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Offline Saurdaukar

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« on: January 24, 2011, 12:20:25 PM »
Anyone else play?

Just got started over the weekend.  Fantastic sim.  Wonder what took me so long.

As a weekend track junky during the summer months, I have to say that, for those circuits which with I am familiar, they did an absolutely superb job mimicking every single detail, no matter how minor.  The cars behave, at nearly each point on the track, exactly how they would in real life.  

The attention to detail is impressive - from changes in surface (concrete/asphalt/epoxy) to the vehicle dynamics, to the correct advertisements (no copyright infringement??) positioned exactly where they are actually located around the circuits in real life.  Sitting in the pits at Summit, for example, and looking left or right (TrackIR, too!), *everything* is exactly where it should be - I thought it was wild!

Ran my first full race on Sunday (MX-5 Cup / Laguna Seca) and had a blast.  Grid 8th, finished 5th.  Good, clean, safe racing (read: no demolition derby; open communication when passing) and, to this point, so far as I can tell, a great, helpful player-base.

I am still figuring out the system of joining specific races, if organized (as opposed to what is "available"), and I still only have a Rookie license (2.73 after last night, IIRC) but would love to mix it up with some of you Spit dweebs.  I know we've got plenty of car nuts here - are there any sort of specific, player-created leagues or "squads" in this game?

How do I hook up with you all?
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Offline RTHolmes

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Re: iRacing
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2011, 01:00:19 PM »
IIRC Cbizkit plays it, havent seen him for a while but he may still check in so try a pm :)
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Re: iRacing
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2011, 01:23:04 PM »
There are a "few" of us that plays it sometimes  :bolt:


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Re: iRacing
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2011, 02:31:23 PM »
There are a "few" of us that plays it sometimes  :bolt:

Oh... well I can play with you guys.

Squad rule, apparently.  :D

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Re: iRacing
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2011, 04:18:37 PM »
been there since day one. Fantastic sim, the tire model is the big issue right now. They have a new one they are working on, the oval guys will get it first in this new build. not much of an oval guy here, ill run the f1 next season, but my favorite is the mustang. Mx5, skippy the most fun. SPA is bea uuuuutiful, Zandwarth is cool track I think.
Send me a pm in there, add me as friend. Name is olivier raunier. Ill give umy tang tang setup.
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Re: iRacing
« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2011, 04:24:34 PM »
Btw don't miss the Rollex 2.4 saturday, Daytona prototype or FR500s. Ill be riding a pony. Also check
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Re: iRacing
« Reply #6 on: January 24, 2011, 06:40:10 PM »


I play. Only for the last year, and I suck. But I love Iracing!

I would be one of those guys who likes to "turn left". I mostly run the stock car stuff.

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Re: iRacing
« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2011, 10:38:59 AM »
Btw don't miss the Rollex 2.4 saturday, Daytona prototype or FR500s. Ill be riding a pony. Also check
Tradingpaints.com

Will do.

Do they change tracks and such every week?  Just when I had Laguna licked; they switched up all the MX-5 events to Limerock and I STILL can't get a qualifying time under 1:01xxx.   :bhead

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Re: iRacing
« Reply #8 on: January 25, 2011, 12:15:12 PM »
I'm pretty much trying to resist the iRacing urge. After 5 years of road racing for real then selling my car, I am soooo soooo soooo tempted....

But I know my current computer is way too antique to run it well, and my pit plans are all centered round building a perfect Aces High cockpit.....if I go and try to add race car convertability to the simpit plans, my head will asplode!
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Re: iRacing
« Reply #9 on: January 25, 2011, 12:21:30 PM »
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But I know my current computer is way too antique to run it well


I have an older PC too, It runs Iracing better than it does AH.

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Re: iRacing
« Reply #10 on: January 25, 2011, 12:24:31 PM »

I have an older PC too, It runs Iracing better than it does AH.

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Hmmm I had heard it was a little more graphic intensive...

Besides, Don't take away my EXCUSES!!

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Re: iRacing
« Reply #11 on: January 25, 2011, 12:26:26 PM »
but you'd probably be really good right out of the box and have numerous handy tips for all your AH brethren

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Re: iRacing
« Reply #12 on: January 25, 2011, 12:32:22 PM »
iRacing is really good, you can find really good racers out there  :aok

unfortunately i stoped driving there, not much time left, rFactor is
what i use right now, but maximum 1-2 hours in a month.
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Re: iRacing
« Reply #13 on: January 25, 2011, 12:52:28 PM »
rFactor is

Tried that, too.

All of the sensory inputs are better but the physics model is lacking, IMO.

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Re: iRacing
« Reply #14 on: January 25, 2011, 03:32:15 PM »
A season in iracing is three months, one track a week. Except for the rookie series which the mazda is. They flip flop lamerock/laguna.
Right now we are week 13, which is a transition week between builds/seasons.
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