Quote from Senninha25 :

yes. reported your post because there's another thread already...can't you go read it instead of creating another one?

Good God, the world is ending! The kid has 3 posts total and you fly off and report him for doing something every member here does every other day (repeat threads)

Give the guy a break. I understand this topic has been beat to death, but reporting him? Seriously?

Quote from Kalev EST :

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Ha! And so begins the new FFUUUU...

It looks fun, and almost as dangerous as real racing if certain parts fail...

LFS is really going to need something huge to get me back full time, not that I'm anything special, just sayin'. I still use the auto-x builder (and will until iRacing develops one) but unless we get a massive dynamic track/time/weather update with the new tires, I can't see any way I'll ever race here as much as I did pre-iRacing...



F08 still rules though.

Quote from The Moose :

I'd put money on 95% of the top guys using both pedals. LFB with a bit of throttle still on is the only way to get that extra speed imo.

Agreed. It seems to be worth a few tenths for me. When I go back to RFB, it's hit or miss if I find that extra time or not.

After they remapped the throttle, you don't need nearly as much input as you did before, but it still seems exaggerated imo.

And the racing in the upper tiers is top notch, unlike any online sim racing I've experienced anywhere, outside a league. Very clean and respectful.

However, I can't speak for the ovals... sounds like it's tougher to stay clean over there.

I was in that 2nd split as well. It's amazing how close the racing gets when that many people turn out. Started 21st, made it up to 14th or so, then on lap 83 the sim crashed to the desktop. 2 laps down when I rejoined. Oh well, still a great race!

You need this:

http://www.apelectrix.com/index.html

While the load cell does reduce pedal travel, you can calibrate it for however light you'd like to push.

Lime Rock is my first stop...

then Mosport, Road Atlanta, etc. All the tracks it's too fast for.

Yeah, this is a big step for iRacing, especially in getting more people outside the states involved.

All excitement aside, I wonder if people have forgotten that there are only a handful of guys in the world who are qualified to drive this thing competitively, and safely. If the BF1 is any example, the racing in the Williams might...not... be...the best. Here's to hoping.

You need to finish turning at the apex of that downhill @ Lime Rock. Turn in early and hard, and be unwinding the wheel from the apex onward. If the rear end is still loaded over that bump, you're in trouble.

Quote from JeffR :

On a side note, is the number of active players continuing to increase and about how many are there now? With the reduced pricing, I would expect a pretty good jump in the number of players.

There has definitely been an increase in participation as of late, compared to last season anyway. Way more people in the practice servers at all times.

Quote from Gills4life :

Well I've only just started so I'm in the rookie cars at the moment. I am really fuming right now. I just did my first race in iracing, Solstice at Laguna. Fought from last to first place, leading on the last lap by over two and a half seconds, then some guy two laps down decides to wander back into the racing line and brake. Big wreck, managed to bring it home limping for a third place finish. Still really pissed off about that though. Would have been a comfortable win in my first race in the sim. :grumpy:

This is all too common for a first time out. The absolute key, especially until you're out of rookies, is to anticipate bonehead moves like that. If you expect the worst from everyone out there at all times, you can avoid most of it by sacrificing a little pace here and there. The second you start counting on people to do what they're supposed to do, you're in trouble. Voice chat is key as well, a simple "going left" over the mic can save a lot of trouble.

Rookies and D are, rather unfortunately, about survival. Sacrifice a little pace, and worry more about those around you than yourself. Once you're up in B, A or pro the racing and racecraft is leaps and bounds ahead of anything other sim imo.

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Be sure to grab a decent set that has most of the understeer dialed out...

http://orionraceteam.com/setups/

Quote from MadCat360 :

...because rumble strips don't seem to count as track...

Putting the center line of the car past the rumble strips will get you a 1x. I've put two wheels over the strips plenty of times without any incidents. Uphill at Lime Rock is a great example. 2 wheels in the dirt and you're fine, center line in the dirt and you've got a 1x.

Of course, if you even think of going anywhere near some of those curbs in a few of the cars, a 1x will be the least of your worries. That being said, I'm excited to see the new tire model applied to all the old cars, hopefully that will help the Radical, etc...

If you had spelled please without all the Zs I might have considered it...

I am not good at sitting tight!

Quote from obsolum :

Why don't you just click on the Request an invite link and wait for your invite?

Because that takes months and months?

Anyone have any invites? I'll trade for a Wave invite.

Quote from spanks :

...Its just not any fun to drive...

Blasphemy! I love driving this thing. Love it. LOVE it.

C6R @ Lime Rock is my new favorite thing in the world...

Don't forget to check the hosted sessions if you can't find an official race.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93h9aCRp8eg

2 minutes of research would tell anyone with a brain she's a girl. Feeding the fire is fun too though, that's what she wants.

Also, Happy Thanksgiving!

Last edited by titanLS, Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:24.