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steve45 · 5 Apr 2020 at 22:59

MrKnifey said:
My run of crash free races comes to an end, got rear suspension damage from seb vettle just driving across the track after a spin. Tried my best to avoid but he just caught me.

On a separate note, what seat/stand recommendation do people have?

Space & Budget?

SDK^ · 5 Apr 2020 at 23:09

I'm out of Rookie class now. Once I understood how the Safety Rating worked it only took me 3 races.

RyanF · 5 Apr 2020 at 23:27

Congrats! Best bit of advice I can give you now is to keep practicing, I typically spend Sunday through Tuesday getting up to speed on each track until I can comfortably do race length stints at pace with no incidents.
Just remember a lot of the incidents and crashes you'll have are genuine accidents, very rarely does anyone intentionally wreck you out of a race. However, it's very common for people to out brake themselves thinking they're a lot better than they actually are!

TonyTurbo78 · 6 Apr 2020 at 01:52

Really good race late last night. Vrs Sprint at Sebring, car #30 and finished inside top 10. 1440p60 hasnt processed yet, shouldn't be to long so just 1080p60 available for now.

MrKnifey · 6 Apr 2020 at 06:47

steve45 said:
Space & Budget?

I will measure exactly, but its around 1.5 metres wide by 3.2 metres long (carpet measurements I can slightly remember)

Edit - Budget, im not entirely sure. All I know my current setup has be using the clutch pedal as the brake on the G29 because my brake pedal is behind the bloody frame the wheel sits on!

MrKnifey · 6 Apr 2020 at 08:01

Is the GT Omega Titan worth a shout?

steve45 · 6 Apr 2020 at 11:21

Personally i'd be looking at an 80/20 based alu extrusion setup, if you have the space and budget (Not much more than the Titan). The stiffness, modularity and adjustability are game changing.
https://sim-lab.eu/product-category/cockpit/
https://www.trakracer.co.uk/product/tr8020-black-tr80-80mm-x-40mm-aluminium-cockpit-with-wheel-deck/

The above are off the shelf options, however, you could build one for less by buying the extrusion and fittings yourself.
https://www.motedis.co.uk/shop/index.php or https://www.dold-mechatronik.de/

Dont get me wrong I'm sure the Titan is more than capable (pedal plate dosnt fill me with much confidence though), however after using an 80/20 rig I dont think I could ever go back.

TonyTurbo78 · 6 Apr 2020 at 13:44

MrKnifey said:
Is the GT Omega Titan worth a shout?

Ive not heard all that great things about Omega hardware, people have always commented there's quite a bit of flex in it from memory.

Andr3w · 6 Apr 2020 at 16:56

Anyone know of any returning customer codes?

RyanF · 6 Apr 2020 at 18:28

I've done it, made the plunge on the CRG9! :eek:

Mike 702 · 6 Apr 2020 at 20:29

RyanF said:
I've done it, made the plunge on the CRG9!

Didn't know what that was - but just did s quick search - looks awesome!

For this , can you split your view into 3 windows if you like - so it would look same as 3 monitors?

MrKnifey · 6 Apr 2020 at 22:13

Had another 2nd place in Skippy. Finally got into the 1.31.xxx times on race pace, can't get near it in qually/praccy.

I have also just been promoted to C license

RyanF · 6 Apr 2020 at 23:50

Mike 702 said:
Didn't know what that was - but just did s quick search - looks awesome!

For this , can you split your view into 3 windows if you like - so it would look same as 3 monitors?

Kind of, instead, it lets me run the game at a higher FOV. Not quite as high as triples/3 monitors but significantly higher than the 51 degrees my BenQ gives me.

SDK^ · 7 Apr 2020 at 00:03

RyanF said:
Kind of, instead, it lets me run the game at a higher FOV. Not quite as high as triples/3 monitors but significantly higher than the 51 degrees my BenQ gives me.

Looks pretty good

picnic · 7 Apr 2020 at 08:11

Andr3w said:
Anyone know of any returning customer codes?

I asked on the topic a few days ago and the answers were not good, think we'll have to wait until a Black Friday sale. I did moan on one of iRacing posts on Facebook but, as there was no notification of a reply, I guess it was ignored.

Andr3w · 7 Apr 2020 at 08:16

picnic said:
I asked on the topic a few days ago and the answers were not good, think we'll have to wait until a Black Friday sale. I did moan on one of iRacing posts on Facebook but, as there was no notification of a reply, I guess it was ignored.

Yeh they love giving new customers discounts but seem to not be bothered about discounts for returning customers. It’s maybe once a year you get a discount code.

Mike 702 · 7 Apr 2020 at 09:35

RyanF said:
Kind of, instead, it lets me run the game at a higher FOV. Not quite as high as triples/3 monitors but significantly higher than the 51 degrees my BenQ gives me.

Ahh ok, understand

TonyTurbo78 · 7 Apr 2020 at 09:43

MrKnifey said:
Had another 2nd place in Skippy. Finally got into the 1.31.xxx times on race pace, can't get near it in qually/praccy.

I have also just been promoted to C license

Congrats mate. I loved the advance through the licenses and car series. I'm not a top split racer, usually 2nd or 3rd split, but even in there the thrill of close proper racing with others is fantastic, iracing at it's best when you get a good race.

Mike 702 · 7 Apr 2020 at 15:09

Finally managed to avoid enough of the madness to get going - small steps...........

SDK^ · 7 Apr 2020 at 17:53

^^ Well done

I bought the Skip Barber series and did some practice on the Charlotte Motor Speedway track. Compared to the Mazda MX5 the cars are quick and grippy