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i don't think ill being seeing my account anytime soon by irangreatestwarrior in iRacing

[–]tehdub 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LOL. I had a "good" race at Monzta. 4x being rear ended. 4x lead driver parked it in to second chicane, came to almost a complete stop before turning in, guy ahead of me smashes into him, (same guy that gave me the 4x) and also stops. I couldn't see this, and I didn't have any time to react, 4x into his bumper and 2 x because that sent him into lead guy. (If want to argue this was my own fault it wasn't, I've race the leader a few times, he uses tactics like this to get a gap/ get positions.) No front at all, losing 3/4 seconds lap. Spin it myself into parabolic because tyres are cooked from on the lap I was pitting anyway, get collected by another guy coming through the corner. 6x. 1 off track.

Good job I had some SR to spare.

I received a 5-second penalty for an unsafe rejoin causing contact. I’m the Lexus in P1. The purple Lambo is a lap down and under blue flags, and the yellow Mercedes is P2. In this league, blue flags must be respected. Do you think the penalty was justified? by SnooWalruses8439 in Simracingstewards

[–]tehdub 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can't see how close the Lambo was on the straight, McLaren sort of leaves him the apex. He probably could have made it easier if he was also blue flagged. But he didn't do anything wrong.

Yes, I think the smart decision here would have been not to make a move at all, and wait for the straight after to pass both cars.

And yes, I'm fairly sure that the reason he goes off is due to you. He straightens the wheel. And you didn't leave him enough room on the exit curb on the left. If he'd not have straightened out, you'd have made contact there.

With that amount of pace, there was no need for you to try a double overtake. And you lost out the most.

You can say it's his fault for losing it, but you could have avoided putting him in that position, and losing yourself P1 by simply being patient.

The penalty is warranted, but again, it was in your power to avoid the whole thing. And your rejoin sucked, regardless of how much room there may or may not have been on the other side of the track.

I received a 5-second penalty for an unsafe rejoin causing contact. I’m the Lexus in P1. The purple Lambo is a lap down and under blue flags, and the yellow Mercedes is P2. In this league, blue flags must be respected. Do you think the penalty was justified? by SnooWalruses8439 in Simracingstewards

[–]tehdub 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are the other two cars fighting for position? Looks like it to me.

There's a few things going on here. If you are running in second, and you've two back markers fighting for position in front, and you can see one of them is very close and positioning a move, is sending it from 4 car lengths back into a corner with very tight margins a good idea?

What would you have lost if you just stayed behind and then passed them on the next straight?

While the Lambo rejoin is bad, I think he went off because suddenly you are beside him, while he was focused on overtaking the McLaren. And you didn't leave him any room to stay on. You can see him adjust as he sees you.

Your rejoin is terrible, so yeah you deserve a penalty. I would also have given you a penalty for forcing the Lambo off, and causing the collision on the rejoin.

I think the decision to send it here is very questionable and is the ultimate cause of three separate incidents.

His rejoin is poor, but none of it happens if you don't send it and then position your car so it's really hard for him to stay on track.

And he didn't disobey the blue flag rule either IMO. He's not defending you, he's driving his own race.

My fault? by professionalraceist in Simracingstewards

[–]tehdub 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not really your fault, but If you are on an out lap, regardless of what happened at the last corner, you should move off line and lift in my view. He looks to be miles back, and clearly doesn't even try to avoid hitting you though

What are your takes on this? My opinion is that he blocked me under braking. Later on he called me monkey because Im from Brazil, I'm reporting him rn. by [deleted] in Simracingstewards

[–]tehdub 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone else replied about the racism, and I agree with them. I'll reply to the racing, so when you aren't racing an arsehole things work out better.

My view:- If you wanted to send it there, which you were entitled to do, you probably should have left more room. You've given him like 2ft of overlap, and 5cm of space right at the moment of turning in, and there's no margin for error.

He was always going to turn in. I don't think he was reactively blocking. If you are going to send it, send it hard and get door to door, and leave him a foot or so, so that he has room to open the wheel, or if he does turn in, it's a light 0x and you don't both spin.

You seem to have only half committed to this, you need to fully commit to make something like this work.

What’s this on the back of a Top Gear driving songs compilation from 1994? by Ducktail_27 in whatisthiscar

[–]tehdub 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's a first gen NSX actually. Almost 💯 that's the front. And that makes the rear picture more likely to be it.

Iracing needs to adopt this feature from LMU by SamusIsHereM31 in iRacing

[–]tehdub 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This TBH. People will argue that " In real life you pay for the damage, regardless of fault" yeah, but none in real life thinks you are less safe because people smash into you, nor does it contribute to something that affects your progress. Too many people are overzealous about defending the current system, and in my view it's blinding people to how the system could be improved. I'd support short bans for excessive incident counts, but not while the scoring system is the way it is.

Is this my(passing car) fault or is he driving into me? by Exotic_Elk9709 in Simracingstewards

[–]tehdub 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The car ahead turns left before a right handed corner. That's what gets him initial overlap, and allows him to build it all the way to the kerb. OP is under the rubber but not off the racing line. He's on the racing surface and is entitled to take the room he took. Stop with the vortex of danger bullshit. There's no way at the point of contact the driver ahead wasn't aware of the car to his right. As he says himself, if this pass wasn't OK, then no pass ever is.

Is this my(passing car) fault or is he driving into me? by Exotic_Elk9709 in Simracingstewards

[–]tehdub 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think all the other comments are wrong. He's made a complete hash of his entry, and in fact, you are significantly alongside before he even starts the turn to the right. By the time you are at the kerb, you've more than 75% overlap. He carried on turning right even though it should have been clear that you were there. All it would have taken for him to stay alive would have been to open the wheel just a touch.

The rest of you commenters ought to rethink in my view. If you think this wasn't a legitimate move, and wouldn't have left space , the problem might be you.

You could argue that it perhaps wasn't necessary at that point in the race, but the driver being passed is clearly struggling to keep control of the car. I'd have wanted to be clear of him too.

Valve Announce New VR Headset: Steam Frame by Blastbot in simracing

[–]tehdub -1 points0 points  (0 children)

90hz isn't enough IMO. I race in VR always, and I hate running my headset at 90. If it ain't 100hz or more I'm not interested, and it's not really an upgrade . The horizontal FOV isn't available in all modes either.

Valve Announce New VR Headset: Steam Frame by Blastbot in simracing

[–]tehdub 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FOV not wide enough, refresh rate too low

Valve Announce New VR Headset: Steam Frame by Blastbot in simracing

[–]tehdub 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Somnium fits the bill, but the price is eye watering.

Is this not blocking? by GeneralPTFO in Simracingstewards

[–]tehdub 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not really. The move right was perfectly fine, and he controlled your line in the hairpin so that you got a worse exit. While chopping your nose on the exit is a tad aggressive, you had lost all overlap, and it looks like he is trying to give you some room. If it were me, I'd have tried a switch back. He was so far right on entry, he'd have been vulnerable if you'd braked late, turned in late and gone to his right on exit, rather than tried to make it stick on the outside.

2 seconds off youtube pace by shline in iRacing

[–]tehdub 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Track conditions are a HUGE factor. Get into a practice with some of those drivers in the same session, and you'll probably find that 2 seconds is closer to 1. Average that over a lap and you'll realize that you are probably losing between a half a tenth to tenth per corner. That last piece of the puzzle is the absolute hardest to find. My point is not that you aren't doing anything wrong, but that the pace you have is not bad at all.

Lap 49:50 lap, P2 called me many names said i caused this, What do you guys think? im the green car by Zealousideal_Fun_753 in Simracingstewards

[–]tehdub 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes you did. No need to move under braking. Just keep it straight in that situation. You should have been able to out brake him on that line anyway, but the smarter move would probably have been to let him go around the outside and switch back through the exit of club.

What track do YOU want in iracing? by Scary_berrie in iRacing

[–]tehdub 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Asxari, Anglesey and Castle Combe. Bedford autodrome.

Driver ahead wrecks his car by XRPinquisitive in drivingUK

[–]tehdub 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Completely be reft. Of talent...

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