At the same time though, we can't be naive. It's honestly been going from one problem to the next since 2011 or so. I know they can't make everyone happy, but the directions they go at times make me wonder who they are even trying to please.

They should have done it for the beginning of last season when the new car was released. Now everything will have to wait until the 4th gen which would be in 2016 when it all combines. DP teams won't want to pay for extra stuff now, even if it is for safety reasons.

Quote from Mustangman759 :

The DP is a "NASCAR" vehicle. So no doubt it will improve with some more r&d (the safety issues) but I don't think any fia car would have taken a impact like that much better tbh. There would still be injuries

The DP is far from "NASCAR" style safety. The car is in its 3rd generation and still has the safety specs of Trans-Am from the 90s. The terrible tube frame design will never touch Le Mans because it can't pass the FIA crash test.

A closed cocked FIA LMP1 or LMP2 is much much safer. If a LMP2 would have hit the Ferrari instead, the impact would have been absorbed much greater, keeping the driver safer overall. The only problem that would arise is the open cockpit design and if the Ferrari would climb up the LMP2 to the driver's head. I don't think the car itself would make its way that high, but I do believe I good size chunk of debris could.

Quote from DeKo :

I forgot they were doing the team stuff too, being able to officially join a team through the member-site then joining an endurance event as a team should work well actually, but again it's going to be limited to the few endurance races, 24 Daytona, Sebring, Spa, Silverstone, Petit, maybe even le Mans one day. I might need to find a team which will take me when it does get included though, can't imagine anything better than doing a virtual 24 hour race with a couple of other guys, as long as they don't crash it!

The problem is how damage repair will be. They need to fix it so even if it takes 15-20 minutes to repair a wheel/suspension, at least it'll actually be repaired. LFS was popular because it was too easy to neglect the damage until it was severe. Severe damage in LFS is just minor in iRacing, so the damage repair system needs to be improved a bit before I see the whole endurance thing as functional.

More onboards.

2014 Rolex 24 - 01 Ganassi Onboard Start
2014 Rolex 24 - Alex Job Racing #22 Porsche 911 GTD Onboard
2014 Rolex 24 - #48 Paul Miller Racing Audi R8 Onboard
2014 Rolex 24 - #911 GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Onboard
2014 Rolex 24 - #4 Corvette Racing Onboard HD
2014 Rolex 24 - #10 Taylor Racing Corvette DP Onboard
2014 Rolex 24 - #91 SRT Viper Onboard (Early Night)
2014 Rolex 24 - #90 Spirit of ... rvette DP Onboard (Night)
2014 Rolex 24 - #10 Taylor Rac ... e DP Onboard (Battle #90)
2014 Rolex 24 - #10 Taylor Rac ... te DP Onboard (Battle #9)
2014 Rolex 24 - #911 GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Onboard (Sunrise)

Spent most of my time watching onboards again.

2014 Rolex 24 - 01 Ganassi Onboard Start
2014 Rolex 24 - Alex Job Racing #22 Porsche 911 GTD Onboard
2014 Rolex 24 - #48 Paul Miller Racing Audi R8 Onboard
2014 Rolex 24 - #911 GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Onboard
2014 Rolex 24 - #4 Corvette Racing Onboard HD
2014 Rolex 24 - #10 Taylor Racing Corvette DP Onboard
2014 Rolex 24 - #91 SRT Viper Onboard (Early Night)
2014 Rolex 24 - #90 Spirit of ... rvette DP Onboard (Night)
2014 Rolex 24 - #10 Taylor Rac ... e DP Onboard (Battle #90)
2014 Rolex 24 - #10 Taylor Rac ... te DP Onboard (Battle #9)
2014 Rolex 24 - #911 GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Onboard (Sunrise)


EDIT: Level 5 is reinstated into the first position.

Last edited by PMD9409, Sun 26 Jan 2014, 23:23.

NASCAR. Ruined it all

http://www.reddit.com/r/USCR/c ... tona_official_discussion/

http://www.imsa.com/camera/united-sportscar/race-central

Last edited by PMD9409, Sat 25 Jan 2014, 19:00.

Yeah the other Phil here posted the useful link.

Personally, I'd look over your settings and go through the link posted above. I'd test on the 1M as to me it is the easiest to put in whatever situation you want to. Very balanced. Once you have your settings proper I'm sure you'll feel everything as you should.

AC has been the only sim, since LFS, where I feel exactly what I want to feel. Some cars I enjoy and some cars I dislike. It isn't necessarily because "the physics are bad". It is just because the car's characteristics aren't something I enjoy

4 car teams theoretically should be fastest at the SuperSpeedways.

Quote from danielroelofs :

Watch from 1.02 min.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scdjJBXKGqw

There is a difference between inducing understeer and plain understeer. This driver clearly is lacking the driving ability to properly hit the apex and therefore continues to turn the wheel as if he is playing an arcade game. Instead of AC responding to the induced understeer in an arcade like way, AC instead reads the induced understeer and washes the car out wide. If this behavior is wrong, then why does LFS do the exact same thing if it is so much more accurate?

The 458, as mentioned above, has a mid-engine layout that is built for general understeer. If you drive it more aggressive on entry, creating a small amount of rear slip, then the balance raises drastically. You can't expect a Porsche Carrera Cup car to drive like a BMW Z4 GT3 as the cars are configured very differently and therefore warrant a different style of driving.

In short, the video you posted contradicts your statement, and simply proves that LFS and AC behave the same (realistically) in that scenario.

So cut out the all star races and watch the last 20 laps of both Dega races along with Daytona in July.

Your post earlier about the onboard actually got Aris to contact me about that car's information. They get the data from Lotus' headquarters (and more), but getting an actual car on the dyno for sound may be optimistic.

The engine is actually the same as the GT4 car. The GTC version was supposed to race in GrandAm's GX class which was slower than its GT class. The GT class is about 5-10 seconds slower than GTE.

Of course, the data they get from Lotus could be a bit optimistic so the car could be quicker in game than its real life counterpart. Won't know til its done.

Basically, just watch Daytona 500, All-star, Coke 600, Bristol Night, Darlington, race 26, 29, 32, 35, 36.

Quote from kars19 :

edit: and GTE racecar

Seems it isn't the GTE race car. Looked up the GTC model, and it may be quite a bit slower. It will most likely have less downforce, but it is showing only 1170kg on the site which is quite a bit less than listed. Not 100% sure what we are getting at this point.

Channel got nuked a while ago so figured I'd upload all my videos again (not including the NASCAR ones which were the reason behind the nuking.

Here are all the onboards I had before.

Quote from ACCAkut :

and it sounds so boring, just like the Camry that engine once came out of. PMD, do you still have those Evora GTE onboards somewhere that were posted on you youtube channel? Those should make a good base for a sound pack.

Well the GTE in game is a road car, not the GTE race car I have onboards of.

Here is the onboard though, listed now with all my old videos that were uploaded before channel got nuked.

This is really hard to read.

http://www.charlotteobserver.c ... verhaul-points-chase.html
http://motorsportstalk.nbcspor ... s-retooled-points-system/

I'm no alien.

The 1M has probably overtaken the XRT in my heart as best all-around car. Just need to see if it takes ramps just as well.

Yeah 3rd is where I am behind the two MP4s. I can see them the whole race though as I'm running about a quarter second faster. Sadly by the time I get through the 458s I am too far back to do anything in 5 laps.

Anyone beat the Supercar challenge in alien mode yet?

The performances are different but they use ballast on the RUF and MP4 to slow it down to speeds of FGT and Caddy. That whole design has been getting pretty popular.

Quote from Mustangman759 :

If you can't keep up at a plate track then too bad

Not everyone feels that way.

What is America?