And I agree Chris, even if this somehow would work in real life I think there's probably good mechanical reasons not to do it to your car. The stress on the whole drivetrain would be massive. Normally the drivetrain only has to deal with power up to the limit of traction of the tyres, if you're applying brakes at the same time you can exceed that by a lot, and potentially break something. Likely the clutch.
And yeah, while most people might never try it, some insane driver would have come up with it at some point or other. There's too many people pushing too hard for any edge for someone not to have come up with this. Still, it'd be interesting to try. Someone has to be first to find things like this, it might be you.
Roush_fan_99
I can't ever catch a break in the Skippy. I qualified and everything to race just now. Gridded 4th. Suzuka West w/chicane. I brake a little later than I should have for turn 2, had to dive to the inside of the 3rd place car, nearly smoked 2nd place but got it slowed down, cut the corner off to not run into anybody. Got a furled flag for that, so I get through turn 3 and drive slow on the right, finally get rid of the flag. Head onto turn 4 but I'm not up to speed and in a horrible place for a couple cars coming up so I have to cut the inside of that...another furled black flag. So now that I'm in last place...
Made a few positions back over the next 5 laps or so, gaining fast on the next car. He takes a bad, tight line into the hairpin and I take the faster wide line, putting me right on his tail and needing to lift to not run him over. So then he hits the brakes. After fully exiting the turn. WHAT?!
At least he just spun himself and tore up my nosecone. Car still drove ok, I think the wheel was off center a touch now. Back to racing. A few laps later I catch a guy on the straight but hold off on the pass. He turns in early to 130r ends up totally sideways before we're even at the turn in point and his car comes over and collects mine at 100+mph and throws me into the outside wall.
The criminal continues on his merry way and takes second place. Not a word of apology or recognition of his error. Such a shameful little man!
Not enough people signed up the past two races and am now I have to wake up at 7 am for the last race before the switch overto try and get points for this week.
Points are fun
Wow! that is a crazy system. Does iRacing provide prizes for being top of a division? I know that some of the top drivers get cash award (hugo luis, ray alfalla, etc.). I am trying to rationalize the reason a pilot would do only 1 or 2 races a week. What would they do the rest of the week? race only in divisions in which they are not competitive? TTs and practice only? play rFactor or pCARS? This does not sound very fun to me...then again I am not a top competitor so I do not have their viewpoint.
