I figured it was time for a new "intro" into iRacing as I did 7 years ago here:
So, I have been a member of iRacing for 9 years now, which is crazy to think of being on one game for that long. I now have 760 Oval Starts and 307 Road Starts, which compared to my previous 2+ year post, I haven't done a whole lot of racing it seems like.
Its amazing to look back at that thread to see what I thought was cool, new, and amazing, and look at how far we have come since then. After four years of attempting my team "The Team" finally picked up our first 24 hour race win this January. Hopefully next year we will be doing it with day to night transitions, which will make it all that more tricky.
The huge amount of content that has been added over the last 7 years is amazing. Everything NASCAR is in, except for the Ford Truck, which is really not even factory supported. They have the big names with Porsche, Ferrari, Honda McLaren's 2016 F1 with an engine that can finish a whole race. The biggest thing though is Dirt, and man did they come hard with the dirt, Sprints (Wing / Non), Late Models, Street Stocks, Legends, Trucks, and Modifieds. USAC, WoO and DirtCar are all involved and they just announced the next 6 tracks coming after Knoxville. Rally Cross is next to be out before December!
Dirt was finally pursed by the dev team after they got their "live track" working. The tracks heat is based on color, rubber, shadows, friction of the cars, etc... Which will only become more apparent with time change and weather. The lines on the ovals change based on where people are running, and you are searching for the cool lines. On dirt, the tracks are amazing how they come in, slick off, and the lines push towards the wall until you cant hit the cushion without hitting the wall. It is beyond amazing how it feels to search for a line chasing someone down.
There is so much to talk about, and a lot coming, which it always seems like there is a lot coming down the road. It is easy for iRacing to get lost among the new releases, since a new name isn't placed on it every time they update it.
I can't list all of the cars and tracks but they have a nice page that shows them all
Video of my first UMP Modified Race at Lanier
Is everyone else still going? Slowing down? Took a break?
So, I have been a member of iRacing for 9 years now, which is crazy to think of being on one game for that long. I now have 760 Oval Starts and 307 Road Starts, which compared to my previous 2+ year post, I haven't done a whole lot of racing it seems like.
Its amazing to look back at that thread to see what I thought was cool, new, and amazing, and look at how far we have come since then. After four years of attempting my team "The Team" finally picked up our first 24 hour race win this January. Hopefully next year we will be doing it with day to night transitions, which will make it all that more tricky.
The huge amount of content that has been added over the last 7 years is amazing. Everything NASCAR is in, except for the Ford Truck, which is really not even factory supported. They have the big names with Porsche, Ferrari, Honda McLaren's 2016 F1 with an engine that can finish a whole race. The biggest thing though is Dirt, and man did they come hard with the dirt, Sprints (Wing / Non), Late Models, Street Stocks, Legends, Trucks, and Modifieds. USAC, WoO and DirtCar are all involved and they just announced the next 6 tracks coming after Knoxville. Rally Cross is next to be out before December!
Dirt was finally pursed by the dev team after they got their "live track" working. The tracks heat is based on color, rubber, shadows, friction of the cars, etc... Which will only become more apparent with time change and weather. The lines on the ovals change based on where people are running, and you are searching for the cool lines. On dirt, the tracks are amazing how they come in, slick off, and the lines push towards the wall until you cant hit the cushion without hitting the wall. It is beyond amazing how it feels to search for a line chasing someone down.
There is so much to talk about, and a lot coming, which it always seems like there is a lot coming down the road. It is easy for iRacing to get lost among the new releases, since a new name isn't placed on it every time they update it.
I can't list all of the cars and tracks but they have a nice page that shows them all
Video of my first UMP Modified Race at Lanier
Is everyone else still going? Slowing down? Took a break?
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