Talking Tenths: Recent Episodes
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Talking Tenths is a podcast from RaceSpot TV - a live eSports broadcaster that focuses on Sim Racing. In this series, we will be discussing racing news and talking to the biggest drivers in the sport - both virtual and real!
Talking Tenths returns with a new format! Today we focus on Apex Racing Team's Kevin Ellis Jr. We discuss his rise from Indy Fixed racing into the World Championship level, his growth across different eras of Road WCS competition and his desires to challenge himself out of his comfort zone. We also chat about team life in the Apex Racing Team house before Kevin becomes the first to go through our Turbo Round and challenge himself in the "Master of the Dump Truck" Challenge!
Wondering what this #zebraspotting malarkey is all about? Arjuna Kankipati & Soumil Arora are joined by Turner Motorsports & BS Competition driver Robby Foley to investigate this phenomenon in the build up to #Zebring. We dive into Robby's journey to becoming a professional race car driver after a serious leg injury while playing for his High School Football team, his experience balancing college and his burgeoning career, driving with a sports car legend like Bill Auberlen and how he views the ever-blurring lines between virtual and real motorsport as an increasing opportunity to grow
Join us for the first episode in 2021 of Talking Tenths, a @RaceSpotTV Podcast! We begin by recapping the first half of the 2021 Porsche Tag Heuer Esports Supercup and the championship lead that Josh Rogers has built up over the rest of the chasing pack! Then, we talk to our guest for today's episode Sage Karam - driver for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing in the NTT IndyCar Series and Coanda Simsport in the virtual world! We discuss his introduction to racing after growing up as part of the Andretti household, winning the Indy Pro 2000 & Indy Lights championships before finishing 9th on his debut in an IndyCar at the 2014 Indy 500. We also breakdown his transition into compeitive simracing in 2017, joining Coanda Simsport and how the ever narrowing lines between virtual and reality affects how he views his career in motorsports!
We have a very special episode of Talking Tenths to finish out 2020 and our first 10 episodes! We'll recap two World Championships with voice of the eNASCAR Coca-Cola Series Evan Posocco joining us to rundown the storylines as Nick Ottinger claims his first WCS title. Then, Paul Smith and Hugo Luis join the show to review the Porsche Tag Heuer Esports Supercup and discuss the breakthrough year that Sebastian Job has had. We wrap up by sharing stories about the rollercoaster ride that was 2020, including our most terrifying broadcast moments, and sharing our favorite piece of 2020 iRacing Content!
Join us for another episode of Talking Tenths, a @RaceSpotTV Podcast! We begin by reviewing the just completed Porsche Esports Supercup Qualifiers and the 40 drivers that will be on the grid in just over 4 weeks time to kick off a new World Championship season!. Then, we talk to our guest for today's episode Martin Ascher. The hardware guru speaks to us about his company, Ascher Racing, and his whirlwind journey since beginning by being one of the first people to build the original OpenSimWheel, to hand building shifters and button boxes, to now having a partnership with KW Suspensions helping to bring his products and company to a new level! Martin is also a keen racer and shows us his home built rig that is used for thorough testing of all his products!
Join us for another episode of Talking Tenths, a @RaceSpotTV Podcast! We begin by previewing this weekend's Open-Wheels 500 Mile Race Presented by Mitchell Transmissions this Sunday with organizer Tanner Watkins. Then, we talk to our guest for today's episode Moritz Löhner who drives for Williams Esports and has many accomplishments including being the 2x ADAC GT Masters Esports Champion, DTM Esports Champion & Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland champion while also competing in multiple iRacing WCS series. We talk about his journey in simracing, why he feels more comfortatble in LAN events & his incredible year in 2020 in tough circumstances. We finish with a discussion about the ongoing Porsche Esports Supercup Qualifiers and how a new format has shaken things up with just two rounds left to go before we lock in our grid for the season opener on January 9th!
Join us for another episode of Talking Tenths, a @RaceSpotTV Podcast! We begin by previewing the upcoming Open-Wheels 500 event this November, as well as this weekends 2nd round of the Sports Car Open at Monza. Then, we talk to our guest for today's episode Beau Albert, who drives for Altus Esports and Andretti Autosport in the iRacing RallyCross World Championship Powered by Yokohama! We talk about his background in simracing and his introduction to WCS competition in the iRacing Endurance World Championship Series, before we finish with a roundtable discussion about how simracing broadcasters, content creators, teams and iRacing themselves can do better as we continue to try and grow simracing.
Join us for another episode of Talking Tenths, a @RaceSpotTV Podcast! Today we recap the final round of the Porsche Tag Heuer Esports Supercup where Sebastian Job secured his first ever WCS title. We also discuss some of the changes coming to the series with Season 3 starting on the 9th of January, with an exciting qualifying format! We are then joined by last night's race winner from the Coca-Cola eNASCAR at the Roval, Bobby Zalenski - one of the few WCS drivers competing in THREE WCS series all at the same time! We talk about the struggles of balancing each of the series, and we answer the most important question of them all; just why he likes to race in total darkness! We finish off with a quick discussion about the amount of prize money awarded across iRacing competitions so far, and about how series like the 24h Esports Powered By VCO are adding their own value to that prize money.
Join us for another episode of Talking Tenths, a @RaceSpotTV Podcast! Today, Jamie Fluke (Apex Racing Team) is our special guest and guest co-host! We discuss the most recent Porsche Tag Heuer Esports Supercup round from Le Mans as we look ahead to the final race of the season at Monza! We then delve into Jamie's background in sim racing and him being one of the oldest members of the Apex Racing Team and the ripe old age of 26, as well as his feelings about missing out on a potential World Championship win at Zandvoort in the McLaren MP4-30 a few years ago. We wrap up by discussing this weekend's iRacing Petit Le Mans Powered by VCO - a race which Jamie won top split last year!
Join us for another episode of Talking Tenths, a @RaceSpotTV Podcast! The boss, Wil Vincent, joins us for the entire episode today! We begin by reviewing the drama from the most recent PESC round at the Nordschleife, and then had a lengthy discussion about Wil's journey in sim racing broadcasting!
Join us for another episode of Talking Tenths, a @RaceSpotTV Podcast! We'll be recapping the recent round of the Porsche Esports Supercup at Spa Franchochamps and talking to Sebastian Job, driver for Red Bull Esports who is currently leading the PESC standings and took home a clean sweep of the weekend at Spa! We'll discuss his evolution from a young driver first competiting in WCS competitions in 2015 to now being part of one of the worlds largest motorsports brands! We also discuss his experience getting to the final four of the 2nd season of the Worlds Fastest Gamer, and his only prior experience in a real racing car - a fully funded season in Formula Ford after winning the JMR scholarship! We'll wrap up the show by previewing the upcoming iRacing build which is shaping up to be a very big build!
Join us for the 2nd episode of Talking Tenths, a @RaceSpotTV Podcast! We'll be recapping the recent round of the Porsche Esports Supercup at Brands Hatch, discussing what the unwritten rules of simracing are and previewing the upcoming Sports Car Open and Neo Endurance seasons as they fast approach! Our special guest today is RaceSpot's own Tyler Maxson, an American racing driver competing in SRO Americas TC series - who has just happened to win all 9 races so far this season, all while being unable to drive a car on the roads at just 15 years old!
Join us today at 4pm UTC for the 1st ever episode of Talking Tenths, a RaceSpotTV Podcast! We'll be discussing various simracing topics & talking to CoandaSimsport driver TommyOstgaard about the Porsche Supercup, winning the virtual Le Mans and his past in real racing!