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Top guys on Lime Rock are hitting the late 58's (if we're talking MX-5), the good guys are hitting mid 59s. last december when I was racing mazdas you could win races with an average in the region of 1:00-1:01, but qualifying you would need to be in the 59's to get near the front or pole. Atleast in the low brackets.
 
I'm hoping they won't put me in a race with guys hitting 58s :scared:

I'm banking on getting put into the lower Strength of Field (SOF) so hopefully I'll have a fighting chance with 1.01s (in the lower SOFs they appear to be hitting 1.00s). Maybe I can get my times down a bit lower tho when i get a chance to practice some more later tonight.
 
A little bit Off topic here guys, but we are trying to get a Petit LeMans 1hr race this Sunday using rFactor/Enduracers. I'd love to see you guys there, go check it out on the rFactor thread!
 
If you are a rookie you really won't get put into a race with super high ranked people. You might see a d license or 2 in there but that's it. With average of 1:00 you should be able to win a rookie race but for me to win I need to break into high 58's most of the time and that's damn near impossible for me. Ill stick to my low 59's :P.

People will say limerock is hard but in my opinion is by far the easiest of the two, it only lacks overtaking spots which makes it risky when you do end up going for an overtake.
 
Only real overtaking spot is going into the first corner, which in itself is very risky but i guess that is what racing is about. I have seen cars pass on other parts of the track and at rookie level it is easy to pressure a driver infront into a mistake on the last corner, but without mistakes the best bet is to draft down the main straight and outbrake into turn 1.


At low SOF level if you can consistantly hit a 1:02 then you should race, you will likely hold your tyres well at that pace and if you can stay safe you will gain places just by being consistant as people will absolutely make mistakes and crash out, you might even win one or two.
 
Just had a really intense race in the nvidia cup. I started third and through the whole race the the top 3 were within 1 second of eachother. The second place driver made an error around lap 15 and I took it as an opportunity to overtake.

Two more laps passed and the leader ran wide, I crept on the inside but through the next turn couldn't hold it so backed off.

Ended up coming second by .4 and third was 1 second behind first.
Also ran my pb on limerock.

Also, has this happened to anybody. I was staging for a race and once it kept staging in a continuous loop. Couldn't join or withdraw and also lost 100iR
 
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sandboxgod
Honestly I'm not looking forward to the NTM hitting all the cars. The FFB in the Skippy just can't hold a candle to all the other cars in my garage on the old tire model (Riley, F1, Star Mazda, MX-5, etc). Maybe the Skippy's FFB was like this in the OTM though I wouldn't know

Did bout 40 laps or so in the MX-5 last night and had a lot of fun. Got my times down to a pretty consistent low 1.03 to high 1.02. I am going to try to shave away another second. Using the TAB key to view my splits, I see I am actually gaining a second through splits 1 & 2 but then as soon as I hit Split 3, I lose that 'green' second I gained. Very frustrating I'm always losing a second right at the beginning of Split 3. So I gotta go back and watch the rookie film to see how the guy is getting past that turn. If I could just maintain my speed I could get down to 1.01 and be ready to race in the NVIDIA Cup.

Great thing bout the rookie series is the map rotation only has 2 maps which gives people plenty of time to master the tracks. What I hated bout the Skip Barber series is I finally started enjoying New Hampshire and it switched to Watkins Glen, etc before I got a chance to master the track
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cool! I really like the LRP track. I can usually run at 1:02 and I do not think I can get any faster at LRP in the MX5. I always do poorly at T5 and T6.

Some of those guys running at 0.59.xxx are awesome!
:scared:
 
The problem with Lime Rock, even in a stable, relatively easy to drive car like the MX5, is that in order to obtain sub 1:00 minute lap times, you have to really take risks and keep your foot in it and there's NO margin for error. Best case scenario, if you really push it, having an incident free race without an occasional dropped tire is tough. And as you gain levels, your SR can suffer, even without making contact with other cars. Worst case scenario, you push and push and push and then from just a small mistake, you really stuff it and end up off the road and into the tire barrier or worse. Then your SR and iRating suffer. :lol:

I like the track but I have to admit, guys who can maintain consistent lap times of 1:01 or less, even during the last 4~5 laps as the tires begin to lose their bite are very impressive and they have my respect. 👍
 
It´s not that hard to run 59´s, you just need to know all the tricks around the track.

When i started it took me quite a while before i knew you could take last turn flat :)
 
I guess. My PB in the Roadster at Lime Rock is 59.689. But I can't run laps like that consistently. And certainly not with > 10 laps on the tires.
 
Man I was hoping I'd get a chance to practice last night... grr....

man this is sort of ironic thinking back to when I 1st started iRacing and I saw I had to drive that mazda MX-5 I was so pissed. I wanted to ride in the big fancy racing cars. Now that I am Class D I am so glad they let us drive these MX-5s. So much easier to handle than the Skippy!!! I actually have a hope and a prayer of being competitive.

Btw, last night I watched that Championship race with Richard Towler, etc driving those Nascars. That must suck to be right there at the finish line and all it takes is just 1 guy to start a chain reaction that takes out all those cars :scared:
 
sandboxgod
Btw, last night I watched that Championship race with Richard Towler, etc driving those Nascars. That must suck to be right there at the finish line and all it takes is just 1 guy to start a chain reaction that takes out all those cars :scared:
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Yeah. That was pathetic driving quality on a lot of people's behalf. 16 Cautions and supposedly the best iRacing NASCAR drivers in the world.... That's pretty bad to be honest.

That final crash with 2 to go was huge though, about 15-20 cars involved including the championship leader Ray Alfalla, not to mention all the other big names such as Towler as you mentioned.
 
Dav11
Just had a really intense race in the nvidia cup. I started third and through the whole race the the top 3 were within 1 second of eachother. The second place driver made an error around lap 15 and I took it as an opportunity to overtake.

Two more laps passed and the leader ran wide, I crept on the inside but through the next turn couldn't hold it so backed off.

Ended up coming second by .4 and third was 1 second behind first.
Also ran my pb on limerock.

Also, has this happened to anybody. I was staging for a race and once it kept staging in a continuous loop. Couldn't join or withdraw and also lost 100iR
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I usually just sign out and it will be fine. Signing out wont kick you out of the session either.
jjaisli
The problem with Lime Rock, even in a stable, relatively easy to drive car like the MX5, is that in order to obtain sub 1:00 minute lap times, you have to really take risks and keep your foot in it and there's NO margin for error. Best case scenario, if you really push it, having an incident free race without an occasional dropped tire is tough. And as you gain levels, your SR can suffer, even without making contact with other cars. Worst case scenario, you push and push and push and then from just a small mistake, you really stuff it and end up off the road and into the tire barrier or worse. Then your SR and iRating suffer. :lol:

I like the track but I have to admit, guys who can maintain consistent lap times of 1:01 or less, even during the last 4~5 laps as the tires begin to lose their bite are very impressive and they have my respect. 👍
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Sub one minutes really isn't as hard as you make it out to be. On Lime Rock it's all about racing line and keeping foot flat where it's needed. I'm not an amazing racer and I can pull sub one mins for most if not all of the race. It does get frisky towards the end if you use the same lines as the start of the race, you need to turn in earlier as the tires die but that's expected. It's running sub 59 which is incredible to me, I think I did it once last season but that was only when I was following a quick racer. Having his draft around the whole track and importantly on the last corner made a 58.9 I think.
 
Mad94d I had no idea you were the V8 supercar champion??? :dunce: I just clicked on your sig. Sweet!

Hampus what happened this time? You always seem like such a mellow guy around here.
 
Legendary
Sub one minutes really isn't as hard as you make it out to be. On Lime Rock it's all about racing line and keeping foot flat where it's needed.
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Well, not for some people. :D I've managed sub 1:00 times at Lime Rock but I'm just not precise and consistent enough to do it lap after lap. And my point really was that there are bigger risks at a track like Lime Rock to setting those kind of times, than compared to Okayama where there's a bit more margin for error. But I'm still pretty much a n00b in iRacing. I only signed up in August and still have a lot to learn.
 
sandboxgod
Mad94d I had no idea you were the V8 supercar champion??? :dunce: I just clicked on your sig. Sweet!

Hampus what happened this time? You always seem like such a mellow guy around here.
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i have problems keeping my mouth shut when i talk to idiots :)
no offense to anyone but there are alot of trailor park boys on the forum with the IQ of a rock.
 
Omg that was really stupid of me. I got that answer yesterday from Jav, my brain never put the to together for some reason :)

I blame the long work days :P
 
Anyone else running in the Petit LeMans at Road Atlanta this weekend?

I'll be running the Vette. Did my quali and put down a 1:16.7xx. Not too bad. I watched from the chase cam of a guy who did 14.7xx and jeez. He never seemed to lift off the throttle. I think he kept throttle down and controlled the speed of the car with the brake.👎 At least thats what it sounded like. Blah oh well, I tried myself and it didn't go so well.:dunce:

Hope it'll be fun. In practice the HPD's think they own the road. I believe the esses are going to be a real trouble spot during the race. The HPD's are super quick through there and they seem to have no patience even in practice.:scared: I should get a decent split so it should be fine, irating at 27xx. Also just crossed over to Class A license tonight.👍

I'm stoked for the F1 Suzuka event next weekend. Love the sound of the Williams screaming down the straights. Plus the handling not too bad either.:sly:
 
It's down to the individuals. If they race in faster cars, they have to accept that they will come across slower cars in unfortunate areas. I think being pushed onto the grass a few times will change their perception of where is a safe place to overtake....
 
DG_Silva
It's down to the individuals. If they race in faster cars, they have to accept that they will come across slower cars in unfortunate areas. I think being pushed onto the grass a few times will change their perception of where is a safe place to overtake....
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Haha, ya. I love the mixed class racing, but at the same time I'm not just going to pull over especially if I'm battling for position in my class. Its going to be interesting for sure. I just want to run a clean race and stay on track. That alone could possibly be the race winning strategy.
 

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