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[Bram Hengeveld]

iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations check it out

 

[Dave Stephenson]

Ive not experienced the 3d stuff yet, but Im currently running 1 37" screen. Its no-where near as good as when i ran triple head on smaller screens.

I'd go for option 2 everytime.

 

[Marcel Hulsbergen]

I think option 2 will be a bit too much for the 260 unless you don't use AA and AF, these are fps killers.

Option 3 comes with extra software which runs while you race. I don't know the software but i think this will eat system resources, so in this case also your CPU will a bit more busy. Maybe there are some movies on Youtube to check the performance with racing games while this software is running.
It needs 120 hz so all frames need to be rendered 2 times. This will eat graphic performance too and the recommend atleast an 8800. So in this case you need to buy a new graphics card too i assume, a 260 is not that much faster as a 8800. I think you need about a 295 or another sli solution to get enough fps.

 

[Steffen Scheen]

Thanks for the reply.
If i buy the matrox triple head2go i cant use more than 5040x1050 resolution,
how does that look on 24" monitors? Usually the screen gets blurry when you use the wrong resolution. I dont have the money atm for 3 screens, matrox triplehead and a nVidia 295. So if I go for the triple screen option it will be without a new graphic card until i have the money for a better one. If i go for SLI with 2x 260GTX i need a new motherboard and a new power unit. Maby i should just wait and save money? Atm they sell 3 HP screens demo used for 185 euro each. i think thats a good price.

 

[Marcel Hulsbergen]

A triple head looks great, but needs some adjustments in FOV. You need screens with a small frame, this looks better. Maik Peters uses a triple head and i tried his stuff and it was amazing, but you need to get used of it, you are sitting in the middle of a lightbeam and in the beginning it can make you feel a bit dizzy, there is soo much to look at.

It seems that, after seeing some youtube movies about the Nvidia 3D thing, the 3D is great to look at. But maybe you get headaches from it, i should try this out first as this is not cheap.

 

[Mario Rocha]

Same here :wink2:

 

[Roy Stevens]

Iv been on iracing from when it started ..feel free to add me roy stevens...what car's u guys racing ??

 

[Ricky Willox]

To be honest at the moment i would wait until after the new ATI cards come out and see what the reviews are like. Being able to do the same thing as the triple head to go built right into the card will be great.

 

[Sander Hogendoorn]

A day in the life of a cat herder....#11

Having had a few minutes to sit down and reflect on the last few months I have to say it’s been a really exciting summer for me personally and professionally. On the personal side of things I thought I had the best job in the world all these years. I now have to say that that being a dad is the best job in the world and I absolutely love spending as much time as possible with my daughter. On the professional side of things I have also had the chance to see some major projects that I worked on for many months finally happen or get announced which was very gratifying. There was so much exciting news this summer but I think my highlights had to be seeing John Prather get a chance to be a professional race car driver for a weekend in the VW TDI Cup Series, announcing our NASCAR and IndyCar partnerships and seeing Marcos Ambrose take our colors to the track at Pocono.

So as the summer has pretty rapidly come to a close a new build is creeping up on the horizon. I really don’t have too much I can absolutely confirm will be in the next build at this time but I will give you a run down on what we are working on, some of which will be pretty obvious.

It’s not going to be a surprise that we plan on having the IndyCar ready for the next major build and it’s going to be an absolute blast. We will have different cars for different track types and the models all look terrific. We will also have the ability to adjust brake bias, weight jacker and sway bars from in cockpit. We should also have the in car brake bias and sway bar adjustments available in all cars that have this feature. We may not be able to get all of these adjustments done and for all of the cars by the next build but if we don’t they should not be far behind.

The Corvette C6.R did look like it was going to slip past this next build but we have actually just received a batch of data from Pratt and Miller that we had been waiting for so there is a chance this will be done. We still are waiting for some data but we have been promised its arrival in the next week or so.

The next new car in the development pipeline will be the Ford Falcon. Because we actually secured this license with the Ford contract we signed early this year we actually have a significant amount of work already completed on this car.

One feature that will definitely make the build is opponent tire smoke and skids. You will now be able to relive your own Cole Trickle moments on the high banks of Daytona.

There is a very small chance that we may have some tire improvements in this next build but we are probably going to make a change to a single car to start with. We are contemplating doing this on the Star Mazda to start with to get some feedback. We may also be able to sneak in the graphics model changes to this car to bring it up to spec with the current car.

One major project we are targeting for the next release that is not going to be a surprise is private racing. I don’t think I need to go into all the details on what we have envisioned here as it has been discussed at length in the forums. I will say that it is entirely likely that we will have a basic set of functionality with this available when it launches which will grow to be more robust over time.

A major project that is loosely tied into the private racing that has been partially leaked is our inclusion in the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Some of you may have seen items pop up in public records regarding this but we have finally executed that contract. This is pretty exciting for all of us because the Hall will have a terrific exhibit setup with show cars running our software and everyone that goes through the experience will leave with a print out of their lap times on a “sales slick” for iRacing. I actually flew down last week to supervise the “training video” shoot for the exhibit that will feature Dale Jr and Terry Labonte and I think that will come out terrific as well. It’s going to be pretty exciting to see how demonstrating our software in the Hall helps us build out customer base over the next few years as they expect at least 700,000 people to go through it in a given year.

One feature that Dale Jr put on our development schedule was the ability to transfer setups to each other. The general concept of what we are building is that you will be able to send and receive setups from other drivers who are connected to the same session you are. I am just going to put it out there now that whoever has the fastest lap in a practice session I join is going to get hassled to send me their setup!

Our friends to the north will be happy to know that the next track to be released will be Mosport and I am fairly certain it will be done in time for next season. The track that is next in line to be completed will be Brands Hatch and we actually already have a track spline done. The Kiwi turned a 1:17 in the Dallara the other day on the track and it’s going to be a fantastic track for the service, although possibly a safety rating killer! We have penciled in at the moment that Zandvoort will be the next track completed after Brands Hatch.

Night racing is coming along with a significant amount of engineering complete on it already. Unfortunately I don’t see this being rolled out with the next build as there is still quite a bit of work left to be completed. We have actually started the process of converting Richmond to a night track and we will send out some screenshots as it progresses.

We have seen quite a bit of discussion in our forums about mixed class and fixed setup racing and we have started the process of figuring out how properly implement this into the service. Quite a bit of the work that we are doing for transferring setups will help move the ball down the field on fixed setup racing actually.

For a media tease, I expect that you will see some iRacing segments on two TV shows this fall. When I have an actual confirmation on if we have made the cut and when they will air I will be sure to pass it along.

I hope I have given you enough of a taste of what we are working on to tide you over to my next blog which I plan to try and do before the next release. I anticipate this will go into more detail on some of these projects I have vaguely described. Until then I wish those of you in contention for a series championship the best of luck. I will be changing diapers….

Steve

Looking good

http://www.iracingworld.com/_A-day-in-the-life-of-a-cat-herder11/blog/795586/57752.html

 

[Aritan Maia]

Can't wait, can't wait!!!!

Thx, Sander!!

Let me see if I understood the night racing thing... Is it gonna be like Singapore in Evo? I mean, it's gonna be fixed, not like the time changing and all?

 

[James Yates]

Can't wait, can't wait!!!!

Thx, Sander!!

Let me see if I understood the night racing thing... Is it gonna be like Singapore in Evo? I mean, it's gonna be fixed, not like the time changing and all?

AFAIK it will be ovals under lights just like NASCAR/IndyCar run in real life, not sure on the road courses though

 

[Aritan Maia]

That's sad, James... Maybe in the future? Any plans you know of? Any discussions about rain? I didn't see anything regarding this issue on the foruns...

 

[Grant Waterman]

Warning Very expensive mistake

Subscribed to iRacing a year ago on an impulse buy and have hardly used it. Didn't like the no league part of it and the fact that every time I went to use it I had to buy a new car or track, plus wasnt really that impressed with the driving model. havent touched it in months. Then on Sunday got an email from them saying they had automatically renewed my subscription for another year, $184 disappeared out of my account. Seems like I hadn't read the fine print and had my account on the default of automatically renew.
So warning to everyone, if you don't like iRacing, better check your account is set to not automatically renew

 

[Matthew Parr]

This happened to me, but luckily it was only renewed for a month! I Even tried to get my money back their response was 'its your own fault' not great customer service or help either!

So yea Thank you Grant for putting this up I had seen another post on this so didn't put my problem on here. Lets just hope it doesn't happen to anyone else!

 

[Grant Waterman]

This must be an American thing, never had a subscription automatically renewed in Australia, always a letter or email asking at least a month before renewal if you wish too.
Probably against the law here.

 

[Matthew Parr]

Yea i know what you mean Grant normally you say whether you want to subscribe again instead of saying you don't want to! stupid really!

 

[Kevin Ascher]

Yes, it's not the perfect solution.
But why don't you guys just read the describtion?
It clearly says that in there just before you hit the 'Subscribe' button, not hidden in any long text, but clearly to see.

 

[Grant Waterman]

Yeh, but that was a year ago, havent touched it for months so didnt even think about what date it might be due. Just had a look at my stats and I havent even had 1 race in the past year, last race on 7th Sept 2008, just had a few quick laps.

 

[Kevin Ascher]

Yeah, I hope you got I didn't mean to offend anyone
It just was a bit unlucky I guess.

 

[Aritan Maia]

I think this warning is what I read the most when I searched for promo codes. Everyone shouted "BE CAREFUL!", "WATCH OUT!". Luckly I got the message...

But in my case, I love iRacing, I'm addicted to it and I can't even think (at the moment) about getting out of there... :wink2:

Btw, Star Mazda and Silverado here I come!!!! :smile-big:

 

[Steve Emmons]

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