Best Parker Kligerman Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 56: 2024 Season 2 Build and Burning Questions with Tony Gardner 53:03

29d ago53:03

53:03

We’re not sure what’s bigger: iRacing’s 2024 Season 2 build, or the latest iRacing Downshift! We cover all the new content, from making it rain to our new cars and tracks, before catching up with iRacing president and CFO Tony Gardner to talk about our growing membership, how the company has expanded over the past few years, and other games under t…

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Episode 55: A Very Daytona New Year! 38:40

3M ago38:40

38:40

The boys are back for their first show of 2024! It's been a busy January with the biggest iRacing Daytona 24 ever, the return of INDYCAR, tons of esports updates, and much more. Plus, the boys recap their holidays and talk about their iRacing-related new year's resolutions. Read the interview with Glenn McGee: Part 1 | Part 2…

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Episode 54: The 2024 Season 1 Build and Holiday Special 42:57

4M ago42:57

42:57

It's Holiday time, and the Downshift is back with the release of 2024 Season 1! A new car along with 3 new and updated tracks lead our conversation, as well as plenty of updates behind the scenes and under the hood for iRacing. We'll also catch you up on the esports news from the wintertime, as well as some of our favorite moments from 2023! Watch …

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Episode 53: Justin Melillo, Community Updates, and More 47:33

6M ago47:33

47:33

For the latest iRacing Downshift, we bring in our new Marketing and Communications Specialist, Justin Melillo, to talk about his background in the sim racing space and coverage of our top esports events. We’ve got plenty of updates on our most recent Special Events, a look at all of our pro series going down, and Chris continues pursuing his vendet…

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Episode 52: The 2023 Season 4 Build Show 47:53

7M ago47:53

47:53

Downshift is back and we've got tons to talk about with the release of 2023 Season 4! With five new cars and three new tracks, plus some epic new series and feature improvements, we've got a lot to catch you up on. We've also got updates on all of iRacing's top esports series, including setting the stage for the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series sea…

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Episode 51: Monster Games' Matt Lewis and World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing's 2023 Update 32:31

8M ago32:31

32:31

World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing has an all-new update for the 2023 season, and we've got Matt Lewis on from Monster Games to talk about it! We've also got some news on our 15th Anniversary celebration and all the latest eSports updates.By iRacing.com

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Episode 50 1/2: Firecracker 400 Special w/Landon Cassill and Parker Kligerman 30:57

9M ago30:57

30:57

It's an interview so timely that we skipped the other half of the show! eRacr's Parker Kligerman and Landon Cassill drop in to talk about this Wednesday's third running of the Firecracker 400, what it's like to put on one of the biggest independent sim races on iRacing, and how their real-world racing experiences have shaped it. Tune in July 26 at …

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Episode 50: Season 3 Build and Steve Myers on 15 Years of iRacing 55:10

10M ago55:10

55:10

It’s true—we’ve made 50 of these! But even more importantly, iRacing is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, so executive vice president Steve Myers returns to Downshift to reflect on the long, strange trip it’s been. We’ve also got the latest on 2023 Season 3, including new cars, new tracks, and the dirt refresh that has changed the game in…

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Episode 49: David Tucker and Springing Forward Towards the June Build 53:40

11M ago53:40

53:40

We're getting ready for 2023 Season 3 on a new iRacing Downshift! We've got some teasers on new content and series, including the all-new Ring Meister concept (stay tuned for more info on that) and continued updates on our console games and esports. This month's guest, David Tucker, is one of our most active company voices in the iRacing forums—and…

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Episode 48: Staff Racers, Console Games, and More 1:04:56

1y ago1:04:56

1:04:56

It’s a busy month in the world of iRacing, from enjoying the 2023 Season 2 content that dropped last month to announcements around our console games, World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing and ExoCross. This month’s interview panel features QA testers Mike Hinkle and Kevin Zhu, associate producer Kevin Iannarelli, and some guy you might have heard of named …

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Episode 47: 2023 Season 2 and Tony Kanaan 52:03

1y ago52:03

52:03

The iRacing Downshift makes its triumphant return after a month off with a look at 2023 Season 2, the three—excuse us, four—new cars and one new track that have joined the service, and a look at our world of esports and special events. Plus, racing legend Tony Kanaan joins the show to talk about his embrace of sim racing, becoming a team owner in b…

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Episode 46: The iRacing AI Team, 2023 Special Events, and More 52:03

1+ y ago52:03

52:03

We hit the ground running in the first iRacing Downshift of the new year as we look ahead to a full calendar of Special Events and series for 2023. This month's guests are our AI team of Nigel Pattinson, Alex Saunders, and Brent Foster, who talk about what sets iRacing AI apart, what to look out for in the future, and the very unique career that Br…

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Episode 45: 2023 Season 1 Build and Cisco Scaramuzza 53:33

1+ y ago53:33

53:33

It's the last iRacing Downshift of the year, and we've got plenty to talk about! We go through all the exciting developments in the 2023 Season 1 build and our active esports series, and Cisco Scaramuzza from our in-house broadcast team joins to talk about his role and share some favorite behind-the-scenes stories. Plus, Greg and Kevin resolve thei…

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Episode 44: Nim Cross, Tyler Hudson, and Thanksgiving 1:00:12

1+ y ago1:00:12

1:00:12

For those of you who come to iRacing Downshift for iRacing news: we've got Nim Cross and Tyler Hudson on to talk about stewarding, some exciting updates about our latest road racing content releases and updates, and of course, details on how you can save big on both new accounts and renewals for iRacing's Black Friday sale. For those of you who com…

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Episode 43: Monster Games' John Schneider and World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing 52:01

1+ y ago52:01

52:01

It's a busy time here at iRacing, highlighted by the release of our first-ever console title, World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing! John Schneider from Monster Games joins the show to talk about his career, how iRacing's acquisition of Monster contributed to the new title, and much more. We've also got multiple Special Events like our inaugural SCCA Runof…

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Episode 42: Steve Myers and 2022 Season 4! 1:02:45

1+ y ago1:02:45

1:02:45

We promised you we were back for real, and we meant it! iRacing Downshift returns with a look at all the fun new content and features in 2022 Season 4, before our executive vice president Steve Myers drops in to talk everything from the acquisitions of Monster Games and Orontes Games to working with executive producer Greg Hill in the Papyrus days.…

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Episode 30 - The Gang Scrapped Together an Episode 50:58

1+ y ago50:58

50:58

Watch on Spotify or Youtube: https://youtu.be/MzifuKal-ME - Parker and Josh kick it off with a celebration of Parker! Happy Birthday, Parker! - Parker and Josh discuss the biggest weekend in NASCAR history (potentially!) - AJ joins randomly around the 20-minute mark - The gang makes guesses about Kimi Räikkönen does on his (second) NASCAR debut - P…

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Episode 41: The Greg Hill Interview 53:49

1+ y ago53:49

53:49

The iRacing Downshift is BACK! The boys talk about what they've been up to on our extended break, but today's show is all about iRacing Senior VP and Executive Producer Greg Hill. This is the show to listen to if you want to learn about everything from track development in the virtual world to how rain is coming along... as well as some recent road…

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Episode 29 - The Gang Becomes Lawyers 1:17:27

1+ y ago1:17:27

1:17:27

Watch on Spotify or Youtube: https://youtu.be/7TZsdvVDIzk - We discuss our YouTube watching habits - Parker punched a German Shepard allegedly - AJ likes watching Kangaroos learn to box Jake Paul - The Gang discusses all the latest on-track happenings in F1, NASCAR and IndyCar - Contracts, Backstabs, and Tom-Foolery (we discuss it all!) - Josh and …

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Episode 28 - David in the house! 1:19:13

1+ y ago1:19:13

1:19:13

Watch on Spotify or Youtube: https://youtu.be/f7hnM8y4ftI - Parker gets replaced by David Schildhouse - David gets us up to speed on the weekend of auto racing - We discuss all the moves KFB might make - David makes the transition from sim racing to real-life racing and tells us all about it - We all dunk on the Chicago street circuit Join our Fant…

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Episode 27 - Literally a NASCAR Race Winning Podcast 1:08:28

2y ago1:08:28

1:08:28

Watch on Spotify or YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ne8Dq1V9lBs - Parker Wins a Race - What... did you expect us to discuss other stuff? - Okay maybe a little bit of other things - But Mostly - PARKER WON A NASCAR RACE Join our Fantasy leagues: NASCAR: https://eracr.gg/nascar-fantasy F1: https://eracr.gg/f1-fantasy Visit us on: Twitter: https://twitter.c…

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Episode 26: The Gang Gets Meaty 1:02:15

2y ago1:02:15

1:02:15

Watch on Spotify or YouTube: https://youtu.be/k0zcBpKy2qs - The Gang lets us in on their favorite steaks - Parker talks about his Mazda cup experience over the weekend - AJ followed Parker around all weekend like a stalker - At some point the gang finally discusses racing - Josh is upset about safety - Parker is less upset - Parker gets a phone cal…

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Episode 25: The Gang Wraps up Music City Weekend 47:56

2y ago47:56

47:56

Watch on Spotify or YouTube: https://youtu.be/XZ9KDbhUnkM - The gang shortly discusses Parker's new cup ride - Parker almost uses his new boxing skills on someone after the truck race - Parker breaks down the unfortunate weekend for Kaulig racing - The gang tries to talk about Cup, AJ & Josh forgot their homework - Parker talks about the controvers…

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Episode 24: The Gang Returns 31:52

2y ago31:52

31:52

Watch on Spotify or YouTube: https://youtu.be/1dizrNH6JJo - The Gang Returns from a three-week hiatus - We literally bounce around and talk about everything racing over the last three weeks, like a ping pong ball - We spend no more than 2 minutes per topic - Except eSkootr, cause... eSkootr. - No news happened at all during the hiatus, so we have n…

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Episode 23: The Gang Becomes Track Operators 54:56

2y ago54:56

54:56

Watch on Spotify or YouTube: https://youtu.be/0iprCEuL5D8 - Josh F1 experience at Spanish GP - Parker talks about Lime Rock Park - AJ talks about something - Josh says Mercedes is BACK - Parker talks about his F1 guest on In The Wall - Parker talks about his week in Indy - AJ asks what should happen to Texas Motor Speedway - Parker goes on a rant -…

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Episode 22 - The Gang Gets a Stage Win! 52:33

2y ago52:33

52:33

Watch on Spotify or YouTube: https://youtu.be/tnAQCrITlhs - AJ is the only one who prepared - First internationally recorded episode - We dive into Parker's impressive performance on Friday - Landon ruffles feathers, by doing... nothing - The week finally arrives, and we discuss the Miami GP for the final time - Parker is extremely passionate about…

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Episode 21: The Gang Fights for the Race Fans 1:01:09

2y ago1:01:09

1:01:09

Watch on Spotify or Youtube: https://youtu.be/l5Or1tf8gXI - Parker discusses his newfound fame - Josh shows off his new swag - The gang gets angry about Miami GP Part VIII - We dive into the F1 Waterboards - We team up for the optimal loose wheel penalty, self exploding cars - Parker still doubts the melon man's championship hopes - He also complai…

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Episode 20: Water Racing and Watermelons 59:41

2y ago59:41

59:41

Watch on Spotify or YouTube: https://youtu.be/xk_5iThZz_U - The gang divulges Josh's secret life - AJ Works Out - The gang breaks down F1s first Sprint Race of the Season - Rain (or lack thereof) caused F1 stewards to make a weird decision - The gang loses its mind - The gang is STILL upset about Miami GP prices - The gang's friend almost got a rea…

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Episode 19: The Gang is Reddit Famous 1:00:50

2y ago1:00:50

1:00:50

Watch on Spotify or Youtube: https://youtu.be/YGBj_KmQ9hs - The Gang Gets Dirt(y) - We celebrate another week of Josh's birthday - Parker confirms he'll do MNR full time, then makes excuses why he can't - Parker discusses why dirt is amazing and his truck race (P4!) - The Cup race stirs controversy - AJ and Josh have the single most boring argument…

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Episode 18: The Gang Goes Off Topic 1:03:12

2y ago1:03:12

1:03:12

Watch on Spotify or Youtube: https://youtu.be/J6eq4rkT2QY - Parker talks about himself - Josh celebrates his birthday for another week - The gang gets off-topic - Josh recaps the F1 race - AJ recaps the NASCAR races - Parker talks about himself, again - Parker gets weirdly technical again - AJ is drinking whiskey - Josh has multiple news topics and…

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Episode 17: The Gang Gets Into a Fight 1:07:53

2y ago1:07:53

1:07:53

Watch now on Spotify or Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbINhp3OpFM - The gang gets into an argument over when a winner should be interviewed - The intro is delayed due to this disagreement - Parker talks MotoGP (Cause he hosts it) - The gang talks about Richmond as a track, and another minor scuffle occurs - Parker discusses race strategi…

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Episode 16: The Gang Gets Back Together 1:07:01

2y ago1:07:01

1:07:01

Watch via Spotify or on Youtube: https://youtu.be/dZU4oxcLuDQ - Parker breaks news of his own - Josh explains the situation w/ F1 in Saudi Arabia - And he brings up a faux pas in the F2 race - We all breakdown the F1 race, and agree on something for once! - Parker talks his crazy weekend in Austin, Texas COTA - We all talk NASCAR & how awesome it w…

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Episode 15: The Gang goes Controversial 1:12:34

2y ago1:12:34

1:12:34

Watch on Spotify or Youtube: https://youtu.be/phKc3EFXQUs - Parker gets mad cause Josh skips his intro - AJ takes the lead and we chat about Bahrain - McLaren and Haas have traded spots, almost everyone's fantasy team suffers - Parker thinks F1 cars are slow - We talk all things Talla-lanta (New Atlanta), hot takes are had - Josh and Parker can't s…

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Episode 14: The Gang Loses a Parker, Finds a Garrett 1:17:46

2y ago1:17:46

1:17:46

Watch on Spotify or YouTube: https://youtu.be/PepyYS4K3Ks - Josh shows off his new ring light - Parker goes missing, as he is flying to Bahrain to try to steal an F1 seat - Discussions are had about the Phoenix weekend, no one remembers the ARCA race - Garrett spent 3 weeks driving a NextGen car - F1 gets talked about a lot, we pick our drivers for…

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Episode 13: The Gang goes Insightful 1:16:08

2y ago1:16:08

1:16:08

Watch on Spotify or YouTube: https://youtu.be/x11l9wVLc4Q - We start with F1 headlines regarding Haas driver and get it COMPLETELY wrong - AJ recaps the whole NASCAR Vegas weekend in 50 seconds - Parker talks about tires more, also doesn't realize his camera is out of focus 90% of the show - Josh dissects NASCARs caution issues and oddly tries to p…

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Episode 12: The gang goes historic... well Parker does. 1:06:50

2y ago1:06:50

1:06:50

Watch on Spotify or YouTube: https://youtu.be/4-ppulRTmfQ - No one shows up to start! - Parker talks about a flag - Josh doesn't like short practice - All three LOVED the Cup race at California - Parker is the only one who watched Indycar - AJ is happy - Parker tells one of his 84 racing historical factoids in the episode - AJ doesn't like somethin…

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Episode 11: The gangs gains a cup driver...again. Garrett Smithley! 1:13:17

2y ago1:13:17

1:13:17

Watch on Spotify or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XZIzXMoztNY - Garrett Smithley talks 2022 plans - Driving the next gen with no practice - How the Next Gen is allowing - Parker on why you should be able to learn a track in 2 laps...but maybe not a car - AJ is has a cold - Josh has questions, there is some answers - AJ now uses a wheel ("Temporarily…

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Episode 10: The Gang gains a Landon Cassill, Talks Daytona 500 48:07

2y ago48:07

48:07

Watch on Spotify or Youtube: https://youtu.be/c5NvFmPRZ2U - Landon joins the pod for the first time from Daytona. - Tells us about Daytona 500 practice - Next Gen new cars feelings - Things he noticed - Aj and Josh are so shocked by his arrival they go silent often - Our eNASCAR drivers join us to discuss the season opener at Daytona! - Collin Bowd…

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Episode 9: The Gang Gets Into a CLASH, Parker Returns! 1:02:47

2y ago1:02:47

1:02:47

Watch on Spotify or Youtube: https://youtu.be/9BDZr0ZLrd8 - Josh went to the LA CLASH & was literally begging to talk about it. We even had to stop him - AJ is blown away by Chick-Fil-A and angry at how a torch is lit - Parker explains two things that make him very excited about the Next Gen car and one thing he knows no one but him is talking abou…

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Episode 8: Blake "MrF4Speed" McCandless, Parker Goes Missing, and the Clash at the Coliseum 1:05:58

2y ago1:05:58

1:05:58

WATCH THIS EPISODE: https://youtu.be/epJGWCAyt2E - Parker takes the week off to go skiing in the mountains, cause the cold of the Daytona 24 wasn't enough! - Blake "MrF4Speed" McCandless attempts to take his seat, but Parker uses a standing desk - Rolex 24 is recapped, GT-D Pro is the best class of all time endurance racing - Parker calls in to tel…

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Episode 7: The Gang Goes Endurance Racing 1:02:13

2y ago1:02:13

1:02:13

WATCH THIS EPISODE: https://youtu.be/i8A4UjZMs0E - Nasboiiisss recap their 24-hour race with a new addition - Is the iRacing Daytona 24 hour the most participated in motorsport event in the world? - Parker brags about being fast and Dale Jr's friend. It's awful. - NASCAR testing at Phoenix - CRAZY Rolex 24 ROAR finish - DID YOU BUY THE DIP?????? - …

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Episode 6: Video killed the Radio Star 1:02:36

2y ago1:02:36

1:02:36

Our very first on video episode! (You can see the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RPuNOC7JmAA) - We discuss our post-Chili Bowl thoughts, Josh goes on a rant - AJ discusses how tires "interact" with the world (And other NASCAR NextGen Testing thoughts) - Parker is excited to stand on pit road for 24 hours (Rolex 24 Hour) - Parker is tryi…

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Episode 5: Travis "Moonhead" Brown, Comparing Almirola to a Quarterback, Josh as F1 Race Director Soon, Dakar Update, Chili Bowl 57:36

2+ y ago57:36

57:36

The Gang Goes Out of this World. Special Guest: Moonhead - Coliseum photo of the track - Almirola Retiring - Another ridiculous F1 headline - Dakar update - AJ IS WATCHING SUPERCROSS! - CHILI BOWL ( Know nothing about how this works) Guest Moonhead Topics - How he came up with the name - How MoonCar came about - What he PREFERS to be called - Where…

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Episode 4: Pro Drivers in Lower Divisions, Dakar Day 1 Update, eNASCAR Free Agency 46:14

2+ y ago46:14

46:14

The gang enters 2022. - Discussing big names in "lower" series (Kyle Busch) - Parker gives a Dakar 2022 update - Parker brings attention to the ridiculousness of F1 off-season headlines - AJ and Josh take a caller and discuss more U-Turns (without parker) - Parker still doesn't know what was discussed in this segment - Josh talks about another Josh…

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Episode 3: Parker Hosting the Dakar, NextGen Package, and U-Turns in Ohio 52:33

2+ y ago52:33

52:33

The gang closes out 2021 in the Motorsport world. - Discussing what NASCAR did well with off season testing and where Parker feels (from the beach) they were lacking - Josh & AJ learn about the Dakar rally from Parker (who host it on NBC again for the third time come Jan 2nd). Josh didn't listen to the dates - Josh questions AJ about U-Turns, Parke…

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Episode 2: The Gang Talks Motorsport Memory Lane 1:06:53

2+ y ago1:06:53

1:06:53

-Our first "live" audience on Discord had 6 people (we are huge) -A trip down memory lane - each of the gang discusses how they got into Motorsports/ Sim Racing -The biggest news topics ranging from sponsorship discussion to if F1 should limit some of their new content -The eNASCAR pro series sum up -We briefly discuss our thoughts on the Clash at …

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Episode 1: Breaking Down the Abu Dhabi GP and More! 47:43

2+ y ago47:43

47:43

Episode 1: The gang solves all of F1’s problems & big news topics in motorsports -Learn who the hell we are -AJ unveils his nickname for Max Verstappen -Josh talks rules and makes Parker fall asleep -Parker talks about why open wheel racing in Europe is so aggressive -The gang solves why F1 made the race control choices it did -Recap of the 2021 eR…

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Episode 40: James Vowles of Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team // 2022 Season 1 Preview 44:24

2+ y ago44:24

44:24

On the latest iRacing Downshift, Greg and Kevin welcome Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team Motorsport Strategy Director James Vowles to discuss bringing the Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E Performance to iRacing, how the team and iRacing have worked together to develop both the car and the sim itself, and the special format to the Tuesday night league he runs. We…

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Episode 39: 2021-22 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Preview Show! 57:23

2+ y ago57:23

57:23

The iRacing World of Outlaws NOS Energy Sprint Car World Championship is just days away, and we've got a new Downshift to preview the action with three-time defending champion Alex Bergeron and WoO Public Relations Manager Nick Graziano! Plus, find out more about our Black Friday deals, our Winter Derby, and much more.…

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Episode 38: Keegan Leahy, Mercedes, Phoenix, and More! 1:07:38

2+ y ago1:07:38

1:07:38

The latest iRacing Downshift is chock full of exciting updates, from an extended interview with 2021 eNASCAR champion Keegan Leahy to new content announcements like Mercedes-AMG F1 and Phoenix Raceway. Plus, find out where our staff has been racing, how our pro series have been going, and much more! Watch Kevin's pit stop: https://www.youtube.com/w…

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