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Nicole went to her final race of the season, the F1 USGP in Austin. She shares some stories from there, and then we all talk about the IndyCar schedule and some sportscar silly season rumors.

The end of the season brings many rumors, and we go through all the ones we’ve heard up to this point. Some are more credible than others, and some are actually just confirmed at this point.

It’s the end of the season and Nicole is exhausted. That didn’t stop her from traveling to Indianapolis to see Kévin Estre drive a GT car at the speedway. But it also made her share some really strong opinions on 2026 as a whole.

The 2026 IMSA season came to a close, and we were there. We honor the fallen tributes, create a circus act, recount interviews, and of course talk about THAT win. The season was long and tough, but it was worth it in the end.

We kind of touch on all topics this week in the run up to the final IMSA race. WEC at Fuji, IMSA BOP, Fights in NASCAR, IndyCar number changes, and noise at COTA.

Nicole was in Indianapolis for IMSA’s Battle on the Bricks. She has all the stories from her weekend, including that trophy pic from when Kévin got another podium after what felt like forever.

We talk about the serious issues of the week such as late season sadness, licensing, lineup changes, and descend into Aus having to apologize to Kévin Estre.

Auston and Nicole went to the WEC race at the Circuit of the Americas. They got invited into the McLaren Garage, and Auston became a social media star for Genesis. All the stories are here.

Rumors should not be presented as fact by the media, can IndyCar use rain tires, and FYI everyone is allowed to be a fan and wear what they want at races.

The Meme Lord himself, Rory from Rory Talks Motorsport, is on for a full episode with us. Since we are friends, he’s basically a 4th co-host, but you might learn some cool stuff about him too!

IndyCar at Markham was madness, we finally saw the Ford LMDh, Suzuka 1000km Entry List, and NASCAR changes.

Thank you for being with us for 100 episodes! This week we just talk about everything on our minds in the world of racing, which yes, does include Road America and Kévin Estre’s penalties. Also silly season rumors, Supercars, and Ford.

But we don’t really talk about the crashes much. Nicole was at Road America and drank some beer, asked about cheese, ate a hot dog, and held another helmet.

Has everyone lost every shred of common sense on the internet? We dig into the issues plaguing racing fans in online discourse. Also McLaren and Peugeot silly season theories.

Ares has some ideas for an improved WEC calendar, we lament the summer break, and the Nashville IndyCar race was kind of a mess.