Race Talk

[Gnomie]

I did not know how long it would be, and at some point I started hoping it would end already. It was 16 laps and about 30 minutes. Results: http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=438657&custid=20781

Pretty nice result for the first race, but much was due to some of the faster guys crashing in T2.

Very nice! And only one incident, too. Those top two guys must have had an incredible race.. only two seconds between them after 16 laps!

A pity for you that this is the last day at this track, just as you were getting comfortable enough on it to race! Tomorrow they're changing to VIR Full.

I've been keeping an eye on the skippy league the past few days. Seems to be a lot of activity. Today there were 14 racers at 1:15 PM! Not exactly primetime. That's a lot more than in the Solstice.

[vobler]

I saw some statistics in the Scandinavian Club, and Gnomie was on 3'rd place for Race Wins in Week 1.

Well done Gnomie! :yahoo:

[Gnomie]

Cheers!

I've been having a blast with the Solstice so far. Sure it might not be particularly fast or anything, but it creates some incredibly close and intense racing! I got a bunch of setups from StableX which are just awesome.

How was your weekend by the way? Did you get to do any skiing?

[vobler]

How was your weekend by the way? Did you get to do any skiing?

Yes, superb conditions at Bjorli. A little bit cold for me (-18C) but sunny and calm.

Practice withing an hour! (Ventrilo first?)

[Gnomie]

Oh dear, oh dear.. what a disaster! Up until my previous two races I had 0.6 incidents per race in the Advanced Solstice league (9 races total). I think that just went up a tiny bit. :crying:

In short: I need to work on my accident avoidance skillz0rz, dodging people who are spinning in front of me. :roflmao: Got a 4x twice in a row now.

The last race was really a pity! There were three of us up front, racing within tenths of each other for 10 laps. I was third, and I felt that I was faster than both, but couldn't find a spot to overtake. Then one of the guys in front of me spun after going side by side with # 2 into turn 7. I dodged him and continued, getting up right behind the leader. But then he spun in turn 4! (The esses) This time I was not so lucky. I hit the brakes hard and tried guessing which way his car would go (he was sideways on the track) but I ended up T-boning him. Yay, another 4x and bent steering. I limped back to pits for repairs ---- only to find out that the bloody pitcrews were on holiday, 'cause all they gave me was a full tank of fuel! :roflmao: So I finally reset the car and finished the race.

I was 12th in the Advanced Solstice championship before this.. (out of 399) This is gonna drag me down quite a bit! Oh well, whatever. I live to race another day!

[Doorman]

Oh dear, oh dear.. what a disaster! Up until my previous two races I had 0.6 incidents per race in the Advanced Solstice league (9 races total). I think that just went up a tiny bit. :crying:

In short: I need to work on my accident avoidance skillz0rz, dodging people who are spinning in front of me. :roflmao: Got a 4x twice in a row now.

The last race was really a pity! There were three of us up front, racing within tenths of each other for 10 laps. I was third, and I felt that I was faster than both, but couldn't find a spot to overtake. Then one of the guys in front of me spun after going side by side with # 2 into turn 7. I dodged him and continued, getting up right behind the leader. But then he spun in turn 4! (The esses) This time I was not so lucky. I hit the brakes hard and tried guessing which way his car would go (he was sideways on the track) but I ended up T-boning him. Yay, another 4x and bent steering. I limped back to pits for repairs ---- only to find out that the bloody pitcrews were on holiday, 'cause all they gave me was a full tank of fuel! :roflmao: So I finally reset the car and finished the race.

I was 12th in the Advanced Solstice championship before this.. (out of 399) This is gonna drag me down quite a bit! Oh well, whatever. I live to race another day!

What you need to do is ignore the SR. :roflmao:

[vobler]

What you need to do is ignore the SR. :roflmao:

Gnomie, I know Doors is trying to crack a joke here, but he is right. You have a Class D SR well above 4.99 so it will not hurt you one bit. Just observe the drivers around you, and adjust accordingly if they seem out of control or are overdriving.

Lately the SR has been adjusted and it is much easier now. I'm not a very safe driver but it is fairly easy for me to stay above 4.x in Class B. (That means I could advance to, and stay in Pro)

All dMr racers can do the same. No doubt. The SR shows how safe you are. But the iRating will tell how fast you are.

I raced yesterday with people from iRating from 650 to Greger Huttu at 6100. All class C, B and A. We had one problem SR wise. One car was constantly overdriving it and kept falling off. Every time he came behind me I let him go past. In the end he hit a wall and disconnected. It is as simple as that. The system will take care of it in the long run.

Gnomie and Romus is definitive Pro material both in SR and in iRating!
There are many other dMr's that would do very well iRating wise in iRacing. The rest of us would just have to settle for a SR that makes us able to race with them. But I have no doubt that any dMr racer has what it takes to go to the top classes.

[Romus]

I hoping to do at least one race on each track in Skippy series. During the week I might just do enough laps so that I would not feel stupid attending a race on Saturday. Learning the VIR Full has been a great challenge. It's like a puzzle that needs to be solved. I've not solved it quite yet, but I'm doing low 2:13's already. I'd like to spend more time to see if 2:11 would be within reach. But 2:12 first, even that is hard.

I feel that with at least Skippy, but perhaps iRacing in general, feels more difficult to get braking right. I'm still dreaming of some pro-level pedals, like a CST set. Have to sell my Octavia to get better pedals.

[vobler]

I just want to congratulate Gnomie with his exceptional performance in iRacing.

In the last few days he has won virtually every race he has entered and his iRating is climbing fast towards 3000 and beyond. His SR is also climbing with a incident per race of 1.32.

Superb Gnomie! :yahoo:

[Gnomie]

I just want to congratulate Gnomie with his exceptional performance in iRacing.

In the last few days he has won virtually every race he has entered and his iRating is climbing fast towards 3000 and beyond. His SR is also climbing with a incident per race of 1.32.

Superb Gnomie! :yahoo:

Thanks! Been enjoying the ride so far. I've had some great battles lately, and I've gotten to "know" a bunch of the regulars who race frequently at the same hours as I do. Some very nice people out there.

You're not doing so bad yourself either..! Running against the "top guys" like Greger Huttu and Volker Hackman is quite a different ballgame alltogether compared to the Solstice!

Hm.. this coming week the Skippy will be running at a track I already own.. makes it even more tempting..! :woot2:

[vobler]

This weeks 24 hours of Fun is the Riley at Barber.

24 hours of fun is an unofficial iRacing series run on different combos every weekend. (Saturday) No licence needed. Rookies can race.

[Romus]

I had been doing low 1:23's and 1:22 felt really close. I don't yet have a good sense of the grip limit with this sim/car, especially when going fast. I think I'm losing a lot in fast corners. Most of the racers seem to be doing low 1:22's at least, many are doing mid/low 1:21's.

But I went to race anyways, though I've felt that I need to be in better form before racing. But it was great fun, very good fighting, and I learned a lot faster that just by practicing by following other racers and by seeing where I'm slower or faster than them. In the race I could do 1:22:7 and I now know that I can do even better.

[Gnomie]

Sounds like fun!

Looking at the quali times it seems there's a LOT of fast Skippy drivers. I should buy it and get my iRating down to a more realistic, sustainable level! These days it's getting way too high due to lots of low SoF races with few drivers in the Solstice..

[vobler]

In the race I could do 1:22:7 and I now know that I can do even better.

But you really should take the time to Qualify. Your races will be even better when you don't start in the back.

[Romus]

But you really should take the time to Qualify. Your races will be even better when you don't start in the back.

I'm just learning to walk.  By the way, is there not pitboards or anything like that in races? How can I see how many laps are left in the race?