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[Blaze_409]

Membersite is back online!

 

[David]

It really does work well, I was surprised by it. I have been very accustomed to the linear pedal feel with GT5 and relied on it for a long time. Now that I have been iRacing it became essential to have some sort of pressure feedback to prevent lockup. It's really easy to experiment with as my pedals are out in the open for quick changes.

Incidently it has become painfully obvious to me that it's hard switch back and forth between iRacing and GT5 physics. I guess I am going to have to just pick one and focus... iRacing anyone? 👍

Thats pretty much what ended my time with GT5. Only pop it in from time to time now when friends want to get a lounge going. I play it reluctantly knowing it will screw with my iRacing driving for a bit.

 

[livemusic]

Membersite is back online!

Not really, it's still damn slow.

 

[swiftwilly]

The Cup is faster everywhere except Lime Rock Park, where the Roadster's gears are advantageous.

Hmm....I think its more than just Lime Rock, in theory, any clockwise track would suit the Roadster more because its steering is on the right hand side. i.e. could also work for okayama.

website is down again..or just very very slow

 

[Blaze_409]

Not really, it's still damn slow.

yeah i just noticed. 10 mins ago i logged in, downloaded updates and it was quick but now its crawling.

 

[swiftwilly]

can you join a series mid season or do you have to wait until the series has finished? I probably will get out of rookie in a few weeks, was wondering if I could join a D class series or do I have to wait.

 

[livemusic]

Anytime, and as many races as you want.

 

[tissimo]

can you join a series mid season or do you have to wait until the series has finished? I probably will get out of rookie in a few weeks, was wondering if I could join a D class series or do I have to wait.

I don't see why not, I started on week 12 with rookie.

 

[swiftwilly]

Awesome. looking to get out of rookie, fast track to C and into those V8's

 

[Eric.]

Hmm....I think its more than just Lime Rock, in theory, any clockwise track would suit the Roadster more because its steering is on the right hand side. i.e. could also work for okayama.

website is down again..or just very very slow

Go look up World Record times. Cup is faster everywhere. Cup gears suck at Lime Rock though.

 

[superbike81]

RHD or LHD has little to do with how fast a car goes around the track. What about a clockwise track with more left turns than right turns?

 

[Blaze_409]

^its easier to see apexes since there more right hand corners. therefore you hit them and go faster..granted you can do it in a lhd but its easier in a rhd.

Feel free to join me in Mazda LRP practice. Roadster is a awesome car! LRP is great too! Ive only been able to manage 1:00.xx lap times so far but i know where im losing the time. I'm just not confident enough to go for it yet. I suppose it will come with time.

 

[swiftwilly]

RHD or LHD has little to do with how fast a car goes around the track. What about a clockwise track with more left turns than right turns?

Roadster's right-hand-drive layout results in a more suitable crossweight for clockwise circuits (eg. Lime Rock, Okayama, etc.) - and vice versa for the Cup.

 

[sandboxgod]

Grr, just got home and it is d/l'ing kind of slow (nice its a 730mb update tho!!!)

People seem all kinds of happy with the changes/ Good to see the forums not ablaze like when they rolled out the last update 👍

 

[superbike81]

Roadster's right-hand-drive layout results in a more suitable crossweight for clockwise circuits (eg. Lime Rock, Okayama, etc.) - and vice versa for the Cup.

So why is the Cup car faster on almost every circuit?

I'm not saying RHD or LHD don't make any difference at all. I'm saying it is very minimal.

 

[swiftwilly]

Superbike,

I am going to channel some Senna mentality here.

The day you think any advantage is too small or too minimal, you are not a winner, you are not a racer. A racer exploits any advantage over the competition no matter how big or small. Winning by .0001 seconds is still a win - I do not understand how you can pretend a minimal advantage isn't material. As a racer, you need to exploit all possible advantages over the competition.

 

[superbike81]

I think you are missing my point. The side of the car you are driving on not give any significant overall advantage. In this example in particular, the lap records speak for themself, the MX-5 roadster isn't as fast on most tracks as the MX-5 Cup, but I attribute very little of that to RHD or LHD.

I know all about small differences making a large impact, I raced Formula Ford and Formula Continental for 15 years.

 

[swiftwilly]

I think you are missing my point. The side of the car you are driving on not give any significant overall advantage. In this example in particular, the lap records speak for themself, the MX-5 roadster isn't as fast on most tracks as the MX-5 Cup, but I attribute very little of that to RHD or LHD.

I know all about small differences making a large impact, I raced Formula Ford and Formula Continental for 15 years.

Superbike, take a step back and read the posts above and read about the cars itself. You also half answered your own question. Your also not comparing apples with apples.

The difference between the two cars isn't just RHD or LHD, the gears are different and thats way the laps are different. Someone just posted above that the gear setup for Roadster suits LRP more than others. Why are the other tracks dominated by the Cup? Well how about the gear setup (go figure)...

If they were the exact same cars, gears etc and the ONLY difference is RHD or LHD, the RHD would suit clockwise tracks or more:
1. weight distribution
2. you can see apex better (Sir Sterling Moss)

Also your posts is illogical. You know all about small differences making an impact yet you consider LHD vs RHD differences to be very small? err...so if the difference is small, than wouldn't it make an impact as per your comment?

Guess even after 15 years in racing you learn something new everyday

What I am saying, RHD better for clockwise tracks if everything else is the same.

 

[Blaze_409]

What are the fastest times for the Mazda cars at Lime Rock? heard something about 57's here?

 

[LeftyWright69]

Is anyone having trouble w/ i-Racing's servers tonight ????

The stupid brouser page won't load completely on anything I pick. I just get the wallpaper but most of the content is blank.

 

[tissimo]

What are the fastest times for the Mazda cars at Lime Rock? heard something about 57's here?

57s! I think I was running 1:02s in races

 

[Blaze_409]

Hey tiss! hop on! Im about to do a Mazda race at 12:00pm est! were friended so hopefully we get the same split.

 

[LeftyWright69]

Is anyone having trouble w/ i-Racing's servers tonight ????

The stupid brouser page won't load completely on anything I pick. I just get the wallpaper but most of the content is blank.

I think I found my problem but the site is still acting like it's in a coma. It's now saying that I have to update my files so I hit the update button and it goes away but nothing downloads

Anyone got any ideas ???

 

[swiftwilly]

I think I found my problem but the site is still acting like it's in a coma. It's now saying that I have to update my files so I hit the update button and it goes away but nothing downloads

Anyone got any ideas ???

They are being overloaded due to the upgrades? Not sure

Hey Tissimo, I sent you a PM to add me to iracing. I am up here in Sydney so perhaps we can race together some time.

 

[Blaze_409]

Had an epic Mazda 20 lap race around Lime Rock!. Started in the pits...(beware the pits) the driver in front of me decided to grind to a halt right in front of me causing me to crash into the back of him in the pit lane..... Fortunately I did not have to pit for repairs....So left pits and came out in 10th. People had incidents ended up 7th. Had great battle with the guy in 8th. Then we had a scare with a lap car and the leader at the same time.....Basically me(7th place) +8thplace+leader+lapped car were four wide coming into the last turn..................
Lapped car backed out. Then i backed out. 8th got around me, but i passed hime back in T1 next lap. Drove the last 5 laps and gained 2 more spots from people crashing out!

The anoying thing is i hardly put a wheel off on the exit of the last turn all race and it kept telling me that i was off track (x1). If i had gone off there i would have wiped out...
In addition silly me went off track after the race was over....
ended up losing .12 SR but gaining .44 iRating.... I dont yet understand!

 

[swiftwilly]

The anoying thing is i hardly put a wheel off on the exit of the last turn all race and it kept telling me that i was off track (x1). If i had gone off there i would have wiped out...
In addition silly me went off track after the race was over....
ended up losing .12 SR but gaining .44 iRating.... I dont yet understand!

Yea I do about the same but worse. I have a total of about 7 incident points on LRP but I drive quite aggresive pushing for every line....I should go slower...So easily to go in too early and go slightly one wheel off track and get the 1x off track.

 

[superbike81]

Superbike, take a step back and read the posts above and read about the cars itself. You also half answered your own question. Your also not comparing apples with apples.

The difference between the two cars isn't just RHD or LHD, the gears are different and thats way the laps are different. Someone just posted above that the gear setup for Roadster suits LRP more than others. Why are the other tracks dominated by the Cup? Well how about the gear setup (go figure)...

If they were the exact same cars, gears etc and the ONLY difference is RHD or LHD, the RHD would suit clockwise tracks or more:
1. weight distribution
2. you can see apex better (Sir Sterling Moss)

Also your posts is illogical. You know all about small differences making an impact yet you consider LHD vs RHD differences to be very small? err...so if the difference is small, than wouldn't it make an impact as per your comment?

Guess even after 15 years in racing you learn something new everyday

What I am saying, RHD better for clockwise tracks if everything else is the same.

I didn't learn a single thing from anything you have posted, and you are still missing the point.

My real life racing experience is mostly sitting in the center. But I've lived a third of my life in Japan and have a decent amount of experience on both clockwise and counterclockwise tracks in RHD and LHD cars. My experience says that most tracks are designed to have an even split of left and right corners. So even if you feel an advantage in those right hand corners there are just as many left handers waiting for you.

Lime Rock Park is one of several tracks out there that does heavily favor one direction and that could be a factor, but I noticed I can turn a 59 second lap at LRP in the Roadster only shifting 2 or 3 times total vs shifting 5 or 6 times in the Cup. I think that makes the biggest difference for people. Once you've spent significant amount of time in a car you should be able to judge both sides of the car equally well.

This is all bench racing anyways there haven't been any tests done to determine if a RHD car is any faster. It's all personal preference.

OK,back to iRacing.

 

[Jav]

The anoying thing is i hardly put a wheel off on the exit of the last turn all race and it kept telling me that i was off track (x1). If i had gone off there i would have wiped out...

You really need to hug that inside curb on the last turn to get a clean fast exit, try it on practice sessions you can even put 2 tires on that curb and still be fast and clean. It will be scary the first couple of laps but then you'll get used to it!




In a completely different note...
WOW!!! The HPD is efffing amazing!! slideways madness! That thing has so much grip now! Makes you feel like a superhero! but then you look at the standings and come crashing down to Earth... Lol!! I'm in love all over again with that car!
The Vette is much improved too! Did a session and came out with good results, you feel much more comfortable now and can push with confidence, don't go too deep into a corner or you'll lock up the brakes but is so much easier now to find the sweet spot! Not quite as mad as the OTM Vette but really improved and a blast to drive arround Watkins!
The DP, my beloved crazy car has been castrated! No more heroic slides, can be driven on the edge but it is a very thin edge. Push too hard and you'll overheat the tires in no time, I can see myself having a difficult time adapting to the NTM on this car.
The F1, feels great! Once you get the tires up to temp that is! Push too soon and you're in for a scary ride! Do everything right and once the tires and brakes are up to temp it is everything it ever was if not more!
still to try the Star Mazda and Radical, but that's all for me tonight. Off to kill the comies on MW3!

 

[sandboxgod]

Hm, riley seems like a death trap too me atm lol. But the HPD feels good. Need to give the Riley DP some more time I guess. At 1st i really dug it but just cant find the right brake bias setting to save my life on that car now.

Sounds like a fun race there Blaze!! Too bad bout that noob at the pits

 

[Eric.]

Just ran some laps in both MX5s at Okayama. Able to do about 1'00.1 in both cars. The Cup feels better but turn 1, 2, and 3 really mess you up by not having a good gear.

Raced the Roadster just before this and with some very light rear suspension damage (steering off center a few degrees, barely looser to the left and barely tighter to the right), I was able to run 1'00.07-1'00.7s for at least the first 15 laps. Feels like the tires are more consistent from cold to warm, without the fast-but-extremely-nervous first couple laps.