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Eric.
I just noticed that iSpeed automatically saves your setup whenever you set a new personal best?! How awesome is that?!
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As in your car setup? Have found iSpeed to be a great learning tool, great to compare laps which are similar to your own.
 
Been doing quite a bit of oval lately in between practicing for the ISR 120 of Thunder, really enjoying it. Did some laps with the SK Modified tonight and that it as an awesome little car. It's still on the OTM but it the way it slides is so easy and progressive once the tires warm up a little. I love it, will be running it every week, I just wonder how the NTM will change it.
 
I'm having a terrible week period. I hate Thompson, it just doesn't really fit my style in late model. Legends hard handful at Lime Rock.
 
I'm curious about the future of iracing (not in bad way). I recently came across a video somewhere about bring dirt track racing which isn't as easy as just adding loose dirt conditions as some think.

If they do get that point of adding dirt, do you ever think they will possibly go to rally, rally cross or even short course trucks/buggies? It's seems like no one has really captured this style of racing.
 
RobJackson85
As in your car setup? Have found iSpeed to be a great learning tool, great to compare laps which are similar to your own.
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Yeah it saves the current settings as a setup named for the car track and time, each time you set a personal best.
 
I forgot what the bias was there but 72% should work good, and leave it in 3rd gear, never go to 2nd and you should hit the red light on the front stretch with the 2.93
 
Wilbur
I'm curious about the future of iracing (not in bad way). I recently came across a video somewhere about bring dirt track racing which isn't as easy as just adding loose dirt conditions as some think.

If they do get that point of adding dirt, do you ever think they will possibly go to rally, rally cross or even short course trucks/buggies? It's seems like no one has really captured this style of racing.
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Anything is possible, but they've already said dirt is pretty low on their priority list. I don't think iRacing is going anywhere for at least another 4 or 5 years, and they'll probably last longer than that, so who knows what we will see in the future. But anything dirt/rally/etc I don't think you should get your hopes up for seeing it in the next 2-3 years at least.
 
superbike81
Anything is possible, but they've already said dirt is pretty low on their priority list. I don't think iRacing is going anywhere for at least another 4 or 5 years, and they'll probably last longer than that, so who knows what we will see in the future. But anything dirt/rally/etc I don't think you should get your hopes up for seeing it in the next 2-3 years at least.
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Trust me my hopes aren't very high overall. It just seems like a lost market honestly.
 
The official statement on dirt is that they don't want to release something that isn't the best. One of the current big projects is a track surface model that will accumulate rubber, change temperatures, have marbles, and that sort of stuff. Dirt could evolve from that. I wouldn't ever expect rally though.
 
Just had the most unlucky race of my sim-racing life. Entered the 80 minute 12:00pm Grand Am Sports Car Series race to get some practice in the Riley DP.

1) My son (18 months old) must have decided to twist the knob on my CSR-Elite pedals that adjust the brake sensitivity. First time I touch the brakes I lock and spin into the wall.

2) After I get my repairs I get back out on the track and our kitchen fire alarm starts going off. Pull over real quick to find a candle burning a little hot (no danger though) so I blow it out and jump back in.

3) About 5 minutes after that the doorbell rings, wife is still napping, so I have to pull off real quick and answer the door.

4) Back in the car again, now several laps down. Son wakes up from his nap and quietly sneaks up behind me and sits in my lap, bumps my wheel, into the wall. 3:30 required repairs, 15:00 optional repairs.

DONE.

Ugh. Hope this stuff doesn't happen for the ISR event.

On another note, I was lapping fairly decently on full fuel (20gal) pulling 1:43's consistently with a fairly safe/slow pace. Should be able to handle low 1:43's or even high 1:42's race pace after just a little more practice.
 
I think I'm going to be stuck running high 1'51s and 1'52s in the race, unless I'm able to draft and keep some tenths off. Has anyone been using the hosted practice sessions?

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I was just in that hosted session with you, had a couple hardware/ergonomics malfunctions early on so sorry if I got in your way at all. I got my optimal down to 1:41.1 but my consistent pace without pushing it was mid 1:42's.

Now the question is, do I qualify on low fuel and push my limits to try to get into a higher split, or do I qualify on race fuel and qualify at my race pace? Hmmmmmmmmm. :)
 
I can't wait to join iRacing! I'm going to be saving up for next couple of months to finance it all. Hope to have everything up and running for winter time.:)
 
Rutter200_VR46
I can't wait to join iRacing! I'm going to be saving up for next couple of months to finance it all. Hope to have everything up and running for winter time.:)
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If you haven't already, check out the iRacing Promo codes thread in this forum:tup:


Some crazy person created a hosted session of the NASCAR cup car at Okayama full course, so of course I had to join. That thing is so hard to drive!!!:lol: if you make it to full throttle on the back stretch, you have to lock the brakes up at the first braking sign in order to make the hairpin! and you just slide it to the turn then at the last second you let off the brakes and pray that you are on the track because you are looking straight at the sky because you have only 3 wheels on the ground in any given corner. I did a 1:43.575, it was a blast.... then everyone left during quali so there was no race :lol:
 
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I only got 1 of those when I said I was getting iRacing, and I am giving it too somebody else anyway..

Hopefully should have the funds together by the end of July after getting a powerful enough desktop to run it. Is iRacing moving up too 3 cores or was that just a lie?
 
It's the same answer for everything iRacing related.

"soon"

Yes, soon iRacing will be better utilizing multi-core CPU's. It's up to you to decide what "soon" means.
 
And if it does, would it still be compatible on 2 cores?

Feel like I should get a 4 core system..
 
I'd go for quad core if you can, but if this system is specifically for iRacing, it might not make a huge difference anyways. But yes, either way it will still be compatible, it's just the game will run better on more cores once it's optimized.
 
Quad core is currently better anyway. You end up with two cores that can handle non iRacing processes. My performance skyrocketed going from a overclocked 3Ghz Core 2 Duo (at 3.8Ghz) to a stock clocked i5 2500K at 3.7Ghz (turbo mode).
 
Mattdemichele
What is the qa event all about??
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It's testing something new with the membersite layout I think.

Sittig on a workout bike right now but, really hoping I'm able to get my Proto and GT race in this week. So far absolutely no participation. I'm pretty quick too. Fixed series so Fixed set and am able to run 1:44.771 in the Ford GT.
 
Rutter200_VR46
I can't wait to join iRacing! I'm going to be saving up for next couple of months to finance it all. Hope to have everything up and running for winter time.:)
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Looking forward to seeing you on the service mate. 👍

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Well.. Looks like the last several months of not turning on GT5 and playing a bit of iRacing didn't hurt my chances in GT Academy.. May have even helped.

I look forward to getting back on iRacing. But, for now, I will be focusing on learning the tracks I don't know on GT5.

Hopefully I will see you guys back on the service in a few weeks, so I can practice my heel-toe for the real thing. :scared:
 
redreevos
Well.. Looks like the last several months of not turning on GT5 and playing a bit of iRacing didn't hurt my chances in GT Academy.. May have even helped.

I look forward to getting back on iRacing. But, for now, I will be focusing on learning the tracks I don't know on GT5.

Hopefully I will see you guys back on the service in a few weeks, so I can practice my heel-toe for the real thing. :scared:
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I think is safe to congratulate you on your GTA efforts Red! Well done!
You'll have time in the future to get back on iRacing, Bryan still does iRacing all the time!
For now you are grounded to GT5 and GT5 alone!
 

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