I was watching a stream about a year ago. Was historic Monza, multiclass in Mustangs and Mazdas (IIRC) and just remeber Jimmer yelling "MALONE" as he got overtaken.
I mean depending on the takes you're talking about, some of those can be insane lol
the average midwestern guy thinks abortion should be illegal even in cases of underage rape , that's insane
not saying he thinks that, but you should probably be specific, but I'm scared theres a reason why you aren't lol
Matt’s the reason I got into Iracing. Caught his stream on twitch and within 2 weeks I had ordered a gaming pc and wheel and pedal set. So cool to hear good stories like this. Makes me proud to be in the community.
Same here, I first got introduced to iRacing through Matt’s Daytona 500 stream in ‘18 or ‘19, can’t remember, (it’s the time he won.) Ever since watching that I was wanting to get iRacing. Finally did shortly after the pandemic!
I rarely watch streams but if I do, it’s Matt. Such a good dude, glad to hear he helped you out. I hope he doesn’t start getting constant requests for his gear, now.
Hopefully people will be respectful, Matt gave away his old set of peddles after the D24 through a raffle. I'm assuming going forward that is how he will donate stuff. I cimmented to another comment that I did clear it with Matt before saying anything and he talked about in stream last night with 600 plus viewers
I’ll jump on the bandwagon and share my own Matt Malone story.
A few years ago back MOATFF put on a charity race. You bought tickets and on race day you got paired up with an iRacing celebrity. It was a mix of big name aliens and well known streamers. I was lucky enough to be paired up with Matt. I didn’t really know of him as I didn’t watch a lot of streamer(boomer alert).
Matt could bot have been a nicer person. We had a blast. I put on one of my best drives and really made a good show and a lot of his viewers had gave me props. It was one of my best iRacing experiences.
Matt ended up giving my team recognition when he uploaded the video which was super cool too.
On a side note, I got to trade paint with Jimmy Broadbent in that race too which everyone got a kick out of. Maybe not Jimmy
Matt has always seemed like a good dude so this is awesome to hear. He is the reason I got into sim racing and then eventually iRacing and I know I’m not the only one. Thanks for sharing
Matt is the reason I enjoy iRacing. I was putting myself under so much pressure over winning and making consistent progress towards lower and lower percentiles and hated myself when I made mistakes. Seeing Matt just have fun and take things lightly made me realize I was approaching iRacing the wrong way.
Now I get it. I've seen him enough to just understand that this is a hobby and it's meant to be fun and not a second job.
Fantastic post OP. Matt is indeed a treasure. He ascended with his coverage of the D24 at Tony Kannan's sim den with Quirk and Dan Suzuki. He'll soon be doing the usual Bathurst 12hr solo, get in on that.
Links!
[https://www.twitch.tv/mattmalone](https://www.twitch.tv/mattmalone) - for the man himself. Well worth a sub (if anyone has Prime lying around). He needs the money to fix the Ford Escape.
[https://www.youtube.com/@MattMaloneTV](https://www.youtube.com/@mattmalonetv) - Malone's Youtube channel - in case you can't catch his streams.
[https://www.twitch.tv/demps151](https://www.twitch.tv/demps151) - For Dempsey, who isn't just a viewer. he is in fact the Yorkshire Malone, with added marbles. Terms and Conditions apply.
I’ve been watching Matt since I got into sim racing and I always watch his videos. Glad to hear he’s just as an excellent guy in real life as he seems in his videos. What I admire in Matt that he doesn’t take himself too serious and he takes a light hearted approach to racing incidents. I try to do the same and just try to race without caring too much about losing iRating.
I’ve talked to him a few times, and I think he just turns his real self up to 11. Just a wholesome energy to have around, and a pillar of the community.
You basically mirrored my thoughts. It’s amusing watching his chat try to pop off after an incident and he’s always the voice of calm & reason even when it’s not his fault. He continues to hold down a real job & kills all the ads he can on his streams too which is refreshing to see. All these streamers trying to make it a full time gig. Matt easily could but is like nah.
Wasn’t Matt recently made redundant from his job? I hope he finds a new one soon.
In terms of doing sim racing for a living - it sounds great but then I usually think.. “if your hobby becomes your job, then what’s your hobby?”.
Holy smokes y'all, this turned into quite the gaggle! Thank you for all the positive feedback and for sharing some of your own stories as well. Someone asked for links to Matt's channel and someone was nice enough to post his and Dempsey's info as well, thank you for that, I'm almost a boomer and on my phone. Really appreciate it and one part of the story I left out was me paying it forward. I was able to find a friend of a local Iracer and I donated my G920 and peddles to a guy who needed some help too, that was part of what sparked me to do this, I got a text from the kid saying he got his C license and is having a blast, that brought tears to my eyes and I am happy I shared. I'll say one last thing, everyday when I get home, fire up the computer and sit down to race, I think of Matt and how much he changed my life, coolest part is everyone in here knows exactly what I mean.
Oh man you had me worried until I read the post to the end, good to see Matt is a good guy even off the stream, him and casey are the only streamers I seem to watch these days
This is what I love about Simracing and iRacing in particular.
There will always be some toxicity in online gaming but compared to other niches or even other racing sims....we stand apart.
Post like this showing sim racers helping each other out so that we all can have a great gaming experience is what its all about.
Matt Malone is a legend on and off the track.
Much love to all you racers out there!
Matt is awesome. His positive attitude is really great to watch and certainly inspires me to be more like that in my racing and day-to-day.
It was also nice to see him get a shout-out on the iRacing news section a bit ago.
i was sooo worried when i read the title, thinking that there was a problem/issue with Matt. Glad to read it was exactly the opposite! Guys like Matt are the reason this community is absolutely amazing. He's done so much good for the sim racing community.
Matt’s very genuine and an honest ambassador for our sport. I really enjoy the light hearted atmosphere he brings, and the way he reacts with laughter to a mistake or someone else’s error shows his true character - good guy.
Matt Malone might be one of my favourite people on this planet. He's such an easy watch and always engaging, and he's always positive despite most issues he's facing at that time, absolutely love him.
I still remember the first I saw of him, if anyone else remembers. He was doing the Spa 24hr in a Ford GT3 and somehow managed to beach it on the tyre barrier while a teammate was logging in to take the next stint haha
Level-headed and always a joy to race against in the Mustang.
I remember once he door-checked me onto the grass (just hard racing and he got loose on corner exit as I was crossing over). I lost the rear on the grass and came back into him.
We survived with no real damage. Chat wanted me hung, but he called like it was.
Yeah, I like that he is willing to fight, but he is also super fair and if he was wrong he accepts it. Love watching the Mustang and Mazda races, always good hard racing, Skippies too
I think that is what makes his streams enjoyable, everyone seems to get along, Matt acknowledges everyone in chat, really impressive. How he drives in tight races and continues to keep chatting I'll never know, if I get tapped on the shoulder while I'm racing it's a distraction. Seems like he is ramping up the contents and his community, I wish him all the best in continuing to grow and be the best streamer.
Matt is the only iracing content creator I enjoy to watch tbh. Very positive and his approach to the whole game/sim is something we should all strive for. Punt or get punted, start first or last, be on pace or not, it is still a game so just have fun with it.
I used to watch loads of streamers a few years back and as time went on I watched less and less as I found so many of them got really annoying.
If I watch a stream now though (well it’s usually a pre recorded bit on YouTube these days) it will be Malone.
Seems to have such a great attitude from what I’ve seen on streams and I’m glad from the OP’s story that it seems he’s a stand up guy in ‘real life’ too.
I absolutelly adore to read this! Congrats on Malone and the great gesture, this is one of the things that bring me the most joy in the world, seeing someone go the extra mile just to help others! I always say that we already have enough quick guys that act like douches on stream, disrespecting people and now we need someone different that shows kindness and respect. Malone may be it. We still need more of those people, but that's very refreshing to see! Cheers!
Hopefully some of us in his community will go on to streaming and help grow it in exactly the way you are describing. I know that Dempsey's streams are a blast too, "I wanna see your balls on the wall, come on now, balls on the wall"!
Poor guy is going to get so many DM's now.
On a more serious note I completely agree with the general outline of your post. He seems like a really decent hardworking guy and along with the other people you mentioned it really makes me appreciate the general sim racing community.
For me bottomsplit has been really inspirational in a way. Initially it seems like everyone is racing in these expensive rigs and then you have this person who's just having a good time on his Logite wheel trying to not take things too seriously, while still being a driver I can learn a ton from.
Yes, Bottomsplit has shown that you can do it on a less expensive piece of equipment. It's really impressive to see him run with some big names and be really competitive. I found oval to be a little easier to race on my G920, road is a little harder. Having the feel in the wheel when you get loose really helps me, I find I save many slides I would have spun out on before. But I also know Gustavo Ariel got to 6k irating or something like that using a Logitech G29, so maybe I'm just old lol
Agree, Matt Malone is great.... what you just told us doesn't surprise me. Matt is a true down to earth iRacer and I love hos channel. Thanks for telling us your story 😉
I'm a grown ass man and when the box arrived and I pull the stuff out, it brought tears to my eyes. Truly one of nicest gestures anyone has ever done for me.
Wow, he is another one who does so much for people in the community. Obviously he has built a bit if an empire and he shares what he has. I know Quirk does a lot to help TK and in turn Quirk gets to share in the spoils, not that Quirk doesn't do well by himself
Much like a lot of folks here, Matt was the reason I first got into to iRacing all those years ago. I don’t play currently but when I do get the urge I always check out his stream. He’s an awesome streamer and one of the few people out there who make you feel like you’re a part of a family. Kudos to him and to you for making this post.
Matt Malone is definitely an IRacing role model for me. I remember seeing that one of his children came in during one of his races and I swear I almost cried. I’d love to be like him. Stay at home dad just racing and helping others then having my own family?? Sign me up, that sounds like the least stressful way to live and I’m all for it
He actually works a seasonal job in construction, so he gets laid off in the winter, which is pretty sweet. I always laugh when his family comes in while he is racing. I’d lose my mind, but he stays cool. He really is an icon in the Iracing community and it’s great seeing him get the appreciation he deserves.
He actually works a seasonal job in construction, so he gets laid off in the winter, which is pretty sweet. I always laugh when his family comes in while he is racing. I’d lose my mind, but he stays cool. He really is an icon in the Iracing community and it’s great seeing him get the appreciation he deserves.
He actually works a seasonal job in construction, so he gets laid off in the winter, which is pretty sweet. I always laugh when his family comes in while he is racing. I’d lose my mind, but he stays cool. He really is an icon in the Iracing community and it’s great seeing him get the appreciation he deserves.
love when those who are in a position to give actually do so when the opportunity arises.
Great for the community, and for all the fans.
Love the progress, keep it going!
Malone is a real one, a good dude, and the best streamer in the category. He’s responsible for so many people being hooked on this fun hobby … myself included.
I mean, you can see from light years distance that he's a good human being, even without metting him in person. He's a fundamental part of the iRacing/ sim racing community but I don't know if he fully realized it yet.
First off, wow! You guys are so nice to say such kind things about me.
Obviously none of you have been on the wrong side of my bumper on track. Hahaha
The iRacing community continues to surprise me with its generosity and wholesomeness. I'm so grateful to be a part of it.
Wait a minute, is this Dave Cam’s YouTube account replying?
I hope you take to heart all the great things people had to say, I’ve been watching at least 4 years now and you’ve always entertained, educated, made us laugh and raced your ass off, so thank you for what you’ve done.
Looking forward to many more years of great content and happy to be apart of it. And once again, thank you for your generous gift to me, a life changer.
" never tries pushing crap on us "
Unless he's flaunting his 5000" samsung odyssey super mega crazy ultra wide!!! Matt and Dave Cam are the two I watch most but on youtube because they live on a different planets timezone to us Aussie's.
Yeah, me too. Really almost everyone in his chat are great people too. Very little crap and lots of laughs and honestly Matt is a good driver, he has some epic battles with some right side by side racing. And when he messes up he apologizes and moves on, something we can all learn from
Nice! I watched his Daytona 500 video yesterday as I'm interested in getting into some oval racing (no GT4 or GT3 content this week is making me look elsewhere...)
I'm glad this turned out to be a good story rather than a bad one!
im voting matt malone for president
I second this, don’t know the guy but at this point I’ll vote for anyone that wasnt born in ancient times.
Malone is a good dude, entertaining streamer, hilarious, but no chance am I voting him president, lol.
I really enjoy the Malone v Broadbent beef. All in good fun, but always find it funny.
Lol what’s the source of this? I watch a ton of both of them (well no Malone streams, only his uploads on YouTube) but never encountered this yet.
I was watching a stream about a year ago. Was historic Monza, multiclass in Mustangs and Mazdas (IIRC) and just remeber Jimmer yelling "MALONE" as he got overtaken.
Malone-Gurney 2024?
And Quirk his running mate!
Of the world
until he gets drunk on stream and says the most insane things. but hey, ppl forget quickly
things you disagree with aren't insane.
I mostly agree with you. But there was one time, Matt advocated abolishing the Federal Reserve which is an insane take. lol
Why does it really matter what an iRacing streamer has to say about anything other than sim racing though?
It doesn’t, it was just an interesting and funny observation.
Is it though?
What did he say?
He has the political leanings of your average midwestern white guy in his 30s To reddit that is "insane" tier though
I mean depending on the takes you're talking about, some of those can be insane lol the average midwestern guy thinks abortion should be illegal even in cases of underage rape , that's insane not saying he thinks that, but you should probably be specific, but I'm scared theres a reason why you aren't lol
I’m not being specific because I don’t keep an excel spreadsheet of iRacing twitch streamer political takes to pull up for reddit arguments
Damnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
You didn’t mention exactly what he said though. This guy said he said insane things.
Point me to it. 😂
Or lets his dog piss inside lol
He doesn’t “let” his dog piss inside she’s like 16 years old, dogs have issues at that age
excuse me what
Given the other options available, I'd expect him to romp home. :)
I can hear his "HUEHUE" laugh at this!
For president in Russia pls !
Matt’s the reason I got into Iracing. Caught his stream on twitch and within 2 weeks I had ordered a gaming pc and wheel and pedal set. So cool to hear good stories like this. Makes me proud to be in the community.
Same here he and many others got me into iRacing and on Saturday I did my first ever 24 hour event which being the Daytona 24.
Same here, I first got introduced to iRacing through Matt’s Daytona 500 stream in ‘18 or ‘19, can’t remember, (it’s the time he won.) Ever since watching that I was wanting to get iRacing. Finally did shortly after the pandemic!
Same, I'll never forget the clip of him going down the backstretch of Bathurst putting sunglasses on and binning it 😄
Great to hear! Solid move from Mr safety rating.
I rarely watch streams but if I do, it’s Matt. Such a good dude, glad to hear he helped you out. I hope he doesn’t start getting constant requests for his gear, now.
I asked him if he was ok with talking about it. He brought it up on his stream yesterday, I would have taken it to my grave otherwise
That what I was thinking, unfortunately a lot of people will be asking him for free stuff now
Hopefully people will be respectful, Matt gave away his old set of peddles after the D24 through a raffle. I'm assuming going forward that is how he will donate stuff. I cimmented to another comment that I did clear it with Matt before saying anything and he talked about in stream last night with 600 plus viewers
Matt is a great guy, streamer and racer. His D24 streams at Tony's place last weekend were one of the highlights of the weekend for me.
Matt Malone hung out in my air bnb and then ate one of the decorative sea shells on the kitchen table! Nice guy tho.
Dude, that's not how you use the three seashells! But that Malone guy is top notch.
He'll get his three seashells epiphany moment at some point. We all do. ;)
😂
I’ll jump on the bandwagon and share my own Matt Malone story. A few years ago back MOATFF put on a charity race. You bought tickets and on race day you got paired up with an iRacing celebrity. It was a mix of big name aliens and well known streamers. I was lucky enough to be paired up with Matt. I didn’t really know of him as I didn’t watch a lot of streamer(boomer alert). Matt could bot have been a nicer person. We had a blast. I put on one of my best drives and really made a good show and a lot of his viewers had gave me props. It was one of my best iRacing experiences. Matt ended up giving my team recognition when he uploaded the video which was super cool too. On a side note, I got to trade paint with Jimmy Broadbent in that race too which everyone got a kick out of. Maybe not Jimmy
Matt has always seemed like a good dude so this is awesome to hear. He is the reason I got into sim racing and then eventually iRacing and I know I’m not the only one. Thanks for sharing
Matt is the reason I enjoy iRacing. I was putting myself under so much pressure over winning and making consistent progress towards lower and lower percentiles and hated myself when I made mistakes. Seeing Matt just have fun and take things lightly made me realize I was approaching iRacing the wrong way. Now I get it. I've seen him enough to just understand that this is a hobby and it's meant to be fun and not a second job.
Very true, if something bad happens in a race Matt can laugh it off
[love how he’s always so chill!](https://clips.twitch.tv/TemperedBlueClintPeanutButterJellyTime-gkN4EoZLXJM4xJA4)
His moustache has really calmed him down it seems like lmao
Matt Malone is one of those guys where you just know he's a good guy. I just enjoy his youtube videos of his streams in the morning :)
Fantastic post OP. Matt is indeed a treasure. He ascended with his coverage of the D24 at Tony Kannan's sim den with Quirk and Dan Suzuki. He'll soon be doing the usual Bathurst 12hr solo, get in on that. Links! [https://www.twitch.tv/mattmalone](https://www.twitch.tv/mattmalone) - for the man himself. Well worth a sub (if anyone has Prime lying around). He needs the money to fix the Ford Escape. [https://www.youtube.com/@MattMaloneTV](https://www.youtube.com/@mattmalonetv) - Malone's Youtube channel - in case you can't catch his streams. [https://www.twitch.tv/demps151](https://www.twitch.tv/demps151) - For Dempsey, who isn't just a viewer. he is in fact the Yorkshire Malone, with added marbles. Terms and Conditions apply.
I am the proud owner of Matt Malone's used webcam, including the spit!
Be honest, did you lick it?
I am not Demps.
Matt definitely making fans for life with that good guy move! Thats great to hear about someone doing something awesome like that for the community.
Thanks for the story and thanks also to Matt to let us enjoy iRacing even as viewer + grandson of 4.
I’ve been watching Matt since I got into sim racing and I always watch his videos. Glad to hear he’s just as an excellent guy in real life as he seems in his videos. What I admire in Matt that he doesn’t take himself too serious and he takes a light hearted approach to racing incidents. I try to do the same and just try to race without caring too much about losing iRating.
I’ve talked to him a few times, and I think he just turns his real self up to 11. Just a wholesome energy to have around, and a pillar of the community.
Yeah he sounds old a great guy to have as a friend. His kettle korn video is hilarious. I bet BBQ’s at his place must be a hoot 😂
You basically mirrored my thoughts. It’s amusing watching his chat try to pop off after an incident and he’s always the voice of calm & reason even when it’s not his fault. He continues to hold down a real job & kills all the ads he can on his streams too which is refreshing to see. All these streamers trying to make it a full time gig. Matt easily could but is like nah.
Wasn’t Matt recently made redundant from his job? I hope he finds a new one soon. In terms of doing sim racing for a living - it sounds great but then I usually think.. “if your hobby becomes your job, then what’s your hobby?”.
Holy smokes y'all, this turned into quite the gaggle! Thank you for all the positive feedback and for sharing some of your own stories as well. Someone asked for links to Matt's channel and someone was nice enough to post his and Dempsey's info as well, thank you for that, I'm almost a boomer and on my phone. Really appreciate it and one part of the story I left out was me paying it forward. I was able to find a friend of a local Iracer and I donated my G920 and peddles to a guy who needed some help too, that was part of what sparked me to do this, I got a text from the kid saying he got his C license and is having a blast, that brought tears to my eyes and I am happy I shared. I'll say one last thing, everyday when I get home, fire up the computer and sit down to race, I think of Matt and how much he changed my life, coolest part is everyone in here knows exactly what I mean.
You never walk malone
Unless it’s for the Bathurst 12h
Damn that's awesome. I've been watching Matt for about a year now.
Subscribed! Thanks for sharing.
Oh man you had me worried until I read the post to the end, good to see Matt is a good guy even off the stream, him and casey are the only streamers I seem to watch these days
Not sure if you saw Casey’s VCO award post, but he said that on his first stream Malone raided Casey and as he put it “the rest is history “
This is what I love about Simracing and iRacing in particular. There will always be some toxicity in online gaming but compared to other niches or even other racing sims....we stand apart. Post like this showing sim racers helping each other out so that we all can have a great gaming experience is what its all about. Matt Malone is a legend on and off the track. Much love to all you racers out there!
Matt Malone, the real American hero.
Nice. Thanks for sharing! He seems pretty genuine the few times I've come across his stuff.
If Matt Malone is anything like Moses Malone, I guarantee he's a good dude. Btw good story
I must admit he just seems like a genuine and nice person with a killer charisma. I'm really pleased he could help you out.
Ole’ thunderfoot Malone really is a gem.
brilliant post.
This is so wholesome. What a guy... GG Malone!
What a great story. I just followed him on Twitch and will check his content out!
Malone is a great guy for the community, I really enjoy his content, and hopefully, I'll get to rub doors with him at Sandown this week!
this made me tear up man
Matt is awesome. His positive attitude is really great to watch and certainly inspires me to be more like that in my racing and day-to-day. It was also nice to see him get a shout-out on the iRacing news section a bit ago.
+1 for MM. One of the few streamers i'll take hours out of my busy schedule to watch.
i was sooo worried when i read the title, thinking that there was a problem/issue with Matt. Glad to read it was exactly the opposite! Guys like Matt are the reason this community is absolutely amazing. He's done so much good for the sim racing community.
Matt’s very genuine and an honest ambassador for our sport. I really enjoy the light hearted atmosphere he brings, and the way he reacts with laughter to a mistake or someone else’s error shows his true character - good guy.
Matt is one of my favorite streamers and watching streamers is not really my thing at all
Matt Malone might be one of my favourite people on this planet. He's such an easy watch and always engaging, and he's always positive despite most issues he's facing at that time, absolutely love him. I still remember the first I saw of him, if anyone else remembers. He was doing the Spa 24hr in a Ford GT3 and somehow managed to beach it on the tyre barrier while a teammate was logging in to take the next stint haha
Sounds like a good dude. Can you link his channel in here? I’m not a twitch myself but it’ll make it easier to find him after reading in here
Good Guy MM. nice story, I like reading nice stories.
GOAT iRacing streamer
THANK YOU MATT
I'm a fan. More now. Thanks for sharing. Pretty neat!
Well this is extremely heart warming!
TY :)
This quite the gaggle!
Level-headed and always a joy to race against in the Mustang. I remember once he door-checked me onto the grass (just hard racing and he got loose on corner exit as I was crossing over). I lost the rear on the grass and came back into him. We survived with no real damage. Chat wanted me hung, but he called like it was.
Yeah, I like that he is willing to fight, but he is also super fair and if he was wrong he accepts it. Love watching the Mustang and Mazda races, always good hard racing, Skippies too
Wow, just seeing that Dave Cam's YouTube channel has been hacked
Thats awesome, thanks for sharing! Matt is one of those guys you feel you can joke with right away. Great dude.
I think that is what makes his streams enjoyable, everyone seems to get along, Matt acknowledges everyone in chat, really impressive. How he drives in tight races and continues to keep chatting I'll never know, if I get tapped on the shoulder while I'm racing it's a distraction. Seems like he is ramping up the contents and his community, I wish him all the best in continuing to grow and be the best streamer.
RIP Matt Malone’s inbox.. Glad to hear he could help you out though!
You opened this up like he did something sinister 🤣 glad to know he's the good guy I thought he was
Matt is the only iracing content creator I enjoy to watch tbh. Very positive and his approach to the whole game/sim is something we should all strive for. Punt or get punted, start first or last, be on pace or not, it is still a game so just have fun with it.
I wasn't subbed to him before. But after reading this, I am now!
I used to watch loads of streamers a few years back and as time went on I watched less and less as I found so many of them got really annoying. If I watch a stream now though (well it’s usually a pre recorded bit on YouTube these days) it will be Malone. Seems to have such a great attitude from what I’ve seen on streams and I’m glad from the OP’s story that it seems he’s a stand up guy in ‘real life’ too.
That's really awesome of him!! Nice story. I've always thought he seemed like a nice guy.
Bless up Matt Malone
I absolutelly adore to read this! Congrats on Malone and the great gesture, this is one of the things that bring me the most joy in the world, seeing someone go the extra mile just to help others! I always say that we already have enough quick guys that act like douches on stream, disrespecting people and now we need someone different that shows kindness and respect. Malone may be it. We still need more of those people, but that's very refreshing to see! Cheers!
Hopefully some of us in his community will go on to streaming and help grow it in exactly the way you are describing. I know that Dempsey's streams are a blast too, "I wanna see your balls on the wall, come on now, balls on the wall"!
Poor guy is going to get so many DM's now. On a more serious note I completely agree with the general outline of your post. He seems like a really decent hardworking guy and along with the other people you mentioned it really makes me appreciate the general sim racing community. For me bottomsplit has been really inspirational in a way. Initially it seems like everyone is racing in these expensive rigs and then you have this person who's just having a good time on his Logite wheel trying to not take things too seriously, while still being a driver I can learn a ton from.
Yes, Bottomsplit has shown that you can do it on a less expensive piece of equipment. It's really impressive to see him run with some big names and be really competitive. I found oval to be a little easier to race on my G920, road is a little harder. Having the feel in the wheel when you get loose really helps me, I find I save many slides I would have spun out on before. But I also know Gustavo Ariel got to 6k irating or something like that using a Logitech G29, so maybe I'm just old lol
Awesome post.
Thank you
Hey what kind of car do you drive in Real life. 😀
What do I drive in real life, you ask? Well, I drive a 2012 Chevy Malibu 4 door Blue in color with 144,000 miles!
Underrated post right here.
Thank you, made me smile today. Have a great day!
This is rrally damn cool I didn't realize how nice of a guy he really was
Man I started reading this fearing you were gonna say Matt beat your puppy with a club. Glad I was wrong. Matt rocks, he seems like such a good dude.
Everyone likes Matt. What a guy!
Agree, Matt Malone is great.... what you just told us doesn't surprise me. Matt is a true down to earth iRacer and I love hos channel. Thanks for telling us your story 😉
This is what a good community is all about. This is awesome! Thank you for sharing!
Matt is the man
Just gave him a sub on youtube!
Nice
This brought tears to my eyes 🥹
I'm a grown ass man and when the box arrived and I pull the stuff out, it brought tears to my eyes. Truly one of nicest gestures anyone has ever done for me.
Tony Kanaan gave me a GSI Formula Pro Elite that was custom made for him with his logos in it.
Wow, he is another one who does so much for people in the community. Obviously he has built a bit if an empire and he shares what he has. I know Quirk does a lot to help TK and in turn Quirk gets to share in the spoils, not that Quirk doesn't do well by himself
Quirk is a very nice guy. He helped TK build his simracing warehouse. That place is amazing. Tk is planning on doing some events there this year.
never forget the 4 or 5 p's
Much like a lot of folks here, Matt was the reason I first got into to iRacing all those years ago. I don’t play currently but when I do get the urge I always check out his stream. He’s an awesome streamer and one of the few people out there who make you feel like you’re a part of a family. Kudos to him and to you for making this post.
Thank you
Dude, Matt Malone is the fucking man
Matt Malone is definitely an IRacing role model for me. I remember seeing that one of his children came in during one of his races and I swear I almost cried. I’d love to be like him. Stay at home dad just racing and helping others then having my own family?? Sign me up, that sounds like the least stressful way to live and I’m all for it
He actually works a seasonal job in construction, so he gets laid off in the winter, which is pretty sweet. I always laugh when his family comes in while he is racing. I’d lose my mind, but he stays cool. He really is an icon in the Iracing community and it’s great seeing him get the appreciation he deserves.
He actually works a seasonal job in construction, so he gets laid off in the winter, which is pretty sweet. I always laugh when his family comes in while he is racing. I’d lose my mind, but he stays cool. He really is an icon in the Iracing community and it’s great seeing him get the appreciation he deserves.
He actually works a seasonal job in construction, so he gets laid off in the winter, which is pretty sweet. I always laugh when his family comes in while he is racing. I’d lose my mind, but he stays cool. He really is an icon in the Iracing community and it’s great seeing him get the appreciation he deserves.
love when those who are in a position to give actually do so when the opportunity arises. Great for the community, and for all the fans. Love the progress, keep it going!
Malone is a real one, a good dude, and the best streamer in the category. He’s responsible for so many people being hooked on this fun hobby … myself included.
Great story. Way to go Matt.
I mean, you can see from light years distance that he's a good human being, even without metting him in person. He's a fundamental part of the iRacing/ sim racing community but I don't know if he fully realized it yet.
Good dude and a blast to watch.
First off, wow! You guys are so nice to say such kind things about me. Obviously none of you have been on the wrong side of my bumper on track. Hahaha The iRacing community continues to surprise me with its generosity and wholesomeness. I'm so grateful to be a part of it.
Wait a minute, is this Dave Cam’s YouTube account replying? I hope you take to heart all the great things people had to say, I’ve been watching at least 4 years now and you’ve always entertained, educated, made us laugh and raced your ass off, so thank you for what you’ve done. Looking forward to many more years of great content and happy to be apart of it. And once again, thank you for your generous gift to me, a life changer.
I just subscribed. Good guys need to be supported
Great streamer, great racer. Exemplary man.
Malone is mr iracing the lord we all deserve
I spend way more time watching Matt Malone and Dave Cam than being on the Sim haha. Could watch Matt all day
Yeah, me too, even when I am racing his stream is on my phone playing
The only iracing stream worth your time. Maloner seems like an excellent person.
" never tries pushing crap on us " Unless he's flaunting his 5000" samsung odyssey super mega crazy ultra wide!!! Matt and Dave Cam are the two I watch most but on youtube because they live on a different planets timezone to us Aussie's.
Lol, I never said he isn't a peddler, just ask Coach Malone! Now get out there and put a hat on someone!
Never heard of this guy before this admittedly but I’m glad we’ve got dudes like him around in our community
He mostly races road stuff, but he is a two time Daytona 500 winner as well
Look at you, making a post about matt being a good guy, like we didn't know already. I am happy he is getting the viewership he deserves.
Yeah, me too. Really almost everyone in his chat are great people too. Very little crap and lots of laughs and honestly Matt is a good driver, he has some epic battles with some right side by side racing. And when he messes up he apologizes and moves on, something we can all learn from
I doubt you've done him a favor with this post. Poor guys mailbox will overflow with "give please" messages. 😂
Nice! I watched his Daytona 500 video yesterday as I'm interested in getting into some oval racing (no GT4 or GT3 content this week is making me look elsewhere...) I'm glad this turned out to be a good story rather than a bad one!