Onboard Win at Daytona - 2024 MX-5 Cup | Final 2 Laps

Ride onboard with Gresham Wagner during the last 2 laps of the season opening MX-5 Cup Race 1 from Daytona International Speedway. January 25, 2024.

[@Jimmy_Broadbent]

Making it look EASY!

[@20ege008]

yoooo jimmerrrr

[@GreshamWagner]

Exactly the way you want it to look right when we win right? Straightforward and clear across the line in 1st. The raw technical skills to make it happen here are relatively lower compared to a lot of tracks, but the knowledge, planning, and execution of the pack racing is it's own challenge. Glad you enjoyed the show!

[@ZaxCal]

Time for you to come run MX-5 Cup here in the states Jimmer.

[@LeeShand]

Jimmer, we need to see more of you doing this!!

[@JackOldenburg]

Hey jimmy when is next live on KZbin

[@NASCARDAWGYT]

As a NASCAR fan, I can see those plate racing instincts kick in knowing where to be at the right time. Such a unique style of racing with these cars at Daytona

[@MattMaloneTV]

great win! i was watching live! this is such a great series!!!

[@GreshamWagner]

Putting all of that MX-5 Fixed experience to good use

[@AndyChittum]

Sitting down at the beginning of the race with some friends... "This guy is good, that guy is good, but you got to keep an eye on this Gresham Wager guy..."

[@ArosaMike]

Absolutely mega. Watched the IMSA tv coverage and could see you trying to position yourself in the right place for those last two laps! High speed chess at its best, and that exit out of the bus stop on the last lap was absolutely critical! Well done on the win!

[@GreshamWagner]

Thank you -- Glad you enjoyed watching the broadcast!

[@michajanicki6860]

@@GreshamWagner those 5 cars within 5 minutes have more fun that entire 2023 F1 Season XDDDDD great precision racing and respecting each other :)

[@JankyTheClown]

We were in the fan zone at Daytona watching, the audible gasp from the fans when you made your move was awesome.

[@GreshamWagner]

It's always pretty suspenseful at the end for sure

[@Iwannabuyabugatti]

@@GreshamWagner Excellent racing can't wait to see you on the next podium!

[@thesprawl2361]

The amount of contact between the cars is really surprising to me.

[@dylandaugherty2380]

Was flagging at turn 5. You all put on one hell of a show! Quite possibly best race of the year so far.

[@NateCross32]

Hi Dylan. Lol

[@dylandaugherty2380]

@@NateCross32 hello /(“)

[@UFCNERD]

Sensational finish, great race overall. I can’t believe this only has 1000 views. I wish racing was in America was bigger.

[@JTube571]

Nearly 24 hours later, 15k views lol

[@qrzbuddha]

Great race, thanks for sharing... looked wild in both races, looks fantastic fun!! love the #72 driver calming putting his mirror back in the right position at 4:07 🤣

[@stevenellinger9223]

I saw the hand come out and I thought it was him flipping the bird or an F1 style "wtf are you doing!" gesture. Only after seeing this did I go back and yup just fixing his mirror.

[@The_Doug124]

Amazing racing every time, just rad to see an onboard and how powerful of a tow these little things produce…pushing 150! I’m convinced this is the perfect track and series combination

[@matteovenuti]

it's so fun to watch these races live, but it's even better to see the pov of someone in it!

[@gernsey7362]

all the guys that do simracing came here to comment, they know how great this series is. Great win @Gresham Wagner!!

[@mindgame112]

Holy shit man that side-by-side in the busstop was amazing!! Thats some steel nerves and great skill!

[@TracksideViews]

MX-5’s are some of the best racing you’ll see!

[@thejourneyretold]

Goddamn does that look like a lot of fun!! Such good close racing!!!!

[@dill6688]

Brilliant, the series i love the most. I look forward to these two races more than any race all year long.

[@marshja56]

A lot of people can drive fast but this guy knows how to race and win. If I had a race team I would be looking for that.

[@troyrannosaur3034]

that parachute of a bumper on Selin's was stressing me out the whole livestream! Awesome driving man!

[@Buddybryan3]

These are insane! That race was so much fun to watch. I was sitting on pit road patio watching. I have a couple clips of you guys coming by the start finish line and the end of the race. Awesome win!

[@GreshamWagner]

Thank you!

[@timkis64]

you got these things figured out pretty good man, great job.its such a great series.

[@TheRuxinator]

Racing doesn't get any better than this, insane couple of laps.

[@JeLifeCoach]

GEEZ. That was intense! Awesome job! i watched both races live!

[@grendelum]

genuinely thrilling racing

[@BeeBeeRacing]

Watching this live was absolutely exhilarating. Amazing job using the bump drafting to get a run, congrats on a well deserved win 💪🎉

[@thesprawl2361]

What’s bump drafting? I see him bumping the guy in front and had no idea that was even allowed never mind a valid tactic

[@BeeBeeRacing]

@@thesprawl2361 if you watch what happens in the the last corner, one car makes a break for it but because the pack behind him was bump drafting (you push the car ahead that makes the speed increase and because your in the cars slipstream there’s less air resistance which gives the car behind more speed as well) that gave Wagner the opportunity to pull out of the slipstream with the most speed and gave him the win.

[@thesprawl2361]

@@BeeBeeRacing Ok that's really interesting. Thanks. Makes perfect sense now.

[@STP43FAN1]

Holy superdraft!!!! That is amazing.

[@rockysuds_detailing]

Honestly this is my favorite class to watch. The racing is always so close. Thanks for the in car and good job this weekend

[@hgrghost_actual]

Congrats on the win! That was an awesome race!

[@fstlnj29]

Best racing there is out there. Counted 6 cars on the last lap all with a chance. Great drive! Even better win! When the car in front is dragging the brakes is that to prevent him from having to go to the lead too early? Would be nice if you walk us through what you guys are doing and how. Thanks from Virginia

[@GreshamWagner]

Hey -- I answered a similar question above, but I'll copy my response again here because I think it essentially answers the same question: Especially in the last 2 laps, nobody really wants to pass and be at the very front. Instead, everyone just ends up packed up in a line, and there's more momentum coming from behind than we can really do anything with. Just cramming into the car ahead even harder than we already are doesn't really achieve much at that point, so dabbing the brakes is a way to modulate how hard the constant shoving is so we aren't just crushing and jacking up the car ahead. When two or three cars have a run and pop out and actually have somewhere to go with all that momentum, you don't really see that happen.

[@fstlnj29]

@@GreshamWagner Appreciate it! Crazy how tight the series is and makes it great viewing. Thanks to all of you drivers and congrats on a super drive!

[@abucelato]

Was at the race this weekend, and you guys are by far the most entertaining series at the track. So much action.

[@derekkosnoski7052]

One of the best parts of the 24 week is coming to our pit box before our weathertech session and these guys are in their final laps, always the best races of the week!!!!

[@antggamingkartingcars4873]

As an 11 year old go kart racer, you are who I aspire to be. Keep up the good work, I’ll be sure to keep an eye out for your channel Sebring weekend

[@BigDumbMeRC]

Awesome! Very intense. Congrats on the W

[@niall21]

Beautifully done. Looking forward to watching the rest of your season!

[@kptv75]

Well done my friend. Great job!

[@LuisSalves]

I love this sound, it sounds like beautiful music or poetry.

[@Techiastronamo]

Watched this live on KZbin, that was a freakin awesome race dude. Amazing drive!!

[@DMR_Videos]

What a crazy race that was to have 0 cautions. Great job on the win

[@staceygarrison4979]

Thank you for sharing this. Its thrilling to see what these awesome races are like from the driver's perspective. Congrats on the great win!

[@stevemassarone1470]

Holy shit that was fantastic to watch great racing flat out love it !!

[@toxicch.6739]

Amazing race, what an insane finish! These guys are driving closer together at 100mph than I am parking behind the car in front of me at a stoplight lmfao

[@overthetopoperationsracing3199]

Wow!!! Great win and being at the track and this in car camera too is so cool! Thanks for sharing!!!

[@frederickchin7799]

Congrats!!! Incredible video - thanks for sharing!

[@lsdfreak4ever]

Those MX-5 races were a blast to watch at Daytone. Great racing!

[@NateCross32]

A few days ago, I commented on the wrong video. Didn't pay attention to the title. I thought the 2021 video was this one. Still, great driving, great timing, and you deserved that win. Me and my 3 year old sun were cheering when you won. Keep it up man.

[@jonathanb.4305]

what a win. Incredible

[@DaleFredriksRacing]

So much fun to watch, i was smiling ear to ear and on the edge of my seat the whole race. Well...other than the full course yellow

[@kaiying74]

Congrats on a cracking race. I loved it at the time but that onboard is intense man!!

[@JasonPish]

I’m glad you won! Congrats! But the goof in car 39 caused that whole chain-ramming that cost the purple 13 rookie driver to lose the lead. I felt bad for him, because of someone else’s lack of focus.. Glad everyone got their bumpers tied down for Race 2! Again, great win! 🎉

[@SuellioAlmeida]

Amazing stuff!!

[@alfredwayne8166]

Best racing series out there. What a drive

[@andreamasiero3329]

I watched the race from Imsa channel and your video casually popped up right after, great stuff and great victory 💪🏻

[@PadRacer]

What a finish! Those races were the most fun to watch

[@mateojohns05]

what a last lap, just awesome!

[@briscoesimracing]

That was freaking awesome dude!! I was there for it! Congrats!

[@nicholasdugdale]

Nice run to the front Gresham. Good W!

[@GreshamWagner]

Thank you!

[@AKracecars]

Homie was 5th on the back-straight of the final lap.. nice W

[@GregCoit]

Start of the Race: Hmm, #5 is 12th. That's not going to last long, End of the race: Yep! An epic race and well deserved. Congrats!!! I'm super happy that race control didn't black flag you, the #87 and the #13 for the loose (metal? fiberglass?) rear bumpers. Seems to not be a problem in race #2 fortunately. What an incredible way to start the 2024 race season.

[@lairdperkins]

MX-5 Cup is the best racing in iRacing, and the best racing IRL... that was insane.

[@TermiCobraKid]

Real racing

[@colinboone9920]

He's done it again

[@jeremyharper3462]

I need to get in one of these!!

[@whothebeast666]

I absolutely love these onboards. You timed that to perfection. On a side note, those brake pressure sensors are a little sensitive to activate the lights

[@GreshamWagner]

People are just dragging and dabbing the brakes slightly to modulate the bumping/momentum a lot of the time.

[@Nathan8rr]

HUUUUGE drive! love to see it

[@emilydrivingthings]

huge couple of laps!

[@dubsworldchallengeofracing7768]

That was a great race man :)

[@nomiguda]

My only regret is that I can't watch Race 1 of MX-5 cup at Daytona 2024 for the first time again :( what a race

[@RezaSimRacing]

amazing

[@racereadypowerhouse]

Monster drive! 💪🏿🏆🫡

[@joelshack85]

Awesome job!!

[@Wayne_Nero]

Great racing!!

[@BradenEvesRacing]

Sidedraft king

[@tonyunderwood9438]

Great race!

[@sasha_veter]

Nice, very nice❤

[@satakal]

nuts. Just...crazy.

[@GreshamWagner]

Always in MX-5 Cup haha

[@reececarpenter7426]

Are these cup cars, sequential transmissions or are they regular h-pattern stick shift?

[@kem0n0.kokomo]

Sequential transmissions. Was H-patterns until 2020.

[@andy-bobnolen6043]

Great racing!!! Just curious, what's with all the braking on the straight? Is it necessary for car control or is it to communicate to the car behind, or what?

[@GreshamWagner]

Sometimes there's just nowhere to go with all the momentum we have, especially when nobody wants to pass/lead the last couple of laps. Once we are connected and not going to pass, there's no sense in pushing the car in front any harder really. That, or if you need to back up to the car behind to get connected for a push, the best way is just drag the brake back to them so they can push.

[@kellyhatcher8802]

INTENSE

[@skittlecar1]

That's intense.

[@floriandugoli5923]

You need to be focus to carry as much momentum as possible.. great finish Btw the skyactiv sound lovely, better than nowadays F1 ahah

[@rastamoto]

This video would be amazing if it had voice over commentary explaining your strategy and race craft. Is it something you think about after the race?

[@GreshamWagner]

I've done it before and flirted with the idea of and on, but the truth is that this racing is only really starting to get the viewership and attention it deserves. It can be tough to justify making videos like that for what was previously such a small and niche audience (despite the MX-5 Cup being very generally known about), but if the demand is there, it is definitely something I can put some effort into for the future.

[@chriscongemi643]

Sweet

[@jeremyharper3462]

Rubbin' is racing!!

[@txalin]

Recommend to max volume

[@pallinder7646]

Shake 'n bake

[@WallysOG]

this was so fun to watch live, great racing!

[@zecookieplaysgames]

your style of driving is just amazing man! i was wondering what series you would want to drive in when you finish with the mx5 cup?

[@GreshamWagner]

Whichever one we get the opportunities in. Of course I also race in GR Cup, but the prize money and cost vs. value in these series is the only thing that is sustainable for somebody in my financial position. Lots of people have come and gone from MX-5 Cup, but 95% of the time, they are just paying more to move on up the ladder. The rare exception being drivers like Connor, or Tyler getting picked up by TRD, and now moving up in their program to GT4. It's simply a matter of funding, and the next step beyond GR Cup and MX-5 Cup has next to no prize money in comparison to these series. At that point, you can't offset the costs (which are exponentially higher) -- either you have to be paying or somebody else is paying on your behalf. Simply put, the logical place to move beyond this is up to GT4 or Super Trofeo/Carrera Cup, but unless somebody wants to assist that, I'm going to keep racing in a place that is financially logical and sustainable.

[@zecookieplaysgames]

@@GreshamWagner 👍

[@이스크라]

뒤쪽에서 충격하면 스핀할 위험이 있는데, 페널티를 받지는 않나요? 슬립스트림 상황에서 앞차가 스핀하지 않도록 일부러 가운데 부분을 부딪히는 건가요?

[@wrigman]

Good hard, clean driving…………except at the end, but, that’s racing……..

[@zeekot4064]

Wow

[@tifosi8500]

Are the brake lights super sensitive to input ?

[@josephgiovenco1266]

I watched that race . And i dont know how there was any paint left on any of the top 5 cars

[@NormanBoulder]

Why are they tapping the brakes on the tri-oval straight with no cars in front of them?

[@curtismartell7959]

143 MPH

[@Dumpadore]

Why are people braking in the straights?

[@QuesadillaRacing]

After the bus stop I said 'there is no way he is going to win, to far from P1 ...' I was so so wrong ...

[@Synystr7]

I noticed Rolland wasn't gonna make it eaasy for you in R2 hahaha

[@toxxproduction]

bump draft is allowed ?

[@GreshamWagner]

Yes

[@lautaromarini3283]

How many X 😂👏

[@stingsbaseball1]

Why is there so much brake light going on in the straights from the cars ahead? Kinda messed with you.

[@GreshamWagner]

Especially in the last 2 laps, nobody really wants to pass and be at the very front. Instead, everyone just ends up packed up in a line, and there's more momentum coming from behind than we can really do anything with. Just cramming into the car ahead even harder than we already are doesn't really achieve much at that point, so dabbing the brakes is a way to modulate how hard the constant shoving is so we aren't just crushing and jacking up the car ahead. When two or three cars have a run and pop out and actually have somewhere to go with all that momentum, you don't really see that happen.

[@stingsbaseball1]

@@GreshamWagner wow that’s super interesting. I knew you wouldn’t want to be at the front here. Atleast in iracing that’s how this track runs lol. But the lengths yall are going to not be in front is pretty wild. Man I bet this is some fun racing!

[@karting69]

#96 clown driver