CXC Simulations

We are switching to OPEN setups for the race. Please share'm if you got 'm.

Gary R.

If I ran a DP car I guarantee someone in a full racing suit behind 5 screens would beat me in a Mustang!

GuyIncognito

right...if the fastest Mustang out-qualifies the slowest DP...$25 iracing bucks.

I think it's achievable for a quick driver with a good setup

JustinL

If the DP stops for a sandwich... maybe.

CXC Simulations

We'll have some pretty slow (new) clients in the race, so it's achievable for sure. I almost guarantee it.

GuyIncognito

the track records for a DP and Mustang are 27 seconds apart; and those are aliens with really good setups.

I still say it's doable

AudiOn19s

first time joining, had a good time despite the lack of Mustang's.

See you guys in the future.

Andy

GuyIncognito

nice run! shame you didn't have more horseys to play with

stick around, it really is a great league.

Garylimey

Watched some of you guys racing at Daytona. The racing on line looks like a blast. Gonna join you guys for a race soon after I have a little more practice.

AudiOn19s

I should have jumped in the Riley but I literally downloaded Daytona 15 minutes before practice started and I've Got VERY limited seat time in the Riley. Figured unfamiliar car AND track would have been a disaster. Since I run the mustang regularly it was the safer bet.

GuyIncognito

hey, you won free schwag on your first time out! not too shabby

I think the DP is easier to drive than the 'Stang (and I owned an 06 Mustang GT), but I get your point.

btw is that your speed yellow 6-GT3 in your sig pic? I had a silver 6-GT3. I miss that Metzger engine w/ fabspeed exhaust

CXC Simulations

Congrats guys.

Rob and Andy, Could you PM me your glove sizes and mailing addresses?

AudiOn19s

Yes, that's my GT3 in the sig. Can't get enough of it

GuyIncognito

here's a great article from GrassRoots Motorsports (Feb 2012 issue) on the benefits of iracing as a training tool, featuring our very own Peter Krause (LolaMan)!

I have to say I agree 100%...I've used simulators to learn (or re-learn) tracks and it really is a valuable tool.

congrats Peter on the great article!

ProCoach

Thanks!

Having had James Clay attend his first DE (?!?!?) in 1997 at Roebling Road where I was Chief Instructor, it was fun to try and talk him around a "synthetic" iRacing drive. Like many folks, he found the learning curve steep and it was difficult to train his eyes to recognize how quick he was going in the sim until it was too late! Most folks, if they stick it out, get to grips pretty well with it, even without motion.

Other folks, especially the younger crowd, have leveraged this as an incredibly valuable training tool. An extension of what they have been doing, it comes naturally. Tom Long is a good example. But, some of the best sim coaching I've gotten was from oldsters Barry Waddell and Divina Galica... Don't count the old folks out, yet!

Where I find it incredibly useful is online, one-on-one training or at my facility at VIR. Drivers will reserve time (generally a two or three hour block) and we will "meet" in a privately hosted session where we can do lead-follow, stop at corner entries, study topography (almost a virtual track walk) and really get to know the track.

I recently had a fellow from Maryland (who did 1:22's at Road Atlanta in real life and in his 1000cc Stohr DSR) come down to VIR for a "freshen-up." When he was done, he confided that he had not seen dozens of landmarks I had been able to point out to him. Three weeks later, he broke 1:20 in qualifying at the track, in his car! Amazing...

It's a great deal and I am eternally grateful to John Henry and Dave Kaemmer for spending the money, assembling the team to put it together and to distribute it digitally for everyone to learn and enjoy! Not sure how they make money, but they're still here! Hopefully, we'll get New Jersey and a few others soon. It's great fun to race with pros like Justin Wilson and Darren Turner, too.