This week's episode is kind of short because if you can't tell from the box behind him, Erik is moving from Michigan to Florida! He goes over what brought that up. We're also taking next week off since D.J. will be out of town and Erik is moving so its our "Summer Break".

The bulk of the show today is dedicated to looking over the 2026 Formula 1 schedule and the big item of note is Monaco is moved to mid-June and F1 will be taking on last part of the Indianapolis 500 directly in television ratings. With Indy 500 TV ratings on the rise again and still considered a mega event in the United States is this move smart? Is it just arrogance thinking they can take on the US's largest motorsports event in TV ratings?

On the second half of the show, we recap NASCAR at Michigan, the excessive use of the John Fogerty guitar riff every time they come back from commercial, and the storylines coming up as NASCAR heads to Mexico for the first time in many years, IndyCar heads to Gateway, F1 heads to Canada, and we have the Le Mans 24 hour race all in one weekend! Oh and because of traveling and moving Erik and D.J. won't have time to watch any of those!

Don't forget to enter our contest by June 30th for a chance to win an autographed 1:24 scale William Byron diecast. ⁠Enter at https://frracingonline.com/contest and get bonus entries for following us on socials, Spotify, and more!

⏱️⏱️VIDEO CHAPTERS⏱️⏱️:

• 00:00:00 - Big Announcement: Erik's Moving!
• 00:05:05 - Formula 1 2026 Schedule and Canadian Grand Prix
• 00:09:55 - RIP Motorsports Christmas: Monaco, Indy500, and Coca-Cola 600
• 00:14:43 - NASCAR Race Recap: Michigan and Strategy Insights
• 00:19:37 - NBA Draft Lottery and Reggie Miller
• 00:24:19 - Max Verstappen's Championship Hopes and Red Bull Strategy
• 00:29:08 - Managing Personalities in Sports: Lessons from Elite Leaders

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"Two Idiots Talking Racing... and Stuff" sounds like a fitting tagline for this show, isn't it? Today on F-R Racing's Garage Talk we officially adopt that as the tagline for the show. What started as a quick and serious show evolved into what you see and listen to on a weekly basis so we felt it was time to start updating the branding to match the show.

We kick off the show this week discussing the latest in iRacing including Erik's surprisingly good performance at Lime Rock Park, D.J. having to switch to the booth last minute, and the upcoming schedule (including our all new Bottom Split Racing Series beginning on June 23rd! If you're wanting to break into oval racing or just struggle on ovals, we're the development league for you! $10 broadcast fee gets you into 8 races every other Monday at 10pm ET.

On the second half of the show we discuss a racing weekend full of drama including Alex Palou being wrecked out at Detroit, McLaughin vs Siegel, and Louie Foster's suspension breaking.

We move on and discuss week 2 of NASCAR on Amazon Prime Video and the increasing uproar of older fans threatening to never watch NASCAR again over the move, how the broadcasts are going and the drama between Carson Hocevar and Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

Finally, we discuss the Max Verstappen's incident with George Russell at the Spanish Grand Prix and the hilarious Internet theory on why Max purposely tried to get himself suspended for the Canadian Grand Prix (it involves Le Mans).

Don't forget to enter our contest by June 30th for a chance to win an autographed 1:24 scale William Byron diecast. Enter here and get bonus entries for following us on socials, Spotify, and more!

⏱️⏱️VIDEO CHAPTERS⏱️⏱️:

• 00:00:00 - Introduction to F-R Racing' Garage Talk
• 00:08:46 - Recap of Recent iRacing Events and Challenges
• 00:16:58 - Behind the Scenes: Show Development and Future Plans
• 00:25:14 - IndyCar Detroit Grand Prix Recap
• 00:33:31 - Amazon Prime NASCAR Coverage and Older Viewer Reactions
• 00:41:39 - Amazon Prime's NASCAR Broadcast Experience
• 00:50:08 - Formula 1 Max Drama and Driver Updates
• 00:58:49 - Predictions and Speculations
• 01:06:00 - Bonus Blooper Reel
  

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Indy Racing World Series⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Races air LIVE on Tuesdays at 10 pm ET on Stadium Scene TV! Register today and we'll pro-rate you into the series!

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On this week's episode of F-R Racing's Garage Talk, we give a brief mention to the F1 Monaco "race", because that's all it deserves, one of the weirder Indy 500's we've ever seen, and the first NASCAR race on Amazon Prime Video.First up, we talk about the F1 Monaco Grand Prix and as expected it was a parade with no on track passing, and the required two pit stop strategy didn't work out.

Next, and the bulk of the show we talk about the Indianapolis 500 from the pre-race helicopter flyover, Scott McLaughin's pace lap crash warming his tires, numerous incidents on pit road, timing and scoring issues at the track, and the botched coverage of the finish.

Finally, we talk about the Coca Cola 600 and Amazon Prime Video's approach to covering the event and how it varied tremendously from what FOX did. Are we going to be spoiled by the month of race coverage?

Don't forget to enter our contest for an autographed William Byron 1:24 scale diecast. Enter by June 30th: https://frracingonline.com/contest

⏱️⏱️VIDEO CHAPTERS⏱️⏱️:

• 00:00:00 - F1 Monaco Race Recap and Highlights
• 00:07:23 - Indy 500: Surprises, Crashes, and Celebrities
• 00:14:28 - Pit Road Chaos and Unexpected Incidents
• 00:21:38 - Indy 500 Finish Controversies and Reactions
• 00:28:53 - Racing Strategies and Driver Performances
• 00:35:58 - IndyCar vs Formula 1: Talent and Opportunities
• 00:43:18 - Coca-Cola 600 Broadcast Review and Highlights
• 00:50:34 - Upcoming Races and iRacing Events Preview

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Indy Racing World Series⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Races air LIVE on Tuesdays at 10 pm ET on Stadium Scene TV! Register today and we'll pro-rate you into the series!

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