Spraying Mike With Every F1 Fragrance | Show of the Weekend

Watching Mike be sprayed with official Formula 1 fragrances is your reward for listening to Luke talk about his newest obsession: ultra-realistic subscription driving sim iRacing.
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[@AchtungBeccaC]

The greatest sub-genre of SOTWE is “Andy walks by at the precise weirdest moment to do so.”

[@devinco1]

That "regular adult" moment is one of my favorite inside jokes of all time.

[@WildfireMagni]

Not sure why, they were just doing regular adult things.

[@coyoteone6197]

"I'm a normal adult man!"

[@green_dragon_knight]

“Luke and Ellen smell the perfume of Neeeum, the new global sonic identity of F1, from Mike’s elbow” - ah yes, another completely normal Show of the Weekend 😂

[@Angharan]

They're just Normal Adult People doing Normal Things.

[@perkkie]

@@khamjaninja. i have no idea if you're for real or troll and i love this doubt much

[@codmanout9861]

Apparently F1 copyright struck their own channel, because "Neeeum" on the F1 YT channel has been removed

[@mar_speedman]

My favorite part of Show of the Weekend is always Andy passing by awkwardly and pretending he didn't see whatever weird mess everyone's getting into lol

[@willowweedsYT]

You just know he goes out of his way to pass by them 😂

[@dannogsus2184]

And sometimes he cant help himself and has to come intrude into what ever bu****it is going on

[@jeffreywells1832]

Andy staring solemnly at a whiteboard with the words "we are a gaming channel" written in red marker; expressionlessly, he uncaps a marker and underlines each word and then stares for a minute or so longer

[@aratanaru6200]

Sometimes mike does that, but he is not passing awkwardly but just being visibly worried and concerned

[@mar_speedman]

@@jeffreywells1832 And of course they never get the point lol

[@waylandli24]

"Yeah, that's the noise they make" Had me dying less than a minute in

[@TimEd.o7o7]

absolutely briliant opener

[@coyoteartist]

Yet, they failed to identify that neeeum is the sound an F1 car makes passing the camera man's mike. So they don't know all the sounds a car makes.

[@WizzyMcWizzyton]

Less than 10 seconds, really!

[@micahnewby7964]

@coyoteartist but...... All was never the point. It's not a car sounds quiz

[@coyoteartist]

@@micahnewby7964 I didn't say it was, it was just funny to me. I guess I expected Mike to get it.

[@theomnitorium7476]

Walking into a meeting smelling of five different 60$ F1 fragrances has big 80 wolves coat energy.

[@ethanlappin]

I'm forever in love with Oxboxtra's ability to really take the piss

[@dominateeye]

That's the next F1 scent.

[@toymachine2328]

@@dominateeye Seems more appropriate to horse racing

[@micahnewby7964]

It's appropriate to Mike via Egbert, so we can allow it

[@nramos33]

"A Christmas scent from an unliked uncle" lol Andy shoots and doesn't miss lol

[@TheYorkRose]

Pre-pandemic denial: I'm a normal adult man! Post-pandemic acceptance: I'm smelling the official sound of racing from a man's elbow, what of it?

[@gremlin4304]

I don't give a fig about racing, but I love listening to people talk about what they enjoy. This is fun

[@Zoso14892]

The only thing better than listening to someone talk about something they are passionate about, is listening to someone talk about something they are newly passionate about.

[@nicocrestmere9688]

Hear hear

[@Frogglin]

Same. car games? Bored to snores. Listening to people who love car games talk about why they love them? More please, yes.

[@lizabee484]

My absolutely favorite people on this earth are those who are excited to ramble about the things they’re passionate, but even MORE excited to listen to others ramble on about the things they’re passionate about. Chef’s kiss. Best kind of humans. And I’m so thrilled to see many of them here in this comment section ^_^

[@MSte21]

Preach. Especially when they are very good at the talking.

[@MegaHentai00]

In my fantasy, Luke and Ellen didn't tell Mike they were planning this today. The poor guy was just working away at his computer, when suddenly: "Mike, could we borrow you in the studio for a minute?"

[@stone5against1]

It would be great if it were like this whenever they need someone for shenanigans (but sadly it's probably not)

[@thewingedporpoise]

to be fair I don't think there'd be a lot of difference with Mike

[@FictionWriter95]

In my headcanon, Andy had the day off but came into the office when he sensed there was some Oxtra nonsense going on

[@dallydaydream]

Honestly the thing I'm having the most trouble getting over (out of a myriad of things I'm having trouble getting over) is the description of lavender as "thrilling". I adore the scent of lavender, but it's a *well-known soporific*

[@thejason755]

Mike “I’M SO FUCKING THRILLED BY GERANIUM AND LAVENDER RNNNNN!!!!”

[@HollyriousYT]

I love that Andy doesn't hesitate or question it and just goes straight in for a mystery sniff.

[@VonBlade]

Andy coming in at the end and being pithy but hilarious is gorgeous. A burn so ferocious that somewhere a copywriter's malibu home went up in flames.

[@bennettdarling7245]

I'm in the US and the way you all said Lynx coupled by how the bottle looked I immediately was like oh that has to be the Axe equivalent

[@baseballjustin5]

100% lol Same bottle. Different branding lol

[@coaxtl1413]

Same here, but Canada. Same font!

[@stone5against1]

Definitely, and how everyone knew the smell, it had to be a popular brand

[@MrSpikethefirst]

just had to look it up and its the same makers too lmao

[@frye-er]

Luke slowly becoming a sim racing nerd something that I would never, EVER predict. I mean, I'm already surprised with all the F1 stuff, but iRacing?! Mike, you absolute legend.

[@akmal94ibrahim]

Yea, I'm shocked by iRacing. That's some hardcore simracing stuff. I've been playing with the wheel for years and I still haven't tried iRacing.

[@Minilena]

I will blame his becoming a dad :3

[@DeLaKleve]

“The crumbs from Mike’s table, to me, are quite delicious” I’m dead 😂

[@NimbleTack]

I'm sure that Mike must be delighted to have a video entirely dedicated to his citrus woody thrust-master.

[@jonathanhope3672]

This deserves more likes

[@Giga-lemesh]

😂😂😂

[@dominateeye]

Mike and Luke discussing F1 always gives me a thrilling citrus woody.

[@dominateeye]

Guy-ic wood? F1.

[@dominateeye]

Yes, my woody is indeed charged with energy. I have a million of these and no plans to stop.

[@coyoteartist]

And hear I thought this was a family comment section.

[@pmonday]

I laughed very hard at this.

[@D.J.Berryman]

Why can I only like this once?

[@memashes]

Luke's journey from complete disinterest to full blown racing nerd is one of my favourite things ever. OX track day in the future?

[@kadosho02]

OX / Top Gear. Yes please. Who would narrate the Track Day special?

[@oriolgonzalez9328]

@@kadosho02 Andy, for the sheer sarcastic energy he would bring.

[@Amaritudine]

This is the quintessential Show of the Weekend experience: relatable enthusiasm about a niche gaming-adjacent topic, a surprise appearance by an esoteric product, and a gentle but thorough roasting of said product for all its undeniable silliness.

[@ELiiSE_YT]

The absolute cocktail of expression that was Andy's "Oh!"

[@atomic3691]

Mike returned home that day, and his wife raised an eyebrow at the odd mixture of scents wafting off of his arms.

[@kadosho02]

I feel sympathy for Mike's wife already 😅

[@Nednarb]

As soon as Luke quoted Mike saying, "If you want to get REALLY crazy..." I was like, "... Are we about to talk about iRacing??" And they DID. AAND we got a whole 10 minutes of delicious vegetable nom noms! As someone who has hundreds of hours in iRacing myself and loves it to death, it was an absolute joy hearing Luke share his excitement over it. It can very easily get wildly expensive, but oh man is it SO much fun if you have the spare time to commit to it.

[@skipskylark9525]

it's you, you're the 0.01% that this video is for, IT'S YOU!!!

[@oriolgonzalez9328]

@@skipskylark9525 There are dozens of us. DOZENS!

[@adriankerrison]

Ellen's laugh after "Neeeum is the new sonic identity for F1" is the new sonic identity for Oxtra

[@DogcrotchHell]

I love hearing people talk about things they are getting into and passionate about, and watching Luke's passion for racing develop is the most unexpected and cool arc outsidextra has had in awhile! Don't apologize Luke, your passion is contagious!

[@SNICKERFACED]

i do not care about cars in the slightest but i absolutely WILL watch every minute of this because i love watching them talk about things they love. I'm like a parent watching their children from a park bench. I just like seeing them enjoy themselves. Have fun, kids.

[@greyzonefilm]

That cutaway to Ellen's face as Luke was talking was pure gold.

[@gimmeaminett2859]

As the resident racing driver that lives in your comments I absolutely love hearing luke getting more and more into cars. Thanks for infecting more people Mike!

[@maddison5697]

No interest in racing, but watching someone talk about something they're super into is always brilliant- and watching Mike get sprayed with Car Smell is even brilliant-er!

[@Lisa-zz5iw]

I am a mature adult and I will NOT giggle at thrustmaster!!! ... 🤣🤣🤣 Now back to video which will be awesome 😁 thank you so much for all your hard work and always making us laugh 😁😍

[@baxter22071990]

I was half expecting a joke about helmets somewhere in the vid

[@ellathompson6052]

I’m glad someone else mentioned it! 😂

[@Strigulino]

I had a Thrustmaster joystick so I was immune to that, but creased up at the thrilling citrus woody.

[@AdamusPrime24]

Hands down, the greatest cold opening gag ever XD

[@deadlymelody27]

"So proud of you both". How does Mike, someone who in his nature doesnt seem massively chaotic, manage to turn up the energy to even more chaotic with his presence 🤣

[@GriffinWolf]

I'm sorry, have you not watched Mike before? He is Chaos Incarnate.

[@deadlymelody27]

@@GriffinWolf i mean, not so much, just in oxventure, and i thought he was just playing Egbert chaotic 🤣 he seems so sensible but with the ability to turn everyone else to chaos 🤣

[@GriffinWolf]

@@deadlymelody27 Mike is the master of chaos in pretty much every single game he plays. Hitman springs immediately to mind, also GTA, RDR2O, RE... when has Mike ever NOT been chaotic?!

[@bwilhelm8232]

No okay I genuinely loved the I-Racing discussion! It’s something I’ve never heard about and probably never would have heard of, and I genuinely love hearing about a new thing I know nothing about!!!

[@TheNosnets]

Me too. The Internet is packed with these little communities who are all insulated from the rest by a shared love of the obscure thing. The game that comes to mind for me is Space Station 13/14. I saw a video of someone role-playing in a weird 2D space game and it turns out that there's a tiny dedicated community all playing this game religiously to the point of knowing all the deepest technical aspects of the games mechanics. I have a couple of hundred hours in SS13/14 now and I still cannot perform most tasks but the tight community makes the RP and chaos aspects much more fun because you just know the only people seeking out this experience are like minded and interested in it.

[@Icam_here]

i can't help but wonder, if Mike knew that giving that racing rig to Luke would lead to being sprayed with 5 racing scents would he still of given it away or not, or possibly given it away sooner

[@ggEmolicious]

I loved Ellen's outro, she really knows how to drive it home!

[@MegaHentai00]

I dunno -- I thought the wheels came off pretty quickly.

[@toymachine2328]

That's kinda scary- does she even have a license?

[@cargath]

"A burst of freshness" from leather (dead animals), lavender (often used at funerals) and patchouli (famously used by goths) xD

[@alexsimpkin5620]

Yay Ellen and Luke are back from the Video Mines!!!

[@djashley2002]

I'm pretty sure that there was a moment when Luke was waffling on about iRacing where you could see Ellen clearly thinking "Isn't there a new edition of Pokémon magazine we could be reviewing instead of this?".

[@ChangelingLady]

Mike's ''I'm so proud of you both'' was so wholesome, I love it

[@S.T.A.L.K.E.R.-Strelok]

Thank god we have you guys to entertain us during the F1 off season.

[@chriscoombes6751]

Loooove Show Of The Weekend!- & this one had me in absolute stitches!! 😂😂😂 Hands up: who else looked up 'Neeeum' right away?? Apologies if you said it guys - but disclaimer: the lovely little £1 sample set does come with a 4 quid shipping cost! Also speaking of subscriptions- a certain major online shopping site sells these fragrances at a lot less than £60!

[@benjamincook8479]

Raises hand

[@fadhelfarras1175]

19:32 I think it's a tribute to the legendary "neeow" guy from 2018 series in CotA, there was a guy who found the live F1 mice feed and just made "neeow" sound directly to the mic

[@looler12123]

Show of the Weekend's back! I've missed it the last few weeks!

[@tyrannicpuppy]

That's why the figured it was a safe bet for this topic. Everyone is so glad SOTWe is back they'll sit through any topic just for the benefit of it being back.

[@melissacarlock6164]

I couldn't stop laughing out loud at the terrible Italian translation it's brilliant definitely brings imagery no one would expect who is Angelica, I loved this so much thank you

[@andrewchandler625]

Great to see you guys back :) Always leave a smile on my face :) Racing is a big passion of mine so I enjoyed this!

[@Carrrnage]

Such a nice start to the weekend, good to see you two back. Woooo!😁

[@RijaMo]

Luke likes souls games, likes cars. Did Mike bit him or something? Edit: Luke nerding out about sim racing is high quality content. Please don't get discouraged from obscure topics like this. It's awesome.

[@bett431]

Luke describing wanting to stay away from other drivers because they are trouble and might hit you is one of the main reasons why I switched to Rally as a virtual driver. No one who can crash into me and I can focus on being as fast as possible.

[@armelior4610]

I'd never thought I'd see a video about this game my dad is a biiiig fan of. Now a lot of people have shared my experience of listening about it in excrutiating details ^^ I'm disappointed that the "F1 fragrances" are boring perfumes and not various mixes of motor oil and burning rubber, but "Neeeum" is a brilliant name

[@MetalheadAndy25]

Classic stuff, Luke defending his new passion while Ellen tries to keep interested, poor Mike being harassed by the kids again and a great Andy cameo. Perfection

[@MSte21]

I am not remotely into cars or racing, but Luke's sheer enthusiasm and love for his new passion is far more engaging than just talking about video games out of some sense of obligation.

[@durdleburdle3521]

Luke, don't apologize for telling us about something you're obviously passionate about. It was amazing to hear of your exploits into the racing sim world! I hope you have more iracing progress to report soon.

[@l0stndamned]

Carbon Reign sound like one of those games that comes out not long after a new console is released in a half-hearted attempt to show that an obscure developer can handle the new tech.

[@scottlil01]

Luke getting more and more into motorsports has been great to see unfold. They've been some of my favourite videos this year.

[@JoePlinkelton]

I'm 2 Minutes into the video so far and the Nonverbal energy of the two already gives me so much joy

[@mediarare2386]

Thanks to you guys and your charming commentary I actually got into game genres I never was really interested in, like horror or racing. It doesn't make me a fan but watching your videos full of passion, humor and fun makes me want to try out those games at least once.

[@joenesvick7043]

I'm not into racing games, even got some cheat mods for Kotor & The Witcher III making racing easier, but Ellen's laughter makes any topic great

[@ellathompson6052]

Whenever they’ve said “Lynx Africa” in the past I’ve always thought it was “Link’s” like the game character. I think I like that better

[@vettepride]

Oddly enough this episode hits different. Never expected to share that feeling of shaving down lap times with oxtra, but this made my week. 1000s of laps around Road America in Wisconsin with my c7zo6 and yamaha r1m. Almost nothing is as satisfying as perfecting a corner and shaving time. Hint.... crashing your body into the ground isn't good for lap times. Love the content guys. Even last weeks mine skit had me laughing for an hr straight.

[@honteebee]

please never apologize for talking about the game you've been playing in your own time before getting to the quiz segment...might even read some comments after that and a......let's call it art corner, perhaps? (I'm kidding, any sotwe in any format is a good thing and please don't overburden yourselves with more work, but I definitely would love more casual chat over any game--ellen talking about the onion hotel mobile game was still one of the sotwe classics imo, so.....yeah, any game!)

[@PLAYER_42069]

Mike has done his job well and recruited Luke into the cult of simulation. Now, he will ride with us forever, Shiny and Chrome! I laughed out loud when Luke said, Lynx might want to check the factory for a missing barrel of their product because a lot of times major companies license their products to other brands under another name. So, it probably is just Lynx under the F1 name - lol. Also, "Nyooom" is the proper sound you make to mimic cars racing by at high speed. Get it right, Lynx... Er, I mean, F1...

[@Binary-]

I like the cut after they called for Mike, because it's leaves room for the interpretation that it took quite a lot of haggling and convincing to get Mike to actually join them

[@johnsharplin]

It is incredibly fascinating to me that Luke isn't really into cars but is this into racing

[@23Scadu]

Just want to voice my appreciation for the Mario Kart 64 menu music in the background for the first half of the video. Excellently chosen.

[@bilbo_t_baggins2762]

That was fun. I'd like to see a sequel-maybe there is such a thing as dungeons and dragons inspired perfumes that could be sprayed on Ellen? Or video game inspired scents?

[@maxvel0city906]

Love how Mike has slowly indoctrinated Luke to all things cars/Motorsport. 🏎️ With the help of Jane's experimental subliminal messaging of course.😱

[@gruggerduggerhoose]

The sim racing rabbit hole claims another victim lol

[@coyoteartist]

No doubt

[@akmal94ibrahim]

Mike was the one who started Luke into Dark Souls, who then infected Ellen, and now even Andy is playing Elden Ring. And now Mike turned Luke into racing, with Luke seemingly dragging Ellen into it. Next thing you know, we get an Ellen's Racing Academy. Lol

[@tyrannicpuppy]

That ending was worth all the car nonsense that preceeded it. Thank you so much for the lovely view.

[@LikeEmmaWithaT]

My friend came over nearish the end of the video and I had to convince her this channel/video is about video games.

[@johannesbragelmann6629]

My main takeaway from this video up until now (having just learned about Neeeum) is that, Mike and Luke are all in for the Motorsport but are reasonable enough adults for giving not a single s*it for FIA shenanigans 😂

[@AceRide]

F1, where rain is salty and lavender is thrilling

[@ptsm97]

I really enjoyed this show of the weekend episode, especially the I racing part! I knew nothing about it, and Luke did a great job of telling a story and showing off what makes this niche of racing games unique and appealing!

[@huppaduppa]

I just got here and I REALLY hope there's a "no Mikes were harmed in the making of this video" somewhere in there

[@oriolgonzalez9328]

Luke has now gone full simdad, thanks to Mike. One of us! One of us! One of us!

[@fahfahfred]

They've been doing this for how many years and they still come out with some bangers lol

[@MrSupraMatt]

As a Sim Racing Fanatic, I just want to say that seeing I racing on this channel was a very welcome suprise! Just dont ask how much I've spent on the platform in the last couple of years :D

[@claretravels783]

I absolutely love listening to you guys rip into pretty much anything. I could do it all day 😄

[@CatChaos369]

Love how you all share you passions with each other and is Mike and racing Mike and Luke with soulsborne Ellen and KOA Jane and Andy with VTM such a beautiful thing

[@telegenicdragon8045]

In six months I want a Show of the Weekend involving Luke trying out the Mercedes-Benz World track irl

[@RecorderArcade]

The adult equivalent of Saturday morning cartoons. The best way to start my weekend! (Then with more cartoons) Thank you for your amazing content!

[@mdgeisto8953]

I am a translator and I recently had to translate fragrance descriptions like these for one of my clients, it was an absolute nightmare. Immediately made me think back to the absolutely nonsensical fragrance descriptions in this video.

[@ptonpc]

Hearing Luke talk about IRacing was really nice. As for those fragrances. I'll stick to soap and water thanks!

[@Verikarma]

ah, ten minutes of racing talk and ten minutes of sniffing Mike. it's a good one, folks

[@MrMBinder]

Safe driving, keep track of the cars around you, remember gears for every turn... also _Mario Kart music_

[@blueguard61]

This is peak SOTW right here! Glad to see you're here again and absolutely love the chatty section about relevant games you've played recently. Just by SOTW I've found some gems amongst the other gems in the past years, I woudn't have found otherwise. Really like the opinions and experiences you've had with them too. Still the perfume section cracked me up nevertheless! :D

[@Crossyonthetube]

I'd be down for an iRacing stream. OR... and hear me out here. Mike... Luke... endurance race stream. Am I fueling the fire? Yes. And I don't care.

[@susannebaum219]

Luke going down that racing game rabbit hole is my favorite character development of the year

[@phyllissmith9426]

Thank God there is video proof of this so Mike's spouse doesn't think he has been rubbing up against a cologne spritzed stranger. How do you two get me to watch this funny shows about things not really involving games? And I get to laughing Every Single Time. Later we hope to hear how Mike's meeting went. Did he go in elbows first or hands? Which was worse Ellen, the spider scariness ratings or having to come up with racing terms for the outro? Thanks for the fun.

[@SohiTheTinyKittenHuman]

Maybe salty rain is being at the beach when suddenly it starts pouring and you can smell the rain hitting the ocean.

[@SolaScientia]

Every single time I watch any of the Oxboxtra vids on cars, I'm reminded I need to buy one of the F1 games or maybe GT7. I know F1 22 has an assortment of bugs, but they also changed things from F1 21, so I'm not sure which to get. What I love with the fragrance section is, again, the Top Gear vibes that I so very much miss. When they'd fool around with various official merch from Porsche and Ferrari and so on (usually around Christmas). The interactions between them, and also between all you guys make me so happy. I had to cover my mouth at "woody", because people are still asleep and the laugh I let out was alarmingly loud. I love the surprise Andy appearance. His reactions to whatever they're doing are always great. Normal adult man and all that. Geraniums don't really smell like much though, right? Talking about more control when going faster reminds me of on an old Top Gear ep when Richard Hammond got to drive an F1 car and he was doing pretty badly, but the team was telling him he needed to go faster to have more control because of the tires needing to be warm. He was terrified to go faster, but he managed it in the end and it was easier to go faster than it was to go slower. The goal was just one complete lap of the track, I think, and he did it.

[@toymachine2328]

I'd recommend taking a look at Wreckfest, too. It's mainly Banger racing, but you can race pretty cleanly if you put your mind to it. Entertaining damage modelling and reasonably realistic handling, remember to move the brake balance rearward a peg if the understeer gets on your nerves, it improves handling even when you're not using the brakes.

[@SolaScientia]

@@toymachine2328 Doesn't look too bad, but it also depends on how heavily involved the multiplayer aspect is. I don't have a PS+ account and I have no need for one since I don't play games that actually require PS+ to be played, so if multiplayer is a big part of a game I usually don't get it.

[@toymachine2328]

@@SolaScientia The multiplayer is fun, but not necessary, and there's a Tournament mode with weekly challenges, I'm not sure how that's handled on console, I assume through the subscription service. The campaign is pretty strong on it's own, IMO, and once you unlock vehicles you can use them in custom races on the various tracks, choosing up to 23 A.I. competitors to race up to 50 laps.

[@SolaScientia]

@@toymachine2328 I'll keep it in mind. Thanks for the rec!

[@pnutbuttercups]

Always so excited for Show of The Weekend! I missed it so much the last two years. Luke just transported me to 2011 when my brother discovered iRacing. I've had these conversations before...

[@KOU-ZAI]

Just imagine if they've actually released a fragrance that smelled like petrol with a tagline, "The scent that brings out the mechanic in you." XDD

[@toymachine2328]

And accompanying scents, used motor oil and rust

[@KOU-ZAI]

@@toymachine2328 With a free dipstick, if you purchase 5.

[@BogeyTheBear]

"Distillate and benzene up front, then sulfur prevades throughout..."

[@stalkermike]

Human testing perfumes on Mike. Hmm sounds about right. Especially after Luke talked about iracing for so long. Totally worth it.

[@neolexiousneolexian6079]

Tfw you find out you've been spraying yourself with a thrilling citrus woody unknowingly

[@Taracinablue]

This was quite amusing. "THRILLING notes of geranium" lol

[@iainmarshall8093]

Loving the old school mariokart background music!

[@motbus3]

They were not digging for content. They were trying to get Luke back from iracing Glad to have show of the weekend back.

[@evilintheair7212]

iRacing is just about perfect for what it is. The safety/license system can be frustrating at first, but it's really the only way to make a game like this work. The only way to make a realistic racing game with realistic damage is if everyone is genuinely incentivized to drive in a realistic way. To get out of the rookie ranks you just have to focus on completing the race. If someone's charging up behind you, just get out of the way. You'll get the place back soon enough when they go careening off the track at the next corner. If you're faster than the person in front of you and they aren't obviously letting you by (and this only applies in the early rookie ranks) just slow down. Again, you'll get the position soon enough when they crash off the track. A few races like that and you'll soon be in races where everyone is taking it seriously and you can start legitimately (but safely) fighting for positions.

[@I_Cast_Fireball]

By far the best part of this video was how MARIO KART 64 music was in the background while they are talking about this other racing game. Great job including a nod to perhaps one of the most memorable racing games of all time. Now time for Mike to give his thoughts on what Mario Kart tracks to include in the next DLC wave...

[@j0njn]

I think it speaks to how much I appreciate you that you kept me entertained throughout, despite my dislike for driving games and my conclusion that I’d rather walk to the bank, take out the price of that subscription service that’s apparently somehow made driving games even duller, and walk home while tearing the money to shreds than actually play it. So yeah, keep up the great work.

[@Ceece20]

I would love to see Luke and Mike play Trackmania.

[@christopherpeek2647]

During the lockdowns here in the states NASCAR did special IRacing events

[@toymachine2328]

Mike's participation made me aware of Formula E's R Factor 2 virtual race broadcasts at that time. And for me personally, Wreckfest really captured the spirit of a local demolition derby, when those simply weren't happening otherwise. Turn off the air-con and let the warmth of the PC simulate the late afternoon heat of a fairground trackside bleacher.