Old Racing Club Threads (merged)

Will Marquez · Dec 7, 2010

Servername: Racedepartment.com MX-5
Password: Same as RD Club Events
Track: Brands Hatch GP
Class: MX-5 Cup / Roadster

Official Practice: 30 minutes (21:00 GMT / 4pm EST / 1pm PST)
Qualification - Lone qualifier (2 hotlaps)
Race - 18 laps (Standing Start)
Entries - 36
Fast tows - 1

Notes: Must be a RD Licensed member
http://www.racedepartment.com/misc.php?do=form&fid=1/

Read the password and golden rules.
http://www.racedepartment.com/rules-passwords/

Eric Estes · Aug 10, 2011

Hey, I'm running a 1:28 with a high 1:26 optimal.... maybe I do like this car...

(or not, I can run a low 1:28 every 3rd lap or so... the rest end up, well, various places)

Will Marquez · Aug 10, 2011

Server name: RACEDEPARTMENT.COM MX5
Class: MX5 Cup / Roadster
Track: Silverstone International
Laps: 27
Fast Tows: Unlimited
Qualification: 1 outlap, 2 consecutive hotlaps. 10 mins lone qualifier

Practice start time: 17:30 GMT (BST +1)/ 1:30pm EST / 10:30am PST
Registration End / Qualification start time: 18:30 GMT (BST +1) / 2:30 pm EST / 11:30 pm PST
***Please be in the server before this time***

Server password: click here
Racing rules: click here

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Please click on the "Sign-In" button if you would like to sign up for this event. Thanks!

Will Marquez · Aug 10, 2011

With the RD MX-5 Season 2 Championship announced last week and the race grid full for the upcoming season. Here's a great chance to get together and have some fun in a Preseason Club Event before the Season gets underway on September 18th.

Dazmaniac · Aug 10, 2011

I wonder if the MX-5 will be wearing the NTM come the start of the RD Season 2 series, or if we will still be on the OTM?

All the same, look forward to Sunday for some multi-turn reconnaisance.

Eric Nelson · Aug 11, 2011

like driving a missile down a hallway............:fwd:

Will Marquez · Aug 11, 2011

Hosted Server is up everyone. Good luck and have fun!

RD Club Event password.

Eric Nelson · Aug 11, 2011

I can;t deal with this guys sorry. Just not enjoying myself trying to hang on to the car lap after lap.

I'll keep an eye out for something more tame in the future but for now I am not driving the big bore cars on a small track with no testing time.

Eric Estes · Aug 11, 2011

Yeah, this was a workout for sure. Ended up taking a fast tow in the final lap when I backed it into the fence and couldn't get out. Had a couple of loops prior to that but nothing serious.

I think we're off the GT cars for the next week at least Eric. Sunday is MX-5's and I think Will is going to put up a Skippy race for next Wednesday.

Will Marquez · Aug 11, 2011

You know I was thinking the same thing Daz about the NTM. The MX-5 has always been my favorite car in iRacing, there something about it. At least for me.

Not sure if we are going to get the NTM before the season starts (just my opinion) but only iRacing knows on when they'll be releasing more cars with the NTM. I can't wait to try it out on the MX-5 that's for sure.

Mark Mendonca · Aug 11, 2011

Hello,

I just signed up for IRacing's 2 month trial period last night. Actually it's 3 you pay for one. Suppose to be simple to use? Anyone have an IRacing for Dummy's link?

I'd be very interested in a MX-5 series as I am also interested in the spec series in real life.

Mark

Joe Hubbard · Aug 11, 2011

Eric Nelson said:
like driving a missile down a hallway............:fwd:

The crazy part is LS isn't a thin track, however looking through the windshield of the GT makes it feel like a single lane country road doesn't it... lol...

Glenn Petersen · Aug 11, 2011

The other thing I noticed and maybe it's just me, but it seems there is less sensation of speed with the GT. I had trouble gauging my speeds during heavy braking in the 1st and last turns.
Congrats Joe and Will. Some good racing with Gerry for awhile and William. Really had to practice patience with this car. I looped it twice and went off road once so was very happy to finish on the same lap as those two speedsters - Will and Joe.

Joe Hubbard · Aug 11, 2011

Glenn Petersen said:
The other thing I noticed and maybe it's just me, but it seems there is less sensation of speed with the GT. I had trouble gauging my speeds during heavy braking in the 1st and last turns.
Congrats Joe and Will. Some good racing with Gerry for awhile and William. Really had to practice patience with this car. I looped it twice and went off road once so was very happy to finish on the same lap as those two speedsters - Will and Joe.

I think you may be on to something there Glenn... I had to change my FoV to run the GT and I'm wondering if what you say might have something to do with it. I never really thought about it before until I read your post.

Joe Hubbard · Aug 11, 2011

Mark Mendonca said:
Hello,

Suppose to be simple to use? Anyone have an IRacing for Dummy's link?

What are you wishing to learn? There are a ton of articles here at RD and on the iRacing racing screen as well. They are just a bit harder to find in iRacing if you don't know where to look. One thing I do recommend is forgetting everything you learned from any other game about driving and practice practice practice...lol... Also take the time to watch the iRacing driving school video series even though you might know alot of it there is still some pretty good stuff in there. You also get a little award for doing it...haha

Will Marquez · Aug 11, 2011

Here you go Mark. Check this thread out: http://www.racedepartment.com/iracing/61894-iracing-getting-started-guide-user-guide-setup-guides-etc.html

Lots of good information there to help you get started

Thanks to Jack B for posting this up as well.

Mark Mendonca said:
Hello,

I just signed up for IRacing's 2 month trial period last night. Actually it's 3 you pay for one. Suppose to be simple to use? Anyone have an IRacing for Dummy's link?

I'd be very interested in a MX-5 series as I am also interested in the spec series in real life.

Mark

Glenn Petersen · Aug 11, 2011

I found myself looking down at the speedometer a couple of times to make sure I wasn't carrying to much speed into those turns. Of course, that resulted in one of my spins in T1.
On the other hand, I was really enjoying going through the corkscrew in this car. Really had me wishing I can experience it in RL.

Eric Estes · Aug 11, 2011

Yeah, but brake an instant too late at the top of the hill and get the slightest bit of lockup = toast.

Phil Hopkins · Aug 11, 2011

Yes, it's big and heavy and really does change my sensation of speed. Feels so slow going around the track, but then I look down and I'm doing 170 at the end of the back straight at the Glen! Feels kind of like driving Joe's Towncar around the track. She feels very slow right up until you start to brake, as Eric says, and then she feels like she has speed you're never going to get rid of! I guess what they taught me in Physics class about mass was right!

George Pilkington · Aug 12, 2011

Gotta scratch guys as I have leant my wheel to our sim center in Bedford UK for the 3rd sim there...
George
who frustratedly is drumming his fingers on the motion sim WAITING to get me &%$£*^$ wheel BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
booo hoooo

Eric Nelson · Aug 14, 2011

well there area couple of things I picked up reading the post race comments. Adjusting FOV and something about a fast tow? I might want to open the owners manual? LMAO

btw I don't see any events for Sunday or Wednesday?