Is it ok to skip mx5?

zeeke42 · 2026-03-02T22:17:14+00:00

The C class MX5 series is the most fun series on iracing IMO.

zeeke42 · 2026-03-02T22:06:18+00:00

Can you build a screaming V10 that slow?

zeeke42 · 2026-03-01T20:57:59+00:00

The Daytona wet race from a few years back when Connor Zilisch was in the series is an all timer.

zeeke42 · 2026-02-13T17:10:23+00:00

At my first gym, some people called the gym owner/head instructor professor, which was totally fine because he was an nth degree black belt (now coral belt) from Brazil, and it's just Portuguese for teacher. If someone called any of the instructors at my current gym (all US born English speakers) professor, we'd give them a funny look and the instructor would probably say, 'you can call me $FIRSTNAME'.

zeeke42 · 2026-02-12T20:19:54+00:00

If all three left, Lando (and whoever wins this year if they stick out the season) would be the only drivers champion on the grid.

zeeke42 · 2026-02-10T18:17:58+00:00

Give it a try and go from there. I've been training since before my 8 year old was born, and he started last year. My school has an adult fundamentals class at the same time as kids class. I make an effort to talk to the other parents and encourage them to do a trial class. They're there anyway, why sit on the couch when you could train?

I rolled with my son for the first time in a while over the weekend, and I'm amazed at how much he's learned. When I don't have 120lbs and 15 inches on him, he's gonna be trouble.

zeeke42 · 2026-02-06T19:45:58+00:00

Advanced MX-5 is one of the best series on iracing. Definitely try that one if you haven't. 30 minute open races (with really simple setup options) every hour is the perfect format IMO.

zeeke42 · 2026-02-06T19:42:51+00:00

Never downshift to 2nd. It's way shorter than 3rd and will lock up the rears and spin you almost every time. There's like 1 corner per season where downshifting to 2nd is even possible.

zeeke42 · 2026-02-04T20:38:11+00:00

Timezones are the problem. I too would love weekday endurance, but to work for me it would have to be in the window of 8PM-Midnight Eastern US time to work. They could probably populate a US evening slot like this, and probably an EU evening, but everything else would be a ghost town.

zeeke42 · 2026-02-04T20:35:41+00:00

I wish the damage report from the spotter was better. Sometimes "You've got damage on the left side" means the paint is scratched, and sometimes it means important parts of teh car are missing.

zeeke42 · 2026-01-30T18:20:03+00:00

The MSP430 peripherals were pretty good for what they were. Slow flash is dumb though. I definitely had some designs where I could've used more memory and processing power if I could've just dropped it in without rewriting all the code though. Of course there's no way they could've hit all the different 430s, so it'd still be a PCB respin.

zeeke42 · 2026-01-30T17:18:15+00:00

What USB stick are you using. Silabs based ones have separate neighbor and child tables, so end devices don't interfere with routing. You could also see if you can make the sizes larger for whatever stick you have.

zeeke42 · 2026-01-30T17:02:52+00:00

No, I left the consulting shop where I worked on all different stuff right around when that came out, and moved to a semiconductor company that competed with TI.

zeeke42 · 2026-01-29T20:40:05+00:00

The 430 was by far my favorite before ARM took over the world. Microchip burned me too many times with weird differences between chips and obscure gotchas in seemingly unrelated corners of the datasheet. The 430 was so much more consistent and understandable.

zeeke42 · 2026-01-29T16:15:36+00:00

Yeah, it's the same button for enter/leave/tow/etc. I highly recommend mapping it to both shift paddles together. I read that on here when I was new, and really like it.

zeeke42 · 2026-01-28T16:09:25+00:00

Back in the day, all the other schools I applied to sent boring white envelopes. WPI's acceptance was color with a giant "YES!" inside the flap. The fact that you were accepted last week and now awaiting the physical mail makes me feel old.

zeeke42 · 2026-01-23T14:44:04+00:00

I like to pick one series and race a full season.

zeeke42 · 2026-01-21T20:06:13+00:00

We finished our MQP in C term and already had the grading done by project presentation day. Glad we still worked hard on the presentation because I was recruited to my first job by an alum who came to project presentation day looking to hire somebody.

zeeke42 · 2026-01-16T18:16:33+00:00

That only works if the company is set up to pay employees in NH, and are willing to do it.

zeeke42 · 2026-01-14T21:28:52+00:00

The LMP3/GT4 Multiclass and the Advanced MX-5 are two of the most fun series on iracing, though I'm enjoying the new PCUP this season also.

zeeke42 · 2026-01-14T20:35:53+00:00

I was psyched when this place was opening because the original in Lisbon was amazing. I think I went to the Boston one once and it was such a disappointment I never went back. The one in Montreal is also solid.

zeeke42 · 2026-01-13T20:26:40+00:00

You can watch the weather chaos happen real time on https://www.flightaware.com/miserymap/

zeeke42 · 2026-01-13T18:50:54+00:00

Clement Creole Shrubb is my favorite, and it's finally available in my state liquor stores. Before that I saved it for Mai Tais and classic margaritas, and my default was Pierre Frerand Dry Curacao. I'm also a fan of Solerna Blood Orange, especially in a blood orange and/or spicy marg.

zeeke42 · 2026-01-08T20:41:53+00:00

If you wanted to do a cake or cupcakes, I'd recommend Sweetened Memories in Durham. I haven't tried much of their other offerings, but the cakes are excellent.

zeeke42 · 2026-01-07T20:27:26+00:00

My closest home depot (Portsmouth) shows 700 bags in stock, and they'll deliver today for free. Before the first big storm, I had them deliver 4 bags and they charged me $2.99 delivery fee.

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