NASCAR's iRacing boom with Parker Kligerman and whether Twitch translates to real-world racing
Publisher |
NBC Sports
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Sports
Publication Date |
Apr 22, 2020
Episode Duration |
00:32:22

The NASCAR on NBC analyst and accomplished iRacer on how his life has revolved around his sim (2:00); the story of girlfriend Shanny’s Emmy (3:00); can NASCAR bring Twitch into real-world racing? (5:00); what the infrastructure challenges are (7:30); the technology of making it happen (9:30); foreseeing the controversies with Bubba Wallace and Kyle Larson and safeguarding against the next one (11:30); Parker’s mom is listening to his Twitch stream and also is a big Conor Daly fan (14:00); will the Pro Invitational Series still exist when real racing returns? (15:30); how eNASCAR's audience metrics are benefiting hugely from the Pro Invitational Series (17:30); recapping Richmond and the politics involved (19:30); Talladega up next (21:30); explaining the dreaded Netcode (23:30); Parker’s history with iRacing and the backstory of his shoutout from Steve Myers (25:30); a shoutout to the NASCAR on NBC and NASCAR America production crews for their groundwork on iRacing broadcasts (28:30).

NASCAR on NBC analyst and iRacing early adopter Parker Kligerman discusses the growth of virtual racing in NASCAR and whether some of it can translate to the real world.

The NASCAR on NBC analyst and accomplished iRacer on how his life has revolved around his sim (2:00); the story of girlfriend Shanny’s Emmy (3:00); can NASCAR bring Twitch into real-world racing? (5:00); what the infrastructure challenges are (7:30); the technology of making it happen (9:30); foreseeing the controversies with Bubba Wallace and Kyle Larson and safeguarding against the next one (11:30); Parker’s mom is listening to his Twitch stream and also is a big Conor Daly fan (14:00); will the Pro Invitational Series still exist when real racing returns? (15:30); how eNASCAR's audience metrics are benefiting hugely from the Pro Invitational Series (17:30); recapping Richmond and the politics involved (19:30); Talladega up next (21:30); explaining the dreaded Netcode (23:30); Parker’s history with iRacing and the backstory of his shoutout from Steve Myers (25:30); a shoutout to the NASCAR on NBC and NASCAR America production crews for their groundwork on iRacing broadcasts (28:30).

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