Sometimes You Just Need to Race

Some mornings there doesn’t need to be a big plan, a championship on the line or some grand target to chase. Sometimes I just want to get in the rig, turn some laps, have a laugh with you lot and enjoy the thing that brought us all here in the first place, sim racing. I love the challenge of it. I love those laps where everything suddenly clicks. I love learning, improving, battling wheel-to-wheel and, more than anything, the people and friendships that have come along with it. But let’s be fair… there are bits of sim racing that drive us absolutely bloody mad too. 😄 So while we’re racing this morning, I want to hear from you: ❤️ What do you LOVE most about sim racing? 😡 And what do you absolutely HATE about it? Drop yours in the live chat or leave a comment below, I think this could start a very interesting conversation! And if you enjoy relaxed racing, questionable driving, plenty of laughs and a community that believes you’re Never Too Old To Race, hit Subscribe, give the stream a Like and come say hello. Are you an older racer itching for some close quarters racing with folk you can trust not to throw you in the barrier without a thought? Come on over to Bongo Racing and hone your race skills and have a laugh with us at the same time. DISCOUNTS AND AFFILIATE CODES iRacing If you need an iRacing Subscription please support the channel by using this link. Use this link and Bongo Racing will earn some server credits to be used in the community. https://www.iracing.com/membership/?r... RACELAB Racelab is a suite of tools designed to improve your sim-racing experience, including overlays to fine-tune your driving, intelligent layouts which adjust to the cars you race, a comprehensive community-driven layout library, rich data for iRacing series, dedicated streaming tools and more. 10% DISCOUNT CODE - BONGO https://racelab.app/ Coach Dave Academy We help you climb the ladder in sim racing. Apps, Setups, Coaching, Podiums, Wins. This affiliate link supports Bongo Racing. https://coachdaveacademy.com/?ref=m2j... Fancy a discount with GT Omega? Use this link and the code for extra discount: BONGOTAKEITOFF https://bit.ly/4r0Jtwm Treat yourself to a new GSI Wheel. Use this link and the code for extra discount: BONGORACING https://gomezsimindustries.com/?ref=l... Fuel the Fun! Your Support Keeps the Wheels Turning! 🚗💨 If you'd like to support Robin and the Bongo Racing Community, you can leave a tip with Ko-Fi page. Every little bit means a lot—thank you so much! 🚀💚 https://ko-fi.com/robintate Contact me: Email: info@bongoracing.com Web: http://www.thebongostore.com Discord:   / discord   Twitter:   / bongothesane   YouTube:    / bongoracing   Instagram:   / bongoracing   Twitch:   / bongoracing   My complete sim racing setup is listed below. Updated: 16.02.26 🎮 Sim Rig Setup GSI Hyper P1 X Wheel Simucube 2 Pro Wheelbase Simucube Active Pedal Pro Brake Heusinkveld Sprint Accelerator Pedal GT Omega Prime Cockpit GT Omega Inertia HOLO Bucket Seat Sensit MTC - P Extreme Haptics SIM LAB Quad Monitor Stand 3 × AOC 32" C32G2ZE/BK Curved Monitors 1 × iiyama G-Master PL2530H 27” Monitor 4 × Sim Lab VESA Mounts Lovely Dashboard running on Hyper P1 X — Get it here: http://j76.me/LSRDash 🖥️ Racing PC Specs Intel Core i7-12700KF (Socket 1700) ASUS PRIME GEFORCE RTX 5080 PRIME MSI MAG Z690 Torpedo Motherboard iCUE H150i Elite RGB Liquid Cooler 2 × Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 16GB DDR5 5600MHz 2 × Corsair MP600r2 1TB NVMe SSD Cooler Master TD500 Mesh RGB Case (Black) RASUS ROG STRIX 1200W Platinum PSU Software & Tools: CrewChief (naughty mode on 😈) SimHub (dashboards + sim launcher) IR Drive Overlays GoSetups setups 🎥 Streaming PC + Audio/Video Gear Intel Core i7-13700F 32GB DDR4 RAM NVIDIA RTX 4060 8GB 500GB SSD + 1TB SSD (SCAN Computers build) Elgato Wave XLR PRO Mixer Shure SM7B Microphone Elgato Game Capture 4K60 Pro 2 x Elgato Stream Deck XL 2 x Elgato Key Light Air Soundblaster Audigy FX Card HUAWEI MateView 24" Monitor (Portrait) beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro (250 Ohm, Open-Back) 1 × Creative Live! Cam Sync 4K 1 x Elgato Facecam Pro 1 x Elgato Facecam Pro 4K 4 × RSHTECH Powered 7-Port USB Hubs 4 x Neewer Light Wands Software: OBS Streamer.Bot Adobe Photoshop Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Audition Foster Care My wife Judith and I have been fostering for almost 20 years. We've had more than 50 kids sharing our home during that time, it makes for a busy household. Want to know more? Thought about fostering? Please contact me for a chat. See you on track.