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The Sim Wits

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Welcome to the Sim Wits. We are two bestfriends who are sim racing and motorsport enthusiasts. We started this podcast to help racers learn a thing or two about driving, or sim racing. So join us as we try and give advice through our own trial and errors, so you don't have to make the same mistakes!

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United States

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Welcome to the Sim Wits. We are two bestfriends who are sim racing and motorsport enthusiasts. We started this podcast to help racers learn a thing or two about driving, or sim racing. So join us as we try and give advice through our own trial and errors, so you don't have to make the same mistakes!

Language:

English


Episodes
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Ep. 11 iRating, We Gotta Talk About It

9/29/2023
In today's episode we talk about the all powerful iRating. We talk about games that are played to manipulate it, we talk about the struggles of trying to grow iRating, and we also go some tangents and talk about some recent events. Follow Us on Instagram! instagram.com/thesimwitspodcast

Duration:00:49:53

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Ep. 10 You Caught Me Monologuing

9/22/2023
This episode is a solo episode with Paul talking about self evaluating your skill and how to stay racing alone.

Duration:00:11:07

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Ep. 9 We're Finally Back

9/14/2023
We are back after 6 months. In this episode we bring you up to speed on our insane life changes we both have made. We also discuss our plans for future episodes and how much better the content will be. Be on the look out for the next episode where we take a deep dive into iRating. We will go over how to use it and how to watch out for people playing the iRating games.

Duration:00:09:04

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Ep. 8 Post Race Clarity

3/5/2023
In today's episode, we go over how we feel mentally after our race. We parse through both finishing data such as: finishing position, race lap pace, car number and things of that nature. We also go through looking at data just to see where the big time loss is. This one was hard to also not nerd out on for us. We are getting into the good episodes now!

Duration:00:23:58

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Ep. 7 Ready, Set, GOOOOOO!

2/19/2023
In today's episode we dive feet first into running your first race. We go over lap one turn one mentality. We go over mid race thoughts, and then we go into finishing up the race. We talk about passing, and we drop little tid bits of race craft in there too. This episode is chocked full of info, and definitely a good listen.

Duration:00:45:13

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Ep.6 - Pre Race Mindset and Sporting Code!

2/13/2023
In today's episode we talk about the racing sporting code, and then we start the dive into our mindsets while waiting to race. We touch on having fun, staying alive, and finishing well if possible. We are very serious about the little competition we spoke about with Team Paul and Team Ryan. Let us know which team you chose and why. We would love to hear your feedback on the episodes too!

Duration:00:19:55

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Ep.5 - We're Talkin' About Practice!

2/9/2023
In today's episode we go over the etiquette and things we wish we knew as beginners. We talk about going into a solo lobby first to get all of the settings we've been talking about correct for your setup. We then talk about how to smoothly integrate yourself into public lobbies, and we give advice on how to get through test laps. Last but not least we talk about using the mic to get help if you need it, but you can use it make friends and have a good time. Which is what we are here to do!

Duration:00:13:35

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Ep.4 - The Settings! What do they do?

2/8/2023
In today's episode we go over getting your desk/rig set up to be sturdy. We emphasize correct wheel setup and we explain it too. Last but not least, we touch on treating iRacing or the simulator as intended, meaning drive hard when you use it!

Duration:00:17:53

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Ep.3 - A Deeper Dive into Equipment!

2/4/2023
In this episode we go through the pros and cons of Logitech, Fanatec, and finally Simagic products. We also go through the pros and cons with simulator rigs vs. desks. Once again, we only spoke on the products we had actual hands on experience with.

Duration:00:22:42

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Ep.2 - Getting Started!

2/4/2023
In today's episode we talk about starting equipment and what questions you should be asking yourself as a racer. We also go deeper into the equipment we have used before. We go into the pros and cons, and we explain why we went with our specific setups! Just wanting to help you make an educated long term decision you'll be happy with!

Duration:00:19:18

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Ep.1 - Getting to Know Us!

2/2/2023
Hi everyone! This video is a little introduction to Paul and Ryan. We go over our backgrounds in both IRL and virtual motorsports, we go over our first pieces of sim racing equipment, and so much more. Join us as we try and help anyone and everyone we can in virtual and real life motorsports. Thank you for watching, be sure to comment, like, and subscribe for more.

Duration:00:12:52