iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations

[Bram Hengeveld]

iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations check it out

 

[Edward Leake]

Installed today, tried, and will not drive in it.

Did not feel anything special to me, car handling is nice, graphics also nice but much less fps for me then Race 07 for example.

Biggest let down for me is, that i did not feel at all any speed sensation in the car, like if i would have pushing a trolley in the local supermarket. I know, it maybe can be because of the rookie level low horsepowered practise cars, but i did not like it.

Also do not really like the interent based interface, maybe just because i am not getting used to it.

So, back to racing, but not with this sim.

Give it more time, it does get better and better.

I've gone from liking it to REALLY enjoying it now, had a wonderful tight and very clean race last night - literally mm from the other guys bumper all the way lap after lap. It was fantastic!

 

[James Yates]

Still not going to try it... got an invite now, but im not paying £10 to try a game which i may not even like.

 

[Gareth Hickling]

£13

 

[Attila Domján]

Well, for my case it was not really money out on the window, at least i saw what it is like, but thats it.

 

[Gareth Hickling]

Indeed, Some will like it some will hate it, A bit like marmite

 

[Edward Leake]

I guess, I didn't like it at first but I really do now. In fact I've never liked oval racing at all but now I find myself compelled to take part! :lol:

 

[Alessandro Gamberini]

i have chosen "maybe" because i can give a try to a demo game only if completely freeware at the beginning

 

[Attila Domján]

I guess you will not try it then....

 

[Karl Westman]

Ah, finally and at last... my SF is now @ 4.40 and I'm ready to take on the Skippy

A suggestion regarding what session to use, in my brief time in the iRacing community I've noticed that the first day of a new race week ( or in other words Sundays) is usually a bit "calmer" than the rest of the week.

So, how about Sundays 17:00 GMT as a "official Race Department iRacing session"?

Kind regards,
Karl

 

[Karl Westman]

Installed today, tried, and will not drive in it.

Did not feel anything special to me, car handling is nice, graphics also nice but much less fps for me then Race 07 for example.

Biggest let down for me is, that i did not feel at all any speed sensation in the car, like if i would have pushing a trolley in the local supermarket. I know, it maybe can be because of the rookie level low horsepowered practise cars, but i did not like it.

Also do not really like the interent based interface, maybe just because i am not getting used to it.

So, back to racing, but not with this sim.

These were my first and initial thoughts as well when I first gave it a go. But, I urge you to hang on in there at least until you've tried the Skip Barber. The Rookie Solstice is crap, but it's a hurdle to overcome before you enter the paradise ( or sort of, you know what i mean... ).

Regarding FPS, turning of shadows in the graphics options makes a HUGE difference but has negligible effect on the eye candy. I jumped from a average of 50 fps to 120-150, I'm now running with a fps cap on 84 to minimize the tearing effect.

The speed effect is very much non existent in the Solstice, but can be improved if you play around with the FOV setting. The speed sensation increase in a linear way as you progress through the car classes ( I've driven the Solstice, Legends, Skip Barber and the Formula Mazda so far)

The tracks are a riot! It's a nice feeling to know that the sim version is a exact replication of the real thing, would be great to try the real thing as a comparison I eagerly await new tracks to be added to the list. I've read in the iRacing forum that European tracks are in the pipeline...

With all that said, I'm still a bit put off by the pricing model. I hope that they start to add content to give me value for my $

At the end though, I see a lot of potential in iRacing and I intend to give it a few months try before I make any final decision ( I've spent about $100 on it so far so I better use it... )

Kind regards,
Karl

 

[Jarkko Rantajoki]

One more here..
Jarkko Rantajoki

(waiting for the local slaves to change my forum name)

EDIT:Oooooooops, im not a "racing club" member, if it makes any difference.

 

[Hansi Josefsson]

Please add me to the list..

I signed up today and have to say that it was very straightforward and painless. Spent part of the afternoon chugging around Lime Rock in the Solstice getting used to the physics and everything else configured.

Is anyone using the FFB and how do you find it? I sort of gave up on it in Race 07 and turned it off.

Hope to see you on the track soon.

When I try to look you up there is no result found. Anyone else who had the same problem?

 

[Steve Emmons]

When I try to look you up there is no result found. Anyone else who had the same problem?

Hmm... I'll take a look.

Congrats on 22 days and counting without cigs.:thumb:

 

[Ricky Willox]

Try an "n" on the end of Steve You sign up with the name on your CC.

 

[Steve Emmons]

Try an "n" on the end of Steve You sign up with the name on your CC.

Ah, yes... Good thinking - I forgot!:thumb:

Only my credit card company and my mother call me steven. And she only does that when I'm in trouble.

 

[Hansi Josefsson]

Ah, yes... Good thinking - I forgot!:thumb:

Only my credit card company and my mother call me steven. And she only does that when I'm in trouble.

lol Oh, -mothers

 

[Steve Emmons]

Ain't it the truth. No matter how old you get mothers are the same everywhere...

 

[Simon Trendell]

New Track Avalible: Bristol Motor Speedway

If you find the straightaways a little long and boring at those big 1.5- and 2.5-mile superspeedways, we've got just the thing for you - Bristol Motor Speedway. Surrounded by 160,000 seats, Bristol is more like a big football stadium than a conventional race track. Sixty percent of the .533-mile lap distance is devoted to high-banked (30-degree), wide-open corners. With straightaways just barely 200 yards in length, in a 15-second lap you'll get from the end of one corner to the beginning of the next in barely three seconds. We promise you, you won't get bored.

 

[Gareth Hickling]

OMG! Oval heaven!

Lets hope a series runs it soon and maybe I will think about buying it :wink:

 

[Simon Trendell]

Skip Barber RT 2000 - Summit Point Raceway Full

Fastest Lap: 1.23.355
New Fastest Lap: 1.22.945
Race Average Lap: 1.24.468

Race Laps

1 1:34.542
2 1:26.308
3 1:24.031
4 1:23.792
5 1:23.783
6 1:23.978
7 1:23.514
8 1:24.176
9 1:23.787
10 1:23.788
11 1:23.732
12 1:23.415
13 01:23.798
14 1:23.944
15 1:24.062
16 1:23.615
17 1:23.830
18 1:23.900
19 1:23.766
20 1:24.959
21 1:23.997
22 1:23.577