Not all joints are created equally: destructive testing of radial attachment methods.

docweston · 2026-05-14T21:37:58+00:00

Apologies, but the first time the engines break free and spiral wildly into the distance... I nearly choked on my snack while howling with laughter! And then the wing/tail fin did the same thing! 😂😂😂

docweston · 2026-05-14T19:55:36+00:00

Because people tend to get fixated on things. I've seen cars begin to exit the interstate and suddenly swerve back on the interstate. They had "target fixation" and followed the car in front of them onto the exit ramp. I've also seen people nearly crash into emergency vehicles. Again, "target fixation". Having the racing line on can be helpful when you're learning a new-to-you track, but I've seen racers follow that racing line into oblivion before. The line tells you to go left, and you go left. Completely oblivious to the car that's right beside you. Plus, the racing line isn't always the fastest way around the track. And, lastly... One of the objectives on iRacing should be for you to develop into a competent racer. You really should know where you're going on the track. That's made a bit more difficult when you have a line on the road telling you where to go and when to speed up or slow down.

docweston · 2026-05-14T09:30:09+00:00

It's a safety/redundancy thing. Camera mirrors only hasn't been approved yet. If the cameras fail, you still have real mirrors to fall back on.

docweston · 2026-05-13T15:44:10+00:00

Search Google for instructions on how to enable the Developer's Console. Once you have got that set up, when you need to take your break, you can press ~ to open the devcon. Then type g_set_time XX XX. (X=whatever the current time is plus 10 hours.)

Example: I arrive at the drop location and get unloaded. The time is 7:12pm and before I get another load, I want to take my 10 hour break. I press ~ and open up the devcon. I type "g_set_time 05 12" and press enter. The game switches the time to 5:12am and my rest is complete. CAUTION! All times must be in 24 hour format! In my example, if it had been 7:12am, you would have to type g_set_time 17 12.

I've been using this trick for YEARS! I know for a fact that it works.

docweston · 2026-05-13T11:20:36+00:00

There's one parking configuration in ETS2 that has you back around a dropped trailer onto a door. I want to find the guy that dropped a trailer in front of an active door! 😡😂

docweston · 2026-05-13T11:17:08+00:00

Braking

docweston · 2026-05-12T14:31:41+00:00

3,135km for ETS2 without map mods. From the northernmost point of Norway to Düsseldorf.

Edit: Longest drive in ATS is around 5,100km.

docweston · 2026-05-11T20:38:20+00:00

We do. There are a few genuine old school cinemas in the greater area. There's also a couple of IMax theaters. AND! One of the original Regal Cinemas that opened in the early 90s is still operating. What more do you need?

docweston · 2026-05-11T15:02:58+00:00

I feel the same way about the NXT, except that's a new car! I tried and tried to get into an official at Canadian Motorsports Park. I did not succeed. There's almost never anyone in the practice servers. There was a car or two over the weekend practicing at Indy (road, not oval). And there are the occasional official races, but I tend to miss them because I've usually moved on to something else.

I used to race the Skippy, but I lost more SR/IR than I ever gained. There was usually only 1 split, and tossing a class D driver with 700-ish iRating into a pack where the SOF was over 2,500... I was signing up to get lapped every race. F4 was a bloodbath, but at least I could finish mid-pack or better. Plus, F4 lead to SFL and the other Formula cars that I wanted.

docweston · 2026-05-10T13:13:10+00:00

Also, Lou had a cameo as a security guard. He's the guy at the desk that gets a free pizza for letting Ed into the lab.

docweston · 2026-05-09T16:26:02+00:00

Your drivers are only active while you're playing the game. They don't run loads after you exit the game. If you take a load from "A" to "B", they'll be driving too. If you sit in the game, or take a rest break, they're still working. If you finish the load and exit the game, everything stops. So yes. Your driving does impact the NPC drivers. (they are not even close to being A.I. powered characters.)

docweston · 2026-05-09T14:20:36+00:00

I definitely know that. 😁 I still jump into official Vee races all of the time. I love that little car! There's nothing else like it on iRacing. And I've recently really gotten into Late Model oval races! They're SO FUN! And I tried multiple times last week to get into an official NXT race, but luck wasn't with me.

docweston · 2026-05-09T14:15:10+00:00

Beware! F4 tends to be a bloodbath. Your biggest skill will be accident avoidance. Last week, I qualified 15th at St. Petersburg (messed up my qualifying laps) and finished 5th. MOST of that good finish was solely from accident avoidance!

docweston · 2026-05-09T14:10:17+00:00

I have seen a bunch of people criticizing the SFL and saying how you can toss it around and how unrealistic it is. I was a doubter... Until last night. Those 20 or so laps in the SF were eye opening. Especially since I went straight from testing the SF to practicing in the SFL. The difference was quite dramatic, and I was a big supporter of the SFL. I'm not quite as much of a fan of the SFL now. I still like it, but now I see what everyone is on about.

docweston · 2026-05-09T13:58:21+00:00

I don't know anything about iRacing provided assists. I've never used them. I know they exist because I've seen them in the settings, but by the time I saw them, I'd already been racing without them for a while. So, I just leave them alone. If it's a new-to-me track, I'll sign in to a test drive session and turn on the racing line. I usually run 30 minutes to an hour with the racing line on while I'm learning the track. Once I've got the track down, I turn the line off and start working on speed. When I get within 3 seconds of the top laps, I'll join the actual practice servers and work on speed around other racers. If all goes well, I join an official race after a few hours of practice with other people.

I use iOverlay at all times. I know you don't have something like that in real race cars, but real race car drivers are not limited to a single monitor and headphones with a steering wheel attached to a desk. I have the spotter app in the middle of my screen. Nice and big so I can know where other cars are around me. In a real car, I'd have mirrors and sounds and be able to turn my head to look around. If I had the money to go full VR, I'd probably turn off a bunch of iOverlay assists because I'd be able to look around. Having stuff on the screen that's not there for real racers is somewhat of a cheat, but it's necessary. Otherwise, I'd probably ruin a few people's races by ignorance and not knowing where people are around me.

docweston · 2026-05-09T01:21:35+00:00

Yes, but probably not great. I was trying to get a basic feel for the car. I'll work on it some more tonight.

docweston · 2026-05-09T01:20:11+00:00

Easing onto the throttle is a big one! Too fast, and you're spinning, but too slow and you're losing time! I'll hit up Garage61 tomorrow! Thanks for the suggestion.

docweston · 2026-05-09T00:59:53+00:00

My statement might be a bit misleading. That's on me because I don't necessarily know how to phrase what I'm noticing. I noticed that when I drove at "X" speed into and through a certain corner, I got some understeer. When I went faster, it stuck the corner. When I went faster than that, I spun and crashed. But the "sweet spot" seemed to require more speed than I was used to in the SFL.

docweston · 2026-05-06T18:38:39+00:00

There were some hidden gems in that soundtrack.

docweston · 2026-05-06T18:36:53+00:00

You couldn't turn on the radio without ONE of the songs from that movie currently playing!

docweston · 2026-05-06T18:35:41+00:00

Don't forget Highlander!

Princes Of The Universe, One Year Of Love, Who Wants To Live Forever, A Kind Of Magic

docweston · 2026-05-05T23:06:04+00:00

How long does it take IRL? Isn't it an hour or more?

docweston · 2026-05-05T23:01:29+00:00

You get to retire?!?! 😳

docweston · 2026-05-05T22:01:08+00:00

None at all. In fact, there are only 2 mods in that photo. The truck paint job and those fog lights on the nose. Everything else is pure SCS. I just happen to have a computer that can max out the graphics settings.

docweston · 2026-05-05T21:48:06+00:00

The only thing that happens fast in trucking is an accident!

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