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Coach Dave is Ready for iRacing Season 2 – Here’s What’s Coming
We’re excited to get going again for Season 2. Let us help you have your best season ever!
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About Simon Baggus
Simon Baggus is Editor in Chief and Writer for Coach Dave Academy and SimGrid & RaceControl.GG for Studio 397, covering all aspects of sim racing on ACC, iRacing, Le Mans Ultimate, GT7 and more with 15 years experience in the blogging, writing & sim racing space.
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Best iRacing Setup Subscriptions in 2026 Compared
So many iRacing setup shops are available in 2026, but which iRacing setup subscription gives you the most value, we take a look.
Simon Baggus
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The Best ACC Setup Subscriptions in 2026
Which ACC subscription is best in 2026? We take a look and compare against some of the most popular ACC setup shops.
Simon Baggus
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Coach Dave Delta vs VRS: Which One Is Best for You?
Let’s look at two top iRacing telemetry apps and see what they both offer. You can then decide which one to use.
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Coach Dave Delta Help Centre – The Complete FAQ Guide
Use this guide to answer all of your most frequently asked questions.
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Coach Dave Delta vs Garage 61 – Which is Best for You?
For iRacing, Coach Dave Delta and Garage 61 offer telemetry data analysis to help shave off lap time, but which is right for you?
Simon Baggus
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New Look Console Wizard For ACC Setups
Console players rejoice. You’ve got a new, better, and easier to use Console Wizard for your setups.
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Introducing Delta 5.4 with a New UI and Smarter AI
Welcome to a cleaner UX, sleeker UI, AI overhauls, better customisation and with bonus AC Evo daily racing setups!
Simon Baggus
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Our iRacing Season 1 Schedule for 2026
Here is our new plan heading into the new iRacing season. Series, Cars, Setups, Lap Guides. We have it all.
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Black Friday Live at Coach Dave Academy
Get 20% off Delta this Black Friday weekend. Live until Monday only.
Simon Baggus
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The Complete Le Mans Ultimate Car Setup Guide
Setups are a hot topic in LMU and with physics, tyre and BOP updates constantly coming as the game evolves, it will be great to understand how setups work. We do just that with our ultimate setup guide.
Simon Baggus
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Automobilista 2 Now Live In Delta!
It’s time to level up your game in AMS2 now that Delta is compatible. Do away with Motec and make use of Deltas beautiful UI, telemetry graphs and widgets to get faster.
Simon Baggus
How To Use Leaderboards in Delta
Use this guide to get up to speed on our Leaderboard feature in Delta.
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iRacing Season 4 Plan
It might be Week 13, but the fun never stops here. We give you our plan for Season 4. It’s time to win with Coach Dave.
Simon Baggus
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Leaderboards Land in Delta
It’s Time to Become a Leaderboard Legend with Delta 5.0.
Simon Baggus
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Le Mans Ultimate Hypercars – The Definitive Guide
Le Man Ultimate now has the 2023, 2024 and 2025 Hypercars in the game, so let’s explore the class and all that’s in it.
Simon Baggus
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NEW Valkyrie Hypercar and AMG LMGT3 Setups – Plus New Tyre Model Talk
July 22nd 2025. Remember this day. The day LMU became a fully fledged title leaving early access.
Simon Baggus
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Delta – Now Easier To Read at 300kph!
Delta gets a makeover with improvements to nearly every single feature and area in the app. Let’s take a look.
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New LMU Online Championship Setups with Delta
Grab your setups for all of LMU’s Online Championships right here.
Simon Baggus
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iRacing Season 3 Setups and Plans
A new iRacing season is upon us. It’s finally time to win with Coach Dave. Our iRacing setup team now boasts several 10k drivers and an average of 9k between them all!
Simon Baggus
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Our New Setups Plan for Le Mans Ultimate Update
New Pro-Esports ready setups from Coach Dave Academy are on the horizon for Le Mans Ultimate.
Simon Baggus
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Another New Le Mans Ultimate GT3 Tyre Model is Here
We have an evolution to the last GT3 tyre model update, with another new update now, let’s dive into what’s changed.
Simon Baggus
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Coach Dave Delta x EDGE: A New GT7 Partnership
Discover the new integration between Digit Racing EDGE and Coach Dave Delta.
Simon Baggus
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How to Get Out of Rookies in iRacing: The Complete Guide
Just getting started in iRacing? Struggling to get out of rookies? This is the perfect guide for you. All the tips and tricks you need.
Simon Baggus
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How to get Faster in Sim Racing with the Coach Dave Delta App
Getting faster shouldn’t be so hard. Coach Dave Delta simplifies the process and helps you get faster, faster.
Simon Baggus
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Moza iRacing Settings Guide
This guide covers: The R5 (5.5Nm), R9 (9Nm), and R12 (12Nm) direct drive settings for iRacing
Simon Baggus
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Coach Dave Delta x Lovely Dash Collaboration
Coach Dave Delta and Lovely Dash are collaborating to give you guys even more value to your subscription.
Simon Baggus
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Racecraft: How To Get Better in Sim Racing
Always a hot topic in sim racing is racecraft – let’s explore how you can improve it to get better results in the long run
Simon Baggus
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Hypercar Electric Motor Maps in Le Mans Ultimate Explained
Feeling drained? Recharge your Hypercar batteries with this guide that explains how to use and manage the virtual energy in Le Mans Ultimate
Simon Baggus
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iRacing Sebring Special Event Setups & Lap Guide
The iRacing Sebring Special Events hits us as soon as the new season begins, we have setups, lap guides and tutorials to master the event
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Season 2 Week 1 iRacing Setups & Lap Guides
iRacing Season 2 Week 1 arrives and there is no better time to be using Coach Dave Delta
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