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iRacing Downshift #9: Build Week, SimRacing Expo, and More!

September 11th, 2019 by

iRacing Downshift is back with a vengeance with our biggest episode yet! Hosts Greg West, Kevin Bobbitt, and Chris Leone run through all the exciting things you’ll experience with the 2019 Season 4 Build. Then, it’s off to the Nurburgring, as Greg, Kevin, and guest host Doug Hunt interview some of the biggest names in … Read the Rest »

Josh Rogers Completes Perfect VRS GT iRacing World Championship Season

August 26th, 2019 by

VRS Coanda Simsport’s Josh Rogers accomplished the unthinkable on Saturday, finishing off the 2019 VRS GT iRacing World Championship season at a perfect six for six. Rogers paired up with Ricardo Castro Ledo for the fifth time this year to earn the victory in the season finale, a three-hour endurance event from Circuit of the … Read the Rest »

iRacing Downshift #8: Matt Malone, PEAK Preview, and Real-World Recap

August 20th, 2019 by

On this week’s iRacing Downshift, popular streamer Matt Malone drops in for an interview about all things iRacing (and occasionally not iRacing)! We also look ahead to an exciting eNASCAR PEAK Antifreeze iRacing Series regular season finale from Bristol, discuss Matt DiBenedetto’s performance in real-world NASCAR action, and look at a wild first-lap crash … Read the Rest »

World of Outlaws Late Model Preview: Limaland

August 19th, 2019 by

Six points. That’s all that separates Kendal Tucker, Alex Bergeron, and Blake Matjoulis in the iRacing World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model World Championship standings coming into tonight’s action from Limaland Motorsports Park. That’s less than a driver earns for a heat victory, and yet it’s this razor-thin margin that currently decides who’s leading … Read the Rest »

iRacing Downshift #7: Dan Garrison, Dynamic Weather, and a Coffee Crisis

August 8th, 2019 by

iRacing Downshift is back (after surviving nearly a week of the coffee machines being down at iRacing HQ) and we’ve got another interview! This week, senior programmer Dan Garrison gives us an update on key features you can expect in future builds. We discuss bumping and blocking in real-world racing from Watkins Glen and Road … Read the Rest »

iRacing Downshift #6: Tony Gardner, TV, and Throw N’ Go

July 24th, 2019 by

On the latest iRacing Downshift, iRacing president Tony Gardner stops in to talk about some of the awesome new content coming in the 2019 Season 4 build, and this Thursday’s live eNASCAR all-star race on NBCSN’s NASCAR America. We’ve got your latest World Championship updates in NASCAR, Porsche, and World of Outlaws competition, a look … Read the Rest »

iRacing Downshift #5: The Dave Kaemmer Interview

July 17th, 2019 by

This week’s episode of iRacing Downshift is a special one, as our founder and simracing legend Dave Kaemmer drops in. For over 30 years, Dave has pushed simracing forward with the development of legendary games like Indianapolis 500, the NASCAR Racing series, and Grand Prix Legends before founding iRacing. Hosts Greg West and Kevin Bobbitt … Read the Rest »

iRacing Downshift #4: Expect the Unexpected

July 12th, 2019 by

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN The boys are back from the holiday break on the latest iRacing Downshift and there’s a ton to catch up on! We check in with the latest World Championship results, offer tips and tricks on how to compensate when things go wrong on track, look back at an unpredictable NASCAR weekend … Read the Rest »

iRacing Downshift #3 – Road Race-O-Rama and Dirt Track Drama

June 28th, 2019 by

It’s (almost) all about road racing on the latest iRacing Downshift! From two new public series and the Formula Renault 3.5 in the Throw N’ Go Challenge to NASCAR at Sonoma and a Porsche Esports Supercup preview, those who like turning left and right should find plenty to enjoy this week. We’ve also got a … Read the Rest »

iRacing Downshift #2 – Bumping, Banging, and “Bobbitt Reads Comments”

June 21st, 2019 by

  Today on the iRacing Downshift, we preview the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model World Championship and Porsche SimRacing Trophy. We discuss penalties for both aggressive driving in NASCAR and fueling limits at Le Mans, look ahead to the return of the carousel at Sonoma Raceway, and introduce the Throw N’ Go Challenge … Read the Rest »