Into the Apex

On The Grid for the Michelin Pilot Challenge and a chat with Tyler Guillemette; our untapped VIR experience potential; NASCAR Classic Racing debuts with nostalgia

Rob Returns; Underwhelming McLaren; Sim Racing Calluses; NASCAR's iRacing Move

Featuring The Pit Maneuver Crew and Tyler Guillemette on Saturday Night

Cody Richardson joins ITA to talk the buildup of the MAD Spartan Sim Racing Setups

iRacing Spa 24 Dynamic Weather; iRating Sandbagging; Indy Qualifier; Olympic eSports; Kart flips and competition

A whiparound in sim racing and real racing tonight.

Get your Wet Spa 24 warm up in while you can. Rob's new Dave Matthews Band. iRacing attacked.

ITA visits Apex Racing Lab, a brand new Sim Racing Center just outside of Raleigh, North Carolina

Our main show at Watkins Glen for the IMSA 6HRS of the Glen. Greg Meismer and Jason Leach from Operation Motorsport join the show for Part 1; The hysterical breakdown of the Hyundai Car Corral in Part 2.

Taylor Parsons joins the Camp Compound inside Watkins Glen Int'l

Tyler, Bradley, and Mr. Daytona begin the weekend with IMSA at Watkins Glen

Real Race Travel, The Glen, Ford & Corvette, Highly Organized Hosted iRacing

The Into The Apex and Into The Paddock Podcasts join together as a Network in Speedway, IN for the 2024 Indianapolis 500 LIVE.

iRacing Apologies, The New Mustang GT3 in ACC, more Indy poetics

Part Two is Strange.

Getting creative in iRacing

GTP's in the iRacing Wet; April Slumps into May Events; Indy; Showing Off Rigs

Injured Sim Racing; Adjusting to Rain; Sebring 12; GTP Class Popularity; Patrick; Rob's Indy 500 End-Around

iRacing Rain Release; Spray-Blocking; Barefoot Racing

Bradley returns from Vegas; Excitement, Worries, and Dynamics of incoming rain on iRacing

Tyler Guillemette and Greg Meismer join Tyler and Rob; Operation Motorsport Virtual and Real Experiences; iRacing Rain Ramp Up; Le Mans Ultimate early release responses; Le Mans Ultimate Content Creator Conspiracy Theories

The iRacing 24 S2 Release Article; A Prelude to Rain; Post-Daytona Slumps; IndyCar's ups-and-downs

Daytona Winddown; 2024 Trips; Tempest; New GT3s; Endurance Karting

The ITA Motorsport Podcast Network gathered further inside the walls of Daytona as the Rolex 24 was underway. Mr. Dehtona joins unexpectedly.

A Weird ITA Rolex 24.

As the show packs and preps for the virtual and real Daytona 24, we offer a final short thought on the weeks...

SEE YOU IN DAYTONA

IndyCar is BACK on iRacing; SRX Sim Racing; The ROAR

An iRacing Daytona 24 Roundtable of Questions

The 2023 ITA Motorsport Podcast Network Year Ender

Going through the 2024 iRacing Special Event Schedule Buffet

It's December! A full studio of ITA Friends go through their sim racing hardware gifts and favorites, and what iRacing can give us all for Christmas...

David Perel returns to ITA as we discuss the state of sim racing, iRacing, the translation of real to sim, and more.

Wayne Casteel, a Moradness M-Squad Member, joins ITA to discuss the group gathering with Daniel Morad and Winward Racing to drive the real Mercedes GT4

Matt Smothermon, Jason Bivins, & Greg Meismer on the Race of Remembrance with Operation Motorsport in Wales. We go through Matt's progression from iRacing, to Operation Motorsport Sim League Competition, to driving a real car on a real track in endurance racing last weekend.

Good Luck to Operation Motorsport; Motorsport Games' recent news and IndyCar's suspended product; Patrick travels to Atlanta to Endurance Kart

The end of an iRacing career? Excitement levels for the Fuji 8HR

A Brief Sim Racing Award Controversy; The Sim Racing Expo and International Travel; New Rig Equipment

Closing out the race travel for ITA at the 2023 Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta.

iRacing Takes NASCAR from MSG - IndyCar Next?

The buildup to Road Atlanta virtual and real - and random teaming by Patrick

The full crew covers mysterious eggplants and the latest content on iRacing.

Tyler from ITA goes On The Road to Chicago, meeting Patrick Stein and talking Karting Leagues at Autobahn and visiting Sim Racing Chicago.

The Latest iRacing GTP

The Latest on Motorsport Games; Report from Indy; Traveling to Sim Racing Chicago

iRacing's GTP Tease; Balance Check In; Breaking Brakes

Nashville IndyCar; Choosing Daytona Cars; iRacing Rain Video

A Mega-Show Cast catching up on the latest iRacing habits; New iRacing Developments and "Rain Porn"; Balancing Life and Sim Racing.

3/4 of the ITA Hosts go karting at Pitt Race Int'l with Pro Kart Concepts.

---Noted audio issue w/ Bradley's mic in first half---

Mid-Ohio Racer/Sim Racer/NASCAR Spotter Nolan Feathers joins the show; Rob is tired; Hot Spa 24

The iRacing Circuit Made Real; Patrick is bold about Karting; Gran Turismo Movie

ITA On The Road Continues from the Inside of Mid-Ohio for the NTT IndyCar Series

ITA brings in Greg Meismer, Adam Poppenhouse, and Jason Leach from Operation Motorsport during a downpour. LMP3 driver Chris Allen discusses the experience of prototype driving in 2023. Pour a drink and take a listen.

ITA On The Road at Watkins Glen from the Camping Compound for IMSA on Friday Night

A first look and listen to the new Toyota Series; Paddock walk at VIR

Rob's Injury; New iRacing Content Reaction; Endurance and Official Licensing Adjustments

The iRacing Updates, Sounds of Cadillacs and LMP3s, This or That on iRacing, Watkins Glen Poetics, Majors 24.

ITA broadcasts from Daredevil Brewery in Speedway, IN with special guests Ash Vandelay and Dan Schlosser of Pro Kart Concepts for our third annual Indy 500 Road Trip.

Nurburgring Blues; Field of View Perspectives; Indy 500 Hype

Miles Crabbe joins ITA to recount a dramatic Majors Speedway 500 Conclusion; Race Strategy vs Sim; How to be fast on iRacing; Cadillac GTP to iRacing.

Familiar Faces Join ITA

The monthly "F U" to MSG; The popularity of the BMW Sim Cup

Tyler, Bradley, and Rob back in the studio.

How does one become comfortable as a sim racer?

A walk through the latest big news in the sim racing world, and a beating for MSG.

It's a packed ITA, beginning with Mike Stillwagon from Skip Barber, and Alex Motola and Kevin Hill from sunny Phoenix, AZ in part two. A lot of motorsport wisdom in two hours.

Super Sebring inspired extra cars; Dallara IR01 Indy Event Announced.

The solution to the IndyCar IR18 Debacle on iRacing; Electric motorsport; Rennsport.

After a chance meeting at Daytona, IMSA TCR Driver Kyle Raineri joins ITA to talk real motorsport, karting, and a love for Sim Racing. 

An Edgy, Chaotic ITA featuring iRacing and NASCAR.

Ash Vandelay returns to the show to talk about her experiences with NASCAR, GT America, IMSA, F1, and Sim Racing. 

An Episode of Generation Gaps - Sim Racing Ruts.

Post Rolex 24; Williams eSports and Cheating/Exploits

Into The Apex On The Road at the Rolex 24

Motorsport Games Problems Continue; Daytona 24 Picks and Trip

Bradley returns. ROAR Racing. Scott McLaughlin.

Two Daytona 24s? Indy 500 Tribute Mayhem

The Annual Year End Show.

Into The Apex takes a look at the latest on IndyCar and iRacing and Motorsports Games, joined by writers Ryan Kish from RACER and Seth Eggert from Kick'n The Tires.

iRacing jitters; Christmas Party Motorsport Trivia.

A Full House - Takes on all new iRacing content for 2023.

Hardware, Setups, Content, and more - everything a Sim Racer wants for Christmas, with special guests Jess and Daniel Morad.

An ITA Special on Operation Motorsport in the Race of Remembrance in November, 2022. 

Starting the season with a free-for-all featuring Jerry, Sam, and Adam from Slow Motion Broadcasting.

A major sim racer heads out, so we gut-check our sim of choice.

The Sim Racer's Group; Red Bull Ring 24HRS

The Virtual BMW GTP

Amateur Racing; LMP2 Politics

Gearing up; IMSA eSports Series Debut; Petit Le Mans Games

A bizarre episode featuring Rob from an abandoned house.

Telling Rob's Story; Petit Le Mans Turmoil; Live from Atlanta (somewhat); Jimmie Johnson

Operation eMotorsport Program Manager Chris Ramirez joins ITA; iRacing and GTP; Fictional iRacing Road Courses

NWS and Oval iRacing; EVs

Alex Motola joins the show from trackside at the Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch in Nevada, featuring Jason Bivins; Dre Divacs from TWSRL returns to the show to talk iRacing.

Jason Bivins joins the show to talk the Race of Remembrance, and someone special drops in to top off a Rolex 24 Reunion.

100 Episodes. A VIR On The Road Wrap Up; Doug Buchanan and Bruce Perry join the studio to reflect on two years.

Sim Racing Patterns

ITA On The Road Presented by Pro Kart Concepts - from Downtown Nashville, TN for Grand Prix Racing and Broadway Adventure.

Back together in the main studio.

The iRacing Spa 24 Grass Exploit - it's back again. Endurance racing moves in extreme heat. A pretty weird episode.

TC Driver Nick Looijmans shares the journey from sim racing to real racing in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Series at Watkins Glen

ITA On The Road visits Pro Kart Concepts at Pitt Race, joined by PKC owners Eric Vukich and Dan Schlosser for a day of outdoor karting and coaching, progressing through the day with a new perspective on physical racing.

ITA On The Road visits the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the NTT IndyCar Series Weekend

ITA On The Road from the IMSA 6 Hours of The Glen, mega-episode.

ITA On The Road at SRO Saturday at VIR; Getting on track; Daniel Krenzer from Sacred USA on the Coffee of Motorsport.

Le Mans 24; Sim Racing Awareness; Netcode; Mexico.

Dre Divac joins the show from The Wrong Stuff Sim Racing; Majors 24 Hype and the unique experience; Indy 500 race day emotions; iRacing and Sim Racing whiparound.

ITA is in Indianapolis for the 106th running of the Indianapolis 500.

Virtual Indy Life; Real Indy Life; iRacing League Racing.

A difficult week for ITA; memories; Month of May

Track AVL's Joe and Cameron join the show to talk about driving at Daytona Road Course and Sim Racing; Rob on the Road.

A lower-power On The Road kick off to May from Barber Motorsports Park for the NTT IndyCar Series Weekend.

Discussing the week's talk of an iRacing Exploit; New Racing Experiences.

Racing at GoPro Motorplex; Sim Racing Numbers; Car Chases.

Nurburg-Heartbreak; Endurance Racing; Disgruntled iRacing Employees; A Packed Motorsport Weekend.

iRacing goes back to Special Event racing after a short time; Miami and Vegas F1; Free for all.

IndyCar, NASCAR in Le Mans, Sebring, F1 Picks

Claire Napert joins the show from Asheville, NC, discussing a start in sim racing, automotive education, and endurance karting; Friend of the show Ash Vandelay on all things F1, from takes and picks to some deep discussion about fandom.

ITA On The Road visits The Track at Asheville, a Sim Racing Center in Asheville, North Carolina, for a day of sim racing and meeting new friends in Motorsport. 

David Hall joins the show from iRacer's Lounge; Oval and Road Sim Racing; Mazepin and F1; Free for all.

Daniel Morad, driver of the Allegra Motorsports Mercedes AMG GTD in the Weathertech Sportscar Championship, joins ITA for deep discussion of sim and real motorsport. 

Derek DeBoer joins the show to talk motorsport, FastLife.TV and Let's Go Racing, and the upcoming season kicking off at St. Pete next week! Daytona real and virtual racing discussion in the back half of the show.

Eliot Whitfield, a US Military Veteran and Operation Motorsport Beneficiary working with Team Hardpoint in IMSA, joins the show to describe his Rolex 24 experience; F1 car reveals; sim racing rain anticipation.

Bruce and Jerry join the show; Daytona Debrief; a Car Sound Test; Flight Sim and Planespotting; Rob is still in America.

The Into The Apex Crew in Daytona on a Friday Night; exactly the kind of show you would expect. 

The Crew has arrived in Daytona and is getting adjusted to the weather forecast.

The studio pre-show for the 60th Rolex 24 at Daytona, going through the grid classes and making picks for each class before the Road To Daytona begins!

"Mr. Daytona", Bruce Perry, joins the show for the 2nd year to set up the Daytona 24 on iRacing, with a whip-around discussion of experiences and tactics for the major sim racing event.

iRacing Daytona 24 preparation with Ash Vandelay; Formula 1 past and future. twitch.tv/ashvandelay

Racing Resolutions for 2022; Camping, Beds, and Campers.

Merry Christmas! CTBN's Chris Wold joins the main studio to talk MSRRC S5 and broadcasting sim racing.

Over F1 Drama; Jason Bivins' second Lemons start; Flying; Rob.

iRacing's early Christmas gifts; Formula 1 Finale: Max vs. Lewis; Jerry is alive.

The latest iRacing build news and rumors; Life as sim racing consumers, hardware, accessories, and more. 

Special Guest Kevin Boehm joins the show to talk moving into Pro Racing, TC America, Honda R&D, Nurburgring, Operation Motorsport, and much more!

ITA visits Road Atlanta and Petit Le Mans.

Travel to Road Atlanta is imminent! Overall, GTLM, GTD Winner Picks.

A pathetic off-week; Sandbagging iRating; Suzuka; Bribes and Off-Road Racing in Mexico

Rob's big news; adventures in Indy; Automated open wheel racing; karting.

Into The Apex visits Indianapolis for the third and final time of 2021, for the 8 hour Intercontinental World Challenge event, bringing competitors into the historic circuit from around the world.

ITA visits Chris Walsh at the Team Hardpoint Facility at VIR to talk Hardpoint Happy Hour, iRacing,  Sim Racing, Operation Motorsport, and more! Plus a live wrap up trackside after the ITA hosts went 100+ in BMWs

Rob's painful virtual endurance experience; Testing a new VR set up; The 24 Hours of Lemons with Jason Bivins

Special Guests David Perel from Spirit of Race in the European Le Mans Series, Josh Martin of The Sim Grid and Coach Dave Academy, discussing the iRacing Setup Launch, and the Le Mans 24 and Spa Circuit.

NASCAR Schedule and Tracks; iRacing Content Tease; Schumacher; ITA Paddock Pass; Complete Nonsense.

Crewing at Mid-Ohio; Nostalgia; New iRacing Content

The ITA Paddock Pass - a weekly blend of real and virtual motorsport news and stories for those on-the-go.

IndyCar Driver for AJ Foyt Racing Dalton Kellett joins ITA - discussing his representation and ambassadorship for STEM, and the involvement in iRacing, as well as his IndyCar experience.

The ITA Paddock Pass - a weekly blend of real and virtual motorsport news and stories for those on-the-go.

Trouble at Spa; Racing Safety; Porsche Cup and Enduro Damage; F1 Picks of the Week

Introducing The ITA Paddock Pass - a weekly blend of real and virtual motorsport news and stories for those on-the-go.

Canadian Whiskey; Le Mans 24; VR and PC Upgrade; Water.

ITA returns to Indianapolis for the double-header weekend; returning to Daredevil Brewery in Speedway, IN.

Rain in iRacing; Bradley Upgrades; They Live; Hill Climbing fun runs; Glickenhaus offends; Bruce Perry live from Watkins Glen International.

The Spa 24; Raining in iRacing?; Our new F1 expert; Stalking the iRacing van

Mike Ouellette of The Majors and ProjectAlien.TV joins the show; weighing our talent to audition; Spa 24; Michael Avenatti; Team Redline

Hallie Deegan vs. Paul Tracy; Atlanta/iRacing Re-Design; IndyCar Title Game; Peugeot; Patrick's 85% Rig; F1 Picks.

Live from the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio!

Special Guest Jason Leach of Operation Motorsport (operationmotorsport.org) discusses a motorsport related Veteran's program that we discovered at VIR, and with an iRacing connection.

ITA On The Road continues from Watkin's Glen International in Watkin's Glen, NY for the IMSA Michelin Pilot and Weathertech Sportscar Championship events.

The new Porsche GT3 is here and iRacing has our money; New Build; Burnt Rubber Air Fresheners; Cold F1 Takes

Co-Founder of Save The Speedway Steven Wilson joins ITA on the phone to discuss the momentum to bring back North Wilkesboro Speedway; Patrick Stein discusses the released Chicago Street Circuit; Bruce Perry on the Majors 24 event at Le Mans this weekend.

After a weekend at the Indy 500, ITA is back on the road to Virginia International Raceway for a full day of GT Racing.

Into The Apex was trackside for the Indy 500 on Saturday and Sunday, recording from Daredevil Brewery next to the Dallara IndyCar Factory, and walking Main Street Speedway, Indiana; Placing Sports Bets and wrapping up an incredible Indy 500 outside of the Short Chute of turns 3 and 4. 

It's an all-oval racing mini-episode of ITA leading up to this weekend's Live from the Indy 500 Specials!

2022 Rolex 24; GTD Pro and the end of GTLM; Big news for North Wilkesboro and nostalgia; What does Chernobyl have to do with Formula 1?

Trackside for the IMSA Prototype Challenge/Mazda MX-5/Acura Sportscar Challenge at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

Oh, Canada; Sim Racing Inventions; IndyCar

Next Gen Drop; Accepting Change; F1 Picks of the Week

Nurburgring 24; iRacing's Le Mans Event Solution and Hype; F1 Picks of the Week.

Garrett Manes, driver for Elliott Sadler eSports in the iRacing eNASCAR Coca-Cola Series joins us in the first segment; racing in the pro-levels; the fear of qualifying; Fanatec's new affordable DD wheel; ITA on the road.

iRacing driver Annie Rabbets joins the show; Nurburgring 24 Readiness; F1 picks of the week

An exclusive interview with the founder of Grid-Finder.com, highlighting a big announcement this week; Patrick gives insight into the Streets of Chicago; Scouting ITA Live at the 2022 Daytona 24.

Assetto Corsa; Will iRacing give any idea about the state of a Le Mans event?; Open race habits and memes; RIP William Marsh; Beautiful Cars; F1 Fantasy recap.

Post-Sebring 12; The Team Fassbender Cult; A tire-cooling strategy?; NASCAR at Bristol Dirt; Fantasy F1 Picks of the Week

Nothing from Team Redline; Will Patrick race Sebring?; Push to Talk Stories; F1 Fantasy League

Bathurst highs and lows; confirmed and unconfirmed sim racing cheating, with clues pointing to unusual actions by one of the biggest iRacing teams around.

Awaiting, or dreading, the Bathurst 12 Hours; new iRacing damage model; fast repairs in league races; Patrick is put on the spot

Daytona Week on iRacing; Dallara IR-01 Updates; a pedal upgrade story; the 24 hours of ?

An Oval Episode; NASCAR of the late 90's and early 2000's; More road circuits in NASCAR; The Daytona 500

madsimracing.com writer/driver Patrick Stein joins ITA; Jimmy Broadbent's big announcement; will there be a 24 hours of Le Mans in iRacing?

Post-Daytona 24 Thoughts.

It's Daytona 24 Race Weekend at iRacing

The pressure of team driving in a 24 hour race; one week until the iRacing Daytona 24; Hallie Deegan's iRacing stream debut

The MAD Sim Racing Endurance Director Bruce Perry joins the show to talk Daytona and his experiences crewing on a real-life 24HR Daytona team in the 90's. Into The Apex will be covering the 24 Hours of Daytona all January!

Goals for the year ahead; Load Cell Pedals; The Daytona 24 Approaches; An "Independence Day" Reference; MSR International

Some Christmas drinks and post-GT4 destruction complaining.

George Russell's dreams don't come true; first impressions of IR-01, IndyCar, new content; BMW wheel build struggles; sim racing engineering, featuring A Cup of Racing Services.

Discussing Romain Grosjean's dramatic wreck in Bahrain, as well as the driver movement in F1 for the week and season ahead; iRacing's new content continued, with the IR-01 and the beginning of fictional content.

iRacing continues to reveal the new content to look forward to in December...

After a cryptic tweet from iRacing, what Christmas gift do we have to look forward to?

The various road cars, road etiquette, and a little Michael Fassbender. 

Several team members gathered together to discuss our unexpected experience with three entries getting into the top split of the BMW Sim Cup 120 finale at Interlagos, presented by iRacing and BMW Motorsport. The drivers raced against AKA were passed by Tony Kanaan, Romain Grosjean, Max Verstappen, Sebastian Job; against teams such as Red Bull Racing eSports, Williams eSports, and Team Redline.

Canadian team driver Rob Gregoire debuts with Into The Apex, with a mash-up of several sim racing and iRacing topics - featuring Flight Simulator, VR Golf, and Rob's dogs!

Visiting our "home" track, North Wilkesboro; Nurburgring endurance racing; Racing with VR and old tech.

Post-Race Tire Limits Discussion; Starting the Future of Sim Racing Series with an introduction to the simracercoin.org project.

Wrapping up IMSA @ Charlotte; 12 Hours of COTA; MSR Road Challenge; Drivers discuss a bad league experience over the Spring. 

Bradley Beamon battles the house music in between the xFinity and IMSA races at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval

Team Drivers got together after the opening night of Oval League Racing with the Cyber Thunder Racing League for an impromptu second episode of Into The Apex. 

MAD Sim Racing Team Owners Bradley & Tyler Beamon discuss the start of Sim Racing in the early 2000's until the team's current position. Note: There were some audio issues with Bradley's microphone that will be remedied for future shows.