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SDK^ · 3 Apr 2020 at 15:11

I've just signed up for a year and am waiting (impatiently) for the 10GB download to finish.

Mike 702 · 3 Apr 2020 at 15:50

SDK^ said:
I've just signed up for a year and am waiting (impatiently) for the 10GB download to finish.

I am doing the same, I have a decent connection, says 5 mins - still come on!

TonyTurbo78 · 3 Apr 2020 at 15:53

Great stuff guys, might see you on every now and again.

SDK^ · 3 Apr 2020 at 16:18

Mike 702 said:
I am doing the same, I have a decent connection, says 5 mins - still come on!

My son is playing Fortnite and complains when his ping drops so I will finish the download tonight ** grrrrrr

Mike 702 · 3 Apr 2020 at 16:49

SDK^ said:
My son is playing Fortnite and complains when his ping drops so I will finish the download tonight ** grrrrrr

That's not good - I'm all done, had a quick shot and wow got a steep learning curve ahead!

Any tips anyone?

GravyMonster · 3 Apr 2020 at 17:21

Practice

I also find watching streams from fast guys helps understand braking technique.

muttclugg · 3 Apr 2020 at 17:27

Mike 702 said:
That's not good - I'm all done, had a quick shot and wow got a steep learning curve ahead!

Any tips anyone?

Also worth looking at some track guides in youtube. Learn all the turn in points, breaking points etc.

Mike 702 · 3 Apr 2020 at 18:04

Spunkey said:
Practice

I also find watching streams from fast guys helps understand braking technique.

I like it - Thank you

muttclugg said:
Also worth looking at some track guides in youtube. Learn all the turn in points, breaking points etc.

Great idea - Thank you

I did my first event , a Nascar truck event - actually went ok; some madness on track from some but I did ok for my first race, a couple of pretty decent laps at least

SDK^ · 3 Apr 2020 at 18:22

Mike 702 said:
I did my first event , a Nascar truck event - actually went ok; some madness on track from some but I did ok for my first race, a couple of pretty decent laps at least

I did an event at Laguna Seca and kept getting rammed on the last corner from people leaving their braking way too late :mad:

Uncle Petey · 3 Apr 2020 at 18:36

Maybe you were braking too early

Mike 702 · 3 Apr 2020 at 19:03

SDK^ said:
I did an event at Laguna Seca and kept getting rammed on the last corner from people leaving their braking way too late

Uncle Petey said:
Maybe you were braking too early

Maybe you were racing against each other

steve45 · 3 Apr 2020 at 21:16

So for someone just getting started on iRacing, what should I be looking at purchasing as a priority? I've been sim racing for a long long time but never really put much time into iRacing due to the subscription/payment model.
GT/endurance racing is my go to, and I sometimes enjoy low/mid end open wheelers, however I'm not interested in oval racing at all.

RyanF · 3 Apr 2020 at 23:07

Best bang for buck car is the BMW M8 GTE. You'll race it in the BMW 12.0 fixed series at D licence, IMSA at C licence and iLMS at B. From there you can then expand to other vehicles that have taken your fancy.

MrKnifey · 4 Apr 2020 at 09:09

Replacement PC has arrived, setup and already 20x better than the laptop. Cant wait to get some time on the Skippy later!!

My user name is Andrew Dyer

MrKnifey · 4 Apr 2020 at 11:32

Had an hour on the Skippy.. Ive no idea how people are getting 1.31.XXX around Roval on Charlotte Speedway??

TonyTurbo78 · 4 Apr 2020 at 12:24

steve45 said:
So for someone just getting started on iRacing, what should I be looking at purchasing as a priority? I've been sim racing for a long long time but never really put much time into iRacing due to the subscription/payment model.
GT/endurance racing is my go to, and I sometimes enjoy low/mid end open wheelers, however I'm not interested in oval racing at all.

Dont step up to GT3/Endurance to soon, you need to learn some race craft, car handling in the lower license stuff first, just get the hang of how things behave. Do a season in the Skippy as the racing there is a fantastic learning experience IMO. Then move on to the Cayman GT4 possibly. BMW M8 is a good shout as that will open up several different avenues also.

MrKnifey said:
Had an hour on the Skippy.. Ive no idea how people are getting 1.31.XXX around Roval on Charlotte Speedway??

Just seat time mate. There are some very key sections at Charlotte Roval, taking the chicane backstraight almost flat out with no braking will keep your speed high and make seconds on a laptime.

SDK^ · 4 Apr 2020 at 13:02

Lap time comes with practice.
I’m just starting in Rookie and focusing on the Laguna Seca MX5 cup. When I started I was lapping around 1:50 with other people at 1:45’s. Now I’m in the 1:45’s and the fast people are 1:40 to 1:41’s

steve45 · 4 Apr 2020 at 13:11

SDK^ said:
Lap time comes with practice.
I’m just starting in Rookie and focusing on the Laguna Seca MX5 cup. When I started I was lapping around 1:50 with other people at 1:45’s. Now I’m in the 1:45’s and the fast people are 1:40 to 1:41’s

Yeah I've started off in the MX5's, setting comfortable high 42's/Low 43's at the moment after about half hour of praccy and a qually session, put me mid/front of the pack and still about 1.5-2 sec off the fastest pace. The MX5 is a fun little car when you get a feel for it, really have to maximise smooth inputs and carrying speed.

MrKnifey · 4 Apr 2020 at 20:07

The mx5 is a weird one for me, as I don't like the way it just spins out, it feels like you can't hold a slide. Its annoying

steve45 · 4 Apr 2020 at 20:30

MrKnifey said:
The mx5 is a weird one for me, as I don't like the way it just spins out, it feels like you can't hold a slide. Its annoying

you have to catch it early, very light throttle control, dont lift off too quickly and small steering inputs. I've found iRacing to be a bit of a nightmare to catch spins, dosnt feel like any other sim, there is no muscling your way out of it, once you've passed the point of no return you just have to go with it and accept you are in damage limitation.