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[Roush_fan_99]

So how I understand the promo codes is, once you use one, that's it. I just used a 1 month for $5.

So all I have to do is create a new email and iracing account, but I can have all the same info (name, address, etc.) and I can use a promo code and have a whole new account w/ new stats and everything?

And once that one month is up, does it charge another month or does it automatically deactivate?

 

[superbike81]

Having multiple accounts is against the rules.

 

[Pingwhen]

So all I have to do is create a new email and iracing account, but I can have all the same info (name, address, etc.) and I can use a promo code and have a whole new account w/ new stats and everything?

And once that one month is up, does it charge another month or does it automatically deactivate?

this is what i did. i had to test to see if i racing ran on my computer, used the wife's email, got month for 5 dollars, played my month, then got 75 for a year and the f1 car and what not on my email account.

now iracing is set to automatically recharge for the next much you can deactivate this at any time and it does not stop your subscription.

 

[GTP_FastM3]

I have a question about text chatting. The last race I did there were a few incidents and some drivers got quite angered. I saw some texts come on screen with things like "34 you are an idiot" or "Nice move 28". How can people drive and text at the same time? I read on the user guide about text chat, but I can't see how I could ever use it. There's no way I could drive and text at the same time. Do these people have a voice to text program or do they pull over and text or something else I haven't thought of?

 

[SpecMiata-JSW]

I've always wondered the same thing. I'm quite shy on the mic, so I still type after the race (most of the time), but never figured out how these guys do it.

 

[Jav]

Same here! I could never text and drive. I know there must be some prgram or function to program certain texts like Thanks or pass left, and assign them to a single button or key, but I haven't yet discovered it!

 

[Tuck !]

Hi guys, got another rookie question here, does a rookie have to wait till the rookie promotion date to get promoted to another class or is there any other way for a faster promotion?

 

[Jav]

No need to wait, as long as you meet the number of races required for promotion you'll be automatically promoted any time you go over 3.99 SR.

 

[swiftwilly]

My average is now 1.34 at mosport on the Skip. I know I have a 1.33 left in me. Pretty happy about this. But I am sure come the race someone will hit me. So... I shouldn't qualify right ?

 

[noshog]

Hey Swift, my theory for qualifing is to put in a time that is about your average lap time, otherwise you'll see 5 or 6 cars in front of you on the grid with a qualy time that is slower than your average, then you'll spend the first half the race trying to get around cars you should've been in front of to start with. But really just do what your most comfortable with

And for the Text chat thing, I think I've seen peoples rigs with custom button boxes labeled 'sorry' and 'no problem' etc, but I'm no way near a level to understand how to get that to work . And I reckon some of them probably are good enough to text and drive

 

[superbike81]

The program you guys want is XPadder or GlovePie for macros that can be used for chat messages among other things.

 

[Jav]

The program you guys want is XPadder or GlovePie for macros that can be used for chat messages among other things.

Thank you sir!
I'll look into it!

 

[superbike81]

Oh, and I'm with you guys, I still don't understand how people can type while driving. I'm guessing they must have the keyboard mounted on an arm, and they know it well enough to not have to look at it. I can't do that, I have to at least glance at it from time to time.

 

[RACECAR]

iRacing a Key top Pastrana's Success

 

[swiftwilly]

Hey Swift, my theory for qualifing is to put in a time that is about your average lap time, otherwise you'll see 5 or 6 cars in front of you on the grid with a qualy time that is slower than your average, then you'll spend the first half the race trying to get around cars you should've been in front of to start with. But really just do what your most comfortable with

Hmm...this is interesting.

qualify: get with the fast cars, probably more accidents as more aggresive drivers up front (given higher irating etc), but you don't need to get through slower cars (poorer drivers could also cause accidents). Last week I did qualify and it was ok results, good races I finished well, some bad ones where I got hit my aggro guys and turn 1 accidents.

Don't qualify: could get caught in mid pack against dim witted drivers who won't let me pass? probably could escape turn 1 accidents, I see others doing pretty well with strategy and some other GTP members suggested it.

I might try don't qualify this week and compare it with my results from qualifying last week. Looking at results, my time should get me top 5 easily, and even a win if the split is right.

 

[Nastradamus87]

Hmm...this is interesting.

qualify: get with the fast cars, probably more accidents as more aggresive drivers up front (given higher irating etc), but you don't need to get through slower cars (poorer drivers could also cause accidents). Last week I did qualify and it was ok results, good races I finished well, some bad ones where I got hit my aggro guys and turn 1 accidents.

Don't qualify: could get caught in mid pack against dim witted drivers who won't let me pass? probably could escape turn 1 accidents, I see others doing pretty well with strategy and some other GTP members suggested it.

I might try don't qualify this week and compare it with my results from qualifying last week. Looking at results, my time should get me top 5 easily, and even a win if the split is right.

In general, I don't believe this is true. Except for the case of a poor driver having a fluke fast qualifying lap, the drivers at the front of the grid are the fastest and most experienced. These drivers have better car control (spin themselve out and hit you less often) and better race craft (know how to behave in passing situations, like when you go to pass them or they go to pass you), so you are generally safter around the front runners than the backmarkers.

Also, the only way to get a high iRating is to finish races. It doesn't matter how fast you are if you crash out all the time, so I would think drivers with high iRatings are less aggressive, not more aggresive.

 

[sandboxgod]

Yeah the risk is not so much the guys that qualified but rather (purely from my experience*) is the jokers that did not qualify but feel like they belong on pole so will do whatever it takes to get within range quick. These are the ones I fear with all my heart

In Prototypes & GT this caused such a great issue the GT drivers lobbied to make it so that every car that does not qualify will be put in his car class section. This way, the horrible HPDs that did not qualify wont run them over.

In real life, I do believe drivers always make some attempt to qualify. But in the iRacing leagues the majority do not. So thus you have guys like me that have basically started at 2nd position and I have to be a dick to these dudes and defend with all my life. This should not be tho. They should Qualify and then I would properly be behind them

This would be great for me cause I can avoid T1 pileups and getting rear ended before Lap 1 is over.

Anyway! I plan to return to longer races when i come back to iRacing after I've built my new PC. Maybe I will finish up my fixed series but if i do I have no plan to ever Qualify. Looking at my stats I do so much better when I don't!

 

[RACECAR]

I know, this is already in the link I just posted but I couldn't find a picture until now:

Thought this was interesting as there is no Chevy Impala grille hole to indicate this was painted on a Chevy.

 

[GTP_FastM3]

Looking at results, my time should get me top 5 easily, and even a win if the split is right.

I'm fairly new to iRacing and I'm wondering how you figure out your likely placing based on practice times. I found the world record times, but I don't know how to tell what times the guys in my split will get. Could someone enlighten me please?

 

[swiftwilly]

In general, I don't believe this is true. Except for the case of a poor driver having a fluke fast qualifying lap, the drivers at the front of the grid are the fastest and most experienced. These drivers have better car control (spin themselve out and hit you less often) and better race craft (know how to behave in passing situations, like when you go to pass them or they go to pass you), so you are generally safter around the front runners than the backmarkers.

Also, the only way to get a high iRating is to finish races. It doesn't matter how fast you are if you crash out all the time, so I would think drivers with high iRatings are less aggressive, not more aggresive.

So you think I should qualify?

My experience from last week is that I qualified well but I always race a tad slower than my qualify times to minise risk of crashes. With the top guys however, although they are better drivers, they seem to want to race at a pace = to qualify times which is very very risky. They tend to want to brake at the same place despite things going around them?

I am confused now...I had all these crashes last week from qualify near pole and people told me not to qualify now it seems to be vice versa



to check splits and results, go to your series and click on the results tab, click on the timezone your likely to race and check the results of that race.

 

[sandboxgod]

Yeah like Swift says. And you can guess your split going by your iRating. you can make intelligent guesses based on that. Just look at someone that hits similar times as you do and see how they faired. It's all about finding the right split. You can pull more iRating by going to a higher split though if you think your times can compete.

but not every series have splits. It depends on the timezone, max # of cars, & all that. Just give it time and you'll figure it all out.

 

[swiftwilly]

I just opened a thread on iracing about my issue and it seems everyone is telling me to qualify and stuff it.

What is going on? What happened to all those who supported me not to qualify...I am sooo confused....

 

[Mad94d]

I just opened a thread on iracing about my issue and it seems everyone is telling me to qualify and stuff it.

What is going on? What happened to all those who supported me not to qualify...I am sooo confused....

I say always qualify.... I will never enter a race unless I have qualified. The best results always come from when you qualify well. For me, I have a huge emphasis on qualifying as I hate starting mid pack or trying to pull moves off. I prefer to race at the front of the field as often the racing is a lot cleaner in the opening laps.

Just my opinion but I know a lot of others are different.

 

[isamu]

OK Superbike, Swiftwilly, etc..... I am about to make my first big iRacing purchase. I have filled up my cart with as many road racing tracks I can think to cover the road content I need for the three cars I know I'm going to want to drive: The Skippy, The Mustang, and The Star Mazda and the Radical.

Please take a look at all the tracks I have here and tell me if there are any I should add in order to ensure I have all the road content I need going forward:


>>>>>>>>>>>>>


10132 Mosport International Raceway

10009 Skip Barber Formula 2000

10192 Brands Hatch

10228 Circuit de Spa Francorchamps

10299 Daytona International Speedway

10015 Daytona circa 2007

10212 Mid-Ohio

10290 Oulton Park Circuit

10025 Road America

10082 Road Atlanta

10282 Suzuka International Racing Course

10042 Sebring International Raceway

10031 Virginia International Raceway

10060 Watkins Glen International

10210 Ford Mustang FR500S

10040 Radical SR8

10006 Star Mazda

10283 Iowa Speedway

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>


Any other tracks you think I need?

Or do you suggest I simply buy everything available?

Thats over done
1. your not going to have enough time if you want to be competitive. I spend pretty much the whole week in a Skip just learning the best lines and getting the best times. Unless you don't plan to go out, anything more than 2 series being competitive is overload. Depends how you want to approach if. Do you want to be just ok in comps then ok to race multiple cars. If you want to be no.1, concentrate on one series at a time

2. Once you pick a car, then proceed to purchase the tracks for it.

With it being week 5 (i think), theres only about 7 tracks left.

so go with that.

I really really really don't suggest getting that many cars as you won't have enough time to race in them.

I also won't suggest the Mustang as it does not have NTM at the moment.

[edit] Reply to isamu btw

Only reason I'd advise buying a bunch of stuff at once is to take advantage of the 20% off. I'd drop Daytona circa 2007 pronto! I'd drop Iowa! Granted I have both Daytona & Iowa & Indy (and they're all awesome) but for starting out I wouldn't buy Ovals if I was strictly road. I personally run a little Oval so for me I get more mileage. But for a rookie roadie that's not the best option

Focus on buying TRACKS and less on acquiring Cars. Buy all the road tracks you can. Ovals are absolute bottom priority. Buying CARS you cant drive in a series atm is not the best idea either. But it can give you a taste of speed. So I'd recommend buying at least one Class C+ car

I bet you want to buy Iowa cause Star Mazda is running Iowa. But recognize no other road series running Iowa. SM may never run Iowa again. Don't do it! *Keep in mind it's the fans that vote for tracks they want. These are dedicated, seasoned vets that have all the tracks so on a whim they may choose to drop Iowa

Have fun!

Thanks Swiftwilly and Sandybox. I will keep that in mind...

OK so here's my plan, please tell me if this can be done....

I just got promoted to class D yesterday. My Safety Rating is already at 4.68. I will probably race *ONLY* the Mazda MX-5 until the season is over in a couple of weeks. Once that happens and the beggining of April rolls around, if I start driving the Skippy with only about three weeks left to go in that series, will I get promoted to Class C at the end of the season, as long as I keep my SR at 4.0 or above?

 

[superbike81]

I just opened a thread on iracing about my issue and it seems everyone is telling me to qualify and stuff it.

What is going on? What happened to all those who supported me not to qualify...I am sooo confused....

It's a double-edged sword.

If you qualify, you are most likely going to end up with some people behind you who did not bother to qualify but are faster than you. If they are overly aggressive, it's very possible you are going to get divebombed or ran off course.

If you don't qualify, you are going to end up behind people that are slower than you, and possibly not accustomed to dealing with how to let someone pass (or won't let their ego down).

Pick your poison.

I say if you think you can qualify in 3rd or better, qualify, if not, let your iRating make the determination. But there really isn't any safe way to do it, you are going to have to take a chance either way.

 

[plate88]

I'd have to say qualify also. I've only not qualified a handful of times, but my worst finishes have come from it.

Just keep at it. Some weeks are good and some not so good. I went through a week awhile back where it seemed I couldn't do anything right on the track. When I look back at that week, I was pushing the car and my driving way too much. I would say there is a definite time to be pushing and just pacing. Beginning of the race could be either, just depends on the situation. I like to let things sort out for a few laps, then start pushing a bit if it feels right. Some track/car combos suite me better than others and tend to be aggressive on the comfortable ones and a bit cautious on my weaker ones.

I wouldn't mind if iRacing made it so that you would have to qualify to enter a race. Its not like its a chore and the quali time lasts the whole week. Only takes a few minutes to put a lap or two in.

 

[MadRR]

OK so here's my plan, please tell me if this can be done....

I just got promoted to class D yesterday. My Safety Rating is already at 4.68. I will probably race *ONLY* the Mazda MX-5 until the season is over in a couple of weeks. Once that happens and the beggining of April rolls around, if I start driving the Skippy with only about three weeks left to go in that series, will I get promoted to Class C at the end of the season, as long as I keep my SR at 4.0 or above?

Yes if you want to wait to the end of the season just have your SR at 3.0 or higher and you will be promoted. You can fast track through the license by doing your 4 races or tt's in the class your in and having a 4.0 SR. So if your SR is already over 4.0 just do your 4 class d races and keep it over 4.0 and you will move up to C. It doesn't take long with the fast track system. I had my A license in both road and oval in about 2 or 3 months on being on iracing I wasn't even really trying. I know one guy that got his oval A license in 20 races lol.

 

[Tuck !]

No need to wait, as long as you meet the number of races required for promotion you'll be automatically promoted any time you go over 3.99 SR.

Thanks for the reply, I'm currently very near to 3.99 SR, looking forward to being promoted!

 

[MadRR]

Thanks for the reply, I'm currently very near to 3.99 SR, looking forward to being promoted!

Yeah when I was moving up and was in the high 3.90's I would just do a few TT's in order to get those last couple points instead of risking a race and getting taken out by some idiot lol. When you hit 3.0 and 4.0 you get .50 jump. So when you get the next license you will be at 3.50 or so since it takes away a whole point when you move up.

 

[superbike81]

I'd suggest if you get to around 3.90 or higher, just finish it off with a couple time trials. I've been near that point and then had a bad race and lost SR. Also of you are on your way down, and getting near 3.0 or 2.0 do some time trials to work your rating back up a little. When you go below any whole number,you automatically lose about a half a point.