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From: PA
Nordschleife Master
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Don't worry George, no one is "at fault". We're all going to make mistakes through the season and all we can do is try and run as safe as possible within our skill levels. Things should go more smooth next week on the bigger track, taking it easy on turn 1 is very important.
We had our largest turn out last night and I'd like it to stay that way.
We had our largest turn out last night and I'd like it to stay that way.
No faults here. This is for fun.
As long as no one intentionally ruins races or drives overly-aggressive, that's good enough. We should all be friends here.
Each and every one of us started off being the "slow guy". We all remember being there. Outside of general teasing or "in good fun" trash talking, I think it's safe to say no real "talking down" will be permitted.
This series will be WAY more fun with a huge grid of cars than a small one. It's fun for the replays (seeing the big grid). It's fun for the stupid-fast guys, working their way around through the slower cars. It's fun for the slower guys because chances are, on a big grid, there will be at least one other person running their same pace.
Everybody should have fun, and we'll try to maintain that atmosphere in the name of keeping as many folks active as possible.
Nordschleife Master
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I personally believe (as do a few others) that the bug extends beyond just the wrong dash - it seems to me that engines/suspensions/gearing gets mixed up, too (as you experienced last night!) I've had instances where I swear I got the Track suspension (easy to drive) but the Cup motor/gearing (with the big gap between 4th and 5th gears). iRacing has not acknowledged that it's a problem though. I've commented about it in a thread or two in the "bug reporting" section of the forums but it hasn't gone anywhere.
Nordschleife Master
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From: Upstate NY
Here is the replay from last night: https://www.dropbox.com/s/b7p5x4efna...ock%20Race.rpy
It wasn't a pretty race but I still had fun. Did anyone else feel like they lost tires a bit towards the end of the race, or is that just me trying to blame something for my lack of skill? My rear end slid out on turn 3 twice (i think) towards the end of the race and I went into the grass.
It wasn't a pretty race but I still had fun. Did anyone else feel like they lost tires a bit towards the end of the race, or is that just me trying to blame something for my lack of skill? My rear end slid out on turn 3 twice (i think) towards the end of the race and I went into the grass.
thanks in advance.
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I just tip-toed through it for the race (and still went off on the very last lap). I realized at the end that I was still running Jullian's setup, which I noticed in practice was an asymmetrical setup. Since I first joined the iRacing service I have always had issues with asymmetrical sets. To me it's obvious that the car handles differently when turning left, vs. turning right.. and I get settled into how the car feels in one direction and then have a tough time with the car handling/behaving differently when turning the other direction.
I can run lap after lap with a symmetrical setup. Asymmetrical - I'm all over the place. Probably just me. *shrug* I went faster with Jullian's set but after I got everything good and warmed up I started spinning in 3. I thought I loaded the default for the race but discovered later that I didn't.
Drifting
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From: Edmonton AB
I personally believe (as do a few others) that the bug extends beyond just the wrong dash - it seems to me that engines/suspensions/gearing gets mixed up, too (as you experienced last night!) I've had instances where I swear I got the Track suspension (easy to drive) but the Cup motor/gearing (with the big gap between 4th and 5th gears). iRacing has not acknowledged that it's a problem though. I've commented about it in a thread or two in the "bug reporting" section of the forums but it hasn't gone anywhere.
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Drifting
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From: Edmonton AB
HAHA! That must be network delay error projecting my position. I never got THAT much air on my local system. Quite a few times I'd light up the rear tires a bit coming over the rise and bounce off the limiter, but that's a pretty sweet jump.
Pro
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From: Indianapolis, In
Yeah you actually blinked out right before the jump, but you were getting pretty good air last night most of the race.
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From: Colorado
I had all 4 come off in practice, but nothing as impressive as that. Might want to set your rear wing off of Lift setting and onto Downforce...lol.
I agree with the asymmetrical setup comment; they just don't seem to work very well for me.
I agree with the asymmetrical setup comment; they just don't seem to work very well for me.