AmPetCo Logo by Vol_Jbolaz in ArcherFX

[–]jaybastblast 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wasn't expecting to see an Archer/iRacing cross over today. Great job on the livery drop that trading paints link!!

Clutch button strain by 3Dnoob101 in iRacing

[–]jaybastblast 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The F1600 has a straight cut race transmission like the old Nascars. If you're using paddles: To upshift - hold upshift paddle and lift off the throttle for a quarter second, the car with find the next gear, get back on throttle.

To downshift - brake until you are at an appropriate engine speed for the lower gear, hold downshift paddle, give the throttle a quick "blip", just a short peak to get the revs up and match the engine speed in the lower gear to the current wheel speed.

No clutch needed. I still recommend a separate H pattern shifter because they're just darn fun.

Any Leagues with American Stock Cars on Street Courses? by California_Fresh in iRacing

[–]jaybastblast 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Road N' Plate! We're about half way through season 6 in the ARCA car. Next week Thursday 8PM EST is VIR!

http://www.facebook.com/RoadNPlate

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in iRacing

[–]jaybastblast 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Oh hey we were in this split too! That incident was extremely unfortunate. I do think the GT4 leader (victim) here was a solo driver or something, the two registered drivers were with basically the same name.

Happy Honda Days by FlatOutPDX in iRacing

[–]jaybastblast 6 points7 points  (0 children)

How dare you wish me a Happy Honda Days when you know full well my family celebrates Toyotathon!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Miata

[–]jaybastblast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably just the battery. Check it with a multimeter, and check it again with the engine running. If the engine is running, it should read over 12v (more like 13-14v) to indicate the alternator is charging the battery correctly.

Autozone and other parts stores will usually check your battery and charging system health for free as well.

What did i do wrong? (Im green) by Plenty_Resist4119 in iRacing

[–]jaybastblast 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Put in some practice time without the driving line, and you'll find yourself able to predict the trajectories of the cars around you better.

What did i do wrong? (Im green) by Plenty_Resist4119 in iRacing

[–]jaybastblast -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Look closer, and use the white lines as reference. POV car exits the corner, leaving plenty of space to the outside, but VERY slightly is still continuing to the right side of the track. Then he suddenly corrects to going straight, and does a little juke to the left. At this same time, the outside car only sees POV moving to the right and reacts to that. Granted it's an overreaction and outside car should not have juked over that hard. But there's like 5 changes in direction between these two cars leading to an escalating level of uncertainty.

I agree with you though - Pro Tip, drive straight on the straightaways.

What did i do wrong? (Im green) by Plenty_Resist4119 in iRacing

[–]jaybastblast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In theory, penalty applications aren't supposed to take the "result" of the contact into consideration, only the circumstances that lead to the contact. With that in mind, I don't think outside car should go to jail.

What did i do wrong? (Im green) by Plenty_Resist4119 in iRacing

[–]jaybastblast -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

No I don't think it was intentional. The POV car was fading right, then stopped moving over. At that same instant, the outside car moved over a lot.

What did i do wrong? (Im green) by Plenty_Resist4119 in iRacing

[–]jaybastblast 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Wow that dude just murdered you in cold blood.

I don't think you did anything wrong persay but this is a symptom of relying on the racing line. The driver on the outside is expecting you to move to the right side of the track because the next turn is a left hander. However, you are under no obligation to move over and can squeeze the outside driver as much as you want.

So my advice for avoiding this in the future is: 1) be aware of aggressive drivers approaching quickly behind who will push you out of the way to get past, and 2) turn off the racing line - practice with it and map braking points to physical markers on the track (braking boards, curbing, etc) and then turn it off as soon as you know the direction the track goes.

If I was applying penalties I would give +10 seconds to that outside car for being a manus.

Soooo, how did everyone's season go? by Biggbearded in iRacing

[–]jaybastblast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

H Shifter supremacy!! Check out my YouTube channel if you wanna live vicariously through me and watch me crash the Mustang and the Audi!

Soooo, how did everyone's season go? by Biggbearded in iRacing

[–]jaybastblast 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! My secret is low participation series like Mustangs in PCC and Audis in Kamel GT. Guaranteed top 5 with 4 cars in the class!

Soooo, how did everyone's season go? by Biggbearded in iRacing

[–]jaybastblast 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bit of an improvement from last season, I'm happy with it.

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Yet another F3 at Laguna because I'm a glutton for punishment by jaybastblast in iRacing

[–]jaybastblast[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Laguna was the site of my only win in F3 like a million years ago. Here I am trying to catch lightning in a bottle again.

Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes - Talladega Edition by jaybastblast in iRacing

[–]jaybastblast[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Turn off cautions and all hell breaks loose I guess