Love this content. I like seeing your process of studying/training between races. This feels like the beginning of the next big sim racing channel. Keep it coming.
@@chriskeentechnician haha that is so good to hear, thank you so much! I was worried about the length of the video to be honest, so I am glad! Thank you for watching ☺️
Great job. Well done. I can tell you're gaining more confidence. As far as 17:15 - I don't think that was a dive bomb. You were ahead. He turned into you.
Thank you! It's definitely becoming a bit easier, but I have so much to learn still! And thanks! To be honest that was my thinking too, but wasn't sure what people would think about it
17:15 Wrong actually, shes at fault. He left the door open but as soon as he starts the turn its his corner, he turns in before she dives for the apex. On top of that, There was no way she slows to take the inside line on that corner. If youre gonna dive like that you should be slowing enough to take an inside line and go 2 wide. 100% fault on Sarah, sorry
fantastic video .. your racecraft is doing so well but let me tell you how perfect your video editing, commentary , fast forwards and missing clips is absolutely perfect .. so easy to watch 30 minutes of wonderfulness. keep up this style of editing and goals like 1500 irating .. cant wait until the next 1 ..
Thank you so much! A lot of time and energy invested into making these videos, so it feels amazing to have this kind of feedback! Also wasn’t sure if it was going to be too long. Thank you again :)
As a current 1500 Irating driver in sportscar (Not too much) and a 1800 Irating driver in oval, what will benefit you most right now is getting a good jump off the line, and learning to drive with cold tires, the MX5 cup cars are very hard to drive and are easy to spin and wreck on the first 2 laps. My advice is to get to class D and run the GR86 Cup, those things are really fun and feel impossible to wreck. Edit: at 10:00 when the slower car infront makes a mistake like that and you have a door open, you have to take it and you cant lift, if you hit them, well there isnt much thats your fault they couldnt move out of the way.
Thanks for the advice. I honestly find it so tricky to control the MX5 on cold tires and that is why I usually tend to lose places at the start, as I play it suuuuper safe. I am already in Class D, but want to stick with the MX5 for a bit as I think it's a great car to learn with.
I chased 1500, got to about 1450ish but I stopped enjoying it, was so paranoid about loosing all the hours I put in just from a few bad races. In the end I focused in licences, got to A pretty fast. Now my rating goes between 1100 to 1400 and I dont care, I keep my SR up. But I enjoy racing more now.
I totally understand! It's so stressful knowing that all the progress can be erased in one or a few races. My goal is really to get better so I'll take my time, train a lot and hopefully keep going up in iRating, but it's ok if it takes time and if I have a few setbacks. At the end of the day, the important thing is to have fun!
If you having difficult at any point of the track, you enter in test session and set a point to practice. You set a point of the circuit to repeat some times you want, just pressing a button to restart every time at same point
@CarlosMaciel81 I was wondering how that worked. Thanks! I was watching a streamer who did this, and I thought I was in the Matrix and was wondering if I was the only one seeing him reset mid track 😂
My understanding is that incidents during qualifying and after the checkered flag counts against your safety rating. I'd recommend not going off-track after the race is over. Great progress!!
According to the iRacing Official Sporting Code, here's what counts against your safety rating: 3.7.1. Safety Rating is a value assigned to all racers as a measure of the driver’s overall safety record. It is calculated using a formula that takes into account the number of corners a driver completes and the number and severity of incidents that driver accumulated in the process. These factors are averaged over a set number of laps and updated as each new Ranked session is finished. 3.7.1.1 Only Ranked Qualifying, Ranked Time Trial, Ranked Warm Up, Practice within a Ranked Race event, and Ranked Race events adjust competitors’ Safety Rating. All events not in this list do not adjust competitors’ Safety Rating. For more details on which events affect Safety Rating, check out Section 4.3.1.1.
During a race event incident points are assigned a multiplier. In practice and qualifying the multiplier is 0.35 so the punishment exists but is less severe. During a race the multiplier is 1.0 so the full effect of each point is felt. Incident points do count after the checkered flag until the session timer ends. If you navigate the black box to the lap timing page there is a session timer in the top right. After the leader crosses the checkered flag this timer starts counting down from approx 3 minutes. During this time incident points and off tracks are still in full effect, once the timer hits zero a new larger timer starts and now the incident points are disabled.
You are doing great! Looking forward to seeing more of this because I literally started iRacing for Season 3. Watching you race is a mirror of the experience I'm going through. I'm currently at 1464 iR. I also get super nervous. I get frustrated at the injustice of 4X when I someone retaliates (happened to me at Laguna Seca and wrecked my race). My main goal at the moment is to finally win a race but I've also been focussing on trying to stay clean. I've had a good few podiums now though which I'm proud for. I managed to get my C licence by doing 4 races in the Toyota but want to stick with Mazda's for now. My big problem hovering around 1500 iR (I did go over it slightly for a while) is I'm now getting in splits with people doing 1-2 seconds a lap quicker than I am
Thank you so much! I am glad to hear I am not the only one going through this and getting very nervous haha. Good job on the podiums! None for me yet but I'll get there. And I really understand. My last race, where the strength of field was higher, it was clear I did not have the pace. That is why I want to keep improving my skills and not force myself into races that I have no chances of winning haha. I'll try to find the right balance between trying for my racing skills and training for my racecraft!
@@SarahNocchi Yes for sure, I am also in a strange way relieved as watching your channel, your racing knowledge is excellent and you know what you are doing round the track so I feel better knowing I'm also not the only one. Btw you are basically my source for F1 race news these days as I don't have time to always read autosport 🙂 I realised the emotions of being in a race with real people is what draws me to iRacing. I dislike iRacing compared to other sims like rF2 and Assetto Corsa, but nothing gives that same level of immersion and satisfaction of finishing a clean race against others, especially when you get a race with lap after lap battles. It matters as though I was really sitting in the car. One thing I will say is I tend to put in my personal bests when the SOF is higher even though I'm off the pace. I think just following faster cars, getting tips and ideas for what they do really helps as well as not worrying about whether I can beat the person behind means I drive better. At Tsukuba this week I thought I had to brake later for hairpins and the delta bar made it look like that was good, but the straights afterward meant actually I need to brake a little earlier and get a better exit. I figured it out when cars a second quicker than me were braking and I was catching them into the turn then losing them all the way along the straights. Its amazing how one small difference can impact times
Honestly I think we were both at fault. He had no reason to try to pass the guy in front. His spotter also must have told him he had a car on the right. But I should have been more careful. I definitely still have a lot to learn, especially race craft wise. But doing better every race! New video next week ;)
Don't focus on irating - focus on improving your racecraft and driving skills. Your irating will increase naturally that way. I focused first on getting to 2k and then crashed back down because I was competing with drivers that were way better than I was at the time. If you compete out of your own "class", you'll just feel like you suck and it will demotivate you.
Wow..!! I think I'm impressed..!! You have very intuitive car control in a group..!! Learning to relax and ride while waiting to seize an opportunity takes time.. Best advice, don't be afraid to be more aggressive when the field is bunched together,,,, trust yourself more..!! Let those crazy drivers by..!! They'll make a mistake at some point..!! Practice, practice, practice hard braking and aggressive throttle with all driving aids turned off..!! Great job
Thank you, I really appreciate it! It's good to hear because as someone who has always loved driving, go karting, going to the track.. I have to say iRacing is very humbling haha I have so much to learn and improve on, but I am excited for this journey and to see where it takes me. I'll follow your advices, thanks!
@@SarahNocchi I've been racing for 30 years..!! I know talent when I see..!! You're going to be very good..!! I also think you would be very good at oval as well..!!
7:41 don’t hesitate to counter steer this car allows a lot of slip angle. 1. Took you some time to realise you were spinning. You took time to react as well. 2. You can countersteer a lot more ! Good video :)
I was falling down from 1800 to 1000 before I cracked the 2000. So just keep going. The more you race, the less nervous you will be. For me it helped a lot, to have just the goal to finish in the half of grid. Another tip, is after every race review the incidents in replay mode. And even it was not your fault, think what you could have done from your side, to avoid that incident.
Thanks for the advices and the encouragements! Really appreciate it. I definitely don't shoot for the podium for now. As long as I am top 7 I am ok haha And yes I definitely need to rewatch the races and incidents more. Even just my mistakes to understand what happened and how to correct them.
Seriously such a good vid! The way you did the edit made me feel the pressure! haha Good way to hold it down for us "west" iracers! Up next.... 2000K?? DO IT! 💯
Well done you , your absolutely crushing it !! I know some iracers that struggle to keep there 1k irating. I personally don't do many officials but managed to get 4.5k irating easy enough , keeping the safty rating is another matter. If you ever move up to the mazdas big brother the GR86 I'm more than happy to give you some help pointer and setup tips . I do a little coaching in my spare time. keep up the good work !! 👏
I relate so much to the nerves and the anxiety, I've been going through this except with ACC. Trust me it gets better with time, it took me a few months but now I'm getting comfortable racing wheel to wheel finally.
Imma sub for more iracing videos your doing good with your racing dont think to much of it things will come to you as you go and if you feel pressure let them by then give them the pressure wait for them to make mistakes or let them fight someone and watch them untill they bump doors and go off track, atm im grinding for b licence then a licence. I just finished a league racing on acc actually won my first championship so now my full time is iracing atm, ps confidence is key to becoming a good racer and dont forget to enjoy yourself as you race that is important to have fun people forget to have fun theses day
Its so tough to get a good iRating, mentally you have to be ready for anything the track is going to throw at you. Like some people said consistency is key, a good constant mental.
I would advise you and anyone starting out or being at the 0-1500 level to completly ignore the ratings. I understand its for content reasons too but still. Obviously try to be safe, do not cause incidents if you can avoid it but other than that ignore both ratings, stressing over it will be a massive detrement to your progress. Lap time will come naturally until you start to reach your limits. Race craft is a massive learning curve though, watching others who are much better than you will help a lot but most of it is experience, and to get that you will need to put yourself into risky situations at times. If you are afraid of that because you will lose ratings, you are not going to learn anything.
That is a very good point!! And I really try to tell myself that because at the end of the day this is just a hobby, and the main point is to have fun. But you are right, I also put additional pressure on myself because I want to be able to share progress on here. I am really planning to focus on my skills first though. I'll learn more through online courses, training on track, doing AI races and try to get faster. Then I'll join practice sessions for race craft. Appreciate the reminder, and I think you are definitely right
Haha true! That has been my strategy mostly so far, since I am not super confident passing people yet. Trying to race clean and avoid incidents. Let others crash and finish up in the rankings haha. But I also need to get faster!
I got all my licenses and a 3k rating after about six months of sim racing. That said, I haven't raced in two years (my rig is back in Europe!!), but I'm about to build a new rig here where I am (why I guess RUclips suggested this video as I've been watching tons of sim racing videos lately) and my best advice for you is to take the time to qualify. Higher starting grid position = less carnage and people to avoid = maximize safety rating + iRating = climb the ladder faster. That and maybe VRS for telemetry and data packs (much better than any other online course I can think of). And also find a car/cup that suits you and is fun, no point in racing otherwise! Best of luck and saludos desde Chile 👋
Wait til you're in the Imsa series in class A. It'll make you grow gray hair from how competitive it is! Not to mention the tracks become MUCH challenging. But consistency is key!
ITs so great you really own the nerves and persist, I struggle alot with hopping back on after a stressful race, but you motivated me to do another run tonight :D
awesome drive, one thing i noticed is that you spike the brake to 100%, in doing so it activates the abs or wheel lock up, that minimizes the effect that trail braking has on the car and likely is a reason you may be losing some time. Also consider the exit speed of the corner while it sounds counter intuitive the entrance speed can be a bit slower to allow for a faster exit speed where the car can make use of the time spent on the limit.
Thanks for the advices! Good point regarding the abs. I definitely have to work on my braking precision. For cornering, I am 100% always going too fast into the corners and I know it's one of my weaknesses, as I lose time and speed on exit. I'll get better ;)
It is the big problem in general of SIMRacing, many have no idea how to go inside a circuit. They think that every curve the car can fall and pass the opponent. You have to look a lot in the rearview mirror to avoid impacts. It is also true that the Mazda is a crash (at least in Iracing) when you get hit it suffers a lot. Example in Assetto Corsa Competiziones the GT3 cars are much harder and can withstand the hits of the opponent better. Good video! For more races! and videos! Sry for my bad english :$
Your racing skills are very good, you have a solid foundation to build on. As your skills increase you will have less of the dive bombers to worry about as they inevitably are further behind you and in no position to race you. Stick with it, focus less on finishing positions (I know that's hard to do) but more on building your skills. Great video glad to have you back.
@@EpicTyme thank you! I really appreciate it. I am definitely going to focus on improving my skills at the same time as I try to improve my race craft. I don’t want to rush going after iRating, as it makes no sense if I am not getting better
Absolutely love these videos, very inspiring, makes me want to keep practicing too. You´re doing very well, the nerves will get better the more you race :)
Thank you so much! I am glad you enjoyed the video. iRacing is tough on the nerves for sure, but with time I'll hopefully feel more relaxed and confident :)
I was in that last race and it was very unlucky! I was the number 12 car, i have found a few weeks on that the races don't get cleaner they are just faster paced, biggest thing I worked on was crash avoidance and getting though the race while still fighting and making passes! Good Luck in the sim I've moved to GT4's now at 1.6k IR its do able it just takes time and patience and dont be afraid to make mistakes!
Oh cool! Yes not my best race haha Very true, it's really all about avoiding the chaos. Good job getting to 1.6k! Thanks for the encouragements and advices. Hopefully I'll see you in future races ;)
The netcode can be so bad sometimes! I had a race recently that had a guy bouncing all over the place. All of a sudden he just vanished, so I thought maybe he spun out and it just didn’t show me because he was lagging so badly. Nope. He’s still there racing and next thing I know I’m running into the back of an invisible car.
@@SarahNocchi Spend a good amount of time in the mazda or GR86! They provide a good foundation and building blocks for higher spec cars like GT4/3s Enjoy :)
I can feel your nervousness trough the screen 😂 it will go away with the time though, just keep it consistent and remember that mistakes happen and at the end of the day, everyone’s there to have fun. What helps sometimes is shouting at the screen, a “fuck” for a mistake and a “yesss” for a good maneuver helps alleviate the tension, just try 😂
Hahaha I should! I'll work on getting better. I have to say that knowing that I am trying to record and show progress doesn't help with the stress 😂 but you're very right, it's just for fun in the end!
I race against you when you was a rookie 5 mounts ago i guess, its in your vídeo ( can i get of rookie class) was my racing number 8 or 10 on iracing and i spin at the first corner haha. Take me a bit to have my first victory, but like people say persistence is the key! Now Im 2100+ irating (not much) but i have improved and so will you just keep it up!
My best advice, expect people to do stupid things that they shouldn't do. never expect them to be smart, never expect them not to pull straight onto the track in front of traffic.
you have way quicker pace than most of these people and it sounds like you know your weak points. these low safety rating drivers are pretty unpredictable so 80% of these id say weren't your fault. keep practicing and get more confident with overtaking and you'll be 2500 irating in no time, you definitely have the pace.
Thank you! Really appreciate the kind words and encouragements! Confidence is hard to build, but I am sure with more practice and seat time I will get better. Thanks for watching :)
Nice video, you should learn or even try to save the car when it is sliding. Some use tricks like using a non linear ffb and limiting the max force so you can use more ffb without the fear of having too much force when crashing. Being nervous is a good thing if you are prepared, it is like driving in slow motion, but you need to get more comfortable being uncomfortable. Vrs telemetry is a good, when you lose the car you can learn what you did wrong so you dont repeat it and compare against drivers that would dominate the races that you drive.
Thanks for the advices! I definitely have a lot to learn and controlling this car better is number one haha And yes, I need to be ok with not being comfortable. I think I just need more seat time and to do more races so that it becomes more natural
You can protest people that are clearly on a dial up connection. I usually let them know they are blinking and they get out of the way to not cause a crash for others. Also you should try trading paints as there are some sick liveries out there.
those guys around 1200 are literally savages. Personally I got out of it by training on practice until i was able to get P1 on qualif and now im low 2k. Keep going safe but try to brake way later with engine brake. And i hope to see a new IR video in less than 3 months ahah...
That sounds like a good strategy. I am definitely going to work on my skills before I go for races again. Then AI and practices sessions for racecraft. Thanks for the advices, and I'll definitely try to post iRacing stuff more regularly ;)
Unless the car behind is clearly faster overall, take a more defensive line when going into corners. Hug the inside and make them go around the outside. You'll have to brake slightly earlier and be slower in the corner, but it should be fairly offset by the other car having to go around the long way. That will cut down on the dive bombs up the inside and unnecessary incidents. Don't give them any space to try it.
Hey Sarah, lass den Kopf nicht hängen und fahre sauber und gleichmäßig. Schneller wirst du von allein. Bleib an deinem Gegner ganz dicht dran und mach druck, du wirst sehen, dass er den Fehler macht und nicht du. Hab auch erst seiner einer Woche angefangen und sehe heute des deutlich besser geworden ist. Ich habe nicht so ein Equiment wie du, aber meins reicht zum anfangen. Gruß Thorsten aus Germany
the best thing to improve correctly is to work on basics. Don't focus on lap time. Focus on working with knowing the feel of the car and when its on the limit. it means you might not improve as fast because you arent forcing lap times but it will mean that you will be more consistent and faster overall and it will be slightly harder to develop bad habits that you wont have to break further on.
also another skill to work on that will be useful is wreck avoidance. it's annoying but it saves Safety rating and lap time because you wont be getting as much damage.
Just an observation: You have a bad habit of resting your foot 10% on the throttle mid corner while you are braking. You also do it while you lose control. That's why the car completely spins out during those oversteer moments. Also, it's ok to apply the brake very quickly. The release of the break should be slow but the initial application can be as fast as possible.
Great quality Sarah. Watch Davecam's MX-5 video it helped me a lot on how to place the car and when to change gears. I'd also recommend decreasing your rear view mirror FOV to like 90ish. When it's so wide it makes it seem like cars are so far away when in reality they're right on your tail.
1st, I'm not being negative and I'm speaking from experience in sim and IRL - 11:10 you said "That hit you" but that is the guy that you turned into, spinning you both out. Your pace was slow because you were letting the guys ahead slow you and then you left the door open because of being focused on the 2 ahead, and your spotter even said "Car right" The racing is so tight in this class that a lot of time you just have to go for it of they are holding you up and you have people right on your bumper. I also notice you focusing a lot on the other cars when you start to get close to them, hard habit to break, but then you fall into their rhythm and make their mistakes and slow yourself down easily. Try to get to them and get by fast without waiting around or being "too impatient", @13:30 you gave a guy space on exit for the curb, but you never moved back toward the other side of the track, and if he were to continue going with the space, you left him, then he would've gotten an "off track" because it turns to grass. So you have to continue to come over and give them space on the straightaway, you had all the room in the world to your right and the racing line is also to the right 3 lanes over from where you are. So this guy is even beside you and he can't see u and expects you to at least follow the racing line, hopefully, with giving the space, you did neither... Also I see you went to G9 (on your new rig you built for some reason, haven't watched vid) but I'm only 1 race and 1 lap in and I've seen 3 times that having triples with a better FOV would have saved you. If you ever wanna do some laps together I can see if there is anything I can help with. Keep killing it! Again none of this trying Tobe negative, just giving my opinion and offering my help!
Hey Sarah, we are running a GT4 beginner league with coaching starting next season. It will follow the official GT4 schedule and the points system encourages gaining IR in officials. Let me know if you're interested.
on 7:46 spin, you are loosing grip due to trail braiking, when is like that is counter intuitive i know, but the first thing to do is immidiatly 0% brake, then you will regain grip
IRacing is so hard to ride but this is what make a lot of fun, i think. I hate when i goes crashed by other guys and lose some points. At the moment i drive PCup its so hard to ride the 911 Porsche. I hope we see you Porsche.
Yes I agree! It's tricky but rewarding when you get it right. Definitely tough on innocent victims though haha I'll definitely end up in the Porsche Cups once I feel more confident/skilled ;)
Lady first thing you need to learn is to close the door to whom hit you, You can not try to do the turn using the outside of the turn because they will dive you bomb or even worse
I’ma be real, iRating should be your last worry till you have access to all the series you wanna drive and then focus on iRating as that doesn’t make or break your license
I am actually looking into the TRX/TR160s for my first sim setup and was curious, what made you want to do another build with the 160s if the TRX is adjustable? Also, how do you like the triple monitor set up versus a single wide monitor? Thanks and nice video! 👍
@@benpena2550 main reason is 2 sim racers in the house and fighting to get on the rig 😂 Went with 160S for the second one because I feel like the TRX is more adapted for formula style driving. It works for both but I have everything setup for formula including my triple screen angle and hybrid seating position. Thus the 160S was the perfect addition as a GT-focused rig ;)
I feel like if we're being honest about 11:16, you're catching up to the guy you turned into (whom was clearly visible in the mirror) rather than the guy that hit you, which is not what happened.
You are downshifting way too early and fast with the MX5... that's why you are always end up spinning, brake first then downshift progressively, do it while holding your steering wheel straight.
All the things you are doing now it should be done while you’re in Rookies. That starting from pit and stay away from everyone was BS, all this racing skills you could learn and use to it in Rookie where no IR involved.
That's why I never started from pit even in Rookies. However, iRating is already involved even if you do not see it, and it'll determine your starting IR in Class D
The blinking, bouncing car you can correct in your settings, how many cars your video card can render at times.. It is not his or iracing fault. its your settings.
@@SarahNocchi If the car is jumping bad enough that you crashed when it reappeared then it also would have been ghosted which means if it appears on top of you it wont crash you out. When the car in front of you jumps around significantly just drive like it is no longer there. When a car comes back from a blink it's physics get reinitialized so for a second or so the car doesnt exist physics wise. If your car moved INTO their place when they appear it shouldnt hurt you. The worst thing is that if you are in an oval race the draft for a blinking car disappears so you can fall out of draft from their dropped packets. But in your case, it wasnt the glitch that caused the crash.
Thank you all for watching!
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Persistence is key. The more seat time you log, the more comfortable you will become!
Definitely! It can be tough to find the time but I am focus on it more and hope to get better quickly!
Love this content. I like seeing your process of studying/training between races. This feels like the beginning of the next big sim racing channel. Keep it coming.
Thank you so much. This means a lot!
Honestly, I didn’t think I was going to watch this video all the way though, but I couldn’t stop! 😆 A fun watch for sure 👍
@@chriskeentechnician haha that is so good to hear, thank you so much! I was worried about the length of the video to be honest, so I am glad! Thank you for watching ☺️
Great job. Well done. I can tell you're gaining more confidence.
As far as 17:15 - I don't think that was a dive bomb. You were ahead. He turned into you.
Thank you! It's definitely becoming a bit easier, but I have so much to learn still!
And thanks! To be honest that was my thinking too, but wasn't sure what people would think about it
Big agree. His spotter is telling him that there is a car on the right. He just turns in like you are not there.
17:15 Wrong actually, shes at fault. He left the door open but as soon as he starts the turn its his corner, he turns in before she dives for the apex. On top of that, There was no way she slows to take the inside line on that corner. If youre gonna dive like that you should be slowing enough to take an inside line and go 2 wide. 100% fault on Sarah, sorry
fantastic video .. your racecraft is doing so well but let me tell you how perfect your video editing, commentary , fast forwards and missing clips is absolutely perfect .. so easy to watch 30 minutes of wonderfulness. keep up this style of editing and goals like 1500 irating .. cant wait until the next 1 ..
Thank you so much! A lot of time and energy invested into making these videos, so it feels amazing to have this kind of feedback! Also wasn’t sure if it was going to be too long. Thank you again :)
Have to agree with others, what an enjoyable video to watch!! Great editing. Keen for more of this journey!
Thank you so much! Really appreciate it :)
As a current 1500 Irating driver in sportscar (Not too much) and a 1800 Irating driver in oval, what will benefit you most right now is getting a good jump off the line, and learning to drive with cold tires, the MX5 cup cars are very hard to drive and are easy to spin and wreck on the first 2 laps. My advice is to get to class D and run the GR86 Cup, those things are really fun and feel impossible to wreck.
Edit: at 10:00 when the slower car infront makes a mistake like that and you have a door open, you have to take it and you cant lift, if you hit them, well there isnt much thats your fault they couldnt move out of the way.
Thanks for the advice. I honestly find it so tricky to control the MX5 on cold tires and that is why I usually tend to lose places at the start, as I play it suuuuper safe.
I am already in Class D, but want to stick with the MX5 for a bit as I think it's a great car to learn with.
I am loving these videos! This is the type of content that I want to see.
Please keep them coming!
Happy racing.
@@vishnuprakash2434 thank you! Happy to hear :) working on the next one as we speak ;)
Good job! I'm still chasing 1500 myself. Funny seeing myself on your video at 22:18 getting taken out.
Thank you! And oh! That's awesome to meet people I end up racing with ;)
I chased 1500, got to about 1450ish but I stopped enjoying it, was so paranoid about loosing all the hours I put in just from a few bad races. In the end I focused in licences, got to A pretty fast.
Now my rating goes between 1100 to 1400 and I dont care, I keep my SR up. But I enjoy racing more now.
I totally understand! It's so stressful knowing that all the progress can be erased in one or a few races. My goal is really to get better so I'll take my time, train a lot and hopefully keep going up in iRating, but it's ok if it takes time and if I have a few setbacks. At the end of the day, the important thing is to have fun!
Great video, whoever made this video edition is to be congratulated.... waiting for the continuation of your journey.
Thank you so much! I am lucky to have some help from a very talented editor to make these videos
If you having difficult at any point of the track, you enter in test session and set a point to practice. You set a point of the circuit to repeat some times you want, just pressing a button to restart every time at same point
@CarlosMaciel81 I was wondering how that worked. Thanks! I was watching a streamer who did this, and I thought I was in the Matrix and was wondering if I was the only one seeing him reset mid track 😂
@@jaymejae you can only do that in private practice.
Yes! I do that regularly when I try to improve specific corners
My understanding is that incidents during qualifying and after the checkered flag counts against your safety rating. I'd recommend not going off-track after the race is over. Great progress!!
Good to know!! Thanks for the tip and for watching :)
I do not think that qualifying incidents count, but post-checkered flag ones do.
According to the iRacing Official Sporting Code, here's what counts against your safety rating: 3.7.1.
Safety Rating is a value assigned to all racers as a measure of the driver’s overall safety record. It is calculated using a formula that takes into account the number of corners a driver completes and the number and severity of incidents that driver accumulated in the process. These factors are averaged over a set number of laps and updated as each new Ranked session is finished.
3.7.1.1
Only Ranked Qualifying, Ranked Time Trial, Ranked Warm Up, Practice within a Ranked Race event, and Ranked Race events adjust competitors’ Safety Rating. All events not in this list do not adjust competitors’ Safety Rating. For more details on which events affect Safety Rating, check out Section 4.3.1.1.
During a race event incident points are assigned a multiplier. In practice and qualifying the multiplier is 0.35 so the punishment exists but is less severe. During a race the multiplier is 1.0 so the full effect of each point is felt.
Incident points do count after the checkered flag until the session timer ends. If you navigate the black box to the lap timing page there is a session timer in the top right. After the leader crosses the checkered flag this timer starts counting down from approx 3 minutes. During this time incident points and off tracks are still in full effect, once the timer hits zero a new larger timer starts and now the incident points are disabled.
@@MHstlunaticSo during the second timer is when you want to do the huge jumps?
You got better from race to race and it’s clearly visible, how you get more comfortable with passing and driving sbs 🤙🏻
I appreciate that! Definitely started to feel more comfortable at the end, but still work to do. Working on it :)
The reason I like watching this, is because I recognize myself in the nerves etc. Also much more relatable lap times lol
Glad to hear I am not the only one getting that nervous haha I am adding heart rate tracker for the next video 😉
You are doing great! Looking forward to seeing more of this because I literally started iRacing for Season 3. Watching you race is a mirror of the experience I'm going through. I'm currently at 1464 iR. I also get super nervous. I get frustrated at the injustice of 4X when I someone retaliates (happened to me at Laguna Seca and wrecked my race). My main goal at the moment is to finally win a race but I've also been focussing on trying to stay clean. I've had a good few podiums now though which I'm proud for. I managed to get my C licence by doing 4 races in the Toyota but want to stick with Mazda's for now. My big problem hovering around 1500 iR (I did go over it slightly for a while) is I'm now getting in splits with people doing 1-2 seconds a lap quicker than I am
Thank you so much! I am glad to hear I am not the only one going through this and getting very nervous haha. Good job on the podiums! None for me yet but I'll get there. And I really understand. My last race, where the strength of field was higher, it was clear I did not have the pace. That is why I want to keep improving my skills and not force myself into races that I have no chances of winning haha. I'll try to find the right balance between trying for my racing skills and training for my racecraft!
@@SarahNocchi Yes for sure, I am also in a strange way relieved as watching your channel, your racing knowledge is excellent and you know what you are doing round the track so I feel better knowing I'm also not the only one. Btw you are basically my source for F1 race news these days as I don't have time to always read autosport 🙂
I realised the emotions of being in a race with real people is what draws me to iRacing. I dislike iRacing compared to other sims like rF2 and Assetto Corsa, but nothing gives that same level of immersion and satisfaction of finishing a clean race against others, especially when you get a race with lap after lap battles. It matters as though I was really sitting in the car.
One thing I will say is I tend to put in my personal bests when the SOF is higher even though I'm off the pace. I think just following faster cars, getting tips and ideas for what they do really helps as well as not worrying about whether I can beat the person behind means I drive better. At Tsukuba this week I thought I had to brake later for hairpins and the delta bar made it look like that was good, but the straights afterward meant actually I need to brake a little earlier and get a better exit. I figured it out when cars a second quicker than me were braking and I was catching them into the turn then losing them all the way along the straights. Its amazing how one small difference can impact times
Last race crash was 100% on you. Still room for learning a proper race craft.
Honestly I think we were both at fault. He had no reason to try to pass the guy in front. His spotter also must have told him he had a car on the right. But I should have been more careful. I definitely still have a lot to learn, especially race craft wise. But doing better every race! New video next week ;)
13:32 TUTUTUTU MAX VERSTAPPEN.. good play persistence is key for go up in license. nice setup
Don't focus on irating - focus on improving your racecraft and driving skills. Your irating will increase naturally that way. I focused first on getting to 2k and then crashed back down because I was competing with drivers that were way better than I was at the time. If you compete out of your own "class", you'll just feel like you suck and it will demotivate you.
Wow..!! I think I'm impressed..!! You have very intuitive car control in a group..!! Learning to relax and ride while waiting to seize an opportunity takes time.. Best advice, don't be afraid to be more aggressive when the field is bunched together,,,, trust yourself more..!! Let those crazy drivers by..!! They'll make a mistake at some point..!! Practice, practice, practice hard braking and aggressive throttle with all driving aids turned off..!! Great job
Thank you, I really appreciate it! It's good to hear because as someone who has always loved driving, go karting, going to the track.. I have to say iRacing is very humbling haha I have so much to learn and improve on, but I am excited for this journey and to see where it takes me. I'll follow your advices, thanks!
@@SarahNocchi I've been racing for 30 years..!! I know talent when I see..!! You're going to be very good..!! I also think you would be very good at oval as well..!!
7:41 don’t hesitate to counter steer this car allows a lot of slip angle. 1. Took you some time to realise you were spinning. You took time to react as well. 2. You can countersteer a lot more ! Good video :)
I was falling down from 1800 to 1000 before I cracked the 2000. So just keep going.
The more you race, the less nervous you will be.
For me it helped a lot, to have just the goal to finish in the half of grid.
Another tip, is after every race review the incidents in replay mode. And even it was not your fault, think what you could have done from your side, to avoid that incident.
Thanks for the advices and the encouragements! Really appreciate it. I definitely don't shoot for the podium for now. As long as I am top 7 I am ok haha
And yes I definitely need to rewatch the races and incidents more. Even just my mistakes to understand what happened and how to correct them.
Seriously such a good vid! The way you did the edit made me feel the pressure! haha Good way to hold it down for us "west" iracers! Up next.... 2000K?? DO IT!
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Thank you so much, appreciate it!
I am not yet at 1500 but hopefully soon, and 2000 is next goal for sure! Will be recording more races next week ;)
Well done you , your absolutely crushing it !! I know some iracers that struggle to keep there 1k irating. I personally don't do many officials but managed to get 4.5k irating easy enough , keeping the safty rating is another matter. If you ever move up to the mazdas big brother the GR86 I'm more than happy to give you some help pointer and setup tips . I do a little coaching in my spare time. keep up the good work !! 👏
I relate so much to the nerves and the anxiety, I've been going through this except with ACC. Trust me it gets better with time, it took me a few months but now I'm getting comfortable racing wheel to wheel finally.
Imma sub for more iracing videos your doing good with your racing dont think to much of it things will come to you as you go and if you feel pressure let them by then give them the pressure wait for them to make mistakes or let them fight someone and watch them untill they bump doors and go off track, atm im grinding for b licence then a licence. I just finished a league racing on acc actually won my first championship so now my full time is iracing atm, ps confidence is key to becoming a good racer and dont forget to enjoy yourself as you race that is important to have fun people forget to have fun theses day
Thank you for the sub! I appreciate the tips and feedback too ;)
Congrats on your championship, that is awesome!
Its so tough to get a good iRating, mentally you have to be ready for anything the track is going to throw at you. Like some people said consistency is key, a good constant mental.
Very true! It's definitely tough, but the key is to keep going and stay strong haha
Don't get nervous until the last lap. You're better than a lot of them out there, don't think you can ,know you can
Aww!! Thank you! I do need to get more confident.
I would advise you and anyone starting out or being at the 0-1500 level to completly ignore the ratings. I understand its for content reasons too but still. Obviously try to be safe, do not cause incidents if you can avoid it but other than that ignore both ratings, stressing over it will be a massive detrement to your progress. Lap time will come naturally until you start to reach your limits. Race craft is a massive learning curve though, watching others who are much better than you will help a lot but most of it is experience, and to get that you will need to put yourself into risky situations at times. If you are afraid of that because you will lose ratings, you are not going to learn anything.
That is a very good point!! And I really try to tell myself that because at the end of the day this is just a hobby, and the main point is to have fun. But you are right, I also put additional pressure on myself because I want to be able to share progress on here. I am really planning to focus on my skills first though. I'll learn more through online courses, training on track, doing AI races and try to get faster. Then I'll join practice sessions for race craft. Appreciate the reminder, and I think you are definitely right
You're only going to get better and better! ❤️ Thanks for bringing us along the journey with you. I'm learning so much!
Thank you!! I am definitely trying. Thanks for the continuous support ❤️
I'm starting my iRacing journey and I've been loving your videos. Excited to see you climb up the ladder!
Thank you so much, I appreciate it! Good luck on your journey! It's tricky but you'll have a lot of fun ;)
Watching this makes me want to get I racing
Just realized how much your wheel looks like the wheel in the car lol
Yes haha almost a perfect match!
What a cool video, I can’t believe you use the Suellio’s program, I try to get better also watching him, such a nice community 😊
Thanks!
And yes, Suellio is great and his path is incredible!
if you survive you up in the ranking.. just survive... be consistent is better than be quick ;) (deep breath) :D
Haha true! That has been my strategy mostly so far, since I am not super confident passing people yet. Trying to race clean and avoid incidents. Let others crash and finish up in the rankings haha. But I also need to get faster!
It's crazy how even in iRacing, there's still that group of people who simply do not know how to race fairly/cleanly.
Sarah! Keep it up! Looking good out there
Thank you, I appreciate it! Working on next video ;)
I got all my licenses and a 3k rating after about six months of sim racing. That said, I haven't raced in two years (my rig is back in Europe!!), but I'm about to build a new rig here where I am (why I guess RUclips suggested this video as I've been watching tons of sim racing videos lately) and my best advice for you is to take the time to qualify. Higher starting grid position = less carnage and people to avoid = maximize safety rating + iRating = climb the ladder faster. That and maybe VRS for telemetry and data packs (much better than any other online course I can think of). And also find a car/cup that suits you and is fun, no point in racing otherwise! Best of luck and saludos desde Chile 👋
Hell yeah joining the Suellio hype train!
He’s so helpful!!
Wait til you're in the Imsa series in class A. It'll make you grow gray hair from how competitive it is! Not to mention the tracks become MUCH challenging. But consistency is key!
ITs so great you really own the nerves and persist, I struggle alot with hopping back on after a stressful race, but you motivated me to do another run tonight :D
I am so happy to hear that! It can be frustrating sometimes but don’t give up! The more persistence and seat time, the better we’ll get 😉 good luck!
I just love this format.
Glad to hear, thanks!
awesome drive, one thing i noticed is that you spike the brake to 100%, in doing so it activates the abs or wheel lock up, that minimizes the effect that trail braking has on the car and likely is a reason you may be losing some time. Also consider the exit speed of the corner while it sounds counter intuitive the entrance speed can be a bit slower to allow for a faster exit speed where the car can make use of the time spent on the limit.
Thanks for the advices! Good point regarding the abs. I definitely have to work on my braking precision.
For cornering, I am 100% always going too fast into the corners and I know it's one of my weaknesses, as I lose time and speed on exit. I'll get better ;)
Good job! And nice to see some iRacing content from you and will be a blast following your journey.
@@mikaelbackstrom thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video!
being nervous is normal.... when you get those leg and foot shakes ... you know your adrenalin is ripe and ready 👍🏾
Exactly! haha
It is the big problem in general of SIMRacing, many have no idea how to go inside a circuit. They think that every curve the car can fall and pass the opponent. You have to look a lot in the rearview mirror to avoid impacts. It is also true that the Mazda is a crash (at least in Iracing) when you get hit it suffers a lot. Example in Assetto Corsa Competiziones the GT3 cars are much harder and can withstand the hits of the opponent better.
Good video! For more races! and videos!
Sry for my bad english :$
Great racing! My only pointer is to either hide your in game wheel or play around with your height so you can see your rev/shift lights, free lap time
Your racing skills are very good, you have a solid foundation to build on. As your skills increase you will have less of the dive bombers to worry about as they inevitably are further behind you and in no position to race you. Stick with it, focus less on finishing positions (I know that's hard to do) but more on building your skills. Great video glad to have you back.
@@EpicTyme thank you! I really appreciate it. I am definitely going to focus on improving my skills at the same time as I try to improve my race craft. I don’t want to rush going after iRating, as it makes no sense if I am not getting better
Absolutely love these videos, very inspiring, makes me want to keep practicing too. You´re doing very well, the nerves will get better the more you race :)
Thank you so much! I am glad you enjoyed the video. iRacing is tough on the nerves for sure, but with time I'll hopefully feel more relaxed and confident :)
I was in that last race and it was very unlucky! I was the number 12 car, i have found a few weeks on that the races don't get cleaner they are just faster paced, biggest thing I worked on was crash avoidance and getting though the race while still fighting and making passes! Good Luck in the sim I've moved to GT4's now at 1.6k IR its do able it just takes time and patience and dont be afraid to make mistakes!
Oh cool! Yes not my best race haha
Very true, it's really all about avoiding the chaos. Good job getting to 1.6k! Thanks for the encouragements and advices. Hopefully I'll see you in future races ;)
The netcode can be so bad sometimes! I had a race recently that had a guy bouncing all over the place. All of a sudden he just vanished, so I thought maybe he spun out and it just didn’t show me because he was lagging so badly. Nope. He’s still there racing and next thing I know I’m running into the back of an invisible car.
That is the worst!! Sorry to hear. So annoying
Very entertaining video.
I also get nervous in every race.
Go to the pit on wheels, dont’t go offtrack after the race. Its better for the iRating when you go to the pit on wheels 😊
Good to know, thanks!!
I really love the style of this video! very inspiring as well. keep it up
Thank you, really appreciate that!
Nice one keep pushing!
I've been on iRacing just over 18 months, currently sitting at 3.9k mainly racing Global Mazda. Heaps of fun the Mazda's :)
Thanks!
And wow, congrats! That’s amazing
@@SarahNocchi Spend a good amount of time in the mazda or GR86! They provide a good foundation and building blocks for higher spec cars like GT4/3s
Enjoy :)
You are doing very well. Fun to watch your progress!
Thank you for the kind words! Glad you enjoyed the video :)
You're doing pretty good so far. A relative box is crucial in iracing tho
this was a delightful vid it really looked like you need a beer after those races keep at it you got this.
Thanks! I definitely needed one haha it'll get better, hopefully!
Again my tip, try the renault clio cup racing, no abs so a little tricky on the brakes but with front wheel drive a lot cleaner races
Great job! You getting better and better. Staying fit on that Treadmill💪🏾🔥
@@Lorenzodial thank you so much!! 🙌
@@SarahNocchi You’re welcome homeslice 👍🏾
This Mazda cup is so crazy!! Stay clean Sarah ! Good race
It is tough!! Trying my best ;)
Thanks!
I can feel your nervousness trough the screen 😂 it will go away with the time though, just keep it consistent and remember that mistakes happen and at the end of the day, everyone’s there to have fun. What helps sometimes is shouting at the screen, a “fuck” for a mistake and a “yesss” for a good maneuver helps alleviate the tension, just try 😂
Hahaha I should! I'll work on getting better. I have to say that knowing that I am trying to record and show progress doesn't help with the stress 😂 but you're very right, it's just for fun in the end!
Nice video. Good to see your learning process. Keep the vids coming
Thank you, I appreciate it!
I race against you when you was a rookie 5 mounts ago i guess, its in your vídeo ( can i get of rookie class) was my racing number 8 or 10 on iracing and i spin at the first corner haha. Take me a bit to have my first victory, but like people say persistence is the key! Now Im 2100+ irating (not much) but i have improved and so will you just keep it up!
You are on the right path. You will taste success... guaranteed!
@@Arguyle20 I hope you are right! Haha
My best advice, expect people to do stupid things that they shouldn't do. never expect them to be smart, never expect them not to pull straight onto the track in front of traffic.
Very smart advice haha I’ll make sure to remember that
A lot of the incidents were other drivers hitting you I think you did really well for a start
you have way quicker pace than most of these people and it sounds like you know your weak points. these low safety rating drivers are pretty unpredictable so 80% of these id say weren't your fault. keep practicing and get more confident with overtaking and you'll be 2500 irating in no time, you definitely have the pace.
Thank you! Really appreciate the kind words and encouragements! Confidence is hard to build, but I am sure with more practice and seat time I will get better. Thanks for watching :)
Nice video, you should learn or even try to save the car when it is sliding. Some use tricks like using a non linear ffb and limiting the max force so you can use more ffb without the fear of having too much force when crashing. Being nervous is a good thing if you are prepared, it is like driving in slow motion, but you need to get more comfortable being uncomfortable. Vrs telemetry is a good, when you lose the car you can learn what you did wrong so you dont repeat it and compare against drivers that would dominate the races that you drive.
Thanks for the advices! I definitely have a lot to learn and controlling this car better is number one haha
And yes, I need to be ok with not being comfortable. I think I just need more seat time and to do more races so that it becomes more natural
You can protest people that are clearly on a dial up connection. I usually let them know they are blinking and they get out of the way to not cause a crash for others.
Also you should try trading paints as there are some sick liveries out there.
those guys around 1200 are literally savages. Personally I got out of it by training on practice until i was able to get P1 on qualif and now im low 2k. Keep going safe but try to brake way later with engine brake. And i hope to see a new IR video in less than 3 months ahah...
That sounds like a good strategy. I am definitely going to work on my skills before I go for races again. Then AI and practices sessions for racecraft. Thanks for the advices, and I'll definitely try to post iRacing stuff more regularly ;)
Nice, immersive video! 🙂
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching :)
Unless the car behind is clearly faster overall, take a more defensive line when going into corners. Hug the inside and make them go around the outside. You'll have to brake slightly earlier and be slower in the corner, but it should be fairly offset by the other car having to go around the long way. That will cut down on the dive bombs up the inside and unnecessary incidents. Don't give them any space to try it.
Thanks for the tip! I'll definitely try to do that more
Can’t wait to race you in the GT3s! Hope you enjoy iRacing!
I'll definitely have a lot more fun in the GT3s, but for now happy to use the MX5 to improve my skills and racecraft ;)
Thanks for watching :)
Hey Sarah, lass den Kopf nicht hängen und fahre sauber und gleichmäßig. Schneller wirst du von allein. Bleib an deinem Gegner ganz dicht dran und mach druck, du wirst sehen, dass er den Fehler macht und nicht du. Hab auch erst seiner einer Woche angefangen und sehe heute des deutlich besser geworden ist. Ich habe nicht so ein Equiment wie du, aber meins reicht zum anfangen. Gruß Thorsten aus Germany
I’d love to watch you run some truck series or anything oval
Hang in there Sarah! congrats on getting out of the rookie zone (for me it has more merit than winning a race ha!).
Thanks! Definitely getting out of the rookie class was a big achievement. Hopefully I'll still be winning races at some point :)
the best thing to improve correctly is to work on basics. Don't focus on lap time. Focus on working with knowing the feel of the car and when its on the limit. it means you might not improve as fast because you arent forcing lap times but it will mean that you will be more consistent and faster overall and it will be slightly harder to develop bad habits that you wont have to break further on.
also another skill to work on that will be useful is wreck avoidance. it's annoying but it saves Safety rating and lap time because you wont be getting as much damage.
Just an observation: You have a bad habit of resting your foot 10% on the throttle mid corner while you are braking. You also do it while you lose control. That's why the car completely spins out during those oversteer moments. Also, it's ok to apply the brake very quickly. The release of the break should be slow but the initial application can be as fast as possible.
Good catch! I'll definitely pay a lot more attention to that moving forward. Thanks for the advices!
Starting sim racing in April and a blast after building my first rig. Up to 1600k iRacing racing MX5 and Ferrari GT3 challenge
That is awesome, congratulations!!
Great quality Sarah. Watch Davecam's MX-5 video it helped me a lot on how to place the car and when to change gears. I'd also recommend decreasing your rear view mirror FOV to like 90ish. When it's so wide it makes it seem like cars are so far away when in reality they're right on your tail.
Thanks for the feedback and tip! Appreciate it :)
1st, I'm not being negative and I'm speaking from experience in sim and IRL - 11:10 you said "That hit you" but that is the guy that you turned into, spinning you both out. Your pace was slow because you were letting the guys ahead slow you and then you left the door open because of being focused on the 2 ahead, and your spotter even said "Car right" The racing is so tight in this class that a lot of time you just have to go for it of they are holding you up and you have people right on your bumper. I also notice you focusing a lot on the other cars when you start to get close to them, hard habit to break, but then you fall into their rhythm and make their mistakes and slow yourself down easily. Try to get to them and get by fast without waiting around or being "too impatient", @13:30 you gave a guy space on exit for the curb, but you never moved back toward the other side of the track, and if he were to continue going with the space, you left him, then he would've gotten an "off track" because it turns to grass. So you have to continue to come over and give them space on the straightaway, you had all the room in the world to your right and the racing line is also to the right 3 lanes over from where you are. So this guy is even beside you and he can't see u and expects you to at least follow the racing line, hopefully, with giving the space, you did neither... Also I see you went to G9 (on your new rig you built for some reason, haven't watched vid) but I'm only 1 race and 1 lap in and I've seen 3 times that having triples with a better FOV would have saved you. If you ever wanna do some laps together I can see if there is anything I can help with. Keep killing it! Again none of this trying Tobe negative, just giving my opinion and offering my help!
Wow! 1500 Irating? You caught up with me! I think it was on this track that I saw you. You were at 1200 irating
I am not there yet haha on my way though!
@@SarahNocchi Hahahah! Are you going to race again this week? I was at 1700 but I rode alone in P1 5 times hahahha
Hey Sarah, we are running a GT4 beginner league with coaching starting next season. It will follow the official GT4 schedule and the points system encourages gaining IR in officials. Let me know if you're interested.
on 7:46 spin, you are loosing grip due to trail braiking, when is like that is counter intuitive i know, but the first thing to do is immidiatly 0% brake, then you will regain grip
Suellio is the best, you’ll break the 1.5k in no time 🎉
Yes, his videos are sooo helpful!
IRacing is so hard to ride but this is what make a lot of fun, i think. I hate when i goes crashed by other guys and lose some points. At the moment i drive PCup its so hard to ride the 911 Porsche. I hope we see you Porsche.
Yes I agree! It's tricky but rewarding when you get it right. Definitely tough on innocent victims though haha
I'll definitely end up in the Porsche Cups once I feel more confident/skilled ;)
@@SarahNocchi Lets do it Sarah get in to the PCup and we driving together
Lady first thing you need to learn is to close the door to whom hit you,
You can not try to do the turn using the outside of the turn because they will dive you bomb or even worse
What monitor do you use? And great vid by the way, I really enjoyed watching. Keep it up
The Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 57in ;)
And thank you! I appreciate it
Gosh, I like the kind of woman you are...I missed the kinds of you 10 years ago!
I’ma be real, iRating should be your last worry till you have access to all the series you wanna drive and then focus on iRating as that doesn’t make or break your license
I am actually looking into the TRX/TR160s for my first sim setup and was curious, what made you want to do another build with the 160s if the TRX is adjustable?
Also, how do you like the triple monitor set up versus a single wide monitor?
Thanks and nice video! 👍
@@benpena2550 main reason is 2 sim racers in the house and fighting to get on the rig 😂
Went with 160S for the second one because I feel like the TRX is more adapted for formula style driving. It works for both but I have everything setup for formula including my triple screen angle and hybrid seating position. Thus the 160S was the perfect addition as a GT-focused rig ;)
I feel like if we're being honest about 11:16, you're catching up to the guy you turned into (whom was clearly visible in the mirror) rather than the guy that hit you, which is not what happened.
You are downshifting way too early and fast with the MX5... that's why you are always end up spinning, brake first then downshift progressively, do it while holding your steering wheel straight.
Good job!
This content is So much fun! 😊
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it
Getting a sim coach is a great idea however I found it was quite a dent in my ego.
All the things you are doing now it should be done while you’re in Rookies. That starting from pit and stay away from everyone was BS, all this racing skills you could learn and use to it in Rookie where no IR involved.
That's why I never started from pit even in Rookies.
However, iRating is already involved even if you do not see it, and it'll determine your starting IR in Class D
The blinking, bouncing car you can correct in your settings, how many cars your video card can render at times.. It is not his or iracing fault. its your settings.
There were 12 cars in the race. Definitely not a settings problem in this case
@@SarahNocchi If the car is jumping bad enough that you crashed when it reappeared then it also would have been ghosted which means if it appears on top of you it wont crash you out. When the car in front of you jumps around significantly just drive like it is no longer there. When a car comes back from a blink it's physics get reinitialized so for a second or so the car doesnt exist physics wise. If your car moved INTO their place when they appear it shouldnt hurt you.
The worst thing is that if you are in an oval race the draft for a blinking car disappears so you can fall out of draft from their dropped packets. But in your case, it wasnt the glitch that caused the crash.