Got my D license...now what do I do?

[zslane]

So here's a question for y'all...what does a freshly minted D license oval driver do who wants to race non-rookies only, but doesn't yet want to spend money on additional content (beyond the base subscription content)?

 

[Mac K]

If you're not willing to spend anything I'm afraid you're stuck in Street Stocks and Legends for now.

 

[zslane]

And I'm stuck racing rookies in those series, right? Advanced Legends at least requires rookies to have built up a 3.00 SR, but aren't most of the Legends tracks road courses?

 

[Zathra5_]

I found the street stock races fun for the most part. I did those until I was ready to fast track into C and then went with the Indy fixed series. Maybe it's the road snob in me but I find it a little strange paying full price for an oval track. But Indy oval is a lot of fun so far.

 

[Mac K]

And I'm stuck racing rookies in those series, right? Advanced Legends at least requires rookies to have built up a 3.00 SR, but aren't most of the Legends tracks road courses?

Rookies and other D classes, Legends are open to all license levels though. They run all ovals except one visit to Limerock every season.

 

[Infinital-NG]

Try and get into the higher splits for the Street Stock and there might be less rookies around.

I know that's the case on road mazda cup, usually the top split has very few rookie drivers.

 

[zslane]

But isn't there a bit of a dependency problem there? I can't get into the upper splits without a higher iRating, and I can't get a higher iRating without racing in the lower splits first (where all the rookies congregate). I don't mind learning the ropes of racecraft and not being a top split driver for a while, I just don't want to subject myself to the complete morons as part of the process.

 

[Infinital-NG]

Only having 4 SS races to my name, do a lot of people not qualify for races like on road side?

I'd qualify a good lap, then with your lower irating if you qualified decent you should be up front, and maybe able to avoid some of the fun mayhem.

Then slowly get your irating up to the higher splits.

Or bite the bullet and buy some content.

 

[Zathra5_]

The secret to street stock is to avoid accidents. Look way down the track and try to pick out dangerous situations and when cars start to spin. Slow down when you see an accident and watch the situation to figure out where to drive your car to avoid the accident. If you are in the lower splits you probably don't even have to race anyone (and probably shouldn't). I was really slow in street stock. Even if I qualified, I started near the back but I usually finished top half and gained iRating because I missed most of the accidents.

 

[zslane]

Well, I chose to avoid the demo derby of rookie racing all together and get my SR up through time trials. I don't plan to ever do that again since I want to race for iRating and am willing to put my SR on the line to do so. I just wasn't willing to do so in rookie.

From what I can tell, rookie drivers are often advised to start races from the pits in order to have the best possible chance to avoid the first turn crash that happens in nearly every rookie race. Maybe that's a road course thing and not so much an oval thing, I don't know. A lot of conversation and advice is stated in general terms without any mention as to which kind of racing it applies to. I kind of get the impression that most of the time road racing is assumed; it is probably the more popular branch of iRacing by a long shot.