I'm not ready for iRacing yet but I'd like to view the forums

[Mayaman]

Are there any coupon codes or anything that anyone has? I'd like to get on the forums for a couple of months and get up to speed before I finish my new sim room

thanks

 

[oqvist]

Not possible it´s a bit of a cult not sure you want to go there

 

[Mayaman]

LOL huh?

 

[fatkrakr]

Are there any coupon codes or anything that anyone has? I'd like to get on the forums for a couple of months and get up to speed before I finish my new sim room

thanks

http://www.iracing.com/membership/ I think that's all that's available at the moment.

 

[eKretz]

I think he means there's no way to just get into the forum without membership. But I think you already knew that and were just asking if there were any deals on membership, right?

 

[Mayaman]

Yup.

 

[DeathMagnetic]

Maya. PM me. I can give you a free trial membership under the Sim Racers Asia banner ..

 

[raptoronwheelz]

Not possible it´s a bit of a cult not sure you want to go there

From firsthand experience, GTPlanet is 10x the cult iRacing is.

 

[Paul33993]

All forums are to a degree a cult. I'll agree that there are a core group at iracing that can tend to talk to themselves, but it's still a great resource if you're looking to mod/setup a specific piece of hardware. Lots of good info for that if you want to see all the possibilities.

 

[oqvist]

Gtplanet is not closed to outsiders and don´t require you to pay to access the forums

I would want to sniff out as much detail about the HE pedals compared to other set of pedals and against eachothers. Sim ultimate and Sim Professional.

 

[Paul33993]

Maybe I need to clarify my above post. I think GTPlanet is the best freely available hardware forum on the web. And on subjects where there's a lot of owners, it's the best racing resource on the web (free or not). I'm just saying forums by their nature all have an element of cult to them. If we're being honest with ourselves. Iracing (hardware), however, is excellent if you're looking for modding details for hardware that's not prominently owned here.

You also have Berney from Simexperience posting there. Although I'm not sure I can truly give iracing credit for that, because Berney walked away from GTPlanet because one person got under his skin? That doesn't speak very well of Berney TBH. Or what kind of support you can expect from Simexperience if something goes wrong with your purchase. I view that type of volatility as a red flag personally.

 

[Hwangm]

so Maya Did you contact DeathMagnetic yet? let me know when you joined the dark side. well run some fun race while you're testing.

 

[Mayaman]

Yes, no response yet.

 

[DeathMagnetic]

Hi Mayaman .. Let me get the free trial code to you this weekend.. I've just recently moved house and my racing rig & PC is still un assemble .. Hwangm would know :-))))

 

[Hwangm]

Hi Mayaman .. Let me get the free trial code to you this weekend.. I've just recently moved house and my racing rig & PC is still un assemble .. Hwangm would know :-))))

Yes Sir - Maya you're in for a ride buddy !!!

 

[JohnBodin]

When you get access to the iRacing forums, the FIRST thing you should do is access the Rookie Road Racing forums and look at the "sticky" post at the top of that section titled "Essential Reading" threads -- there is a TON of helpful info there that you would otherwise have to learn the hard way. This is exactly the kind of stuff that I wish had existed when I first joined iRacing.

I'd recommend bookmarking the link for future reference, in fact:

Link: "Essential Reading" threads (iRacing)



I'd also recommend these links (also found in the "Essential Reading" threads link:

Link: "Surviving Rookies" video tutorials

Link: I was new and frustrated so I slowed down to improve

Link: Rookie Race Tips: Race Pace

Link: Rookie Race Tips: Practice heads-up racing

 

[DeathMagnetic]

Hi Maya.. I PM'd you..

 

[Mayaman]

Hey there, I'll email you shortly

thanks

 

[DeathMagnetic]

Okile dokiley

 

[Mayaman]

Death I emailed you a couple of times, did you get it? My body is ready for iRacing LOL

 

[Mayaman]

Update I signed up to view the forum with the one year for $50.

 

[Hwangm]

trying to add you to my friend list. but can't seem to found you dude. add me ? so we can do some fun laps when you free a little

 

[DeathMagnetic]

hi Mayaman .. no i didn't get your email actually .. maybe my mailbox sent it to spam .. I'm so sorry about that .. anyway .. glad you've signed up .. can you add me please .. i'll PM you my real name

 

[Mayaman]

I'll PM both of you now. I can't actually race for a few months but going to soak up the forum and just buy stuff. LOL

 

[oqvist]

Did you need a whole year to soak up the forum lol

 

[Mayaman]

I was so busy and didn't want to pay for forums. Hehe

 

[left888]

I can't actually race for a few months but going to soak up the forum and just buy stuff. LOL

Why can't you race for a few months? Still working on your rig?

 

[Mayaman]

My contractor is having some medical issues and has left my home in shambles. I've called other contractors and nobody wants to work on someone else's mess. So I have to wait till he is out of the hospital.

 

[left888]

That sucks, hope his convalescence is quick. Any chance you can do some of the work? I renovated two of my homes and it is a lot of hard work, difficult to do when you work full time. Hell, it's hard any time.

 

[Mayaman]

Yeah I made headway this week, I painted the first floor and I hired a pro to do the second and third floors and put new hardwood floors on the second and third floors. My contractor gets out of the hospital in 4 to 6 weeks and then I'll be back in business!

I'm currently working with SimPit of NZ on a deal to get their brand new Icarus. He sent me a couple of pics and it looks outstanding! That will replace my triple 55" projection panels. This way I no longer cast shadows and I can get my rig literally right up and under the screen so I can run Remco's Super Field of View, but with three projectors instead of just one.