Race Talk

Gnomie · May 14, 2009, 12:33:50 PM

Hehe.. Vobler, the Guru of Stats, strikes again!

Yeah, I recall that lap. I got some pretty good draft down the straight. Think I even saved the replay.

The Moose · May 19, 2009, 06:20:52 PM

Good grief, I'm having a real love/hate relationship with iRacing.

Yesterday after a race had gone rather badly (span from 2nd place with two laps to go..got hit, you know the score :sideways:) and leaving it feeling rather stressed and hating the bloody thing......

..... To today. Raced in my highest SOF race to date, winning by a mile, SR over 4.99 iRating climbing rapidly ( i discovered how i could see it, even though I'm a rookie

) and thinking it's the best thing since...the last best thing.

Vobler was right all along

Every race does feel like a league race as far as how I'm feeling on the grid. I really get a bit stupidly nervous at times. I don't understand it. I've done so many league races in the last few years, but i never feel as nervous as i do in iRacing. I'm sure that will pass soon, it must just be because I'm new and don't know anyone I'm racing.

Still think the whole system stinks mind you.... Its total chance what strength of field you will race in, so after a good points scoring finish like i just had,(good for me anyway) its simply not worth racing again because i cant guarantee getting in a higher SOF race and scoring more. ( ok , i can do 1 more race without it mattering due to the new 50% rule, but after that its not worth it.)

So, on the first day of the new week I might as well stop if I want to do well in the rookie division championship.
In order to just enjoy some good racing for the rest of the week i have to potentially sacrifice my position. It's just ridiculous. There's far to few people racing as it is.
Even with the new 50% rule it still doesn't encourage racing more than say 4 times a week. If this is the best system they could come up with after 4 years of planning then they need shooting. For the sort of money they are charging i want to race 4 times a day!

Safety ratings are a joke. You can so easily manipulate it by doing TT's that they really count for nothing. I'm never going to do a TT, there's no sense of satisfaction looking at your SR knowing you trundled around on your own in a TT for 50 laps to get it up.

So there you have it. The system is ********. I hoped actually being properly involved in iRacing might change my mind on that, but i just cant stand it.

The cars, tracks and cleanliness of racing on the other hand are top drawer. I've seen some shitty driving whilst watching my brother race, and when I've participated in 24 of fun races, but it's been clean as a whistle in the races I've taken part in so far. In 16 races I've had two 4X incidents. One caused by me spinning in front of someone, and one caused by someone doing the same to me.

I only wish I'd had some EXITING races. I get far more fantastic battles and close finishes in 3 hours of rFactor HistoriX than i have in 5 days and 16 iRacing races.

It all feels really sanitised racing at times. About as far removed from real racing as it gets.

I just don't know whether i love it or hate it. Sometimes it makes me feel all :yahoo: a lot of the time it makes me feel :taz:

I've taken the Ron route of covering the top centimetre of my monitor. If i see another green message flash up telling me I'm a naughty boy I'm going to scream like a girl :lmfao:

Doorman · May 19, 2009, 06:44:54 PM

Calm down dear, it's a game! :roflmao:

The Moose · May 19, 2009, 08:13:15 PM

I take it back...the system is obviously great... I'm top of the Rookie Spec Racer division

vobler · May 19, 2009, 09:34:47 PM

Quote from: The Moose;276712I take it back...the system is obviously great... I'm top of the Rookie Spec Racer division

Congratulation! And that makes you.... 37 total. And that also makes me ahead of you :yahoo: (not for long if I know your driving....)

vobler · May 20, 2009, 06:47:03 AM

Quote from: The Moose;276686So, on the first day of the new week I might as well stop if I want to do well in the rookie division championship.
In order to just enjoy some good racing for the rest of the week i have to potentially sacrifice my position. It's just ridiculous. There's far to few people racing as it is.
Even with the new 50% rule it still doesn't encourage racing more than say 4 times a week. If this is the best system they could come up with after 4 years of planning then they need shooting. For the sort of money they are charging i want to race 4 times a day!

Nothing other your own stubbornness and pride stops you from racing a lot of races per day. If you are good, the 50% rule will put you on top. If not, the races you had was the fluke, and you will soon find your spot. It is as simple as that. Just get in there and start racing.

Romus · May 20, 2009, 10:15:16 AM

I'm here in the background, waiting for the times when I can again spend at least 2 hours a week for simracing. Having less time than that I prefer not to race at all, because that only makes me frustrated. I believe summer will be quiet for me and at autumn again I will have more time. What will be the status of the simracing then, is pretty interesting. Will you guys be racing GTL+rFactor still or is LFS getting back to front with some good updates, and what changes will come to iRacing race modes?

Gnomie · May 20, 2009, 01:20:26 PM

Quote from: romus;276765I'm here in the background, waiting for the times when I can again spend at least 2 hours a week for simracing. Having less time than that I prefer not to race at all, because that only makes me frustrated. I believe summer will be quiet for me and at autumn again I will have more time. What will be the status of the simracing then, is pretty interesting. Will you guys be racing GTL+rFactor still or is LFS getting back to front with some good updates, and what changes will come to iRacing race modes?

Only time will tell I suppose. But it seems that rFactor has established a quite firm foothold among the dMr gang. I don't think that's something that will fade away like netKar.

I don't think we'll see any huge changes in iRacing for season 3. Leagues are probably coming at a later date, and I don't think the new Fords are coming out next season either..? Though I don't know for sure.

The Moose · June 13, 2009, 06:50:11 PM

Fantastic times at Summit in the SRF Gnomie Nice job

I've been concentrating on the Skippy this week, I've jumped into the SRF today and I'm really struggling with this combo for some reason.

Do you have a replay of one of your mid 1.22 laps by any chance?

If so , would you mind emailing me one pls to: stuwhite71 at googlemail dot com

Your help would be appreciated.

vobler · June 13, 2009, 09:34:29 PM

Quote from: The Moose;279043Fantastic times at Summit in the SRF this week Vobler! Nice job
.

I think you are mixing me up with someone else. I haven't done a mid 1.22 in the SRF.

The Moose · June 13, 2009, 09:57:03 PM

Quote from: vobler;279073I think you are mixing me up with someone else. I haven't done a mid 1.22 in the SRF.

LOL, very true..sry

It's Gnomie that's the SRF wizard. My bad.

Gnomie · June 14, 2009, 09:47:23 AM

Who, me? :lmfao: Never thought I'd see the day when you would be asking me for anything! Let me check my replay folder and see if I saved someting.. though I doubt you'll find it useful

The Moose · June 14, 2009, 10:22:30 AM

Quote from: Gnomie;279100Who, me? :lmfao: Never thought I'd see the day when you would be asking me for anything! Let me check my replay folder and see if I saved someting.. though I doubt you'll find it useful

Thanks Gnomie. I learn loads just from watching the replays of fast laps, so the replays are much appreciated. I doubt I'll match your time in this combo as I've left it so late to start practising this week due to Skippy addiction

Thanks.

Doorman · June 19, 2009, 06:33:37 PM

How much fuel for 33 laps of Jefferson?

The Moose · June 26, 2009, 12:08:17 AM

Yesterday i had the best battle I've experienced in iRacing so far. I was faster than Piotr everywhere but the final corner...which was the one i needed to be quicker in

It was neck and neck for 18 laps.

Still, 2nd place in the highest SOF race I've been in yet (3778) scored me 209 points. Well happy with that

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/EventResult.do?&subsessionid=824081&custid=29018

I'm romping away with the rookie championship and up to 15th in the overall standings for the Skippy this season, having done between 1 and 3 weeks less than the guys above me. Once the 4 dropped weeks come into play i have a fantastic chance of a top 6-7 finish overall if I can keep up the form I'm in.

Well chuffed for my first season

That Skippy is the best car in sim racing. Bloody brilliant!