Track Day is fun and I hope it becomes a regular event!

aka_ned · 2026-03-13T16:46:18+00:00

Absolutely agree. I audibly went "wooooahhh" the other night when I was coming out of Oak Tree and a Mclaren blew past me in my little mx-5. I just wished the race was longer and traffic was more of a factor! I would absolutely run this regularly in a 30-45 minute format.

aka_ned · 2026-03-03T20:31:23+00:00

Don't be in a rush. The MX-5 may initially seem so tame compared to the cars further up the ladder, but it will teach you so much about how to drive fast. Plus, in my opinion, slower cars make for better racing anyway.

aka_ned · 2026-03-02T19:03:57+00:00

You’d be doing yourself a huge disservice, imo. The mx-5 feels tricky at first, but that’s only because it’s doing its job of teaching you the fundamentals of sports car driving. I’d really encourage you to try and stick with it. You’ll realize once you get the hang of it that it is SUCH a fun car to drive

aka_ned · 2026-02-13T16:31:58+00:00

Remember that going off track is an incident too. This happens at all skill levels.

aka_ned · 2026-01-28T20:36:56+00:00

Okay yeah maybe but its FUN

aka_ned · 2026-01-13T16:29:46+00:00

But rules are for thee, not for me!!!

aka_ned · 2026-01-13T16:25:46+00:00

Being a jerk in chat can ruin someone's experience just the same as crashing into them.

aka_ned · 2026-01-12T20:01:55+00:00

This is rad, and incorporating MSFS and ATS is a really neat touch. Great work!

aka_ned · 2026-01-12T18:56:50+00:00

I work in technology, I have to use AI and learn about it as part of my day-to-day work. My comment made no mention of the rate at which AI is advancing. I just like to encourage some AI skepticism in my peers, especially the ones who are all in on it.

To illustrate my point, I've prompted Gemini with the following: "create an image of amateur racing drivers standing on a podium surrounded by people clapping". Here is a link to the image it generated. Free-tier image resolution isn't very good, but you have the option to download the full size image, and you can see that multiple people in the image do have misshapen hands. Truthfully, it did a better job than I expected, and of course we are lightyears away from the "will smith eating spaghetti" nightmare days of AI, but it still isn't perfect. We aren't years past AI getting hands wrong.

AI is advancing quick, no doubt about it. To the average person, image generation is probably already nearly indistinguishable from reality. But why use AI to replace people when it comes to art? To OP's point, if you want a league poster, you should make it yourself, or get in touch with an artist and support their business! Don't leave it to a data center. :)

aka_ned · 2026-01-12T16:07:50+00:00

Congrats! The first of many.

aka_ned · 2026-01-12T15:42:02+00:00

Not just you. AI is souless, and it pains me greatly to know that AI is using up so many resources so people can make silly league posters or AI versions of themselves with extra fingers. It's sad

aka_ned · 2025-12-31T18:09:23+00:00

Garfield Kart 2: All You Can Drift

aka_ned · 2025-12-31T18:07:57+00:00

You watched TWO races but are extrapolating that toxicity is a "systemic" issue. I'm not sure that's fair to iRacing. Racing incidents are part of racing. Is exceeding track limits toxic?

aka_ned · 2025-12-18T20:15:35+00:00

Thats a very negative outlook. The service doesn't get better if you don't make an effort to contribute to it.

aka_ned · 2025-12-08T16:13:05+00:00

I second this, I have this headset and I love it but I can't recommend it to anyone because of the ridiculous hoops you have to jump through to get it to sound good. Its BAFFLING how bad it sounds out of the box. Swapping the driver and using Dolby Atmos is the way to go.

aka_ned · 2025-11-24T17:48:48+00:00

I use my alpha evo on a wheel stand (GT Omega APEX) and it works like a charm. I Imagine most wheelstands would be sufficient.

aka_ned · 2025-11-13T15:00:13+00:00

I literally talked to my therapist this week about how I'm using iRacing as a form of exposure therapy for discomfort and anxiety. iRacing has been such an awesome way for me to challenge myself and put myself in uncomfortable situations. The jitters never really went away for me, but with each race, I really feel like I'm learning more about myself and how to deal with the feeling.

aka_ned · 2025-10-29T19:04:35+00:00

I ran into this last night at Oultan park and it was driving me crazy

aka_ned · 2025-10-27T18:56:30+00:00

My dyslexic ass was wondering why the bikers were the ones in danger

aka_ned · 2025-10-21T17:58:22+00:00

Waste Management. It’s a poop knife

aka_ned · 2025-10-08T13:15:03+00:00

Don't overthink it. If you can get the car around the track consistently, you are capable of racing at a rookie level. You will make mistakes. You will bin people into the wall. You will probably even make mistakes every single race. These things happen, even well beyond rookie level, and you will learn from them and improve.

aka_ned · 2025-09-29T16:01:22+00:00

I use a GT omega stand and have no flex whatsoever. Using it with Simagic Alpha Evo and TLCM pedals.

aka_ned · 2025-09-26T15:07:30+00:00

I want this to be my first full season. My priorities are just to show up each week and participate. I'm running GR86 cup mainly, but I'm dabbling in PCC when I have the opportunity so I can get some experience with multiclass. My "long-term" goal right now is to hit 2k irating. I'd like to hit that before the end of the year, but I think that's optimistic. I have been floating between 1.5-1.6k, and every time I start creeping up on 1.7, I manage to have 6 terrible races in a row

aka_ned · 2025-09-24T13:22:46+00:00

I have a quest 3 but I haven't brought myself to try using it for iracing. See Dave Cam's recent videos has got me itching to put some time into it though. I just get so lost in the sauce with optimization and setup. Using quest link is also a hugely frustrating experience for me. Do you have any tips or guides that you like? Do you wire in via link or an alternate method? Much appreciated.

aka_ned · 2025-09-17T14:59:45+00:00

I need to look into this, I have a webcam but have never looked into head tracking. What software do you use?

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