iRacing

Gimpymoo · 15 Jan 2012 at 17:32

Current Promotion:

Half Off New Memberships

http://www.iracing.com/half-off//

1 Month - $6
3 Months - $15
1 Year - $49.50
2 Years - $89.50

Unlimited head-to-head racing and open practice 24/7 in the world’s premier online sim racing service.

6 Cars and 8 tracks included and modeled flawlessly after their real-world counterparts,

Race against drivers from around the globe in several officially sanctioned series,

Both rookie road and oval racing licenses to get your career started.

Create custom race leagues or fun race sessions for you and your friends.

Experience our interactive iRacing video driving school.

I have been dubious, but at that price, rude not to

Oddly, I was looking at this early this morning and nearly subbed at the normal $12 for one month fee - lol

Anyone up for a "noob" OcUK iRacing Series

Gimpymoo · 15 Jan 2012 at 17:47

d_brennen said:
Is it a major disadvantage not to play with a wheel and pedals? Might take a look for 12 dolla but only have access to a analog pad

Holy cow, 30k members @ $12/m = £360,000. A month!

I dont have my wheel setup at the moment so will be using a 360 pad.

http://www.iracing.com/membership/system-requirements/

They mention a 360 pad there.

Gimpymoo · 16 Jan 2012 at 15:35

Just had a blast with the G25 and I have to say, it felt very organic if that makes sense?

Very natural.

Gimpymoo · 16 Jan 2012 at 16:07

Yes. You do get a bunch of stuff from the off though.

To be fair, the assets I have seen seem very well done.

The idea I guess is to master what you have or buy a track if you really like it.

For example, I will be buying Brands Hatch as I LOVE the track. You do get both the regualr and GP versions.

Either way, if your a Sim racing fan, $12 for 3 months is a no brainer.

Gimpymoo · 16 Jan 2012 at 16:29

Client is downloaded via the website once you login.

The Main UI is web based and you launch the game from within the browser. All seems very well polished though and not "cheap" looking and is very quick.

The game/community is very stats driven from what I can tell so a web based UI makes sense.

I only tried it after seeing the developer is the guy who was the lead developer on Grand Prix Legends - lol, well, not just that, the game does have a good rep with those who play.

Gimpymoo · 16 Jan 2012 at 18:23

Ignoring the racing aspect....

What I love about iRacing is the structured community/social aspect.

What I loathe about rFactor is the fractured community.

Gimpymoo · 17 Jan 2012 at 02:19

Am I right in thinking that if me and a friend both own the same track, we still cannot arrange a one off race on that track without paying?

Gimpymoo · 17 Jan 2012 at 12:52

If hosting a session, can you stipulate AI cars?

Also, can you set mandatory pit stops?

Gimpymoo · 17 Jan 2012 at 12:56

SKILL said:
There's no AI at all in iRacing, interesting discussion about that in the club england forums atm/recently, personally I don't mind but I've always found AI to be useless so not fussed either way

Not sure about the pit stops, don't think so other than by specifying a fixed setup that doesn't have enough fuel.

Thanks for the reply.

That is a shame about the AI.

Would be nice, especially as a noob to practice, especially with friends with AI cars on the track without making a tool of myself on the public servers.

Gimpymoo · 17 Jan 2012 at 17:42

What is a recommended car/track combo to purchase for a noob to be able to progress well and learn?

A friendly forum-ite kindly put me down as their referer (I did not ask) so I have $15 iRacing credit

Many thanks.

Gimpymoo · 18 Jan 2012 at 19:45

I assume in practice, ranking points are not active?

Gimpymoo · 18 Jan 2012 at 22:13

GraveYard said:
i dont like the Pontiac or the spec racer, think ill stick with the mx5 till i can enter the skip barber series...

Likewise.

Gimpymoo · 19 Jan 2012 at 08:22

This game is owning my *** but I love it.

Well worth the subs for the joy it brings

Have requested an rF2 refund too :eek:

Gimpymoo · 19 Jan 2012 at 16:50

Johnmcbob said:
What settings do folk use for the mx5s with a g27? Could do with some pointers on it

http://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/1354827.page#2946101

I found that post EXCELLENT as a noob.

Gimpymoo · 19 Jan 2012 at 17:21

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Iracing-Pad...667X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1326992068&sr=8-1

Anyone came across this?

Maybe a good bog read?

Gimpymoo · 19 Jan 2012 at 17:49

900 rotation helps a LOT.

Instantly did a better lap.

Gimpymoo · 20 Jan 2012 at 00:54

johny dolan said:
Iracing is the best sim you can get right now imo but its made for hard core race sim drivers so guys that just want to pick up and play a race game are better off with the Dirt series of games.

johny dolan said:
It takes many hours of practice to be competitive is what i mean its not just a pick up and play racing game.

Its also expensive and will cost you 100s of $ a year so its played by commited serious sim racers.

I do not know if that was intentional, but that does make you sound rather arrogant.

It does not have to cost a lot, is comparitive to an MMO.

I am new to iRacing but if you symbolise the majority of the userbase, I think I will quit now.

One thing I do not like about the Sim community is the elitism.

People like what they like, it is not upto you or anyone else to tell them what to play.

Gimpymoo · 20 Jan 2012 at 01:40

johny dolan said:
I just offered to pay for a hosted session for you so we could run some laps if that makes you think im arrogant i wish i never bothered.

Fair enough, you did, and it was a nice gesture and Brands Hatch is one my favourite courses by the way

I just do not understand the "This is for sim racers only and will cost you hundreds mentality". In my opinion, it just sounded arrogant.

Loads of people play MMOs/F2P games and probably spend similiar amounts of money. You do not need to own 100% content in iRacer to have a jolly good time.

So what if someone likes to play Dirt, no reason why they cannot play iRacing too.

Also, what difference would TrackIR make to the experience?

And, when hosting a session, can you choose day/night?

Thanks.

Gimpymoo · 20 Jan 2012 at 10:50

At this stage, I have no interest in purchasing 100% content, only the cars and tracks I like and to enter in the races I enjoy going forward so I do not see it costing that much more in comparison to say an MMO.

That however is the beauty of it, one person spending $100 a year could have as much fun as someone spending $400 in their opinion. The game already has enough negativity outside its community regarding its payment model and I think saying "Youve got to spend hundreds" will scare people off even more and I think it is important to balance that statement as in my opinion, it is not true.

Personally, my aim is to master these Roadsters, which, with me being ****, is going to take some time so for me, all I have to pay for the time being, is my sub

Gimpymoo · 20 Jan 2012 at 14:48

Kieron said:
If you are going off the drivers arm in the sim, then don't worry you are getting 900 degrees. They havent modelled the arms turning the wheel 900 degrees yet.

That answers one of my issues

Is it on the "to do" list?