Відео

Thank you Walt! The standard of opposition wasn’t up to much, but a win’s a win!

Yeah it’s a weird one, I found the tyres and grip to be perfectly acceptable. But the amount of people spinning and sliding around was crazy!

Thank you mate, yeah exactly!

Haha yeah they did, didn’t they! 🤣

Braking was a strange one. I found myself having to brake a bit earlier than my ACC markers. I think because I like to trailbrake in ACC, but wasn’t able to do it so confidently here. So had to brake a touch earlier, so pretty much all my braking was done before I turned into the corner. The steering input is more aggressive in Rennsport too, which also made it trickier to trailbrake.

Thank you Lee! Your support is always appreciated 😃

Haha. With plenty of donuts for good measure.

Exactly, the free base content is a concept I really like. RaceRoom uses a similar model, and it was that free-to-play aspect that helped get me into sim racing in the first place. So if Rennsport can help increase participation with its easy access, then that will be great. I’ve never understood the tribalism in sim racing titles… I hop around as many different sims as possible because I love the variety. Now I’ve got another added to the list :) Cheers

I found it fun enough to drive. Sure, the online standards were diabolical but hopefully that could get ironed out with a more robust ranking/rating system. I like the concept of base content being free to play… similar to the RaceRoom model, which was always good value. At the moment, I would see it similar to LMU… fine to hop in for a one-off race when you fancy a change, but probably not unique enough to be one of my ‘main’ sims. But it’ll be interesting to see how it develops.

Haha yeah. It will really need something unique to make it stand out from the crowd, by the time it reaches full release. Not sure what! For me, a decent and well-populated in-game online ranked system is most important. If it can deliver that, it’ll have my interest.

Yeah, a lot of people spent more time doing donuts and going around in circles than they did going straight on! Particularly the backmarker who blocked me… I kept the replay going, and he took out a few more cars after that, just by trying (and failing) to rejoin in a straight line. It was wild out there, but I guess it’s to be expected with free-to-play content and no real ranking/SR system. Early days though, hopefully they can make something good out of it. The promise is definitely there.

Yeah, I did notice the clipping was fairly high on my HUD - even for slight directional inputs. I didn’t really feel the problem, but I wasn’t really pushing the car too hard anyway. Definitely a lot of teething problems, but it’s to be expected.

Yeah, I think I’ll view Rennsport exactly as I view LMU… fine for a one-off race when I fancy a change of scenery, but not something that I would race regularly in. Also, it would be good if the standard of opposition increased a bit more 🤣

@@chrisrogerssimracing Yeah being it free will not be good in terms of 'good races'. Loads of people just trying it out because its free that don't have a wheel. That results in lots of chaos. Imagine iRacing be free and having the D-class races full of controller and keyboard players. Chaos, pure chaos

Yeah, in hindsight, the driver I was chasing in race one… I bet they were using keyboard/mouse. At the time I assumed it was damage due to the strange car movements, but I bet it was keyboard inputs.

@@chrisrogerssimracing Yeah that would be a logical explanation, also the weird and sudden moves you can really tell they don't know about racing rules.

Absolutely, I can’t get too excited about podiums and wins when the standard of opposition was as comical as this 🤣 I guess it really needs a proper online ranking system with safety rating eligibility etc, to improve the standards a bit. Hopefully that will come with time 🤞

Haha now that would be an excellent plot twist 😃

Thank you Leigh!

Cheers, yeah! Not the highest standard of competition, but a win’s a win 🤣

Yeah, there are already more sims than I have time to play… and I also have limited HDD space. So for me, my Rennsport install has been a straight swap for rFactor 2. I fired up rF2 at the weekend and it was terrible, so I decided to uninstall it… can’t see me wanting to use it any more. So thought I’d fill that gap with Rennsport. At least it’s a free-to-play option for a decent amount of base content, so nothing to lose by trying. It’ll be interesting if they can develop it to offer something different then what’s already out there.

Thank you! Admittedly, the standard of competition wasn’t the strongest 🤣 but a win’s a win!

Tried this the other day. Felt more like a naval sim the amount I was being torpedoed 😂😂😂

Thanks for giving me the idea! I wouldn’t have even thought about it, had you not suggested it on the last video. I’m guessing things like ABS all needs to be changed with keyboard/buttons? As I couldn’t see any setup options between sessions. It felt pretty decent, actually. I’ll get some more track time in it over the next week or two.

@@chrisrogerssimracing hm dunno I set in rennsport all the same buttons like in other racing games. On my rig I have a button box for the different things

Ahh nice, yeah I need one of those really. I only have a few buttons on my wheel. Two of them I always set to +/- TC, although I didn’t end up making any TC adjustments in these races. I never normally have any other setup buttons binded.

@@chrisrogerssimracing you never know if you use it 😋

Yeah, the aggressive oversteer really caught me out at the start of that first race… when I moved over to avoid the car in front at Eau Rouge, I was only expecting to switch to the inside line. Instead, it turned me hard right onto the grass. Might have to do the same as you, and tinker with the input settings. I’m gonna try it some more this week, but I could be tempted with the DLC pack too… would be fun to try Nords on it.

Ahhh that would explain why all those people crashing were able to continue. I did wonder! Particularly when that backmarker blocked me… I hit him pretty hard, but didn’t notice any difference to the handling afterwards.

Haha yeah, there I was, thinking I’d start at the back and just follow the pack around for a few laps. But by T2, I’m in 4th position 🤣

Hi Brian, fair play to you, great to hear you’re enjoying sim racing. As for Rennsport, I did find an option to drive on an empty track, so I did a few laps on this before entering the race. But yeah, I couldn’t see any option of driving offline with other cars on track. Judging by the chaos in these races, there is a very broad range of abilities on track… so maybe it’s worth you trying what I did in race one. Skip qualifying, start at the back of the grid, and follow everyone else until you build up a bit of rhythm and confidence. Even by doing exactly that, I climbed from 12th to 4th in three corners! Good luck, hope you find a way to give it a try.

Haha yeah. I’m a realist… I know I’m not the fastest sim racer about, so the fact I can hop in for the first time and look like a world-beater - yeah, it’s probably to do with a lack of competition 🤣

@@chrisrogerssimracing Exactly what I say when someone tells me in a public lobby that I'm fast, "I'm not fast, you guys are slow." :)

🤣

Ahh yeah great shout, you might well be right! 🤣 I assumed it was damage at the time, but mouse/keyboard would make much more sense.

@@phippsa3 lmfao, but maybe true, 🤔

Yeah, it was decent. Looks and sounds good, pretty easy to hop in and drive. It probably needs something to help differentiate itself from all the other titles, so it’ll be interesting to see how it develops.

Yeah, some real Matrix skills, right there

Thanks mate. Yeah, I’d done a few practice laps but was expecting the online racers to be way quicker than they actually were! Thought I’d be slow, in the way and a danger if I started mid-grid. Turns out, they all found the danger just fine without me 🤣

@@chrisrogerssimracing Lollll 😀

Thank you James 😃

🥇

Yeah, I’ve tried a few wet races in iRacing, but in open wheelers. So I found this more difficult to concentrate… having the windscreen and wipers to deal with too.

Excellent, great to hear! Thank you for watching.

Thank you. Yeah, I classed survival as a success!

My pleasure! Cheers for watching

Thank you for tuning in! Hopefully the next adventure will take place on a dry track!

Thank you, yeah it was pretty stressful on that opening lap. Completely lost my bearings. In a strange way, the hit actually helped settle me! When I rejoined, because I was at the back, the pressure was off and I was able to find a rhythm.

Yeah! Concentrating more on surviving, than racing!

Yeah, there were a lot of things wrong with that shunt! At the time, I was more annoyed that he didn’t wait for me (or even apologise afterwards). But several people here have pointed out… why didn’t he just go around my outside when he realised he’d braked too late. He continues to turn in and hit me, when it would have been easier to abort the turn and run straight on, over the gravel. Really annoying. Anyway, at least it didn’t ruin my race. Cost me a few positions, but that’s all.

@@chrisrogerssimracing I hate to say it, but that's why I just have no interest in racing on LFM anymore. Or any other "public" lobbies. There's no accountability. Inconsiderate drivers don't care because there's no reprimands. They probably won't ever see those people they just shunted again. They are either careless, unskilled, or actually get their jollies by ruining other people's fun. I'm racing one night a week in a league, which is great because we get to know each other and are held accountable for our driving. If I want to drive more, I think I'd search for additional leagues to join. I'm just glad he didn't meatball your car so you were at least able to finish.

Me too Dave! If I see ‘rain cloud’ or ‘23.00’ in the race details, I’ll walk on by! For this race, it was one of the Real Weather races… the website said the chance of precipitation was low. Clearly they got that one wrong 🤣

🤣

Sure, I did a rig tour video last year. To be honest, calling it a ‘rig tour’ is a bit of an exaggeration… I don’t have a permanent rig! I just use my normal work desk, and fold out a chair when I want to race. You can see it being set up in this video: ua-cam.com/video/bWFluvWhZe8/v-deo.htmlsi=xx1COLrrZmlJsvIL As for Rennsport, I’ve not downloaded or tried it yet. I hadn’t really considered trying it, but can you race online already, on decent-sized grids? If there’s the chance of a good online race, I’ll definitely give it a go.

@@chrisrogerssimracing yes you can race online, grid is I think 20 players. Maybe a little more. Not sure, didn't looked at it really xD. I like it. Ranking system is online. You need 5 races to get your ranking. High ABS is meta ATM. Will look at your "rig" tour video then

@@raggiezockt Nice one, yeah I may check that out this week. Will be good to have something a little different. Thanks!

That’s very kind of you to say, thank you. Glad you enjoyed it!