Hey,
Likewise, would be great to have a go at one of these with like minded people, be great to hear more about it.
Cheers
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Hey,
Likewise, would be great to have a go at one of these with like minded people, be great to hear more about it.
Cheers
We decided to 2-man the 24 hours of Le Mans on Saturday. I did the first 9 stints (42 mins per stint) managing to go from 9th to 1st (We were outgunned bigtime on the SoF we got landed). 9 hours in I was passing a GT3 through the Porsche Curves (I was 3/4s of the way past) when he turned into me and murder, death, killed me. 45 mins of repairs so no point continuing. I was heartbroken. Up to that point the race had been outrageously awesome.
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Horrible. Just hearthbreaking.
Ah man, yeah, thats cruel. I've not done a team endurance race in iRacing yet, in fact im pretty sure we didnt have driver swapping when i last raced (Sept '14, i think we only had Road Warrior 2.4h races), but they're one of the things that made me want to get back into sim racing. Whenever Jimmer does an enduro race i'll watch it in full over a few days, and it makes me miss the old days of doing 6/12/24hr races as a team, but we didnt have persistent damage so if you got absolutely destroyed, you could just TP to the pits and get a new car. The game would reset you to lap 1, but the race tracker would add all the laps together and they'd penalise you a lap. So you'd only lose the lap you were on and a penalty lap, so maybe you lost 5min on your competition and even then it felt pretty brutal.
I've only had my new racing setup up & running for a couple of weeks now, and still getting comfortable with it, and so far i think ive spent about 2hrs racing against AI in MX5, M4 GT4 and McLaren GT3, and about 16hrs in photoshop making skins (Macca, helmet & suit)
The design is a replica of my old Live for Speed team from 2004 to 2009, and i figured it needed to be brought back.
I've only had my new racing setup up & running for a couple of weeks now, and still getting comfortable with it, and so far i think ive spent about 2hrs racing against AI in MX5, M4 GT4 and McLaren GT3, and about 16hrs in photoshop making skins (Macca, helmet & suit)
The design is a replica of my old Live for Speed team from 2004 to 2009, and i figured it needed to be brought back.
Did my first race in almost 10yrs tonight (Sept 22, '14). I'd been trying different cars and trying to get back up to speed. Turns out its not like riding a bicycle, cos i absolutely sucked for a good while, and i'd been putting off doing a race and ruining races for others cos my iR (only 2.6k) still means im thrown into decent splits with my rookie pace.
So the last couple of days i've been practicing the GT4 round, and decided i'd give it a go. I like Okayama, and i'd stopped binning the McLaren 570S every 3-4 laps, finally
So i signed up for the 15min race, couldnt understand why the recent results were doing 1:46-1:48 when i was doing 1:36s, it said no rain. Joined the practice server, bone dry
and then i joined the race server and its throwing it down. I've done maybe 3 laps in a GT3 in rain and it wasnt good. I had qualifying to get my &*$# together, and i only managed a 1:50.x. Started the race, couldnt avoid a spun car at T1, 4x. Then hit another car who'd spun and tried a 180 into my path. 8x... 
then somehow finished the race without any more Inc Pts.
Then signed up for the 30min race, with LMP2s. Never done multi-class before. Somehow managed to survive that with only a 1x. So i figured i'd do the wet race again, now that i'd got a bit of practice with it. Got a 1x before the race started, and picked up a couple of off-tracks. I dont think ive overtaken anyone yet, other than freebies, and im not really attempting to race anyone, if someone catches me as soon as i see them looking to pass i let them by, at the moment i just need to build a bit of confidence around others, and improve my consistency. Most i can do really is be an annoying roadblock to someone who's clearly faster than me, who's screwed up and spun, and im doing fine simply driving my own race and only focusing on not spinning and surviving others.
Its giving me confidence to contemplate doing something like the IMSA Pilot 2hr races (GT4 & TCR), cos my second concern is not finishing (wrecking or DQ).
Does anyone know why the race results page flat out lies about the weather conditions? Ive seen the schedule PDF says its a 100% rain race, yet the results say 1% chance rain. The signup page says 100% rain, so the info is in there, i just didnt see it and doing AI races based on the series, joining practice sessions were all dry, and the past race results said it was dry. I know where to find the info now, but its kinda annoying, i wouldnt have raced it if i knew it was wet - so i guess i got that out of my system.
So the last couple of days i've been practicing the GT4 round, and decided i'd give it a go. I like Okayama, and i'd stopped binning the McLaren 570S every 3-4 laps, finally
So i signed up for the 15min race, couldnt understand why the recent results were doing 1:46-1:48 when i was doing 1:36s, it said no rain. Joined the practice server, bone dry
and then i joined the race server and its throwing it down. I've done maybe 3 laps in a GT3 in rain and it wasnt good. I had qualifying to get my &*$# together, and i only managed a 1:50.x. Started the race, couldnt avoid a spun car at T1, 4x. Then hit another car who'd spun and tried a 180 into my path. 8x... then somehow finished the race without any more Inc Pts.Then signed up for the 30min race, with LMP2s. Never done multi-class before. Somehow managed to survive that with only a 1x. So i figured i'd do the wet race again, now that i'd got a bit of practice with it. Got a 1x before the race started, and picked up a couple of off-tracks. I dont think ive overtaken anyone yet, other than freebies, and im not really attempting to race anyone, if someone catches me as soon as i see them looking to pass i let them by, at the moment i just need to build a bit of confidence around others, and improve my consistency. Most i can do really is be an annoying roadblock to someone who's clearly faster than me, who's screwed up and spun, and im doing fine simply driving my own race and only focusing on not spinning and surviving others.
Its giving me confidence to contemplate doing something like the IMSA Pilot 2hr races (GT4 & TCR), cos my second concern is not finishing (wrecking or DQ).
Does anyone know why the race results page flat out lies about the weather conditions? Ive seen the schedule PDF says its a 100% rain race, yet the results say 1% chance rain. The signup page says 100% rain, so the info is in there, i just didnt see it and doing AI races based on the series, joining practice sessions were all dry, and the past race results said it was dry. I know where to find the info now, but its kinda annoying, i wouldnt have raced it if i knew it was wet - so i guess i got that out of my system.
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I'm racing the 20 min fixed and 40 min open Sim Lab GT3 series this season. Having an absolute nightmare this week. We're at LeMans. 3 races yesterday. 3 sessions with 0x in open practice, then practice and quali in the race. Then 3 x meatballs on the opening lap. 1 race was before the start line.
Heartbreaking.
Heartbreaking.
I've been doing the IMSA Open and IMSA Endurance at CTMP this week. My favourite combo for sure. Threw away 2 wins in the rain (driving the Caddy) and a dry win was taken from me by a penis in a McLaren GT3 driver. I done the Endurance race (160 minutes) yesterday solo and managed to win. Probably the hardest race I've done as there aint much respite. Up until yesterday I would have said solo 4 hours around The 'Ring was the toughest but GTP class around CTMP for that long is hard going.
Up to 2.8k now to.
Up to 2.8k now to.
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2.8k is a level I can only dream of. Congrats. I've gone from nearly 1800 down to around 1200. Have you ever been coached, i'm seriously considering it. I'm sure I must be doing something obviously wrong but I don't realise it and it's costing me seconds per lap.
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Video guides don't really help me. Every corner or technique is basically. "Brake late, get the car turned early, get on the power asap"
I've got the coach dave delta app but don't have the time to study the telementary.
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I've got the coach dave delta app but don't have the time to study the telementary.
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I'll watch a couple of laps of a track I don't know to get the basics of the track then its just do laps. There are some tracks I'm good at but there are others where I'll be lucky to maintain position. CTMP and Nurburgring GP tracks recently have been very good to me. They must complement my driving style.
I think for most, braking is the biggie area on where us mere mortals can gain massive chunks of time. Trail braking with the left foot has been a big challenge for me. I look at the trace for my brake pedal and its never smooth.
I think for most, braking is the biggie area on where us mere mortals can gain massive chunks of time. Trail braking with the left foot has been a big challenge for me. I look at the trace for my brake pedal and its never smooth.
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That’s what I’ve been doing this weekend. I’ve always LFB, I’ve been playing around with the brake profile on my pedals to try and find a solution with what’s I think I'm doing and what actually happens.
I’m always off of the brakes before I think I am.
I’m always off of the brakes before I think I am.
Its funny you say that coz I'm exactly the same
I now find that telling myself to stay on the brakes ensures I do it.
Also, just coming to terms that I ain't gonna win every race means I drive less aggressively which leads to less mistakes meaning better placement/finishes.
I found that lowering the brake pedal range helps with trail braking.
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Indy this week in my GT3 series. I'm driving ther ferrari as tht's the car that i've got. Not many others seem to drive it....that's always a worry. Any way.
Jumped into a session with 5 mins before race start, blind. Never driven. 3 or 4 laps and a couple of off tracks.
Ranked 12th in my split. Qualified 13th. Warm up and quali 0x.
40 min race Finished 5th. 0x. Whoop Whoop. + .89sr. Never seen a jump like it. I could go +4 and get to A licence in my next race.
Buzzing.
Jumped into a session with 5 mins before race start, blind. Never driven. 3 or 4 laps and a couple of off tracks.
Ranked 12th in my split. Qualified 13th. Warm up and quali 0x.
40 min race Finished 5th. 0x. Whoop Whoop. + .89sr. Never seen a jump like it. I could go +4 and get to A licence in my next race.
Buzzing.
From what i saw of GT3 the last season or 2 (via YT), the Ferrari 296 was the most popular. I think the Merc must be significantly faster than the rest at Daytona cos almost everyone was running that one week, but it seems like the McLaren being the new shiny toy means most people are running that this season.
I've been doing the Falken series (GT4 15min fixed & GT4+LMP3 30min open) while i try and get back up to speed. My iR is down to 2.2k from 2.6k and i suspect it'll settle down somewhere around 1.8-2.0k, but for now im being dumped in top split just to bruise my ego a little further.
I've only done 9 races since returning, and i think ive only overtaken 1 person (didnt even intend to, he just braked too early and i had to swerve to avoid him) and the rest of the time im just allowing people to pass me and avoiding incidents. I dont feel particularly confident around others at the moment, so im not trying to go side-by-side with people who are clearly quicker than me.
I think my inconsistency between laps has always been the thing that kills me. I could nail a section, and not really know what i did that made it faster. Using Garage61s telemetry helps a little, but i find it hard to put it to much use. I usually just have to do lap after lap and figure it out using the delta.
From what i understand, coaching below 3-4k isnt really worth it, and you should be able to follow YT guides and such to perfect the basics.
I started watching this video from Boosted Media a few weeks back and it seemed useful just listening to the advice and explanations for things
GT4 is at Road Atalanta this week so i'll try and finish the video cos it might be useful even though they're in GT3. Its a track im familiar with watching, but maybe done 20 laps there and that opening section, all blind apexes, is killing me.
Suellio Almeida's name comes up frequently on reddit for this sort of stuff: https://www.youtube.com/@SuellioAlmeida/videos
Also the VRS channel has videos for techniques but is mostly Car @ Track guides, which look a little dated: https://www.youtube.com/@realVRS/videos
I wish that someone had made car guides, talking about how you need to drive them to get the most out of them. From what ive picked up on reddit, you can find a chunk of time in GT4s by staying off ABS which is kinda hard to avoid, and they tend to be faster if driven smoothly rather than thrown into corners. It'd be nice to have this sort of info, per car, in a video and not have to dig through tons of reddit comments trying to find these nuggets.
I've been doing the Falken series (GT4 15min fixed & GT4+LMP3 30min open) while i try and get back up to speed. My iR is down to 2.2k from 2.6k and i suspect it'll settle down somewhere around 1.8-2.0k, but for now im being dumped in top split just to bruise my ego a little further.
I've only done 9 races since returning, and i think ive only overtaken 1 person (didnt even intend to, he just braked too early and i had to swerve to avoid him) and the rest of the time im just allowing people to pass me and avoiding incidents. I dont feel particularly confident around others at the moment, so im not trying to go side-by-side with people who are clearly quicker than me.
I think my inconsistency between laps has always been the thing that kills me. I could nail a section, and not really know what i did that made it faster. Using Garage61s telemetry helps a little, but i find it hard to put it to much use. I usually just have to do lap after lap and figure it out using the delta.
From what i understand, coaching below 3-4k isnt really worth it, and you should be able to follow YT guides and such to perfect the basics.
I started watching this video from Boosted Media a few weeks back and it seemed useful just listening to the advice and explanations for things
Suellio Almeida's name comes up frequently on reddit for this sort of stuff: https://www.youtube.com/@SuellioAlmeida/videos
Also the VRS channel has videos for techniques but is mostly Car @ Track guides, which look a little dated: https://www.youtube.com/@realVRS/videos
I wish that someone had made car guides, talking about how you need to drive them to get the most out of them. From what ive picked up on reddit, you can find a chunk of time in GT4s by staying off ABS which is kinda hard to avoid, and they tend to be faster if driven smoothly rather than thrown into corners. It'd be nice to have this sort of info, per car, in a video and not have to dig through tons of reddit comments trying to find these nuggets.
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Most sim racers brake far more than they need too, that is the number one reason for people being slow. In GT3 and GT4 (to a lesser extent) you generally don't want to trigger the ABS, this usually means applying only around 70-80% brake pressure at max. It's quite easy to avoid hitting it once you realise what your max brake pressure is for the heaviest braking zone on a track, muscle memory should adapt over time if you are using load cells etc
It's also possible to edit the config file for each cars controller settings so that you can never apply more than a set percentage of brake pressure... so no matter how hard you stomp on the brake you will never go above the percentage you configured in the ini file. It sounds complex but it's not, lots of people with poor pedals use it. It has some downsides but for people who continue to struggle with locking up or activating ABS it can help a lot.
If you do go down that route what I would suggest is looking at the example laps telemetry on VRS, see what the maximum brake pressure over a lap is and then set that as your max percentage in the controller config file for that car. It can change for each car on each track but generally, most cars rarely need more than 75-80% brake pressure, anything higher will often cause lockups or the ABS kicking in. In-fact you don't really need to use VRS to see what the max brake pressure that is used is, it's always going to be roughly around the same percentage as mentioned above.
This video sums up the process. It's a bit of a bandaid though for bad technique rather than fixing the core problem... but bad technique can also come from poor gear such as non load cell brake pedals.
If you are feeling rich (£120ish) you could get a Simagic Haptic Motor that you can attach to the back of the brake pedal which will rumble every time you activate ABS or Lockup. It's a pretty big deal, they are designed for Simagic pedals but there are tons of custom 3D printed mounts for other pedals if you have a look for 'Simagic Haptic' on ETSY. I have one attached to my HE Sprint Brake pedal and it really helps find the limit of where you can brake as well as improving consistency. Obviously good for immersion as well.
This videos a bit clickbait but it explains what they do better
It's also possible to edit the config file for each cars controller settings so that you can never apply more than a set percentage of brake pressure... so no matter how hard you stomp on the brake you will never go above the percentage you configured in the ini file. It sounds complex but it's not, lots of people with poor pedals use it. It has some downsides but for people who continue to struggle with locking up or activating ABS it can help a lot.
If you do go down that route what I would suggest is looking at the example laps telemetry on VRS, see what the maximum brake pressure over a lap is and then set that as your max percentage in the controller config file for that car. It can change for each car on each track but generally, most cars rarely need more than 75-80% brake pressure, anything higher will often cause lockups or the ABS kicking in. In-fact you don't really need to use VRS to see what the max brake pressure that is used is, it's always going to be roughly around the same percentage as mentioned above.
This video sums up the process. It's a bit of a bandaid though for bad technique rather than fixing the core problem... but bad technique can also come from poor gear such as non load cell brake pedals.
If you are feeling rich (£120ish) you could get a Simagic Haptic Motor that you can attach to the back of the brake pedal which will rumble every time you activate ABS or Lockup. It's a pretty big deal, they are designed for Simagic pedals but there are tons of custom 3D printed mounts for other pedals if you have a look for 'Simagic Haptic' on ETSY. I have one attached to my HE Sprint Brake pedal and it really helps find the limit of where you can brake as well as improving consistency. Obviously good for immersion as well.
This videos a bit clickbait but it explains what they do better
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So I'm looking to replace my 32 inch triple setup with newer monitors, I currently have MSI Optix AG32CQ's which I bought over covid times and they are how can I put it craptastic!! I mean the colours on iracing aren't great but these monitors I just can't get them looking nice and the smearing is getting on my nerves with any racing game. Also the bottom of the monitors are a touch wider meaning I could never get them lined up properly
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What Do you guys think of this monitor? Is IPS ok for sim racing? I know OLed is best but I cant justify spending that sort of money.
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What Do you guys think of this monitor? Is IPS ok for sim racing? I know OLed is best but I cant justify spending that sort of money.
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Yeah, no issues with IPS. I've used DG2721DGFA for a few years.
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cheers thanks mate, this might be an expensive month
Did anyone else do Petit Le Man (10 hour around Road Atlanta) at the weekend? We managed to come 2nd in our split (In GTP) just 7 seconds behind the winner. To come so close but just miss out was bittersweet.
From hour 4 it was basically just a series of 40 lap sprints pushing as hard as possible. I did 3 stints back t back, my wrists were absolutely cooked
From hour 4 it was basically just a series of 40 lap sprints pushing as hard as possible. I did 3 stints back t back, my wrists were absolutely cooked
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I watched Basic Ollie stream. It kept me from F1 qualifying. The last 2 hours were intense.
I'm upto iRating 1750 now and class A. The 40 min GT3 races are really good for me. We're at Interlargos this week and I can drive that clean lap after lap. In the high 34s usually, best lap being a 34.5 with optional a 34.0. Top splits seem to be 32.5 so i'm still miles away but getting slightly better.
I'm upto iRating 1750 now and class A. The 40 min GT3 races are really good for me. We're at Interlargos this week and I can drive that clean lap after lap. In the high 34s usually, best lap being a 34.5 with optional a 34.0. Top splits seem to be 32.5 so i'm still miles away but getting slightly better.