02-15-2022, 02:27 PM | #43 | ||
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I'd say that on many levels, slower cars are more difficult to drive fast, as their pace is less forgiving and requires very precise driving. You're probably already there, but make sure your FOV is dialed properly as well as taking advantage of Camera functionality to move a driver around without affecting the FOV. For example, I prefer to sit closer to the dash, as that gives me a better view of the track ahead. But, it is all about personal preference. You're right, that things get more difficult going forward. But, it doesn't mean success cannot be continued. All it means good results usually require more practice. Much more if one is an average talent like me lol! Or an Indycar pro (5-6 hrs daily to get ready for a sim race). Lastly, check out VRS school. They offer phenomenal array of assistance for majority of the series, incl online tutorials - corner by corner. A wealth of knowledge from some of the best sim racers in the world. Top level membership costs about a third of an average Fanatec steering wheel. Plus, of course they also offer 1on1 and group coaching, etc. Anyhow, it was good to see your post here and best of luck: Happy racing!!! |
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02-15-2022, 07:26 PM | #44 | |
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I've spent a lot of time dialing in the FOV -- I know that's super important for immersion and realism. I've done some fiddling with the Camera Tool and then I mapped driver height to the rotary encoder part of the funky switch on the steering rim. That's typically my main adjustment from car to car -- ensuring my steering rim is the same height as the steering wheel in the sim. Not sure if that's the right way, but it works for me. I haven't taken advantage of any of the pay stuff VRS offers, but I do use their app / site for telemetry analysis. Another good one I found is United Racing Data (I think they're pretty new and full functionality is free for now). And I have Motec installed too as another option, but I like VRS the best so far. Other apps I'm using and really like:
I have parts on order to build a custom button box and I'm also considering doing a few bass shakers with Dayton transducers. Probably one under the seat and two smaller ones on the accelerator and brake. If anyone wants to friend me on iRacing, I'm "Jonathan M Peters" :
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02-15-2022, 08:00 PM | #45 | |
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Two pieces of info i would offer for your consideration: 1) get rid of the "cheater line" except for when learning a new track very early in the process (if you must). Lest you will learn bad habits vision wise, which is a paramount skill to possess, bar none. 2) a lot of times, the "line" might be a bit helpful at an early stage when we don't know the track at all, but frankly i prefer to watch a VRS guy lap instead. The reason is the "line" is not really ideal. Safe yes. Ideal - not so much. Sort of like a "school line" vs a "race line" at HPDE events. Besides, when you progress thru license ranks, pretty sure this option will be "verbotten" and you will have to relearn a bunch of stuff. So best to drop the crutch asap. Cheers and happy racing! |
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02-15-2022, 08:17 PM | #46 | |
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02-16-2022, 10:25 AM | #47 | |
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Keep in mind pretty soon - as your license goes up - the service will not allow you to use it during races. And again, the real issue is, that while the "fake line" is nice for a few laps while learning a new venue, it completely screws up your vision training and allows you to learn very bad habits, which you will very likely have to unlearn. You will know what I mean when the service turns it off for ya, especially after you run many races per week with this feature on and your brain will get used to it and then go: whoa! where do I brake? where do I turn in? etc. Anyhow, this is just fyi and the main thing is to enjoy and have fun. So, happy racing! |
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02-16-2022, 02:32 PM | #48 |
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Sent out a friend request to Jonathan. If anyone wants to add me it's Christian Aranha. Been doing iracing on/off since 2008.
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02-17-2022, 11:56 AM | #49 |
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02-23-2022, 08:49 PM | #51 |
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That's funny Christian, I remember your name from the star Mazda races back around that time. My name is Mark Muckey. I sold my simulator last summer after over a decade of building it. I think I just over did it at some point, it was more a PITA to get it fired up and keep up with software updates, etc. I remember having way more fun back in the day with just a G25 or T500 wheel then when getting into the DD and motion stuff. Anyway, good to see a familiar name on this forum from my iracing days👍
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