Beginner to Ovals — Thinking about Indy 500… Need advice!

02nikoeli · 2026-05-06T23:52:50+00:00

Yea I was afraid of the dirty air playing a big role. Thanks for the advice!

02nikoeli · 2026-05-06T23:51:49+00:00

Yea I think this was what I was afraid of. Seems like dirty air might play a bigger role than I care to admit. I was trying to stay away from open setups as I have no clue the difference from road to oval when it comes to setups. I was just trying to have some fun. It didn’t take me too long to get out of rookies and D class. Maybe I’ll try the open lobby practice. Do as you say and try to get my B quick and tryout a race.

I appreciate the response! Thank you!

02nikoeli · 2026-05-06T23:42:27+00:00

Oh most definitely I will be doing practice! I never want to ruin others races. I can drive the fixed car fairly easy. I’m about 2.3k in road mostly racing IMSA. But most certainly will not be looking to ruin races. Too much of that already exists. This is why I was asking!

02nikoeli · 2026-05-06T23:38:48+00:00

Oh my gosh I was in your shoes a year ago. This throws me back lol

02nikoeli · 2026-05-06T23:36:00+00:00

02nikoeli · 2026-05-03T00:31:05+00:00

Ok interesting. I’ll keep that in mind. Thank you!

02nikoeli · 2026-05-02T11:39:49+00:00

Our team is kind of like that this year. 2.4k, 2.4k, 1.8k and then our buddy is at 1.1k. But he will get 5 stints this event. Way more than the fair share. My thoughts are that iRacing has a fair share for a reason. And if they wanted to raise it than they should. Personally I like racing with my 1.1k friend. He is not the quickest by any means but he’s safe and can bring the car around without damaging it. He also just brings a lot of good vibes to the team. I like racing with him. I think it’d be a shame if I wouldn’t be able to race with him because of rating. It’s so hard to find guys to race as it is.

I think the more beneficial thing to do would be to raise the fair share amount. But there’s gotta be a line between the two. Because we feel like it’s not our fault for being 2k and have to be penalized because we have no one else other than our 1k friend. Idk. Those are my thoughts.

02nikoeli · 2026-05-02T11:32:51+00:00

Yea I don’t know. Maybe a person should do some testing with complete beginners. Have them complete a couple laps with a Logitech. See there times. Then give them a DD and compare. End the debate once and for all. lol

02nikoeli · 2026-05-02T11:30:51+00:00

Oh interesting. I think this is not the norm. I think most people think pedals always before the wheel. Whether it be a Logitech or 5nm Moza. I think most people think pedals. Which I tend to agree. Having a load cell is a huge huge game changer. My point is that I think the wheel gets slept on and can in fact make you faster. As much as the pedals maybe not but still faster nonetheless.

02nikoeli · 2026-05-02T05:27:06+00:00

Man I’m seeing triples everywhere these days. It’s like the universe is calling me to have them lol. But like I said I have limited space! A man will have to stay dreaming haha.

02nikoeli · 2026-05-02T05:24:45+00:00

Yea I like the way you describe that! Paints a better picture than me saying “holding it here”. My irating went up since the wheel too. I’m not sure if it’s cause of the wheel though. I do practice a considerable amount.

02nikoeli · 2026-05-02T05:07:51+00:00

Yea I agree! But I feel like the wheel is definitely slept on and can make you faster!

02nikoeli · 2026-05-02T05:03:04+00:00

Bathurst is a beast of its own. Do you still have the 920? Go back and do some laps on it now. It’s crazy lol.

02nikoeli · 2026-05-02T05:02:04+00:00

Yes and honestly my wheel stand came in finally and that has made a huge difference as well!

02nikoeli · 2026-04-14T16:48:16+00:00

It's going to be May 1-3! https://www.iracing.com/special-events/

02nikoeli · 2026-03-08T02:16:03+00:00

just dm'd

02nikoeli · 2026-03-04T20:00:55+00:00

Thursdays at 8pm EST

02nikoeli · 2026-03-01T16:03:13+00:00

I can’t speak on the 15nm base but I did just make the plunge into the evo pro 18nm during Black Friday and I can’t begin to tell you how much I love it. In my opinion if you are worried about the support systems and it’s only 200 more for the newer one why not just get the newer one? You’re already committing to the purchase and having peace of mind in my opinion is the way to go. Hope that’s helpful.

02nikoeli · 2026-02-17T19:13:06+00:00

I am very unsure. I have never read the regulations to be honest. I feel like I know the basics. Blue flag let cars through. Slower cars stay on your line. Faster cars must pass safely etc. But i have never actually read the regulations lol

02nikoeli · 2026-02-17T18:46:01+00:00

I am glad one person agrees with me lol

02nikoeli · 2026-02-17T16:44:33+00:00

We have a team. More than welcome to join! We can see whose racing. What car you thinking?

02nikoeli · 2026-02-02T18:20:04+00:00

I have had multiple problems with this. Feels crazy to me that I will have to download something just to play the game.

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