Tip 12: when you get wrecked (you will...) Be forgiving. Assume it is not intentional and was an accident. When you wreck someone (you will...) Apologize straight away even if you're not sure it is your fault or not. Apologies offset allot of anger. Powerful things
You are dealing with two things, your reputation and your emotions. Racers have long memories and we never forget. We race each other frequently, and get to know who is the nice guy and who is not. Let's just say that if others think you a jerk, they will not give you a break, give you room on track, and even possibly wreck you because they think you deserve it. If you do not acknowledge a mistake, that is like throwing gasoline on the fire. If you do not say sorry, it will get much worse. Just say "sorry" and you have defused a potential land mine. It works the other way too. We all get angry, but to carry that anger causes harm to our thinking and emotions. Learn to let go, learn to forgive, move on, don't dwell on the past, think of the car and corner ahead of you.
+1 on apologizing! Even if its not your fault, ask yourself how could you avoid a crash in the same situation next time by. Always review your crashes after a race, try to learn something - even if its not your fault. Also gauge risk vs gain. Going from 13th to 12th on a 15 cars field on the last lap is probably not worth the 4x for example.
My Tips: 1. Take responsibility for everything that happens to you an the track. It's very liberating if you do. 2. Smoothness and consistency. You cannot get fast without those two things. Smoothness comes first. 3. Turn on the driving line. You will get faster much more quickly. You can use it for races in rookie and D class. 4. Get your black boxes set up properly on the screen. Put the one with the Gear number, pedal bars and speed right above the steering wheel. Press the tab button to bring up the "optimal" box and put it to the left of the speed/gear box. Press the tab button to cycle through the optimal choices to vs. optimal all time sector box. put the relative box to the right of the steering wheel. 5. Practice standing starts in testing mode. Find the starting RPM that allows you to drop the clutch and get on the gas without spinning the rear tires. 6. Never make negative comments. Never respond to negative comments. See tip 1. 7. Always finish every race. Be persistent. 8. At the end of every practice session, press escape and look at the results (lower left) and see who had the fastest lap time. Then click on that person's name twice. Then click on LAPS and then click on the best lap time for that person (in red). Now you can watch that person's driving during that lap. You can even save that lap as a snippet. Make note of his entrance and apex locations, apex speed, gear, when he gets back on the gas. 9. Replay all your races to learn from your mistakes. Save your races. 10. Realize that it's your emotions and psychological state that will ultimately determine how fast you will be. I started racing in August 2019, and I'm a mediocre driver. But I keep learning and improving slowly but surely.
#1 is an excellent tip. I'd say 99% of incidents were your fault on some capacity (battling with an unknown driver, not paying attention to cars off-track and slowing accordingly, getting in over your head, etc)
Tip 11: Have fun. I've been a member for over a decade and many people take this way too seriously thinking they are something they are not. It's a game and you are meant to have fun. Enjoy yourself and don't take too seriously
The one time it’s not a game is when ur taken out in a big race and that crash just cost you the dub and it wasn’t ur fault then that’s when it’s not a game Some rookie did that to me and he ended up taking him self out and I’m still a rookie cuz I’m new but with my f1 knowledge Me quote Alonso: HA KARMA
BlackJack Productions that doesn’t change the fact that it’s a game, you aren’t a real driver in this moment and don’t have a chance to get injured or die in real life
I got iRacing to prepare for my upcoming race season in F4, and instantly fell in love with the amazing online racing it provides, thanks for the tips.
I used to dabble in your videos when I started racing with a wheel, but recently have been using your channel as a bible! Keep up the detailed reviews and lessons, the truly help!
As someone who has been on iracing for a while. I’ve seen a lot of changes over the years. My biggest piece of advice I can give, is to take your time in the lower classes. This is where it emulates real life racing. Spend time building up skills and technique before going nuts into the higher class cars. There is too big a jump in performance and you won’t enjoy it
Good point. Just being able to do hotlaps doesn't mean you ready to race wheel to wheel. It pays to take the time to learn racecraft in the lower classes since you will have more time to react and plan moves. In higher performance cars everything happens much more quickly. So if that racecraft isn't second nature, you will definitely cause accidents because you will not be able to think and react fast enough. Not to mention that some of the best racing is in the slower cars.
5:20 Isn’t hot-lap telemetry dude the one who should be in offline practice? What I love about online practice is that it simulates race conditions, which includes slower and faster cars, and a few bozos, so you can practice passing and being passed. If someone just wants to train their muscle memory to the perfect racing line or drive ultra-consistent laps for later analysis, it seems to me that *that’s* the perfect application for offline practice, rather than the other way around. Of course I have a three-digit iRating, so what the hell do I know? 😎🏁
I just got into iRacing myself and I wish I had done this a long time ago. So much fun. Got myself a G920 and I don't regret it in the slightest. Having a decent set of pedals that include a break with some weight to it is probably a huge help to new racers and is way more important IMHO than force feedback strength. At least in my brief experiences.
I think the biggest thing I'd like to reiterate for new racers is, if you crash and are sitting on or near the track, please please please please please DON'T MOVE. Can't count how many races I've had ruined due to people thinking they are helping by moving off the track. You have to consider that I have often already committed to a choice of either going in front or behind you at that point in time (even if my choice involves ME driving off the track to avoid a crash with you) so you can't even assume that going the direction that is closest to offtrack is safe either. Just remember DON'T MOVE, watch the relative black box, and only move when nobody is else is coming.
As usual, plenty of useful information, thank you Will! Driving iRacing for a couple of weeks now, I never thought it would give me so much. And yes, I made some of the mistakes myself already….
The first few races I did as a rookie I just set myself the goal of finishing without having incidents, and I actually managed to get on the podium within my first few races despite being a couple of seconds a lap slower on average than most of the other guys, purely because there was a huge string of accidents on lap 1 and by hanging back and staying clean I picked up positions. One thing that's worth mentioning too in terms of having a faster driver trying to overtake you, apart from not wanting to have an accident with them you also inevitably end up costing each other time if you try and fight with them for ages. I've had a lot of situations where I've given a place to someone behind who is clearly faster and in doing so not lost any time myself and then been able to make up a couple more positions from slower people ahead, whereas if I'd tried to have a big fight with the faster guy not only would I have probably lost that position anyway I also would have been unable to catch up to the people ahead.
I would say that by starting from the pits you really dont learn very much. I would suggest in that they start from the grid, but dont worry so much about winning. Instead focus on all the cars around you and learn to anticipate there moves. There is a lot of bad driving in Rookies because...well they are Rookies.....and to get better the first thing is track awareness and accident avoidance. These skills will greatly help you once you begin to climb the license ladder.. Starting from the pits, while it is safer, and you can potentially move up in class faster, you will not have learned much about racing with others.
Hi, I'm re-joining the Sim Racing world after a long time out. I was into GP2 on the PC in 96/97 and it's great to be back using the improved wheels/pedals and games. Thanks for your videos - they are very helpful :)
My tip: When a crash happens watch the reply before you roast the other party. More times than I'd like to admit many crashes that I was blaming other for have been at least partially my fault.
Got back into sim racing from GTR2 days I got Raceroom and ACC, was thinking about iRacing and I see it’s a subscription based service, so I thought if you got that, everything will be unlocked. Thanks for the mention of having to pay for additional cars and tracks.
Nup far from it. You pay for a subscription and then pay for content on top of that. So you can’t access the content you’ve already paid for u less you maintain your subscription. That’s why a lot of people get triggered.
9:49 yes!! This needs to be followed so much, i got taken out twice by the same guy in a single race because he kept spinning out instead of stopping and letting others pass he kept driving back on the road taking everyone out
At the same time, the onus should really be on us to be aware of fools like that, and take personal responsibility if we somehow manage to be hit by them. In short, steer clear of people in that position. Then again, sometimes it can't be helped, and all the fault really does lie on the other person.
One tip that I can give: Don't be angry at yourself for not being as fast as others. It doesn't matter. I was mad at myself because my best time on Spa in a GT3 car is a high 2:21 - but who cares? I don't have the time to drive for 2 hrs every day, but I'm doing something that should be FUN FOR ME. IT'S A GAME, not reallife, not a competition if you play offline. Set the AI to a level that is comfortable for you. If that's 80 on Assetto Corsa Competizione, it's no shame. You will get faster by time, naturally, so push yourself to get faster, but don't be dissapointed or angry at yourself if you didn't get faster compared to yesterday. If you want to play online, be more serious and be really fair, but also --> it's a game, if you get last, then you get last, but at least you and your fellow drivers in that session had fun and didn't get into unnecessary crashes.
On the chopping and changing, I'm an oval guy. I got the ARCA, trucks, Xfinity, and NextGen. When one of the series is at a track I don't have, I'll race whatever one that is on a track I have for the week. There's always one that has a track I own. It's a bit easier for oval guys to chop and cut. The cars all drive relitively similarly in a way (just, your grip limit kinda moves around. Some cars you can definitely get away with a lot more than others), as opposed to road cars. Obviously, you'll have to find tune the muscle memory, but meh. It works for me. That's really what's important. Find what works for you and stick to it until it doesn't work for you or your goals anymore
this is such a useful video, ive been wanting to get into iracing for a couple of years now because theres events i want to do such as imsa and nascar, ill keep these tips in mind cuz i've had some experience with sim racing i'm hoping to make my iracing debut in the near future
I'm new, going to build my son a cockpit. I weld and fab. I like the way you explain things. You're a pretty cool cat. Thank you for all the info. It's most helpful.
So true! But i got same thing happens in real track too. Spent hours in go-kart track (not sport but rental) and asking every time, please do not move if you stood still in the track. Does it works? 1 time from 20. Regarding iRacing two more things. 1 Always keep relative time table on. To see who is behind and how far. 2. After crash hold the brakes! Do not move. 3. If you decided back on track do it safely. Check relative timer first. :) And general one. We all spent money. Respect all pilots on track at least because of that. (I just respect all regardless :) )
Plenty of good points here! My own advice in addition: 1. If you can’t afford to pay up for content, continuing to race at the rookie level is still valuable as it helps you refine your racecraft - there’s always plenty of high-ranked drivers who already do this so you’re unlikely to end up against new rookies as a C/B/A class driver 2. Offline practice is great, but you’ll want to be careful to make sure you test with the same weather conditions, otherwise you could get familiar with a track that has far more (or less) grip than what you’ll be racing on! 3. VRS can be accessed for free as you said - what that gets you is several hours per week of data analysis for a series of your choosing, and that might be enough; the paid tiers are handy though for access to car setup packs and unlimited data analysis
I have been using Iracing for 3 years. Nothing else comes close in terms of quality of driving (at the higher levels). I focus mostly on the Radical and have a 3K rating, so I am fortunate that I tend to be in the top split. My core piece of advice is that race craft is everything. By that I mean that you can be a really quick driver, but if your decision making is poor then you're going to be your own worst enemy. Before a race, practice, practice, and then practice some more. Understand what the car can do on the track you are on. Do not be impulsive, don't put others at risk. Dive bombers last all of 5 minutes on the service and won't ever reach the higher strength of field races. And don't just expect to waltz in and be competitive with the best. A lot of pro drivers frequent the service and you are in for a wake up call if you expect to be speeding past them. So practice, get consistent, and be smart. Get those things right and you'll be just fine.
after you are happy with offline practice - GHOST MODE. what a great way to see if you can lap safely with other cars on track and whether your pace is ok without interfering with anyone.
Love your videos mate. Im looking to get started on my sim racing journey once life gets back to normal and watching your vids is defo getting me more aware of the things I need to know and perfect advice on how get to started and the tips are A*. Hope to see you on the track one day :)
Tip #1 YOU MUST CHANGE the brake pedal from the game folder is day and night change and improvement after 3 years I just found out it's a thing and everyone does it. Dan Suzuki explains it well. Watch has Video and you can even set it higher number depends on what type of pedals you have, found what is the best for your pedals and the car you are driving.
People wanting to fast-track out of Rookie Class is the exact thing that is wrong with iRacing. I am currently in C class, and I feel running a full season of Rookie class was extremely important. My tip is embrace Rookie class, and enjoy the progression.
And dive bombers. But up till now I still felt when I had somebody behind me pushing too hard and avoided dive bombs. People beginning sim racing often thinks they have to overtake on the first possible moment they think they can overtake (but in reality the gap is too big) instead of searching for the right opportunity to overtake properly.
I used to do this, but I've found it never really taught me the skills needed for accident avoidance. Every crash I've been in, my fault or not, there's always something you could do to avoid it. Starting at the back and just waiting for people to spin didn't help me with my racecraft.
@@jamesfarrelly9791 Definitely, crashing is part of motorsports. It's more so in Rookie, you can literally go as cautious as can be, and just get rammed by someone who forgot where the brakes are. The avoidance strategy there is to start behind them. I see your point though :)
@@egamundoy I agree to start from the back in rookies. But once you are out qualify and focus on finishing the race no matter the position. You will gain experience in the race start mayhem. You can always start in the back and avoid the carnage but you will never win a race like that in higher splits and you will always struggle with having too many cars around you.
Tip 1 should be don't stress when you see these rigs UA-camrs are using... I'm competitive on a very old 15inch all in one desktop computer which runs at 30fps when racing with all settings turned off or low just to get frame rate, also just using desk chair, second hand wheel from cash Converters...
This game already costs a small fortune and you suggest paying for a service that will give me "tips" based on my data?! Maybe if I was winning money to race I would but that seems a bit much to pay for as a beginner... I doubt I'd pay for that service anyways... doesn't seem like it would be that much of a benefit to be worth the cost. Although I don't know what the cost is so honestly I can't be to harsh about it, but still as a beginner I doubt I'd be interested in spending money to get tips when I have UA-cam at my disposal. Anyways thank you for the info, the more info I have the more prepared I'm hoping to be when I get into iRacing next month. God's speed my friend!
If get stuck wondering how some people are doing such fast lap times can try watching iRacing YT videos and use pause to see where peeps brake points are and what their speed is at very end of corner exit compared to yours. Just prepare to be shocked !
Yup. Tried to stay out of everyone’s way and people just hit you and then the safety rating falls and falls. Really annoying to never be able to improve because of other beginner drivers that just don’t give af. Wish there was a better way like license classes or something.. and not either relying on competing with idiots or doing boring time trials
Survive rookies is what you need to do, it will put you off and if you survive then you may start enjoying yourself. 2nd thing is dont try to get a higher licence too early because it means sweet fa. A "C"licence will give you great options for series to race in. If money is an issue then decide on Ovals or Road or Dirt. If I went back I would save a fortune bu just going open wheelers for Road series......the Pro Mazda (will be replaced end of this session ) and have a look at its schedule and bulk purchase the tracks for whatever series that car runs. Best value circuit is Nurburgring Nord .......and learn to speak "Kligon"like Bue'quet qoH
In the NASCAR world on here what is the length of a race is it a 100% race length or can you adjust it yourself? Do you win anything in the end of the season? How do you sign up for the NASCAR COLA series for Iracing?
I just signed up for iRacing a couple days ago. I didn’t find rookie class to be very bad. I did start from the pits but wound up taking a 3rd and a 6th place. Lots of carnage, just be prepared to avoid it. Plan your overtaking, be patient. I’m interested in the gt4 Porsche, but having trouble finding which series I can race with it. Any advice?
Great video, thanks. I've just got out of the rookie class and like to concentrate on one car as you suggested. V8 Supercars where I'd like to be is there a beginners group or way to progress.I've done a lot in Supercars in AC. Cheers
I’m brand new to the world and just ordered a whole bunch of stuff to build my first rig .. however I don’t have IRacing . I will be racing PS4.. I don’t know anything about pc gaming and stuff 🤦🏾♂️
Great video, very informative. I really enjoy the gear/tech part of this hobby. I’m running a single 34” wide monitor and wanted to recommendations for what additional dashboard I should run for iRacing?
Monitor should be as wide as you can get. May be a big TV, 3 regular monitors, an ultrawide, or ideally one of those 32:9 super ultrawides (they would be my first recommendation). VR is also an option.
I have just started getting into iRacing again (new account). I'm still on 1500 irating roughly, but I am racing against others that have a licence 2 or 3 above me and 4 to 5000 irating? Now, I'm okay with not winning, but boy, it's hard going up these demons in your second week.
only been on IRacing for about 3 weeks and to be fair the majority of the racing has been fun, BUT i have noticed that most wrecks happen on the first corner or from not getting driving lines quite right, and maybe the odd numpty who thinks they own the whole track... i am not sure but it seems that rookie cars mirrors and brakes are optional extras which drivers don't seem to have fitted to their cars, oh and the word "retard" gets thrown around very often....great video though, just wish this type of video was mandatory for anyone who joins iracing, cant wait to get my C licence and hope that the standard of racing improves because no matter how much i try and drive as safe as i can while trying to be as fast as possible by the end of a race i have gained a 0.02 SR, not saying i am the perfect driver and we all make mistakes but it is as if there are players who are just happy spending their time in rookies and wrecking as much as possible, or think that they can win the race on turn 1.....on indecent i found rather frustrating was straight after following the safety car on lap one, (i use crewchief) as i was waiting to see the light turn green i hear the words "floor it", i always check my mirrors and all i saw was someone from about 4 or 5 rows back just come crashing through the whole line, bouncing off every car in his/her path, pit row was full before the first lap was even started. the interesting point about trying different things before picking a route struck a chord with me, I thought i was going to get into iracing and build towards formula series racing but after having a couple of races in the pickup cup and saw how much fun that was i am now going towards NASCAR, so definitely paid off trying different race "genres"
Hey man, new to the channel and loving it! Keen to get into iRacing (I think) as my choice of sims. Luckily for my bank balance I don't have the space to one day do a decent setup so for the likely casual racing I'll be doing it will be one gaming monitor and wheel mounted to my desk. Question is: Without VR are the only cars that you can really enjoy and have a decent view single seaters where you sit in the middle? Watching footage of cars where you are on the left or the right seems like it would be horrible for sim racing with one screen.
With the field of view set correctly the visibility is about the same regardless of the type of car you’re driving. You do miss out the peripheral vision of course. But that doesn’t stop people being incredibly fast.
Great tips but.. NO NO!! I have to politely correct you! Avoiding everyone and staying at the back will give you minimal points. The more “interaction” you have with other drivers the more points you’ll get. But you just have to be CLEAN! I’d rather race other cars and have a bump here there but you’ll get way more points for interacting (passing or being passed)
2 days in. Test driving the Mazda. Dont have h pattern so using auto blip with clutch and paddles. Started on auto clutch. How long do people wait before getting into racing?
Thanks for sharing! Noob to iRacing here... I’ve seen some videos where the lap split times are called out on the radio like “sector one is .38 down” etc - is that a standard feature or plugin?
You can not win the race on the first lap, but you can lose it on the first lap. Because iRacing can be brutal towards mistakes and any errors, new members can become discouraged. At this early stage in your career, do not compare yourself to aliens or professionals, but what you were a week ago. If you can have just a few less incidents, or go just a wee bit faster, you are improving. Baby steps. If you follow that philosophy, you will steadily improve and maintain your enthusiasm and confidence. Never EVER rage quit. Each official race counts towards your record, and abandoning a race delivers negative numbers that are a big step back. Get the car fixed, get back out on track, and if you have to, just limp around slowly. Take each race seriously.
Only my complaint for iracing is that they don't make backmerkers transparent. I would say 50% of backmarkers have already ruined their race in the first corner, and mostly frustrated. Then they don't make a way for you and rather dive into you in braking zone. At least for rookie/D/C class races they need make those backmarkers transparent.
Well Will, LOOK OUT!!! The Phrog is now in iRacing... And man... Lemme tell you.... After a few years in AC, PC2, and lesser, ACC, it's an adjustment... This vid, and your content in general is VERY helpful... Even though the MX-5 drives like shit... 😉
Hi Thank you for your tips, I'm building a sin inside a F4 chassis, for training, what you do you think is better, LB FFB54 or Simucube 2 Ultimate ? Cheers
I loved ovals from Rookie to B class. Took a dive into road racing. I hated the beginner MX-5. So I raced safely to quickly jump to D class. Once in D class I experimented with Skip Barber and Fixed BMW. I fell in love with the BMW M8. I decided I did not care about my SR or IR. I was going to qualify and race. My SR and IR tanked and now it is coming back up as I learn the skills needed to drive. Unfortunately Iracing doesn't force you to be skillful. It just lets you race regardless if you practice, qualify, or take a long break from racing. So if you're in a low split irating race, you're likely to be with idiots.
Hi there, would you have a video or just simply an explaination of the cockpit view and all that's going on, meaning in particular the "progression slide bar" that is usually just below the rearview mirror and it has a figure that i presume is a lap or gap time of your current lap, that moves left to right and changes color, what is it displaying? Thanks, Steve
Great advise and info. I'm new to iracing but I do have track/circuit racing experience. There are a few things I'm struggling with in the sim, I'm getting more use to it and tweaking and adjusting settings that work better ect but one thing I'm finding really difficult is threshold breaking, in real life when my wheels lock up the pressure in the pedal reduces which when using the same force will increase travel on the pedal so I rely alot on feeling this happen, so I can reduce the force I'm applying and bring back the tyres right on the limit of grip when braking. Basically I'm asking is there any brake pedal sets avalible out there that can give me this feed back (force feed back brakes)???
But what does it take to get going in Iracing? PC / laptop wise or screen are there different levels of subscription, will a laptop or PC that runs Iracing will it also run ACC?
Tip 12: when you get wrecked (you will...) Be forgiving. Assume it is not intentional and was an accident. When you wreck someone (you will...) Apologize straight away even if you're not sure it is your fault or not. Apologies offset allot of anger. Powerful things
Great advice!!
I rage quit today hahhh
That’s solid advice KM
You are dealing with two things, your reputation and your emotions. Racers have long memories and we never forget. We race each other frequently, and get to know who is the nice guy and who is not. Let's just say that if others think you a jerk, they will not give you a break, give you room on track, and even possibly wreck you because they think you deserve it. If you do not acknowledge a mistake, that is like throwing gasoline on the fire. If you do not say sorry, it will get much worse. Just say "sorry" and you have defused a potential land mine.
It works the other way too. We all get angry, but to carry that anger causes harm to our thinking and emotions. Learn to let go, learn to forgive, move on, don't dwell on the past, think of the car and corner ahead of you.
i use my real name also. it keeps most people genuine.
+1 on apologizing! Even if its not your fault, ask yourself how could you avoid a crash in the same situation next time by. Always review your crashes after a race, try to learn something - even if its not your fault. Also gauge risk vs gain. Going from 13th to 12th on a 15 cars field on the last lap is probably not worth the 4x for example.
My Tips:
1. Take responsibility for everything that happens to you an the track. It's very liberating if you do.
2. Smoothness and consistency. You cannot get fast without those two things. Smoothness comes first.
3. Turn on the driving line. You will get faster much more quickly. You can use it for races in rookie and D class.
4. Get your black boxes set up properly on the screen. Put the one with the Gear number, pedal bars and speed right above the steering wheel. Press the tab button to bring up the "optimal" box and put it to the left of the speed/gear box. Press the tab button to cycle through the optimal choices to vs. optimal all time sector box. put the relative box to the right of the steering wheel.
5. Practice standing starts in testing mode. Find the starting RPM that allows you to drop the clutch and get on the gas without spinning the rear tires.
6. Never make negative comments. Never respond to negative comments. See tip 1.
7. Always finish every race. Be persistent.
8. At the end of every practice session, press escape and look at the results (lower left) and see who had the fastest lap time. Then click on that person's name twice. Then click on LAPS and then click on the best lap time for that person (in red). Now you can watch that person's driving during that lap. You can even save that lap as a snippet. Make note of his entrance and apex locations, apex speed, gear, when he gets back on the gas.
9. Replay all your races to learn from your mistakes. Save your races.
10. Realize that it's your emotions and psychological state that will ultimately determine how fast you will be.
I started racing in August 2019, and I'm a mediocre driver. But I keep learning and improving slowly but surely.
Excellent tips!
I really struggle with road courses. For some reason I never thought about turning on the driving line during testing! Thanks!
Awesome advice, Thanks mate.
#1 is an excellent tip. I'd say 99% of incidents were your fault on some capacity (battling with an unknown driver, not paying attention to cars off-track and slowing accordingly, getting in over your head, etc)
Thanks bro was wondering how to move the boxes instead of hitting f123 etc
Tip 11: Have fun. I've been a member for over a decade and many people take this way too seriously thinking they are something they are not. It's a game and you are meant to have fun. Enjoy yourself and don't take too seriously
If you wreck me on the last lap, I will find you and you will not like me when I find you.
The one time it’s not a game is when ur taken out in a big race and that crash just cost you the dub and it wasn’t ur fault then that’s when it’s not a game
Some rookie did that to me and he ended up taking him self out and I’m still a rookie cuz I’m new but with my f1 knowledge
Me quote Alonso: HA KARMA
BlackJack Productions that doesn’t change the fact that it’s a game, you aren’t a real driver in this moment and don’t have a chance to get injured or die in real life
do u need a subscription to play iracing or can u play offline without one???
Hahahah love the comments I will find you lol
Great info and advice on iRacing etiquette.
I got iRacing to prepare for my upcoming race season in F4, and instantly fell in love with the amazing online racing it provides, thanks for the tips.
nice humblebrag mate
@@azn_1050 That season he finished third.
I used to dabble in your videos when I started racing with a wheel, but recently have been using your channel as a bible! Keep up the detailed reviews and lessons, the truly help!
As someone who has been on iracing for a while. I’ve seen a lot of changes over the years. My biggest piece of advice I can give, is to take your time in the lower classes. This is where it emulates real life racing. Spend time building up skills and technique before going nuts into the higher class cars. There is too big a jump in performance and you won’t enjoy it
Good point. Just being able to do hotlaps doesn't mean you ready to race wheel to wheel. It pays to take the time to learn racecraft in the lower classes since you will have more time to react and plan moves. In higher performance cars everything happens much more quickly. So if that racecraft isn't second nature, you will definitely cause accidents because you will not be able to think and react fast enough. Not to mention that some of the best racing is in the slower cars.
This is great advice. You will learn a lot more about racing in the lower classes than you will at the higher ones.
5:20 Isn’t hot-lap telemetry dude the one who should be in offline practice?
What I love about online practice is that it simulates race conditions, which includes slower and faster cars, and a few bozos, so you can practice passing and being passed. If someone just wants to train their muscle memory to the perfect racing line or drive ultra-consistent laps for later analysis, it seems to me that *that’s* the perfect application for offline practice, rather than the other way around.
Of course I have a three-digit iRating, so what the hell do I know? 😎🏁
Jay Lebo agreed
I just got into iRacing myself and I wish I had done this a long time ago. So much fun. Got myself a G920 and I don't regret it in the slightest. Having a decent set of pedals that include a break with some weight to it is probably a huge help to new racers and is way more important IMHO than force feedback strength. At least in my brief experiences.
I think the biggest thing I'd like to reiterate for new racers is, if you crash and are sitting on or near the track, please please please please please DON'T MOVE. Can't count how many races I've had ruined due to people thinking they are helping by moving off the track. You have to consider that I have often already committed to a choice of either going in front or behind you at that point in time (even if my choice involves ME driving off the track to avoid a crash with you) so you can't even assume that going the direction that is closest to offtrack is safe either. Just remember DON'T MOVE, watch the relative black box, and only move when nobody is else is coming.
Been sim racing for 10 years! Decided to make a fun UA-cam around sim racing 🙌🙌
As usual, plenty of useful information, thank you Will!
Driving iRacing for a couple of weeks now, I never thought it would give me so
much. And yes, I made some of the mistakes myself already….
The first few races I did as a rookie I just set myself the goal of finishing without having incidents, and I actually managed to get on the podium within my first few races despite being a couple of seconds a lap slower on average than most of the other guys, purely because there was a huge string of accidents on lap 1 and by hanging back and staying clean I picked up positions. One thing that's worth mentioning too in terms of having a faster driver trying to overtake you, apart from not wanting to have an accident with them you also inevitably end up costing each other time if you try and fight with them for ages. I've had a lot of situations where I've given a place to someone behind who is clearly faster and in doing so not lost any time myself and then been able to make up a couple more positions from slower people ahead, whereas if I'd tried to have a big fight with the faster guy not only would I have probably lost that position anyway I also would have been unable to catch up to the people ahead.
Thanks Will. I'm still considering iRacing and this helps.
Learn the relative screen in the black box menu.
He forgot to mention the amount of super glue he uses to stop hist simulation equipment falling up to the ceiling!
It’s true! Lol.
I would say that by starting from the pits you really dont learn very much. I would suggest in that they start from the grid, but dont worry so much about winning. Instead focus on all the cars around you and learn to anticipate there moves. There is a lot of bad driving in Rookies because...well they are Rookies.....and to get better the first thing is track awareness and accident avoidance. These skills will greatly help you once you begin to climb the license ladder.. Starting from the pits, while it is safer, and you can potentially move up in class faster, you will not have learned much about racing with others.
Just in time. I signed up about a week ago. Some good tips.
2020 Goals: need to get more into sim racing
you've chosen the perfect year for that mate XD
@@josefolivergadringer470 nohehasnt. prices are through the goddamned roof at the moment!
Hi, I'm re-joining the Sim Racing world after a long time out. I was into GP2 on the PC in 96/97 and it's great to be back using the improved wheels/pedals and games. Thanks for your videos - they are very helpful :)
Ah man I miss GP2 leagues, great times :)
Truly perfect timing and great advice. I shared it with the local real car racers to help them make the transition to SIM racing.
My tip: When a crash happens watch the reply before you roast the other party. More times than I'd like to admit many crashes that I was blaming other for have been at least partially my fault.
That’s a very good tip!
Got back into sim racing from GTR2 days I got Raceroom and ACC, was thinking about iRacing and I see it’s a subscription based service, so I thought if you got that, everything will be unlocked. Thanks for the mention of having to pay for additional cars and tracks.
Nup far from it. You pay for a subscription and then pay for content on top of that. So you can’t access the content you’ve already paid for u less you maintain your subscription. That’s why a lot of people get triggered.
@@boostedmedia oo ok got ya! Thank you for your information :) Subbed!
Thank you so much for all this great information.
No Karting at the moment, this looks a lot better than F1 2019. Thanks for the tips
9:49 yes!! This needs to be followed so much, i got taken out twice by the same guy in a single race because he kept spinning out instead of stopping and letting others pass he kept driving back on the road taking everyone out
So frustrating.
At the same time, the onus should really be on us to be aware of fools like that, and take personal responsibility if we somehow manage to be hit by them. In short, steer clear of people in that position. Then again, sometimes it can't be helped, and all the fault really does lie on the other person.
Using the new AI is a good way to practice as well. Also racing in spectator mode can be helpful to see the lines of others during a race session.
Bro the spotter crew chief is amazing thank you so damn much lol
One tip that I can give: Don't be angry at yourself for not being as fast as others. It doesn't matter. I was mad at myself because my best time on Spa in a GT3 car is a high 2:21 - but who cares? I don't have the time to drive for 2 hrs every day, but I'm doing something that should be FUN FOR ME. IT'S A GAME, not reallife, not a competition if you play offline. Set the AI to a level that is comfortable for you. If that's 80 on Assetto Corsa Competizione, it's no shame. You will get faster by time, naturally, so push yourself to get faster, but don't be dissapointed or angry at yourself if you didn't get faster compared to yesterday. If you want to play online, be more serious and be really fair, but also --> it's a game, if you get last, then you get last, but at least you and your fellow drivers in that session had fun and didn't get into unnecessary crashes.
Great advice
On the chopping and changing, I'm an oval guy. I got the ARCA, trucks, Xfinity, and NextGen. When one of the series is at a track I don't have, I'll race whatever one that is on a track I have for the week. There's always one that has a track I own. It's a bit easier for oval guys to chop and cut. The cars all drive relitively similarly in a way (just, your grip limit kinda moves around. Some cars you can definitely get away with a lot more than others), as opposed to road cars. Obviously, you'll have to find tune the muscle memory, but meh. It works for me. That's really what's important. Find what works for you and stick to it until it doesn't work for you or your goals anymore
Great video mate, really well put together and extremely helpful. Thanks champion 👌👍
this is such a useful video, ive been wanting to get into iracing for a couple of years now because theres events i want to do such as imsa and nascar, ill keep these tips in mind cuz i've had some experience with sim racing i'm hoping to make my iracing debut in the near future
I'm new, going to build my son a cockpit. I weld and fab. I like the way you explain things. You're a pretty cool cat. Thank you for all the info. It's most helpful.
So true! But i got same thing happens in real track too. Spent hours in go-kart track (not sport but rental) and asking every time, please do not move if you stood still in the track. Does it works? 1 time from 20. Regarding iRacing two more things. 1 Always keep relative time table on. To see who is behind and how far. 2. After crash hold the brakes! Do not move. 3. If you decided back on track do it safely. Check relative timer first. :)
And general one. We all spent money. Respect all pilots on track at least because of that. (I just respect all regardless :) )
Awesome video, thank you!
Cheers Will. Great video bud 👍
Spectacular vid, Will. Well done.
Best advice is that it’s just a game, nothing more. There’s no need to treat it otherwise. More enjoyable that way.
Plenty of good points here! My own advice in addition:
1. If you can’t afford to pay up for content, continuing to race at the rookie level is still valuable as it helps you refine your racecraft - there’s always plenty of high-ranked drivers who already do this so you’re unlikely to end up against new rookies as a C/B/A class driver
2. Offline practice is great, but you’ll want to be careful to make sure you test with the same weather conditions, otherwise you could get familiar with a track that has far more (or less) grip than what you’ll be racing on!
3. VRS can be accessed for free as you said - what that gets you is several hours per week of data analysis for a series of your choosing, and that might be enough; the paid tiers are handy though for access to car setup packs and unlimited data analysis
I have been using Iracing for 3 years. Nothing else comes close in terms of quality of driving (at the higher levels). I focus mostly on the Radical and have a 3K rating, so I am fortunate that I tend to be in the top split. My core piece of advice is that race craft is everything. By that I mean that you can be a really quick driver, but if your decision making is poor then you're going to be your own worst enemy. Before a race, practice, practice, and then practice some more. Understand what the car can do on the track you are on. Do not be impulsive, don't put others at risk. Dive bombers last all of 5 minutes on the service and won't ever reach the higher strength of field races. And don't just expect to waltz in and be competitive with the best. A lot of pro drivers frequent the service and you are in for a wake up call if you expect to be speeding past them. So practice, get consistent, and be smart. Get those things right and you'll be just fine.
The joy of getting a 4x from someone stopping on track as soon as they pass the finish line.
after you are happy with offline practice - GHOST MODE. what a great way to see if you can lap safely with other cars on track and whether your pace is ok without interfering with anyone.
Awesome vid as always
Love your videos mate. Im looking to get started on my sim racing journey once life gets back to normal and watching your vids is defo getting me more aware of the things I need to know and perfect advice on how get to started and the tips are A*. Hope to see you on the track one day :)
Tip #1 YOU MUST CHANGE the brake pedal from the game folder is day and night change and improvement after 3 years I just found out it's a thing and everyone does it. Dan Suzuki explains it well. Watch has Video and you can even set it higher number depends on what type of pedals you have, found what is the best for your pedals and the car you are driving.
People wanting to fast-track out of Rookie Class is the exact thing that is wrong with iRacing. I am currently in C class, and I feel running a full season of Rookie class was extremely important. My tip is embrace Rookie class, and enjoy the progression.
The worse when someone looses it and then takes u out comin back on track
And dive bombers. But up till now I still felt when I had somebody behind me pushing too hard and avoided dive bombs. People beginning sim racing often thinks they have to overtake on the first possible moment they think they can overtake (but in reality the gap is too big) instead of searching for the right opportunity to overtake properly.
@@HarrieWorst first lap warriors
@@shawndoyle1139 best way to describe it indeed. 😉👍🏻
And the ones, that dont Hit the Brake Ehen Spinning and still rolling across the Track...
Step One: Don't qualify
Step Two: Profit
Yes and Yes!!! Definitely around certain tracks.
I used to do this, but I've found it never really taught me the skills needed for accident avoidance. Every crash I've been in, my fault or not, there's always something you could do to avoid it. Starting at the back and just waiting for people to spin didn't help me with my racecraft.
@@jamesfarrelly9791 Definitely, crashing is part of motorsports. It's more so in Rookie, you can literally go as cautious as can be, and just get rammed by someone who forgot where the brakes are. The avoidance strategy there is to start behind them. I see your point though :)
@@egamundoy I agree to start from the back in rookies. But once you are out qualify and focus on finishing the race no matter the position. You will gain experience in the race start mayhem. You can always start in the back and avoid the carnage but you will never win a race like that in higher splits and you will always struggle with having too many cars around you.
I keep seeing this tip in several reddits and youtube comments. How long before more people start pits instead of qualy? 🤣
Tip 1 should be don't stress when you see these rigs UA-camrs are using... I'm competitive on a very old 15inch all in one desktop computer which runs at 30fps when racing with all settings turned off or low just to get frame rate, also just using desk chair, second hand wheel from cash Converters...
This game already costs a small fortune and you suggest paying for a service that will give me "tips" based on my data?!
Maybe if I was winning money to race I would but that seems a bit much to pay for as a beginner... I doubt I'd pay for that service anyways... doesn't seem like it would be that much of a benefit to be worth the cost. Although I don't know what the cost is so honestly I can't be to harsh about it, but still as a beginner I doubt I'd be interested in spending money to get tips when I have UA-cam at my disposal. Anyways thank you for the info, the more info I have the more prepared I'm hoping to be when I get into iRacing next month. God's speed my friend!
Biggest tips:
- Find and use the relative box.
- Get a big screen and use the FOV calculator.
The splits are even until you get u to the top split and see 8000 irating
If get stuck wondering how some people are doing such fast lap times can try watching iRacing YT videos and use pause to see where peeps brake points are and what their speed is at very end of corner exit compared to yours. Just prepare to be shocked !
Yup. Tried to stay out of everyone’s way and people just hit you and then the safety rating falls and falls. Really annoying to never be able to improve because of other beginner drivers that just don’t give af. Wish there was a better way like license classes or something.. and not either relying on competing with idiots or doing boring time trials
Remember rookie class drivers: like in real life never let off the accelerator in a corner no matter how tight the turn.
Great vid. Thanks very much.
Survive rookies is what you need to do, it will put you off and if you survive then you may start enjoying yourself. 2nd thing is dont try to get a higher licence too early because it means sweet fa. A "C"licence will give you great options for series to race in. If money is an issue then decide on Ovals or Road or Dirt. If I went back I would save a fortune bu just going open wheelers for Road series......the Pro Mazda (will be replaced end of this session ) and have a look at its schedule and bulk purchase the tracks for whatever series that car runs. Best value circuit is Nurburgring Nord .......and learn to speak "Kligon"like Bue'quet qoH
In the NASCAR world on here what is the length of a race is it a 100% race length or can you adjust it yourself? Do you win anything in the end of the season? How do you sign up for the NASCAR COLA series for Iracing?
👍 Thanks for that, from a Sim Racing wannabe 👍
I just signed up for iRacing a couple days ago. I didn’t find rookie class to be very bad. I did start from the pits but wound up taking a 3rd and a 6th place. Lots of carnage, just be prepared to avoid it. Plan your overtaking, be patient. I’m interested in the gt4 Porsche, but having trouble finding which series I can race with it. Any advice?
IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge. Not sure which licence you need as a minimum though.
Boosted Media thanks
@@rchelipilot3581 I believe you need to get to C class, which you can without buying a single piece of content in road racing
David Tovar : Thanks Dave. Almost there. I've been racing the BMW fixes GTE series.
"Are they going to take a dive on you?" ... Yes, of course they are :)
I think good first car to buy is Skippy
100% agreed
I’m going to watch this now ant thing else I need to know bro
😍 great vid
I don't know why people have rough time getting out of rookie... It took me 4 races.
Get Trading Paints as well.
i always always get rammed from behind and get penalized how do i stop this?(oval racing)
Great video, thanks. I've just got out of the rookie class and like to concentrate on one car as you suggested. V8 Supercars where I'd like to be is there a beginners group or way to progress.I've done a lot in Supercars in AC. Cheers
Thanks for this very informative video! But where can I learn these basic things? Are there any official guides?
I’m brand new to the world and just ordered a whole bunch of stuff to build my first rig .. however I don’t have IRacing . I will be racing PS4.. I don’t know anything about pc gaming and stuff 🤦🏾♂️
I didn't either at first, but it's not too bad to learn
Ty
Great video, very informative. I really enjoy the gear/tech part of this hobby. I’m running a single 34” wide monitor and wanted to recommendations for what additional dashboard I should run for iRacing?
I’d recommend Simhub :)
Tipp 1: If you start SimRacing, don't start with iRacing! The title is a bit confusing imo. New to SimRacing doesnt mean the only option is iRacing!
This video is for people who are now to iRacing. Not necessarily sim racing.
What monitor(s) and stand does anyone recommend? I plan on starting soon as I bought a loaded cockpit.
Monitor should be as wide as you can get. May be a big TV, 3 regular monitors, an ultrawide, or ideally one of those 32:9 super ultrawides (they would be my first recommendation). VR is also an option.
I have just started getting into iRacing again (new account). I'm still on 1500 irating roughly, but I am racing against others that have a licence 2 or 3 above me and 4 to 5000 irating? Now, I'm okay with not winning, but boy, it's hard going up these demons in your second week.
Thank you.
Keep a eye on ur relative screen to see where ppl are
only been on IRacing for about 3 weeks and to be fair the majority of the racing has been fun, BUT i have noticed that most wrecks happen on the first corner or from not getting driving lines quite right, and maybe the odd numpty who thinks they own the whole track... i am not sure but it seems that rookie cars mirrors and brakes are optional extras which drivers don't seem to have fitted to their cars, oh and the word "retard" gets thrown around very often....great video though, just wish this type of video was mandatory for anyone who joins iracing, cant wait to get my C licence and hope that the standard of racing improves because no matter how much i try and drive as safe as i can while trying to be as fast as possible by the end of a race i have gained a 0.02 SR, not saying i am the perfect driver and we all make mistakes but it is as if there are players who are just happy spending their time in rookies and wrecking as much as possible, or think that they can win the race on turn 1.....on indecent i found rather frustrating was straight after following the safety car on lap one, (i use crewchief) as i was waiting to see the light turn green i hear the words "floor it", i always check my mirrors and all i saw was someone from about 4 or 5 rows back just come crashing through the whole line, bouncing off every car in his/her path, pit row was full before the first lap was even started.
the interesting point about trying different things before picking a route struck a chord with me, I thought i was going to get into iracing and build towards formula series racing but after having a couple of races in the pickup cup and saw how much fun that was i am now going towards NASCAR, so definitely paid off trying different race "genres"
Hey man, new to the channel and loving it! Keen to get into iRacing (I think) as my choice of sims. Luckily for my bank balance I don't have the space to one day do a decent setup so for the likely casual racing I'll be doing it will be one gaming monitor and wheel mounted to my desk.
Question is: Without VR are the only cars that you can really enjoy and have a decent view single seaters where you sit in the middle? Watching footage of cars where you are on the left or the right seems like it would be horrible for sim racing with one screen.
With the field of view set correctly the visibility is about the same regardless of the type of car you’re driving. You do miss out the peripheral vision of course. But that doesn’t stop people being incredibly fast.
Well I would have liked to see something, anything, about SIMS racing outside of iRacing. I mean there are other SIMS outside of iRacing.
Not sure why you’re watching a video about iracing then?
@@boostedmedia .
The title is NEW TO SIM RACING, so I was kind of hoping for another one called "NEW TO SIM RACING? My 10 Tips for ACC Beginners" etc.
Great tips but.. NO NO!! I have to politely correct you! Avoiding everyone and staying at the back will give you minimal points. The more “interaction” you have with other drivers the more points you’ll get. But you just have to be CLEAN! I’d rather race other cars and have a bump here there but you’ll get way more points for interacting (passing or being passed)
2 days in. Test driving the Mazda. Dont have h pattern so using auto blip with clutch and paddles. Started on auto clutch. How long do people wait before getting into racing?
Thanks for sharing! Noob to iRacing here... I’ve seen some videos where the lap split times are called out on the radio like “sector one is .38 down” etc - is that a standard feature or plugin?
You can not win the race on the first lap, but you can lose it on the first lap.
Because iRacing can be brutal towards mistakes and any errors, new members can become discouraged. At this early stage in your career, do not compare yourself to aliens or professionals, but what you were a week ago. If you can have just a few less incidents, or go just a wee bit faster, you are improving. Baby steps. If you follow that philosophy, you will steadily improve and maintain your enthusiasm and confidence.
Never EVER rage quit. Each official race counts towards your record, and abandoning a race delivers negative numbers that are a big step back. Get the car fixed, get back out on track, and if you have to, just limp around slowly. Take each race seriously.
What is your opinion on a VR headset instead of the Triple monitor setup? I already have a occulus rift and use to play PC2 and Assetto Corsa.
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Only my complaint for iracing is that they don't make backmerkers transparent. I would say 50% of backmarkers have already ruined their race in the first corner, and mostly frustrated. Then they don't make a way for you and rather dive into you in braking zone. At least for rookie/D/C class races they need make those backmarkers transparent.
Well Will, LOOK OUT!!! The Phrog is now in iRacing... And man... Lemme tell you.... After a few years in AC, PC2, and lesser, ACC, it's an adjustment... This vid, and your content in general is VERY helpful... Even though the MX-5 drives like shit... 😉
Hi
Thank you for your tips, I'm building a sin inside a F4 chassis, for training, what you do you think is better, LB FFB54 or Simucube 2 Ultimate ?
Cheers
he just stares into my soul
I loved ovals from Rookie to B class. Took a dive into road racing. I hated the beginner MX-5. So I raced safely to quickly jump to D class. Once in D class I experimented with Skip Barber and Fixed BMW. I fell in love with the BMW M8. I decided I did not care about my SR or IR. I was going to qualify and race. My SR and IR tanked and now it is coming back up as I learn the skills needed to drive. Unfortunately Iracing doesn't force you to be skillful. It just lets you race regardless if you practice, qualify, or take a long break from racing. So if you're in a low split irating race, you're likely to be with idiots.
Hi there, would you have a video or just simply an explaination of the cockpit view and all that's going on, meaning in particular the "progression slide bar" that is usually just below the rearview mirror and it has a figure that i presume is a lap or gap time of your current lap, that moves left to right and changes color, what is it displaying? Thanks, Steve
Great advise and info.
I'm new to iracing but I do have track/circuit racing experience. There are a few things I'm struggling with in the sim, I'm getting more use to it and tweaking and adjusting settings that work better ect but one thing I'm finding really difficult is threshold breaking, in real life when my wheels lock up the pressure in the pedal reduces which when using the same force will increase travel on the pedal so I rely alot on feeling this happen, so I can reduce the force I'm applying and bring back the tyres right on the limit of grip when braking. Basically I'm asking is there any brake pedal sets avalible out there that can give me this feed back (force feed back brakes)???
You can lose safety and irating during qualifying? I didn’t know that
Yes
Great Video!! what is the name for the software (driver 1-9) in the middle of the left?
maybe i wouldn't be so bad if i had a wheel instead of an xbox controller
But what does it take to get going in Iracing? PC / laptop wise or screen are there different levels of subscription, will a laptop or PC that runs Iracing will it also run ACC?
Is a 10 year old momo wheel and pedals recommended?
The best wheel and pedals are the ones you have mate.
@@boostedmedia Hi Will! Was hoping you might say a direct drive might improve my driving, lol. Stay safe and healthy!
10:20 typical Geodesic driver :D
What is your opinion on catching the slide in iracing? Is it really that hard or impossible as people say?
With VRS does your data become accessible to the other users? Not sure I’d like that if so.