Here I discussed iRacing's pricing, etc and my reasoning why it's worth the cost:
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?p=6103905#post6103905
I bet this shifter will feel amazing in it 👍
BIG OFF TOPIC:
The only famous racing driver that I heard that played that game was "Jacques Villeneuve" I don't even know the rest of the guys they mention on the website. So they must be from American motorsports.
The car I drove (MX5 roadster) in my opinion is slow to responding to my wheel movement, or they just put crappy tires under it or something by default with weak cheeks causing bad steering response between the rubber on the road and the wheel). Even my car (Lancia Delta HPE) in real life is far more responsive then that, and it just has Michelin Energy Savers under it.
Also I found that the gas response was slow, but that just could have been the car. I never driven a MX5 in real life. It's at least far less responsive then my real car. Also I feel that GT5 has faster and more direct responses to both of these points. Braking felt good though, although a bit mushy like my car of which I think the brakes are underpowered as well. (side note: Might put some brembo's under my Lancia at some point).
The car selection itself is very much tuned to American players and there is no arguing that. The only cars I've seen here were the MX5 and a VW Jetta (which isn't standard).
The laser scanned tracks are great though, drove Laguna Seca which I know pretty well from all other games. The track felt far more accurate in iRacing.
Unfortunately that's the only track you get standard thats widely known to European folk that aren't into American motorsport. Tracks like Brands Hatch, Spa, Zandvoort all are 15 dollars per track which makes it expensive for a European player like me that likes to drive the tracks he knows best. And as for me personally I dislike going around in circles as I love to have to do something in a car. The more the better, so technical tracks for me are the most fun.
So yeah, because I think the car physics are a bit slow on the pick-up and it being tailored to American players at the start, and just expensive to make it more European ish. I don't like it.
I am sure it's great that it's more real to racing and not having idiots playing the game like bumper cars, but I personally rather play offline or in my own lounge on GT5 then spend so much money on a single game.
It's a personal choice and opinion, so don't get me wrong that it's a bad game or anything. It's great and realistic (one of the best games out there, if not the best just because of the accurate tracks), but it's just not really my cup of tea. I rather go for a better driving experience then a race experience.
Also one other thing. I read that iRacing 2.0 came out this summer with upgraded graphics? But to be honest I think they could have used better textures overall (still felt like an old Papyrus game at least).
Anyhow that's what I think about it. Not my cup of tea, so i'll be moving on.
Besides, everyone is free to spend their money how they wish in my opinion. Or to like or dislike something for that matter.
So yeah, I am more of a guy that prefers Formula 1 over indy car, or Rally over Drag racing.
This is my car btw.
On topic:
This is going to be fun as I don't know how to mount my shifter.
I only have got a table to attach it to, but the knob will be too high up. Ehm... I've got to think of something. I got a nice small table, but it's not heavy enough. Has anyone got about 5 kilos of lead? I'll strap that to the little table. lol
not sim enough for me)and that wheel served me well for many years and after many thousands of km's it still works almost as good as new. 
