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you can supposedly race against some real pro drivers. Unlike other sims, they don't hide their names in iRacing. :P I hope it's not just really fast guys pretending to be Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Once they get some formula 3000 or CART cars in there, are we gonna see JPM on servers cursing out people for wrecking him? :D
 
Gabkicks
you can supposedly race against some real pro drivers. Unlike other sims, they don't hide their names in iRacing. :P I hope it's not just really fast guys pretending to be Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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iRacing doesn't allow for the use of an alias, and all participants race under their real name. There's lots of pro drivers from series of all types, and yes, Dale Jr. is one of them. He's actually very good on both road courses and ovals and is a very active member of the iRacing community (racing and member forums... I've even used some of his setups for ovals). I've been in a few races with him over the past few months, and he comes across as just another guy (who happens to be a top sim racer!).

Once they get some formula 3000 or CART cars in there, are we gonna see JPM on servers cursing out people for wrecking him? :D
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LOL, I hope so. :sly:
 
Looks like we'll now be getting daytona prototypes some time in the future. Still waiting for an invite. They've been coming in random waves and it seems like all the guys who registered for the updates 1yr or more ago are still waiting!:yuck:
Ah well..LFS(z patch)still damn fine sim.👍
 
Any news on European, Asian and Australian track? When will the definite version be released. I heard that this is still the beta version.

Let us hope that iRacing will be compatible with the bluetiger.
 
kikie
Any news on European, Asian and Australian track? When will the definite version be released. I heard that this is still the beta version.
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More tracks are planned for the future, but I believe they're (aside from Silverstone) focusing on North America given the expense of sending a laser-mapping team abroad.

The current build is an invitation-only public release. The beta ended in early June, but you can't simply sign up and start racing quite yet. The only way to get in is by being chosen from their mailing list to receive an invite, which they are distributing almost weekly. This is meant to stagger the influx of new competitors and give the iRacing folks a chance to have some control over server loads.
 
Man, the solstice is nice, but kinda slow. The legends car is much more tricky and faster. I'm wondering what the most realistic force feedback settings would be for the legends car, because I'm at 25% w/ the porsche wheel, and just an 18 lap race aaround laguna seca was pretty tiring
 
VERY good. :) I've only tried the Legends 34 car and the solstice, since those are the ones that come with the game, and sofar I'm impressed with the handling. I haven't had any oval racing or really intense roadracing fights yet, so I haven't properly tested the netcode. They have Chatrooms for different areas of the world w/ voice and textchat :D. If i buy the yearly, I get a bunch of credits, enough to buy some more cars and tracks, but I don't know if I should do that yet, since I am a brokeass college student and I don't have a real job.
Maybe I'm still in the honeymoon phase w/ this game. If i had known it was "fun week" i would have waited till Monday to subscribe.
 
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Gabkicks… welcome aboard the iRacing train. :)

Keep in mind that a new official season starts up this weekend, and Safety Ratings (SR) will be back in effect for all competition (racing, qualy and time-trials).

The best advice I can give is to spend at least the first month focusing on the rookie races (Solstice and Legends four week series for road and oval, respectively). You won’t be able to compete with any purchased tracks and/or cars until you’ve raised your safety rating to a 3.0. At that point you can join the “Advanced” Solstice and/or Legends series, which includes base level tracks as well as add-ons. A 4.0 SR is the big step up… that’s when you can run the Skip Barber F2000 (Road) or Late Models (Oval). The Skip Barber ride is absolutely remarkable, and I’m looking forward to being competitive in the upcoming season (I ran a partial season in the Summer).

Again, for right now, get ready to boost that Safety Rating next week! Run as many races and/or time-trials as you need to and don’t worry about winning as much as keeping your car clean and on-track. And have fun! :)
 
I just had my first official oval and road races :D I came in 3rd w/ the solstice @ lime rock park, and 2nd @ Boston w/ the Legends car. The physics really shine along w/ my wheel and system when I'm trying to carefully squeeze every milisecond of performance out of the cars as I can get. I've already started to develop the imaginary seat of my pants when driving near the limit and sometimes over it.

Sofar, the competitors have been so nice, I almost feel bad whenever they aren't successful against me when trying to pass or defend. It's a strange feeling. I'm still a bit uncomfortable in fighting people off in iRacing, because I'm still not too sure of what the standards are.

I've also come to the conclusion that oval racing isn't too good for my health or muscular symmetry, my fingers are a bit cramped up, and the right side of my back, aches, and my right foot is a little tired from all the modulation I was doing.
 
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kikie
I received an email from iRacing saying that the Bluetiger will be supported. 👍
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Do you suspect this may the reason the BT hasn't been released yet?

Back on topic, if iRacing gets some fast formulas in there, I might check it out. I looked at vids of the Skippy in action, and wasn't too impressed by the sense of speed. Looked a little slow.
 
Small_Fryz
What times have you guys managed for the skippy @ infineon long?
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Low 1:50's and trying hard as heck to get into the 1:49's!

isamu
Back on topic, if iRacing gets some fast formulas in there, I might check it out. I looked at vids of the Skippy in action, and wasn't too impressed by the sense of speed. Looked a little slow.
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Two words: Formula Mazda.

The Skippy isn't meant to be a fast open-wheeler, as it's an entry-level training car. The Mazda is a speedy downforce ride which is just now available in a competition series for the highest level license holders.
 
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red7
Good to see everyone else has gotten there invite. After all someone has to first and someone has to be last:nervous:
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Hang in there... the official word is that they'll be sending out invites during August to everyone who has registered on iRacing.com. There will literally be thousands of incoming players before we get to September.
 
I got an invitation for this. It's $20. Is it worth it? I imagine it's worth it, but want to hear some folks' opinions who have already played it.
 
The driving physics are very very nice in the 2 cars I've driven. There doesn't appear to be any damage from badly shifting. I guess if you have the money, you may like it. The crowd seems to be pretty mature in iRacing. Sofar, I haven't run into any wreckers. There's a race every hour, and qualifying/time trials inbetween race times you can do while waiting. There's chatrooms w/ voice and text and during racing.

I don't really regret spending the 20 bucks to try iRacing for one month, but I don't think I'll be buying the yearly subscription because I will be too busy with studying and work. Maybe if there's some big improvement in the damage modeling, weather's added, a car or track that I'm very fond of or something like that, then I'll pay for yearly subscription. My opinion may change and I may pay for the yearly subscription.
Sim racing for me isn't a priority right now, but if you have a decent wheel and like good physics and the cars included, you may like the sim a lot.
 
Gabkicks
The driving physics are very very nice in the 2 cars I've driven. There doesn't appear to be any damage from badly shifting. I guess if you have the money, you may like it. The crowd seems to be pretty mature in iRacing. Sofar, I haven't run into any wreckers. There's a race every hour, and qualifying/time trials inbetween race times you can do while waiting. There's chatrooms w/ voice and text and during racing.

I don't really regret spending the 20 bucks to try iRacing for one month, but I don't think I'll be buying the yearly subscription because I will be too busy with studying and work. Maybe if there's some big improvement in the damage modeling, weather's added, a car or track that I'm very fond of or something like that, then I'll pay for yearly subscription. My opinion may change and I may pay for the yearly subscription.
Sim racing for me isn't a priority right now, but if you have a decent wheel and like good physics and the cars included, you may like the sim a lot.
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I understand where you are coming from with the "sim racing is not a priority for me right now". I've been in that position before. At the moment I'll admit I have a fair amount of spare time and wouldn't mind having something other than LFS to play around with so it looks like I'll give it a try.

I have a G25 by the way. 👍
 
i wish they would make their system compatible with consoles... I'd rather play from the 360 or PS3... its not like their graphics ramming the chipset down any.
 
RedOak
i wish they would make their system compatible with consoles... I'd rather play from the 360 or PS3... its not like their graphics ramming the chipset down any.
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Agree.

I still don't get why there are not any hardcore sims on console. Ian Bell, Blimey!games CEO, said that it is perfectly possible to make a hardcore sim on the PS3. He also said that this console is very powerfull.

A console is so much easier to use and you don't have to upgrade (hardware) every six months.

iRacing ==> PS3 = 👍
 
I received a invite from iracing. I'm not sure should I register or not. I read posts here. Everybody seems ok with this game. But I'm not sure if this game has a reel massive difference from any other racing simuation games.
 
Rainmaster
I received a invite from iracing. I'm not sure should I register or not. I read posts here. Everybody seems ok with this game. But I'm not sure if this game has a reel massive difference from any other racing simuation games.
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iRacing is definitely not like other racing simulations in a lot of respects. Think of it as one gigantic online racing league with multiple series to join up and compete in (once you earn the required license, that is). The racing is very, very clean and the competition is tough. The initial Rookie level can be a bit rough in terms of contact and getting caught in other people's messes, but it's not wreckers as much as folks who are driving beyond their abilities and trying to win in the first lap.

The driving experience is the best I've had in any PC sim, and really does make it hard to go back to rFactor, RACE 07, GTR2, LFS, etc. I still like the other sims for the variety they provide, but my time with them has decreased substantially since I joined the iRacing beta back in May.

I would really suggest that anyone with an invite give it a shot for the one-month trial period. It'll cost you $20, but you'll be able to get a taste and really decide if the overall experience is something you're looking for. Again, iRacing isn't for everybody, especially if you're not too interested in the particular cars/series that are offered at this time.
 
Got this game last night. The first online race I was part of was not too enjoyable, but my second one was really good. Reminds me a lot of the level of racing in LFS.
 

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