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Episode 67: All-New Season 2 Build, iRacing Arcade, and More
Mar 23, 2026
23m 49s
Episode 66: Big Build, Bigger Events
Jan 16, 2026
26m 15s
Episode 65: Console Mania!
Nov 11, 2025
29m 29s
Episode 64: 2025 Season 4 Preview, New Games, and More (The Time Travel Episode)
Aug 27, 2025
42m 11s
Episode 63: 2025 Season 3 Build Preview (Mo’ Betta!)
Jun 6, 2025
33m 57s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/23/26 | Episode 67: All-New Season 2 Build, iRacing Arcade, and More✨ | iRacing updatesNASCAR+4 | — | NASCAR Truck Series RAMiRacing.com+1 | — | iRacingNASCAR+5 | — | 23m 49s | |
| 1/16/26 | Episode 66: Big Build, Bigger Events✨ | iRacingsim racing+5 | — | Porsche 911 Cup (992.2)FIA Cross Car+1 | — | iRacingPorsche 911 Cup+5 | — | 26m 15s | |
| 11/11/25 | Episode 65: Console Mania!✨ | NASCARiRacing+4 | — | iRacing ArcadeiRacing.com | — | iRacingNASCAR+5 | — | 29m 29s | |
| 8/27/25 | Episode 64: 2025 Season 4 Preview, New Games, and More (The Time Travel Episode)✨ | iRacingvideo games+4 | — | iRacing.comINDYCAR+4 | — | iRacing2025 Season 4+5 | — | 42m 11s | |
| 6/6/25 | Episode 63: 2025 Season 3 Build Preview (Mo’ Betta!)✨ | iRacing2025 Season 3 build+3 | — | Gen 4 stock carsiRacing | The Bend | iRacing2025 Season 3+4 | — | 33m 57s | |
| 4/11/25 | Episode 62: 2025 Season 2 Build Recap, eSports, and More✨ | iRacingeSports+4 | — | iRacing.com | — | iRacingeSports+5 | — | 37m 47s | |
| 2/13/25 | Episode 61: Special Events and Special Guest Steve Luvender✨ | iRacingsim racing+3 | Steve Luvender | Trading Paints | — | iRacingSteve Luvender+6 | — | 43m 19s | |
| 12/20/24 | Episode 60: 2024 Recap and Holiday Show✨ | year recapiRacing updates+4 | — | — | — | iRacing2024 recap+4 | — | 36m 25s | |
| 11/22/24 | Episode 59: 2025 Season 1 Build Preview✨ | iRacing2025 Season 1 build+4 | — | iRacing.comGreg Hill's latest dev blog | — | iRacing2025 Season 1+5 | iRacingBLACKFRIDAY | 38m 51s | |
| 9/13/24 | Episode 58: 2024 Season 4 Build✨ | iRacing2024 Season 4 build+3 | — | World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing 24iRacing | — | iRacing2024 Season 4+3 | — | 38m 33s | |
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| 4/26/24 | Episode 57: Making Social Media Waves with Doug Hunt | If you follow any of our social media channels (and why wouldn't you?), you're familiar with the voice Doug Hunt has built around the iRacing brand. The guys sit down with him to talk about how he created the personality you know and love, how much time he's spent in the Magic Kingdom, and what happened to the company rental car the last time he joined Greg and Kevin at the Nurburgring. We've also got details on our latest special events, esports, and much more. | 50m 06s | ||||||
| 3/20/24 | Episode 56: 2024 Season 2 Build and Burning Questions with Tony Gardner | We’re not sure what’s bigger: iRacing’s 2024 Season 2 build, or the latest iRacing Downshift! We cover all the new content, from making it rain to our new cars and tracks, before catching up with iRacing president and CFO Tony Gardner to talk about our growing membership, how the company has expanded over the past few years, and other games under the iRacing umbrella. | 53m 03s | ||||||
| 2/1/24 | Episode 55: A Very Daytona New Year! | The boys are back for their first show of 2024! It's been a busy January with the biggest iRacing Daytona 24 ever, the return of INDYCAR, tons of esports updates, and much more. Plus, the boys recap their holidays and talk about their iRacing-related new year's resolutions.Read the interview with Glenn McGee: Part 1 | Part 2 | 38m 40s | ||||||
| 12/22/23 | Episode 54: The 2024 Season 1 Build and Holiday Special | It's Holiday time, and the Downshift is back with the release of 2024 Season 1! A new car along with 3 new and updated tracks lead our conversation, as well as plenty of updates behind the scenes and under the hood for iRacing. We'll also catch you up on the esports news from the wintertime, as well as some of our favorite moments from 2023!Watch the Audi R8 LMS EVO II GT3 reveal: Click here | 42m 57s | ||||||
| 10/27/23 | Episode 53: Justin Melillo, Community Updates, and More | For the latest iRacing Downshift, we bring in our new Marketing and Communications Specialist, Justin Melillo, to talk about his background in the sim racing space and coverage of our top esports events. We’ve got plenty of updates on our most recent Special Events, a look at all of our pro series going down, and Chris continues pursuing his vendetta against those who can’t keep the racing to the racetrack. | 47m 33s | ||||||
| 9/21/23 | Episode 52: The 2023 Season 4 Build Show | Downshift is back and we've got tons to talk about with the release of 2023 Season 4! With five new cars and three new tracks, plus some epic new series and feature improvements, we've got a lot to catch you up on. We've also got updates on all of iRacing's top esports series, including setting the stage for the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series season finale from the NASCAR Hall of Fame later this month. | 47m 53s | ||||||
| 8/18/23 | Episode 51: Monster Games' Matt Lewis and World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing's 2023 Update | World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing has an all-new update for the 2023 season, and we've got Matt Lewis on from Monster Games to talk about it! We've also got some news on our 15th Anniversary celebration and all the latest eSports updates. | 32m 31s | ||||||
| 7/25/23 | Episode 50 1/2: Firecracker 400 Special w/Landon Cassill and Parker Kligerman | It's an interview so timely that we skipped the other half of the show! eRacr's Parker Kligerman and Landon Cassill drop in to talk about this Wednesday's third running of the Firecracker 400, what it's like to put on one of the biggest independent sim races on iRacing, and how their real-world racing experiences have shaped it. Tune in July 26 at 8PM ET on http://twitch.tv/eracr_gg to watch the action! | 30m 57s | ||||||
| 6/21/23 | Episode 50: Season 3 Build and Steve Myers on 15 Years of iRacing | It’s true—we’ve made 50 of these! But even more importantly, iRacing is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, so executive vice president Steve Myers returns to Downshift to reflect on the long, strange trip it’s been. We’ve also got the latest on 2023 Season 3, including new cars, new tracks, and the dirt refresh that has changed the game in sprint car, late model, and even off-road truck racing!Stay tuned to our Twitch and YouTube on Friday to watch the video version! | 55m 10s | ||||||
| 5/12/23 | Episode 49: David Tucker and Springing Forward Towards the June Build | We're getting ready for 2023 Season 3 on a new iRacing Downshift! We've got some teasers on new content and series, including the all-new Ring Meister concept (stay tuned for more info on that) and continued updates on our console games and esports. This month's guest, David Tucker, is one of our most active company voices in the iRacing forums—and as someone who touches so much on iRacing, one of your most asked-for guests in the history of the podcast! | 53m 40s | ||||||
| 4/14/23 | Episode 48: Staff Racers, Console Games, and More | It’s a busy month in the world of iRacing, from enjoying the 2023 Season 2 content that dropped last month to announcements around our console games, World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing and ExoCross. This month’s interview panel features QA testers Mike Hinkle and Kevin Zhu, associate producer Kevin Iannarelli, and some guy you might have heard of named Tyler Hudson talking about their day jobs, real-world racing experiences, and how they all link together.Attention iRacing fans! Upgrade your sim racing experience with the Next Level Racing F-GT Elite and F-GT Lite iRacing Editions! All-in-one cockpits designed for Formula, GT, and more. Get a FREE 12-month new member iRacing subscription with every cockpit purchase. Head over to nextlevelracing.com/iracing now. Next Level Racing - Your ticket to racing glory! | 1h 04m 56s | ||||||
| 3/15/23 | Episode 47: 2023 Season 2 and Tony Kanaan | The iRacing Downshift makes its triumphant return after a month off with a look at 2023 Season 2, the three—excuse us, four—new cars and one new track that have joined the service, and a look at our world of esports and special events. Plus, racing legend Tony Kanaan joins the show to talk about his embrace of sim racing, becoming a team owner in both eNASCAR and the Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup, and his unlikely journey from adversaries to best friends with Greg. | 52m 03s | ||||||
| 1/12/23 | Episode 46: The iRacing AI Team, 2023 Special Events, and More | We hit the ground running in the first iRacing Downshift of the new year as we look ahead to a full calendar of Special Events and series for 2023. This month's guests are our AI team of Nigel Pattinson, Alex Saunders, and Brent Foster, who talk about what sets iRacing AI apart, what to look out for in the future, and the very unique career that Brent left behind before joining us. | 52m 03s | ||||||
| 12/15/22 | Episode 45: 2023 Season 1 Build and Cisco Scaramuzza | It's the last iRacing Downshift of the year, and we've got plenty to talk about! We go through all the exciting developments in the 2023 Season 1 build and our active esports series, and Cisco Scaramuzza from our in-house broadcast team joins to talk about his role and share some favorite behind-the-scenes stories. Plus, Greg and Kevin resolve their pie debate from the last episode. | 53m 33s | ||||||
| 11/23/22 | Episode 44: Nim Cross, Tyler Hudson, and Thanksgiving | For those of you who come to iRacing Downshift for iRacing news: we've got Nim Cross and Tyler Hudson on to talk about stewarding, some exciting updates about our latest road racing content releases and updates, and of course, details on how you can save big on both new accounts and renewals for iRacing's Black Friday sale. For those of you who come for everything else: Greg, Kevin, and Chris attempt to distinguish pie from quiche. | 1h 00m 12s | ||||||
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