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Offline Randy1

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Re: Sim Racing
« Reply #15 on: March 30, 2026, 03:00:31 PM »
iRacing is only really good for NASCAR. As with DCS, despite offering soooo much more, I find it lacking.

Have you tried LMU? ACC racers are slowly moving there.

Dolby, you are a bit off on this post.   Iracing has a huge road racing population.  I am one of them.  nascar has fallen in popularity in iracing same as in the real world.  GT3 is king.  Before that GTE.

Iracing has a large number of VR users.   HP G2s, Occulus 3, and then pimax.  Top tear drivers use tripple screen setups.


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Re: Sim Racing
« Reply #16 on: March 30, 2026, 04:59:41 PM »
500 miles at Daytona = 200 laps that they run in iRacing
The Indy 500
Indy cars period in iRacing is awesome as hell.

The dirt truck races

Running 410 sprints around Eldora, which is cool because its 44 mins from my house.

Soooooo much to do and well worth the $13.99 a month
There was a big party every weekend, just so happens there was also a race to run in

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Re: Sim Racing
« Reply #17 on: March 30, 2026, 06:12:44 PM »
500 miles at Daytona = 200 laps that they run in iRacing
The Indy 500
Indy cars period in iRacing is awesome as hell.

The dirt truck races

Running 410 sprints around Eldora, which is cool because its 44 mins from my house.

Soooooo much to do and well worth the $13.99 a month

I've been wanting to play iRacing just for the dirt stuff (also jealous you live close to the Big E)
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Re: Sim Racing
« Reply #18 on: March 30, 2026, 06:27:15 PM »
I've been wanting to play iRacing just for the dirt stuff

Thats what she said


Anddon't be jealous because i have never watched a race there. Maybe this year I go

I am from Lima and I have never been to a race there either.
There was a big party every weekend, just so happens there was also a race to run in

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Re: Sim Racing
« Reply #19 on: March 30, 2026, 09:39:41 PM »
Dolby, you are a bit off on this post.   Iracing has a huge road racing population.  I am one of them.  nascar has fallen in popularity in iracing same as in the real world.  GT3 is king.  Before that GTE.

Iracing has a large number of VR users.   HP G2s, Occulus 3, and then pimax.  Top tear drivers use tripple screen setups.

Population doesn't mean good, War Thunder anyone?
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Re: Sim Racing
« Reply #20 on: March 31, 2026, 03:08:12 PM »
Population doesn't mean good, War Thunder anyone?

When was the last time you tried iracing?



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Re: Sim Racing
« Reply #21 on: March 31, 2026, 04:06:28 PM »
Not to stir the pot, but I have an opinion! :)

I've tried almost all the racing sims, all have their good and bad, and it depends on what you like, personally, I think GT3 cars are boring, not to say they aren't excellent machines, they are, I just get no enjoyment from them.

I personally think the orig Assetto Corsa is still the king of content, the modding scene for that Sim, while slowing down has produced almost every car and track imaginable, all for (mostly) free, you can drive any car, anywhere just about.

In terms of tyre model, I still think Live For Speed is the closest to real life

Iracing, I see how it's good, rating system and all, but I tell you this, I own a MX5 (Miata), it's manual, and within 5 mins of driving it in Iracing, I noped out, I was shifting gears in a spirited manner (yes I have Fanatec pedals and a clutch, and was using the clutch), Iracing kept making gear crunch noises because I was trying to shift "too fast", and like I said, I own and drive that car, you can shift it that fast, might be a small whine, but I thought, I'm not paying X a month to drive this, if it's as unrealistic as that.

Just my opinion!
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Re: Sim Racing
« Reply #22 on: April 01, 2026, 11:24:00 AM »
When was the last time you tried iracing?

I had a years subscription in 2024.
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Re: Sim Racing
« Reply #23 on: April 01, 2026, 04:07:15 PM »
I got in the top 20% in GTE cars.  Ran the Ford and the C8.  That was with an hour plus a day just for practice plus an hour race.  I did my own setups during those days.  Used McLaren software to analyze laps.  Age caught up with me. 

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Re: Sim Racing
« Reply #24 on: April 01, 2026, 08:56:23 PM »
Anyone remember Dougie?  He left AH for iRacing several years ago.  Took his real life drag racing skills over thrre and became quite good at the game, last I checked.     
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