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Yeah, down for another 7 hours I believe. Ah well, might do something other than play games tonight! Can't wait for the update though. :D
 
I'm DL'ing the Williams F1 car right now :) Let the fun begin! :cheers:

Edit: This thing is BRILLANT!!! It really makes the Dallara feel like 20 yo technology in all aspect really. It also has excellent FFB IMO - and the amount of grip in the high speed corners is pretty mind boggling, as well as the amount of adjustments that can be made as far as tuning the car lol. Once I headed off to Zandvoort I took out a bit of fuel and lowered the rear ride height by a good margin and that really helped to make the rear end much more predictable on power. It really is quite easy to drive now and is quite a joy to drive...can't wait to get more seat time in it :) The only thing I'm not really impressed by is the onboard sound quality - to me it seems a bit off.

Maybe some of us can get together for some F1 action sometime soon 💡 :cheers:
 
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I got Williams F1, Zandzoort, and Silverstone for about £30.

The car seems to have a lack of force feedback over bumps etc but its pretty nifty - and so damn quick. Not 'worth' £30, but in terms of iracing the best way to spend £30 by far.

Id have to say, rFactor seems to do a better job with the 2007 bmw, but having said that i've never driven an f1 car so who am I to judge :)
 
Here is a lap at Zandvoort in the FW31--nothing special in terms of the time, but it will give you an idea of what the car is like. When I recorded the replay with Fraps, I got a couple of skips at a few spots, but the sound quality is pretty good.

 
Dude, your replay sounds COMPLETELY different than mine :odd: :lol: My onboard sounds really thin and more like the Dallara. When I choose the spectator view during the replay then the car sounds more like the sound in your replay - any ideas as to what is causing this obvious difference? (trust me, it's not just my imagination :lol:)
 
I have a question, but dont feel it warrants a new thread.

Would I be able to run this game on my laptop? Obviously with a wire connecting it to my TV.

I have a dell inspiron 1720 with nvidia geoforce 8600M GT. 2mb RAM.
 
The Outlaw
Dude, your replay sounds COMPLETELY different than mine :odd: :lol: My onboard sounds really thin and more like the Dallara. When I choose the spectator view during the replay then the car sounds more like the sound in your replay - any ideas as to what is causing this obvious difference? (trust me, it's not just my imagination :lol:)
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I don't really know what would cause that :confused: I use a 23.5" Samsung monitor--no surround sound setup--and I normally play with USB headphones. The headphones make the game sound really good I think. I've tried playing through the speakers on my monitor, but they are a little weak compared to the sound quality of the headphones. Other than that, I think all of my sound options are standard on my PC and in the game. Maybe somebody else will know what could cause the difference in sound you're having.
 
Some people have been complaining about the on board sound of the F1 car.

I set my sample rate to 48000 as suggested by Grant Reeve I think. He said that it may give better sound, but could cause performance issues.

Go to your app.ini file in your iracing folder and change the SampleRate to 48000.

The sounds are recorded at 96000, but most hardware does not play back at that samplerate.
 
Thanks for the suggestion 👍 My sample rate was orginally @ 22050 - changing it to 48000 gave it a bit more depth (still doesn't sound anything like cpp214's replay though) but now the high pitched frequency/whistle is even worse now. I've already heard of many people complaing about this (http://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/1225613.page) on the iRacing forum, so I sure hope they reduce or completely rid of that frequency some time soon...as not only is it extremely annoying, but it may also be detrimental to ones hearing.
 
Ahh here we go :)

Now here's what my onboard sounds like (you can also make out the high pitched frequency/whistle).



Compare to cpp214's...




Now what in the heck could possibly be causing such drastic differences in sounds?
 
Just got 4th out of 20 in my first F1 race. I am overwhelmed. The time the race took passed by in nothing. Those cars are amazing and truly require all of your attention. Now I drive anything else and it feels slow. Won't be able to go to sleep early hehe. The race was crazy, got wrecked at the first turn but luckily survived until the end, there were only 6 people of those 20 at the end still racing. Best 12 dollars spent ever.
 
Beliall
I have a question, but dont feel it warrants a new thread.

Would I be able to run this game on my laptop? Obviously with a wire connecting it to my TV.

I have a dell inspiron 1720 with nvidia geoforce 8600M GT. 2mb RAM.
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Probably at pretty low settings but I'm pretty sure you can. What processor do you have?
 
I haven't looked through the entire thread to search for an answer to my question. I hope someone can and will give me an answer, hopefully the truth. :D


If I schould get a license and become a member, can I buy any track/car I want from the beginning (for offline practice) or do I have to start competing online in order to be able to buy more cars and tracks?

Like I said, it's only for offline practice.
 
kikie
If I schould get a license and become a member, can I buy any track/car I want from the beginning (for offline practice) or do I have to start competing online in order to be able to buy more cars and tracks?
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You can do practice on your own with any car and track you own. However you still need an internet connection to play the game.
 
Yes, but what I want to know is if you can buy any car/track when you become a member for the first time or do you have to when races before you can buy additional cars/tracks?
 
kikie
Yes, but what I want to know is if you can buy any car/track when you become a member for the first time or do you have to when races before you can buy additional cars/tracks?
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Yes, you can buy anything and practice with it as soon as you join.
 
I just opened a session with the FW31 @ Phillip Island on the iracing server if anyone feels like joining in :cheers:
 
It was nice getting the chance to race with you Blake, and what a close qualy session we had (.003 of a difference?) 👍 - even if it was cut short to say the least :lol: Looking back we should have done some laps on heavy fuel I guess. Oh well, next time... ;)

On another note - The FW31 is absolutely a blast at Phillip Island, Brands Hatch, as well as Silverstone (all tracks I've done laps on today)...I definitely suggest any of you iRacers to give it a shot, as you won't be dissapointed. This car has more than re-ignited my fire to get back into iRacing on a regular basis (every day). :bowdown:
 
Yeah that was a blast. Quali was so close, top 3 covered by 0.022s. I did a bunch of running with medium fuel, but I just wasn't expecting so little grip right after quali. Ah well. :lol:

Cheers for hosting the session mate.
 
I just got a special 3 month re-activation code for iracing :) I am gonn wait till the end of the month to use it, though. anyone else who took a break from iracing might want to check it out. I am extremely interested in the new tire model that will be coming in 2011. The way the development team is sharing information on their ever evolving product sorta makes gt5 pale in comparison. Of course iRacing is on the pc. The new build has new graphical improvements, but i want more Dx10/11 goodies. i've been a gt fan forever, but i stopped sipping the koolaide once i tried lfs :/
 
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