iRacing

[Carlos]

I wish I could get into iRacing. I just can't afford to sink the money into a good setup, and I'm totally hopeless with the cheap-ish Thrustmaster wheel and single monitor I'm using.

It's funny, I've actually driven a real Playboy Cup MX5 (well, the slightly different Skip Barber cup version) on Laguna Seca, but if I try the same thing with the game, I'm spinning all over the place. The problem is that you learn in racing school to drive by looking at the key points (apexes, braking, exit, etc) and letting instinct do the rest, but that's impossible with only one monitor since the screen doesn't cover the whole corner.

It's worth saving your money for.. But the wheel-market is blooming now, I think in a year people are going to refresh their wheels and put their old ones (probably CSR's etc) up for sale. Maybe you can get one for a nice price by then.. One thing, if you do that, refresh the grips. I'm sweating pretty heavily sometimes and I guess others to.

What I do in racing games is, when you can see the exit of the corner, full throttle! That's my key point..

Racing school is nice, are you still learning or ..? I think when I'm a bit older I want my racing license too, since the Nurburgring is only a few hours away

Mustang should be fun! 👍 Hey come on man, isn't Horizon coming out this week!? No time for any iRacing!

I ehm, cancelled my pre-order I will enjoy the game but only with you guys. Racing against the AI is just not enough anymore. I want to race all the time, like in iRacing This game/sim, I can't tell you enough... It's amazing!

I recorder a replay of one of my races. This is race 2 or 3 in the nvidia cup. You can see in the beginning, I only go a little bit dirty and I had to slow down.



In the bottom left you can see my steering and footwork.

 

[katpeeler]

Yeah it's like this; 1 series is 12 weeks long, every week a different circuit. So 12 circuits. You can set qualifying times through the whole week and your fastest will count everytime you start a race, which starts every hour. I too was sceptic about this, but every hour I see around 30 to 50 people join my slow class now, who are seperated in different splits. So enough people to race with. Some people are running a couple of races so you sometimes race the same guys in the race after you just have done.

Just remember the time a race starts. Here it's around .00 on the clock, so if I go .05 online I have to wait 55minutes for the next race to start. You can subscribe to a race around half an hour till start, then practices or do whatever. I usually subscribe 30 minutes before the start, practice for a bit and then race. When I do a second race I'm not practicing, I'm still hot from the race I've just done and you only have around 15 minutes between.

Wow alot of posts since the last time I checked in..Ok...So let me recap on what you said about racing since your english ain't that good..


Lets say the race for the week is at Laguna Seca...I can practice as much as I want with no points gained or experience all week up till race day. On race day races start on the top of every hour. Does the race days change??..

Also Ive asked you already about the physics/tuning of the cars. Is the tuning detailed compared to Forza??...Ive heard the FFB is better than Forza..but once you get your car tuned are the cars more responsive than Forza??

 

[Carlos]

Wow alot of posts since the last time I checked in..Ok...So let me recap on what you said about racing since your english ain't that good..


Lets say the race for the week is at Laguna Seca...I can practice as much as I want with no points gained or experience all week up till race day. On race day races start on the top of every hour. Does the race days change??..

Also Ive asked you already about the physics/tuning of the cars. Is the tuning detailed compared to Forza??...Ive heard the FFB is better than Forza..but once you get your car tuned are the cars more responsive than Forza??

I do my best..

Every day is race day. You can do what you want, test (if you test, your ratings don't count so you can crash as much as you want), practice, time trial, quali or race, at every hour.

I have no experience yet with tuning but from what I see it's like Forza.

 

[katpeeler]

So there is only one track a week correct??...I couldnt race the entire season in a couple days??....how long are your races??

 

[Carlos]

So there is only one track a week correct??...I couldnt race the entire season in a couple days??....how long are your races??

It's not a game haha. Races depends on class, nvidia cup is 25/30 minutes. I see races of 2 hours and more going.. A season is 12 weeks.

 

[katpeeler]

Sooooooooo...race scheduled once a week???..still confused

 

[Carlos]

You can race every hour on the same track for 1 week. Then the next circuit and the next and the next. 12 weeks : 12 circuits : 1 season. Your best 3 races will be your average of that week and counts for that week. Your best 8 weeks will count for the series. A bit like we do in FPM.

 

[Takumi Fujiwara]

It's worth saving your money for.. But the wheel-market is blooming now, I think in a year people are going to refresh their wheels and put their old ones (probably CSR's etc) up for sale. Maybe you can get one for a nice price by then.. One thing, if you do that, refresh the grips. I'm sweating pretty heavily sometimes and I guess others to.

What I do in racing games is, when you can see the exit of the corner, full throttle! That's my key point..

Racing school is nice, are you still learning or ..? I think when I'm a bit older I want my racing license too, since the Nurburgring is only a few hours away

Yeah, I'd like to get a better setup down the road. A CSR would be nice, but I'm a Porsche fan, so one of Fanatec's Porsche wheels wouldn't be bad either. The price isn't that big of a deal, more justifying it with the GF, haha.

Racing school isn't really something that's ongoing, usually it's just a few days. I went to Skip Barber's three-day program, which teaches you all of the basics and gets you most of the way to an SCCA pro racing license. I still need two more days to get the full license, but those aren't really teaching so much as individual coaching. I'll do that someday, but at close to $1000 a day it won't be any time soon.

 

[Takumi Fujiwara]

Sooooooooo...race scheduled once a week???..still confused

It's like this: Say, for example, that this is Laguna Seca week. From Sunday to Saturday of this week (don't remember if those are the exact days though), there are races every hour of every day on that track. Next week, it'll be Lime Rock week, and there will be races every hour, every day. You can also practice or run time trials at any time. It goes like that through all of the tracks in whichever championship you're running.

 

[Forcone]

Wow alot of posts since the last time I checked in..Ok...So let me recap on what you said about racing since your english ain't that good..

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Wow, Carlos's English isn't that good! I must suck then At least I've understood everything...Well! Or was it a joke?

Still wanting to try out this so bad... I have to watch that video you posted Carlos when I have time. Just watched until you went drift-crazy at 2:40..

 

[Carlos]

Yeah, I'd like to get a better setup down the road. A CSR would be nice, but I'm a Porsche fan, so one of Fanatec's Porsche wheels wouldn't be bad either. The price isn't that big of a deal, more justifying it with the GF, haha.

Racing school isn't really something that's ongoing, usually it's just a few days. I went to Skip Barber's three-day program, which teaches you all of the basics and gets you most of the way to an SCCA pro racing license. I still need two more days to get the full license, but those aren't really teaching so much as individual coaching. I'll do that someday, but at close to $1000 a day it won't be any time soon.

Damn, those GF's seem to spoil alot of racing activity here Glad I don't have one, or am I?

Wow a $1000 a day! I understand you! That's a lot of money.

Wow, Carlos's English isn't that good! I must suck then At least I've understood everything...Well! Or was it a joke?

Still wanting to try out this so bad... I have to watch that video you posted Carlos when I have time. Just watched until you went drift-crazy at 2:40..

Thanks! I was worried for a bit because I understood myself too

Haha yeah that bump there hit me hard, didn't go well on the first lap either. After I've overtaken the green car I go after the red one, then the two guys infront made it me a bit easy and from there I'm second place and hunting down the guy in first place. You can skip a lap or 2 or sit and enjoy how I try to give you a good show by changing the cameras

 

[Carlos]

It's not always fun

 

[hennessey86]

What are your wheel settings carlos

 

[Carlos]

270 degrees.

Edit;
It's actually 900 in the beginning but then the last bit is 270, you can see the wheel turn quicker and quicker the more I steer.

 

[Forcone]

It's not always fun

Whoa that purple/green car totally ****ed you up twice! 👎

 

[Carlos]

Nice iRacing video

 

[Carlos]

Got my 3 screens working, just did my first two races with it, pretty cool!!

 

[katpeeler]

Got my 3 screens working, just did my first two races with it, pretty cool!!

Santa must have came early

 

[Carlos]

Santa must have came early

He's the best!! Haha

 

[Frizbe]

Just reuped my sub a week ago. I love this game although Isee it as more than just a game . I thought I would throw my two cents in, winning won't get you promoted to higher license levels any faster than comingin last will but if you are winning you are probably driving clean which is what effects your license level. Winning will raise your iRating which will get you into races with other people around your skill level. The weeks change based on 00:00 GMT on Tuesday morning so for me it is 17:00 Monday night the weeks switch. Once you start racing in higher classes the races are less often. The GTC is what I like running in and we only race Tuesday Thursday Saturday and Sunday I believe. The rookie cups are always available to you and run every hour every day.
Also when buying content for a new series I suggest buying at least three at a time, you get a 10% discount when purchasing 3 to 5 items and a 20% on 6+ items if you buy all available content you get a 25% discount as well.
You can now have other members act as your spotter now instead of the stock ai spotter. Should really help in the NASCAR races but I could see the benefits for road racing too.
Hope to see you guys on track!

 

[Carlos]

Hi Frizbe. Let me add you as a friend on iRacing and maybe we can race some time. I haven't done alot of racing, I'm around 400 laps I think. Class D. I'm waiting for promotion, doing the Mustang challenge now but I'm almost scared lately to drive that series because people wreck so much. I'm getting bumped numerous times and people drive dirty alot. Recently bought all circuits and cars except ovals and Nascar cars. Not really an oval guy..

Have you bought the McLaren MP4-12C GT3? Great car, drives really nice and is excellent for close racing! Doing some 24h du fun races, everyday a different circuit, unofficial, maybe times a mess and alot of crashinf but if you manage to drive clean you're in the top 5 or so. Few days ago I crashed hard and had to tow to the pits. Did the repairs and started driving a nice pace. 10laps later I was back in fifth of ~20 drivers.

 

[Frizbe]

I don't have the McLaren yet but will pick it up soon probably for the Daytona 2.4.

Here is the World Tour schedule this year. A little weak IMO and I am not sold on the two time slots althoughit will aallow me to participate in them a little easier.

World Tour 2013

All World Tour races will have two time slots – Friday at 9pm Eastern / (02:00 GMT Saturday) and Saturday 2pm Eastern / (19:00 GMT Saturday). ***Note – Local start times may change after Daylight Savings Time begins!

Roar Before the 2.4
Race length: 60 minutes
January 18/19
Mustang, Jetta, MX5 Cup
Daytona Road (Day)
Open Setup
Qualifying & Practice – open all week prior to the race. Qualifying will be multi-car 20 minute sessions.
Race splits will be set by qualifying time, order on the grid will be based on qualifying time.
43 racecars per split – local yellow flags only

Daytona 2.4
Race length: 2 Hours & 40 Minutes (160 minutes)
January 25/26
McLaren MP4 12C GT3 & Riley Daytona Prototype
Daytona Road (Night)
Open Setup
Qualifying & Practice – open all week prior to the race. Qualifying will be multi-car 20 minute sessions.
Race splits will be set by qualifying time, order on the grid will be based on qualifying time.
43 racecars per split – local yellow flags only

Daytona 500
200 Laps
February 22/23
Chevrolet Impala
Daytona Oval
Open Setup
Qualifying – One qualifying session will begin 15 minutes prior to race start, it will last for two green flag laps.
Race splits will be set by iRating, order on the grid will be based on qualifying time.
Practice – open all week prior to race
43 racecars per split – full course cautions

Indy 500
200 Laps
May 24/25
Dallara IndyCar
IMS
Open Setup
Qualifying – Open all week prior to race and will consist of four green flag laps. The average of the four laps will be the official qualifying time
Race splits will be set by qualifying time, order on the grid will be based on qualifying time.
Practice – open all week prior to race
33 racecars per split – full course cautions

Pocono 400
160 Laps
July 12/13
Dallara IndyCar
Pocono
Open Setup
Qualifying – One qualifying session will begin 15 minutes prior to race start, it will last for two green flag laps.
Race splits will be set by iRating, order on the grid will be based on qualifying time.
Practice – open all week prior to race
33 racecars per split – full course cautions

Talladega Showdown
200 Laps
October 18/19
Chevrolet Impala
Talladega
Open Setup
Qualifying – One qualifying session will begin 15 minutes prior to race start, it will last for two green flag laps.
Practice – open all week prior to race
43 racecars per split – full course cautions

Brazilian GP
71 Laps
November 22/23
Williams FW-31
Brazil/Interlagos
Open Setup
Qualifying & Practice – open all week prior to the race. Qualifying will be multi-car 20 minute sessions.
Race splits will be set by qualifying time, order on the grid will be based on qualifying time.

 

[Carlos]

Meh don't really like the World Tour. I only want to race GT cars and Prototype/Formula cars..

 

[YonnyMestampo]

Nürburgring Nordschleife is coming to iRacing.

http://www.iracing.com/iracingnews/iracing-news/the-nurburgring-is-coming-to-iracing

 

[fatkrakr]

Nürburgring Nordschleife is coming to iRacing.

http://www.iracing.com/iracingnews/iracing-news/the-nurburgring-is-coming-to-iracing

There is a lot more info about Iracing in this section. https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/board/iracing.263/ 👍

 

[Balazs Toldi]

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