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spoong · May 11, 2009, 05:43:50 PM

Aww, I really fancy this, but I think I need to spend another year in LFS learning racecraft first. The Spec Racer thingy looks excellent, I'm put off by the ovals, but the presence of Laguna Seca and a few other tracks with lefts *and* rights makes me interested... but a tenner a month, I dunno...

Confused of Hadfield

vobler · May 11, 2009, 07:26:54 PM

Quote from: spoong;275743The Spec Racer thingy looks excellent, I'm put off by the ovals,

I'm not going to ague about the money. We have discussed that too much.

But, unless you have tried ovals of iRacings quality do NOT under estimate it. It IS fun, even for a die hard road racer. Not so much the Legends, but the Late models is very good and the Trucks superb.

I'm not sure who said it here on dMr but somebody said something like that in road racing traffic is a pain, but in oval racing traffic is the fun part. Riding in packs is some of the most intense racing you can do.

spoong · May 13, 2009, 01:26:06 PM

Well, when I can consistently finish in a non-last position, I'll give it a try, I think.

vobler · May 14, 2009, 04:59:55 PM

This was posted by Steve Meyers from iRacing today:

Re: when the lotus f1 will be ready?
Posted: May 14, 2009 4:42 PM in response to: Stephen Pender

I drove the Lotus 79 yesterday and it's a blast. I expect it will be released in the next major build at the end of this season.

Steve

The Moose · May 14, 2009, 05:16:28 PM

I'll be keeping my wallet closed (it's empty anyway :lmfao:) I wont be eligible to drive that puppy for quite a while :sad:

Gnomie · May 14, 2009, 05:29:42 PM

I'm afraid this kind of car doesn't really fit in iRacing at the moment. Here's why:

This car had manual H-gate transmission in real life. You had to lift on upshifts and I think it needed revmatching on downshifts. As long as iRacing's transmission model is totally flawed people will of course neglect this, using flatshifting, paddle shifters and auto blip. There's going to be a huge gap between those who take advantage of all the exploits and those who don't.

Of course this is partly true for all the cars, but it's going to be more of an issue with this car than any other because it's so fast. (lifting on upshifts is going to cost too much time)

Bah, why am I ranting anyway.. I'm not much of a formula fan anyway, so I'm sticing with the Corvette + Mustang + GT when they are released. That should be enough to keep me satisfied!

vobler · May 16, 2009, 11:55:48 PM

Official NASCAR series next year.

http://www.iracing.com/newsEvents/index.php

This is a huge deal for iRacing and it will secure a lot of people in the service.

iRacing *IS* on a roll gentlemen, what in the world is holding you up?

The Moose · May 17, 2009, 02:41:51 AM

Quote from: vobler;276334what in the world is holding you up?

The thought of a massive influx of redneck oval racers perhaps? :lmfao:

vobler · May 17, 2009, 06:01:03 AM

Quote from: The Moose;276337The thought of a massive influx of redneck oval racers perhaps? :lmfao:

Hopefully this and the SCCA deal will give a few more roadracers too.

The Moose · May 17, 2009, 06:13:13 AM

Quote from: vobler;276340Hopefully this and the SCCA deal will give a few more roadracers too.

Yup, we can but hope. It certainly needs more drivers.

Let's hope they can strike this sort of deal with a top European road racing series. I think the European market needs far more attention. It's huge!

Get a load of European tracks and the WTCC cars for example and watch the numbers shoot through the roof.

As things stand now i cant see myself resubscribing after these three months are up, simply because there is not enough action in the top license categories.

Gnomie · May 17, 2009, 08:08:31 AM

For me personally this deal won't change anything. But if it brings in more racers, that means more $$ for iRacing. Which will allow them to keep going! How about sending laser scanner teams to Europe and Australia?

Doorman · May 17, 2009, 10:40:30 AM

Quote from: Gnomie;276342Europe and Australia?

Is that near London, England? :g:

The Moose · May 19, 2009, 08:11:25 PM

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

vobler · May 20, 2009, 10:24:58 PM

Here is a video from the
NASCAR/iRacing press conference:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGX8BfycNiY

vobler · June 02, 2009, 08:45:50 PM

June 02,2009 - iRacing Pro Series Qualifying Snapshot - Who will make the cut?

Professional-level road and oval competition comes to the world of iRacing beginning on August 4, with the kick-off of the 25-week 2009 iRacing Pro Series (iPS). And iRacers with aspirations to be part of the 2010 iRacing Drivers World Championship (iDWC) for Road Racing and Ovals â€" which promise to be the top virtual racing series in the world, complete with broadcast coverage, cash and prizes â€" know that the only way to qualify is to be in the top 50 in the respective 2009 iPS, which serve as the steppingstones to the iDWC.

But first youâ€™ve got to get your Pro License. Thatâ€™s the ticket to the pros, and theyâ€™ll only be issued to the top 250 iRacers (Class C and above for this inaugural iPS season) in each category at the end of 2009 Season 2. With Pro License eligibility rating based on a 70/30 weighted average of iRating and Safety Rating, to qualify a driver will need to be both safe and fast â€" very fast.

Competition to earn a Pro License promises to be intense, so every two weeks between now and the beginning of the 2009 iPS, a rank-ordered, searchable current standing for road racing and oval racing will be posted along with an update story, letting you know whoâ€™s in, whoâ€™s out and whoâ€™s on the bubble as of that date. Final standings will be posted following the conclusion of this season.

Top qualifiers get bragging rights of course â€" right now, NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and virtual racing legend Greger Huttu lead the oval and road categories respectively â€" but the real action and interest will be further down the rankings as drivers tussle for the last few spots on the eligibility list. Bill Malicoat, Tyler Price, Wes Propst, Milos Miljkovic and Brett Stephens hold down the final five spots in the oval rankings. With less than nine points separating 246th and 255th, how hard do you think the next five in line, Bryan Marchant, Michael Watson, David Holzwarth, Dave Long and Aaron Markham, will be trying to up their rankings and be among the select Pro License holders? Even the 300th-rated racer, currently, Otis Aldridge, is just 52 points from making the cut â€" not out of it by a long shot.

In road-racing the ten bubble racers (those currently rated between 246 and 255) â€" Roberto Betori, Ryan Hieronymus, Duane Burns, Barry Blocker, Sandeep Banerjee (#250), Kari Nyman, Russell Daly, Istvan Pasztor, Wolfgang Koch and Kurt Krumm â€" are covered by an eight-point blanket. Just qualifying for a Pro License will be a significant accomplishment.

Complete details of the iPS and iDWC are available in the Reference section.