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F-R Racing's Garage TalkErik's A Dad Again, FOX Buys into IndyCar and iRacing UpdatesAfter a week off, we're back with an all new Garage Talk! Erik fills us in on life with a 2nd child and how that adjustment has gone.Next, we jump into the big news of the week with FOX buying into Penske Entertainment (and ultimately IndyCar). Is it a good move for the series? What needs to happen to take advantage of this move?Next we jump in and discuss the racing at Iowa from ARCA all the way to the Cup Series. We also feature time discussing Alex Bowman constantly being on the...2025-08-0835 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkReturn From Summer Break, Max Verstappen RumorsWe are finally back from our summer break! Erik is (mostly) moved in to his new place in Florida and we catch up on what we missed the last few weeks. We also introduce a new segment, Florida Man vs Arizona Man.First, we check in with Erik and see how his move to Florida is going and discuss when we'll see his return back to league racing. As a result of Erik being in Florida and D.J. in Arizona, we introduce our new segment "Florida Man vs Arizona Man". In this week's story Erik talks...2025-07-0442 minF-R Racing's Garage Talk2026 F1 Schedule, F1 Vs Indy 500 TV Ratings, NASCAR StorylinesThis week's episode is kind of short because if you can't tell from the box behind him, Erik is moving from Michigan to Florida! He goes over what brought that up. We're also taking next week off since D.J. will be out of town and Erik is moving so its our "Summer Break".The bulk of the show today is dedicated to looking over the 2026 Formula 1 schedule and the big item of note is Monaco is moved to mid-June and F1 will be taking on last part of the Indianapolis 500 directly in television ratings. With Indy 500...2025-06-1334 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkGiveaway Announcement, NASCAR at Talladega, NASCAR Sponsorship IssuesOn this week's episode of F-R Racing's Garage Talk, we unveil the 2025 F-R Racing Anniversary giveaway! You'll want to stick around after the open to see what could be yours! After that, Erik opens a pack of trading cards from Parkside Cards. Parkside is a smaller trading card producer who is the exclusive supplier for IndyCar and the NWSL. Erik has gotten lucky in the past and ended up with an autographed card. Will he this time?Next, we move onto an issue brought up by Mike Joy last week on Kevin Harvick's show about...2025-05-021h 10F-R Racing's Garage TalkEriks Birthday Spectacular, IndyCar Testing, Magic The Gathering?Erik has officially crossed over the hill and reached 40 years old! On today's episode officially dubbed as Erik's Birthday Spectacular, we bring out our old friend Jeppson's Malört, discuss the IndyCar testing Internet issues, and somehow finish off the show talking about Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons and Dragons.First, We kick off the show with our old friend Jeppson's Malört as we celebrate Erik's birthday (spoiler alert, we never ended up doing the second shot) and look at famous people with the same birthday as Erik. We then spin off and talk ab...2025-04-251h 24F-R Racing's Garage TalkSeamlessly From Formula 1 To Napoleon DynamiteIf you watched the racing over the weekend you were left pretty bummed out. Bristol was a bust, Long Beach IndyCar was pretty boring, and Oscar Piastri ran away with the F1 race in Bahrain. The IMSA race at Long Beach was arguably the most compelling. Yet somehow we go way off course and spend probably more than half of our first ever marathon episode discussing everything else. If you decide to skip this episode, we don't blame you.We kick off the show discussing Kyle Larson's eye-opening comments about how he likes racing in the Xfinity...2025-04-181h 45F-R Racing's Garage TalkRed Bull Drama, Thermal Club Boredom, NASCAR at HomesteadOn this episode of F-R Racing's Garage Talk we kick off discussing the big news out of Red Bull that Liam Lawson is being demoted to Racing Bulls and replaced with Yuki Tsunoda after only two races. How bad of a PR move is this for Red Bull?Next, we discuss D.J.'s least favorite race on the IndyCar calendar, The Thermal Club. From the boring race to the power outage knocking the FOX broadcast offline, the poor ratings, and the Country Club race with limited attendance, why would they keep coming here?A...2025-03-281h 07F-R Racing's Garage TalkNASCAR In Vegas, F1 in Australia, Brainstorming a New iRacing LeagueOn this week's episode of F-R Racing's Garage Talk, Erik and D.J. start off going off topic looking at concerts and a surprise throwback name on the 2025 Lollapalooza schedule. Once they get back on topic, it was time to recap the NASCAR weekend in Las Vegas and the rainy chaos of the Formula 1 opening round in Australia. Is Kimi Antonelli the real deal?Next, we discuss our week in iRacing including D.J.'s unexpected return to the broadcast booth, Erik getting hosed by a software glitch, and the penalty flag that ruined Erik's Wednesday Night...2025-03-211h 27F-R Racing's Garage TalkNASCAR Inconsistencies, Carson Hocevar Makes Friends, IndyCar PreviewWe're back with another episode of Garage Talk! On this week's episode, we kick it off discussing NASCAR continuing to be inconsistent with those last lap yellows, Carson Hocevar having a line of drivers wanting to talk to him post-race, and the upcoming IndyCar Season.First off, we have to lead right into the show talking about the upcoming IndyCar season, FOX announcing the pit reporters for the broadcasts, and previewing the upcoming season. There just appears to be more hype and excitement leading into this season despite not many changes to the series itself....2025-02-281h 14F-R Racing's Garage TalkUsing a Thrustmaster T150 and 2025 NASCAR Championship 4 Predictions with Nick Warboy | Garage TalkErik and D.J. are joined this week by their Wednesday Night Dash teammate, Nick Warboy. Nick has been on the iRacing platform for a couple of years armed with his Thurstmaster T150 racing wheel and he shares his story along with some NASCAR Championship 4 predictions.First up, we introduce Nick Warboy to the audience and how he's had success on the iRacing platform still using his introductory Thurstmaster T150 racing wheel. He shares a story about how when the pedal set broke during a race at Martinsville and having to finish the race...2025-02-1449 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkBuilding a Sim Racing Team With John Miles of JM Motorsports, NASCAR Clash RecapOn this week's Garage Talk, we hang out with John Miles. John owns JM Motorsports, races with us on Wednesday Night Dash and other events. We talk to him about the process of building a sim racing team.First up, John is a college student at the University of Missouri so we discuss how does he balance iRacing with college and other activities. Side note: if Erik and D.J. had iRacing back in college, things probably would have not gone well. John goes into his process of how he built his team originally with his childhood...2025-02-071h 02F-R Racing's Garage TalkThe State of IndyCar with Sarah Offenbach (@offey_on_track)Erik and D.J. are joined this week by Sarah Offenbach (@offey_on_track) on Instagram. Sarah is a motorsports content creator and influencer who has focused primarily on the IndyCar Series the last few years.
As we've long promised, we finally sit down and look at the state of the IndyCar series. Why are they struggling with TV ratings? Why are a lot of general fans not familiar with the series drivers? How has the Roger Penske era of IndyCar really gone? Which current IndyCar driver sent her and her husband a congratulatory message for their...2024-11-151h 14F-R Racing's Garage TalkiRacing League Wrap-Up, Erik Gets Called Out, NASCAR Homestead FinishOn this week's episode of Garage Talk, we wrap up the 2024 Wednesday Night Dash iRacing season with a discussion of what went well and what we're looking to update next year. The new season kicks off on January 8th and registration will be open soon. We also unveil the Wednesday Night Dash Season 11 Next Gen schedule and iRacing Indy Racing World Series Season 5 schedule.
Erik's controversial take on stage racing gets called out as we debut our first-ever mailbag section of the show. After hearing the perspective of a younger audience member who likes stage racing and...2024-11-011h 12F-R Racing's Garage TalkErik's Malört Journey, iRacing IRWS Season Recap, NASCAR Playoffs ShakeupIn this week's episode, Erik brings out the bottle of Jeppson's Malört as he deals with that notorious aftertaste after a bad performance during the iRacing Indy Racing World Series season finale from Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Next up, we get right into the recap of NASCAR's visit to the newly redesigned Charlotte Roval. We discussed the design changes, whether the racing was any good, Parker Kligerman's almost win, and the brutal way he missed out on his first career Xfinity Series win over a NASCAR scoring controversy that didn't need to happen had they thrown the caution at t...2024-10-1839 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkMalört Returns, Bad Week of iRacing, Max Verstappen Swearing PenaltyOn this edition of F-R Racing's Garage Talk, our old friend, Jeppson's Malört returns to cap off a bad week of racing on the iRacing platform. We talk about our iRacing IndyCar series with D.J. doing play-by-play for the first time and Erik getting a black flag exiting the pits, ruining his night. We move on to the Wednesday Night Dash Xfinity Series and D.J. discusses his lap 1 wreck that ruined his night and Erik's struggles with iRacing blinking and other wrecks.
We move on and discuss Max Verstappen's fine and community service for swearing during t...2024-09-271h 04F-R Racing's Garage TalkFast Food, IndyCar Season, NASCAR, F1 RecapsOn this episode of F-R Racing's Garage Talk, D.J. discloses that last week's Weekend Recap show was his "Flu game" as he did it while having a 102-degree fever. In addition, we discuss fast food and Erik's surprising dislike for fast food in general, but we do get him to admit that there are certain foods he does enjoy.We do a quick recap of our iRacing league races (Long Beach on Tuesday, Indianapolis on Wednesday) and Erik gives his comments on the Indy 6-hour race from last Friday night where he and Lucas Puntarelli put together an...2024-09-2059 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkWeekend Recap - Great Finish at Watkins Glen, IndyCar Finale at Nashville, F1 Last Lap ChaosErik and D.J. look back at the NASCAR race at Watkins Glen, the IndyCar finale at Nashville, and the last-lap chaos of the F1 Race in Baku.
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Instagram...2024-09-1606 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkWND Rule Changes, NASCAR at Daytona, IndyCar at Portland, Max SandbaggingIn this week's episode of Garage Talk, we start by discussing the iRacing Wednesday Night Dash Xfinity Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. Rule changes were put in place. How did the changes hold up? Do we keep them moving forward? Erik also discusses his dramatic second-place finish during this week's iRacing Indy Racing World Series race from Michigan International Speedway.Moving onto the real racing side, we talk more about the NASCAR Playoff system, Harrison Burton's win, and Parker Retzlaff reportedly in trouble with Chevy for using his Camaro to push a Ford to victory. Plus IndyCar goes to...2024-08-3058 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkThe History of Wednesday Night Dash, Newgarden at Gateway, Rain at MichiganAs we are coming up on the three-year anniversary of the first time D.J. and Erik live-streamed racing on Wednesday Night, we go back and discuss the history of Wednesday Night Dash and how a goofy one-on-one race turned into a 22-car broadcasted league in its 10th season with hundreds of people tuning in to watch each week. Wednesday Night Dash also was responsible for our second league, the Indy Racing World Series. We talk about how Wednesday Night Dash and the iRacing agreement with IndyCar ending created that series.As we move on to real racing news...2024-08-2359 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkThe Week in iRacing, Austin Dillon PenaltiesOn the 101st episode of F-R Racing’s Garage Talk, we recap the week in iRacing, first with Erik’s technical troubles during the Indy Racing World Series race and D.J.’s shock second-place finish. During the season premiere of Wednesday Night Dash Erik and D.J., both were involved in wrecks and poor finishes. We break that down and look ahead to the rest of the schedule.
NASCAR penalized Austin Dillon and the team for their antics at the end of the Richmond race. We discuss the penalties and whether the “win and you’re in” system...2024-08-1944 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkWeekend Recap - Austin Dillon, What was That?Erik and D.J. weren't planning on recording tonight, but we had to talk about Austin Dillon and controversial win at Richmond Raceway.
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00:00:00 - Weekend Recap: Austin Dillon, Joey Logano, and Denny Hamlin's Wild Finish
00:02:39 - Playoff System Complaints and NASCAR Rules Discussion
00:04:50 - Penalties and Suspensions: What to Expect for Dillon's Team
00:07:15 - Upcoming Races: iRacing Indy Racing World Series and Wednesday Night Dash Xfinity Series
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Join our Discord and get involved in our leagues, community races, an...2024-08-1209 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkMazda MX-5 Cup Driver - Heather HadleyWe have officially made it to episode 100 of F-R Racing's Garage Talk and we are very excited today to spend episode 100 sitting down with one of the young talents in motorsport. Mazda MX-5 Cup driver, Heather Hadley joins D.J. and Erik (on the phone) to talk about her career so far and the steps her and her family took to get her where she is today.We talk about her beginnings with indoor karting, moving outdoors, and then to the US Legends Cars series. When she uprooted her life to go to college in North Carolina to get...2024-08-0941 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkYes, More F1 Drama, IndyCar on Peacock, Erik Visits The BrickyardOn the 99th episode of F-R Racing's Garage Talk, we discuss the latest drama in Formula 1 (again). It's funny how the soap opera that is Drive to Survive has really spilled over onto the track. Max is upset at his team, Lando is mad at his team, Carlos Sainz still doesn't have a job next year, you name it.
We briefly discuss the Toronto IndyCar race exclusively on Peacock and how they aren't publishing numbers for viewers because it's likely very low. We touch on a few highlights from the race and Honda's dominance.
Finally, we recap the return...2024-07-2654 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkWeekend Recap - Penske Sweep, IndyCar at Iowa and NASCAR at PoconoErik and D.J. are back and recap the Penske sweep. First with two wins at Iowa for IndyCar and Blaney at Pocono for NASCAR.
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Wednesday Night Dash is back! Tune in Wednesday at 10 pm ET for the Truck Series during spring and summer!
Behind Closed Doors is now the Indy Racing World Series! Races air LIVE on Stadium Scene TV on Tuesdays at 10 pm ET! A $10 broadcast fee gets you into the 10-race season. We'll pro-rate late entries.
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Instag...2024-07-1509 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkNASCAR Overtime, TV Streaming Struggles, Max Vs LandoOn this 4th of July week episode, Erik and D.J. take a look at the season-long F1 silly season the NASCAR Overtime process at Nashville, Joey Logano's fuel-saving masterclass, and Carson Hocevar's fine. We also talk about IndyCar's dismal ratings on Peacock and the continuing struggles of the oversaturated streaming market, and we close up talking about Max vs Lando.
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00:00:00 - Cold Open and NASCAR Updates
00:05:59 - IndyCar Driver Team Announcements
00:12:03 - Streaming Services Struggles and TV Deals
00:17:58 - NASCAR Fuel Strategy and Pit Stops
2024-07-0547 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkCatching Up From Vacation, Importance of Sponsors, NASCAR UpdatesErik and D.J. are back from summer vacation and have a lot to catch up on! We open the show discussing what's been going on in the world of NASCAR including Kyle Larson vs his spotter, Denny Hamlin being Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch's struggles in the Cup Series.
We also talk about some of our new sponsors (such as Frost Buddy) and going back to work with some of our older ones (Philips Hue and Tifosi Optics). The show closes out with a little bit of Formula 1 Silly Season and IndyCar at Laguna Seca talk.
2024-06-281h 00F-R Racing's Garage TalkWeekend Recap - F1 Rain in Montreal, Cautions at Road America and SonomaErik and D.J. briefly recap the rainy F1 race at Montreal, a caution filled IndyCar race at Road America, and early cautions at Sonoma for NASCAR.
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Wednesday Night Dash is back! Tune in Wednesday at 10 pm ET for the Truck Series during spring and summer!
Behind Closed Doors is now the Indy Racing World Series! Races air LIVE on Stadium Scene TV on Tuesdays at 10 pm ET! A $10 broadcast fee gets you into the 10-race season. We'll pro-rate late entries.
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...2024-06-1008 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkWeekend Recap - Detroit Grand Prix, NASCAR at GatewayErik and D.J. are back and discussing the chaos of the IndyCar Detroit Grand Prix and NASCAR's visit to St Louis.
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Wednesday Night Dash is back! Tune in Wednesday at 10 pm ET for the Truck Series during spring and summer!
Behind Closed Doors is now the Indy Racing World Series! Races air LIVE on Stadium Scene TV on Tuesdays at 10 pm ET! A $10 broadcast fee gets you into the 10-race season. We'll pro-rate late entries.
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...2024-06-0310 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkIndy 500 Recap, The Weather, NASCAR Controversy at CharlotteErik is back from the Indianapolis 500 and he has a lot to share with us! From the rain delay, to the race itself, and meeting up with Red Racer Books own Andy Amendola.
Erik also ended up running into a famous IndyCar reporter and a driver who participated in the 500 just by walking down the street. Who was it? Listen and find out.
We also spend time recapping that something of an event in Monaco, the controversy behind the rained out Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and Kyle Larson's battle against Mother Nature while attempting "...2024-05-3145 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkWeekend Recap - Indy 500 Qualifying, All Star Race FireworksErik and D.J. record a late night episode to give you a quick recap of Indy 500 qualifying and the fireworks after the NASCAR Cup Series All Star Race.
Be sure to enter our free giveaway for Tyler Reddick's 2023 Bristol Dirt right front fender! Visit https://frracingonline.com/contest for more info and to register.
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Behind Closed Doors is now the Indy Racing World Series! Races air LIVE on...2024-05-2008 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkFree Giveaway Announcement, Darlington Recap, Sonsio Grand Prix RecapMay means Indianapolis 500 month and the announcement of the F-R Racing anniversary giveaway! From now until June 30, 2024 you can enter our contest at frracingonline.com/contest to win a piece of Tyler Reddick's #45 SiriusXM right front fender used in the 2023 Bristol Dirt race. Get bonus entries by clicking the links on the entry form and follow us on various social media, streaming platforms, and subscribing to our podcast on Spotify!
Moving on, next we discuss the weekend at Darlington including Brad Keselowski snapping his two plus year winless streak and his teammate Chris Buescher's incident with Tyler...2024-05-1737 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkWeekend Recap - Erik Visits the Sonsio Grand Prix, Keselowski Wins at DarlingtonOn 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.
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Wednesday Night Dash is back! Tune in Wednesday at 10 pm ET for the Truck Series during spring and summer!
Behind Closed Doors is now the Indy Racing World Series! Races air LIVE on Stadium Scene TV on Tuesdays at 10 pm ET! A $10 broadcast fee gets you into the 10-race season. We'll pro-rate late entries.
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...2024-05-1307 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkNASCAR Silly Season Starts Now, Managing iRacing Leagues, Sonsio Grand PrixOn 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...2024-05-101h 00F-R Racing's Garage TalkWeekend Recap - Lando Norris first win, NASCAR Cup Series Finish at Kansas Feat D.J.'s KidsErik and D.J. (featuring cameos from D.J.'s daughters Heidi and Addison) discuss Lando Norris' big first win at the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix and the closest finish in NASCAR history at Kansas.
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Wednesday Night Dash is back! Tune in Wednesday at 10 pm ET for the Truck Series during spring and summer!
Behind Closed Doors is now the Indy Racing World Series! Races air LIVE on Stadium Scene TV on Tuesdays at 10 pm ET! A $10 broadcast fee gets you into the 10-race season. We'll pro-rate late entries.
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...2024-05-0607 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkWeekend Recap - A Mannequin Fell on the Track, NASCAR at The Monster MileErik and D.J. discuss the mannequin that fell on the track during the IndyCar race at Barber Motorsports Park and Denny Hamlin's cup series win at Dover.
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Wednesday Night Dash is back! Tune in Wednesday at 10pm ET for the Truck Series during spring and summer!
Behind Closed Doors is now the Indy Racing World Series! Races air LIVE on Stadium Scene TV Tuesdays at 10pm ET! A $10 broadcast fee gets you into the 10-race season. We'll pro-rate late entries.
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Facebook...2024-04-2907 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkAndy Amendola, Red Racer Books - The ABC's of IndyCar RacingWe have a special Monday episode of the show this week! Our friend Andy Amendola from Red Racer Books returns to the show to talk about his brand new book, "The ABCs of IndyCar Racing". Erik and D.J. had a small part of assisting Andy with terminology and some of the context in the book, so we kick off the show talking about that process.
Next we talk about how Andy connected with the IndyCar to become an officially licensed product. We discuss the process and how that quickly expanded the reach of the book.
Finally, we discuss A...2024-04-2246 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkWeekend Recap - NASCAR at Texas YEE HAW!Erik and D.J. are back with another episode of F-R Racing's Garage Talk Weekend Recap. Only NASCAR on the schedule this weekend, but we had a great run of races at Texas! We recap the weekend.
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Wednesday Night Dash is back! $40 for 10 races broadcasted with the rest of the cash outside of the broadcast fee thrown into the prize pool. We will pro-rate your entry for getting in late!
Behind Closed Doors is now the Indy Racing World Series! Races air LIVE on Stadium Scene TV Tuesdays at 10pm ET! A $10 broadcast fee gets you into the 10-race season. We'll pro-rate late entries.
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...2024-04-1507 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkWednesday Night Dash Recap, Tires at Bristol, Australian GP, Thermal Club, and COTA PreviewsErik is on the road this week and missed Wednesday Night Dash, but D.J. recaps how what started off as a promising evening at Kansas Speedway ended up in a big wreck and ended his chances at a top three season finish.
We also recap how the season went and congratulate back to back Cup Series champion, Colton Gardner on his dominating performance.Next we move on and discuss the tires at the NASCAR Bristol race last weekend. How did the drivers feel? Was that the best short track race NASCAR has had in a long...2024-03-2354 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkD.J.'s Phoenix Raceway Visit, Boring Racing, and More F1 Off Track DramaD.J. visited Phoenix Raceway last weekend for the spring Xfinity race, visited the garages, ran into Brad Keselowski, and saw Josh Berry's qualifying wreck up close. How was the overall experience? Watch and find out.
We move on and re-cap the weekend in racing, where the highlights were pretty limited outside of Ollie Bearman's impressive debut for Ferrari (and having to return to school on Monday). We also look into the fan's calls to move Championship weekend away from Phoenix Raceway, but what are reasonably the options to host a race in early to mid-November? We discuss.
Erik...2024-03-1657 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkiRacing in the Rain, F1 Drama, WND at Texas, and NASCAR at PhoenixWe have a packed show this week starting with the long awaited release of the iRacing Tempest weather system (rain). We ran a test session earlier in the week from Daytona in heavy rain to experience what the driving was like and came away very impressed. The reviews so far have been largely positive and we'll see how this impacts the endurance events moving forward.
Next we discuss Wednesday Night Dash visit to Texas Motor Speedway. Tire management played a major factor in the final results. D.J. talks about his "hug the line" strategy and braking into turn 1...2024-03-0946 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkThe ABC's Of IndyCar Racing Release, NASCAR in Atlanta, Indy week on iRacingWe're back with another episode of F-R Racing's Garage Talk! We're excited to announce that today our friend Andy Amendola has released a new book in the @redracerbooks9661 series, "The ABC's of IndyCar Racing". We talk a little bit about the book and our involvement in the writing of the book. We'll save the bulk of this discussion for when Andy appears on the show in a few weeks! Check out redracerbooks.com starting today to order your copy!
We move on and discuss the wild finish to the NASCAR Cup Series Race in Atlanta over the weekend with th...2024-03-0240 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkDaytona 500 Follow-Up, Protecting your IP, Indy Racing World Series DebutWe kick off the show this week re-visiting the end of the Daytona 500 and discussing the numerous accidents over the week in ARCA, Trucks, and Xfinity as well.
Next, we move on and show off our newly acquired registered trademark. In December of 2021, we submitted our initial filing to register the trademark and logo of F-R Racing. After a little over two years we have received our trademark. We recap the process briefly and talk about some of the delays and mistakes that were made in submitting the application to the USPTO.
Finally, we recap the week in iRacing...2024-02-2429 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkWeekend Recap - Daytona 500Welcome to the first of our five minute weekend recap shows! We're going to cover the big racing events from the weekend on your way to work in about five minutes!
Normally this episode would be released on Monday morning, but because of the rain outs in Daytona we postponed the debut until Tuesday!
In this week's recap, Erik and D.J. look back at the Daytona 500, the good, bad, and ugly. In Addition they comment on the large number of cautions in the truck race.
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Wednesday Night Dash is back! $40 for 10 races broadcasted with the...2024-02-2004 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkHamilton To Ferrari, Busch Clash, NASCAR Mexico, iRacing Session IssuesA lot of news in the world of Formula 1 starting with Lewis Hamilton's shock announcement that he's leaving Mercedes for Ferrari, and could Christian Horner be on his way out at Red Bull for his "conduct"? Time will tell. We discuss.
Next, we get into the mess of a weekend for the NASCAR Busch Clash including talking about NASCAR Mexico, the Ricky Bobby-esq numbers on the windshields, and the types of tracks the series races in. This is a series that often gets forgotten in the United States so we dug in a little bit to learn more.
Finally...2024-02-1042 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkAFSP 200 Charity Race Preview, WND at Talladega, and Daytona 24 RecapOn this week's episode of @frracingonline 's Garage Talk Garage Talk, Erik and D.J. recap the wild finish to Wednesday Night Dash at Talladega Superspeedway and the first dual podium for the team since fall of 2022.
Next we move on and recap the 2024 iRacing Daytona 24-hour race. F-R Racing had two entries into the event, a GTP car on Friday night's session and the LMP2 entry during the Saturday/Sunday session.
Finally, we discuss this weekend's AFSP 200 charity race where we hope to raise a minimum of $2500 for s*****e prevention. We had a...2024-01-2742 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkiRacing Daytona 24 preview with Tyler Vickery, Colton Gardner, and Hunter HughesWe have a very full house on today's episode of F-R Racing's Garage Talk! Erik and D.J. are joined by not only Wednesday Night Dash drivers, but F-R Racing Endurance Team members, Tyler Vickery, Colton Gardner, and Hunter Hughes (by phone). F-R Racing will be entering two teams into the iRacing Daytona 24 this year and we talk to the drivers about the upcoming weekend.
The primary team will be fielding an LMP2 entry and features Erik Richardson, Mark Vicars, Ian Miller, Hunter Hughes, and Tyler Vickery. The second entry is in the GTP class with Colton Gardner, Andrew...2024-01-2032 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkWND Returns, IndyCar returns to iRacing, Daytona 24 Preview, AFSP 200 Charity RaceHope your 2024 is starting off well! Erik, D.J. and Taka are back with the first new episode of 2024. We kick off the show by announcing that Taka has now become our Business Manager at F-R Racing. Taka has been working with us providing social media updates during Wednesday Night Dash and working behind the scenes to help grow F-R Racing to what it is today and he's ready to step in to help us take it to the next level!
Wednesday Night Dash is also back after the off-season and we couldn't have picked a more...2024-01-1358 minF-R Racing's Garage Talk2023 Season Finale, F1 Season Wrap, NASCAR's New TV DealNow that the Formula 1 season is done, it's time for us to take a little time off from the show, but we'll be back in early January! Erik and D.J. kick off today's show talking about the end of the Formula 1 season, how Max Verstappen's dominance will go down in the history book + TV ratings if he keeps it up, Alfa Romeo's brand out the door, and Monster Energy leaving Mercedes for McLaren.
After a little throwback 90s diecast talk throwing out names like the late Dick Trickle, Buckshot Jones, and others we get on to discussing the...2023-12-021h 08F-R Racing's Garage TalkNASCAR Championship Weekend Recap, Formula 1 at BrazilErik and D.J. kick off this all new episode with some trivia! Now that Kevin Harvick has retired, who are the five most experienced drivers (based on debut date) in the NASCAR Cup Series? Listen and find out!
First off, time to recap the entire championship weekend starting with the disaster of a Craftsman Truck Series race on Friday Night that resulted in several overtime restarts, Corey Heim seeking revenge on Carson Hocevar likely costing Grant Enfinger a title, and more.
Next, we move on and discuss D.J.'s trip to Phoenix Raceway...2023-11-1155 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkNASCAR Martinsville Recap, Phoenix Preview, Checo's bad day at the Mexico GPErik and D.J. are back with another episode of F-R Racing's Garage Talk! We kick off the show discussing the events at Martinsville from Ryan Blaney winning, to Richard Childress's No Good Very Bad Day. D.J. defends Sheldon Creed and his actions (his car "broke" during his "check-up" which has since resulted in a public apology from Andy Petree) and criticizes Petree for unprofessionally confronting Creed in public view followed by the unacceptable comments made by Richard Childress.
In the second half of the show, we split time previewing the upcoming weekend...2023-11-0454 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkiRacing Fun Races, F1 in Austin, NASCAR at HomesteadIn today's F-R Racing's Garage Talk, Erik and D.J. are joined by F-R Racing's Social Media Specialist, birthday boy, and newest Race Control guy, Taka Timmerman. The three talk about the Wednesday Night Dash end-of-year "fun race" where we thought it would be a good idea to mix Craftsman Truck Series Trucks on the same track as the old NASCAR Gen 4 cars at the old configuration of Atlanta Motor Speedway. The race ended up being a lot of fun and extremely challenging when it came to tire management. Despite the fact D.J. was the last truck standing...2023-10-281h 05F-R Racing's Garage TalkWND iRacing Season In Review, iRacing Improvements, NASCAR at Homestead and F1 in AustinErik and D.J. are back this week to close out the 2023 Wednesday Night Dash season with a year in review discussion of the ARCA league. We talk about the many lows and how one coaching session with iRacing ARCA Legend, Justin Yee turned D.J.'s season around and gave him a lot of confidence moving forward.
Before getting into that season, D.J. discusses why his current state as a hockey fan is "Arizona Coyotes Apologist" and why he is on board with why they should remain in the Phoenix market and can be successful...2023-10-2155 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkiRacing Petit Le Mans Recap, Driving The Dallara IR-18, And F1 Hot WeatherA big week for iRacing content on this week's F-R Racing's Garage Talk! We kick off the show by recapping the iRacing Petit Le Mans 10-hour endurance race from Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta in the LMP2 class. Erik recaps his 2.5-hour racing stint and the challenges of remaining focused during that time. We talk about great runs from Ian Miller (who led our first-ever endurance laps), Hunter Hughes (who was wrecked by a weaving LMP2 car), and Mark Vicars closing out the late stint with a strong run chasing down and almost catching a car that started the stint...2023-10-1447 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkPreviewing the iRacing Petit Le Mans, NASCAR at TalladegaErik and D.J. are airing this episode at an earlier time this week due to the iRacing Petit Le Mans starting at 6:30pm eastern time on Stadium Scene TV. The live broadcast will run from 6:30pm to 4:30 am (as long as the team is still in the race. We spend a bulk of the time talking about the event, competing in the LMP2 class for the first time, and what to expect having to deal with the slower GT3 class of cars.
We close out the show talking about the NASCAR weekend in Talladega, Kevin Harvick's...2023-10-0651 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkiRacing at Nashville Superspeedway, F1 at Suzuka, NASCAR at TexasThank you once again for tuning into F-R Racing's Garage Talk! In this week's episode we recap the week in our iRacing Leagues, first with the Behind Closed Doors IR-18 IndyCar league heading to Belle Isle, Erik's 2nd place finish, and D.J.'s even more shocking 3rd place finish. Next we move onto discuss Wednesday Night Dash (on @Stadiumscene ) with a trip to Nashville Superspeedway. Erik had a rough night first with his car "blinking" due to Internet issues, followed by a wreck. The surprising story of the night is D.J.'s 4th place finish including chasing do...2023-09-3059 minF-R Racing's Garage Talk"I beat your favorite driver. All of them.", F1 at Singapore Finish, iRacing Lessons LearnedThank you again for listening to F-R Racing's Garage Talk! This week we start out talking about the Bristol night race and how Denny Hamlin has taken on the role of "NASCAR Villain" this season. It's clear he's enjoying and embracing the role with this "I beat your favorite driver. All of them." line.
Next, we briefly touch on the world of IndyCar now that the offseason is underway and how most of the driver field is set for next year. We spend time talking Formula 1 and the "rare struggles" for Red Bull with both cars missing...2023-09-231h 02F-R Racing's Garage TalkThe Week in iRacing, Formula 1 Talk, Ryan Preece's Wreck, Motorsport Games FinancialsThank you again for tuning into F-R Racing's Garage Talk with more than 3500 listeners strong! Please hit the subscribe button on your favorite podcast platform. We really appreciate your support!
We're back and we're talking about the week in iRacing, first with Behind Closed Doors at Chicagoland Speedway followed by Wednesday Night Dash at Michigan International Speedway. Two completely different results for D.J. and Erik almost pulled off two podiums this week. We talk about fuel mileage in the IndyCar and tire wear in the ARCA car.
Moving on before getting to the IndyCar...2023-09-021h 01F-R Racing's Garage TalkTalking Racing Movies, IndyCar Silly Season, iRacing Road CoursesErik and D.J. are back this week and we kick off the episode by talking about the week in iRacing, first D.J.'s (brief) surprise appearance on Tuesday's Behind Closed Doors series at his arch-enemy track of Laguna Seca and then the struggles we both had on Wednesday Night Dash at Watkins Glen. There's a lot to discuss and review after a bad week.
Next, we move on and discuss IndyCar silly season with the announcement of Marcus Ericsson moving to Andretti, where David Malukas will end up, and other driver shifts for all teams...2023-08-2651 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkIndyCar and NASCAR at Indianapolis, iRacing League Racing, Indy Oval DiscussionErik and D.J. are back this week with an all new episode of F-R Racing's Garage Talk! In this week's episode we talk about week 2 of the iRacing Behind Closed Doors Dallara IR-18 Series and D.J. making an appearance during the Iowa Speedway race. We talk about Erik's dominant day, D.J.'s podium despite his mediocre day, and we talk turn 3 and 4 strategy.
Next, we move on and talk about Michael McDowell's big win in the NASCAR race, Scott Dixon's win and Graham Rahal almost catching him, and the struggle of International Drivers (outside of SVG...2023-08-1954 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkiRacing at Dover, Michigan International Speedway Trip, Indy WeekendErik and D.J. are back with another episode of F-R Racing's Garage Talk! In this week's episode, we talk about our experiences this week with Wednesday Night Dash on @Stadiumscene from Dover Motor Speedway. Erik and D.J. had completely opposite experiences. Erik also recaps the first week of the Behind Closed Doors IR-18 iRacing series.
Next Erik shares his experience with visiting Michigan International Speedway and how horrendous the parking experience is. We talk about the race, Tyler Reddick's radio profanity, and Chris Buescher winning again.
We close out the show talking about Indianapolis weekend featuring a tr...2023-08-1233 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkiRacing ARCA at Charlotte, NASCAR at Richmond and Road America, AFSP 200 Charity RaceErik and D.J. are back and talking about why D.J. missed Wednesday Night Dash (spoiler: parenting) and Erik's rough night and run-in with not one, but two black flags. We talk about Colton Gardner's big win racing in memory of his father who passed away recently and talk a little about the upcoming race at Dover next week.
We also briefly discuss the Behind Closed Doors season that starts on Tuesday, August 8th. See below for a link to sign up for our free Dallara IR-18 iRacing league.
Next, we move on and talk about the Max...2023-08-0541 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkErik goes to Iowa Speedway, Wednesday Night Dash iRacing RecapErik is back from Newton, Iowa and he has a lot of stories to share about his experience at Iowa Speedway. We talk about how he acquired one of the official event signs, his experience at Hy-Vee the big sponsor of the event, the race itself, a surprise heavy rain storm, and the Kenny Chesney and Carrie Underwood concerts at the event.
Next, we move on and talk a little Formula 1 and Denny Hamlin's "moves" at Pocono. Were they dirty? Was it a crafty veteran move? We discuss.
We also get off-topic and talk about...2023-07-2958 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkiRacing Intentional Wrecking, Wednesday Night Dash Preview, IndyCar at IowaErik and D.J. are back and talk about the Wednesday Night Dash exhibition race at Auto Club Speedway and hype the upcoming season in the ARCA Menards cars (see below for a link to join the league). We also unveil the new play-by-play announcer and it's someone you already know if you've ever watched Wednesday Night Dash!
During the segment, we talk about Erik having to protest someone on iRacing for the very first time and we discuss what on earth drives someone to pay money to come onto a service like iRacing or any other...2023-07-2243 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkChanges in F1, IMS Museum, IndyCar on Peacock, NASCAR in ATLErik and D.J. are back with a lot to talk about this week! Formula 1 has a familiar face returning to the grid after a driver was unceremoniously fired after ten races. We talk about McLaren's significant improvement, Alex Albon overachieving at Williams, and why does Checo keep having bad qualification runs? Is he being sabotaged by his crew? Put on your tin foil hats!
Next, we talk about IndyCar going Peacock only once again for the Toronto race and if that's really even a good idea. NASCAR at Chicago had a "great" showing on Peacock, but...2023-07-1558 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkF-R Racing's Two Year Anniversary Special and Chicago Street Race PreviewD.J. is back from vacation and we have a lot of milestones to celebrate (hence the long episode). First, this week is the two-year anniversary of the formation of F-R Racing, LLC. We're celebrating breaking 1000 Instagram followers and having a big surge on TikTok.
Next, we're celebrating a successful completion of the Behind Closed Doors IR-18 series featuring an Erik win at Las Vegas, Erik clinching the championship, and D.J. walking in and racing to a 3rd place finish only 0.063 behind Erik! Finally, this is episode 50 of F-R Racing's Garage Talk! We celebrate the only...2023-07-011h 17F-R Racing's Garage TalkD.J. on Vacation, Formula 1 in Canada, IndyCar at Road America, WND Recap w/ Taka TimmermanD.J. is out of town this week and F-R Racing Social Media Specialist, Taka Timmerman fills in for him. Erik and Taka start off the episode talking about Max Verstappen winning once again over the weekend in Canada and they discuss Road America and the interesting weekend there for IndyCar.
The episode is closed out with a recap of the Wednesday Night Dash GT3 league season. Congratulations to Mark Vicars as he locks in the season championship! Wednesday Night Dash returns July 26th in the ARCA Menards series cars. Registration is open now!2023-06-2422 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkiRacing Rudskogen Motorsenter, 2023 Le Mans, Garage 56, NASCAR at SonomaErik and D.J. are back with another all-new episode of Garage Talk! In this week's episode, we kick off the discussion about our Wednesday Night Dash league at iRacing Rudskogen Motorsenter. The GT3 cars have been a challenge for our inexperienced driving and we agree that we can't wait for this season to end. We get into the discussion of the changes to the ARCA Menards series car in iRacing and how that will impact the racing style.
Next, we talk about Le Mans and the confusion with the fact it actually is on Hulu. Then...2023-06-1739 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkNASCAR at Gateway, IndyCar in Detroit, F1 in Barcelona, and 2023 iRacing Season 3 Big UpdateErik and D.J. are back with a new episode. There were some interesting moments with NASCAR at Gateway and F1 in Barcelona (like a double podium for Mercedes), but probably the most interesting part of the weekend was racing in Detroit. Both IMSA and IndyCar returned to the streets of Detroit and the results were very mixed. One thing was obvious the course was strategically placed so you could see the big GM logo on the Renaissance Center.
We spend the second half of the show talking about iRacing's new update including the heavily anticipated release...2023-06-1033 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkIndy 500 Recap, Rain in Charlotte, iRacing GT3 StrugglesTaka is back from Japan and joins Erik and D.J. for an all-new episode of F-R Racing's Garage Talk! We spend the bulk of the time this week breaking down the Garage Talk LIVE Raceday from over the weekend, first with a brief recap of the Monaco Grand Prix. We move on to the Indianapolis 500.
During that discussion, we talk about how the first half of the race was pretty uneventful outside of Graham Rahal's car not firing. After Sting Ray Robb crashed out, things got crazy with three red flags and a controversial ending where...2023-06-0350 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkGMR Grand Prix, Ross Chastain, The Return to North WilkesboroWe kick off this week's show by discussing Erik's trip to the GMR Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The discussion spins off to talking about being caught in rain storms at the motor speedway, hiding under the metal bleachers, and how looking back on that doesn't look like the smartest place to hide from a thunderstorm. We get back on the discussion again on does IndyCar need more ovals on the schedule. If so, how can they do it safely and keep the racing entertaining?
We next move on and discuss Ross Chastain and the controversy...2023-05-2054 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkErik's Going to Indy, A Free Giveaway, and the AFSP 200 Charity RaceErik is back home again in Indiana this week as he prepares to head down to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the GMR Grand Prix. Before we discuss the race and the events going on in Indianapolis during the month of May (Indy Mini Marathon, parade, etc) we talk briefly about Wednesday Night Dash GT3 iRacing series at Watkins Glen International. Erik was not in attendance, but D.J. had an ok night (compared to previous weeks) and both discuss getting ready for Laguna Seca.
Next, we talk about the Ricky Stenhouse Jr signed 1/24 diecast that we're...2023-05-1335 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkiRacing GT3 at Road Atlanta, Talladega, and Significant Other Challenge UpdateErik and D.J. recorded this episode after completing the Wednesday Night Dash iRacing GT3 league at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. It was a tough night for both drivers, but it went much better than Lime Rock Park! Hear the breakdown of what we've learned so far driving in a GT3 series.
Next, we move on and talk about NASCAR and the weekend at Talladega. The wild ending, Kyle Larson's roll cage falling apart, incidents in the Xfinity series, and the truck race on Saturday morning. We do our review of the NASCAR Top 75 drivers including the most recent...2023-04-3042 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkWND Recap, Martinsville, IndyCar at Long Beach, and Significant Other Challenge!Erik and D.J. return this week and recap the season premiere of Wednesday Night Dash iRacing league, the challenges of switching from NASCAR to GT3 racing, and our race struggles. In addition, we talk about some strategies to get back to the basics of road racing down to the Toyota GR86 and the Mazda MX-5 cup.
In the second part of the show, we talk about the NASCAR weekend at Martinsville, the Craftsman Truck Series running on wet/rain tires, and a boring stage three. We move over to Long Beach to talk about the IndyCar...2023-04-2251 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkiRacing GT3 League, NASCAR on Dirt and Performing in Vegas?Erik and D.J. just finished the Wednesday Night Dash GT3 Sprint Series recruiting race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and there's a lot to talk about with this drastic shift in the WND schedule. D.J. talks about the event being his first league-type race (not counting the Daytona end-of-season race last year) and Erik's struggles with going from a primary oval car over to the GT3 class. We also discuss our car picks for the season and things to work on as the season progresses.
We move on and talk about the week in Motorsports with...2023-04-1540 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkNASCAR Stage Racing, IndyCar in Texas, and Formula 1 Australian ChaosOn this week's episode of F-R Racing's Garage Talk, we talk about the Richmond NASCAR Cup Series race and generally how boring it was for the most part. The conversation expands into whether Stage Racing is even necessary and is the races are too long for our short attention span society?
Next, we move on and talk about the IndyCar race in Texas and how the use of the upper racing line added excitement not seen at that track in many years. Did Jimmie Johnson help inspire IndyCar drivers to make oval racing better because of his...2023-04-0849 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkPenalties, Articles Aging Poorly, and GT LIVE Raceday!Erik is on the road this week coming to you from Gulf Shores, Alabama as we discuss the week in NASCAR including penalties, Daniel Suarez's retaliation at COTA, was the announcers' was booth too crowded, and too many green-white checkers at COTA. D.J. also pulls out a copy of January 2023's Racecar Engineering to show how poorly the article about McLaren's F1 team has aged already, and how Fred Vassur gave an interview about the progress made at Alfa Romero only to bolt to Ferrari likely days after the interview was conducted putting the magazine into an awkward...2023-04-0144 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkHanging with Colton Gardner - WND Season 5 ChampionErik and D.J. are joined by Wednesday Night Dash Season 5 Champion, Colton Gardner. Colton was the winner of Season 5 of Wednesday Night Dash in the NASCAR Next Gen Cup Series cars. We talk to Colton about the season, his preparation, and his success late in the season after a big accident in Atlanta. We also go further into the infamous extra caution flag thrown at Darlington Raceway earlier in the season.
In part two we talk about the weekend in motorsports starting with NASCAR and Denny Hamlin's accidental encounter with Brad Keselowski at the port-o-potty, Joey...2023-03-2535 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkWND iRacing Atlanta Recap and NASCAR Top 75 Drivers DiscussionErik and D.J. both had bad nights at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Erik discusses his lousy start followed by a black flag and D.J. who was running well had a PC crash during the race. Hear the details and some of the technical issues with his computer that D.J. is troubleshooting. You might learn something to avoid that same problem.
We talk about the end of Auto Club Speedway as we know it, review the Top 50 drivers from NASCAR's 50th-anniversary celebration in 1998 and discuss what 25 drivers will be added to the list for the top 75 dr...2023-03-0433 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkDaytona 500 Recap and Wednesday Night Dash at iRacing Chicago Street CircuitErik and D.J. are back after a week off and joined by F-R Racing Social Media guy, Taka Timmerman. We initially start to talk about the Wednesday Night Dash iRacing Chicago Street Circuit visit, but get back on topic and recap the Daytona 500, Ricky Stenhouse Jr's first win since 2017, his post-race Waffle House trip, and some obscure winners of the 500 over the years.
We actually recorded this immediately after the completion of the Wednesday Night Dash iRacing Chicago Street Circuit race presented by The Merch Booth Podcast. Running a NASCAR Next Gen car on a city st...2023-02-2531 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkRolex 24 Recap and Busch Light Clash PreviewNo Wednesday Night Dash this week, but we are talking Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum and recapping the Rolex 24! D.J. and Erik recap watching the Rolex 24 at Daytona and recap the highlights of the event, the colder weather at night time, and some of the participating drivers in the event.
In the second half, we talk about the Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum for NASCAR this weekend and discuss the logistics of the event when you need to send the haulers to Daytona immediately afterward and will the race be any better this year n...2023-02-0428 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkWND Darlington Raceway and iRacing Daytona 24 RecapErik and D.J. recorded this episode after completing Wednesday Night Dash on January 25, 2023, at Darlington Raceway. From technical problems with iRacing, a big crash at the green flag, and a questionable DQ by the service, there is a lot to unpack from this race.
Next, we recap the iRacing Daytona 24 event from last weekend. Erik led the team and D.J. led the 24 hour live stream available for replay over on Stadium Scene TV. Erik talks about the challenges of driving, having to leave for about 10 hours during the beginning of the event and the overall lack...2023-01-2824 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkWednesday Night Dash Recap, iRacing Daytona 24 Hour Race PreviewErik and D.J. are back this week recapping the first two weeks of Wednesday Night Dash iRacing Series and breaking down Erik's two wins so far. In addition to what we look at that went right, we look at what's going wrong with D.J. so far this season. We talk about D.J.'s poor tire strategy that cost him at Michigan and while he generally avoided the big mess of wrecks at Talladega, his poor starts on the green flag put him out in no man's land and cost him a podium spot.
In the...2023-01-2136 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkInterview with WND Champion Tyler Vickery from New Smyrna SpeedwayWe know Wednesday Night Dash debuted this week, but instead, we're airing a special edition of F-R Racing's Garage Talk where we are joined by the Wednesday Night Dash Season 4 champion, Tyler Vickery. This episode is extra special because Tyler is coming to us from New Smyrna Speedway, which doesn't mean a whole lot for a podcast, so check out the video on YouTube as he shows us some of the track while we talk to him about short track racing, his experience with the short track, and learning more about how important the track is to the community.2023-01-1454 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkEmergency Podcast - iRacing IndyCar Licensing ControversyThis was supposed to be an end-of-the-year highlights show, but the surprise notice that iRacing lost its IndyCar Licensing as of January 1, 2023, needed to be discussed. Erik and D.J. call the emergency podcast to discuss what it means for the future of the NTT IndyCar Series in iRacing, how the licensing impacts the schedule, future updating, and a shock update to the next season of Wednesday Night Dash.
Finally, we bring back up the often discussed lack of marketing in the IndyCar series and what happens to the series in the future as it slips further an...2022-12-2444 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkIndyCar Marketing Change and iRacing Technical IssuesD.J. and Erik start the episode with some breaking news about the IndyCar Marketing lead on the way out! It leads to an unplanned extended discussion about the marketing struggles with the IndyCar series and the declining popularity of the sport, despite the fact that the series runs one of the strongest fields in recent memory.
Next, we move on and review our iRacing Class C IndyCar Series at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. D.J. discusses technical problems with his brakes and Erik discusses his Andretti curse. The rest of the time D.J. reviews the mistakes he m...2022-12-0340 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkDrama at Interlagos and testing iRacing Xfinity Series CarsErik and D.J. tested the iRacing Xfinity cars at Las Vegas Motor Speedway last weekend with the replay over at Twitch or YouTube. First, they discuss the drama from last weekend's Formula 1 race at Interlagos. There was drama between Kevin Magnussen & Daniel Ricciardo, Charles LeClerc and Lando Norris, Max and Lewis, and Max and Checo?! Mercedes is the big winner with George Russell getting his first win.
In the second half of the episode, we pull up the film and talk about our first test of iRacing Xfinity Series cars and review the numerous mistakes we mad...2022-11-1928 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkRoss Chastain's Wall Ride, F1 Snoozer in Mexico, and Wednesday Night Dash 2022 Season Wrap UpErik and D.J. had a bad finish to the 2022 Wednesday Night Dash season, but they're proud of what they accomplished and talk about the people they met and things they learned about running an iRacing league. We recap our struggles at The Milwaukee Mile, talk about where we go next in January, and pitch recruiting more drivers for next season.
We of course have to move on to the biggest NASCAR story in a long time, Ty Gibbs wrecking his teammate and knocking him out of the Xfinity playoffs. Just kidding. I think we've all seen the...2022-11-0430 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkTim Cook, F1 Flag Wave and iRacing Iowa Speedway WND ResultsErik and D.J. are back talking about the Wednesday Night Dash event at iRacing Iowa Speedway. Both drivers had an off night but due to some luck they walked away from Iowa with a 4th (Erik) and a 5th (D.J.) place finish! It's the Halloween episode of the show and D.J. talks about why he's dressed up as Ryder from Paw Patrol (hint: his kids picked the costume) and Erik talks about playing the role of Colorado Avalanche Captain, Gabriel Landeskog.
Erik was away all weekend and missed the Formula 1 and NASCAR action, but we...2022-10-2835 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkD.J. Missed Wednesday Night Dash?!Erik and D.J. are back and we're talking about why D.J. didn't show up to Wednesday Night Dash at Michigan International Speedway this week. We break down the race and Erik’s strong first half, but struggles during the second half. In addition, we also talk about Bubba Wallace’s Las Vegas incident and suspension, the rest of the playoffs, and this weekend’s US Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas.
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Don't forget to check out Wednesday Night Dash live at 10:15 pm easter...2022-10-2138 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkTalladega Racing, Formula 1 in Singapore, and Speculating on Las Vegas Grand Prix Ticket PricesErik and D.J. are back this week with a special announcement about next week's Wednesday Night Dash ARCA league race! Since there was no Wednesday Night Dash race to break down, we skip right to talking about last week's NASCAR racing at Talladega from Truck, Xfinity, and Cup Series! We talk about the Singapore Formula 1 race and the late/early start of this week's race in Japan. Before ending the show we talk briefly about speculation of what the "general admission" tickets to the Las Vegas Grand Prix will cost and then close out by briefly talking completely off...2022-10-0824 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkDual Podium Finish at Talladega on Wednesday Night DashErik and D.J. (along with Taka) had a completely different plan coming into this week's episode, but that was thrown out the window because we spend the entire episode breaking down the amazing race during this week's Wednesday Night Dash ARCA iRacing League. Spoiler Alert: Erik finished P1 (by 0.003 seconds) and D.J. finished P3 (by 0.055 seconds). It's the first dual podium finish for F-R Racing in the Wednesday Night Dash since the series moved to Stadium Scene TV. We open the show celebrating with some shots of Jeppson's Malört.
We look at the last few...2022-10-0129 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkOne Year Anniversary of Wednesday Night DashCan you believe we've been streaming for a year? Our stream was originally inspired by the iRacing Dallara Dash series, but using different cars has gone from Erik and D.J. racing by themselves each week to a league with 15 drivers, broadcasted on Stadium Scene TV, and a prize purse. For this episode, we start off with the race recap of the Wednesday Night Dash iRacing League ARCA series at Mid Ohio Sports Car Course and the bad night for Team F-R Racing.
We briefly look ahead to next week's race at Talladega before moving on to dis...2022-09-2435 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkiRacing ARCA Livery Change, NASCAR, WND iRacing League ReturnErik and D.J. are back this week discussing the iRacing ARCA livery update, the world of NASCAR at Darlington Raceway, Scott McLaughlin's dominant day at Portland in the IndyCar Series, and Max Verstappen's win at Zandvoort (where have we heard that before?).
We move on and discuss in more detail our switch to the ARCA Menards series car for this season of Wednesday Night Dash on Stadium Scene TV and how different the car drives compared to the NASCAR Next Gen car and the Camping World Truck. We also get into detail about the iRacing 2022 Season 4 u...2022-09-1029 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkGT3 Endurance Race and Wednesday Night Dash iRacing League Races PreviewErik and D.J. are back and discussing the Wednesday Night Dash iRacing League Races (ARCA series) that start on September 7th, but first, we talk about the first entry into the GT3 Endurance Series three-hour race at Mid Ohio Sports Car Course and the technical and performance issues on the track that plagued the team. Between the Internet issues for one driver, and Erik being rammed off the track by another driver with ten minutes left in the session it was a good learning day. Erik's "Dukes of Hazzard" moment had a big following on Instagram as our se...2022-09-0321 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkiRacing GT3 Series Announcement with WND Drivers Mark Vicars and Hunter HughesErik is mostly moved into his new house, but he's missed all the action on TV! D.J. had to fill him in on the NASCAR weekend at Watkins Glen and David Malukas and his amazing run at St Louis on Saturday night. The conversation turns to how David Malukas is an amazing talent and will be the future of IndyCar for a long time. We break down how IndyCar can get back to its roots with driver outreach to the community. David, if you're reading this, we'd love to have you on the show after the season is ove...2022-08-2718 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkWND Season Wrap Up & ARCA iRacing Season PreviewWe're back after an unexpected week off! Erik has big news to share about his family! Next, we move in and briefly talk about the drama with F1 contracts during the off weeks, move on and talk about Kevin Harvick snapping his race winless streak, and Scott Dixon winning in Nashville. The discussion shifts to reviewing the last race of the Wednesday Night Dash Truck Series season, discussing the final race at Phoenix Raceway, and finally previewing the upcoming ARCA season which starts on September 7th!
We're hosting free recruiting races on Wednesday nights at 10 pm eastern (ou...2022-08-1322 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkJeppson's Malort and iRacing at BristolWe're back with episode 8 of F-R Racing's Garage Talk! In this episode, Erik and D.J. talk about Ferrari's rough day in France, the on-track (Hamlin vs Chastain) and off-track (Hamlin/Kyle Busch DQs, drama at Pocono, and Jimmie Johnson driving an IndyCar like a stock car at Iowa Speedway during our segment discussing real racing. We get into a brief discussion about NASCAR's marketing, angering fans, Camping World dropping their sponsorship of the Truck Series after this year, and IndyCar's lousy TV ratings. There's way too much to unpack so we'll have to dedicate an episode to talk abou...2022-07-3029 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkWrecking on the SuperspeedwayWe jump right into the show and give a brief update about last week's NASCAR race in Atlanta and DID YOU KNOW CHASE ELLIOTT IS FROM GEORGIA? (Yes, that was sarcasm). We also talk about Carlos Sainz's rough day at the Red Bull Ring and Erik gives some NASCAR and Indy trivia to D.J.
We spend the majority of the time talking about last week's Wednesday Night Dash on the iRacing platform at Talladega Superspeedway. We break down the accidents and review the amazing final lap shootout between eventual winner Eric Blum and also series leader Kad...2022-07-1520 min
F-R Racing's Garage TalkF-R Racing's One Year Anniversary ShowI know we promised to keep the episodes at 10-15 minutes, but we're celebrating the one-year anniversary of the formation of F-R Racing. We start the show talking about that and taking a shot of Jeppson's Malört.
Next, we discussed our travels last week to Rockingham, Darington, Daytona for Erik, and Long Beach for D.J. We talk a little about the tracks and pitch the idea of bringing back to NASCAR Rockingham to use for the All-Star Race in future years.
We move on and do a quick recap of NASCAR at Nashville and a...2022-07-0125 minF-R Racing's Garage TalkThe Pilot, Indy 500 Review, and iRacing Wednesday Night Dash UpdateWelcome to the pilot episode of F-R Racing's Garage Talk! F-R Racing co-founders D.J. Fluck and Erik Richardson give you a brief recap of the world of racing (typically F1, NASCAR, and IndyCar) followed by an iRacing update with our racing series Wednesday Night Dash.
In today's episode, we introduce F-R Racing and the show along with discussing Erik's recent trip to the Indy 500, which is the largest sporting event held since the start of the pandemic. The estimated attendance was around 350,000 and Erik gives his perspective of being back in the stands.
In th...2022-06-0317 min