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Offline Strip

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Re: iRacing
« Reply #120 on: February 09, 2011, 11:39:12 PM »
I feel like I am talking to myself a bit when it comes to oval but I had a thought that
maybe someone can add to.

It feels like the Legend car likes to be driven very softly, meaning with little steering
inputs. If you are under or over steering the car tends to get worse, the fastest lap
times seem to always have the least amount of input. I am lapping in the solid 15.8
area while dipping into the low 15.7 range, track record for me is 15.693.

I don't seem to be able to find that extra .1 that the really fast guys have but here
is the kicker. They set their best laps around 10-15 laps out, while I have set fast laps
at the 30-35 lap mark.

It has me wondering if they are pushing the car early and falling off or I am pushing
the car too softly.

Strip
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Re: iRacing
« Reply #121 on: February 10, 2011, 02:01:18 AM »
Quote from: Kazaa on February 09, 2011, 06:31:31 PM
Just do time trials to boost your SR up.

Thanks - but time trials is like taking undefended bases in AH - no competition :)

I'll search their website and see what I can find - not fun driving a damaged car for the remaining 10 laps if it gains me nothing.
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Re: iRacing
« Reply #122 on: February 10, 2011, 05:04:53 AM »
Quote from: lengro on February 09, 2011, 05:50:05 PM
Dang... trying to get my SR > 3.00 so I can promote out of rookie road class.

Well, second lap in a race, someone in front of me looses control and starts to spin around. I try to avoid, but I hit him with my left side and gets a 4X for collision.

I can still drive, but on a straight line I have to hold the driving wheel at an angle for the remaining 10 laps - not fun - and I started to wonder:
If I just pulled over and exited the race, would the SR be the same as if I drove to the end?

preaching to the choir here buddy,  my 3rd race online I was holding 5th place in a race when some idiot who was lapped twice was parked on the last corner GTA style.  Waited until I came around for the final straight and purposefully smashed into me.   I frantically then ram him out of the way to get across the line because the 6th guy was going to nab my place after spending 7 laps trying to catch me.  I get 2x 4 contact points deducted  :cry

Had a better experience the other day though after not driving for 2 weeks thanks to the above incident I bagged 3rd from 5th.   The game for me is not serious but it is gripped with adrenaline and concentration when you are going well so I can see why people love it.
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Re: iRacing
« Reply #123 on: February 10, 2011, 10:48:09 AM »
Could someone edumicate me on how point system works.  Is higher better or lower? I'm 2.12 or so...
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« Reply #124 on: February 10, 2011, 10:57:03 AM »
At south boston in the legends all I can manage is 18 second lap times?  The car wants to come around in every turn
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Re: iRacing
« Reply #125 on: February 10, 2011, 11:29:26 AM »
Quote from: Russian on February 10, 2011, 10:48:09 AM
Could someone edumicate me on how point system works.  Is higher better or lower? I'm 2.12 or so...

Higher is better.  3.00 makes your eligible for promotion to the next class.  4.00 results in an immediate promotion (if memory serves).
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Re: iRacing
« Reply #126 on: February 10, 2011, 11:55:12 AM »
^^ Correct ^^

ACE are you loose in or loose off or both?

Strip
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Re: iRacing
« Reply #127 on: February 10, 2011, 12:11:26 PM »
Quote from: Saurdaukar on February 10, 2011, 11:29:26 AM
Higher is better.  3.00 makes your eligible for promotion to the next class.  4.00 results in an immediate promotion (if memory serves).

Ouch. My oval rating keeps doing down and down. 
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Re: iRacing
« Reply #128 on: February 10, 2011, 12:17:18 PM »
Qualifying and Time Trials can improve you SR rating with a lot less (or no) chance of being involved with another car. Work on your qualifying, a fast time can put you on the front row and away from the masses at the start.

The faster cars tend to be better drivers as well...

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Re: iRacing
« Reply #129 on: February 10, 2011, 12:37:27 PM »
Quote from: Strip on February 10, 2011, 12:17:18 PM
Qualifying and Time Trials can improve you SR rating with a lot less (or no) chance of being involved with another car. Work on your qualifying, a fast time can put you on the front row and away from the masses at the start.

The faster cars tend to be better drivers as well...

Strip

Under ideal situation.  Right now I don't even know how you folks doing 15 seconds in oval track. 
Do you just switch between 3 and 4th gear or is there more to it?
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Re: iRacing
« Reply #130 on: February 10, 2011, 12:58:21 PM »
Well at South Boston I am in the high 17 range in a race, have dipped into the 17.5 range in qualifying and practice. At Lanier my personal best is 15.629 though I average a 15.8 to 16.0 over an entire race. I will say this the fastest lap times came when I was moving the steering wheel less than 90 degrees. With the Legend cars you need to be slow in, fast out to get the best times. The car is very sensitive to the way your driving, the tires can make or break the balance of the car. If you abuse the right front the car will start to under-steer. If you find yourself in a over-steering condition every lap the right rear gets hot, builds air pressure and loses grip promptly worsening the issue. I have found the fast laps have come from steering with the throttle, not the steering wheel.

Lanier is 4th gear only, if you've hit the limiter down the stretch your probably driving into the corner too hard.

Strip

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Re: iRacing
« Reply #131 on: February 10, 2011, 01:34:59 PM »
Quote from: Strip on February 10, 2011, 11:55:12 AM
^^ Correct ^^

ACE are you loose in or loose off or both?

Strip
I can take it in the corner just fine throguht the middle it comes right around.  I've managed to run a low 18 that's it
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Re: iRacing
« Reply #132 on: February 10, 2011, 02:09:36 PM »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3EV8naRYZM

Watch this guy, he is about a tenth faster than me but this is approximately what I do. When your really pushing it you can use the throttle to control steering angle. If you tried the same line without keeping about 15-20% throttle it would go loose in the middle.

It would help if you could post a film or replay....

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Re: iRacing
« Reply #133 on: February 10, 2011, 02:57:40 PM »
I don't no how to post replays or anything yet but can I get your setup?
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Re: iRacing
« Reply #134 on: February 10, 2011, 03:24:59 PM »
If your racing online the Legends are fixed, you cant adjust anything so I run the default setup.

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