What game are you playing - I find virtual racing school amazing for Iracing
Sim racers - what are you running?
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Which cars are you racing? iRacing generally rewards trail braking.
Have you tried VRS - basic pack is free and will allow you to compare your telemetry data to the target lap of the VRS pros
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What's your iRating? It should put you in a split with others of similar ability for official races.
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I race on a private server with friends rather than in open stuff. Not sure to your question.
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OK, my question wasn't relevant then. 
That's only for official races.
VRS (as kevman suggested) do the setups and data packs for the official series. If you're racing hosted it's likely they may not have the car/track combinations available for comparison.
That's only for official races.VRS (as kevman suggested) do the setups and data packs for the official series. If you're racing hosted it's likely they may not have the car/track combinations available for comparison.
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Also there's an iRacing specific thread here : https://www.overclockers.co.uk/forums/threads/iracing.18363717/
some people love it i personally think other games have tarmac nailed far better like assetto and automoblista 2 . tarmac handling is a hard thing to get right though. i used to call it iceracing
most things car racing rallying for most people is just practice. its only when you get right up at the top pushing that the skill part really matters.
We tend to run single set ups in each race so we all run the same but they are optimised by a couple of full on sim racers and real race drivers in the group. We add them to the cars and go practice and then race. We chose a track and car for each weeks race and then its all about seat time. I struggle with seat time so tend to be diving in 11th hour and generally getting in the way a bit (because I bin it). I am getting much better at not binning it but finding it much harder than real racing.
This week (yesterday) which I missed was Spa in the LMP2, week before Le Mans in GTE of choice, next week Bathurst in MX5's with a decent set up.
This week (yesterday) which I missed was Spa in the LMP2, week before Le Mans in GTE of choice, next week Bathurst in MX5's with a decent set up.
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I've got a few years experience on iRacing. Swapping cars won't help much to be honest, especially with lack of seat time. We did the Sebring 12h a couple months ago, first time I'd raced the LMP2. Even with experience I needed 2-3 hours practise before I felt reasonably comfortable racing it in multi-class.
Some of the lads in my group are GT3/GTE/LMP2 racers (half the battle) but I do fancy having a nose at other stuff too. It's a time issue, also need to get VR going as single 27 screen is not enough for me really. Can't sight stuff or use laterals etc.
I detested the LMP2 car, just awful characterless thing.
All good advice people, appreciated.
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I'll refrain from commenting on which sim is better, I've got no interest in that futile discussion. I'm in it for the community and racing with my mates, and they're on iRacing.
Ultra-wide or triples does help. Some tracks with he correct FoV set you'll not see the apexes on some corners with a single desktop size screen. CoTA is right pig for it.
I quite enjoyed it. Needed a bit to get my head around it as I tend to race Touring Cars and GT3 primarily. My brain doesn't quite compute the downforce levels at high speeds.
Ultra-wide or triples does help. Some tracks with he correct FoV set you'll not see the apexes on some corners with a single desktop size screen. CoTA is right pig for it.
I quite enjoyed it. Needed a bit to get my head around it as I tend to race Touring Cars and GT3 primarily. My brain doesn't quite compute the downforce levels at high speeds.
I tend to get frustrated which doesn't help and my time on the sim usually comes at the end of a long work day, so I am actually often quite tired when I get into the seat and that is a big issue to. I find MX5's I was much better with because I can relate more to their dynamics having raced one, though the base set up is crap. Likewise I settled into the AMG GTR as I drive one and though it was different there are still some common themes. Same will the 911, RSR is hard to pedal at pace but it is like a 911, again something I have actual reference points for.
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Yeah, frustration won't help. I found similar for the first couple of months when I jumped straight into iRacing with a fiercely competitive private league, after getting an invite from some old Xbox Forza friends. It took a 10 week season of the league for it to click and get my head around it. It was easier from then on and I started really enjoying it. That was 2014...
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