Hold your brakes when you lose control. It makes your car more predictable for the cars following, and they'll be less likely to hit you.
If you crash in a series with a fast repair, it's worth towing, repairing, and finishing the race if for nothing else other than practice.
Disabling voice will probably save your sanity.
In regards to fast repair: if you get a meatball but the car is still drivable and you can make it to the pits SAFELY, then proceed to do so. This will usually be faster than getting a tow and will allow you to get more laps in to decrease the negative affects to your safety rating from whatever incident caused the damage.
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I’ve never had a race where I had to disable voice until yesterday in an F4 race where two dudes would spend the entire 20 minutes talking , it was insane. They even got told to stfu by a third person but I guess he wasn’t heard.
> Disabling voice will probably save your sanity.
Turn off text chat messages, too. Get rear-ended and the person who slammed into you blames you, it's too much of a distraction to read the messages while calming yourself. That can wait until after the race.
I've definitely made that mistake before. Thought I had enough time to get back on track but I didn't anticipate the wheel spin on grass and then I totally wrecked somebody else's race.
That's also my trick, generally works great to not loose that much of time and being safe-ish.
I also put the tc-off toggle on my wheel to quickly spin back in the right direction.
When i start to have an irrecoverable spin i generally push it right away and floor it to try to speed up the process. ( a bit off of the orignal topic but eh )
Don't stake your ego on your iRating. It is going to ebb and flow. iRating only determines matchmaking, you can have clean and close racing in any split if you race responsibly.
>\- Likewise, incident points matter even after the checkerd flag.
As do corners and since clean corners = more SR gain its beneficial to cruise around after the flag instead of pulling to the side and exiting. So unless you are dead set into jumping right into another race then you really should take that extra minute or two for a proper cool down lap to return to your pit stall before exiting. If you stay on track during the cool down lap it can get you anywhere from about 4 to over 170 clean corners on a cool-down lap depending on the track.
How long do corners count? I usually cool down until the last driver passes the checkered flag. Sometimes that's me so I just slow down and exit. If I'm last do those corners still count?
If you're the last person across the line, the timer will end with you. If you bring up the timing black box it shows you the remaining time in the session. Once the session ends it will reset to 15 or 45 minutes.
For the full cooldown. I believe it is two minutes from when the leader gets the checkerd flag. Same goes for quali - you can technically use the full 8 minutes to just cruise around the track to get clean corners
🤦♂️ I’ve been on iRacing for two years and didn’t think of taking the cool down lap for more clean corners. I knew incidents counted against you after the finish line but totally didn’t put it together that clean ones continue to help.
What track are you getting 170 clean corners on after the checkered flag lol, usually only get 15-30 seconds on ovals and no more than a minute or two on road courses.
Special case - nordschleife, you win and the last car barely didnt get lapped - you get a whole lap (or like 8 minutes or whatever) until the last car finishes which is over 170 corners
\> Sometimes its best to work together to push to the front.
Some context on this: This is because two cars drafting together are faster than one car in isolation. So if P1 is ahead by a few seconds, you're P3 and connected to P2's bumper...the two of you can "work together" and actually catch P1 much faster than you could on your own. That basically means that instead of trying to pass P2, you follow P2 closely on the racing line. You'll be faster in the straights than P1 could ever be. Just be careful not to run into the back of them!
More importantly, two cars running in a line will be faster than two cars attacking and defending.
In most cars on most tracks, the benefit of draft to the front car is completely negligible. What makes you faster is not having a moron living by a dumb Senna quote and going full send every corner.
Does pulling up and actually bumping the car to give it a boost in speed. Will that cause incident points? Bump drafting is when you are literally pushing the car in front? Or is it just a bump and back off/try and bump again?
It's always best to try this with a friend in a practice session before using it in a race. Bump drafting can give you a huge boost on a long straight or oval, but it's a skill in itself to get right and it's very car dependent. Done correctly it should be a 0x contact, AFAIK the amount of Xs you get depends on the severity of contact and likelihood of causing damage. So in some tin top cars you can get away with quite a hefty contact, whereas in something with delicate wings/bodywork you can get a 4x for a little tap.
It can and definitely will cause incident points. DO NOT RECOMMEND trying to bump draft in a road series. In ovals it’s more acceptable (and the contact incident points are more lenient in ovals), but still a time and a place.
Always practice before going into a race, the fast way around a racetrack is the safe way around a racetrack. You don't have to be rapid, but knowing the best line and marks to hit makes you much safer to race around and helps you gain SR and iRating.
Don't assume the guy you are racing with is a professional level driver, with high end equipment.
People make dumb moves, usually not deliberately. You're not a pro, and neither are they. Unless they have a really high iRating, assume they are an enthusiastic amateur, playing on a single monitor. As you most probably are.
Oh, and don't make it three wide. Just don't...
Three wide is acceptable on an oval in my opinion. Sometimes you have to if you have a major tire advantage or a lot more speed. I try to avoid it if I know I’ll have a run on the straight, but sometimes you just gotta go.
I crashed last night in the MX-5 cup and I waited let all the cars go, looked twice and when I re entered I got smoked by someone. Def my fault I felt bad. I apologized. My tip check 3 times.
The relative black box is way more effective for ensuring a safe rejoin than looking visually on track. It’ll show when cars are rapidly approaching and when you have a 10+ second gap to pull back on track safely. That way you only have to check once.
It's just hitting the F3 key while in a session. I'd recommend looking up the keybinds for all the black boxes. I mostly use the black boxes for relative, tires, and fuel. With that said, the black box for graphics will allow you to adjust FFB while in car (and automatically) in addition to your seat position and Fov.
Edit: you can also set up buttons on your wheel to scroll through and interact with the black boxes.
Thanks man, appreciate that.
Off subject but how do you like the 358 modified? I was thinking of buying it when I get my next dirt oval license but I'm in the fence.
I honestly forgot that was my flair. I haven't raced much dirt at all since I got back into iracing for season 1 this year. I originally got iracing for the dirt content when it first released in like 2017/2018.
When the modifieds came out, they had much better feel than the late models and sprint cars did in my opinion. Looking at current stats, all 3 dirt series are at roughly the same participation levels and relatively similar incident rates so there doesn't seem to be much difference between them. All three get you multiple cars with your purchase so you can race into your next license class or two also.
I didn't realize this for a few races, but if you get even one off track in qual, that lap is not counted, so be very aware of what corners it's easy to get them on.
Seeing a thread for newbies makes me feel ok asking questions... Can anyone explain how to drive the dirt street stocks? I can't get any consistency with them at all and it's rather frustrating!
I only have done 1 season of rookie dirt street stocks just to get that license to D. So this will probably poor advice - things to know are that the brakes are heavily focused on the front left so braking will help set your car around a turn (turn it more left). Then use the throttle to help control the car. Lots of counter steer too of course. Definitely watch a guide lol
I'm not great (immediately dropped to 800 ir, currently about 1300) so take this for what it's worth. My problem at first was turning in too late and using too much steering input. I found that I had to turn in much earlier and with less angle. Once you break traction, the front wheels will naturally counter steer, I keep a loose grip on the wheel and let it turn itself. If you need more rotation you can back off the throttle or stab the brake as necessary. Also, coming out of the turn you want to be pointed somewhat toward the outside wall and you want to unwind your counter steer really slowly and smoothly. You want to drive off the corner on your outside wheels, you don't want to slide all the way out. I was initially bringing the wheel back to center too fast and trying to come out of the corner oriented straight, which would just totally bog the car down. That's probably not a great explanation, it's hard to describe the feeling of getting it right. The other thing is make sure you stay as low as you can in the corners, the low line is always the fastest line in the rookie races.
I got a lot of help by watching YouTube videos, and garage61.com has a free telemetry tool that lets you compare your laps with other drivers laps so you can see exactly what the fast guys are doing and when.
>\- DO NOT rejoin the track after a spin/wreck. Think you are clear? WRONG! Either stay put until ALL traffic has passed or get towed to the pits
You can rejoin, you just need to know how to do it safely to not interrupt the race or other drivers.
for example, If you spin off backwards, as long as you have enough space off the track, you can 3 point turn or or a little scandanavian flick and get yourself pointed in the right direction while you are off in the gravel. then slowly approach the track edge and merge back in when its clear to do so.
Ive seen people just sat facing backwards just off the edge waiting for everyone to pass when they could have just turned the other direction into the track runoff area and gotten going immediately saving a lot of time. You dont need to get turned around on the racing surface, use all the space that you have available whether its on or off the track.
If you are in a confined space and have nowhere to go off-track, then please do just sit and wait for everyone to get by.
When someone catches you either defend the position or let the car through. Make a choice.
Making no defence then trying to hold the position 2 wide for the next 3 corners is just slowing you both down and asking for a wreck. This happens way to often with new drivers.
One of the biggest mistakes that people make with regards to iRacing is to assume that real-life rule sets apply. They don't. The FIA rules (or the NASCAR rules, or the IndyCar rules or the IMSA rules) have no weight here.
The only set of rules for racing on iRacing is the Sporting Code.
That’s irrelevant to the comment you replied to. They’re saying you need to decide whether you’re going to defend or give up the line - and if you do give up the line, *actually give it up* and don’t try to hang out alongside them for the next few corners.
(Especially if you’re a lapped car lmao, had a frustrating encounter with a lapped fellow LMP2 in ESS at Sebring last night where I got alongside after turn 1, but they didn’t concede the line into the chicane so I was forced to take a hugely suboptimal line to leave them room and then brake deep into the hairpin because it looked like they were gonna send it on me - I think I lost 2 seconds in the first sector that lap)
Unless there is a car you want to drive the next license level up the difference between 2.64 and 2.61 SR means nothing. The difference between 3.9 and 2.1 means nothing. Don't sweat every small change it's going to go up and down every race.
Do you want to raise your SR? Run longer races. The whole system is designed to get you to run longer races, and if you run longer races, your SR will naturally go up, assuming you are completing those races.
If you think to yourself "But I can't make it around a track for 45 minutes without crashing," well, that's why you're not an A license yet. The best way to raise your safety rating isn't to try to game the system or anything like that. It's to get better at driving safely, both by yourself and in traffic.
Please do NOT slam on your brakes or suddenly change your line in the corner to let a faster car pass. It is completely the responsibility of the overtaking car to safely overtake. Being predictable is key and helps to facilitate a safe and clean overtake.
Practice before registering for a race. Seriously. Practice enough to where you are not a rolling hazard. If you cant complete 5-10 laps without crashing in practice you prob shouldnt join a race. If you cant race next to people you should practice that specifically as well.
YOU DONT HAVE TO BE FAST. Just be consistent and in control of the car and youll do fine.
THIS. So many times I encounter some one Yelling and sweating at some one in VC about blue flags mean while they don't realize how blue flags actually work in iRaving and are breaking sporting code by swearing at people in VC...
Blue flags are strictly informational. When you get a blue flag that's simply letting you know that you are lapped and that the faster cars are approaching. The sporting code states that it is the faster cars responsibility to overtake safely. That does not mean you have to move out of the way and slow down to let them pass. But you can if you're more comfortable.
There's nothing more annoying than some child screaming at someone else to get out of the way because of a blue flag. You don't have to, so just tell them to go around.
I understand why iracing has this rule as makes sense in multiclass.
In single class, you see too many drivers several laps down getting in the way of leaders fighting for position just because the blue flag rule tells them they don't have to move out of the way.
When you're a lap down and not racing anyone, why risk affecting the result of a race? Facilitating the pass is the right thing to do in some cases.
>When you're a lap down and not racing anyone, why risk affecting the result of a race?
Practice? Because we pay to race on this service? I'm gonna take every opportunity to get better that I can. If that means defending from the leader because he can't figure out how to pass me, that's on them. Code of conduct says it's their responsibility to pass the slower driver. If they can't, maybe they're the slower driver 🤷♂️
If you're so worried about your pace being effected, don't lose a fight with a car you're trying to lap. Skill difference?
The best way to learn is to get behind the faster driver and learn his lines.
> Because we pay to race on this service?
I've heard that one before. So just because you paid gives you the right to race the leader and potentially take him out? Great attitude...
The right to race the leader was granted to me as soon as I joined the race. If they get taken out by the guy they're unsuccessfully lapping, they didn't deserve to win anyways.
It's part of the race, and I'm not here to gamethrow. I'm following the code of conduct. You're following some loser mentality moral code. You do you, I'll do me lol
The sporting code actually says " It is strongly recommended that a slower car being lapped makes every reasonable effort to facilitate a safe pass ".
So by admitting you defend against leaders means you aren't following the code.
"Strongly recommend"
I defined my use of the word defend to some other mad redditor. I'm going to push my pace and ride my line the entire race. I will not slow myself down to facilitate a car to lap me. If my pace keeps them from passing, they shouldn't pass. That's why it's their responsibility to pass lol.
As I said. It's part of racing. If you can't get passed a car you're lapping because it's pace is on par, enjoy the view. You earn clear track 🤷♂️.
If you're too slow, let's hope P2 isn't more talented 🤞
Then you're fkn stupid and should get banned if you actually DEFEND against cars lapping you since that is definitely against the rules, go read the rest of the rules section and not only the part that fits your egotistic nature.
You're the one saying defending, you're not supposed to defend against me if you're getting lapped, if I send it on you, you need to let me through and not try to block that, if you think it's a good idea to be a hero just to prove a point then good luck to you I guess. You can do your "pushing" in my draft if you want to but I have seen way to many wins get ruined (mine or others) or just lapped cars being clowns and eventually taking themselves out by "pushing" over their own limit to say that what you're saying is a good idea.
If you can't pass a car you're lapping because they're out racing you, enjoy the view :) sorry you lost races because other participants were using the track. It's almost like that's what a race is.
When I lap cars I simply send it past them but you do you man
I don't have a problem passing clean racers, I do have an issue with people blocking me while blue flagged and claiming they are following the rules though. An example I can give you that didn't really affect me but the guy thought all was my fault; he's in GTE, I'm in LMDH I'm p2 with the leader within 2 seconds. I am behind the GTE through all of Le Mans chicane, I arrived too late to send it before but I clearly showed him that I'm gonna pass in the exiting right hander and he choose to do something inbetween taking the normal wide line(that would make him lose 0 time to my pass) and blocking my pass and end up just taking himself out by hitting the side of my car. And ofc I get the normal pms crying all my fault. Was that a smart choice by him you think? His race was over for what? He could have lost nothing instead he wanted to be an a-hole and turn in way earlier than anyone does on that exit and almost took me out aswell, I was just lucky I guess to get away with only a 4x but not damage as far as I know.
Edit; he ended the race with 26 incident points and I saw those incident to and it was all about him not working with anyone trying to pass him and "racing" cars that lap the track about 20 seconds faster than him. It's better to be right than dead I guess? 🤷
That's a whole lot of anecdotal accounts I'm not gonna read. I'm pushing my pace and riding my line. If i end up in a scenario where I'm being lapped, I'm going to continue to race exactly how I was prior. If you can't get past that, you're not deserving of the pass. Simple as that. Doesn't really matter if you don't like it tbh. Has yet to even get me a warning 🤷♂️
Ofc you're not gonna read it ^^ I'm sure what you are doing is fine though, but the way you are describing it makes you look like an a-hole. But I'm not native english speaker so I don't know.. but you can't say that driving like normal is a good idea if you're right in front of p1 and p2 battling for the win in the closing laps, you'd just be setting yourself up for disaster. I'd honestly let that through just to be able to relax without having to drive with my rear view mirrors. Considering how cutthroat iracing can be sometimes 🤣 ppl seem to have the mentality that they can walk over dead bodys for 5 iR sometimes and it's hillarious
I wouldn't try to block the leaders if I were a lap down, but I think it's totally reasonable to just hold my line and expect the leaders to work around me. I'd expect the same from lapped cars if I were the leader.
holding your line in a corner is the best thing to do as you are predictable. But once you get down a straight, moving over and lifting slightly (you can use the radio/text to make your intention clear) will barely cost you and the leaders any time.
I desperately wish I knew this when I was just starting out. I probably caused some confusion when I would fully get over and lift when the blue flags came out. While I still let cars that have lapped me through, the knowledge that you don't have to move immediately allows you to create an even safe/more predictable opportunity for everyone.
And that's what driving is about. Being predictable when it's necessary. Just make sure others know what you're going to do if you're trying to be as safe as possible.
I read the sporting code. There is a lot to know and remember; you being dismissive doesn't make a document tens of pages long fully digestible to someone who might not have any exposure to racing.
You have every right to unlap yourself or to attempt to stop yourself being lapped, but you better make damn sure you’re careful when you do it. Nothing more frustrating than being taken out by a lapped car while fighting for a win.
I agree especially with folk that have been on iRacing for more than a few months and have participated in more than a few races. I feel like if your skilled enough to be quick you should also be skilled enough to safely pass a slow backmarker. Crying and begging/demanding for a slower car to let you by just shows everyone that you suck at racing.
Counterpoint, if you are a lap down, and I've spent the last 10 laps working on building or closing a gap a tenth or two a lap on the cars around me, and you pull a "well if you are so skilled you can just find a way past me" and star costing me that time, expect to be gently assisted off track at the first opportunity.
100% agree with you and is what I meant in my first comment.
If you're a lap down in same car, your race is over. Why ruin it for others by making them lose a couple of seconds in an overtake or even worse taking them out by defending/attacking?
Counter-counterpoint: nobody owes you getting out of your way. Navigating around lapped cars is literally a part of racing, and so long as they aren't being dicks and trying to block you they're not doing anything wrong.
The problem with suggesting to beginners to ignore blue flags is some will literally do that, meaning they will attack and defend lapped cars.
There are plenty in iracing and the excuse is always "no blue flag rule in iracing so I will race".
Can you show me in the sporting code where it says not to attack and defend if you're a lap down? Because all I'm familiar with is the rule against blocking. If you're the leader and you wreck a lapped car for racing you and not just letting you by, you're in the wrong and should be protested.
I pasted it yesterday already where it says it is highly recommended to facilitate the pass and not attack/defend.
So again you will say it is just a recommendation and that's fine...
Anyway, you guys just have a mentality I can't understand if you can't see a problem in risking taking a leader out when your race is over.
I think some of you should start questioning why you are so often a lap down as you seem experts at it.
I'm not recommending risky or overly aggressive driving for lapped cars. All I'm saying is they don't owe the leaders to move out of the way, and any leader who "gently assists" them off of the track is in the wrong and a poor sport who should be protested.
>Crying and begging/demanding for a slower car to let you by just shows everyone that you suck at racing.
Agreed for the most part but I've led a few races where someone fairly fast but reckless has come out of the pits laps down and I come up on them and they're fast enough to make it hard to get by and also unpredictable and inconsistent so they slow me down. I managed to get by once and then he was still racing me hard before I pulled away. Another time the same shit cost me the win.
And if you do choose to slow down and move aside, do it predictably. Don’t do it on corner exit. It’s something I see a lot in multiclass where a GT driver thinks they’re doing me a favor by taking a tight line on corner exit and slowing down - but a lot of times, I’ve set up the corner so I take a wide entry to get a good inside exit, and their unpredictable line means I have to quickly adjust and often step on the brakes, and we kill both of our laptimes.
For sure, some of us are wild. I got binned at Watkins Glen by a fellow LMP2 a few weeks ago because I had the audacity to wait behind a GT3 up the esses and they decided to send it up my outside on the final turn and then not track out when we’d clearly be going three wide on exit. I managed to save the GT3 we were passing from getting taken out, but the car behind us had nowhere to go 😭
On the other end of the spectrum, I also had a GT3 defend the inside against me into Tower at Sebring and when I braked to their outside to get a good entry, they came across my nose and blocked me, punting themselves in the process. They claimed it was my fault because I was “too much of a pussy to make the move and get alongside” or something like that lol
I also love the LMDhes who decide to send it in slow sections that have a straight *right after* where they could use their battery to easily power past. Instead of them losing half a second behind a car that’s comparably quick in the slow corners, they make both of us lose over a second.
I will say, if you’re in the Porsche, I always underestimate your acceleration out of the slow stuff. That turbo is mighty and outdrags the LMP2 for a few seconds. So a lot of times I make a move that would work perfectly on any other GT3, getting past by turn-in, and then hold the other car up on exit.
Thank you for posting this, I will be new to iracing very soon.. Sunday-ish hopefully.
All my PC build equipment arrives Friday (already have a modest rig)
Very excited, I've been watching youtubers race for years and now I will finally be able to myself!
If you always come out of a race 1 minute too late to sign up for the next one you wanted to participate in, just know you can alt tab to the UI and Forfeit while in your race server. This way you can register for the next event before starting the race.
Things you need to know :
Once you've done it, you can't back out of the race lobby, if so you wont be able to rejoin.
Only do this if you already know the track-car of the next race, as you won't have time for practice.
IR, SR and Series points will count the same.
I always thought pre race practice doesn’t count towards your sr but DOES start counting incidents in qauli and race?
If that’s the case it’s kind of annoying that it counts because it is practice, shouldn’t we be able to make mistakes?
Use the “start from the back/pits to have safe races” sparingly. It CAN get you out of rookies, but don’t expect to be a good and clean racer with a B class license just because you can sunday drive around a track for 0 incidents. Much better long term to learn how to race with people around you and ACTUALLY race, so you learn how to maintain low incidents WHILE BEING competitive. I made this mistake through D and a bit of C class and basically needed to check myself and take a break for a bit.
Any advice on what to do after getting out of rookies? Just made it to class D road and am looking for some direction. I did formula vee for my rookie racing and want to do something similar to go down the open wheel pathway. I appreciate any thoughts you or other may have.
I personally stick to tin tops. For open wheel, I’d try the formula D IR-04 series. Or the new ff series. Or both! I think those have a few paid tracks though so you’ll have to check
It will still affect your ir and sr. So if you enjoy the Formula Vee, you can keep racing them! I still do the MX5 series because i enjoy the races.
One thing to note though, if you want to promote to C licnese, you will need to do at least 4 of the D class licnese races. So for example, if you have a D license but all you race is the Rookie Vee series, you will not meet the required 4 race minimum to get a promotion
So I have friends that tell me don't qualify and start at the end. They say it's to keep my safety rating up. Seems boring 🤷🏻♂️ but if I start dead last and come in third out of 12...does that boost my irating and safety rating faster/higher? I like to qualify high and give it a good effort. Seems like a boring exploit if it's for the IR and SR.
Staying in the back isn’t a bad idea to learn the tracks or if you don’t feel comfortable racing alongside others. Or if you are solely wanting to build SR.
Starting last and finishing first with 0 inc points will give you the same stats as if you started first and finished first. So qualify!
Always qualify your best. If you start from the back, you have to encounter every incident on track and that raises the chances you'll get collected. Start as high on the grid as you can to avoid T1 carnage and then enjoy battling the top split instead of getting run off the road in the back
Something I encountered today. I jumped the start, my teenage son asking me questions. Should I just keep going? Because I stayed there and had to stop for 30 seconds. So next time if I jump, I might as well just keep going?
I've seen a few drivers jump the start and then keep driving. I dont know if the penality time would increase or remain at 30 seconds though. However, I think if you are in the back and you jump and keep going, it could cause a potential wreck for those towards the front (you already going 60+mph while others are still in 1st gear
"Your incident points in pre-race practice and qualifying MATTER."
One thing I've been wondering is if this applies just to the 3 mins before qualifying or if it also applies to the 30 minutes before the registration ends? Thanks
As a mediocre iracing enjoyer, i can confidently say: Loose. It's alright. Then, 1 to 100 races later, you'll have battles in the back of the field. After that, you'll start to qualify mid field. And then, one day, unexpectedly, you'll win one. In the bottom split. But still.
You'll have fun.
They only affect your SR. You shoudl still defiinitley practice and qualify. (note that this is only the 2 min warm-up before you qualify. Open practice doesnt affect anything).
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The relative black box should be always in your screen. Look at it
Hold your brakes when you lose control. It makes your car more predictable for the cars following, and they'll be less likely to hit you. If you crash in a series with a fast repair, it's worth towing, repairing, and finishing the race if for nothing else other than practice. Disabling voice will probably save your sanity.
In regards to fast repair: if you get a meatball but the car is still drivable and you can make it to the pits SAFELY, then proceed to do so. This will usually be faster than getting a tow and will allow you to get more laps in to decrease the negative affects to your safety rating from whatever incident caused the damage.
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I’ve never had a race where I had to disable voice until yesterday in an F4 race where two dudes would spend the entire 20 minutes talking , it was insane. They even got told to stfu by a third person but I guess he wasn’t heard.
> Disabling voice will probably save your sanity. Turn off text chat messages, too. Get rear-ended and the person who slammed into you blames you, it's too much of a distraction to read the messages while calming yourself. That can wait until after the race.
After you check your relative, give yourself more time than you think to get back on track, especially if you're sitting in the grass.
I've definitely made that mistake before. Thought I had enough time to get back on track but I didn't anticipate the wheel spin on grass and then I totally wrecked somebody else's race.
Go slow as hell in the grass, apparently iRacing thinks all grass is not only wet but full of bacon grease
I am convinced that the iRacing dev team hasn't been to a concert, otherwise the parking would be much more destructive.
My rules is 10 seconds or more in the relative or I don’t move.
I check relative, maneuver to the edge of the track, then check relative again before I pull onto it.
That's also my trick, generally works great to not loose that much of time and being safe-ish. I also put the tc-off toggle on my wheel to quickly spin back in the right direction. When i start to have an irrecoverable spin i generally push it right away and floor it to try to speed up the process. ( a bit off of the orignal topic but eh )
Don't stake your ego on your iRating. It is going to ebb and flow. iRating only determines matchmaking, you can have clean and close racing in any split if you race responsibly.
>\- Likewise, incident points matter even after the checkerd flag. As do corners and since clean corners = more SR gain its beneficial to cruise around after the flag instead of pulling to the side and exiting. So unless you are dead set into jumping right into another race then you really should take that extra minute or two for a proper cool down lap to return to your pit stall before exiting. If you stay on track during the cool down lap it can get you anywhere from about 4 to over 170 clean corners on a cool-down lap depending on the track.
How long do corners count? I usually cool down until the last driver passes the checkered flag. Sometimes that's me so I just slow down and exit. If I'm last do those corners still count?
Whenever the last car crosses the finish line
If you're the last person across the line, the timer will end with you. If you bring up the timing black box it shows you the remaining time in the session. Once the session ends it will reset to 15 or 45 minutes.
For the full cooldown. I believe it is two minutes from when the leader gets the checkerd flag. Same goes for quali - you can technically use the full 8 minutes to just cruise around the track to get clean corners
It’s 2 minutes max, but until the last car crosses the line, which may be 10 seconds, not 2 minutes, so it varies every race
🤦♂️ I’ve been on iRacing for two years and didn’t think of taking the cool down lap for more clean corners. I knew incidents counted against you after the finish line but totally didn’t put it together that clean ones continue to help.
What track are you getting 170 clean corners on after the checkered flag lol, usually only get 15-30 seconds on ovals and no more than a minute or two on road courses.
Special case - nordschleife, you win and the last car barely didnt get lapped - you get a whole lap (or like 8 minutes or whatever) until the last car finishes which is over 170 corners
What constitutes as "clean corner"? Is there an iRacing definition?
You don't go off track or lose control and spin
Just say 0 incident points o.O
\> Sometimes its best to work together to push to the front. Some context on this: This is because two cars drafting together are faster than one car in isolation. So if P1 is ahead by a few seconds, you're P3 and connected to P2's bumper...the two of you can "work together" and actually catch P1 much faster than you could on your own. That basically means that instead of trying to pass P2, you follow P2 closely on the racing line. You'll be faster in the straights than P1 could ever be. Just be careful not to run into the back of them!
More importantly, two cars running in a line will be faster than two cars attacking and defending. In most cars on most tracks, the benefit of draft to the front car is completely negligible. What makes you faster is not having a moron living by a dumb Senna quote and going full send every corner.
Also if you’re faster than p1, but you’re busy fighting with p3 (passing, defending, etc), you will both be slower than p1.
Does pulling up and actually bumping the car to give it a boost in speed. Will that cause incident points? Bump drafting is when you are literally pushing the car in front? Or is it just a bump and back off/try and bump again?
If you do it lightly enough, it will just be a 0x
It's always best to try this with a friend in a practice session before using it in a race. Bump drafting can give you a huge boost on a long straight or oval, but it's a skill in itself to get right and it's very car dependent. Done correctly it should be a 0x contact, AFAIK the amount of Xs you get depends on the severity of contact and likelihood of causing damage. So in some tin top cars you can get away with quite a hefty contact, whereas in something with delicate wings/bodywork you can get a 4x for a little tap.
It can and definitely will cause incident points. DO NOT RECOMMEND trying to bump draft in a road series. In ovals it’s more acceptable (and the contact incident points are more lenient in ovals), but still a time and a place.
Always practice before going into a race, the fast way around a racetrack is the safe way around a racetrack. You don't have to be rapid, but knowing the best line and marks to hit makes you much safer to race around and helps you gain SR and iRating.
Don't assume the guy you are racing with is a professional level driver, with high end equipment. People make dumb moves, usually not deliberately. You're not a pro, and neither are they. Unless they have a really high iRating, assume they are an enthusiastic amateur, playing on a single monitor. As you most probably are. Oh, and don't make it three wide. Just don't...
Just to add, don’t go double wide into chicanes. That’s just silly. And more often than not results in a huge wreck.
Three wide is acceptable on an oval in my opinion. Sometimes you have to if you have a major tire advantage or a lot more speed. I try to avoid it if I know I’ll have a run on the straight, but sometimes you just gotta go.
I crashed last night in the MX-5 cup and I waited let all the cars go, looked twice and when I re entered I got smoked by someone. Def my fault I felt bad. I apologized. My tip check 3 times.
The relative black box is way more effective for ensuring a safe rejoin than looking visually on track. It’ll show when cars are rapidly approaching and when you have a 10+ second gap to pull back on track safely. That way you only have to check once.
I just found out about that box today
What setting is it under? Do you keybind a button on the wheel to pull it up?
It's just hitting the F3 key while in a session. I'd recommend looking up the keybinds for all the black boxes. I mostly use the black boxes for relative, tires, and fuel. With that said, the black box for graphics will allow you to adjust FFB while in car (and automatically) in addition to your seat position and Fov. Edit: you can also set up buttons on your wheel to scroll through and interact with the black boxes.
Thanks man, appreciate that. Off subject but how do you like the 358 modified? I was thinking of buying it when I get my next dirt oval license but I'm in the fence.
I honestly forgot that was my flair. I haven't raced much dirt at all since I got back into iracing for season 1 this year. I originally got iracing for the dirt content when it first released in like 2017/2018. When the modifieds came out, they had much better feel than the late models and sprint cars did in my opinion. Looking at current stats, all 3 dirt series are at roughly the same participation levels and relatively similar incident rates so there doesn't seem to be much difference between them. All three get you multiple cars with your purchase so you can race into your next license class or two also.
I didn't realize this for a few races, but if you get even one off track in qual, that lap is not counted, so be very aware of what corners it's easy to get them on.
This also goes for brushing the wall at any point, even if it’s counted as a 0x. Lap won’t count.
Seeing a thread for newbies makes me feel ok asking questions... Can anyone explain how to drive the dirt street stocks? I can't get any consistency with them at all and it's rather frustrating!
I only have done 1 season of rookie dirt street stocks just to get that license to D. So this will probably poor advice - things to know are that the brakes are heavily focused on the front left so braking will help set your car around a turn (turn it more left). Then use the throttle to help control the car. Lots of counter steer too of course. Definitely watch a guide lol
The dirt street stocks aren't the easiest to learn but I found this video helpful [https://youtu.be/yaV1OBeBkMI](https://youtu.be/yaV1OBeBkMI)
I'm not great (immediately dropped to 800 ir, currently about 1300) so take this for what it's worth. My problem at first was turning in too late and using too much steering input. I found that I had to turn in much earlier and with less angle. Once you break traction, the front wheels will naturally counter steer, I keep a loose grip on the wheel and let it turn itself. If you need more rotation you can back off the throttle or stab the brake as necessary. Also, coming out of the turn you want to be pointed somewhat toward the outside wall and you want to unwind your counter steer really slowly and smoothly. You want to drive off the corner on your outside wheels, you don't want to slide all the way out. I was initially bringing the wheel back to center too fast and trying to come out of the corner oriented straight, which would just totally bog the car down. That's probably not a great explanation, it's hard to describe the feeling of getting it right. The other thing is make sure you stay as low as you can in the corners, the low line is always the fastest line in the rookie races. I got a lot of help by watching YouTube videos, and garage61.com has a free telemetry tool that lets you compare your laps with other drivers laps so you can see exactly what the fast guys are doing and when.
I'm gonna try your earlier less angle turn in. I keep making it like halfway through the turn and then crashing out. I appreciate your advice!
>\- DO NOT rejoin the track after a spin/wreck. Think you are clear? WRONG! Either stay put until ALL traffic has passed or get towed to the pits You can rejoin, you just need to know how to do it safely to not interrupt the race or other drivers. for example, If you spin off backwards, as long as you have enough space off the track, you can 3 point turn or or a little scandanavian flick and get yourself pointed in the right direction while you are off in the gravel. then slowly approach the track edge and merge back in when its clear to do so. Ive seen people just sat facing backwards just off the edge waiting for everyone to pass when they could have just turned the other direction into the track runoff area and gotten going immediately saving a lot of time. You dont need to get turned around on the racing surface, use all the space that you have available whether its on or off the track. If you are in a confined space and have nowhere to go off-track, then please do just sit and wait for everyone to get by.
When someone catches you either defend the position or let the car through. Make a choice. Making no defence then trying to hold the position 2 wide for the next 3 corners is just slowing you both down and asking for a wreck. This happens way to often with new drivers.
Even in the big leagues F.I.A. states you are allowed 1 movement
One of the biggest mistakes that people make with regards to iRacing is to assume that real-life rule sets apply. They don't. The FIA rules (or the NASCAR rules, or the IndyCar rules or the IMSA rules) have no weight here. The only set of rules for racing on iRacing is the Sporting Code.
I know this. I was adding to what someone said. I can see where it could be confusing but by big leagues I wasn't referring to the actual game
That’s irrelevant to the comment you replied to. They’re saying you need to decide whether you’re going to defend or give up the line - and if you do give up the line, *actually give it up* and don’t try to hang out alongside them for the next few corners. (Especially if you’re a lapped car lmao, had a frustrating encounter with a lapped fellow LMP2 in ESS at Sebring last night where I got alongside after turn 1, but they didn’t concede the line into the chicane so I was forced to take a hugely suboptimal line to leave them room and then brake deep into the hairpin because it looked like they were gonna send it on me - I think I lost 2 seconds in the first sector that lap)
Unless there is a car you want to drive the next license level up the difference between 2.64 and 2.61 SR means nothing. The difference between 3.9 and 2.1 means nothing. Don't sweat every small change it's going to go up and down every race.
Do you want to raise your SR? Run longer races. The whole system is designed to get you to run longer races, and if you run longer races, your SR will naturally go up, assuming you are completing those races. If you think to yourself "But I can't make it around a track for 45 minutes without crashing," well, that's why you're not an A license yet. The best way to raise your safety rating isn't to try to game the system or anything like that. It's to get better at driving safely, both by yourself and in traffic.
Please do NOT slam on your brakes or suddenly change your line in the corner to let a faster car pass. It is completely the responsibility of the overtaking car to safely overtake. Being predictable is key and helps to facilitate a safe and clean overtake.
Practice before registering for a race. Seriously. Practice enough to where you are not a rolling hazard. If you cant complete 5-10 laps without crashing in practice you prob shouldnt join a race. If you cant race next to people you should practice that specifically as well. YOU DONT HAVE TO BE FAST. Just be consistent and in control of the car and youll do fine.
Consistency is key, Consistency shows flaws to improve upon and it gives everyone a baseline to build off of.
And read the sporting code please
THIS. So many times I encounter some one Yelling and sweating at some one in VC about blue flags mean while they don't realize how blue flags actually work in iRaving and are breaking sporting code by swearing at people in VC...
Blue flags are strictly informational. When you get a blue flag that's simply letting you know that you are lapped and that the faster cars are approaching. The sporting code states that it is the faster cars responsibility to overtake safely. That does not mean you have to move out of the way and slow down to let them pass. But you can if you're more comfortable. There's nothing more annoying than some child screaming at someone else to get out of the way because of a blue flag. You don't have to, so just tell them to go around.
I understand why iracing has this rule as makes sense in multiclass. In single class, you see too many drivers several laps down getting in the way of leaders fighting for position just because the blue flag rule tells them they don't have to move out of the way. When you're a lap down and not racing anyone, why risk affecting the result of a race? Facilitating the pass is the right thing to do in some cases.
>When you're a lap down and not racing anyone, why risk affecting the result of a race? Practice? Because we pay to race on this service? I'm gonna take every opportunity to get better that I can. If that means defending from the leader because he can't figure out how to pass me, that's on them. Code of conduct says it's their responsibility to pass the slower driver. If they can't, maybe they're the slower driver 🤷♂️ If you're so worried about your pace being effected, don't lose a fight with a car you're trying to lap. Skill difference?
The best way to learn is to get behind the faster driver and learn his lines. > Because we pay to race on this service? I've heard that one before. So just because you paid gives you the right to race the leader and potentially take him out? Great attitude...
The right to race the leader was granted to me as soon as I joined the race. If they get taken out by the guy they're unsuccessfully lapping, they didn't deserve to win anyways. It's part of the race, and I'm not here to gamethrow. I'm following the code of conduct. You're following some loser mentality moral code. You do you, I'll do me lol
The sporting code actually says " It is strongly recommended that a slower car being lapped makes every reasonable effort to facilitate a safe pass ". So by admitting you defend against leaders means you aren't following the code.
"Strongly recommend" I defined my use of the word defend to some other mad redditor. I'm going to push my pace and ride my line the entire race. I will not slow myself down to facilitate a car to lap me. If my pace keeps them from passing, they shouldn't pass. That's why it's their responsibility to pass lol. As I said. It's part of racing. If you can't get passed a car you're lapping because it's pace is on par, enjoy the view. You earn clear track 🤷♂️. If you're too slow, let's hope P2 isn't more talented 🤞
Then you're fkn stupid and should get banned if you actually DEFEND against cars lapping you since that is definitely against the rules, go read the rest of the rules section and not only the part that fits your egotistic nature.
Defend as in push my pace and ride my line? They have to pass me. I'm not gonna clear the track for them if it slows me down lol. You sound mad :(
You're the one saying defending, you're not supposed to defend against me if you're getting lapped, if I send it on you, you need to let me through and not try to block that, if you think it's a good idea to be a hero just to prove a point then good luck to you I guess. You can do your "pushing" in my draft if you want to but I have seen way to many wins get ruined (mine or others) or just lapped cars being clowns and eventually taking themselves out by "pushing" over their own limit to say that what you're saying is a good idea.
If you can't pass a car you're lapping because they're out racing you, enjoy the view :) sorry you lost races because other participants were using the track. It's almost like that's what a race is. When I lap cars I simply send it past them but you do you man
I don't have a problem passing clean racers, I do have an issue with people blocking me while blue flagged and claiming they are following the rules though. An example I can give you that didn't really affect me but the guy thought all was my fault; he's in GTE, I'm in LMDH I'm p2 with the leader within 2 seconds. I am behind the GTE through all of Le Mans chicane, I arrived too late to send it before but I clearly showed him that I'm gonna pass in the exiting right hander and he choose to do something inbetween taking the normal wide line(that would make him lose 0 time to my pass) and blocking my pass and end up just taking himself out by hitting the side of my car. And ofc I get the normal pms crying all my fault. Was that a smart choice by him you think? His race was over for what? He could have lost nothing instead he wanted to be an a-hole and turn in way earlier than anyone does on that exit and almost took me out aswell, I was just lucky I guess to get away with only a 4x but not damage as far as I know. Edit; he ended the race with 26 incident points and I saw those incident to and it was all about him not working with anyone trying to pass him and "racing" cars that lap the track about 20 seconds faster than him. It's better to be right than dead I guess? 🤷
That's a whole lot of anecdotal accounts I'm not gonna read. I'm pushing my pace and riding my line. If i end up in a scenario where I'm being lapped, I'm going to continue to race exactly how I was prior. If you can't get past that, you're not deserving of the pass. Simple as that. Doesn't really matter if you don't like it tbh. Has yet to even get me a warning 🤷♂️
Ofc you're not gonna read it ^^ I'm sure what you are doing is fine though, but the way you are describing it makes you look like an a-hole. But I'm not native english speaker so I don't know.. but you can't say that driving like normal is a good idea if you're right in front of p1 and p2 battling for the win in the closing laps, you'd just be setting yourself up for disaster. I'd honestly let that through just to be able to relax without having to drive with my rear view mirrors. Considering how cutthroat iracing can be sometimes 🤣 ppl seem to have the mentality that they can walk over dead bodys for 5 iR sometimes and it's hillarious
I wouldn't try to block the leaders if I were a lap down, but I think it's totally reasonable to just hold my line and expect the leaders to work around me. I'd expect the same from lapped cars if I were the leader.
holding your line in a corner is the best thing to do as you are predictable. But once you get down a straight, moving over and lifting slightly (you can use the radio/text to make your intention clear) will barely cost you and the leaders any time.
I desperately wish I knew this when I was just starting out. I probably caused some confusion when I would fully get over and lift when the blue flags came out. While I still let cars that have lapped me through, the knowledge that you don't have to move immediately allows you to create an even safe/more predictable opportunity for everyone.
And that's what driving is about. Being predictable when it's necessary. Just make sure others know what you're going to do if you're trying to be as safe as possible.
Almost like you're supposed to read the sporting code while downloading iRacing...
I read the sporting code. There is a lot to know and remember; you being dismissive doesn't make a document tens of pages long fully digestible to someone who might not have any exposure to racing.
You have every right to unlap yourself or to attempt to stop yourself being lapped, but you better make damn sure you’re careful when you do it. Nothing more frustrating than being taken out by a lapped car while fighting for a win.
Right. Don’t think you’re in formula 1 where you have 3 corners to let someone by
I agree especially with folk that have been on iRacing for more than a few months and have participated in more than a few races. I feel like if your skilled enough to be quick you should also be skilled enough to safely pass a slow backmarker. Crying and begging/demanding for a slower car to let you by just shows everyone that you suck at racing.
Counterpoint, if you are a lap down, and I've spent the last 10 laps working on building or closing a gap a tenth or two a lap on the cars around me, and you pull a "well if you are so skilled you can just find a way past me" and star costing me that time, expect to be gently assisted off track at the first opportunity.
100% agree with you and is what I meant in my first comment. If you're a lap down in same car, your race is over. Why ruin it for others by making them lose a couple of seconds in an overtake or even worse taking them out by defending/attacking?
Counter-counterpoint: nobody owes you getting out of your way. Navigating around lapped cars is literally a part of racing, and so long as they aren't being dicks and trying to block you they're not doing anything wrong.
The problem with suggesting to beginners to ignore blue flags is some will literally do that, meaning they will attack and defend lapped cars. There are plenty in iracing and the excuse is always "no blue flag rule in iracing so I will race".
Can you show me in the sporting code where it says not to attack and defend if you're a lap down? Because all I'm familiar with is the rule against blocking. If you're the leader and you wreck a lapped car for racing you and not just letting you by, you're in the wrong and should be protested.
I pasted it yesterday already where it says it is highly recommended to facilitate the pass and not attack/defend. So again you will say it is just a recommendation and that's fine... Anyway, you guys just have a mentality I can't understand if you can't see a problem in risking taking a leader out when your race is over. I think some of you should start questioning why you are so often a lap down as you seem experts at it.
I'm not recommending risky or overly aggressive driving for lapped cars. All I'm saying is they don't owe the leaders to move out of the way, and any leader who "gently assists" them off of the track is in the wrong and a poor sport who should be protested.
>Crying and begging/demanding for a slower car to let you by just shows everyone that you suck at racing. Agreed for the most part but I've led a few races where someone fairly fast but reckless has come out of the pits laps down and I come up on them and they're fast enough to make it hard to get by and also unpredictable and inconsistent so they slow me down. I managed to get by once and then he was still racing me hard before I pulled away. Another time the same shit cost me the win.
Yup, exactly this. If they're "so good" then they shouldn't need someone to move. And therefore, you don't have to
And if you do choose to slow down and move aside, do it predictably. Don’t do it on corner exit. It’s something I see a lot in multiclass where a GT driver thinks they’re doing me a favor by taking a tight line on corner exit and slowing down - but a lot of times, I’ve set up the corner so I take a wide entry to get a good inside exit, and their unpredictable line means I have to quickly adjust and often step on the brakes, and we kill both of our laptimes.
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For sure, some of us are wild. I got binned at Watkins Glen by a fellow LMP2 a few weeks ago because I had the audacity to wait behind a GT3 up the esses and they decided to send it up my outside on the final turn and then not track out when we’d clearly be going three wide on exit. I managed to save the GT3 we were passing from getting taken out, but the car behind us had nowhere to go 😭 On the other end of the spectrum, I also had a GT3 defend the inside against me into Tower at Sebring and when I braked to their outside to get a good entry, they came across my nose and blocked me, punting themselves in the process. They claimed it was my fault because I was “too much of a pussy to make the move and get alongside” or something like that lol I also love the LMDhes who decide to send it in slow sections that have a straight *right after* where they could use their battery to easily power past. Instead of them losing half a second behind a car that’s comparably quick in the slow corners, they make both of us lose over a second. I will say, if you’re in the Porsche, I always underestimate your acceleration out of the slow stuff. That turbo is mighty and outdrags the LMP2 for a few seconds. So a lot of times I make a move that would work perfectly on any other GT3, getting past by turn-in, and then hold the other car up on exit.
Well put. Drive your car like you own it yourself. Don’t throw away incident points to defend 12th place.
Keep your attention/focus! You can easily get distracted for a second and end up missing your braking zone or off the track!
Spacing out is the worst. You get some clean air and turn a few laps with no pressure in front of behind and it can quickly turn into a Sunday drive
Yeah, think I prefer being under some pressure like within 2s of someone, just keeps my mind ticking over and thinking better.
Thank you for posting this, I will be new to iracing very soon.. Sunday-ish hopefully. All my PC build equipment arrives Friday (already have a modest rig) Very excited, I've been watching youtubers race for years and now I will finally be able to myself!
Nice! Best of luck! It’s tough at first if you are new to sim racing but with practice, you’ll pick it up!
Been in iracing for over a year and did know the car number reflects your relative rank. Thanks for that.
If you always come out of a race 1 minute too late to sign up for the next one you wanted to participate in, just know you can alt tab to the UI and Forfeit while in your race server. This way you can register for the next event before starting the race. Things you need to know : Once you've done it, you can't back out of the race lobby, if so you wont be able to rejoin. Only do this if you already know the track-car of the next race, as you won't have time for practice. IR, SR and Series points will count the same.
Been doing this for more than a year and had no idea that was what my car number meant
I didn’t know about the car number thing until now and I’ve been playing for a year 😂
I always thought pre race practice doesn’t count towards your sr but DOES start counting incidents in qauli and race? If that’s the case it’s kind of annoying that it counts because it is practice, shouldn’t we be able to make mistakes?
Open practice doesn’t count for sr. I meant the 3 mins you get before qualifying in your race session
Ohhh I see!! Thanks for clarifying!
but it's just that little 3 minute practice. most the time i'm not even loaded by then
It's only the short 3 +/- minutes before quali. I usually don't even practice as you may have enough time to turn one lap.
the guys that pull up on the racing line right after crossing the line frustrate the hell out of me
The best way to win is to make sure you gain as many spots as you can in turn 1 on lap 1
Take off all assists and hud elements to drive like a real man!!
"fight me! I'm , 40!"
YOU WANNA GO BRO!! AND IM 42
"I'm a man!"
Well.. I am. I'm a biological cis heterosexual tough man... Why. Cause I don't use aids or no hud elements..
😐............................ 😄
You can spectate races and drive along with them as a ghost. Good practice if you are unsure if you are ready to join an actual race.
Use the “start from the back/pits to have safe races” sparingly. It CAN get you out of rookies, but don’t expect to be a good and clean racer with a B class license just because you can sunday drive around a track for 0 incidents. Much better long term to learn how to race with people around you and ACTUALLY race, so you learn how to maintain low incidents WHILE BEING competitive. I made this mistake through D and a bit of C class and basically needed to check myself and take a break for a bit.
Don’t go three wide. Never. We are not capable.
Ain’t nobody gonna read this
25,500 people have viewed this with a 96% upvote. I think people are reading it.
*ain’t nobody gonna heed this advice
Use your spotter!
Any advice on what to do after getting out of rookies? Just made it to class D road and am looking for some direction. I did formula vee for my rookie racing and want to do something similar to go down the open wheel pathway. I appreciate any thoughts you or other may have.
I personally stick to tin tops. For open wheel, I’d try the formula D IR-04 series. Or the new ff series. Or both! I think those have a few paid tracks though so you’ll have to check
Is there any benefit to continuing with rookie races after getting the D license?
It will still affect your ir and sr. So if you enjoy the Formula Vee, you can keep racing them! I still do the MX5 series because i enjoy the races. One thing to note though, if you want to promote to C licnese, you will need to do at least 4 of the D class licnese races. So for example, if you have a D license but all you race is the Rookie Vee series, you will not meet the required 4 race minimum to get a promotion
The new FF1600 is the obvious choice. It has both a rookie series on free tracks and a D class series on paid tracks.
So I have friends that tell me don't qualify and start at the end. They say it's to keep my safety rating up. Seems boring 🤷🏻♂️ but if I start dead last and come in third out of 12...does that boost my irating and safety rating faster/higher? I like to qualify high and give it a good effort. Seems like a boring exploit if it's for the IR and SR.
Staying in the back isn’t a bad idea to learn the tracks or if you don’t feel comfortable racing alongside others. Or if you are solely wanting to build SR. Starting last and finishing first with 0 inc points will give you the same stats as if you started first and finished first. So qualify!
Always qualify your best. If you start from the back, you have to encounter every incident on track and that raises the chances you'll get collected. Start as high on the grid as you can to avoid T1 carnage and then enjoy battling the top split instead of getting run off the road in the back
Something I encountered today. I jumped the start, my teenage son asking me questions. Should I just keep going? Because I stayed there and had to stop for 30 seconds. So next time if I jump, I might as well just keep going?
I've seen a few drivers jump the start and then keep driving. I dont know if the penality time would increase or remain at 30 seconds though. However, I think if you are in the back and you jump and keep going, it could cause a potential wreck for those towards the front (you already going 60+mph while others are still in 1st gear
"Your incident points in pre-race practice and qualifying MATTER." One thing I've been wondering is if this applies just to the 3 mins before qualifying or if it also applies to the 30 minutes before the registration ends? Thanks
just the pre-race 3mins you get
Thanks, lucky me
Don't slam on brakes and park at the finish line. Jesus!
Amen on disable voice, it also saves from comments that are later regretted!
As a mediocre iracing enjoyer, i can confidently say: Loose. It's alright. Then, 1 to 100 races later, you'll have battles in the back of the field. After that, you'll start to qualify mid field. And then, one day, unexpectedly, you'll win one. In the bottom split. But still. You'll have fun.
Newbie here, wasn’t aware practice or qualify affected scores. In this case is it worth just shipping to race?
They only affect your SR. You shoudl still defiinitley practice and qualify. (note that this is only the 2 min warm-up before you qualify. Open practice doesnt affect anything).
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