Working on getting back into some R&R with Racing as my focus, I decided to build a proper sim rig. With my 8020 frame, DD1 drive, proper Screen and Computer to run it, I quickly found myself settling into iRacing as a game of choice and for good reason. For the time and effort it takes to setup the hardware, flopping around different games with all the hardware setup just doesn't make sense and iRacing seems to have it all. That is also some of the issue, there is so much to the game, where does a new racer hop in to start having some fun? I've done quite a few practice runs and tried a couple live events, but not really understanding how to track progression. I really have a love for GT style racing so don't see myself doing a lot of dirt, F1, or Nascar so I guess it's good I have some focus there. Not really looking for advise, just giving a shout out to the iRacing community here, but I would certainly not ignore any advise anyone might have.
Cheers, and please don't be that guy that bumps me turn 4.
Hey man, only advice I'll give is to "don't worry about race wins, worry about your Safety Rating". You prob already knew that though. Not having Incidents is the best and fastest way to get your license up to C so you can run the better series. Not sure if better is the right word - as some of the lower cars/series can be a lot of fun.
I hear'ya on the GT racing too, I love tin-tops - I do the 3-hour VRS Endurance races on Saturday (well, they do Sat & Sun, but I can't do both days) and love it. You and 1 or 2 other team mates run the race together. Basically the race is three 1-hour stints (on fuel/tire consumption). If there are three of you, you each do a stint, and if there are two of you (which is how most run the 3 hour event) then 1 person does an hour and the other does two. For example, this past Saturday, we ran the VRS Endurance race at Catalunya, and the guy I was racing with had plans for later and wasn't going to be around for the entire 3 plus hour race (Quali + Race time ends up being ~3:20-25 minutes). So, he jumped in the car and qualified, did the first hour and when he pitted I jumped in and did the next two stints. He did 33 laps and I did 65... and he had to leave about halfway through the second hour as he had made plans with his dad.
That, my friend is a total blast and why I really enjoy iRacing. Plus, I joined a league and do racing over there, and they run different cars/series on different nights. It's not an official iRacing league (which means you don't get iRacing SA or IRating for it) so you don't gain or lose SA or IRating. Which I'm okay with, as it's just a group of racers racing. We are starting our GT3 Season tonight - it follows the VRS Sprint series on iRacing - so tonight we do Catalunya, and then Round 2 will be Brands Hatch (which is what iRacing will be running this week). There are quite a few different leagues to look at and suggest you do as it's fun to race with the same people week after week. Here is the link to the
PRL GT3 Series.
And just to mention, I think you made a good choice on a racing game (or sim, if you will) as I used to race on PS4 with a group that have mostly moved over to PC and refuse to buy iRacing, or even TRY it, stating cost as the deterrent. However, they have ALL bought numerous other games to satisfy their racing needs. Now, I have other games too, and I don't care what anyone buys, but if you want to race a lot, or a lot of different stuff, and race it online with PEOPLE, then iRacing does it the best - to me anyway. If you ever want to run an endurance race sometime, hit me up. 👍
See'ya turn 4!
