Quote from AlienT. :

Got this from iRacing today and yes I'm embarrassed

Yeah I got my LM 1st place for division7. Waiting for my SK 1st as well. Think it was div 8.

I framing mine and putting it on the wall by my cockpit. Hope I can start a nice collection.

Quote from Electrik Kar :

I was just typing out a post about this but I deleted as was waffling on a bit I wanted to ask you guys for advice on what the $60 credit would best be spent on if I went for the yearly subscription (which I'm tending towards). I thought- definitely the skippy, but I'm not so sure about tracks, other cars, etc?

If you want to race the Skippy series you need, The car, VIR and Infineon. I can't tell how much they are. The price disapears once you buy it. But you 60 should cover that and you should be able to get even more. If I remember corectly I got a lot of stuff with my 60. Remember if you get 6 items or more you get 20% off. The more you buy the cheeper it is.

I have to agree with Hyper. LFS Physics are great and could challege iRacing in the physics department. They are close. But I think iRacing is still ahead atm. Especially on the FFB side and especially after the patch.

Intrepid. I don't blame you for thinking the tracks make no difference. You are driving the car, Solstice , that has the least amount of FFB in the SIM. If you were to say drive the Skippy you would soon realise what we are talking about. The Solstice does not do this sim justice. If you believe the sim is good now, trust us, buy a year and use your 60 iDollar and get everything you need to run the skippy. You will be floored.

BTW you never did mention what it is about the "system" you don't like.

I have watched it so many times and I just keep laughing my ass off. My fav shot is in the credits at 4:36.

Quote from anttt69 :

Your not on your own there, I am just the same, I can afford it but i refuse to pay over the odds every month for half a sim.

Keep believing that.

Quote from The Very End :

Tell my why they stole every god damn physic code from Nr2003 then?
If it's not greed it's lazyness. Damn game, using everything that ALLREADY is out there, and then claim it to be "amazingly new and realistic". The graphics sucks too, but that's not strange because in facts it's a joke, and more like a NR2003 mod.

How can you steal your own code? Dave wrote it and used portions of it that still applied. Fixed other things and completly rewrote most of it. Meaning he wrote entierly new code. New physics. Trust me, you uninformed troll, it is not a mod.

Quote from Mille Sabords :

Sorry, could not resist...
Even better out of context

Lol, ok you got me on that one.

Quote from Gunn :

The entire concept of iRacing as a product seems to be to satisfy the insatiable greed of the developers. It's a good sim, but is tainted by the outrageous cost, especially if you want a decent amount of content. They've ruined a good thing by being greedy. I'm sure I'm in the minority, but I refuse to participate in it even though I can afford it. The cost is ridiculous if you look at the long-term outlay.

You sir couldn't be more uninformed. John Henry spent 20 mil out of his own pocket to fund this project. He has more money than he could ever want. Hes is one of the most pationate sim racers on the planet. This isn't about money for him or Dave K at all. It's about trying to make the most accurate sim possible and try intergrating the sim as a training tool for real drivers. Just look at the announcement and partnership with Star Mazda, the partnership with Riley, Gm etc...

People like you read crap on the forum and believe it. They will be lucky to brake even 5 years from now....Greed, I don't think so.

EDIT: Here is an another tidbit for you. John Heary has 687 posts on the iRacing forums. Asking the user question, having debates with us about how to improve the service. Yup I see only greed in his eyes.

Last edited by A.Ulleri, Fri 31 Oct 2008, 15:01.

Quote from Intrepid :

OK, a bit late but I have now had some time to play on my fixed iRacing. The support I actually recieved once I kicked up a little storm was second to none. When you kick up a storm people take note and take action

It was fantastic. Thanks Susan who ever you are. There was problem with the iRacing software (as I knew), and a patch was installed promply once they figured it out.

If your interested in my thoughts about iRacing as a sim package here's what I wrote on another thread

http://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?p=965102#post965102
http://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?p=965106#post965106

In some places that might work. But at iRacing kicking up a storm so people notice you isn't needed. Susan is awesome as is the hole staff. I have had a few problem and they are dealt with in a timely manner. I haven't read your thoughts yet but by your tone it sounds like you like it. If so then I am glad.

The only place the truck really bounces a lot is Daytona but that's normal. That track is crazy bumpy. More like whoops. There are a couple youtube vids showing how bad the track has gotten over the years. It's going to be deadly the first week with the truck at Daytona. Running side by side bouncing around. Should be fun but I think my SR might take a big hit. Looking forward to the challenge.

Other than that the truck does seem to have a very soft suspension. It has lots of body role with all the default setups at all the tracks. Truck at Martinsville was perticularly fun.

Quote from AlienT. :

I think flags and pitstops. I'm like a little kid on Christama eve
I don't think it's make or break day Alex, even without the trucks and whatever else they come up today with iRacing is the best there is at the moment by a long long way with regard to driving experience. (In my humble opinion only ). With the huge team working on it there will be plenty more to come in the future. With subscription base package updates will and have to happen for iRacing to survive. It's not quite the same I know but I have been on Eve online for 4 years (payed subscription) and they do and have to keep coming up with new content to keep people paying each month.


EDIT: Downloading right now

Oh I agree with you there. iRacing is far ahead of the rest of the pack. I just couldn't imagine the flack they would get if the truck sucked. All the nay sayers would rejoyce, those on the fence would fall off and the fanboys would have heart attacks. But lloks good so far after the release. Engine damage was unexpected. Not sure I'm into random damage though. Blocking rules need clarification though. Can't wait to get home and wip out the creditcard then wip around in the truck.

This is a make or brake day for iRacing. If the truck is crap iRacing will dig a hole it can't get out of. But I have confidence in them. So far everything has been really good. I wonder what other updates are going to be in it.

WTF!!!! That sucks.

Quote from Hyperactive :

Road america is already in and drivable. You probably mean road atlanta?

Yup.

No other series in the world has problems with Full course yellows. The problem is having one pitcrew for two cars. F1 needs to stop trying to be so unique in their rules and start looking at other series for what works.

BTW guys the last track that was released was Sebring. I don't get why people cry when something oval comes out. Of all the resent releases and anouncements things seem fair to me.

Announced.
- Lotus
- Daytona Prototype
- Mosport and Road America
- The three NASCAR cars.

Released
- Bristol
- Sebring
- Milwaukee

I know the biggest outcry is for tintop cars. I am sure it's coming.

Last edited by A.Ulleri, Fri 3 Oct 2008, 14:57.

Had a really fun race last night in the skippy at Laguna. The highlight was going three wide down the front straight with Barry Blocker, Nim Cross and myself. For three laps we were swaping possitions. Was really intense, clean and great fun.

I know it's been said before but I really do think they are working hard to make open servers. I also believe TinTops are going to be in. Most likely a GM car to start unfortunatly for you euros. But as much as it looks like an American game most people/racers in the States love euro cars and tracks just as much as you guys.

So once iRacing stabilises I am sure you will see them over the pond scanning all your stuff. Like you guys said. Lately we have had, LFS and the GTR series with lots of Euro containt. Be happy you guys are trying out new stuff. Cars and tracks that are new to you.

While I mostly road race I am very happy that NASCAR is coming to iRacing. It means more stability to iRacing. More customers and more money.

Quote from BigShox :

in a night and a day of logging in.

Thanks you for your thoughts. But I take them with a grain of salt as you have barly scratched the surface. Comeback at the end of your month.

I'm loving the skippy at LRP. Had two amazing races there Sunday night. But suddenly I find myself addicted at running pratice sessions at Infineon in the Mazda. Did a qualy and I'm about ready to plung into Mazda racing.

Quote from spankmeyer :

You are probably right in the end what comes to safety margins. I'm probably just a wrong customer for iRacing as I value my spare time more than my money.

That is why the SR system works. Their are always two cars in a wreck. You always need to think about what you could have done differently. Sometimes there is really nothing you can do. Seems like this time you could have made better choices.

Thanks for the list Matt. I'll be adding a bunch of those names. I don't seem to be getting in races with many LFSers.

Farcar, while you can't change the seating position you can change the FOV. Hit the [ and ] to change FOV. Also if you are using virtual mirror use between 70-100. Default 135 is to wide.

That's it I'm selling my G25 and CST pedals and getting a joypad! I can only do 1.05's last time I raced there.