Any iRacing folks?

_HULK_SMASH!

Great that your back, still getting to grips with the cars and tracks, its difficult to find the time to be honest, I can only "Test" for so long before I have to man up and face my first Race ha ha ha...

_HULK_SMASH!

Ok, so I did my first race last night at 10...

Decided to go on and do a bit of testing with no intention of racing yet.

Jumped into the MX-5 and the Lime-rock Circuit (I know this track best) had some great fun trying out he new build and really gained some confidence..

So i pop out of testing and click race for the laugh.. Want to see whats going on..

Up pops the very circuit and car I was testing....What the hell says I..Ill have some of that.

Joined a practice session and lapped for about 20 mins till finish of the session.

eyeing the clock now..9.51pm... No time to Qualify...Lets register for the race!

Started last of course...11th place.

Race starts and I says to meself, easy now, bound to be a collision in first corner, and there was of course.

My Policy was, 1) Keep out of trouble. 2) run as consistant laptimes as possible without pushing hard and going off. 3) ENJOY MYSELF!

I had a ball! Heart pounding as I tried to be as consistant as possible..

Ended up Third at the finish with a fastest laptime of 1m.1.170 about a second slower than the fastest guys in the race but as I said I wanted to stay on the track.

Had one little woopsie when I changed from 4th to 3rd and didnt blip the throttle correctly, had a little half spin and onto the grass..

Overall a great experience and looking forward to improving and learning further!

Clive,.

Dcully

_HULK_SMASH! wrote: »

Ok, so I did my first race last night at 10...

Decided to go on and do a bit of testing with no intention of racing yet.

Jumped into the MX-5 and the Lime-rock Circuit (I know this track best) had some great fun trying out he new build and really gained some confidence..

So i pop out of testing and click race for the laugh.. Want to see whats going on..

Up pops the very circuit and car I was testing....What the hell says I..Ill have some of that.

Joined a practice session and lapped for about 20 mins till finish of the session.

eyeing the clock now..9.51pm... No time to Qualify...Lets register for the race!

Started last of course...11th place.

Race starts and I says to meself, easy now, bound to be a collision in first corner, and there was of course.

My Policy was, 1) Keep out of trouble. 2) run as consistant laptimes as possible without pushing hard and going off. 3) ENJOY MYSELF!

I had a ball! Heart pounding as I tried to be as consistant as possible..

Ended up Third at the finish with a fastest laptime of 1m.1.170 about a second slower than the fastest guys in the race but as I said I wanted to stay on the track.

Had one little woopsie when I changed from 4th to 3rd and didnt blip the throttle correctly, had a little half spin and onto the grass..

Overall a great experience and looking forward to improving and learning further!

Clive,.

well done!.
Ah i remember my first race well,
Most races i won was mostly down to being consistant.
Nothing like iracing to make you nervous

Squidwert

What Op system do you use Clive win7 vista or xp. i have something that would go well with your F1 wheel.

_HULK_SMASH!

windows 7.

Squidwert

It's not going to work so. i have an old Leo Bodnar board for adding buttons an switches. Would only work with vista or xp

_HULK_SMASH!

Ah nevermind, thanks a million for thinking of me anyway,:D

c0rn3y

Hi all, been looking at iRacing for years. Tried the beta for about a day and never got back into it for some reason. But just got my sub today, man is this sim huge. So much info it gets a bit overwhelming.

Rig setup and everything ready and I am just staring at the screen hehe. Will say what I thought when I have given it some laps

@Squidwert: Just took a look at your pedal build and I have to say, very very very nice. Where did you find all the parts needed? e.g. springs, load cell? (that is a load cell right?). Would love to make my own set.

Squidwert

c0rn3y wrote: »

Hi all, been looking at iRacing for years. Tried the beta for about a day and never got back into it for some reason. But just got my sub today, man is this sim huge. So much info it gets a bit overwhelming.

Rig setup and everything ready and I am just staring at the screen hehe. Will say what I thought when I have given it some laps

@Squidwert: Just took a look at your pedal build and I have to say, very very very nice. Where did you find all the parts needed? e.g. springs, load cell? (that is a load cell right?). Would love to make my own set.

I say get the CST diy pedal plans that will tell you where to get most of the important bits Springs and loadcell and stuff(i have a loadsell to sell if you want it) then just plan what type of set you want to make. I got my springs and loadcell from the buy and sell tread in the racedepartment forum. if your making them like mine i'll help with advice if needed.

And Clive shame your F1 wheel would look great with some buttons and nobs on it

c0rn3y

I gave iRacing a go yesteryday (just testing) and I have to say that it does feel a lot better then I thought it would. Watched all the "driving school" clips, some good info in there.


@Squidwert: I would really really like to have that extra loadcell even if I have no idea how much they cost hehe. You can send me the details over a PM if you want. Thanks!

Dcully

Best sim out there.
Personally while i resubbed recently I just dont have the time to put into it to get anywhere near as quick as i used to be.
Ill more than likely not be resubbing after my time runs out, its not iracings fault, its the best sim out there it just requires so much time and dedication.

_HULK_SMASH!

I normally get to go online at about 8 and play till about 10 every night,have to say though that's after working till 5.30, driving home for an hour, having dinner with the family, kids go to bed at 8 so I jump on iRacing, go to bed a little after 10 watch telly for an hour in bed and wake up knackered at 6.30 the next morning to do it all again

It definitely takes dedication, but its fun at the moment so its not too hard.

c0rn3y

_HULK_SMASH!.... that is the way I was thinking of driving as well. I really want to get into sim racing more and I want to dedicate time to it. I just have not found the sim I want to get into hehe. I used to be part of a racing team in LFS and that was sooo much fun. But that was 3 years ago and I just dont get the same feel for LFS anymore.

Do the "irish drivers" ever get together and have a race night? That would be a cool thing todo. Or even have a lan weekend, but nowa days when one is getting older it is not that nice to sleep on the floor anymore (it hurts hehe).

_HULK_SMASH!

c0rn3y wrote: »

_HULK_SMASH!.... that is the way I was thinking of driving as well. I really want to get into sim racing more and I want to dedicate time to it. I just have not found the sim I want to get into hehe. I used to be part of a racing team in LFS and that was sooo much fun. But that was 3 years ago and I just dont get the same feel for LFS anymore.

Do the "irish drivers" ever get together and have a race night? That would be a cool thing todo. Or even have a lan weekend, but nowa days when one is getting older it is not that nice to sleep on the floor anymore (it hurts hehe).

I dunno, i'm not here that long to be honest. I think the "Irish Racing Community" consists of You, Me, Dcully and Squidwert!!!!! ha ha ha..PMSL.

In all honesty I know some lads that play console arcade racers with game pads and thats all well and good but admitting to people face to face that I was a sim racer gave me an uneasy feeling that they would look at me like one of those lads off "The Big Bang Theory"! lol

I just hope there are more out there that can register on boards and come out of the closet....er...like we have....sim wise....:D

c0rn3y

Heheh I think I am one of those boys from "The Big Bang Theory" but without the brains they have maybe (and I hate MMORPG). All the star trek, comic and other nerd references I have to sit and explain to my wife, that is when it hits me every time.... I know all the references and I laugh at them hehehe... im a nerd

Same here, I know loads of console racers (I play some GT5 now and then) but most of them that have tried any type of sim over at my place agree that PC racing is the way to go.

I would love to see if we could have one night a week where we had Irish Race Night. Sound like something you guys would like to do?

_HULK_SMASH!

Yeah, sure sounds good to me, we have to get more though...

c0rn3y

Hehe and sorry to say it _HULK_SMASH! but looking at your nick, I would say you are one of "those" nerd boys as well.

Squidwert

Yes the iracing irish meet up for a kart race in the summer out by drogheda at Whiteriver kart track. Great track nice karts if we get enough which we should this year we can get a tournament going. Say hello in the iracing Celtic forum c0rn3y and i'll add you as a friend.

http://www.whiteriver.ie/

c0rn3y

I will get into the Celtic forum today as soon as I get home from work. iRacing.com is blocked from work (maybe a good thing hehe).

Now that would be a cool thing todo, meet up and drive some karts. I like the way you think

Rossi IRL

ok im signing up with iRacing today and would like to no if anybody would like to be my referer,,just pm your email and ill put it in as my referer..You get $10 in game cash to spend on your membership or in game content

Rossi IRL

ok so i signed up and it says to turn off auto renewal you have to cancel your acount. so if i canel near the end and chose to go back on it in a few months time will i my extra tracks and stats be there or will they be deleted

SouperComputer

Rossi IRL wrote: »

ok so i signed up and it says to turn off auto renewal you have to cancel your acount. so if i canel near the end and chose to go back on it in a few months time will i my extra tracks and stats be there or will they be deleted

You'll keep everything from what I can tell. I've been on and off iRacing since it started, stuff has always been there. Plus after you cancel you eventually get a nice sweetener email asking you to come back at a reduce cost

_HULK_SMASH!

Hey there Soupercomputer, I have a question for ya!
now I think I already know the answer but still....something nagging at the back of my mind...

When I buy extra tracks and cars does my subscription amount stay the same?

i.e if I own all the cars and tracks do I pay the same subscription as somebody that buys nothing extra.

I haven't seen reference to it anywhere so I think it stays the same.

Would seriously ditch it if it increased.

Squidwert

Hulk Once you buy a car or track you own them, if you leave and come back they will be there. buying three items(cars or tracks) at a time you will get 10% off, if you buy six you get 20% off.
And your subscription should get cheaper. i resub'ed another year for $39/€29. You could buy a year for $49 in one of the promotions they have and i had $10 participation credits(you get for racing in 8 weeks out of 12 in a season).

_HULK_SMASH!

Thanks Squidwert, dont know where I got that Idea from but glad its not true

c0rn3y

I was having the same thought and was hoping that I was wrong.

Didn't get time to online at all when I got home yesterday, after walking 3 dogs, making dinner and all that it was close to 11.

Ahh well will have to try tonight

Rossi IRL

my wheel stand pro is bought and im buyin a g27 today,,anybody no about delivery times for the wheel stand pro,,its not advertised on their site

c0rn3y

Hi Rossi IRL, I have no idea about the wheel stand pro delivery times I am sorry to say. Where are you getting your G27 from? I know that http://overclockers.co.uk sell them for 199GBP I think and they have fast delivery (I have nothing to do with them btw). That is a pretty good price I think.


Anybody know of a good place to souce CNC machined parts? I have some ideas for my own H shifter and pedals and would love to be able to get some custom made parts. Thinking that I should maybe save and get my own CNC Millings machine and then start making parts for other people, wouldnt have to make that many to break even hehe

Rossi IRL

im uying it from an irish shop,,yes it is a good bit dearer but i got all my pc parts from them

c0rn3y

Yeah that I can understand, it is very nice to have that kinda contact with a shop and sometimes that is worth the extra bit of cash.