As a former coke driver 2015-2019 and pro driver in 2021-2022 the biggest thing that will help you these days is having time or being young. I’m 30 work a full time job pay bills and no longer live at home so it’s much harder once you are having to balance all that and find time to practice for races it’s mostly my experience propping me up at this point. Having time to turn laps and “grind” is huge in the current “pro level” climate it’s definitely a young man’s game but some of us old heads are still hanging around and relevant. Hopefully I can stick around and make coke again one day.
Yeah man I agree! I made the decision this year I'd rather spend whatever time I had on making content instead of making some half baked coke attempt. I wish you luck!
@@DJYeeJayI enjoy your content man keep up the good work and if you ever need information on anything feel free to reach out to me on iRacing or wherever you can find me and I’ll try to help.
@@mrj3217you can earn up to $10 if you participate in 8 weeks out of 12 weeks in a specific series, and if you make it to the iRacing Coca-Cola Series and win the championship, you win $100,000. That is excluding the potential sponsorship that may arrive when you climb up the ranks.
It became a real children’s game which is really unfortunate in my opinion.. I wish there would be additional age restricted leagues like 30+, 40+, 50+ etc. That would also be great for morale and all the ramming kids can be on their own and have fun taking all those unnecessary revenge hits. When it comes to online stuff I’m much more happy with Assetto Corsa and RFactor2 private vintage racing servers which are amazing and have the best cars. I only use iRacing for ovals and especially dirt ovals since no sim has them somewhat correct at the moment. The iRacing FFB is the worst imaginable and the tire physics are so completely wrong it’s laughable, but at least drift physics and changing dirt track state work correctly which is the most important thing for ovals (reminds me that I finally should find out how to install nr2003 and add proper mods!)
Good video as always, and yeah, it's all seat time to practice and learning as much as you can but at a pace where you can process things and put them to practice. That's what I've learned so far.
and in turn I think most people have a crazy amount of respect towards you for having the ability to be as competitive as you are despite being deaf. mad respect
I've met Liam. He was working at the HoF when we visited my son at Pope AFB. That's when he was spotting for Ray Alfalla. Charlotte was the one place I wanted to visit while we were in Fayetteville.
The most interesting iracing video I’ve ever seen I could have listened to those guys for hours. I’m no spring chicken but I’m hellbent on getting to the top it’s gonna be long an tuff road but like I say I might get beat but I won’t get beat down or the other way around I forget what I always say sometimes lolll 🤯 Rock On ✌️
Ive seen so many people that got to esports pro level racing say they stopped enjoying it. When you get that good all you usually do is chase lap times or ride around way ahead of everybody. They end up missing the racing they did before getting that good.
good equipment (wheel, pedals, rig, etc) doesn't directly translate to being "faster". the biggest thing is that it can help you be more consistent, which in turn might help you be faster. best example is with pedals. fanatec v3's are the choice of a lot of people for upgrading to because they're at a reasonable price point, are easily obtainable, and widely known about for advice/suggestions/help. a better set of pedals can help with consistency under braking (with the load cell) or throttle control (with a stiffer spring) which, if anything, can at least make you feel more consistent. but buying a direct drive or buying a crazy expensive rig won't have an immediate impact i'd say over have a good set of pedals.
Yep, I totally agree you defo don’t need the most expensive gear, just thought it was interesting that gear was never mentioned Maybe there’s an advantage to using basic gear that they don’t want to reveal 😉
This was a cool video. I think this could apply even to player ran leagues. I've been finding myself in a lot of bad situations in my current league. Despite having speed, something always seems to happen. I blamed myself at first, but now, I just don't know anymore. I'll be having so much fun until that moment disaster strikes. What would be some advice to someone like myself?
Sometimes things happen. Just consider if anything led to you being put in that bad situation, and if so just work on cleaning that up. If not, just gotta try again
Thanks for this insight. Seat time, you cannot go around it. And you can only do it for a long time, when you have fun. Obvious, but how fast do you forget it ;)
as someone who had iracing for a month and had to drop it as i simply couldn't afford it this really sucks to watch knowing i cant practice but hopefully i can save up
The real question is: How quickly does iRacing translate into real life success? On a side note, how much does this pro series pay? Or is iRacing still a money sink?
There are several drivers who have gone from iRacing to real life racing. I can't recall names at the moment but a few run the truck series on TV. The top irating driver in iRacing went on to real life racing. I think that is Ty Majewski. I may be wrong. There are also iRacing road course drivers racing in real life. iRacing pays $100,000 to the top NASCAR Pro Oval Champion. This is up from $10,000 several years ago once NASCAR endorsed iRacing. iRacing is for fun for most people. After the wheel/pedal setup $300 and a yearly sub to iRacing ($112.50 during Black Friday week), you'll buy a few cars and tracks as you get better. Those run about $12 to $15 each.
@@davevieira1963 I know that there are iRacing drivers that are now in NASCAR, which is why I asked the question. And now I know where all of the subscription fees go.
Iracing is not that expensive or a "money sink" when you put it in context.... cut out a daily Starbucks or fast food for 2 days and boom you have a months worth of subscription or enough for another car....
@@DJYeeJay I’m gonna probably run the NIS on Saturday for Daytona for fun, but any kinda pro stuff no thanks haha but I use to run all the NIS races for a while
i’m kind of in limbo of what i want… i can see myself making it there with the pros eventually but i just don’t know if it’ll be … worth it? i’ve been rallying in sims for about 4 years as a hobby. i have been full time sim racing for the past 4 months and i’m moving to the midwest early next year to begin my karting journey full time. i really enjoy the process and i’m satisfied with my progress but outside of that i feel really lost. i believe its because it’s just sim racing on a screen. the race is over and i can just hop off and … then what? you know? i wonder if i’ll get something out of it once i start doing this stuff for real and won’t just feel lost when i’m out of the seat. maybe this is a question for my therapist 😂 idk do any pros feel that way?
im trying to go pro and currently am just looking at youtube videos I started feb 1 and current hold a c license and half way through to get auto license to b!! i would love to race and take some lesson from a pro!!!
Moral of the story.. it starts with who you know more than what you know... so that way who you know will open up to teach you what they know... otherwise, your competitons lips are sealed shut and dont want to teach you anything
As a former coke driver 2015-2019 and pro driver in 2021-2022 the biggest thing that will help you these days is having time or being young. I’m 30 work a full time job pay bills and no longer live at home so it’s much harder once you are having to balance all that and find time to practice for races it’s mostly my experience propping me up at this point. Having time to turn laps and “grind” is huge in the current “pro level” climate it’s definitely a young man’s game but some of us old heads are still hanging around and relevant. Hopefully I can stick around and make coke again one day.
Yeah man I agree! I made the decision this year I'd rather spend whatever time I had on making content instead of making some half baked coke attempt. I wish you luck!
@@DJYeeJayI enjoy your content man keep up the good work and if you ever need information on anything feel free to reach out to me on iRacing or wherever you can find me and I’ll try to help.
What does becoming pro pay if anything?
I am new to Iracing so I am learning every thing.
@@mrj3217you can earn up to $10 if you participate in 8 weeks out of 12 weeks in a specific series, and if you make it to the iRacing Coca-Cola Series and win the championship, you win $100,000. That is excluding the potential sponsorship that may arrive when you climb up the ranks.
It became a real children’s game which is really unfortunate in my opinion..
I wish there would be additional age restricted leagues like 30+, 40+, 50+ etc.
That would also be great for morale and all the ramming kids can be on their own and have fun taking all those unnecessary revenge hits.
When it comes to online stuff I’m much more happy with Assetto Corsa and RFactor2 private vintage racing servers which are amazing and have the best cars.
I only use iRacing for ovals and especially dirt ovals since no sim has them somewhat correct at the moment.
The iRacing FFB is the worst imaginable and the tire physics are so completely wrong it’s laughable, but at least drift physics and changing dirt track state work correctly which is the most important thing for ovals (reminds me that I finally should find out how to install nr2003 and add proper mods!)
This was a great video, would love an even longer form interview with these guys in the future.
I’m going to upload all the interviews in full unlisted and link them in the video over the next day or two!
From racing Nascar Heat leagues as a kid to racing A class in iracing in high school. This gives you a lot of motivation
Love the content, it gives everyday iracers a realistic view of what it takes and also a reality check to those who can’t dedicate the time
Good video as always, and yeah, it's all seat time to practice and learning as much as you can but at a pace where you can process things and put them to practice. That's what I've learned so far.
Always have mad respect for pros. Their mindsets are incredible.
and in turn I think most people have a crazy amount of respect towards you for having the ability to be as competitive as you are despite being deaf. mad respect
@@JeffG24Rox much appreciated. ❤️
Great video. Love your mix of content recently. Great job.
So passion, enjoyment of racing and just log many laps to get better every time you drive.
I've met Liam. He was working at the HoF when we visited my son at Pope AFB. That's when he was spotting for Ray Alfalla. Charlotte was the one place I wanted to visit while we were in Fayetteville.
The most interesting iracing video I’ve ever seen I could have listened to those guys for hours. I’m no spring chicken but I’m hellbent on getting to the top it’s gonna be long an tuff road but like I say I might get beat but I won’t get beat down or the other way around I forget what I always say sometimes lolll 🤯 Rock On ✌️
Ive seen so many people that got to esports pro level racing say they stopped enjoying it. When you get that good all you usually do is chase lap times or ride around way ahead of everybody. They end up missing the racing they did before getting that good.
"I decided track time was less expensive than iRacing" 😂
Interesting that there was zero mention about having the most expensive sim rig
Nope some coke drivers run on basic gear!
good equipment (wheel, pedals, rig, etc) doesn't directly translate to being "faster". the biggest thing is that it can help you be more consistent, which in turn might help you be faster. best example is with pedals. fanatec v3's are the choice of a lot of people for upgrading to because they're at a reasonable price point, are easily obtainable, and widely known about for advice/suggestions/help. a better set of pedals can help with consistency under braking (with the load cell) or throttle control (with a stiffer spring) which, if anything, can at least make you feel more consistent. but buying a direct drive or buying a crazy expensive rig won't have an immediate impact i'd say over have a good set of pedals.
Yep, I totally agree you defo don’t need the most expensive gear, just thought it was interesting that gear was never mentioned
Maybe there’s an advantage to using basic gear that they don’t want to reveal 😉
This was a cool video.
I think this could apply even to player ran leagues.
I've been finding myself in a lot of bad situations in my current league. Despite having speed, something always seems to happen.
I blamed myself at first, but now, I just don't know anymore. I'll be having so much fun until that moment disaster strikes.
What would be some advice to someone like myself?
Sometimes things happen. Just consider if anything led to you being put in that bad situation, and if so just work on cleaning that up. If not, just gotta try again
Thanks for this insight. Seat time, you cannot go around it. And you can only do it for a long time, when you have fun. Obvious, but how fast do you forget it ;)
Good stuff.
Thanks Kevin! I gotta get you on one of these sometime
Love the videos keep on keeping on 🤘💯
That's great. The nice thing though is that they said they're mixing up SOF this year which will even everything out more.
Oh really? I was hoping they’d do they, where’d they say it?
@@DJYeeJay it was on the member site a few months back. Should be incorporated into the series coming up in February.
@@DJYeeJay when it comes down to it. It's so important to have that opportunity for up and comers too because of how skewed irating is now
Snakes will NEVER happen in pro.
@@DJYeeJay following up. I guess I was wrong. I'm going to do some digging and try and find the article.
as someone who had iracing for a month and had to drop it as i simply couldn't afford it this really sucks to watch knowing i cant practice but hopefully i can save up
Great video, I hope I can find someone do a similar one for the road routes
What does going pro pay?
The real question is: How quickly does iRacing translate into real life success?
On a side note, how much does this pro series pay? Or is iRacing still a money sink?
Real life success requires a larger money sink than iracing will ever be haha
@@DJYeeJay At least IRL pro racing series' pays enough to make a living if you don't constantly crash.
There are several drivers who have gone from iRacing to real life racing. I can't recall names at the moment but a few run the truck series on TV. The top irating driver in iRacing went on to real life racing. I think that is Ty Majewski. I may be wrong. There are also iRacing road course drivers racing in real life. iRacing pays $100,000 to the top NASCAR Pro Oval Champion. This is up from $10,000 several years ago once NASCAR endorsed iRacing. iRacing is for fun for most people. After the wheel/pedal setup $300 and a yearly sub to iRacing ($112.50 during Black Friday week), you'll buy a few cars and tracks as you get better. Those run about $12 to $15 each.
@@davevieira1963 I know that there are iRacing drivers that are now in NASCAR, which is why I asked the question. And now I know where all of the subscription fees go.
Iracing is not that expensive or a "money sink" when you put it in context.... cut out a daily Starbucks or fast food for 2 days and boom you have a months worth of subscription or enough for another car....
Now the real question is, are you gonna try to go for pro Justin? You’re always really fast and I believe you could do it
Nope not this year at least! I will do Daytona for the memes though
@@DJYeeJay I’m gonna probably run the NIS on Saturday for Daytona for fun, but any kinda pro stuff no thanks haha but I use to run all the NIS races for a while
Very cool video!
I wonder if most of the pros use triple screen setups or VR?
The vast majority are on triples or ultrawides. A few are on singles. None are on VR
Good video
Do you have to be affiliated with a team.
i’m kind of in limbo of what i want… i can see myself making it there with the pros eventually but i just don’t know if it’ll be … worth it? i’ve been rallying in sims for about 4 years as a hobby. i have been full time sim racing for the past 4 months and i’m moving to the midwest early next year to begin my karting journey full time.
i really enjoy the process and i’m satisfied with my progress but outside of that i feel really lost.
i believe its because it’s just sim racing on a screen. the race is over and i can just hop off and … then what? you know?
i wonder if i’ll get something out of it once i start doing this stuff for real and won’t just feel lost when i’m out of the seat.
maybe this is a question for my therapist 😂 idk do any pros feel that way?
aint is crazy how i started iracing and won offical races at 6 years old
im trying to go pro and currently am just looking at youtube videos I started feb 1 and current hold a c license and half way through to get auto license to b!! i would love to race and take some lesson from a pro!!!
Moral of the story.. it starts with who you know more than what you know... so that way who you know will open up to teach you what they know... otherwise, your competitons lips are sealed shut and dont want to teach you anything
How much can you make as an iRacing pro?
Dude should of hit up Michael cosey jr
So, basically, know a pro and get a team invite.... basically luck.
Thanks for posting this was awesome :)