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[Kamuifanboy]

Someone earlier asked what series we are running this season. I'm going to try to compete in 3 different series.

GT Challenge - C6R
Indy Car Road
Prototype & GT Challenge - Ford GT

Should be interesting to see if I can keep up with 3 different cars over the course of the season.

 

[superbike81]

I'll be doing my usual thing and running just about everything.....

Proto/GT Fixed - C6R
GT Challenge - C6R
Grand-Am - Riley DP
Star Mazda
Trucks Fixed
A-Class Oval Fixed
B-Class Oval Fixed
Indy Oval Fixed
Indy Road Fixed

Then also the occasional series just for the hell of it if they are at a track I like. I was going to focus on a couple different series this season, but I just can't do it. I love the variety way too much. Was going to do the Lotus 79, but it didn't get the NTM, so it's still way over my skill level.

 

[Maxitsu]

GT5? Ohhhhh i remember that game, "The Real Driving Simulator"

Well, it actual is the "The Real DRIVING Simulator" You have to start at the back and DRIVE to the front in 3 or 5 laps.

IRacing is more a "RACE Simulator".

 

[babalulu]

i heard the grand am series has a $ price is that right??

 

[superbike81]

What do you mean $ price? High price?

The price is no different than any other series really, it all depends on which tracks you already own.

 

[swiftwilly]

Thats really good. You wont be able to see any stuttering. Anything above 60 FPS is good looking.

@Swift. The thing people are praising in a new settig that allow you to make the FFB force linear.
As well as set a base FFB force to deal with low forces at the center of the wheel.

Of course there are many more features to the new build but these seem to be the most heralded. Even better than new cars. Im going to try this today. The linear forces. They are said to dramatically improve feel and connection to the road. So you actually feel connected

Awesome. Cheers Blaze. Hope the update makes it easier to drive the Skip.

Kamui, sent a PM regarding a question.

 

[babalulu]

What do you mean $ price? High price?

The price is no different than any other series really, it all depends on which tracks you already own.

in the career options in iRacing channel on youtube.. it says it has $ prices for people in top 5 something like that.. i know the tracks/cars have to be bought..

 

[bazylfox]

I guess he meant priZes

Yes, you can get up to 10,5k $ for 1st place in championships.

 

[superbike81]

Ah cash prizes is what you meant, now I get it.

Cash prizes are only given out to DWC (Driver's World Championship) competitors which you must first qualify for, the cars in the DWC are the Nascar A-car and the F1 car.

There are also Premier Series which offer prizes, but not cash (at least I don't think so).

 

[babalulu]

sounds good!.. can't wait to start iracing .. should be interesting.. at least at the top levels i guess.. since the lower levels are all disasters..

 

[superbike81]

The lower levels are absolutely not all disasters, you just have to alter your driving style a little.

Think about it this way, if you were driving on a public street where you knew 40% of the people were VERY DRUNK, you would drive a little differently. For many rookies, this is likely their first serious shot at sim racing, and they just aren't used to the controls yet. Many won't practice and will just jump in a race.

It's like they tell you when riding a motorcycle....."pretend that every car on the road is out to kill you." You ride according to that and you'll be much better off.

So go into rookie races assuming that every single person is going to crash at least once. It won't always happen that way, but sometimes it will. So drive very defensively, don't make daring passes, if someone is right on your bumper, let them pass by pulling to the edge of the track and slowing slightly. There's a good chance they are pushing too hard and will crash and you'll get your spot back anyways.


Higher series are a little cleaner in general, although it's not always the case. Hell, watch the ISR 120 Minutes of Thunder Split 2 pileup, that was a bunch of very fast and very skilled drivers.

Just relax, keep a cool head, and you'll do fine.

 

[Blaze_409]

The lower levels are absolutely not all disasters, you just have to alter your driving style a little.

Think about it this way, if you were driving on a public street where you knew 40% of the people were VERY DRUNK, you would drive a little differently.

That about sums it up.

but

 

[Maxitsu]

"An error occurred retrieving your stats. Please try again later."

do you guys also get this message?

 

[marky5244]

"An error occurred retrieving your stats. Please try again later."

do you guys also get this message?

Yes, there's something up with the site at the moment. No doubt it'll get fixed by iRacing shortly when they get into the office.

 

[ErikAndre71]

It was a message about it yesterday, had to do with licence promotion and the start of season 3, didn't really take notice of it. But they now started the planned maintenance and I guess it's up and running in two hours, with stats

 

[livemusic]

Had a race with the Star Mazda at Brands Hatch last night. It was the first race of the week and I didn't qualify. I was 11th on the grid but I screwed up at the start, forgot to press the clutch and couldn't get the car into gear. This made some driver behind me hit my car and drop out of the race, I PM'd him an apology later. My steering was a bit damaged but I could race ok. Still, some of the other drivers were a bit slower than me so I managed to finish in 2nd.

I really like this SM on Brands combo.

 

[Mac K]

I am a rookie in road racing, and I will say this...I suck in the Miata to high heaven, but I do much better in the DP/Caddy that I have driven. You seem to get away with some mistakes on those to vs Miata honestly.

It goes the same on oval side for me, took me a little bit to get used to legends. Trucks/late models and I can run within second of the leader without much practice.

I can't explain why that is, or anything but I'm sure I am not the only one.

To be honest I don't find the Caddy difficult to drive at all, I assume it has grippier tires compared to the Miata/MX-5 and the downforce probably helps with that as well.

 

[Pingwhen]

Not to discount you at all. But it's true the car is easier to drive so is the hpd and the f1 car. What is difficult is using all of that car and getting fast lap times and consistent ones without distorying the tires

 

[lapierre4]

Not to discount you at all. But it's true the car is easier to drive so is the hpd and the f1 car. What is difficult is using all of that car and getting fast lap times and consistent ones without distorying the tires

The HPD and F1 are easy to drive but not easy to drive fast. You can cruise in those cars and it will be easy but as soon as you push, they are too fast to let any mistake by and you pay. Don't say they are easy, please.

 

[Kamuifanboy]

The HPD and F1 are not easy to drive fast. You can cruise in those cars and it will be easy but as soon as you push, they are too fast to let any mistake by and you pay. Don't say they are easy, please.

He did not say that they are easy to drive fast. He just said that they are easy to drive. He even stated that being fast in them is difficult.

 

[Pingwhen]

The HPD and F1 are easy to drive but not easy to drive fast. You can cruise in those cars and it will be easy but as soon as you push, they are too fast to let any mistake by and you pay. Don't say they are easy, please.

Read before you respond, please. :-D

 

[Mac K]

Probably going to give the Street Stock a go today, dip my toe into the oval side of Iracing. Just for fun.

 

[Kamuifanboy]

Probably going to give the Street Stock a go today, dip my toe into the oval side of Iracing. Just for fun.

I'm a road course guy but, I can say that that car is a lot of fun. Be prepared to crash a lot though.

 

[Jav]

Well, it actual is the "The Real DRIVING Simulator" You have to start at the back and DRIVE to the front in 3 or 5 laps.

IRacing is more a "RACE Simulator".

That's a lame argument made by the GT fanatics, the whole "Driving Simulator" thing probably was a case of lost in translation back in the original game. It is a game about racing, where racing is the point of the whole thing! You only progress trough the game by racing, not driving so yes it is a racing game wich claims to be a simulator.

since the lower levels are all disasters..

Not true at all! The racing on the Grand Touring Cup is some of the best you'll find anywhere! It's just the Rookie series that give the bad name! Just blast trough Rookie by not racing anyone and you'll be able to enjoy the best racing out there!

 

[Maxitsu]

That's a lame argument made by the GT fanatics, the whole "Driving Simulator" thing probably was a case of lost in translation back in the original game. It is a game about racing, where racing is the point of the whole thing! You only progress trough the game by racing, not driving so yes it is a racing game wich claims to be a simulator.

There is nothing lame about that, its just what it is. Were did you actually progress by racing? Driving around 6 cars in one turn when you even yield, There was no such thing as overtaking, AI just step on the brakes, there were no racing rules, you call a 3-lap event a race?

GT5. Is just one big museum of cars to worship them and enjoy them whit worship. It was fun driving around though, i am done whit those events.

 

[Kamuifanboy]

You guys are talking like GT is a joke of a game. Let's be honest here. It is still a blast! It may not have the AI or the realism down to what some of us here on the iRacing section expect but, it is still a fun game, no? I think the game is absolutely brilliant for driving some cars that I will most likely never get to drive. Not to mention that the pick up racing is a blast and you don't have to worry about having a setup, practice, SR, or I rating. Can't beat that in my book!

 

[Matty]

Can you use the 50% off 1 year membership code on the current 50% discount?

Would be awesome to get iRacing for 20 euro..

 

[Mac K]

You guys are talking like GT is a joke of a game. Let's be honest here. It is still a blast! It may not have the AI or the realism down to what some of us here on the iRacing section expect but, it is still a fun game, no? I think the game is absolutely brilliant for driving some cars that I will most likely never get to drive. Not to mention that the pick up racing is a blast and you don't have to worry about having a setup, practice, SR, or I rating. Can't beat that in my book!

Exactly, it might not be on Iracing's level as far as physics go, but it's a $60 console game made for the masses, and a damn good one at that. As much as I'm enjoying Iracing, I hopped on GT5 for a bit last night and once I figured it out again (took me 20 minutes) it was a blast. Roll on GT6. Anyways, will bump drafting lower my safety rating on the oval side? Or should I just stay away from any aggressive driving until I reach a higher level?

 

[RobJackson85]

Exactly, it might not be on Iracing's level as far as physics go, but it's a $60 console game made for the masses, and a damn good one at that. As much as I'm enjoying Iracing, I hopped on GT5 for a bit last night and once I figured it out again (took me 20 minutes) it was a blast. Roll on GT6. Anyways, will bump drafting lower my safety rating on the oval side? Or should I just stay away from any aggressive driving until I reach a higher level?

As long as your incidents stay at x0 then they won't count.

 

[Eric.]

Bump drafting. I have to assume you're driving the Street Stock at Charlotte? Absolutely no pushing in turns unless you communicate with the driver ahead. If you push on the straight, back off into the turn. The front of the cars are not shaped well for pushing. And if you're racing lower splits with actual rookies, don't even bother risking moves like that.