The SimRacing Expo Podcast

We’re incredibly excited to welcome one of the Nurburgring Nordschleife’s most iconic figures and globally recognized automotive content creators in our sim racing podcast: Misha Charoudin -  @mgcharoudin  Over the past few years, Misha has not only built a massive following through his content centered around the legendary Nordschleife, Motorsport, Vulcan Alpha but has also taken his driving passion to the virtual world by diving deeper into the world of sim racing. Today, he competes alongside sim racing content creator like Jimmy Broadbent -  @Jimmy_Broadbent  and Steve Alvarez Brown -  @Super_GT  in the highly competitive Porsche GT3 Cup with Black Falcon and Fanatec.In this episode, we go beyond the surface to explore Misha’s journey, from his early days in content creation to becoming a key figure in the motorsport and sim racing community. We discuss who truly played a role in making the Nürburgring globally famous, how hard it was to get his career going, and what advice he would give to his 13-year-old self. Chapters00:00 Intro00:34 Talking about the numbers02:52 Does it feel like a job?06:20 First lap around The Ring feeling.09:45 Reliant Robin attempt10:30 Sabine Schmitz17:15 Favourite Sabine record19:00 Favourite corner21:00 Favourite car around the Ring23:10 How has your content evolved over time25:00 The arrival of Boosted Boris28:10 Transitioning to content as Misha30:10 Manufacturers not being happy with timing laps31:00 Authenticity of your content35:30 Sim Racing history37:50 Sim Racing going towards Nordschleife license. 42:00 Dealing with real racing pressures44:05 Impact of Max Verstappen at the Nurburgring49:50 How good is Max?51:00 Racing in NLS 'Influencer team'55:10 Added pressure of racing as The Content creator team in the eyes of the media.59:50 2026 NLS plans01:02:30 N2401:04:10 Vulcan Alpha01:11:10 Advice for 13 year old Misha
🗓️ Mark our SimRacing Expo's in your calendar:
SimRacing Expo Charlotte, North Carolina, USA: 22.-24.May 2026
SimRacing Expo Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany: 16.-18.Oktober 2026

💻 Website
➡️️ SimRacing Expo Frankfurt: https://www.simracingexpo.de
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We are excited to bring you episode 20 of the SimRacing Expo podcast!
Hosted by Luke Crane, this episode features Konstantinos Dimitridis, a design veteran and the owner of Lovely Sim Racing.
He shares insights from his nearly 30 years in design and discusses the platform's impressive growth, which includes over 70,000 active users and 13 million sessions, all contributing to the vibrant racing sim community.

🗓️ Mark our SimRacing Expo's in your calendar:
SimRacing Expo Charlotte, North Carolina, USA: 22.-24.May 2026
SimRacing Expo Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany: 16.-18.Oktober 2026

💻 Website
➡️️ SimRacing Expo Frankfurt: https://www.simracingexpo.de
➡️️ SimRacing Expo Charlotte: https://www.simracingexpo.com

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We take you straight inside NASCAR’s longest night: the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Joining the show are Derek Allan, Director of Consumer Sales, and Aaron Burns, Senior Marketing Manager at Charlotte Motor Speedway, to reveal what it really takes to put on a Coke 600 race weekend on Memorial Day.

From ticket sales strategies and packed grandstands to the biggest struggles of organizing a marquee NASCAR event, you’ll hear how the team keeps “America’s Home for Racing” buzzing.

We also dive into how sim racing and the SimRacing Expo are shaping the future fanbase, plus the brand-new SimRacing Expo Golden Ticket that combines the expo, the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 and the NASCAR Hall of Fame into one ultimate weekend.
🗓️ Mark our SimRacing Expo's in your calendar:
SimRacing Expo Charlotte, North Carolina, USA: 22.-24.May 2026
SimRacing Expo Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany: 16.-18.Oktober 2026

💻 Website
➡️️ SimRacing Expo Frankfurt: https://www.simracingexpo.de
➡️️ SimRacing Expo Charlotte: https://www.simracingexpo.com

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Raymond Smith is one of the key architects behind NASCAR’s sim racing and esports strategy, serving as Sr. Director, Esports at NASCAR.

In this episode of “NASCAR Future Champions Coming From eNASCAR! Raymond Smith Podcast,” we explore how he connects traditional NASCAR fans with a new generation coming through gaming, iRacing, and the official eNASCAR ecosystem.Raymond’s background spans Major League Baseball marketing with the Washington Nationals, fan development at Richmond Raceway, and now leading NASCAR Gaming & Esports.

He is deeply involved in the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series and the eNASCAR College iRacing Series, helping transform virtual racing into scholarships, professional opportunities, and a true talent pipeline for future NASCAR stars.In this conversation, we talk about how to build a career in sports marketing, how eNASCAR became a serious pillar of NASCAR’s strategy, the layers of the sim racing ecosystem, the jobs created by sim racing, and what is next for eNASCAR.

🗓️ Mark our SimRacing Expo's in your calendar:
SimRacing Expo Charlotte, North Carolina, USA: 22.-24.May 2026
SimRacing Expo Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany: 16.-18.Oktober 2026

💻 Website
➡️️ SimRacing Expo Frankfurt: https://www.simracingexpo.de
➡️️ SimRacing Expo Charlotte: https://www.simracingexpo.com

✅ Get your tickets for SimRacing Expo DE or USA:
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Chris Lulham is one of the strongest "sim to real" stories in modern motorsport. The British Team Redline standout dominated top-level sim racing, including wins at the iRacing Nürburgring 24 Hours and Le Mans Virtual, plus two VCO Esports Racing World Cup titles.

In 2024 he switched fully to real racing and delivered an incredible Radical Cup UK SR3 season with 16 wins from 18 races and the championship.That breakout opened the door to Max Verstappen’s Verstappen.com Racing program.

In 2025 Lulham stepped into GT World Challenge Europe, racing Endurance in the Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo and Sprint with Emil Frey Racing in the Ferrari 296 GT3.

The results followed fast: a class win at the 24 Hours of Spa and Gold Cup titles, proving his pace translates from simulator to GT3 paddock.

He also took on the Nürburgring challenge, including the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS) in SP9 Pro, building experience on the Nordschleife.

🗓️ Mark our SimRacing Expo's in your calendar:
SimRacing Expo Charlotte, North Carolina, USA: 22.-24.May 2026
SimRacing Expo Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany: 16.-18.Oktober 2026

💻 Website
➡️️ SimRacing Expo Frankfurt: https://www.simracingexpo.de
➡️️ SimRacing Expo Charlotte: https://www.simracingexpo.com

✅ Get your tickets for SimRacing Expo DE or USA:
🇩🇪: https://ticket.simracingexpo.de
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