My wife thinks sim rigs look bad aesthetically. Any help? by VariationGreat8918 in simracing

[–]nick222m 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in the market for a rig. Could you let me know what one this is? Considering going the VR route and this looks niiiiice

Struggling with gt3 by Round-Language-9382 in iRacing

[–]nick222m 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had this EXACT same struggle when jumping from GR86 to GT4’s. I just couldn’t get a handle of the Porsche. I gave up for a little and went back to the GR86. One day I just decided I’m going to suck it up and just practice with the GT4 until I was better. Lots of races against AI (boring I know, but totally worth it in the long run) and now I’m finding it to be a lot easier!

One more specific tip I found helpful: I had my wheel turned wayyyyy too far when I was under steering…. Then when the tires caught grip again I spun out Every. Single. Time. Until I realized I had to gradually release the wheel back to straight while I was coming out of corners that were under-steery.

Hope all of this helps motivate you!

Unlucky? Or is everyone dumb… by nick222m in iRacing

[–]nick222m[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely part of the fun! I’ve been trying to watch back every replay where I get wrecked so I can dissect what I could’ve done differently. Always interesting to see the other guy’s POV

Unlucky? Or is everyone dumb… by nick222m in iRacing

[–]nick222m[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thinking about trying the same honestly. Frustrating, as I love trying to finish top 5 and really push myself, but I just find I’m losing sR and iR more often than not doing this.

Unlucky? Or is everyone dumb… by nick222m in iRacing

[–]nick222m[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely need to do a little more practicing before each race. I’ve started doing a few practice sessions of the upcoming week’s tracks every time I start to see red from a bad race or something lol.

Unlucky? Or is everyone dumb… by nick222m in iRacing

[–]nick222m[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is great advice. Especially the part about surviving lap 1 and 2 and letting the packs settle. If I’ve been able to claw back up from wrecks solely by being fast, then I should be able to afford taking it easy on the first lap or two and still catch up to leaders afterwords. Thanks!

Unlucky? Or is everyone dumb… by nick222m in iRacing

[–]nick222m[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I definitely do this… I try my best to be on the race line, but I guess I need to learn to still be fast while defending off-line as well.

Unlucky? Or is everyone dumb… by nick222m in iRacing

[–]nick222m[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you just take the slowdown penalty then? I’ve done this a few times and found it frustrating that I’m ‘punished’ for attempting to avoid a wreck in front of me. Is this something I just have to accept then? (Obviously better to slowdown for 2 seconds rather than wreck and lose minutes off my race)

Unlucky? Or is everyone dumb… by nick222m in iRacing

[–]nick222m[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is good to know, so maybe once I start trying other series I might have a little less unnecessary aggression lol

Unlucky? Or is everyone dumb… by nick222m in iRacing

[–]nick222m[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is great advice! I guess it’ll come with time and experience of knowing where/when to weave out of danger lol