On this week’s episode of F-R Racing’s Garage Talk, D.J. and Erik break down the challenges of managing an iRacing league. If you’ve ever wanted to start your own league, there’s a lot to take into account. It’s way more than just putting out a schedule, recruiting drivers, and go. When you have issues, there’s a lot to discuss and we openly discuss some of the issues we’ve had and brainstorm some ideas on how to fix them in the future. This is a behind the scenes look of something that most people will do privately.
NASCAR Silly Season Starts Now, Managing an iRacing League, Sonsio Grand Prix Preview
On this week’s F-R Racing’s Garage Talk, NASCAR Silly Season has started now. We break down Michael McDowell’s surprise announcement that he’s leaving FRM for Spire and is Stewart-Haas Racing for sale? We know they’ve been looking at selling a charter or two, but is the entire team going to fold?
Next, we get into a discussion about the challenges of managing an iRacing league. As you know, we operate three leagues that are all vastly different as far as the driving, driving styles, and rules go. At the last Indy Racing World Series race at Texas Motor Speedway, we had some issues with inconsistent caution flags on the iRacing platform. Some situations that should have generated a caution didn’t and some that did generate a caution, may not have been. Is there a bug in iRacing? Do we not fully understand how automated cautions work?
So what’s the solution? A dedicated race controller would add cost to the league and admin cautions may address some instances, but may not cover all of them. Does admin cautions create gamesmanship where if someone wrecks, a caution isn’t flown could someone successfully sell a caution that may not have been one? We like being transparent, so this segment is a good way to see our thoughts and mindset as we brainstorm possible solutions on the fly.
Finally, Erik is headed to Speedway this weekend for the IndyCar Sonsio Grand Prix. We preview the event and talk about some people who will be missing from the track this weekend.
NASCAR Silly Season Starts Now, Managing iRacing Leagues, Sonsio Grand Prix – F-R Racing's Garage Talk
Weekend Recap – Erik Visits the Sonsio Grand Prix, Keselowski Wins at Darlington
On this week’s Weekend Recap, Erik talks about his visit to the Sonsio Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Santino Ferrucci vs Romain Grosjean, and Ford’s first Cup Series win of the year at Darlington with Brad Keselowski snapping his three year winless streak.
Weekend Recap – Erik Visits the Sonsio Grand Prix, Keselowski Wins at Darlington – F-R Racing's Garage Talk
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Next Race: May 15th at 10 pm ET from World Wide Technology Raceway
Race: Iowa Speedway (Replay)
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Next Race: Season Finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, May 21st at 10:15 pm ET.
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F-R Racing’s GT Sprint Series
We run a monthly community race in preparation for the various iRacing official events. Stay tuned for the publishing of the final schedule, but the next event will be on May 11th. Most events will be a 15-minute open qualification with a 45-minute sprint session. The events are broadcast on Stadium Scene TV, but are more of a casual environment and will not be scored as an official league.
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