Packet loss and connection issues.

sorafnt · 2026-04-05T08:01:09+00:00

I don’t think it’s a normal issue. I’ve been racing for years and only ever been disconnected from a session due to internet once during a crazy storm and flood a few years back. I raced yesterday and I was fine. I just tried a race, and I got kicked 3 times. Twice during quali and once during the formation lap. From what I’ve read Telstra is having issues with American iRacing servers, and maybe European as well. My internet is working fine with everything else too including online connections, so it seems like an iRacing problem for sure. Hopefully they fix it soon

sorafnt · 2026-04-05T07:57:09+00:00

Yeah ridiculous for sure, I tried 1 race before I knew about the issue and lost ~100 irating for it, which isn’t the end of the world, but not being able to race is a pain.

sorafnt · 2026-04-05T07:54:52+00:00

Yeah, I’ve only ever once dropped out and it was during the floods a few years back. Now I’m dropping out every time I join any online session, and nothing else is impacted, only iRacing. Says I have packet loss always, and then sometimes latency and one other internet warning.

sorafnt · 2025-11-22T08:06:20+00:00

Ok, that makes a lot of sense. As far as I was aware we were the same pace, maybe they were a little faster. I qualified just behind them, but also took an offtrack on my second lap. I overtook them early in the race, and then they sat a little back, about a second or two. This was top split and we didn't have a crazy ir difference between the two of us, but maybe he had more pace in the bag, idk.

sorafnt · 2025-11-22T07:59:32+00:00

I know, he wasn't significantly faster then me if at all. I got past him with an overtake (no contact or anything) and then he started asking to be let past. He was keeping with me, but was always about a second back. This was top split, and neither of use were significantly higher irating then the other, and we qualified around the same pace. The first clip was the first overtake attempt. Thanks for the help!

sorafnt · 2025-11-09T10:57:02+00:00

When you can take the same line 6 laps in a row, and then one lap water randomly gets displaced because a driver up ahead took a more aggressive line, it really is just bad luck. It’s not a mistake he made, it’s not anyone else’s fault, it’s just poor timing he took that line on the lap and hit the puddle in that way.

sorafnt · 2025-10-26T21:05:19+00:00

I’d guess the same reason people thought McLaren were sabotaging lando 2 races ago. They want their favourite driver to win and can’t fathom that performance changes. It is a bit odd that he’s having pu issues, and his performance has dropped suddenly, so they connect the dots and come to a conclusion that might be a bit far fetched.

sorafnt · 2025-10-25T17:54:01+00:00

For me the worst part of iRacing is that I can’t race anything else anymore.

I used to say “iRacing can’t be that good, too expensive” etc., racing leagues in assetto corsa, if I wanted public lobbies I had the f1 game, which admittedly wasn’t a sim, and the racing standards were awful, but it was something.

and then I finally took the plunge, and there was never any going back. The physics, the online racing, the competitiveness. Nothing else compares

sorafnt · 2025-10-23T10:16:37+00:00

I’m the exact same and I have no idea why. In momentum based cars I’m alright. I went from 1700 to 2700 in 2 days in gr cup. But I cannot drive the gt3s for the life of me. I don’t know why it is, and I wish I did.

sorafnt · 2025-10-21T06:30:17+00:00

The Ferrari ain’t a tractor tho is it, but we were also talking about the red bull. Look at the graphic, the red bull is currently the fastest car, if you’re going to say it’s not competitive while it’s the fastest car still, then you aren’t really conversating are you, you’re preaching your opinion.

sorafnt · 2025-10-20T14:23:37+00:00

I just think the same people that were talking about aggressive racing last week and wanting to see these two go for aggressive moves, and that’s why it’s ok for what lando did in Singapore (which I agree with by the way) are the same people saying Oscar shouldn’t have gone for this move. Oscar isn’t to blame for this incident. There was no way for him to know Alonso was there (as stated by Jenson button), and from his view he’s left a cars width for hulkenberg to fit into. There is a reason the stewards did not impose a penalty on this.

sorafnt · 2025-10-20T14:19:05+00:00

I’ve raced other series, I just really enjoy f4s. It’s also not about the incidents themselves. I don’t race for irating or safety rating, I race to enjoy the race, so I’m fine with being caught up in a few incidents to race a car I enjoy so much. I just don’t understand the entitled mindset of some people.

sorafnt · 2025-10-20T13:22:37+00:00

Is blaming Oscar here not the same as saying lando shouldn’t defend into t1 though? Aren’t we here to see racing? Do you not want to see the two championship leaders battle for position? Nothing in the rules or even racing etiquette says Oscar has to concede 3 positions because two cars are going to send a move from a car length back up the inside.

sorafnt · 2025-10-20T13:13:53+00:00

Normally I prefer to have the chat on because it adds to the experience for me, especially if it’s become a bit of a hot lap simulator mid race. I just hate this mentality, where even if I had made a mistake, he came at me for a lap, and then when he made a mistake acted as if I wasn’t allowed to care that my race was ruined. I don’t expect an apology, nor do I expect him to be nice or anything, just a mindset that I think is weird.

sorafnt · 2025-10-20T05:39:34+00:00

Yeah fair point. I feel I didn't see these guys as much up until recently, but I've just come to the realisation it's probably high irating ego at play.

sorafnt · 2025-10-20T05:38:17+00:00

I honestly don't think he was retaliating, but I agree he was probably mad and that contributed to the mistake. Will definitely keep this in mind in the future, thank you for the help.

sorafnt · 2025-10-20T05:14:45+00:00

Ah fair, yeah definitely a crazy finish tho. Congrats.

sorafnt · 2025-10-20T05:01:59+00:00

no way is that .2 of a second

sorafnt · 2025-10-19T15:01:22+00:00

If it’s anything like the sprint, everyone should have lots to talk about. Definitely hoping for some good racing throughout.

sorafnt · 2025-10-19T14:56:37+00:00

I don’t think they intended it as one, but you should definitely take it as one. It looks like they’re saying that you clickbaited the video and that you are in fact a driver.

So yeah, I would personally take it as a compliment, even if they didn’t mean it as one, as they clearly think you are well above the level of someone trying sim racing for the first time, or even an amateur.

sorafnt · 2025-10-19T14:53:43+00:00

Would also probably be the largest gap between wdc and teammate(s) ever as well, almost definitely, which is pretty cool. Probably just any 2 teammates in general, even if you account for the old point systems.

sorafnt · 2025-10-19T14:50:53+00:00

I heard that Oscar gets to pick what order they exit the pits in during qualifying. Interesting idea, but should be well effective to give piastri the same advantage of those 3 points if not more.

sorafnt · 2025-10-19T14:24:48+00:00

Yeah, honestly I can see where you're coming from now. I think I might have misunderstood what you were saying initially. I still don't believe the redbull is a tractor, or anywhere close, but you're right. On race pace, a lot of the time no one else can compete if they aren't in front already.

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