It’s a big week for iRacing, as the Daytona 24 hours is just around the corner, which supplements the normal weekly content scheduled for Season 1/2023. Let’s dig in to what you can expect this week from Coach Dave Academy.
Daytona 24h Setups Roll In
Fresh out the oven, we have created setups based off our VRS Endurance baselines ready to use for the Daytona 24 hour event.
In total we have 7 cars spanning Hypercar, LMP2 and GT3 ready for customers to use. Below you can see the table listing those cars, along with the driver who worked on them and the lap time they achieved.
| Car | Driver | Lap Time |
| BMW Hybrid V8 | Manu Rey O Largo | 1:30.9 |
| Dallara P217 | Manu Rey O Largo | 1:34.5 |
| BMW M4 GT3 | Manu Rey O Largo | 1:43.8 |
| Ferrari 488 GT3 EVO | Mikkel Gade | 1:43.7 |
| Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO | Mikkel Gade | 1:43.7 |
| Mercedes AMG GT3 EVO | Mikkel Gade | 1:43.7 |
| Porsche 991 GT3 R | Mikkel Gade | 1:43.7 |
You can download these setups using Delta right here (iRacing Subscription required):
Daytona Lap Guide
Want to brush up on your Daytona knowledge ahead of the race?
New Driver Joins For VRS Content
We are pleased to welcome a brand new driver to Coach Dave Academy who is going to help us produce VRS content for the rest of this current season.
Name: James Armstrong
iRating: 7504
Notable Achievements:
2021 Le Mans top split overall winner.
2022 12Hr Bathurst 2nd split 2nd place.
2021 Winter 24H of Nurburgring GT3 3rd place.
UKSR GT3 league S2/S5/S6 winner.
UKSR Radical League S1 winner.
UKSR Race Of Champions winner.
Sim 3D FTR GT Series S2 winner.
Current team: Brabham Esports
We look forward to the work he is going to produce with us for you guys for the rest of the season and beyond. Welcome to the team James.
Season Content:
IMSA – Daytona 24h (Manu Rey O Largo/Kieran Harrison)
- Mercedes AMG GT3 EVO
- Lamborghini GT3 EVO
- BMW M Hybrid V8
- Porsche 991 GT3R
- BMW M4 GT3
VRS – Rudskogen (Mikkel Gade/James Armstrong)
- Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO
- Porsche 991 GT3R
- Mercedes AMG GT3 EVO
- Ferrari 488 GT3 EVO
- BMW M4 GT3
GT4 – Mount Panorama (Corentin Guinez)
- Mercedes AMG GT4
- Aston Martin Vantage GT4
- Porsche Cayman GT4
TCR – Mount Panorama (Corentin Guinez & Kieran Harrison)
- Hyundai Veloster TCR
- Honda Civic TCR
- Hyundai Elantra TCR
F4 – Okayama International
- Manu Rey O Largo
Porsche Cup – Silverstone Grand Prix
- Bart Horsten
Lap Guides
For the sixth week in Season 1 2023, we have three lap guides to watch from our expert creators. Below you can find the list:
VRS Series
Yuri Kasdorp in the Lamborghini Huracan at Rudskogen:
Porsche Cup Series
Suellio Almeida in the Porsche Cup at Silverstone:
GT4 Series
Kieran Harrison in the Porsche Cayman GT4 at Mount Panorama:
Week 6 Live Broadcast – 18/01/2023
Oriol Domingo and Manu Rey O Largo hit the track this week for Daytona 24h/IMSA preparation in the BMW V8 Hybrid. See how they made this weeks setups for the big race this weekend right here:
