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Re: iRacing
« Reply #45 on: February 01, 2011, 02:58:25 PM »
I got promoted to D class licence this month, anyone else running the Skippy this season?

If you mean Skip Barber - I've meddled around a bit with the car in offline practice.  Surprised at how little grip it has.  Need more seat time in it before I run with other people; lest I cause a pileup.

At this point, all I'm doing is getting in a race here and there with more attention paid to the tracks I know.

Ran Limerock last night in a SRF - Wow is that thing twitchy.  Have to drive it like my own car; breathing on the throttle is risky business and the short wheel-base doesn't help.

By the same token, however, the other option - the Pontiac - felt like a piece of garbage.

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Re: iRacing
« Reply #46 on: February 01, 2011, 03:14:08 PM »
Skippy has good grip, just tons of oversteer.



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Re: iRacing
« Reply #47 on: February 02, 2011, 11:57:42 AM »
Skippy has good grip, just tons of oversteer.

Perhaps I am just getting too used to throwing the Miata around with the throttle.  Have been running the Barber car around Summit Main; getting used to it.  I still think I prefer the Star Mazda (which I can't drive in a race yet, anyway).

Can the Barber car setup be altered for a race or is it a spec car?  I think it could be a lot more stable (for me) with some adjustments to the roll bars and dampners - and maybe a few PSI out of the skins.

PS:  First podium last night at Limerock (Full, MX5 Cup, 3rd).  LOVE this sim.   :rock

PPS:  Have been searching for plans for home-built cockpit setups... those Playseat things are humorously expensive.  Have not yet found what I would consider a quality blueprint.  Any recommendations on where to look?

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Re: iRacing
« Reply #48 on: February 02, 2011, 12:25:27 PM »
You know you want one
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Re: iRacing
« Reply #49 on: February 02, 2011, 12:28:00 PM »
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Re: iRacing
« Reply #50 on: February 02, 2011, 10:33:09 PM »
  :devil :cheers:



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Re: iRacing
« Reply #51 on: February 03, 2011, 07:24:28 AM »
Nice, grats.  How many stints/drivers?

What does split 13 refer to?
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Re: iRacing
« Reply #52 on: February 03, 2011, 08:37:03 AM »
Moot, almost 1000 pips ran that event, since you can't have them all on the tack at the same time, iRacing splits you into ... well splits :) They 'split' you by qualifying time and/or Irating which is your overall sim rank. I think that event had 28 splits of 40 cars each, usually 20 Daytona Proto, 20 Mustangs.
The split of the fastest guys was split 1, the lower the split you can get into, the more points you ll get for the championship. For example, me wining split 13 might have won as much points as someone endid 6th in split 1.

Sardo, you need to treat the skippy like a 70s Porsche. The car has plenty of grip as long as you dont let the rear get too sideway under braking. Use the rear engine to rotate the nose in braking/turn entry, after that, like the Porsche, hamer down its super stable on exit as rear engine weight helps finish to turn. Keep a little bit of accelerator in if needed in turn entry, helps balance the car significantly. Play with the perch settings to make the car more or less oversteer in turn entry.
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Re: iRacing
« Reply #53 on: February 03, 2011, 09:12:49 AM »

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« Reply #54 on: February 03, 2011, 09:42:00 AM »
So 13th split is pretty competitive..  How many of you guys teamed up to drive the car?

Mazz  The full rotation rig is most impressive- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJoi-1g0IzI
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Re: iRacing
« Reply #55 on: February 03, 2011, 10:16:05 AM »
This feature is not available yet (something I liked in LFS), so it was 2.4H of squashed buttocks.
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Re: iRacing
« Reply #56 on: February 03, 2011, 10:49:19 AM »
Cramps much? hehe
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Re: iRacing
« Reply #57 on: February 03, 2011, 11:11:43 AM »
Fantastic job Frenchy!



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Re: iRacing
« Reply #58 on: February 03, 2011, 02:48:06 PM »
ive been running it too. just now getting limerock down in the mx5. would love to run with you guys!
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Re: iRacing
« Reply #59 on: February 03, 2011, 05:16:14 PM »
Mazz  The full rotation rig is most impressive- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJoi-1g0IzI

That's uplifting insane is what it is.  I checked out the website and, unless I missed something, I didn't see any prices.  My mind immediately shifted to "If you have to ask..."

Those setups are just superb but, the problem of cost/benefit rears its head after awhile.  If it costs more than five grand, you can pick up a perfectly good track car and do it for real which, no matter how good the simulation is, will always be the peak to which said simulation strives.

I'll settle for a few pieces of paper, some actual "thinking" (rare these days) and a trip to Home Depot.  I've already got spare seats; I only need to design a mounting system for the wheel, gear lever, pedals and monitor(s).

ive been running it too. just now getting limerock down in the mx5. would love to run with you guys!

PM me your last name and I'll add you as a "friend" or whatever they call it.

Can show you around Limerock but my real bag is Summit since I live an hour from the park.  Just follow.  Turn four is the key (and downright terrifying in real life).
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