To be honest, I don't ever want to see dynamic conditions except for when there are multiple cars on the track, or if you want them there.

There needs to be a way to directly compare yourself to other drivers, share setups and further develop them in stable conditions, and have a way to have a track record that isn't set by getting lucky and randomly having ideal conditions.

When lap records are set there are usually lots of people out there on the same day in the same ideal conditions. This doesn't happen in simracing because everyone isn't in Australia one weekend and Singapore the next..they're on their computer whenever they want to be.

During races and open practice etc I think it would be pretty neat I guess.

Lazer beems

edit- that was much more impactful in all caps until it wouldn't let me do that...the already minimal value in that post has now been diminished

well, I was going to take out the important parts...but it was pretty much everything !

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Now for some updates on development which is what you probably hoping for anyways and are now irked at me for having to read everything I have written so far!

We have a few massive projects we are currently working on that will not be ready for the next major build, but one is worth mentioning now. We are deep into development on bringing private leagues to our service in a way that will hopefully maintain the integrity of the overall service. I will focus a blog post on this topic further down the road when we are prepared to reveal more details on how this will work, but I think we are well on the way to adding an exciting new feature to our service.

It has been our intention all along to remove resets once we have the damage repair and towing features complete. It does look unlikely at this point that these two items will be finished for this next season but I can confirm that we will have the ability to make resets available by series. Starting next season we will be eliminating resets in Class C series and up. Patience and respect for your fellow driver will be very important next season…

We really have not had a chance to touch our netcode in some time so we have started exploring several ways to improve it. We have mentioned this before but we are making great progress on implementing the Akamai IP acceleration technology and hope to have this in the next major build. We have a larger announcement coming soon that will touch on this and other latency related topics.

I am happy to announce that we have hired another Vehicle Dynamics Engineer and we have immediately thrown him into the fire and have him working on the Spec Racer Ford. Eric Hudec joins us from what was formerly known as Petty Enterprises where he was a Race Engineer. We are obviously excited to be adding someone with Eric’s experience to our team and he should bring a lot to the table, particularly on the oval side of the service. We hope to have the SRF ready for the start of next season and we are doing everything we can to also try and get the Nationwide version of the Impala SS ready as well. We are also making great progress on the Corvette C6.R and the Lotus 79 as well, but I don’t expect those to be completed until this summer.

We have also hired a new software engineer to try and speed up the rate that we are turning out features for you and his name is David Tucker. David is already churning out work and has completed a project already that will hopefully be of great use to real world race engineers in being able to use our track data in their simulation tools. David is currently taking a look at our replay cameras to try and make some improvements in how we show you the action.

One of the most popular requests we have received and something I know I have told you we are working on is the addition of Paypal to our service. At this time we are in testing stages of this code and it does look like it will be ready to be incorporated for the start of next season. We do apologize in the delay for getting this feature to you but unfortunately this is not a plug and play item with the way our service works.

I am sure everyone has already seen the news that we are adding a club logo option to the cars for next season. We are also trying to get work done at the same time to add sponsor packages. These will be sponsors that we supply for you to choose from, but this will start to give you more options to make your cars look more like they are in the real world. You will also be able to choose different fonts for the car number on certain vehicles.

Last but not least, I expect that Road Atlanta will be joining our track lineup at or near the start of next season with 5 more oval tracks coming between now and July. We are also set to begin scanning Mosport this spring to get into production as soon as possible.

Now for a very cryptic licensing update.

I told you that I had been working on a contract that would net you three new tin tops and that contract was officially signed last week. I will now torture you by telling you we have the announcement of these cars planned to go out this spring in conjunction with other announcements. Sorry about that, you probably are angry with me for even mentioning it now. I am also so very close to signing a very unique agreement that will involve a popular entry level tin top series with a significant marketing campaign. So those that have been asking for more sports cars, they are in the development pipeline along with the C6.R.

We have signed a MAJOR track that we will be scanning in the next few weeks that everyone should be excited for. Once again I will tease you but not telling you what it is but I will give you a hint that the announcement will come in May…

We have a few very high profile agreements we are working on that should garner us attention from everyone out there that has not already heard of iRacing. I hope to have more information on these projects in the coming months. I will also tell you that we have been working incredibly hard in trying to secure tracks outside of North America and we are making some great progress. I hope to have some announcements about some signings here in the next few months as well.

I know the licensing update portion of this really does not tell you much, but there is a significant amount of work that goes on here that is difficult to communicate about until the dotted line is signed. We are also trying to do our best in trying to pace out announcements so not to overwhelm you and our marketing staff who are tasked with these communications.

Quote from bbman :

You don't need the SR for that... I was in a race with Bawbag on Laguna Seca... He overtook me right before the Corkscrew and I went on the kerb under braking, locking the right tyres up... I had maybe 1-2 km/h difference in speed when my front left side touched his rear, yet my suspension was so out of shape I got understeer in left-hand corners and oversteer in right-hand corners... Plus my bonnet was bent so far up the nearest ground I could see was 30 metres away...

But yeah, I hate tip-toeing around people just to not take a dive in SR, it takes out so much of the immersion... :banghead:

I agree the damage is way exaggerated atm...especially in the closed fender cars.

However its better imo to have it more exaggerated until you get a better damage model in place then something like LFS where you can bounce open wheel cars off the wall repeatedly to no ill effect.

man bristol is absolutely nuts.

I'm having trouble however....I'm not so much worried about how quick I can go, but rather how sideways I can get and for how long

I haven't done any oval racing higher than latemodel stuff, and I must say I suck quite a bit. I can mimick videos pretty well, but it seems like the oval community is a bit more protective of setups...

Day 1 of the track change and theres multiple setups posted in the road car forums...zilch in the COT forum that I can find.

I know the default sets are capable of way faster than I'm going (16.15 I think was the best in my last TT).

it is pretty annoying imo...I hope they streamline is soon. At least you can do the test window so you can drive anything without changing series. It would be nice to have a "road race" and an "oval race" tab...hmmm to the feedback section!

Quote from titanLS :

They still need to do something about that last turn on the IRL layout, you can really cut the heck out of that corner...

It would be nice to have a more physical or at least accurate line of where you can be and not be "cutting" the corner.

FWIW, I don't know about irl, but in the Nascar races they cut the final hairpin heavily into the paint and right up next to the tires...we need tires in the irl course.

What you say about the laser scanned tracks is true up to a point for me.

If it is THE laguna seca, then I do care if that pothole is right there in the right spot. Especially since laser scanning is not just about bumps and holes. It gives slight variations in pitch and camber that really authenticates the experience. Plus those nasty bumps or crests in turns that get you loose every time.

After iracing real life tracks in sims are judged to a different level.

If they are fantasy tracks, then sure..make them how you wish. However the bumps at South city in the sim don't give the same feel as the bumps in iracing. I don't know if this is a difference in the bumps or the engine itself, but I greatly prefer the feel of iracing.

god what is with the iracing forums recently...

every day there's at least a couple new threads like,

"IM BEING LOUD AND DRAMATIC NOW DO WHAT I WANT BECAUSE ITS MOST IMPORTANT!!!!!1111111!!!!1!1"

Quote from titanLS :

They're never down for very long when they don't announce it. Usually. Maybe. Hopefully.

Its back :]

Quote from UncleBenny :

So I'm about to leave work and I'm going to get home and I won't even be able to drive because their website is under maintenance? Good thing I got my voucher for free. Otherwise I'd be more annoyed than I am now.

Its probably all your fault

Quote from Linsen :

Anybody know why iRacing is in maintenance right now and how long it is supposed to take? Apparantly I missed the announcement.

I never saw any announcements. I want to drive

Quote from Jordan2007 :

dam i didnt read the bit about a credit card Ahh well!

Many European folks are getting really confused about the meaning of credit card.

CC in US means CC, bank card, debit card, prepaid visa etc. Any piece of plastic that can transfer money is considered a "credit card."

Its just used for validation, but will be charged if you don't cancel your subscription by the end of the month.

Quote from UncleBenny :

Ran home for lunch and got it all installed. Took the Radical out for a couple laps at Lime Rock and Laguna Seca. The tracks definitely feel awesome, they actually have some character with all the bumps and everything. The weird thing was the Radical seemed too easy to drive, maybe the default setup is just really understeery though? I obviously need more time with the game to made some more accurate judgements, those are just the first couple things I thought of thought. The feeling I got from the game was definitely not the same as LFS, it actually reminded me a lot more of how the cars in GTR feel(not that I'm saying GTR is up to iRacing standards, because I know its not). I'm looking forward to getting up to speed in iRacing though, I know driving on the limit is going to feel a lot different than slow-poking around like I just was.

Now my main problem is I'm really hungry. I forgot to eat so I only had time to grab two slices of bread on my way out the door.

With a stable setup, the radical is the best car to introduce anyone to iracing atm. My grandpa after 30 minutes was doing lap after lap around watkins glen in the radical. It took him a while to get used to shifting and braking, and after he got the controls down I was really impressed.

Its very easy to drive under the limit, whereas some cars like the mazda and skippy will still spin even if you're at 7/10ths just because you aren't driving the setup properly.

Once you push the radical to 11/10ths like it needs to be its not easy anymore, but its so much fun amidst the frustration.

Quote from Jertje :

Well, tbh the Solstice is one of the worst cars to introduce new customers to iRacing. The steering on it feels dead compared to all the cars without powersteering, and it's not really anything like the Skippy or the Radical around an intense track like Limerock Park.

In that regard, the Legends car is a far better introduction to oval racing in iRacing than the Solstice is to road racing.

However once you do get into the swing of things, the solstice is loads of fun to race with

Quote from EliteAti :

Lets get ontopic back again, is this only Test Drive subscription or can you actually race online? I've seen here many leagues, but they need registration and shiz like that, isnt there any pick - up - racing at all?

I think the month is a normal month subscription except you get the radical too...which is unfair but awesome for the new guys :].

First thing I'd do is practice until you aren't crashing every other turn. Then choose the series you want to be a part of. You're rookie, so solstice or legend car, and then go to the select sessions button on top. Once there choose open practice with other people there and have some fun.

There is so much wrong in this thread I don't know where to start.

First off, the iracing guys love the plebs that join up...its not elitist or exclusive, and they're all very welcoming and responsive on the forums. You also frequently see the staff in the online sessions duking it out with the "plebs" and bsing on the forum.

Second, any form of credit card will work...from prepaid visas to debit cards.

Third, they are not greedy when asking for a credit card on signup. The credit cards are how your identity is formed within the sim. Real names are used both in the sim and on the forums, and credit cards ensure that a real identity is used. They also probably want potential customers, and not potential people trying to get multiple free trials. Without a credit card someone could easily sign up many times.

I think thats the majority of the errors I read when skimming the thread lol. I hope everyone enjoys it...always need more people

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Quote from titanLS :

This Riley DP is just awesome, but does call for some accurate pedals.

Spanks, have you considered the Fanatec clubsport pedals instead of CST, to save money? I'm waiting on the review but will most likely pick them up when they are released.

you know I looked at them for quite some time...and I just don't think it'd be a big enough improvement to really justify a purchase. I would bank on that the CST's are going to be above and beyond what I can imagine...seeing as how everyone says they're the best available and makes the g25 pedals feel like old plastic logitech ones. That and hanging pedals really intrigue me.

Still not sure if I'm going to spring for them though. The 6 week wait is playing a big part in my decision...I don't really want to wait that long. Also, I want to make sure the money actually makes it into the bank before I dedicate a huge chunk towards something like that.

Daniel McClelland

if you do find yourself online Ryan, make sure you're ready for hour+ long stints...they continuously kick my ass

I'm more of an open practice guy myself too

Update coming tomorrow morning! 7:55 EST

A slew of steering ratios for both the truck and the COT...and the daytona prototype finallyyyyyyyy

I doubt I'm ever going to get to 4.0 B though...

Quote from th84 :

OT: Ive been hot recently on poker also, where do you play (Just curious)?

full tilt. I'm gonna move over to cake once my withdrawals go through. I got 3rd or 4th in a donkament for $1100 and ran it up a little more. Full tilt found my 2nd account I had after I tried to withdraw and quickly ended that...so I lost rakeback. Cake is a super small site, but has 33% rakeback and another bonus to clear.

....wow


so awesome

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I'm seriously tempted to buy the CST pedals.

They have a 6 week wait on em though...and cost $700 + shipping

I would never ever consider buying them, but I won some money playing poker

iRacing is not wallet friendly.

Quote from AlienT. :

I'm having severe iRacing problems and it's really starting to do my head in .

My SR is now down to under 2 and no matter what I can't keep any bloody car (Radical at the moment) on the track either going slow or pushing it . In practise I can stay on the track with my eyes closed....but when it comes to anything counting for SR I am doomed, doomed I tell ya!

B License takes no prisoners when it comes to SR......oh noes the embarresment of being relegated to C license is likely for me. Maybe I need to visit a shrink to get rid of my SR paranoia as paranoia is what it has now become.

HELP!!

you've got 11 weeks

You can gain .1-.15 SR per clean race at B license I think..maybe race something you're more comfortable in to get your SR up.

Quote from mutt107 :

if only iracing had NHRA drag cars

they will :]

I offered to let them use our cars and any of our friend's cars if they need to scan or get data.

It'll probably be at least 2 years before they start working on it, but it'll be awesome no doubt