00:02:39.240 get out of hand. 59 00:02:39.560 --> 00:02:41.159 Are you able to sell them or don't them? 60 00:02:41.520 --> 00:02:43.919 Do you make some kids happy? 61 00:02:44.000 --> 00:02:47.520 Look at you? Holidays heartwarming episode? 62 00:02:48.319 --> 00:02:50.680 We'll go over to We're about to do a Christmas 63 00:02:50.759 --> 00:02:53.240 Carol backwards. We're doing the heartwarming stuff at the beginning, 64 00:02:53.240 --> 00:02:56.000 and then it's just going to get increasingly dour downhill. 65 00:02:56.120 --> 00:02:57.759 Yeah, pretty much. So what about Kevin? 66 00:02:58.840 --> 00:03:01.199 I haven't done anything nicely that. I guess I need 67 00:03:01.240 --> 00:03:03.159 to donate some of my cars or something. I don't 68 00:03:03.199 --> 00:03:08.319 know what have I been doing? Well? Thanksgiving was great, 69 00:03:08.360 --> 00:03:12.319 we had a great build here, and I racing. I 70 00:03:12.319 --> 00:03:13.120 don't know what I've been doing. 71 00:03:13.400 --> 00:03:15.840 Christmas shopping for your Oh. 72 00:03:15.639 --> 00:03:19.360 Christmas shopping, I need to do that. Few days's Christmas 73 00:03:19.439 --> 00:03:21.719 A week for yeah, week, I got time. It's all good, 74 00:03:22.520 --> 00:03:24.280 all good. That's what Amazon's for, right right? 75 00:03:24.560 --> 00:03:27.879 I'm going I'm heading home back down to Alabama on Saturday. 76 00:03:27.960 --> 00:03:30.960 And I ordered this gift for my stepdad like a 77 00:03:31.039 --> 00:03:34.360 month ago, maybe maybe six weeks ago, and it was 78 00:03:34.400 --> 00:03:37.360 back order of course, right and I'm watching watching like, okay, 79 00:03:37.360 --> 00:03:39.280 give me a tracking number. I'm like kind of scrambling. 80 00:03:39.280 --> 00:03:40.400 What am I gonna do? What am we gonna do? 81 00:03:40.439 --> 00:03:42.080 I got a tracking number yesterday. It's going to be 82 00:03:42.120 --> 00:03:43.800 here Friday and I leave Saturday morning. 83 00:03:44.240 --> 00:03:50.080 Excellent? Can you reroute it Friday the day before? Yeah, 84 00:03:50.319 --> 00:03:51.879 show up like I misheard. 85 00:03:52.080 --> 00:03:54.879 It happens, but yeah, excited to go home, spend the 86 00:03:54.879 --> 00:03:57.680 time with the fam. Uh. And then we're getting right 87 00:03:57.719 --> 00:04:01.039 back into it in January. January and I racing one 88 00:04:01.039 --> 00:04:03.759 of our biggest months of the year as far as 89 00:04:03.800 --> 00:04:07.000 things to do. We have a new and exciting special 90 00:04:07.039 --> 00:04:08.919 event that I'm gonna clickbait a little bit here but 91 00:04:09.000 --> 00:04:11.520 not give a ton of details. Our Dale Junior Charity 92 00:04:11.800 --> 00:04:16.399 Race secrets out. It's gonna be Mani Stocks at Iowa. 93 00:04:17.560 --> 00:04:21.040 It's a team race, and that's all I can tell you. 94 00:04:21.160 --> 00:04:23.319 It should be fun, should be fun looking forward to. 95 00:04:23.319 --> 00:04:26.439 Or details to come first week of January sometime, don't 96 00:04:26.680 --> 00:04:28.360 if it's the sixth or the seventh, of the eighth, 97 00:04:28.519 --> 00:04:31.079 one of those days we're gonna we're gonna say something 98 00:04:31.480 --> 00:04:34.399 but really cool announcement. Yeah, but a team oval race 99 00:04:34.959 --> 00:04:37.560 and a pretty goofy combination that is actually a ball 100 00:04:37.600 --> 00:04:40.279 of fun. So looking forward to that, we have the 101 00:04:40.399 --> 00:04:43.360 roar coming back on I Racing, the iration I Racing. 102 00:04:43.480 --> 00:04:46.600 I Racing sound great? 103 00:04:47.160 --> 00:04:50.079 You need some more red Bull or less, I'm not sure. 104 00:04:50.160 --> 00:04:58.120 I'll start with me bob it, glasshouse stones something. Yeah, 105 00:04:58.120 --> 00:05:01.319 so we've got the roar, uh we before the Dayton 106 00:05:01.399 --> 00:05:02.879 and twenty four on I Racing and then of course 107 00:05:02.920 --> 00:05:05.759 the Dayton twenty four the biggest event in SIM racing 108 00:05:05.839 --> 00:05:08.160 or community event for SIM racing anywhere in the world 109 00:05:08.160 --> 00:05:08.600 every year. 110 00:05:08.800 --> 00:05:12.240 Last year, what eighteeny five hundred something like that, thousand 111 00:05:12.279 --> 00:05:14.279 of our friends. Yeah, that's pretty cool looking. 112 00:05:15.040 --> 00:05:17.480 I really think with the growth and especially with the 113 00:05:17.519 --> 00:05:20.879 focus on all of the GT three slush d and 114 00:05:21.120 --> 00:05:24.639 you know GTP hypercars, I think you see probably twenty thousand. 115 00:05:24.759 --> 00:05:27.000 I think we're over twenty this year. Yeah for sure. 116 00:05:27.040 --> 00:05:28.079 I've been saying that for two years. 117 00:05:28.199 --> 00:05:30.000 Yeah, yeah, but I think we're there. I think we're there. 118 00:05:30.399 --> 00:05:32.839 So Kevin you want to talk hypercar a little bit. 119 00:05:32.920 --> 00:05:35.240 Yeah, we should probably talk about it about hypercars. Well 120 00:05:35.560 --> 00:05:40.240 GTGT hypercar. I mean everybody probably knows we introduced the 121 00:05:40.279 --> 00:05:42.920 Ferrari four ninety nine P hypercar. 122 00:05:43.040 --> 00:05:46.480 First hypercar, but homologated with the GTPs just like in the. 123 00:05:46.519 --> 00:05:48.800 Rules, just like the real world. It can run at 124 00:05:48.839 --> 00:05:51.560 all the IMPS events or WEK events and we put 125 00:05:51.600 --> 00:05:53.879 them together having some fun with that. The car has 126 00:05:53.920 --> 00:05:57.079 been people are excited about it, but there has been 127 00:05:57.720 --> 00:05:59.360 some discussion about the car. 128 00:05:59.439 --> 00:06:02.279 Let's say, yeah, a lot of fun to drive. The 129 00:06:02.399 --> 00:06:05.399 question is you know, maybe maybe maybe a little high 130 00:06:05.399 --> 00:06:06.839 on apex speed in. 131 00:06:06.879 --> 00:06:09.360 Certain situations the word on the street. 132 00:06:09.480 --> 00:06:11.399 Yeah, and and you know that's one of the things 133 00:06:11.439 --> 00:06:17.000 that we we are committing are already committing to addressing 134 00:06:17.720 --> 00:06:20.279 rather quickly. Now, that's not something that's gonna happen, you know, 135 00:06:20.360 --> 00:06:23.199 in before a build or something like that. But our 136 00:06:23.279 --> 00:06:25.759 vehicle engineering team can go in the forums and there's 137 00:06:25.920 --> 00:06:27.279 it's gonna be a post. I think it should be 138 00:06:27.399 --> 00:06:29.160 up probably about the time that. 139 00:06:29.120 --> 00:06:32.319 This probably this goes out from Chris. 140 00:06:32.319 --> 00:06:35.319 Lerch who's our vehicle engineering manager. You know, gonna talk 141 00:06:35.519 --> 00:06:38.319 a little bit more in detail on on on. You know, 142 00:06:38.360 --> 00:06:40.480 what the issues were and how they're being addressed, and 143 00:06:40.480 --> 00:06:42.360 how seriously we take this. You know, I Racing, we 144 00:06:42.399 --> 00:06:44.839 pride ourselves on being the most accurate and most realistic 145 00:06:44.839 --> 00:06:48.480 simulator in the world. Our members hold us to that standard. 146 00:06:48.480 --> 00:06:50.519 We hold ourselves to that standard, and we see an 147 00:06:50.519 --> 00:06:54.560 opportunity to improve that. Maybe maybe we we we have 148 00:06:54.920 --> 00:06:57.319 some opportunity for growth. That's what we're gonna do. UH. 149 00:06:57.759 --> 00:07:01.040 Without getting majorly in the details, the tires of the 150 00:07:01.120 --> 00:07:03.240 first thing, there's going to be a comprehensive reconstruction of 151 00:07:03.240 --> 00:07:07.839 the tires on those cars, UH, targeting, targeting March. No guarantees. 152 00:07:08.040 --> 00:07:12.000 This stuff is hard, especially with these incredibly fast cars 153 00:07:12.000 --> 00:07:14.399 when you get up around you know, the high end 154 00:07:14.439 --> 00:07:17.519 Formula level or the high end prototype level, lots of downforce, 155 00:07:17.560 --> 00:07:21.279 lots of speed, lots of cornering cornering speed. To build 156 00:07:21.319 --> 00:07:24.079 that these tires is incredibly difficult. The people that work 157 00:07:24.120 --> 00:07:28.000 on this work tirelessly. Our partners work with us. I 158 00:07:28.279 --> 00:07:30.639 guarantee this. This was not from lack of blood, sweater tears. 159 00:07:31.600 --> 00:07:33.399 I think it's worth noting though, that the cars are 160 00:07:33.439 --> 00:07:36.879 incredibly fun to drive right now, So if you're interested 161 00:07:36.920 --> 00:07:39.800 in driving those cars. There's no reason not to right now. 162 00:07:40.519 --> 00:07:42.279 Are the lap times going to be a little quicker 163 00:07:42.360 --> 00:07:45.959 if you're a top you know, one percent driver, probably 164 00:07:46.199 --> 00:07:50.319 in specific conditions, but for most of us, I think 165 00:07:50.360 --> 00:07:52.399 you're not going to see much speed difference. I can't 166 00:07:52.399 --> 00:07:54.319 get that much out of the car anyway. But the 167 00:07:54.360 --> 00:07:57.399 important thing is that they're super fun to drive and 168 00:07:58.040 --> 00:08:03.480 super competitive. It's not a bop thing between hypercar or 169 00:08:03.839 --> 00:08:06.160 the BMW or the CADOC or whatever. It's it's kind 170 00:08:06.199 --> 00:08:08.879 of a thing that is in that whole class. So 171 00:08:09.120 --> 00:08:12.759 if you're interested in those prototypes, race them now. We'll 172 00:08:12.759 --> 00:08:13.839 just make them better in the future. 173 00:08:13.920 --> 00:08:16.319 Yeah. I mean, we're really excited about the direction this 174 00:08:16.439 --> 00:08:19.439 tire went as far as the limit feel. We were 175 00:08:19.519 --> 00:08:21.920 really proud of what it does and the feeling of 176 00:08:21.959 --> 00:08:23.639 the car. And that's the one thing. No one's complained 177 00:08:23.639 --> 00:08:26.759 about the feeling of the tire. It's it's just we 178 00:08:27.000 --> 00:08:29.959 definitely have high apex speeds, specifically in super cool conditions 179 00:08:30.040 --> 00:08:33.279 and some you know, wonky wonky setup options. You know, 180 00:08:33.399 --> 00:08:35.559 you can't catch everything, but it's something we're gonna we're 181 00:08:35.559 --> 00:08:38.440 focusing on. You know, we could, it's not as simple 182 00:08:38.440 --> 00:08:40.120 as turning the knob and slowing the car down. And 183 00:08:40.600 --> 00:08:43.480 I will say this just from my experience and development, 184 00:08:43.840 --> 00:08:47.399 slowing a car down without just destroying how it feels 185 00:08:47.639 --> 00:08:49.679 is probably the hardest thing there is to do. But 186 00:08:49.799 --> 00:08:53.320 we have some incredibly talented engineers that come from all 187 00:08:53.360 --> 00:08:55.399 walks of life. These are folks that have spent time 188 00:08:55.480 --> 00:08:59.360 on pitwalls in Formula one, NASCAR, any car are that 189 00:08:59.720 --> 00:09:03.600 team can talk the talk and walk the walk and whatever. 190 00:09:03.600 --> 00:09:06.720 The important one is there, right, So anyway, I wanted 191 00:09:06.720 --> 00:09:09.240 to address it because it is very important to us, 192 00:09:09.240 --> 00:09:13.120 and we can assure you that, yeah, the every resource 193 00:09:13.159 --> 00:09:16.320 is being put toward, put toward that. Kevin's writing me a. 194 00:09:16.200 --> 00:09:19.240 Note, No just to me, Oh okay, not myself, gotcha? 195 00:09:19.440 --> 00:09:20.840 Do you want to read for the class? 196 00:09:21.159 --> 00:09:24.720 Yeah, passing note. Kids these days will never know the 197 00:09:25.120 --> 00:09:26.159 art of passing a note. 198 00:09:26.240 --> 00:09:26.600 Class. 199 00:09:26.679 --> 00:09:29.799 You're just in a text. That's things that are lost 200 00:09:29.799 --> 00:09:33.879 in time. Moving forward, All right, let's get into Top 201 00:09:33.919 --> 00:09:38.639 Moments twenty twenty four. I'm gonna switch the order here 202 00:09:38.639 --> 00:09:40.279 because I've been talking. I need a sip of coffee. 203 00:09:40.320 --> 00:09:43.440 So why don't we talk about Chris? Why don't you 204 00:09:43.480 --> 00:09:44.960 kick it off with your first. 205 00:09:44.720 --> 00:09:50.519 One, with my first one, NASCAR twenty five, acquiring the 206 00:09:50.600 --> 00:09:54.840 rights to do the console game for NASCAR coming out 207 00:09:54.960 --> 00:09:55.759 next year. 208 00:09:55.639 --> 00:09:57.159 With lots of pregnant pauses. 209 00:09:58.840 --> 00:10:01.559 Well as you you guys know, I'm the only person 210 00:10:01.559 --> 00:10:04.240 who's come in without caffeine on the show. 211 00:10:04.320 --> 00:10:07.080 So it's weird. I don't know how to handle. 212 00:10:07.919 --> 00:10:10.480 I know, did you hear me like not talking over 213 00:10:10.519 --> 00:10:13.120 both of you for the past ten minutes? I just thought, Sean, 214 00:10:13.279 --> 00:10:19.960 you no, no, no. But anyhow, certainly, our our partners, 215 00:10:19.960 --> 00:10:22.600 our friends at Monster Games, you know who we acquired 216 00:10:22.600 --> 00:10:25.080 a few years ago, who've done such an amazing job 217 00:10:25.080 --> 00:10:26.960 in the World of Outlaws games, which we'll touch on 218 00:10:27.080 --> 00:10:31.080 later back behind the wheel of the NASCAR franchise. They 219 00:10:31.080 --> 00:10:35.559 have done so many great games for NASCAR over the 220 00:10:35.600 --> 00:10:40.519 past quarter century, and working with us, you know what 221 00:10:40.600 --> 00:10:44.120 they've done with their with their sprint car games, you know, 222 00:10:44.159 --> 00:10:46.080 with the World of Outlaws games, to evolve on what 223 00:10:46.080 --> 00:10:48.840 they had already done, you know, has taken that platform 224 00:10:48.879 --> 00:10:51.279 to the next level. NASCAR is going to be the 225 00:10:51.320 --> 00:10:53.720 exact same way. We have so many great people working 226 00:10:53.879 --> 00:10:57.840 on that project, you know, so many people putting resources 227 00:10:57.840 --> 00:11:01.279 into career mode, so many people putting resources into making 228 00:11:01.320 --> 00:11:04.840 this the best NASCAR console experience that it's ever been. 229 00:11:05.080 --> 00:11:07.039 I would say the amount of work going into the 230 00:11:07.080 --> 00:11:09.279 soundtrack alone, it would blow your mind. 231 00:11:10.080 --> 00:11:12.559 So we do not think any of us agree on 232 00:11:12.559 --> 00:11:13.720 what should be on well. 233 00:11:13.960 --> 00:11:17.159 No, but it's important. We all agree. It's important. Every 234 00:11:17.240 --> 00:11:18.919 level of detail matters in this game. 235 00:11:19.480 --> 00:11:24.279 Hoping for shake it off? Really disappointed that's not going 236 00:11:24.360 --> 00:11:24.759 to make it. 237 00:11:24.919 --> 00:11:25.440 Who's going to. 238 00:11:25.440 --> 00:11:26.159 Write that check? 239 00:11:26.360 --> 00:11:30.799 Will it have? Molly Hatchett? Wow? Who was that talking 240 00:11:30.840 --> 00:11:31.200 on the mic? 241 00:11:36.080 --> 00:11:39.440 Some some good names that are U. I guess it's 242 00:11:39.440 --> 00:11:40.360 all still negotiating. 243 00:11:40.720 --> 00:11:42.799 Yeah, we just got a lot of input from the community, 244 00:11:42.840 --> 00:11:45.720 a lot of great ideas. Love, love to hear what 245 00:11:45.759 --> 00:11:49.639 people want. We'll see what comes out. Uh in the 246 00:11:49.639 --> 00:11:50.759 final playlist, I guess. 247 00:11:50.799 --> 00:11:53.399 But uh, but Myers was teasing yesterday in the marketing meeting. 248 00:11:53.519 --> 00:11:54.720 Was pretty solid. 249 00:11:54.799 --> 00:11:55.559 It's pretty solid. 250 00:11:55.600 --> 00:11:58.320 Yeah, of course the one week I take off. 251 00:11:58.440 --> 00:12:01.000 Yeah, well, we did talk about you a lot too 252 00:12:01.039 --> 00:12:02.399 in that meeting, by the way, a lot. 253 00:12:02.440 --> 00:12:03.159 It's good to be loved. 254 00:12:05.000 --> 00:12:08.039 That's a word, all right. Next moment, this is a 255 00:12:08.120 --> 00:12:11.399 huge one for I rasing Rain debuts. 256 00:12:11.320 --> 00:12:12.360 And oh you got this. 257 00:12:12.480 --> 00:12:13.240 Why are you pointed? 258 00:12:13.320 --> 00:12:14.879 I wasn't sure who was going to cover this bullet 259 00:12:14.879 --> 00:12:16.480 point on your hands. 260 00:12:16.480 --> 00:12:20.559 I'm sorry, everybody's calling for a fly ball down. 261 00:12:22.240 --> 00:12:25.559 You want to take rain all you? Oh so it 262 00:12:25.639 --> 00:12:28.200 rains and I racing. Now. This is obviously a massive 263 00:12:28.279 --> 00:12:31.960 multi year project, and I shoot, I'm gonna blank on this. 264 00:12:32.039 --> 00:12:33.679 Greg Hill had added it up. How many people had 265 00:12:33.720 --> 00:12:35.519 worked on it at some point? I'm thinking it was 266 00:12:35.559 --> 00:12:38.720 like forty or fifty into the lot. Developers a lot 267 00:12:38.840 --> 00:12:43.480 different times working on this, and the the reception has 268 00:12:43.519 --> 00:12:46.840 been fantastic. I mean, tooting our own horn a little bit. 269 00:12:46.919 --> 00:12:51.960 But isn't at the point of this podcast being honest. 270 00:12:52.000 --> 00:12:54.279 I know we raised the bar. Yeah, we did not 271 00:12:54.399 --> 00:12:56.840 just make water drop les fall from the sky and 272 00:12:57.000 --> 00:12:59.360 lower the grip slider. It was a you know, a 273 00:12:59.360 --> 00:13:02.679 physics base implementation of what you know how rain works 274 00:13:02.679 --> 00:13:05.639 in the real world. And uh really proud of the 275 00:13:05.679 --> 00:13:08.000 team that that worked on that and and and how 276 00:13:08.200 --> 00:13:11.840 the community has received it. It is badass. That's the 277 00:13:11.840 --> 00:13:14.039 best way I know to put it, you know, learning 278 00:13:14.080 --> 00:13:16.759 how to drive offline and not in the rubbered in areas. 279 00:13:17.159 --> 00:13:19.720 How cool it is that because we laser scan everything. 280 00:13:19.759 --> 00:13:22.159 The puddles just show up where they're supposed to. You 281 00:13:22.159 --> 00:13:23.759 don't have to hack it together if you did it 282 00:13:23.840 --> 00:13:26.000 right from the beginning. We know where the drains are 283 00:13:26.000 --> 00:13:28.120 getting all that to work in conjunction with each other, 284 00:13:28.440 --> 00:13:30.879 the the team, the the art and effects team that 285 00:13:30.919 --> 00:13:35.720 you're doing the spray, and the sound team that sounds droplets. 286 00:13:35.879 --> 00:13:37.600 As you're sitting in the pits. Turn the motor off 287 00:13:38.200 --> 00:13:39.000 and just listen to it. 288 00:13:39.120 --> 00:13:39.320 Rain. 289 00:13:39.559 --> 00:13:42.320 There's some a SMR stuff happening there. That's pretty good. 290 00:13:42.759 --> 00:13:42.960 Uh. 291 00:13:43.000 --> 00:13:45.720 But yeah, the rain coming in I racing has been 292 00:13:45.759 --> 00:13:49.279 an absolute game changer, and that's not understated at all. 293 00:13:51.120 --> 00:13:52.919 It's been fun to watch it in special events. It 294 00:13:53.240 --> 00:13:56.399 definitely is added a wrinkline dynamic to the sims, definitely 295 00:13:56.399 --> 00:13:58.200 needed so that they did. 296 00:13:58.519 --> 00:14:00.600 To announce the weather forecast for data on twenty four 297 00:14:00.639 --> 00:14:01.440 Is it too early for that. 298 00:14:01.919 --> 00:14:03.080 I haven't even built it. 299 00:14:03.159 --> 00:14:04.840 Yes, So we don't know the weather. 300 00:14:04.919 --> 00:14:06.600 We don't know that as in the real world, we 301 00:14:06.639 --> 00:14:09.799 don't know the weather a month out. Now, look at 302 00:14:09.799 --> 00:14:12.799 the almanac. That's what it's based right, that is what 303 00:14:12.840 --> 00:14:13.440 it's based off. 304 00:14:13.440 --> 00:14:15.120 I like it. I like it all right. 305 00:14:16.200 --> 00:14:19.840 Not to mention just before we go week thirteen. All 306 00:14:19.840 --> 00:14:21.919 the rain stuff that we've been doing in week thirteen, 307 00:14:22.039 --> 00:14:23.879 because that's some of my favorite stuff on the SIM 308 00:14:23.919 --> 00:14:25.120 all the funny forecasts. 309 00:14:25.360 --> 00:14:27.879 I cannot believe that we thirteenth week wet and wild 310 00:14:27.960 --> 00:14:28.600 yet approved. 311 00:14:30.080 --> 00:14:33.639 I mean, and sim Kana revolutionized Simkanna to have the 312 00:14:33.639 --> 00:14:35.559 cars with the rain tires. I got so many rave 313 00:14:35.639 --> 00:14:37.639 reviews about the Cleo and the g R eight six 314 00:14:37.720 --> 00:14:38.320 rally Cross. 315 00:14:39.360 --> 00:14:41.000 I'm just smiling it Chris right now. 316 00:14:41.080 --> 00:14:45.600 Yeah, but look, it's a it's an episode of Downshift. 317 00:14:45.879 --> 00:14:47.759 I'm the dirt road guy. I'm not gonna let us 318 00:14:47.799 --> 00:14:49.639 go a show without mentioning it. 319 00:14:49.840 --> 00:14:51.720 I think you forgot to say yes too, though. 320 00:14:52.960 --> 00:14:53.480 We'll talk. 321 00:14:53.679 --> 00:14:54.879 We'll talk about that later. 322 00:14:55.919 --> 00:14:57.159 That's later online. 323 00:14:58.159 --> 00:14:59.120 We'll circle back to that. 324 00:14:59.200 --> 00:15:02.960 Yeah, we'll circle Yeah, we can touch on it. 325 00:15:02.840 --> 00:15:03.600 After the holiday. 326 00:15:03.799 --> 00:15:05.840 There we go, Kevin, is it me? Yeah? 327 00:15:06.039 --> 00:15:09.080 What's next? IndyCar, Indy Car's back, Indy Car's back. Yeah, 328 00:15:09.120 --> 00:15:12.200 Indy five hundred. Another Indy five hundred will be on 329 00:15:12.240 --> 00:15:15.240 a special event next year. I don't know the date 330 00:15:15.279 --> 00:15:17.240 off the top of my head, but sometimes sometime in May, 331 00:15:17.240 --> 00:15:18.840 I'm gonna go with Yeah. 332 00:15:18.919 --> 00:15:20.960 Fixed an opener on separate weekends again. 333 00:15:20.960 --> 00:15:22.960 Perfect, perfect, So you can do them all. So if 334 00:15:22.960 --> 00:15:25.279 you want to do the Indy one thousand, that's open 335 00:15:25.320 --> 00:15:28.639 to you. Yeah. What else? We did an Indie Pro 336 00:15:28.720 --> 00:15:31.279 Series this year. That was pretty sweet, very cool, some 337 00:15:31.320 --> 00:15:33.200 of the best racing we've had in a long time. 338 00:15:33.559 --> 00:15:36.240 Car was great. It was a mix of oval and road. 339 00:15:36.559 --> 00:15:37.000 Good price. 340 00:15:37.279 --> 00:15:40.000 Fifty fifty dollars. What else do you want? 341 00:15:40.000 --> 00:15:40.240 Money? 342 00:15:40.320 --> 00:15:42.039 Yeah? What else do you want? It was super fun. 343 00:15:42.720 --> 00:15:44.879 More to come on that for next year, but I 344 00:15:44.879 --> 00:15:47.399 would I would say we're you're likely to see that again. 345 00:15:47.840 --> 00:15:51.240 No formal announcement yet, but uh, everybody seemed pleased with it. 346 00:15:51.320 --> 00:15:54.360 The competitors enjoyed it. IndyCar enjoyed it. They were super supportive, 347 00:15:54.399 --> 00:15:58.200 which was awesome. When you have a partner that's you know, reposting, 348 00:15:58.279 --> 00:16:01.279 posting stuff about it, you know they're into it. So 349 00:16:02.240 --> 00:16:05.360 they're they're getting into the esports. They understand you know 350 00:16:05.559 --> 00:16:09.720 that that our drivers, our members are fans or potential 351 00:16:09.799 --> 00:16:12.200 fans for them. So there's a nice synergy there. So 352 00:16:12.320 --> 00:16:13.799 great to have Indie Car back on board. 353 00:16:13.919 --> 00:16:15.879 It's like when a band gets back together and they're 354 00:16:15.919 --> 00:16:18.960 better after the reunion. That's that's what this has been. 355 00:16:19.159 --> 00:16:21.759 What happens, it doesn't know, it does. I'm a huge 356 00:16:21.759 --> 00:16:23.720 Guns N' Roses fan, and I think they were better 357 00:16:24.039 --> 00:16:26.279 back in the eighties, but I still go see them now. 358 00:16:26.360 --> 00:16:29.600 So Kevin's point that rarely happens, Yes, that rarely happens, 359 00:16:29.639 --> 00:16:30.679 but it did here. 360 00:16:30.919 --> 00:16:34.559 So thank you Sean. All right. 361 00:16:34.559 --> 00:16:37.759 Next next on the list, Christmas Splitting this one. You 362 00:16:37.799 --> 00:16:38.200 go First. 363 00:16:39.159 --> 00:16:42.440 Consoles launched two console games this year, and Greg will 364 00:16:42.440 --> 00:16:45.039 talk about the future. But World of Outlaws Dirt Racing 365 00:16:45.200 --> 00:16:50.320 twenty four PlayStation consoles, Xbox consoles. We've just announced that 366 00:16:50.360 --> 00:16:52.759 it will be coming to Steam. Just announce it this week, 367 00:16:52.960 --> 00:16:54.080 which is really exciting. 368 00:16:54.200 --> 00:16:55.799 Did Chris do that on his vacation? 369 00:16:57.039 --> 00:17:00.440 What didn't I do on my vacation besides vacation, Yeah, 370 00:17:00.559 --> 00:17:04.279 I don't know how to vacation in the world vacation 371 00:17:04.720 --> 00:17:06.000 yeah yeah. 372 00:17:07.319 --> 00:17:09.279 And so the point now, when when Chris is on vacation, 373 00:17:09.279 --> 00:17:11.440 I don't even hesitate. I just a message because I 374 00:17:11.440 --> 00:17:12.839 know he's around to hear something. 375 00:17:12.839 --> 00:17:15.200 By vacations, because those are the weeks I don't feel 376 00:17:15.200 --> 00:17:15.839 like a. 377 00:17:15.799 --> 00:17:17.640 Great place to work and we totally have work. 378 00:17:19.319 --> 00:17:21.160 This is Chris's choice. Not not ours. 379 00:17:21.279 --> 00:17:22.319 That is that is true. 380 00:17:22.359 --> 00:17:23.279 It's a fault. 381 00:17:23.519 --> 00:17:26.960 That is it is, it is, it is. My My 382 00:17:27.039 --> 00:17:29.279 schedule is just it's like a tight ie shirt and 383 00:17:29.319 --> 00:17:30.319 none of it makes sense to me. 384 00:17:34.119 --> 00:17:38.200 Huh, Okay, you were not off, far far off on 385 00:17:38.240 --> 00:17:42.279 your question. You asked him earlier. 386 00:17:43.119 --> 00:17:45.880 Assume all right. World of Outlaws Dirt Racing twenty four, 387 00:17:45.920 --> 00:17:48.960 which eleven cars this time around more and more tracks 388 00:17:49.720 --> 00:17:53.240 uswego got added to the game. Houstt's is coming. It's 389 00:17:53.279 --> 00:17:56.559 coming hashtag soon, hashtag soon. We know we have people 390 00:17:56.599 --> 00:17:57.640 asking Kevin. 391 00:17:57.759 --> 00:17:58.039 Uh. 392 00:17:58.559 --> 00:18:01.119 Kevin told a great story about something, and I sent 393 00:18:01.200 --> 00:18:03.119 him a meme and I got them to almost break 394 00:18:03.200 --> 00:18:07.079 up during a meeting. It's a Simpsons memes. 395 00:18:07.160 --> 00:18:10.039 Chris is sending memes during marketing meetings now on Slack. 396 00:18:10.119 --> 00:18:10.799 It's not helpful. 397 00:18:11.799 --> 00:18:13.480 I mean I got called out for those yesterday. I 398 00:18:16.200 --> 00:18:17.039 was losing. 399 00:18:23.119 --> 00:18:25.839 Second game, obviously one. I pulled a lot of blood, 400 00:18:25.839 --> 00:18:30.079 sweat and tears into Exocross with the Orontis team. Very 401 00:18:30.200 --> 00:18:32.839