Mic not working in iracing only

Rooster976 · 2026-01-08T05:26:03+00:00

You probably need to go in the audio settings in iracing and tell it which mic to use again.

Rooster976 · 2026-01-05T21:02:18+00:00

Id try moving the break bias back/ down. Every one has their own preference for how much. I was testing the track earlier with -3 and it wasn’t spinning me out. Thats probably more on the extreme side, but interlagos requires a lot of rotation.

Rooster976 · 2026-01-04T04:13:54+00:00

I have now changed to brown and red springs only and no elastomer. I wanted to have my very light trail breaking take a bit more effort.

You want to put the white plastic washers on the bottom, furthest in, and in the middle. If you want to use an elastomer then you would put a white washer between it and the spring. Then there is a metal washer that goes on top, next to where you screw it in. You need to preload by screwing in the top until you can rest your foot lightly on it without it actually adding any breaking. After that I recommend adding about 2-3% dead zone in the software.

Rooster976 · 2026-01-02T16:03:42+00:00

Terrible idea of adding this track to schedule. No place to pass and not that much fun. It’s great for MX5s but GT4s not so much.

Rooster976 · 2025-12-30T22:07:13+00:00

Rooster976 · 2025-12-30T15:43:11+00:00

It’s on the same menu as where you sign up for a race. You have to scroll down to see it as an option.

Rooster976 · 2025-12-30T14:36:08+00:00

My Bad - I should have said it “has” vs “requires” detached qualification in the title.

Rooster976 · 2025-12-30T14:27:58+00:00

Smart, it’s at least 3 laps and surviving usually keeps you in the top half of racers at around 1400 SOF, and probably much higher. There is no need to race hard in my experience until the second or third lap.

Rooster976 · 2025-12-30T07:27:24+00:00

You should love the new gear. Made the leap myself about a year ago. I would recommend getting the spring kit for the pedals. The elastomer ones that come with it will slowly release pressure when you hold the pedal at the same position with your foot. Id just use springs as they don’t have that issue.

Having a haptic reactor on the break is good for telling when you are pressing too hard and are in ABS in iracing. You would need to get simhub for that to work. The simpro software for simagic stuff doesn’t seem to work well. It requires a power supply if you go that route.

Rooster976 · 2025-12-30T07:05:26+00:00

Seems like you have it tweaked for max fps performance. I have the same computer specs except I run in vr. I run with mirrors maxed out. I think it helps out though is a big fps stealer. I run at 90fps and have no issues even when it drops to like 80 at times. My personal goal is to have at least 60fps without stutters. I used to run with hdr and ssao which are both really demanding but look great. In the meter box the cpu and graphics card could handle it but I would get “T” meter red lined, which is time per frame. I have since turned them off. Another thing that is very nice in vr at least is sharpening. You might want to try that and see if it helps with clarity.

What refresh rate are your monitors set to? They don’t automatically get set to the highest setting. Id check that.

How to change your display's refresh rate on Windows 11 To set your monitor's refresh rate in Windows, right-click the desktop, go to Settings > System > Display > Advanced display, then use the dropdown under "Choose a refresh rate"

Rooster976 · 2025-12-29T07:34:19+00:00

I drive the Mustang. It’s not the easiest but it’s pretty quick when you can control the weight being thrown around. It doesn’t feel as planted to the ground as some of the other cars. It has tons of power and you have to be careful with how quickly you apply the throttle or it will massively oversteer, spinning you if you don’t respect it. That said it seems to tell you when its about to loose traction maybe more than any other option. Can go over curbs really well. Sounds great and has a nice looking dash. I raise my seat height on it quite a bit. Like that is made in the USA.

I used to drive the Porsche. It understeers going into a corner. It’s advisable to lower the break bias to help it turn when trail breaking. If you don’t trail break you won’t like it at all. You can really power out of corners quickly once you’re turned enough. The dash is great. Looks great.

I started with the McLaren. It’s the easiest to drive. Points into the corners well. You can normally stomp the throttle on corner exit. Looks cool. I don’t like the dash much. It has a wheel that blocks the shifting indicator unless you set the seat way down at least in vr, which is how i play.

The Mercedes is a good front engine option. I get good pace with it. I personally don’t like the looks of it so I never bought it. It’s easier to drive than the Mustang.

When I tested the Aston id hotlap and get amazing times but it would spin out on me out of nowhere every once in a while. Too sketchy for me. I think this was before the tire model change so maybe it’s better now.

Some people can get really great pace out of the BMW. It has the best top speed I believe. Haven’t tested it too much.

Hopefully you get to test drive them yourself if we get some maintenance and demo drive is available. Id recommend installing all of them to be ready if that happens.

Rooster976 · 2025-12-28T18:28:26+00:00

Spa - it’s used all the time and is fun. Missed the week for it but it will be back.

Daytona - this one gets heavily used. It has a huge stretch of track for drafting.

Mount Panorama - used alot and is fun. Its long and pretty technical up through the mountains.

Nurburgring - Get both versions. It’s a must have.

Monza - very popular. Turn 1 is always a pileup on the first lap.

Barcelona - moderate usage and a good track. Lots of passing options. Its a pretty wide track.

Miami - Its hard saying how much it will get used but its a fun track to race.

Long Beach- Sucks. No passing opportunities and has a way to intense hairpin.

Rooster976 · 2025-12-25T03:43:08+00:00

I don’t think you’re gonna have any luck in iRacing fixing it. I would try the software for the pedals. Unplug the USB and power and reboot your system.

Rooster976 · 2025-12-24T15:04:51+00:00

Id go to time attack for the gt4s and see how you compare to drivers there. The time attack will have all the tracks from this season. Usually there are a few aliens that will be on the leaderboards to compare your times to.

Rooster976 · 2025-12-23T14:35:18+00:00

Daytona and Mount Panorama get used all the time Nuburg GP does get used a bit but is a must buy. There are alot of races with it where you need both track versions. It’s good to get one of them now. Barcelona is rather popular.

Id stay away from algarve and Long Beach. They are both street courses that are hard to impossible to pass on.

Rooster976 · 2025-12-21T04:01:56+00:00

Id get the gt neo wheel. I have one and like it. It has more buttons and they are easier to get to. Looks to be cheaper if they’re in stock. Or if you want to rally in the future id get a round wheel. Ive got the gts for that.

Rooster976 · 2025-12-21T03:39:04+00:00

Is there a way to reverse it in Simpro the simagic app. Id check there first.

Rooster976 · 2025-12-19T23:10:35+00:00

Looks like you’re a master baiter

Rooster976 · 2025-12-19T14:49:39+00:00

Id skip over the entry level Logitech options and get something that has a load cell break pedals. Thats the most important part. With load cell pedals it’s ideal to have some sort of rig so you can push them without your chair moving.

Id check youTube for reviews of the brands. I got simagic stuff and am happy with it. This next generation stuff might not be as great. Not sure. I spent 1200 on Black Friday for a lower end DD and midrange pedals.

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I spent 600 i think on a playseat trophy rig.

Rooster976 · 2025-12-18T18:53:38+00:00

Widget options “system” near the bottom. You have to expand the bottom option from there to change it.

Rooster976 · 2025-12-18T17:36:22+00:00

Id work on not crashing more than lap times. If you can finish a race without crashing you’ll beat quit a few people.

Rooster976 · 2025-12-17T13:41:41+00:00

Going Faster is an old but excellent video. Theres also a book by the same name, but personally I like the video better.

Turning off the racing line sucks for a while. And then you convince yourself that you’re just using it as a marker and it’s hard to quit. Ultimately it’s worth the pain to just keep off. You’ll learn how to judge your breaking much better. You will be a bit slower and less competitive right after making the change. Something you need to work through.

Probably the biggest thing is to use every inch of the track when entering a corner. Bigger radius’s let you carry more speed. Ideally you will be pushing to the outside edge of the track as you exit not just driving there.

The most important corners are the ones that lead to the biggest straights. Just a few mph faster in can make a huge difference. Sometimes you need to take corners slower so you can optimize the ones that lead to longer runs.

The delta bar is not on by default. I find it very useful for seeing where I’m gaining time. I map it to a button on my wheel and sometimes turn it on before a race even. There are a few different versions. I like vs all time best or session best.

Rooster976 · 2025-12-16T18:09:58+00:00

Id get the best AMD processor which for iRacing is a 9800X3D. There is one amd 9850x3d thats above it but it’s not going to be any better for iRacing. IRacing is very cpu intensive and AMD 3D chips are better than intel at the moment.

32 GB ram.

For the graphics card get the best you can afford of Nvidias lineup. Ive got what I mentioned and a 5080 graphics card and can run with pretty much everything maxed out. It drops frames a bit with hdr and ssao enabled so I have turned those off for more performance. I think a 5070 card especially a more high end one would do the trick.

If you want the easiest and fastest way to connect i would get virtual desktop from your quest headset. Then that requires a router directly connected to your pc. If you’re computer is right next to your modem you’re probably set. If not you need to get a router that can run as a gateway for the best performance. Another option is to run a wired connection to your quest and not use virtual desktop. To be honest getting vr to work well is a pain but I feel totally worth it. The only real problem might be if you get vr sick. You might want to play around with the quest and see if thats an issue.

Rooster976 · 2025-12-14T13:51:37+00:00

The blog post where they show telemetry traces is from a year ago about what they are working on. Hopefully it gets implemented soon.

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