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Radical SimRacing World Cup Finals This Sunday, Don't Miss It!



Hi All,

So iLounge Racing is a proud sponsor of the Radical SimRacing World Cup championship that comes to its conclusion with the Finals this Sunday 4th December with 2 races at Road America and Interlagos.

It has taken 2 months of weekly races to qualify for the Final which I am really excited to say that I will be part of the grid racing the No24 iLounge Racing Radical SR10, The grid will be mixed with the Pro and Am classes, I will be in the Pro class, I will be up against some of the best Sim Racers on the planet so I don't expect to do overly well but I am just happy to have made the grid, really can't wait till Sunday.

Please find the timetable below -

Radical SimRacing World Cup Finals - December 4th

Race 1: Road America

• 16:30 GMT - 35 Minutes Practice
• 17:05 GMT - 10 Minutes (4Laps) Lone Qualifier
• 17:15 GMT - Minutes Race

Race 2: Interlagos

• 17:35 GMT - 35 Minutes Practice
• 18:10 GMT - 10 Minutes (4 Laps) Lone Qualifier
• 18:20 GMT - 30 Minutes Race

Live on YouTube

Forget the football world cup, this is where the real action will be, if you love your motorsport but have never watched any sim racing please tune in as these are some of the best sim racers out there so it is destined to be action packed.

Both races will be broadcast live on YouTube with commentary from the best Sim Racing commentator out there, James Parfitt, please find the link below -

https://youtu.be/P3x0ZmKKbI8

Roll on Sunday, I really can't wait.

Cheers,

Paul.

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iLounge Racing Sim Install Pictures and Updates!

Hi Everyone,

I just wanted to share some of our install pictures from last year, 2022 certainly proved to be an interesting year, when we launched iLounge Racing early in 2022 I had no idea how it would perform, I knew when I was looking to buy my first proper sim in early 2020 I had so many questions and didn't know where to start so I thought starting a demo facility where we could help answer all those questions and offer a build, delivery and install service for the daunting world of sim racing seemed like a good idea but it was a proper punt, the good news is without any real advertising we hit the ground running installing several full systems all over the county with our partner 'Race Anywhere' so I'm delighted to say that the concept certainly seems to work.

I know there are alot of people out there that get a lot of satisfaction from building their own rigs but equally there are a lot of people that really wouldn't know where to start or just don't have the time to build and setup a full system but would like to enter the world of Sim Racing, I certainly know that feeling, so that is where we come in, we are not really here to sell individual parts, there are loads of companies out there doing that, our existence is mainly to advise on the best equipment for you then build and deliver the system to your house and to get you on track asap so that you know you have the best kit and finding the lap time is all down to you and putting plenty of practice in.

If you would like to come in to try our variety of sims or discuss any options please feel free to get in touch, it really isn't that daunting once you understand a few basics, being fast is another matter.

On with the install Pictures.

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Showing Our Jeff Gordon Nascar at the AutoSport Show!

Hi all,

It is a big year for Nascar this year with it being it's 75th Anniversary so it was great to get invited to show our 2012 Jeff Gordon Chevy Impala Nascar a the Autosport Show at the NEC as part of the celebrations, it was certainly busy and the car got plenty of attention, seems there are a lot of Nascar fans in the UK and rightly so as it is most definitely my favourite form of motorsport, not long now till the new season starts with the Daytona 500 in February.

I just wanted to share a few pictures and announce that over the next 2 weeks I will be in talks to start our own iRacing Nascar league so please watch this space and that is certainly going to be a lot of fun.

Cheers,

Paul.

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iLounge Racing Mini Open Day This Saturday 11th Feb, Meet Our Series Commentator James!

Hi All,

Just a quickie to say that we are going to be having a mini open day at iLounge Racing this Saturday 11th February so if you are into, or are thinking of getting into Sim Racing please feel free to come along, it will be held between 10am-4pm.

We will be having a special guest here for the day who many of you will have heard if you have watched any of our Radical races on Youtube that are Broadcast Thursday, Friday and Sunday evenings that we sponsor, James Parfitt, he really is a brilliant commentator who really adds another level to our dicing on track, please see below for a taste of last week's Radical Race Series race held on Thursday evenings, it really is a lot of fun and there was certainly a lot of great racing, if you'd like to join us please feel free to get in touch to find out how to join the grid.

https://www.youtube.com/live/w5VbJEB5LMQ?feature=share

RSVP

If you'd like to join us for the open day please fire a quick mail over to me at the below, the plan is to have all the sims up and running and also to add some type of competition probably a hotlap shootout competition which I'm sure won't get competitive at all.

paul@hifilounge.co.uk

Cheers,

Paul.

The man himself - Mr James Parfitt

[CageyH]

Track limits almost seem to be ignored in that linked video?
Does iRacing not pick up limits?

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Hi Kevin, yeah Red Bull ring is a sod for track limits, we have a limit of 15 off tracks then you get disqualified, you can see that with Dan Webster, he got disqualified from both races due to exceeding this.

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Mmmm, Questionable Behaviour At Our Sim Open Day!



Hi Everyone,

This is what happens when you let a load of sim racing guys lose that met on the internet, caption anyone?

Seriously though, it was so much fun at our iLounge open day where we all got to meet commentator James who commentates on our iRacing Radical races, he has just left his job to fulfill his dream of full time commentary, good luck mate, I have no doubt you’ll smash it.

Thanks to everyone who came from all over the country to make it such a fun day, look forward to seeing you all on track soon.

Please find a few pics, the idea of the blindfold was to try and guide the driver round with just directions which proved far harder than it sounded, great fun though.

Cheers,
Paul.

[struth]

absolute thuggery

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Great Racing at Oulton Park in the Radical SR10 Until....



Hi All,

It's been a while since I've posted a race video, to be honest the new Radical SR10 on iRacing had a bit of a troubled birth to say the least but over the last 2 season iRacing have worked hard and now I'm pleased to say it is a great car to drive and we are now getting some amazing racing so I thought I'd quickly post the Radical Race Series race from last week at Oulton Park as it is a great watch and I was having a pretty good race until....

For this season we have a new format of each meeting comprising of 2 races, a Sprint and a Feature with also a few rounds being an Endurance with a Pitstop which keeps things interesting, this season is coming to an end and it proving a really great battle for the championship this year, please find a link to the race below, race 1 is good but Race 2 was brilliant fun, if you don't have a lot of time just start at 49 mins for the race 2 fun and if you'd like to join us on the grid feel free to get in touch and I can explain how.

https://www.youtube.com/live/0BG4TjPAYQ0?feature=share

Enjoy,

Paul.

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Coffee Racer With Sony PS5 VR Now On Demo!

Hi All,

Really excited to announce that we now have the genius Coffer Racer on permanent demo and for fun we have partnered it up with Gran Turismo on the PS5 using the new Sony Virtual Reality headset, now I am used to much bigger setups than this but I have to say it is incredible fun.

So what is the Coffee Racer? well not everyone has a dedicated room they can give over to their simulator and not everyone will want a sim setup all the time taking over the living room, but what is important is that if you love your racing games you will never get the best from it with a joypad, you really need a wheel and pedal setup but if you go own that route you need a really sturdy platform to attach them too, enter the Coffee Racer, basically when your sim is not in use it is a small coffee table but the true genius is that when you take off the wooden table top then your steering wheels and pedals are inside all attached ready for use, all you have to do is pull up the steering wheel support, tighten the locking screws and you are ready to race, it couldn't be simpler so now there are no excuses for not having a proper sim setup.

Another great use of the Coffee Racer is for our customers who buy a high-end sim from us as inevitably their kids want to have a go on it but I know first hand that it takes ages to set your sim up to your preferences so if you had a Coffee Racer next to your sim then your kids can have their own sim setup and not muck up all your settings, that way everyone is happy.

Below is a great video from Chris Haye which shows how well made and just what a brilliant idea the Coffee Racer is -



So if you feel this is something that could work for you please feel free to come in to have a look and give it a spin, I know you will be impressed.

Please find some pictures below and a link to the Coffee Racer on our website -

https://iloungeracing.co.uk/product-...s/coffeeracer/

Cheers,

Paul.