F-R Racing Insider - Erik Turns 40, A New Racing League
Apr 28, 2025 12:30 pm
Welcome back to the F-R Racing Insider where this week we celebrate Erik's 40th birthday
F-R Racing's Garage Talk - Erik's Birthday Extravaganza, IndyCar Testing, Magic: The Gathering?
Erik turned 40 this week and we celebrated the only way we know how, with Jeppson's Malört! We also get into IndyCar testing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, NASCAR returns to Rockingham, and D.J. talks about his regret that he sold his Magic: The Gathering collection back when he was in high school.
Announcing the Bottom Split Racing Series!
We've been hyping a new developmental racing series for a while. It's no surprise to anyone that the quality of racing on the iRacing platform has gone down as its mainstream popularity has surged. It's not a knock on iRacing, but it's to be expected. The Bottom Split Racing Series is here to address some of those issues so we can get you out of the bottom split and give you an opportunity to compete against top competition.
Starting this summer we will host a bi-weekly ARCA Menards series race on Monday nights with less experienced and less skilled drivers so we can work together on getting better at race craft, strategy, and decision making on the track. We're also hoping to add in some feedback from more experienced iRacers so participants have different topics to work on. Think of it as more of a hybrid racing school with racing series.
We're still finalizing some of the details, but it will be an eight race season from summer to fall, it will be broadcasted on Stadium Scene TV, points will be kept, but there will be no prize pool.
This Week on Stadium Scene TV
Indy Racing World Series - The Monster Mile 150
Which series regular will return to Victory Lane at the Monster Mile? Watch Tuesday, April 29th from Dover Motor Speedway at 10 pm ET only on Stadium Scene TV.
Note: We still have a few open spaces in the series and would love to have you join us on the track! We'll pro-rate you into the last races for only $1 a race! Head over to the series website and register today!
Wednesday Night Dash - F-R Racing's Garage Talk 100
Dawson Buchanan and Hunter Hughes battled for a long time during the season premiere of Wednesday Night Dash iRacing Truck Series at Darlington Raceway. This week we're bringing the trucks to the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval for what will be an exciting race!
Watch the F-R Racing's Garage Talk 100 this Wednesday, April 30th at 10 pm ET only on Stadium Scene TV.
Crash Of The Week
This week's crash of the week happened on lap one of the season premiere of Wednesday Night Dash. Maybe going to Darlington for our first truck race in almost a year wasn't the best decision, but it led to plenty of chaos and excitement on the track!
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F-R Racing Endurance Team Merchandise
Get your F-R Racing merchandise in our store! We're excited to announce the new Endurance Team gear featuring the team-issued 2025 T-Shirt.
Sponsor Spotlight - Nixon Watches
We announced recently that we've joined the Nixon Watch family. Erik and D.J. sported new Nixon watches on this week's episode of Garage Talk. Nixon offers a wide variety of watches for both men and women at a price you can afford. Learn more about Nixon Watches and look out for the upcoming Nixon Truck Liveries during Wednesday Night Dash Season 12!
Note: The above sponsor links are affiliate links. If you click the link and make a purchase, we receive a small commission for the referral. It costs you nothing additional, but it helps fund our operation and giveaways. Thank you as always for your support of F-R Racing.
Full Blog Post Recap
If you want to read the full recap and learn more about our free monthly endurance race, head over to our website. Hopefully the mail will come through and we'll have our giveaway in hand this week. Watch out for next week's Insider where we will give you advanced notice and a bonus entry before anyone else gets a chance to enter!
Thanks again for reading and we'll see you on the (virtual) track!
D.J. Fluck & Erik Richardson
F-R Racing
