Posts by Carsten Theile

Quote from 2026 Season 1 Patch 3 Release Notes [2026.02.02.02]

<Car Class> NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen Cars

• These cars have been updated to the 2026 engine and graphics packages.
• A-post flaps have been added.
  • These additions to the A pillars are flaps hooked up to the roof flaps to help prevent the cars from getting airborne.
• Short Track Oval tire parameters have been updated.
• iRacing setups have been updated.

NASCAR Cup Next Gen Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

• This vehicle has had its body shell updated to the 2026 season package.
  • This was a complete rebuild of the body and therefore paint schemes will need to be adjusted to match the new shape.

<Car Class> NASCAR O’Reilly Series Cars

• These cars' names and branding have been updated with the new O’Reilly Auto Parts Series primary sponsorship to match the real world!
  • The Xfinity branding has been retired.

<Car Class> NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Cars

• The branding has been updated to the 2026 NASCAR season.

Sessions

• A new User Preference has been added, which automatically launches a Session for which you are registered once it becomes available.
  • You can enable this auto-launch feature in Settings > Preferences.

User Interface

• Fixed an issue where accented consonants and other special characters weren't displaying correctly in text chat.

Apologies for losing the engine.

Sorry for lap 44, I couldn't see #26 from the cockpit, avoided #47 and then the space my car had been in evaporated as well.

Just finished a minute ago.

83 numbers have been freed in the past 25 minutes.

Hi Oli,

provided they do not take up a driver slot when joining, it's fine. As I understand it, the spotting function doesn't take up a slot.
Thanks for asking.

We've never reached the 25-driver limit here before though.

Grats champs!

Kein Ding. ^^

Date: 14/12/2025
Practice: 18:30 CET
Race: 20:00 CET

Grid Slots: 25 (first come, first served / Windhundprinzip / por orden de llegada)

The following drivers (deadline: 11/12/2025) are qualified for the VO Snowball Derby:

• active drivers in the 2025-2 season (at least 1 race)
• at least 18 iRacing races at VO
• FPI <1.0
• no season ban in any series

Overview of qualified drivers --> LINK

Race Rules

• The highest finishing driver who did not cause a yellow flag during the entire race is the winner.
• Drivers who cause 3 yellow flags are banned for the next VO Oval Special Event.

The VO rules apply!

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Folgende Fahrer (Stichtag: 11.12.2025) sind fürs VO Snowball Derby qualifiziert:

• aktive Fahrer der Saison 2025-2 (mind. 1 Rennen)
• mind. 18 iRacing-Rennen bei VO
• FPI <1,0
• keine Saisonsperre in einer Serie

Übersicht der qualifizierten Fahrer --> LINK

Rennregeln:

• Der Fahrer mit der besten Platzierung, der im gesamten Rennen keine gelbe Flagge verursacht hat, ist der Sieger.
• Fahrer, die 3 gelbe Flaggen verursachen, sind fürs nächste VO Oval Special Event gesperrt.

Es gelten die VO-Regeln!

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Los siguientes pilotos (fecha límite: 11/12/2025) están clasificados para el VO Snowball Derby:

• pilotos en activo de la temporada 2025-2 (al menos 1 carrera)
• al menos 18 carreras de iRacing en VO
• FPI <1,0
• ningúna prohibición de temporada en una serie

Resumen de pilotos calificados --> ENLACE

Reglas de la carrera:

• El piloto con la mejor posición y que no haya causando una bandera amarilla durante toda la carrera es el ganador.
• Los pilotos que causan 3 banderas amarillas serán excluidos del próximo Evento Especial VO Oval.

¡Se aplican las reglas de VO!

Danieldsx Hallo Daniel, das Rennen ist glücklicherweise morgen. Der Server erscheint dann in iRacing ab 19:00 unter "Hosted".
Bloß für das iRacing-Update davor müsstest du noch Zeit einplanen.

Falls du den Trainingsserver für heute gesucht hast: den haben wir für diese Saison wegen geringer Beteiligung eingestellt.

Lo siento Rafa. Let's see what the officials say.

Gabriel ja

Quote from Daniel A.

Sorry für den Unfall an Carsten Theile , weiß nicht ob ich zu hoch gefahren bin. Es gab mit einmal ein Schlag und ich sah nur noch die Wall…

Kein Ding, Dani.

Ungünstig, dass es für Marius mit nach hinten ging.

A VO team has been created over at Garage 61 and I've invited as many VO drivers as I could find.
Garage 61
Data is available for a year after upload (without subscription).

If you are unfamiliar with uploading telemetry, it's roughly 225 MB/h of space or 500 kbit/s of bandwidth.
Consider restricting the upload to 1000 kbit/s and deleting the files after a while.
Also, Garage 61 uploads any IBT file it finds in the telemetry folder, so I've turned irsdkAutoLogDisk off.

Garage 61 will switch telemetry on anyway if it's running in the system tray.

#NoEnv
#SingleInstance force
#Persistent

iRacingExe = iRacingSim64DX11.exe
CheckEveryMilliseconds = 1000
{
    {

; SET PATH AND TIMES BELOW

        G61LoggerPath = C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\garage61-install\garage61-launcher.exe

        ServerStartTimeSunday = 1700
        ServerStartTimeOther = 1800
        SundayDayNumber = 1
        OtherDay1Number = 3
        OtherDay2Number = 4
    }
}

; --- END OF CONFIG ---


G61LoggerExe := SubStr(G61LoggerPath, InStr(G61LoggerPath, "\",, 0)+1)

SetTimer, Launcher, %CheckEveryMilliseconds%
Return


Launcher:
{
    Process, Exist, %iRacingExe%
    If ErrorLevel != 0
    {

        If (A_WDay = SundayDayNumber) or (A_WDay = OtherDay1Number) or (A_WDay = OtherDay2Number)
        {
            If A_WDay = SundayDayNumber
            ServerStartTime := ServerStartTimeSunday
            else
            ServerStartTime := ServerStartTimeOther

            HourMin := A_Hour . A_Min
            If (HourMin - ServerStartTime) >= 0
            {

                Process, Exist, %G61LoggerExe%
                If ErrorLevel = 0
                Run, %G61LoggerPath%, , Min

                ExitApp
            }
        }
    }
}
Return

---

A telemetry visualisation/audification tool called Bloops is designed to work in conjunction with Garage 61.
iRacing Authentication

By default, Bloops will select one of your laps for comparison, but it should also work with teammate data. I just haven't had the chance to test that yet.

The graph has limited usefulness while driving, but the beeps when approaching the braking zone may be of use for finding visual reference points during the first practice laps. For other sessions, I'd turn it off.

Before trying it, consider putting the headphones down and then reducing the sound volume.

The setup for tonight has been changed from "pocono" to "pocono_2016".

Hi Wanne Sorry wegen des Kontakts, alle Autos waren in genau diesem Moment weg

Replay der Runde: LimeRock_n94.exe

Thanks Erik.

Apologies to Rafa, I was a tad too high there in T4 L48.

Hallo Jan Lübbers
In der Class B reichen die Startplätze mit sehr hoher Wahrscheinlichkeit aus, so dass wir keine Rennanmeldung brauchen.
Das Passwort wird 18 Uhr verschickt, wenn man in der Serie angemeldet ist.
In Talladega waren 37 Fahrer am Start.

Quote from chogger

Wir suchen übrigens noch einen besseren coolen Namen für unsere Special Series.

OvalFest oder SpeedFest ^^

Thanks for keeping the race green there with 25 to go, perfectly done.

Sorry Kevin & Steini, I lacked a few mph there in T2.