GTP United Sports Car Championship | Season 6 | Series Finished!Finished

[cnd01]

But isn't Iracing loads of money and requires a wheel?

It's really not that bad. The game engine will run on a toaster, so a good PC is recommended but definitely not necessary. A wheel is a must if you want to be any good. Iracing really isn't that expensive if you do it right. I bought a year of subscription for only $50 on black Friday (that's $4 a month) Tracks and cars are kinda high, but if you buy 6 or more items, each item is 20% off. I bundle every other Iracing season pretty much and I bought myself a Christmas bundle as well Generally 3 tracks and 3 cars in a 6 bundle at 20% off is about $50 as well. You'll spend roughly $200-$300 your first year on the service including subscription. I like it because the races are at set times which means that you don't have to be absolutely available at the same time every week. The GT3 challenge, currently the most popular series on the service, hosts races every other hour. There's plenty of Australian players too. I've stayed up until 3 a.m. my time to run some Aussie Strength of Field races (strength of field means there's a lot of good racers playing)

all costs in U.S. dollars btw

 

[Com Fox]

It feels very expensive for a game, IMO

 

[cnd01]

It feels very expensive for a game, IMO

It's worth it honestly. You don't think it is until you play it. The new Holden V8 Supercar is about to come out in Iracing as well. The new IndyCar is coming out. The oval part has everything from a street stock to a super late model for short tracks as well as all the NASCAR cars. It has everything from a mx5 to F1 on road. Awesome laser scanned tracks. It's really really worth every penny. I'm sure polar and FH can back me up

 

[Rich S]

$300 is not a ton of money for me, but continuing on $300 every year is kind of annoying I think like having a gym pass, If I could get all the cars for $300 that's great, but its the monthly subscription that bothers me. I remember I used to do the old Silicon motor speedway from time to time at the mall of America as a kid, and it was loads of money too, I dont imagine I could have as much fun sitting at the computer desk (even with multi screens) as I did back then sitting in a real car that moved around with my input and such.

 

[FlyinHawaiian77]

I loved iRacing when I had it. But I'm one of those types that has to have all the visual settings on high or at least have the ability to do so if I wanted. So I'm off of it for a while. My plan is to eventually build a PC strictly for gaming. The cost to build one is pretty steep depending on what you want to build. You can build a decent PC for around 500 dollars and this will be more than or close to double what you need to run iracing and more than hold its own for the other mainstream games out there.

As far as costs for iracing goes I can see how it can seem a bit high but here is my point of view. For the guys like me, this is what I would be playing 90% of the time. For others, they have a more broad range of games they like to play. Which is 60 dollars every time a new must have game is out. So I look at it as iracing being my must have all the time and putting my 60 towards that instead.

 

[Rich S]

I do not know who did and did not pit. I assume everyone except the guy who won GT made a stop. I know the guy infront of me did not stop.

Yes he was the only one I can see not stopping on the replay, everyone else did I believe.

 

[Com Fox]

I remember going on the V8 Simulator in Queensland. Lots of fun.

I'm not much into the PC gaming, anyway. I'd rather play games on a handheld, they usually offer a quick dish supreme to me and I like it that way. I do play consoles too.

 

[MatheusBond]

The sole reason I haven't switched to iRacing yet is because I don't have the space in my place to build a good desktop PC. If I did, I probably wouldn't even be in this series, or any of the others in my sig.

 

[Rich S]

If Polar doesn't race I'll open up the room again unless someone else wants too.

 

[polarbear345]

If Polar doesn't race I'll open up the room again unless someone else wants too.

Please do. I am 95% sure I will not be able to make the race.

I hope you guys have fun though. There is still a chance I can make it. Points will be up tonight.

 

[MatheusBond]

I'll try to remember to make it to this one.

 

[Rich S]

Brands Hatch is greatly rendered in GT6, that's one of the things they really got right; especially on time change it's very cool. Ashame F1 stopped going there, all F1 wants these days is more money so they can spend it all on car devo. These 3rd world countries must be paying big money to have F1 come, ticket sales certainly aren't what Nascar's are that's for sure so its coming out of the poor people's pockets I think!

 

[cnd01]

Brands Hatch is greatly rendered in GT6, that's one of the things they really got right; especially on time change it's very cool. Ashame F1 stopped going there, all F1 wants these days is more money so they can spend it all on car devo. These 3rd world countries must be paying big money to have F1 come, ticket sales certainly aren't what Nascar's are that's for sure so its coming out of the poor people's pockets I think!

On tracks designed by a computer. NASCAR is making the same mistakes. They've raised ticket prices too much. 10 years ago, I could go to Talladega for $35. Those tickets are about $100 now, and that's for crappy seats. This isn't an insult to anyone, but the majority of the NASCAR audience can't afford $200 tickets for their family of 4 to go and get good seats. I sure couldn't. That's the obvious reason why NASCAR race attendance is down. It's still popular just too expensive. I sure as heck couldn't afford F1 tickets. These 3rd world countries are putting up the dollars in promotion fees to get F1 out there. The fans get less opportunities to see the race, the tracks are generic and Tilke dromes, but the FIA makes money so they don't care

 

[Com Fox]

I might do around 3/4 of the race.

 

[polarbear345]

 

[FlyinHawaiian77]

(sigh) I was willing to give up on GT6 until everything got sorted out through updates. But, seeing as there are only 3 races left, I might as well finish out the rest of the season. See you guys tonight.

 

[WilliamsRCN92]

Need a racer tonight?

 

[Com Fox]

I fought I got points from Indy too because of the sudden time change?

 

[MatheusBond]

I fought I got points from Indy too because of the sudden time change?

You don't deserve them, mwahaha!!

Polar probably just forgot.

 

[polarbear345]

Need a racer tonight?

Sure I won't be there but the room number will be posted

And resh I did forget. It'll be fixed

 

[Rich S]

1472 6118 3701 4252 1929 room up

 

[Scorpion0001]

rooms up
ID # 1472-6118-3701-4252-1929

 

[Com Fox]

We got an hour until the race, right?

 

[Rich S]

ill start at 15 mins after the hour, 30 mins from now

 

[MatheusBond]

I don't get how my car feels so smooth and steady during testing, but behaves like an ass during the race. I officially hate the DW right now. I didn't even want to drive it in the first place.

I'm off.

 

[polarbear345]

You guys finish?

 

[Rich S]

Yeah,

"P" :

1) mustard
2) Tex
3) Matheus (4 laps completed, 27 laps down)

GT:

1) Scorpion
2) TBH
3) Cyan Yoshi
cnd01 were you in it too dont remember? I dont have results in front of me, but everything went smooth apart from the lack of attendance.

 

[Tex]

cnd01 were you in it too dont remember? I dont have results in front of me, but everything went smooth apart from the lack of attendance.

Cnd wasn't in it mustard.

 

[Com Fox]

I wish I stayed longer, it was a good race (I was being pretty consistent and was 2nd). .

 

[polarbear345]

Yeah,

"P" :

1) mustard
2) Tex
3) Matheus (4 laps completed, 27 laps down)

GT:

1) Scorpion
2) TBH
3) Cyan Yoshi
cnd01 were you in it too dont remember? I dont have results in front of me, but everything went smooth apart from the lack of attendance.

Seems like it was solid for me not being there.

Thanks to everyone who showed up. Points will be done soon!