iRacing

[av7]

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Can't edit my post on my phone, so I got double post.

JUST GOT MY FIRST TRUCK WIN!!!!

Congrats on the win

[chia51]

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congrats on the win



on a side note, what is with some of the people on iracing they just dive down below you and then slide up the track and cause wrecks... that **** pisses me off... at least have some courtesy and slow down if your down low and if your high give some room... damn!

secondly its like they have no spotter telling them stay low, keep high, etc... i have lost at least .50 points on ovals b/c these fools dive then slide on me and i give room


ugh..... rant over

[TCrouch]

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congrats on the win



on a side note, what is with some of the people on iracing they just dive down below you and then slide up the track and cause wrecks... that **** pisses me off... at least have some courtesy and slow down if your down low and if your high give some room... damn!

secondly its like they have no spotter telling them stay low, keep high, etc... i have lost at least .50 points on ovals b/c these fools dive then slide on me and i give room


ugh..... rant over

Staying out of that position is the biggest thing to learn. If you know you have a kamikaze driver that's going to dive under you (I always assume that's the case), brake a little earlier and stick it high. Take a slower entry, so that you're on line to go slower in, faster out. Those kinds of insane drivers will always go low in and drift up, meaning if you let them clear your front bumper, you'll have an easy time of powering under them coming off the corner and beating them to the next one.

It's like an old roundy-round move. Let them go low, slow down enough to let them drift out and give you an easy shot under them, and then take the position back. You won't get clipped that way, and I never assume that the other guy knows how to drive until I see it myself.

If a guy tries that and sticks it low, then I'll try to actually race him a bit more.

[chia51]

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yeah thats what i shoot for, but the last two or three times that i pulled the ole okie doke on them on the next turn they just come down into me

very frustrating!

[jct32]

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Most of the time for me in the trucks if someone looks to be faster I'll let them around unless it's late and then I'll go easy in and get to the bottom and come flying off the corner and when you add in worn tires it makes for easy passing without worrying about idiots.

[i c u cant stop me]

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Usually you can talk to them about what kind of PC you want, mention the price range you're looking at and most small shops can come up with the best performance for what you can spend.

Flexibility really and room to update. You get to pick everything you have on a custom PC but with something prebuilt, you may be able to upgrade but atleast with a custom you know anything can be changed out.

http://www.pcbargainhunter.com/computers/custom-computers.html

Good overview of custom vs prebuilt.

Ok to you and anyone else that has iracing is this a pretty good computer to run it on? thanks for the help.http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1218068107386

[TCrouch]

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Just a question for "i c u".

Are you serious about racing other people online? I saw your other NASCAR post and whatnot, but do you understand the intricacies of when to overtake, how to get through a race contact-free (braking early to stick a low line, carry a bit more speed and a wider arc for a high line, etc)?

The reason I ask is that you're not just going to get a game where you can race against NASCAR drivers and a season mode, etc. With iRacing it's 100% online, against real people, and when you mess up, you're messing up other people. Every time. It's not something I'd recommend to "learn" how to simrace on, because the stakes are very high for the people around you.

That being said, if you're serious about doing it, then the Rookie series are where you will start and be able to run in. However, unless you're committed to learning racecraft and not expecting to win constantly, it will be an exercise in frustration.

As Neebs said earlier (at least I think that's who it was), I would hate for you to go out and buy an entirely new machine and iRacing just to try and race NASCAR, only to find out that you're punting guys in the left rear trying to slide up underneath them, driving it like it's a Gran Turismo game. That will get you kicked out of the series quickly.

I'm not saying that's how you drive, so no offense intended. But the type of game you're looking for seems to be different than this, so buying an entirely new rig just to 'try' iRacing might end up as a frustrating decision.

However, if you buy a new rig and go pick up NR2003 with some mods for CoT and the 2009 season, you might end up in heaven. Of course you don't have frozen fields on yellows, double-file restarts for lead lap cars, lucky dog rules, etc...but it's the best 100% pure NASCAR racing that you'll find and it doesn't have the subscription fee. And you'd still need a PC to run it.

[TCrouch]

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Can't edit my post on my phone, so I got double post.

JUST GOT MY FIRST TRUCK WIN!!!!

That's fantastic, by the way. I can't tell you how impressed I am by you guys that can nail down wins in the bigger series. I got my first win in the lowly Legends Rookie cars and felt larger than life, so I can only imagine how it feels in the "big boy" series.

On a side note, 30.5 at Lowes in those trucks is sick nasty crazy *** fast, man. I know I lose a bunch of time in turn 3, as I haven't found the right way to get into that corner, but I'm still at like 31.4 as my quick time. I am in disbelief at how much work goes into learning how to be fast, but also consistent.

I'm not even licensed for the Trucks yet, so I'm still limited to Legends/Late Models/SK Modifieds. Nobody seems to run the Mods much, so I'm messing around with short track LM's mostly.

One of these years I'll be able to make the step up.

[gbx34]

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Does anyone have any tips for racing the Solstice?

There seems to be a deadzone, that i cannot get rid of. It about at the 1 o clock position where the wheel starts to turn with my wheel. Its almost impossible to save when that car slide which apparantely you have to do to be fast.

[i c u cant stop me]

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Just a question for "i c u".

Are you serious about racing other people online? I saw your other NASCAR post and whatnot, but do you understand the intricacies of when to overtake, how to get through a race contact-free (braking early to stick a low line, carry a bit more speed and a wider arc for a high line, etc)?

The reason I ask is that you're not just going to get a game where you can race against NASCAR drivers and a season mode, etc. With iRacing it's 100% online, against real people, and when you mess up, you're messing up other people. Every time. It's not something I'd recommend to "learn" how to simrace on, because the stakes are very high for the people around you.

That being said, if you're serious about doing it, then the Rookie series are where you will start and be able to run in. However, unless you're committed to learning racecraft and not expecting to win constantly, it will be an exercise in frustration.

As Neebs said earlier (at least I think that's who it was), I would hate for you to go out and buy an entirely new machine and iRacing just to try and race NASCAR, only to find out that you're punting guys in the left rear trying to slide up underneath them, driving it like it's a Gran Turismo game. That will get you kicked out of the series quickly.

I'm not saying that's how you drive, so no offense intended. But the type of game you're looking for seems to be different than this, so buying an entirely new rig just to 'try' iRacing might end up as a frustrating decision.

However, if you buy a new rig and go pick up NR2003 with some mods for CoT and the 2009 season, you might end up in heaven. Of course you don't have frozen fields on yellows, double-file restarts for lead lap cars, lucky dog rules, etc...but it's the best 100% pure NASCAR racing that you'll find and it doesn't have the subscription fee. And you'd still need a PC to run it.

i understand how i racing works and i know you have to work your way up the rookie ranks and things trust me man iam a hardcore sim guy i LOVE simulation racing iam just not getting it for nascar iam getting it for all the series its just nascar is my favorite. i know what iracing is all about ive seen videos and all and i know you cant win every race but thats racing. i just wanna race with a clean community. i wanna go 3 wide at daytona knowing i wont have some jerk going backwords and doing stupid carp. and iam not getting a new computer for just iracing i need it for everything the one iam on now is very old and its starting to show. but if you could help me out and tell me if that link i posted of that computer will be able to handle iracing. thanks.

[av7]

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I need to force myself to learn road courses. Looking at the Star Mazda series

[Seahawk76]

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I just finished my first road race at Lime Rock in the rookie Solstice and it was a blast. I was running pretty well until about the fifth lap when I took a corner too fast and the back end got loose and I hit the fence. I had to do a restart and ended up getting lapped. I had another excursion when another car tried to pass me at a bad spot and forced me into the grass to avoid him. At least I didn't hit anything but lost another lap by the time I was able to get back on the track and up to speed. Other than that I ran a clean race and didn't wreck anyone, unlike my first attempt at a road race at Laguna Seca.

I also ran a clean time trial before that so I picked up about .16 in my road racing safety rating. Not a bad session all in all.

[Chaos81]

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There seems to be a deadzone, that i cannot get rid of. It about at the 1 o clock position where the wheel starts to turn with my wheel.

What wheel are you using?

I need to force myself to learn road courses. Looking at the Star Mazda series

Any questions, just ask.

I really have a love/hate relationship with the Mazda. If I can get a setup that really suits me, I absolutely love the car, however if I can't, I hate the thing and want to drive it off a bridge.

[av7]

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Any questions, just ask.

I really have a love/hate relationship with the Mazda. If I can get a setup that really suits me, I absolutely love the car, however if I can't, I hate the thing and want to drive it off a bridge.

What about the Spec Racer Ford? Or the Skip Barber with the lower HP?

[Chaos81]

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What about the Spec Racer Ford? Or the Skip Barber with the lower HP?

What about them? You mean me with the setups? Pretty much the same way, but I seem to be extremely sensitive to how a car is setup. Not everyone is like that.

I hope we'll get the Lotus earlier than we normally get new cars before the new season. I've really been looking forward to a high powered open wheel car, and it should be fun even though it's not as fast as a current F1 car.