Official iRacing Thread

[Not4you]

placeholder ... lol

[Ghost Rider]

Finally!

[BLKNOTCH]

Awesome

[Ghost Rider]

My awesome come from behind on the last lap from 6th to 4th in the Spec Racer Ford Series

photo finish...a lesson in drafting :)

I'm in car #7


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLh750FKCjo

[ZR]

Getting ready for the Nascar race today GR?

[CON VERT]

Hopefully D' Jr will not run out of fuel again, it was his too win last week !

[baddbullitt]

I miss PS3 GT5 Thursdays.... Those were some good times...

[allicedout]

Looks cool, I'm going to have to search further in to this.

[03svt]

What game is this and what among system?

[Not4you]

iRacing.com is a pc based online racing sim. real cars on real tracks.

iRacing ins't for everyone. It has scheduled practice, qual and race times in the main series. you gain points by driving clean so there are penalty points for car contact, off tracks, spins. drive clean to get promoted into the higher license levels where the racing is more comptetive and the cars are better. drive like you're on xBox and you'll be stuck in the Mazda Miata and eventually kicked from the system. It is a sim where many pro drivers from Nascar, Indy, Rolex etc compete regularly and come to practice. If you want to dick around like a bunch of us used to Thursday nights, stick to xBox or PS3. If you want to try some 'real' racing without the expense or physical danger, try iRacing.

First thing you need to do is go here: http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri and select iRacing from the drop down list. This will run a system check on your computer to see that you have the required drivers (video card, sound card, memory, RAM etc). I have run it until recently on a 7 year old laptop so really any decent computer should be fine. getting above the "required" and into the "recommended" is much better especially if you want to get into bigger monitors (30+ inches) or running 3 monitors to get side window views etc. but for getting started most computers will do.

Next you will NEED a wheel/pedal set up. No hand held controllers for this stuff.

then go to iracing.com, buy a membership (1 month is the minimum - I think its about $15 but it is much cheaper to get a full year) then download and install the software.

The initial membership will get you started with I think 10 cars and a dozen or so tracks. They will cover both road courses and stock car ovals and the cars will cover things like the Playboy Cup Spec Miata, Pirelli World Challenge Spec Cadillac CTS-VR, SCCA Spec Ford Racer, '79 Firebird Street Stock car, '34 "Legend" oval car (the scale one with the motorbike engine). A few others as well, I forget at the moment. Anyway, you'll have what you need to get going in the Rookie race series for road or oval. Run clean (no off tracks or car contacts) and finish decent (top half) and you graduate into higher license levels to race better cars on better tracks. Thats if you want to compete in the main series like a few of us on here do.

If you just want to run a FR500 Mustang around Mosport all day or join private sessions to mess around with friends, you can purchase additional tracks and cars that do not come with the initial start-up membership. Or you can get into running the full nascar, indy or F1 series against real pro drivers, racing in a 80’s Lotus F1 car, Daytona Prototypes, Aussie v8 supercars, Radicals, Corvettes - but unfortunately it will cost you to get the new content (tracks/cars).

For wheel/pedal sets, the entry level one is the Logitech Driving Force GT, it retails at $199. It has the force feedback wheel, both paddle and sequential stick shift (both mounted to the wheel or the wheel base) and a gas/brake pedal combo. You can set the cars to use sequential for this wheel even if they do not in real life (eg. miata or mustang). its great to learn on if you're new to this kind of thing. Once you get the hang of things and when you want more realism, you will want to upgrade into, at minimum, the Logitech G27 which has the clutch and h-pattern shifter and the shifter is a separate unit from the wheel so you can position it better. With the G27 you can miss shifts, stall the car but most importantly do heel-toe downshifts.

another thing to consider is where you’ll set it up. I have the wheel and shifter clamped onto our home office desk and I sit in a regular office chair. I have a 28” monitor sitting on the desk. Or you can get something like the playseat (playseat.com) that you spec for your wheel/pedals and monitor and it becomes a self standing cockpit. If you go this route be sure to spec it to have the tray for the keyboard and mouse! Playseat is just one option, there are many other companies that make these and I have also seen some great homemade ones build out of metal, pvc pipe, wood, and work out benches etc.

lastly, just like any racing, it does take money to be truely competitive IMO. So, for a few thousand bucks you can build a killer gaming computer, you can dump 2gs into fully adjustable hydraulic pedals, another $1500 on a CNC machined shifter straight from an AMLS prototype car, magnetic feedback wheels, HD projectors to replace monitors etc etc etc …

But ultimately, a decent computer, nice sized monitor and the DFGT wheel/pedal set and you’re good to go racing 24-7.

blknotch is the guy that got me into this. Ghost Rider, Hutch, Speed3FTW and I race is private hosted sessions fairly regularly - so there are a few guys here that use iRacing. There are also the haters like Zexhuffer but we won't need to worry about him too much, he's harmless

[03svt]

iRacing.com is a pc based online racing sim. real cars on real tracks.



Cool I'll look it up thank you Sir

[Not4you]

iRacing is also really cool to do stuff like this. I'm in the Mustang, Ghostrider is in the McLaren. We timed the laps to set this up then both stiched together tow fast clean laps to get this outcome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH863R9qV6o

[Ray721]

I miss PS3 GT5 Thursdays.... Those were some good times...

This^^^ :(

[Not4you]

This^^^ :(

start a thread, host the race. people will join just like before.

[Ray721]

It would have to be Forza now. I don't have PS3 anymore.

If I actually had a computer I'd probably join in on the iRacing. I like trying to drive clean as possible in Forza instead of drifting every corner on the verge of disaster like I used to lmao!

[03svt]

Do you guys use a steering wheel set up?

[Not4you]

here are some of the iRacing promo videos ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLfkPntDlO8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMFk4jy3ET4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwnnzLlrnAM


when they launched the RUF ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfY_3FxAo4U


a short documentary about them adding COTA to the system
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq0MK6aXaV0

[Not4you]

Do you guys use a steering wheel set up?

you have too. the cars are nearly uncontrolable with a console game style controller unfortunately.

[baddbullitt]

I'll have to check to see if it works with Mac's... I don't own a
PC anymore..

[Not4you]

yes, it works with macs ... I meant computer based, its not a console game.

[baddbullitt]

I'm going to look into it!! Thanks for the info Matt!!

Any recommendations on a wheel and pedals?!

[Raider]

Really, really want to start this.

Just don't want to spend the money for a decent setup!

[Not4you]

There are a couple of entry level choices that are okay.

First is the Logitech Driving Force GT (DFGT). It was originally designed for the Gran Turismo series for PS3 but it works for PC as well. It is decent and I still have mine packed up in the basement. It served me fine when I got started. They retail for about $200 but watch for sales at BestBuy, Canada Computers etc. The weakest link in the DFGT is the pedals. No clutch and the brake pedal has a VERY soft spring behind it so you can't really feel any brake pressure. Braking becomes just muscle memory as there is no feedback. The feedback in the wheel is great and it has a lot of buttons to map functions too (for the team radio channel, exiting to pits after a crash etc). The shifter is only sequential and it is build into the body of the wheel so there is no ability to mount it in different places within your rig. Flappy paddle shifters are just small buttons.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-W59uo5fStUA/TY4JdA5zAWI/AAAAAAAAAw8/ccUAPo7LsCs/s400/Logitech-DFGT.jpg


The next best option is the Logitech G27 which retails at about $300. This is basically the same wheel as the DFGT but it has "real" flappy paddle shifters under the wheel, a separate h-pattern shifter, and 3 pedals including a clutch. The brake and clutch springs are much stiffer so you get much more of a real brake pedal feel. This makes a HUGE difference. Also, there are mods available to install progressive rate springs to get a better feel or even a hydraulic load cell mod to get a real car brake feel. The only main drawback to the G27 is that it does not have a sequential shifter so you need to either use the flappy paddles or you can rig up something with springs that will convert the h-pattern to a seq. For $20 I'll hook you up with a complete mod kit for this.

http://www.gtpla.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/logitech-g27.jpg


there are a number of other options out there but these would be the best to get started with.

[hsousa88]

IRacing looks sweet.. dont want to dish out the loot for a setup tho. How does it control with a keyboard? Lol

I remember playing the ooold NFS games with a keyboard on my pentium 1.. ahh good times

[Not4you]

yeah, I remember those days. and the early NASCAR games using an old school joystick!

the one issue with iRacing for some is the realism and the efforts made to keep racers in check. so the car physics is more than can be properly handled with a console controler or keyboard, and, since there are penalties for going off track, contact, spins etc, you'd end up getting booted out of the service pretty soon. a wheel and pedals, at minimum like the DFGT I posted above, is required.

[baddbullitt]

Thanks Matt. I'm gonna look into the G27. Looks like it's the best bang for the buck!!! And it had a lot more goodies than the DFGT!!

Cheers

[hsousa88]

yeah, I remember those days. and the early NASCAR games using an old school joystick!

the one issue with iRacing for some is the realism and the efforts made to keep racers in check. so the car physics is more than can be properly handled with a console controler or keyboard, and, since there are penalties for going off track, contact, spins etc, you'd end up getting booted out of the service pretty soon. a wheel and pedals, at minimum like the DFGT I posted above, is required.

if winter was approaching us.. maybe i'd consider it

but winter is gone dammit! and my beast computer catches dust april-november

[Not4you]

mine too. when this series season ends I'll be done iracing until fall most likely

except practice laps on Mosport

[Not4you]

for those interested ... iRacing launched today the new BMW Z4 GT3 car and the Circuit of the Americas track. Think I may need to download these and run some laps tonight!!

This new BMW will now be racing in a single class, multi-car series with the McLaren and RUF GT3 cars!! its going to be awesome.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5phmshHzvA

http://www.virtualr.net/wp-content/gallery/4397/ben2xn3cmaa3coy-jpg-large.jpg

http://img.over-blog-kiwi.com/0/95/98/64/20140420/ob_877390_1396975-10152372516861085-226888756399.jpg

http://www.iracing.com/wp-content/themes/iRacing2012/lib/images/screenshots/Tracks/cota/swf/shot_03.jpg

[Not4you]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFYzcMB5PwY


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsPEQZEPn5k

[Ghost Rider]

Team Canada Star Mazda Paint Finished and Tested...


http://www.torontomustangclub.ca/images/iracing/sm-sc-001.jpg

http://www.torontomustangclub.ca/images/iracing/sm-sc-002.jpg

http://www.torontomustangclub.ca/images/iracing/sm-sc-003.jpg

http://www.torontomustangclub.ca/images/iracing/sm-sc-004.jpg

http://www.torontomustangclub.ca/images/iracing/sm-sc-005.jpg

http://www.torontomustangclub.ca/images/iracing/sm-sc-006.jpg

http://www.torontomustangclub.ca/images/iracing/sm-sc-007-CC.jpg

http://www.torontomustangclub.ca/images/iracing/sm-sc-008-CC.jpg

http://www.torontomustangclub.ca/images/iracing/sm-sc-009-CC.jpg

http://www.torontomustangclub.ca/images/iracing/sm-sc-010-CC.jpg

http://www.torontomustangclub.ca/images/iracing/sm-sc-011-CC.jpg

http://www.torontomustangclub.ca/images/iracing/sm-sc-012-CC.jpg

[Not4you]

I never knew you were such a Damon Hill fan.

[Not4you]

here's the Porsche that I painted for the league ...

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p184/Not-4-you/Untitled-1_zpsa39c032a.jpg (http://s128.photobucket.com/user/Not-4-you/media/Untitled-1_zpsa39c032a.jpg.html)

[RedSN]

I never knew you were such a Damon Hill fan.

I thought the same thing. Weird having a canadian flag on Damon Hill's car.

[StAnger]

Anyone have experience with this wheel?

http://simulation1.ca/index.php?route=product/product&path=35&product_id=54

[Not4you]

good for a chuckle ...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK-T29cmXAM

[RedSN]

Benny Hill music makes everything funny. It's the comedy version of bacon.

[Not4you]

lol

I actually did something very similar in practice there last week, but I spun and drove into the pits in reverse without hitting the walls. I wish I saved the replay.

[Ghost Rider]

lol, pretty funny

[Not4you]

Aston Martin DB9-R coming soon to iRacing!! Initial release will be a GT-1 class car to race against the current Corvette C6R, but a GT3 version will release shortly after to race against the current BMW Z4, McLaren MP4-12C, Porsche (Ruf) GT3-R and the Ford GT GT3 Spec.

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p184/Not-4-you/astonmartin_gt1_clay_zpstg232cmy.jpg (http://s128.photobucket.com/user/Not-4-you/media/astonmartin_gt1_clay_zpstg232cmy.jpg.html)

http://m.memegen.com/9lpkje.jpg

[Armen]

Oh boy!

[Not4you]

Last night a few of us from the TMC were in a fun lapping session in the Star Mazda running around Monza. I was sitting in the draft from Ghost Rider heading into the first part of Curve di Lesmo. With less areo on the nose of the car from the draft than expected, things got real.

I shit the bed but quickly changed the sheets and pulled out of it alive!!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN3Vu5bj67U

[RedSN]

^^^done that.
Didn't have time to change the sheets.

[Ghost Rider]

nice save...I was wondering why you fell off so much when I check my mirrors coming out of that corner...I was like "Where'd he go?"

[Ghost Rider]

Congrats Ross on your win tonight at Daytona!!


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and some titties for no reason...congrats!!

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[Not4you]

Congrats Ross!!

[Not4you]

So there was a wreck in iRacing. A beautiful, wonderful wreck. I laughed. I cried. It became a part of me.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wvgvJpKpVQ

[RedSN]

^^^who edited that? well done!

[Not4you]

don't know him, but yeah, he did an awesome job.

[Not4you]

iRacing has just announced a licensing agreement with Mercedes for some new upcoming cars!! This just a few weeks before the release of the Aston Martin GT1 car! awesome stuff ...

article:
http://www.iracing.com/iracingnews/iracing-news/iracing-announces-licensing-agreement-with-mercedes-benz


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3b-9Hpv7d0

http://preview.netcarshow.com/Mercedes-Benz-AMG_GT3-2015-hd.jpg

[Not4you]

Aston Martin DB9-R coming soon to iRacing!! Initial release will be a GT-1 class car to race against the current Corvette C6R, but a GT3 version will release shortly after to race against the current BMW Z4, McLaren MP4-12C, Porsche (Ruf) GT3-R and the Ford GT GT3 Spec.

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p184/Not-4-you/astonmartin_gt1_clay_zpstg232cmy.jpg (http://s128.photobucket.com/user/Not-4-you/media/astonmartin_gt1_clay_zpstg232cmy.jpg.html)

http://m.memegen.com/9lpkje.jpg

only a week away!!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wjj4-Rse3Xk


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra5NHVekGZk

[Not4you]

tomorrow is Aston Martin day ... I feel like a kid on Christmas Eve!!!!

[RedSN]

I hope it's going to be a sunny day.

[Not4you]

My Aston Martin has a fresh coat of paint.

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p184/Not-4-you/AM%20Canada%201_zps3tw6xswl.jpg (http://s128.photobucket.com/user/Not-4-you/media/AM%20Canada%201_zps3tw6xswl.jpg.html)

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p184/Not-4-you/AM%20Canada%202_zpsak7fq7hc.jpg (http://s128.photobucket.com/user/Not-4-you/media/AM%20Canada%202_zpsak7fq7hc.jpg.html)


Here is a lap around Mosport.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVb_x7vimxQ

[RedSN]

^^^cool!

How fast along the back straight?

[Not4you]

^^^cool!

How fast along the back straight?

260km/h

[Not4you]

A few regular iRacers have landed on the podium at LeMans!! Nick Tandy and Jordan Taylor.

[Not4you]

Okay Sportscar racing fans, the new Corvette DP is coming in a few weeks to iRacing!!

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p184/Not-4-you/Chevrolet%20Corvette%20C7%20Daytona%20Prototype_zp svhxeav3p.jpg (http://s128.photobucket.com/user/Not-4-you/media/Chevrolet%20Corvette%20C7%20Daytona%20Prototype_zp svhxeav3p.jpg.html)

so once again ...

https://media.giphy.com/media/amkxRknWsbWtG/giphy.gif

[Not4you]

september 8th ... not soon enough.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M_g3anY2dM

[Not4you]

this could be a game changer!!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCUeNattOzQ

[Not4you]

so in case the Corvette C7 DP and dynamic track surfaces were not enough cool news this month ... how about this:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wpyyEgjnbU


... NOVEMBER!!

[Ghost Rider]

My new paint for my Aston Martin DB9


http://www.torontomustangclub.ca/images/iracing/AM_BJ_Screen_Shot_010_CC_1600.jpg

http://www.torontomustangclub.ca/images/iracing/AM_BG_Screen_Shot_01_CC_1600.jpg

http://www.torontomustangclub.ca/images/iracing/AM_BG_Screen_Shot_02_CC_1600.jpg

http://www.torontomustangclub.ca/images/iracing/AM_BG_Screen_Shot_03_CC_1600.jpg

http://www.torontomustangclub.ca/images/iracing/AM_BG_Screen_Shot_04_CC_1600.jpg

http://www.torontomustangclub.ca/images/iracing/AM_BG_Screen_Shot_05_CC_1600.jpg


Secondary Paint


http://www.torontomustangclub.ca/images/iracing/AM_BG_Screen_Shot_06_CC_1600.jpg

http://www.torontomustangclub.ca/images/iracing/AM_BG_Screen_Shot_07_CC_1600.jpg

http://www.torontomustangclub.ca/images/iracing/AM_BG_Screen_Shot_08_CC_1600.jpg

http://www.torontomustangclub.ca/images/iracing/AM_BG_Screen_Shot_09_CC_1600.jpg

[Not4you]

Delayed until December now, but coming soon ...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtX0uiLDt1c

[Not4you]

Well done iRacing!!

http://www.wheels.ca/top-ten/10-best-driving-games-and-racing-simulators/

[Jack Raccoon!]

Last night a few of us from the TMC were in a fun lapping session in the Star Mazda running around Monza. I was sitting in the draft from Ghost Rider heading into the first part of Curve di Lesmo. With less areo on the nose of the car from the draft than expected, things got real.

I shit the bed but quickly changed the sheets and pulled out of it alive!!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN3Vu5bj67UI did that last year at Sebring, but I was only doing 90mph. Fortunately, housekeeping was still at the hotel when I returned...

[Not4you]

Nice!

I'm still waiting to hear all about your adventures in the Skip Barber series ... I race the Skip a lot in iRacing, but you got to do it for real! I'm so jealous!

[Jack Raccoon!]

Beer is on you...

[Not4you]

The 'Ring has been released!!! Here is a cool video of what it looks like to lap the Tourist configuration of the Nurburgring in iRacing using the Oculus Rift VR headset.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNIPWomzwTw

[Not4you]

Coming soon ...

Mercedes SLR GT3

http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1648/25220202555_b72162f704_o.jpg

[Not4you]

available for pre-order now, available for download TUESDAY!!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmfJL4g-5s0

[Not4you]

If you guys havent seen one of the live broadcast races that our TMC team are in, have a look at this one!! I wasn't a factor but Steve McGarvey, Ross Booth Dave Hill and Robert Jackman all had amazing battles throughout the race and some great finishes! Well done guys!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tOIyJmjCiI

[Not4you]

Next car in the pipeline ...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVdYmeirJw8

[StAnger]

Finally upgraded my computer, now I just need to get a wheel and pedal set.

[Not4you]

iRacing launched their latest car today, the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. It is not an FIA GT3 spec car, it is a bit slower with no ABS or TC and not as much front aero as a 'real' GT3 car. It is the one used in the Porsche Challenge Cup series.

https://www.tradingpaints.com/showroom/pictures/86047/1.jpg


I did a few laps around Mosport with it this afternoon. Not especially great laps as I was just getting a feel for it.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2loMQnTxNSU

[Not4you]

damn this thing is FUN!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGNJxCU97Gg

[Not4you]

Last lap action from a GT3 race I ran recently. After 40 minutes the finish for me was this close!!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79fck6qoQiw

[Not4you]

Next in the iRacing pipeline, coming next week ... 2 new cars!! Ford GT GTE and the Ferrari 488 GTE. The cars that battled it out for the Lemans 24hr class win last year (the Ford won).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uyjGMTHJGM


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_SUadPJGh8

[StAnger]

Guess I don't suck as bad as I thought. Finally broke through with a win!



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[Zippy]

Guess I don't suck as bad as I thought. Finally broke through with a win!



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Niiiice! Is that ARCA car?

[StAnger]

Niiiice! Is that ARCA car?

Yes, sir.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50903474151_7a292d3bcf_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2kyaBq4)2021-02-02 14-12-46_0 (https://flic.kr/p/2kyaBq4) by , on Flickr

[ZR]

Congrats John, nicely done.

[StAnger]

Congrats John, nicely done.

Thanks! Funny thing is, I was close to packing it in. I guess sitting on the pole, and dominating the race has a way of changing one's mind.

[ZR]

Like most things in life, practice, practice then practice some more.

[StAnger]

Like most things in life, practice, practice then practice some more.

That and luck. Lots of luck.

Here's a better look at the car in case anyone is wondering. Of course the number is my preferred number.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50903788902_56a666a699_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2kycdYN)2021-02-01 09_10_17-iRacing (https://flic.kr/p/2kycdYN) by , on Flickr

[Zippy]

nice nice. I could never get into oval. The practice laps are too boring.

[StAnger]

nice nice. I could never get into oval. The practice laps are too boring.


I've been trying to get into road racing, but I am S-L-O-W.

[StAnger]

Raced in my first sim race at Daytona since NR2003. I qualified 10th, and finished third, thankfully avoiding the big one at lap 6.



https://youtu.be/U6BRoNS3Si8

[92redragtop]

Saw ad for this - common with the iRacers?

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[Zippy]

its sad that i know instantly what car and track he is on LOL
The motion rigs have come down dramatically in price as the demand for them has gone up.
I don't know of anyone with one, but I feel it would make it feel that more realistic.

Here's a sim rig actually flipping over LOL


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO0BK7lxjYA

[92redragtop]

LOL.....

Yeah, didn't realize they were so cheap now.