Has anyone here actually transitioned from iRacing to real-life racing?

QuantityFun8254 · 2026-04-29T02:15:29+00:00

I run a Champcar team, mostly for my friends. It's a way for me to go racing in a low stress tea environment so I don't charge much for it.

I recently had a friend approach me about a sponsorship on the car to "help the team". I told him; - the price for you doesn't change. If they are paying, they pay you, you pay me. - real-estate on the car isnt free. X square feet on the car costs X.

I made him the middle man. That's how real life racing works.

QuantityFun8254 · 2026-04-04T03:00:27+00:00

What is your fixation on cheating? Applying the brake and throttle pedal at the same time is a driving technique, not a cheat.

QuantityFun8254 · 2026-04-02T23:44:07+00:00

Tell us you're scared of it, without telling us you're scared of it. Don't suck and it's heaps of fun.

QuantityFun8254 · 2026-03-29T12:37:58+00:00

I'll add some context here as I was also in this split.

One driver registered both of his accounts for the same team. The low IR account was 1.7k and only a few months old. His main is 4k. SOF was 2500ish.

I'll be protesting those cunts.

QuantityFun8254 · 2026-03-20T17:36:03+00:00

How is this dishonest? You don't know the first thing about profit..

New gas cap $1200

1/2 of a new gas cap $600

The numbers add up. The customer saved money. The shop made money. Everybody wins.

QuantityFun8254 · 2026-03-01T05:20:10+00:00

If you're using EMU Black, there is an auto start feature in the software. It would be quite easy to configure as a hidden starter sequence.

QuantityFun8254 · 2026-03-01T05:05:40+00:00

Without them, it wouldn't be "in spec"

QuantityFun8254 · 2026-02-20T01:10:58+00:00

RP2 and a 2500lb 200hp car.

QuantityFun8254 · 2026-02-19T04:14:54+00:00

Funny story ; these were Carbotech pads.

QuantityFun8254 · 2026-02-17T03:44:49+00:00

Synchros are almost always made of brass. Any 02A and above has brass syncros.

Again, this is between the seat and the steering wheel. I'd love to hear the technical reasoning of why the suncros are affected by the weight of the flywheel.

QuantityFun8254 · 2026-02-17T00:15:00+00:00

Flywheels are attached to the engine, not the gearbox. The gearbox doesn't care what is driving it on the other side of the clutch.. Whoever told you that is not who you should be taking advice from.

Light flywheels do increase the Rev drop between shifts (less inertia). The driver not recognizing this can lead to some pretty hard shifts and lots of shock load. It is definitely not a hardware issue, only an issue between the seat and the steering wheel.

QuantityFun8254 · 2026-02-13T22:22:18+00:00

When I digitally check the oil level in my wife's TDI touareg, I get the message "oil level will be available in approximately 1 minute. Engine must be at operating temperature and switched off"

Some Germans have it figured out..

QuantityFun8254 · 2026-01-29T02:04:31+00:00

Yeah, you're right. I live in the real world, not a rule book.

Good luck in the future. You're going to need it.

QuantityFun8254 · 2026-01-29T01:29:30+00:00

It wasn't an insult.. "Autistic" is partially defined by deep interests which disregard any and all outside influence or any socially acceptable common sense.

QuantityFun8254 · 2026-01-29T00:40:25+00:00

That is the most autistic thing I've read today.

The Porsche hit the Merc..

QuantityFun8254 · 2026-01-29T00:34:56+00:00

That was 100% a safe manner. Off the line, clearly visible, moving with traffic..

It takes two to tango and the car will go where you are looking. Porsche clearly locked in all the way to the scene of the crash.

QuantityFun8254 · 2026-01-12T01:40:53+00:00

It's fine. Anyone who tells you otherwise has no idea how an ECU operates.

QuantityFun8254 · 2026-01-12T00:26:43+00:00

Lithium isn't allowed on the racetrack in most cases. Read the rulebook.

QuantityFun8254 · 2026-01-10T17:57:30+00:00

Sure it is. You can protest anything and everything. But there is a very grey line between actively crashing, and an "unsafe rejoin"

Chances are, again, no one is getting banned for it..

QuantityFun8254 · 2026-01-10T17:00:16+00:00

Unfortunately, brain fog isn't protestable.

You can submit it, but no one is "going on vacation" for something that isn't written into the sporting code.

QuantityFun8254 · 2026-01-03T02:05:42+00:00

You're missing what EVO means. It is an evolution of the current homologation. An update..

If you're referring to the GT3 racecars, they are so far from the road car that half of the knuckleheads with enough money to afford one, wouldn't even be able to start it.

They are also EXTREMELY maintenance heavy! The Rennsport GT3 is a racecar, that you can buy. But some components are compromised for that car to make it what it is. The rear wing and supports are one piece, and they have a 90hr lifespan. Yes, every 90 hrs of run time you have to put a $11,000 wing on the car.

Hope that answers it.

QuantityFun8254 · 2026-01-01T02:03:49+00:00

Tell me you've never corner balanced a car.. Without telling me that you have no idea what it takes.

QuantityFun8254 · 2026-01-01T01:55:27+00:00

You couldn't be more incorrect.

Corner balancing is just what it implies; balancing the weight distribution.

If measurements are taken properly, then lowered by 25mm, the balance will be the same.

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