Scott, at least get the Civic out... sh!t

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MMSC #12/ASP

Anyone planning on running the Daytona 2.4 in a couple of weeks?

And a couple new cars that they're working on

the lotus 49


Cadillac CTS-V

How are you guys liking iracing?

I am more or less done with GT5, too many issues with network, etc.

What are thoughts on a weekly series starting soon?

Anyone going to do the Daytona 2.4?

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Paul

iRacing is interesting but I'm far from done with GT5.
The real problem with iRacing is once you spend the money you feel like you need to play it to get your moneys worth.

There are pros and cons to both... maybe I'll sit down and make an actual list someday.
iRacing is better in the physics department, but not as much as I thought it would be.

For pure fun factor GT5 wins hands down. I had more fun the last few nights on GT5 than I have had all month on iRacing, however YMMV.

The Daytona 2.4 is something I first heard about yesterday, I may, but not if it involves buying a new car and/or new track.

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1989 Van Diemen - Formula 2000 Continental

GT5 can be fun for sure, thats the overall point of it I think, while iracing is a lot more serious, some people get super crazy about it sometimes, quite funny!

It is by far the closest to reality though, as far as the focus required, setup realism (I put a setup from a real DP, straight from setup sheets into an iracing setup, pretty impressive), tire wear etc.

I got pretty annoyed with all the network issues with GT5 lately, not sure what was going on.

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Paul

i can't get fast on okayama short course in the miata

i watch people, i copy the lines, i just can't consistently get below 1.03.5

I'm in the same boat Jon, I can run 1.03's all day long during a race but I have only gotten down into the 1.02's for qualifying. I don't have as many laps around Okiidookii as Lime Rock but just by going back to that track and putting in consistant laps I went from running consistant 1.05's to 1.03's during race, so i guess practice does work.

Now if I can figure out how to get from a 2.10 down to a 2.08 at VIR in the Mustang I will be all set. Maybe i should take my own advice and put in more laps there.

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VP, AMP
#51 Vantage Motorsports

a weekly series would be fun

however we should limit the optional content to some degree

I checked into the cost and if I was looking at everything correctly it only cost $1.00 for 2 hours of server time to host your own event. In that 2 hours you could have a 30min practice, 20min qualifying followed by a 30min race which would be like the 20 laps of Lime Rock. It doesn't have to follow that schedule just thinking out loud. You can also set up the event to be a fixed setup or not, any number of tows etc... Lots of options whatever everyone wants to do, the only cost is to the person who sets up the event, no one else has to pay anything to join the race event. We can set up a password and send it to everyone in ARMS that wants to race, that is your free ticket to join.

I think Paul already mentioned something along the same line earlier about cars and tracks, we just need to decide what and when to do it.

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Brian
VP, AMP
#51 Vantage Motorsports

If you need some back-markers I'm willing to step up...

Woo hoo! Six weeks & 3,500 laps later...

Honestly though, if someone where committed to graduating up the license ladder right from the very beginning, I think you could get there in half the time. It's only been this past week that I really started focusing on clean races and building SR.

Now to become Pro... lol Like that would ever happen! I think there's only 300-400 Pro license drivers out of 30,000 members.

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2008 EVO X MR

We don't need a practice session. We can do that on our own. So I'd say do a couple qualifying / race events back-to-back in the 2 hour window, using different tracks.

As for tracks and cars, I'd suggest sticking with defaults (i.e. rookie) sets, more specifically the MX-5 Cup. That way there's no added cost, and everyone will be familiar car / tracks. Maybe mirror the current iRacing Mazda Cup (i.e. use the same track of the current week). Maybe our local Spec Miata Championship Drivers Association might like to sponsor the series as a promotional tool; and pay for some server time.



I had never noticed this until I switched to dual monitors and drove the Lotus 79. Then it became very apparent. I thought there was something wrong with my hardware or settings until you mentioned it here.

I don't really notice it in roofed cars though, likely because the skewed part of the screen is filled up by the interior.


Yup, I've read a lot of that stuff. I have set my DriverHeadHorizon / DriverHeadNoPitch / DriverRotateHead / etc. I find it helps a lot.

Here's a really good forum link of "Essential Reading" that everyone should look at. See the 4th post in this thread: http://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts ... 54827.page

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2008 EVO X MR

Congrats Mr McIntyre...I see you have been a busy little Iracer.

Thanks for the heads up on the Iracing forms.

As soon as I get the internet connected today I will be moving the entire rig assembly to it's new home and then let the Iracing begin.
Starting to get the feel for this new wheel system and as soon as I get shifter plate mounted properly to the playseat I will be able to start learning the heal n toe aspect of shifting and see what trouble that gets me into.

..." I wanna ride "...

I'm flirting with the A and B classes on the oval side, but I just lost my blue stripe, I've been on a horrible slide...but on the road side I got alot of work to do

I might as well throw my hat in the ring too... Who needs a referral?

BTW I just did a quick google search on promo codes and came up with this link: http://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=131900 ...Will PRLEAGUE12 get me in the ARMS league series?

Also will I need a microphone? Easy enough using bluetooth on PS3 ...not so much for a PC

Thanks
Stacy

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The fricton circle for my 911 Porsche resembles more of an oblong... I'm either trailbraking or accelerating while trying to get it to turn!

Well...I just got everything moved and finally set up for Iracing...is this a hoot or what?

Way more precise than PS3 set up mainly due to configuration capability.

Just gotta figure out how to GT5 from this rig now !!

Stacy I'd like a referral if you haven't given it out already

No, no. That's not possible.


I know I can't do it and stay on the track.

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2008 EVO X MR

Jonathan,

Sorry, I've sent out a PM to a couple of people already and just waiting to hear back from them... But if they don't get back to me by tonight your the receipient

Stacy

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The fricton circle for my 911 Porsche resembles more of an oblong... I'm either trailbraking or accelerating while trying to get it to turn!

The Miata is a fixed setup series, so there's nothing you can change. Likely better that way, when you're first starting out; less to worry about.

Just hammer those laps in... It'll come to you in time. I'm very slow to adapt to changes in car / venue, but it eventually "clicked" with me. It's second nature now.

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2008 EVO X MR

Kevin, I too noticed the lack of feedback in the Miata but probably more so after driving faster cars like the DP, Indycar or even Star Mazda's and then going back to the Miata. The Miata felt like heavily boosted power steering compared to the other cars. But, when you stop to think about it, those MX-5 Cup cars do have power steering in real life and how the steering feels in the game is probably close to how it feels in real life. Derek Lugar's Race car has power steering and the Golf that I run does not. Huge difference between the feel of both cars even though they handle the same. When I jump into Derek's car for the first couple of corners I am always over steering the car because the steering is so light and the feedback is numb at best. I just have to settle down and get back into a rhythm.

You will get there, if everyone bought a faster car in iRacing we could always change the race series and not run the Miata! Everyone buy Indycars!!! You get serious feedback with that car!

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Brian
VP, AMP
#51 Vantage Motorsports

OK...I'll hammer the laps in today and see what happens.

Just as a test...I took my Focus SVT out on winter tires on cold pavement and found I had better grip, at the same speed, then that Miata on race tires...doesn't make sense...and when I had the focus on race tires at AMP it only got loose on me thru turn 2 when I went in too hot.

The physics, of the game, appear to be wrong with regards to vehicle indicated speed.

The vehicle physics I'm sure are quite accurate, its all the sensation physics that I'm missing. I'm not a good/smooth enough driver in the real world to do away with those inputs. I need the sensation of what I'm doing wrong to correct myself. I'm working on it, but its painfully slow.

I actually found the Solstice to be a bit more forgiving, or at least I've done a lot more clean laps with it than the MX5.

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Check out: Rally East, The Ledwidge Lookoff Rally

Keep in mind that competition keeps your focus sharp unlike just doing practice laps.

Race with us tomorrow night http://armsinc.ca/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=10978 and I bet that light bulb will get just a little brighter about mid-way through the race!

I'm not saying I've mastered it yet (not even close ) ...but I do appreciate how this does feel more like the real thing.

Stacy

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The fricton circle for my 911 Porsche resembles more of an oblong... I'm either trailbraking or accelerating while trying to get it to turn!

Yes, the only time I run in Test or Practice is when I'm trying out a new car / track combination. Once I'm able to pull off a few consecutive clean laps, I jump right into competitive events; usually starting from pit lane and slowly building up my speed throughout the event.

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2008 EVO X MR

If I'm around tomorrow night I'll certainly jump in. At this point I'm not really worried about my safety rating and it sounds like the private races don't skew it anyway. Maybe things will be different I'm chasing people.

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Check out: Rally East, The Ledwidge Lookoff Rally

Exactly, hosted races have no effect on your iRating nor Safety Rating.

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2008 EVO X MR

So just did Okayama Full course for the first time tonight (and the fiirst time using Iracing for almost 2 weeks!).. slowly getting there but far from fast as this point. Could probably do mid 1:52's during a race at this point.. if I don't loop it trying to go faster (I find it SO hard to catch the Miata, compared to the Mustang for example).

Anyways, I'm sure the fast people are is the low 1:50's consistently?

Maybe I should be using the roadster (thought that is a whole new learning curve).

Scott, Brian, Paul.. what are you guys running consistently for Ok full?

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Halifax, NS

Also, did we decide on 2 qualy / 2 races? I really can't see myself being useful after 10 so I'd like to get a race in between then if we can.

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Tim G
Halifax, NS

All the details regarding tomorrows race is in the thread below... we should keep the chat there too!
http://www.armsinc.ca/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=10978

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"The future is already here — it's just not very evenly distributed."-William Gibson
1989 Van Diemen - Formula 2000 Continental