Race Talk

[Doorman]

I had one of those. I actually won my race by a margin of 28 seconds but the results showed me as 6th! Then I got out of bed, went downstairs and put on the coffee! :doh:

[vobler]

Congrats with your SR Romus!

I will try to be in the 1815 Skippy race today. (Thats 1915 your time I think)

[Romus]

Congrats with your SR Romus!

I will try to be in the 1815 Skippy race today. (Thats 1915 your time I think)

Thanks! I had a race last night where I thought I would climb over 4, from 3.92. It started well, but after 2-3 laps I got lag and got disconnected. I re-connected and finished the race without incidents, but went up to only 3.97. Then today I had another race where I lead from start to half the race, but the guy behind left braking late and crashed on my bumber. After the race he told me I braked too early. It might be true, but comparing his incidents per race >6 to mine <2 I was not so convinced that it was not only my braking. He is still below SR3 after more than 20 races.

I was at 3.99 after that race. Then I took a boring time trial just to get that one more point.

Now it's time to get competitive.

[Doorman]

Thanks! I had a race last night where I thought I would climb over 4, from 3.92. It started well, but after 2-3 laps I got lag and got disconnected. I re-connected and finished the race without incidents, but went up to only 3.97. Then today I had another race where I lead from start to half the race, but the guy behind left braking late and crashed on my bumber. After the race he told me I braked too early. It might be true, but comparing his incidents per race >6 to mine <2 I was not so convinced that it was not only my braking. He is still below SR3 after more than 20 races.

I was at 3.99 after that race. Then I took a boring time trial just to get that one more point.

Now it's time to get competitive.

iRacing hasn't cleared out ALL the assholes then. :roflmao: These people have no idea. Well done mate. I'll risk a Skippy tonight although I'll be very slow. Treacherous track is VIR South. :sad:

[Romus]

Congrats with your SR Romus!

I will try to be in the 1815 Skippy race today. (Thats 1915 your time I think)

I'll see if I can do it. After a few laps I'm at 1.21 and you are already at 1.17. If I get it down to 1.18 and have time I'll be there.

[Romus]

1.19 now, but feels quite difficult to get quicker.

Is it possible to download replays of other drivers laps? Like with LFS I could download a hotlap and analyze it to find where I should improve. Or are there other methods to analyze your driving? Any telemetry tools out yet?

[Doorman]

There's THIS guy but he hasn't done VIR yet. 1:19 already! The best I can manage IS 1:20.~

I just did my first VIR South race and amazingly finished with +SR :woot2: I was mentally prepared to take an SR hit.

[Doorman]

I did three races yesterday, got my SR hammered in the first two. Usual stuff, getting pranged by someone else! First one was an unmitigated disaster. Hit, got mad. made mistake, lost control, got hit again. Second race I was doing ok, then discovered that iRacing bites yer bum like LFS. I was congratulating myself for finishing on the lead lap when...bosh! In lost it!
The last one (are you still reading?) was miles better, finisher on the lead lap with only one minor 'off' and made a few SRs back. Faith and good humour restored.

[vobler]

When I joined iRacing I spent a lot of time tweaking the graphic settings on both the card/drivers and in the sim. My computer is a AMD 3500+ with a GE 7600GT.

I had found a setting that let me run with a fps of over 40 on all tracks. On a full server this would drop to abt 30 fps in T1 on some tracks (in the skippy).

Yesterday I found the limit. Virginia Grand East pulls my fps down to 15 in some turns and make the screen stutter severely. Even the wheel FF is lagging. I have seen several complains on this track especially so it must be the track/car combination.

I had to let people pull away so I could complete the race in a normal way. So no more Skippy for me this week. (unless my new computer shows up that is). Luckily my race was not too bad so I got some points.

So there is no doubt that even at low graphics settings, iRacing needs a faster system than LFS.

[vobler]

Congrats guys!

Doorman
Romus
EarlHaz

You are now Class D in iRacing

[Doorman]

Congrats guys!

Doorman
Romus
EarlHaz

You are now Class D in iRacing

:yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:

[vobler]

:yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:

And the Skippy is better than ever before....

[Romus]

Congrats guys!

Doorman
Romus
EarlHaz

You are now Class D in iRacing

OK, have to get a new start with the game then

[vobler]

Here is a good post from the iRacing forum about oval racing
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I've never been a fan of ovals before iRacing - I mean, what's exciting about driving in a big circle??

But I came here, tried the Legends and they were really good fun. Properly exciting and enjoyable!

Graduated to D license and played with the Late Models, they added a bit more grunt and I felt the talent requirements (setup-wise particularly) in getting speed out of them. Less fun, but clearly higher up the food chain.

Now, trucks have arrived. I've read all the feedback/info on the forums, got hold of a decent enough setup and ran 2 races.

Wow.

Now I get it. Its not about the roundy-roundy. Its about the cars. The other cars - the ones all around you; keeping them around you.

I'd never understood that before.

Now this really feels like racing. I mean, its completely different to road racing, but this is proper proper racing! It needs thought and tactics and patience, and smoothness. And absolutele concentration! No zoning-out on the straights, balls-out all the way!!

I love it! Full season of the Silverados on!


As a long time roadie I think I can summarise the differences now below - this make sense to anyone....?


Road racing is about racing the circuit as efficiently as possible, with extra skill in passing people. Oval racing not so much about the track - its about the cars around you.

Road car setup is as much about tailoring to the driver as it is to the circuit. Oval setups are mostly about the circuit.

Road times are best when you're on your own; clear air, other cars just bring risk. Oval times are best in a big pack, on you're own you're useless.


Maybe in one sense oval racing is more like 'racing' - as in 'racing other cars'. Road racing is about driving the circuit fastest and getting past other cars.


Don't get me wrong - I'm always going to prefer road racing at heart - but I'm more than happy I can love ovals as well!

Right, now its time to leave work and go race more!

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Posted by Shane, UK

[The Moose]

That post sums up my feelings exactly.