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I was gonna join you, but the site wouldn't load for me. Hope you guys have a good race
 
same for me, I tried to joinin to watch but it wouldn't let me. I'm assuming Mac had the same problem as he wasn't racing at that moment.
 
It was a good race, although I was bummed that you dudes didn't make it. I was very happy to snag the pole and finish 2nd considering I haven't driven the car this season. The race would have been closer but I kept missing downshifts into turn 1 and losing time here and there. The Skip doesn't require rev matching for down shifts so I was super rusty with the Stang's tranny; and it showed during the race.

All in all, got some SR, some iRating, got to drive the Stang, and had some fun. It was a good night!

We'll try and get together for a Stang race again soon! :)
 
I ran my first iRacing race the other night in the Nvidia Cup at Okayama short course. I missed the qualifying window which placed me in the 10th position on the grid of a 12 car field. Strength of field was 1454. My goal for the race was a top 6 finish with a limited amount of incident points.

Although i did not intend on passing on the first lap, i was able to pick up a few positions by the end of turn one. Exiting turn 4 there was a 4 car pile up. I basically was forced to stop on track to avoid hitting folks. Thankfully i wasn't steam rolled from the guys behind me. A few more positions were had. Had some hard fought close battling through out the race. The winner was in another league and won easily. I was able to keep pace with 2nd and 3rd position. But that lap one crash put me down 9 seconds from them. Just wasn't able to reel them in. I'm happy being the best finishing rookie of the group. There weren't many of us!

Ended up finishing 4th with 0 incident points. My Rookie status went from a 2.50 to a 2.75. Was good fun and went much better than i had expected. Looking forward to my next race and will be sure to qualify this time around.
 
I'm on the fence about qualifying.

I wish everyone would do it so you know what to expect.

The guy that didn't qualify that's right behind you could be REALLY aggressive and punt you in the first turn,or a noob and punt you in the first turn,LOL. I guess it doesn't matter!
 
I think compulsary qualifying should be enforced in some series. That way those that feel strongly about it could choose to race those seasons , others that don't care could go elsewhere. Either that or make alternate races require quali.
For example 7.30 race - compulsary Q.
9.30 race - Q not reqd.

Its not the perfect solution but it would help a little. I generally don't quali because I like to start up the back....... which doesn't always work. :dopey:

If we had compulsary quali , I could choose to do a few lousy laps to secure a spot back of the grid ! 💡

It is an issue that needs to be addressed anyway.
 
spinner
I think compulsary qualifying should be enforced in some series. That way those that feel strongly about it could choose to race those seasons , others that don't care could go elsewhere. Either that or make alternate races require quali.
For example 7.30 race - compulsary Q.
9.30 race - Q not reqd.

Its not the perfect solution but it would help a little. I generally don't quali because I like to start up the back....... which doesn't always work. :dopey:

If we had compulsary quali , I could choose to do a few lousy laps to secure a spot back of the grid ! 💡

It is an issue that needs to be addressed anyway.
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What issue is this addressing exactly? How does forcing people to put in a qualifying lap help?
 
Interesting night tonight...

Race 1-Solstice at Summit Point

I started 3rd in class, and was starting to catch 2nd. He was about 3 seconds ahead of me when he spun on the second to last corner before the "bridge". I slowed up to pass him safely and got as far left as a could, he turns around and tries to get going again.. I spin, bounce off the tire wall and continue on my way.. a lot of damage, but not enough to get black flagged.. I finish 3rd in class.

Race 2-Solstice at Watkins Glen

I start 2nd in class this time and start getting held up by 2 MX-5's, the leader in my class was about 5 seconds ahead, so I just paced myself and ran a clean race.. the leader in my class than had a huge accident with an MX-5 at the entrance to "the esses", I literally came to a complete stop to avoid it. He gets going again, his car wrecked and so now I'm just biding my time because obviously he'll have to pit. I'm about 2 seconds behind him and goes full charge into the bus stop chicane, I go through cautiously, he spins in front of me, and by the time I reach him(again slowing right down) he was in the wrong place at the wrong time and I nail him.. I go to the pits, get repaired and he somehow beats me out.. no "sorry" was said to anyone, not even the MX-5 he carelessly spun out that started the whole thing..
 
Imari
What issue is this addressing exactly? How does forcing people to put in a qualifying lap help?
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A typical situation I see regularly is guys that aren't very quick doing a quali and finding themselves on the second row of the grid. Meanwhile , ten drivers behind them have much better pace. If one out of those ten has no patience and decides that the race could be won in turn one......well you know how that story ends.

You've got to admit , the ideal grid is one that has all drivers ranked by their pace in that particular car / track , not by irating alone. I realise that not everyone has time to qualify , which is why it would be good to have both compulsary and no - Quali events.

Of course this won't deter the turn one / lap one heroes but I think it could only improve the situation....... maybe ?

My 2c anyway :)
 
I think the attendance hit you'd likely take would likely negate a lot of the benefit.

There are options currently that allow you to control your own race at least. I'm assuming you're not the guy who didn't qualify, because in that case you've made your own bed. If you find yourself further forward than you're comfortable with, you've got a couple of options.

1) Start from the pits. Not great, you lose a fair bit of time but you'll likely make up a lot of it when you don't get run off the road.
2) Get a deliberately slow start. This is a bit of a skill. You want to get a normal start, and then once you get to say second gear, pull to the side of the track and ease off the throttle. Make sure you do it well before the first corner.

The second one works really well, you essentially get to choose your starting position anywhere behind where you're gridded. You have to be very careful to telegraph to the people behind what you're doing, but guys are usually looking to get a quick start so they should manage to go around cleanly.

I agree that there's things that could be done to improve the situation, I'd like to see anyone without a quali time have their fastest in-race lap for the week taken instead. But I think locking down on qualifying would have a pretty bad effect on some of the higher license level series. Participation numbers can be low at times, and I'd happily take a few more people who couldn't qualify. Perhaps it would be a good thing for rookie, but that would be about as far as I'd support it, personally.
 
spinner
A typical situation I see regularly is guys that aren't very quick doing a quali and finding themselves on the second row of the grid. Meanwhile , ten drivers behind them have much better pace. If one out of those ten has no patience and decides that the race could be won in turn one......well you know how that story ends.
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I hate this. It has to be one of the things I hate the most in iRacing.

I race both Road and Oval, and I must say it is annoying when faster drivers with no patience push past and often you have to take avoiding action to avoid crashing. It's just as bad in Oval, except when you lift/go wide to allow the driver to go past you can lose a lot of momentum and end up being a sitting duck for one or more cars behind.

I have an idea though, this is how it goes:

Split 1: Highest iRating qualified drivers.
Split 2: Mid iRating qualified drivers.
Split 3: Lower iRating qualified drivers.

Additional Split 1: Highest iRating non-qualified drivers.
Additional Split 2: Lower iRating non-qualified drivers.
 
I've started trying oval racing. This last race at USA street stock I started 17th and finished 4th. Crazy first turn but I somehow made it through without a scratch.

 
Imari
1) Start from the pits. Not great, you lose a fair bit of time but you'll likely make up a lot of it when you don't get run off the road.
2) Get a deliberately slow start. This is a bit of a skill. You want to get a normal start, and then once you get to say second gear, pull to the side of the track and ease off the throttle. Make sure you do it well before the first corner.
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3) Get a really awesome start, (without jumping) and be near the front row, or in the front row. Proceed to run clean race. Get passed from 2nd to 3rd. Smash into now 2nd place, flip, and enjoy iRacing. :indiff:
 
Imari
I think the attendance hit you'd likely take would likely negate a lot of the benefit.

There are options currently that allow you to control your own race at least. I'm assuming you're not the guy who didn't qualify, because in that case you've made your own bed. If you find yourself further forward than you're comfortable with, you've got a couple of options.

1) Start from the pits. Not great, you lose a fair bit of time but you'll likely make up a lot of it when you don't get run off the road.
2) Get a deliberately slow start. This is a bit of a skill. You want to get a normal start, and then once you get to say second gear, pull to the side of the track and ease off the throttle. Make sure you do it well before the first corner.

The second one works really well, you essentially get to choose your starting position anywhere behind where you're gridded. You have to be very careful to telegraph to the people behind what you're doing, but guys are usually looking to get a quick start so they should manage to go around cleanly.

I agree that there's things that could be done to improve the situation, I'd like to see anyone without a quali time have their fastest in-race lap for the week taken instead. But I think locking down on qualifying would have a pretty bad effect on some of the higher license level series. Participation numbers can be low at times, and I'd happily take a few more people who couldn't qualify. Perhaps it would be a good thing for rookie, but that would be about as far as I'd support it, personally.
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Interesting to hear your thoughts on this too. Thanks for the response.
I used to qualify when I first started iracing but I don't any more. I have also found that method number 2 does work well. I try to get a good launch but not give it 100% acceleration and then allow the really keen guys down the inside of turn 1. Let them fight it out between themselves until everything settles down.
I have started from pits before but that's too much of a time sacrifice.

With the current situation , gridding the majority of the field by irating isn't neccesarily an accurate ranking. EG: I'm racing the Star Mazda and the Falcon this season. I always gain irating in the Maz and lose it in the Falcon. I race the Maz on Saturdays and the Falcon on Sun / Mon for the best participation grids and it suits my timetable also. This means that because I don't quali for the Falcon races , my irating isn't an accurate reflection of my pace in that car.
Compulsary quali would rectify that situation. The guys like me that just want a clean race and to bag a handful of points could do a crap quali and fight for the back of the grid. But as you said , we don't need anything to deter participation , that's for sure !

:shrugs:
:)
 
I won a gt challenge in the c6r @ zandvoort. Started second, there were only 3 gt1's in the field and i held my pos for 14 laps, then i put some pressure on him and he missed his braking and off in the kitty litter he went! Fun race, great track! Peace out!
 
Mustang at Oulton Park no chicanes. Really loved the track, bumpy and fast. Only had 2 laps practice so I started from the pits and get better throughout the race, picked up 7 spots I think and finished 7th. Forgot to check my fuel though, last 4 laps were half throttle and short shifting :lol:
 
Had a few awesome races at Twin Ring Motegi with the Star Mazda. I ran well here last season so I'm not completely surprised but this time I've pulled off dozens of late-braking overtakes which I'm quite proud of or pulled off some opportunistic moves.
Its funny, I have the pace to run near the top 5 in the top split but frequently I make the odd mistake here and there and lose a few places. So I tend to keep pulling a great overtake, build a gap and make a mistake and have to do it again.

At least I'm getting plenty of practice at late-braking passes. :lol:
 
Ardius
Had a few awesome races at Twin Ring Motegi with the Star Mazda. I ran well here last season so I'm not completely surprised but this time I've pulled off dozens of late-braking overtakes which I'm quite proud of or pulled off some opportunistic moves.
Its funny, I have the pace to run near the top 5 in the top split but frequently I make the odd mistake here and there and lose a few places. So I tend to keep pulling a great overtake, build a gap and make a mistake and have to do it again.

At least I'm getting plenty of practice at late-braking passes. :lol:
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Always a good feeling lol. I do the same thing, I'll get a good lead on the car behind and then for some reason try to push harder and make little mistakes.
 
Its slightly embarrassing having to re-pass the same cars again though :lol:. Its actually interesting to see how they react when I try to pass a 2nd time, some of them jump out of your way and some go ultra-defensive.
 
What is it with over-eager starter! Gr-rrr!!! I am starting to like not qualifying and see what kind of people are around me. Then some duffous spins on the straight right in front of me on the first lap... 4x and the hood all bent out of shape with the whole race yet to go :rolleyes:
 
Mustang again at Oulton park, ran a quali and ended up with my first ever pole :)
Me and 2nd battled for a couple of laps until he got past me, but he only ended up pulling 7 seconds by the end of the race. I was cruising with 10 seconds back to 3rd, then spun on the last lap. I could feel the back getting light as the tank emptied, but I just stopped thinking for a second. Still kept third, sorta happy with that
 
I just finished my first v8 supercars race, and wow! That was one of the most fun races I have had on iracing! I started P17, and worked my way through the field to finish P8. There was some crazy bump and grind action between 4 of us for the last 3 laps for 7th place, I got 5 incidents from those few laps alone, the rest of my race was incident free. Good, hard racing in this series, I like it! :)
 
Silly race today (indycar @suzuka). In the 2nd or 3rd lap I had a internet DC for about 20-30 seconds. All cars disappeared! When I came back (or from my view: when the others came back) we were still separated, so no crash. I was in the middle of a pack, so I expected the worst!

However I was penalized with a 15 seconds stop&go for massive short-cutting :-/

I came in last, ~16 seconds behind some guys who were a lot slower than me. At least "0" INC...

I have no clue what happened with my internet connection. It never happened before.
 
Could be your router/modem/what ever you use to connect to the internet restarted itself. I usually restart my fiber-converter and my router once a month to make sure they are running at their best ;)

After all they work like small computers and a computer being on for weeks (especially a windows computer) gets slower. Also makes sure they get air, my router actually get's a bit hot when handling the amount of traffic I send through it.. So I made a custom fan blowing air into it.

It could of course be outside your house also and then you can't really control it, but if you take care of your equipment you did what you could.

The thing you explain happened to me to, my router actually rebooted itself in a race, lucky me wasn't in traffic so I just kept driving with a Red bar on my "F" and hoped the server didn't kick me off. And I could finish the race.
I did threw that router out of my house though (D-Link or Disconnect-Link)
 
Holy crap. I just did a race in the McLaren around Mosport. The first 20 laps of the race the gap between me and the guy behind me was never greater than 0.6 seconds. The most nerve racking yet exciting racing I've ever had.

Eventually on lap 22 I got a slightly poor exit out of the hairpin, and he got a good one. Coming into that fast sweeper at the end of the straight he was right alongside me and I had to defend the inside. Unfortunately we just brushed on the exit of the corner, but he was right on the limit of grip and it sent him off.

Still, the best and tightest racing ever. And my second win in as many races, after having only two all year!
 

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