Rennlist iRacing thread
#2506
I think the (now dead) Grand-Am series is a C-class series (meaning D4.0+) and both the DP and McLaren are easy to drive. Not sure what they're going to run next season though. That's the series I've participated in every winter for the last 2 years now.
I think Jim mentioned earlier about doing more practice starts. Is this something we should do? Maybe dedicate some time during the Sunday practice to heavy traffic situations. Running in close proximity to other drivers seems to be what is causing most of the incidents in our races.
I know conquering the emotions is what took me the longest in iracing and I still hear my heartbeat in my ear buds at the start of a race. Just the presence of another driver is often enough to distract someone enough into making mistakes. Luke was pretty much flawless until I started to be a feature in his mirrors.
I know conquering the emotions is what took me the longest in iracing and I still hear my heartbeat in my ear buds at the start of a race. Just the presence of another driver is often enough to distract someone enough into making mistakes. Luke was pretty much flawless until I started to be a feature in his mirrors.
It almost bit me last night - I came very close to losing it a couple times on the first lap of the race. I'm glad the guys around me were able to avoid me!
I kinda miss those days. The stripes and licenses meant a lot more back then.
#2507
What I *really* like though is that someone posted a link to the official "Ford Racing" setup guide for the real-life race car, and so far, it works in iRacing too. I have it printed out and sitting next to my rig.
#2508
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Thanks Bobby, I need to get into a series to get out of Rookie status and wasn't sure when the next season started, seen the highlighting week13 on the front page but didn't know where to look for this info.
#2510
Here is the forum link: http://members.iracing.com/jforum/po...t/3233032.page
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#2511
Oh man, the Slo-stice...brings back great memories. That's practically the only car I drove for the first year or so after I got iRacing. That was back before leagues, and even hosted sessions. We had a big group that would all meet up in a certain practice session for 'pit parties' and run mock-races. Definitely some of the most fun I've had in the sim.
The Rennlist league has reminded me how much more fun iRacing is when you're out on track with friends, whether you know them in real life or through a forum.
The Rennlist league has reminded me how much more fun iRacing is when you're out on track with friends, whether you know them in real life or through a forum.
#2513
I actually made a couple friends just from seeing them regularly in some of the series I used to run. Jimbo Pfeiffer, Russell Hodgson, Lincoln Miner, Shawn Belleque are a few names that stick in my head. Couple of them worked for the same company I did, it turned out. We used to have lunch every couple weeks and sit around geeking out about iRacing LOL.
But yes - it's much more fun racing against people you know. Especially if you're at about the same ability level - makes the racing much more intense.
But yes - it's much more fun racing against people you know. Especially if you're at about the same ability level - makes the racing much more intense.
#2516
What do ya know...they changed the line-up for the Daytona 2.4 race. It's now the Riley DP...and the Ruf RT12 TRACK (instead of C-spec). Since we're all fresh off Daytona, we could probably do pretty well in it. I'm going to be running some practice sessions in the series tonight if anybody wants to join.
It's under "Series" and then "Road Warrior".
It's under "Series" and then "Road Warrior".
#2518
Sean thought you'd like to know... I just poked around in one of the Road Warrior practice sessions at Daytona. I switched back to the default set from yours. Car *felt* the same... but I was stuck in the 45.5 range. No matter what I did... 45.5.
Switched back to yours... 2 laps in... 44.5. Few more laps... 44.0. All with 0 draft.
The laps felt identical... but yours was faster. I wouldn't have believed it had I gone straight off of my intuition and not looked at the times. Nice job!
Switched back to yours... 2 laps in... 44.5. Few more laps... 44.0. All with 0 draft.
The laps felt identical... but yours was faster. I wouldn't have believed it had I gone straight off of my intuition and not looked at the times. Nice job!
#2520
Rennlist Member
Sean thought you'd like to know... I just poked around in one of the Road Warrior practice sessions at Daytona. I switched back to the default set from yours. Car *felt* the same... but I was stuck in the 45.5 range. No matter what I did... 45.5.
Switched back to yours... 2 laps in... 44.5. Few more laps... 44.0. All with 0 draft.
The laps felt identical... but yours was faster. I wouldn't have believed it had I gone straight off of my intuition and not looked at the times. Nice job!
Switched back to yours... 2 laps in... 44.5. Few more laps... 44.0. All with 0 draft.
The laps felt identical... but yours was faster. I wouldn't have believed it had I gone straight off of my intuition and not looked at the times. Nice job!