iRacing - How To Get Out of Rookies!
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- Опубліковано 21 вер 2024
- iRacing youtuber Dave Cameron walks us through his mindset and mentality for racing at the rookie license level. Give this a watch, then go follow Dave's channel at / youngdavecam
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3 simple rules
1. Don't crash
2. Finish the race.
3. Don't say the N-word on your twitch live stream.
JoshTheBassist funniest comment I’ve seen in a while. Well done sir
@@fbcaware8805 probably that these rules are just common sense? (or at least, should be?)
Ppl cry too much
@@fbcaware8805 You've clearly got a few screws loose, bud.
Lol well said 👍
Personally, whilst I understand some people recommend starting from the Pits when trying to get out of Rookies, I warn against doing so. You don’t learn how to race or how to avoid wrecks, by avoiding the racing entirely and if you do this, what happens when you reach the higher Licences? Yep, you find that you are the guy that hasn’t gained any of the racing experience that those around you gained when they were Gridding for races in Rookies.
This needs to be top comment
except when you inevitably catch the guys that have fallen off the pack and get to work on your racecraft without some moron behind you pushing for gaps that don't exist.
@ChambersofSiege You do, you learn to avoid them. You don't gain any experience in racing by not racing.
Each to their own of course. Whatever you do, you’re going to get hit from time to time if you go racing, real or simulated and I’ll bet the ranch that everyone who complains about getting hit, has done their share of the hitting too, on occasion.
I say do it in your first couple of races, but don't make a habit out of it.
Dave on the iRacing channel! Today is a good day...
was thinking the same!
Anyone else remember watching “surviving rookies”? That got me out of rookies
Yeah same here :)
hahaha I remember that. The intro to that video is hilarious with the opera music and people screaming at each other.
All of this time I thought I was on Dave’s channel but then I say iRacing and I said “that has to be from the last vid” but it was not. Congratulations Dave to be on the iRacing channel.
I was out of rooks after maybe a day. Just started this season. Shout out to ACC public lobbies for the extensive training.
Dave on official iRacing Channel!
Nice video! My safety rating before I watch this video was 2.79. I was fighting for the 3rd place every race and usually I used to get +.03 every race. After two races starting in the pits I got my D license and 2.43 safety rating.
If you are a beginner like me, do what Dave does and you’ll get your D license in less than a day.
Thank you Dave!
I joined iracing just 2 days ago and I've only done 3 races. Placed 3rd, second, and 1st, all with zero incidents and I already got my irating to 1540, got my safety rating to over 3.5 and got my license upgraded, which of course drops your safety rating by about 1 so my safety rating is now 2.60ish.
Good race David, this should help a lot of new drivers
I think the best way to do it is to do time trials. You don't need to worry about people crashing you out. As long as you don't go off the track (which you should be able to do if you want to race against other people anyway) you'll gain safety rating quickly. I got to A class in less than a month doing this.
It was this exact instruction video that made me discover Dave's own channel and an immediate subscription there. All gold material.
And this very video got me into iRacing after nearly 10 years of hibernation. Couldn't reactivate my old account (only used for a few practice, so not really startet), so startet all over. And just following this video got me from Rookie over D to C in almost no time. OK, admit I've been a simmer for 35 years (definately born decades too soon).
iRacing have improved a lot since the first beta proving grounds in the beginning.
I can't believe iRacing published an official video where we are explained that racing is so dirty that we need to start at the back of the grid to avoid the mayhem.
This is basically how to use the simulator to not simulate a race.
You learn by doing things, not avoiding them.
The rest of the video is pretty good anyway.
Agreed, qualifying at the back does nothing for you. I learned a lot about racing around others in Mazdas. It also has less of a tendency of ending your race when something goes wrong as compared to skippys or IMSA.
I started my iRacing account yesterday. I did about an hour of practice on Okayama (i think that's the name), qualified on pole for my first race, freaked out about being in first, cold tires going into the second corner, spun and got hit by two cars (my bad, what an idiot...). My second race I didn't qualify, started at the back, battled my way through the pack and got third I think. I learnt a lot in both races but I think for the enjoyment of everyone it was better for me to start at the back for at least the first few races. Just my two cents.
"It's an idiot test, not a skill test." The next video I watched had this great piece of advice....
If you've ever seen or looked into real life rookie racing, most coaches/team captains will tell their drivers to go slow and just get a feel for the car rather than worrying about placing. This is perfectly realistic advice. Obviously you don't TRY to qualify last, but you definitely just let people pass if you are new to racing and new to the car.
OMG... I Just realized that you have Dave on your chanel!!! Best decision ever... Well done Dave, I'm very proud of you (and iracing of course)!!! Happy days!!!
I love Dave hes the calmest and most professional iracer I've seen
Dave's guidance has been great help in my experience. Another awesome one Dave! good work!
Hey Dave! Congrats on being on iRacing channel! :)
Also practice to learn the car amd track ...and learn how to shift the gears.
Good tutorial Dave!!!
Yo Dave! Awesome to see you on iRacings channel, you're a fantastic ambassador for them. New subscribers should check out your channel and strive to be as respectful, safe, and calm as you are on track.
Excellent video Dave. I am looking to start my iRacing journey and this video illustrated perfectly how a measured approach is best. Well played sir!
thank you, ive been working for irating and didnt know the some of these.
Cheers for this. I got IRacing last night after some humming and harring. First off the FFB is not like all the negatives I have been hearing on YT, out the box with my CSL elite the cars feel great! I will try this IRFFB prog folks are on about, but so far so good.
This vid helped me get out of Rookie in one night round Oran Park, fastest lap so far 1:160, chest suitably puffed out. :)
Thanks, from a fellow Geordie.
I loved this. Takes a lot of pressure off. Now I'm excited to jump into the game.
My daughter just got her D license in three races. She practiced the track a few times ahead - over an hour. She qualified mid-pack, let lots of people by before turn 1, only had 1 incident point total for all three races. No on track passes, plenty of passing cars that spun or went to the pits. Laguna Seca was the track. The long front straight gives you some time to get to the back, or make a gap and avoid close racing in turn 1. iRacing has the schedule posted on their website so you can practice the week before if you like.
great video. put simply, stay on track and avoid everyone like they're blind. iRating doesn't matter so it's not about finishing first, but finishing the safest. its easy to get mad at other people for crashing into you but at the end of the day, a smart driver will be the one who is able to avoid those people and take responsibility for the crashes they find themselves in lol
Thank you for this Video, I started on iRacing 3 days ago and after 4 races I have just been promoted to Class D :)
My guide:
1. Do not qualify. This will put you at the back, but it’ll help you avoid crashes. Don’t be mad about your finish, it’s about safety.
2. At the start of the race, try to fall back carefully, but not too much. It will give you more time to slow down without people rear ending you and affecting your SR.
3. When you see smoke and/or cars wrecking, give a tap on the brakes and go slowly through without hitting anyone. Once through without damage, continue on.
(Works on all types of tracks)
same!
Fab video and great advice thank you. Transformed the way I approach a race and almost up to my next class in just 4 races.
Sending to my friends who are in the process of signing up for the first time. Thanks for sharing.
First Race tonight. Lime Rock in the MX5. Qualified 6th. Got a wicked Start, putting me into 3rd, and avoiding the major wreck that occurred behind on turn 3. Had to concede on lap 15 and fell to 4th. Guy behind me was getting frustrated and decided to dive bomb me from behind on the Chicane (Turn 5?). Saw it coming and simply didnt turn where he was expecting me to. Watched him fly over the Sausage Curb and I continued on, unscathed. 4th Place! Felt so good!!!! 1 Incident for going off track.
Some good advice Dave.
Also
1. single practice 100 laps or more.
2. Learn how to trail break.
3. Look as far down track as possible preferably the next turn.
4. Race your own race.
5. Don't over drive the car.
Great video showing good race craft and patience...and he got on the podium that's how you do it well done. I'm never the fastest guy on the track but if you're smart and safe you can usually finish int he top half if you take care of your car and this proves that.
Became a membre yesterday, watched this video, made my races and im D License with 3 Races and 100 % top 5 finishes xD thx for the video.
Thanks again Dave !!
Just realised its the iracing channel!
Couldnt have thought of tuber better to do this. Good job iracing team !
Everyone is making videos about getting out of rookies, but that's easy. getting out of D Class was the hardest for me and my friends.
Still rookie class because some never really raced and jump with barely training in a way faster car
Why? Just keep the same principle in mind. I'm almost getting an instant promotion to B, and I started iRacing 1.5 weeks ago. What might be tricky is getting your MPR if there's no track/car combination you own in that week,
Yeaaa. I got out of Rookie in a few races but now I'm not having a good time in Class D. I've ran several clean races, and I still lose points.
@crussell6533 if you run clean races, you don't lose safety rating... safety rating has NOTHING to do with how you place in a race. If you mean you keep losing irating, that's because it has little to do with irating.
ty for giving dave cameron a platform he's amazing
after trying to get up my rating in PC2 and constantly getting rammed by others, i was contemplating iRacing yday. awesome video, thanks!
How cool Dave! Congrats on getting iRacing to showcase your content!
Thanks Dave that will be a big help, could of done with watching it yesterday before my first race!
Also interesting to see your gears through corners, been using auto gears and it tends to favour 3rd gear over 2nd which is why I must be losing so much time.
Keep up the good work Dave 👍
2 months later how you doing? After practicing in the mazda for awhile everything went out the door during my first race. Including my sound.
My advice on how to get of rookie class? Don't. Stay in rookie for a season, learn your car and then learn car- and track awareness. Also learn to drive out of your comfort zone and off the line. It's rookie class for a reason and if you follow a video like this then you are a rookie (or curious)
oooh Dave, you make it look so easy.... Might start doing pit starts again to get out of c license
After 8 years of having an iRacing account but never played it, i finally play it 2 days ago and safely for out of rookies after 8 races...
I just made it yesterday out of the rookies. I practis ohne houre on my own and than i do quali and race three times. I was lucky because in my lobbys there were no "Crash people " . Some got offtrack and with some i have great battels.
Love your content , helps me allot.
Greetings from germany.
what setup do you have? im looking to get into iracing but dunno what wheel and pedals i should get
@@dubb9020
I have a fanatec csl elite ( because Playstation ) , the V3 brakes and a fanatec shifter. I am very pleased with the stuff for the price
I’m new to iRacing but I’m very excited and I’ve been learning a lot. Keep up the great content!
Just get gud, qualify first, and then leave everyone else behind EZ. Honestly though, not qualifying only has the benefit of not getting hit from behind on the first corner. The other side effect is that you see every single wreck that will occur during the race (better get good at wreck avoidance and predicting the unpredictable). Another issue is that you have to pass people that are slower than you and typically these people are not very good at going two wide. The best advice for qualifying is to just qualify the best you can. I learned that lesson the hard way and you don't have to.
Clear, simple, good information. Superb video as always Dave
Very useful to those rookies who has Dave's racing pace :)
Its not about finishing position, so your pace does not matter at all; all that matters is that you dont rack up offtracks or car contacts.
Honestly, I always seen people looking for guides how to leave rookies. I'm not sure if I just was lucky. I made literally 4 races and was out of rookies. It was the simplest thing ever. In all races I finished 6th. In one of the races I had a crazy dive bomber so I finished with 4x and in another race I went off track once and so I only had 1x. The other 2 I was 0x. It's simple, don't crash. You have to be preventive of what the others are doing. I see two guys fighting in front of me. Most likely I won't be trying to overtake them both. Before overtaking I also analyze the other guy in front of me. Sometimes they are going all crazy trying to get out of your tail, but they just end up making a mistake. You just have to be patient. If you avoid all crashes you will most likely not have any problems with the rookies, even the crazy guys. If you see an overly aggressive, weaving driver, just let him have the position, why bother fighting? You don't gain anything yet for winning, so you might as well want to get out of rookies asap
Hey iRacing!! please add an option to "skip qualifying" so that people that do qualify don't have to wait the entire 5 minutes to race. That just makes it stale and boring. I don't mind the strategy, and I do the same...I just do a really slow lap so that I'm not the guy making everyone else fall asleep at the wheel while waiting on the race to start!
@What's on my mind that's called a workaround, not an in-game option. Clicking a button would be a lot faster and easier, and allow you to practice without having to leave for qualifying and hoping you can get back into the server before the race. If everyone has qualified/skipped, the qualifying period doesn't need to drag on for the entire time. It would be a nice quality of life upgrade is all.
Aye big Dave! Good to see iracing promoting you
Hi Dave great vid I subscribed to your channel last year and used your link to sign up to iracing so your vids gave me the inspiration and its a love hate with iracing still learning now on B licence so keep up the good work mate one thing I have learnt is when I signed up I did it for one year what I should have done is sign up on the 2 year deal because the first year is all about establishing your self and getting the cars and tracks and driving them safe and competitive.
I am not fast so my goal is to drive constantly and I get mid pack finish sometimes top 5 and when I check the results the guys finished behind me where faster than but they spent more time off track because they where not consistent.
Any way Dave keep up the good work thumbs up from me
Awesome! Every1 tries to win the race into the 1st corner meanwhile you start -15secs behind from pitlane & get 3rd without trying lol. I hope a lot of drivers see this
He could have easily won! But again...it’s Dave.
@What's on my mind Now that it is a hilarious comment right there
Just got out of rookie after 6 races. For me starting in top 5 or in the back is what worked. People disconnect after a while in the race so finishing in a good position isn't really the priority. Safety first xD
I’ve gotten out of rookies easy, working my way In D is the problem. Continuous wrecks unless I hang in the back. I have a lot to learn still.
Dave always bringing the good content to iRacing viewers / players
Good video once again !
This is certainly a great lesson in patience and setting up your moves/not rushing yourself into mistakes! Nice drive. 👍
It's understandable, to be cautious but there's no need to constantly be passive, this is an aggressive arena,
Withstanding the rules and regulations and point systems.
Dave is the man, you can never go wrong with his advice.
Great video Dave. Nice to see you on iracing official channel.
LOL surprised to find Dave on here. I picked up iRacing a few weeks ago, the toughest part is getting the time on the track. But from what I've seen everyone is quite quick, even in rookie class. I've only done practice sessions. Maybe I'll try a race this week.
I agree on the part wait till the field spreads out, but what i miss is you have to train first i started last week in laguna seca ran multiple hours to set up my steering wheel, learning the track and car. Ended the first race on p1 second on p3 just by being faster because i spent more time. Yes ofcourse i had some bad races both my and mostly other faults, but if you race the way like dave showed you dont know how to follow other cars and how to safely overtake
Don't you just love it when Back-Markers try to block you out? It's the epitome of bad sportsmanship. It's not like they ever had a hope of winning to begin with. All they're trying to do is make everyone that's doing well as miserable as they are. You know what they say. The second you get successful enough to pick your head up and see over the fence, people will inevitably start throwing rocks at your head just to spite your success.
Whats Dave doing on here :D
Position and winning a race does not matter. Basically do your best to stay on track, drive mature and defensive hopefully nobody knocks you out. If everything goes well you will be able to move up to C or B class from Rookie within 2 months.
Great guide and tips but it does assume you are better than everyone else in the field! 🤣
I understand the philosophy behind it all, but he entered the race being at least two seconds faster than the best driver (as stated at the start) in the race. His opponents could do nothing against his perfect brake timing and clean lines. A true rookie is not going to be this clean. Again, I understand it's not about position, but I just found it amusing having a pro showing how "easy" it is to do this. Well sure - for you!
And I half expected Luca to T-bone him on the corner after he passed him or to simply turn into him on the initial pass.
Thanks for showing these rookies how to fast track which is something that iracing should get rid of.
I always think it is so funny when you guys wear you racing gloves. lol
I just tried a little bit of this Dave and even though it’s a simple concept God it’s hard to do when you have those cars in front of you going a little bit slower you’re so tempted to dive in there but thanks for the advice it does work starting 16th and I ended 8th
Well I survived the rookie classes but don't have 150 dollars to drive a b class series. This is why so many series are empty most of the time. They need cheaper options because having to buy many tracks plus a car is insane. Even if they went 5 bucks a track they would see an increase in people playing.
In this case, think and buy "smart". Check not just the IMSA race calendar for example, but also other series like Skip Barber, VRS GT Sprint, iLms etc... Very likely if for example today, you raced at Monza in IMSA, that same track next week may be in iLms. So yeah, check the series and make a calendar based on the content you have. By doing this, you won't be throwing 150$ each month and still have plenty of racing
@@Valenfield98 Buy smart??? That doesn't change the fact that you have to eventually pay 150 dollars to run a smaller series. That's insane. I have already decided that if I buy a series it will only be street stock C license because It has the biggest pop. Others series that I looked into had 1 or 2 people in a practice and none to race. I looked at various times of the day and have been researching a lot so the pop didn't grow much throughout a day cycle. So, my point was if they had a reasonable price package for a series beyond the rookies iracing would be huge. I believe this had killed iracing potential to have a huge community. I actually looked into iracing back in 2012 and I didn't stay for this very reason. Buying a track at a time and so forth doesn't work for most because you get bored of the 1 track a week garbage series you have to do while you are piecemealing a future series.
I played my first time on an oval course as a rookie, yesterday. It was a bit difficult to prevent a crash. Many racers crashed into the wall or drifted and turned. So someone pushed me into the wall so I turned as well. I like Nascar and oval courses. But now I have a rookie of 2.68 now. I had a bad start.
Edit: My mistake was that I did a qualify and placed 7th of 20 drivers. The next try is to skip the qualifying.
Way to go Dave - the new face of iRacing Rookies!
Also, Luca was clearly using a controller lol
i thought i was watching dave's channel for a moment
I thought I was watching his channel until I read this comment.
Premise: I love Dave videos! That said, why does it seem that getting out of Rookie is incredibly hard?
I've tried iRacing with a promotion for new users and I was out in about 5 races with the Miata(even won a couple!).
I'm absolutely NOT a pro driver, just someone that enjoys racing sims and motorsport in general, but seeing all the long videos felt like it would have been long and tedious while it just took a bunch of races.
Am I missing something?
You had the right mindset!
Hopefully you stick around after the promtion ends, iRacing really is a great simulator. The community is also fabulous!
@@strategyplayer1988 thanks :) I kinda liked the short experience I had but for now I'm just sticking to Assetto Corsa as I'm moving and changing some stuff in my life and manage to simrace one day a week(and sometimes not even that).
That said I indeed had the mindset, meaning that I knew I wasn't trying to win fights but just stay out of troubles.
My first race I got rammed real hard on turn one, had my car broke and just left but after that I did the aftermentioned 4-5 races and just doing my thing was enough to win a couple and get out of Rookies :)
Guess doing it is THAT hard just for those who never simraced or went to the track in real life and jump in without knowing how to behave on the track.
Luck can play a big part. I ran my first race yesterday. Started on pole and there was a big wreck on the first lap and knocked 3rd place back to 20+s away. 2nd was 5s away. All I had to worry about were some backmarkers so I came up within a few car lengths and let them spin themselves out and went on by. I doubt I'll be that lucky every time. Main thing is to stay on track, avoid the walls and avoid other cars. Worry less about your finishing position and more about losing points. If you know someone is going to go for a gap let them go. It's just not worth the effort in the beginning.
@@johnnypenso9574 I think your mind will change as time goes on. When you get to IMSA series those early positions/aggressiveness can really save you a lot of time and can be the difference between a shot at winning and only getting a top 5. I'm not saying you should be taking people out, just make sure you stand your ground and even be on the offensive.
^^^ This is a video about how to get out of the Rookie class.
I'm no pro but I got outta rookies in like 4 races in the mx5. I'm just careful and I don't fight people. open practices should ONLY be used to familiarize yourself with the track and traffic. the grip(details unknown) is much different.
Thanks for the great vid! Just wondering how you downshift into the corners without using the clutch?
You need to be safe and not crash to move up, but you also need to push a bit to get better and faster. It's a vicious cycle.
Just to make sure you don’t want to qualify you just stay in the pits are you qualify and go to the pits and start
Lol I love how when you do it you’re running similar times to me I start in the pits never catch anyone lol the only time I make a competitive race out of it is starting on grid and then I always get hit
My whole driving career is a sham.... He downshifts without clutch!??!?! Upshifts with a clutch. What is this dark magic?!?!?!?!
My issue- Loosing irating due to someone that has such bad internet their car floats on and off and when I pass them up I get docked 8xs for contact that never happened on my side.
Dave's a good lad
I asked iRacing Support to check my past 10 incidents since other people wreck around me and give me 4x on oval track. So lets imagine I run a perfect 25 lap race that's only +0.05 safety rating, but a 4x is -.02, and a 8x is -.1 like how am I suppose to have fun.....? Only two options: 1. sit in the back and stare at the clouds 2. have fun and try get bumped a little but get a 4x for slight contact or have someone wreck the whole field in front of me. It just makes no sense why they would link me this video in my support ticket so I guess I will ask support questions.
Dave, I enjoy watching your videos. Very well done. I have a question. What do the different settings go tc1, tc2, and engine map do?
Dave, love your videos. Maybe you can answer this question: If you’re in a wreck andyou can make it back to the pits, but the spotter says to wait for a tow truck. Which is faster, waiting for the tow truck to tow you back, or driving yourself back? Even after I get back to the pits, the tow truck still comes out.
The brake is the new nitrus!
FINALLY a Dave lap time I can match :D
Thanks video was very helpful.
Great driving and advice
Thanks Dave. That was really helpful.
glad to see david cameron is enjoying his retirement since leaving downing street
I would qualify, usually on the first two rows, and after 3-4 races, I got out of rookie. Just need to be mindful of your rear view mirror going into T1 on lap 1 and keep the off tracks to a minimum.
@GT1 You should avoid quitting races as it hurts your irating a lot more than just running the race to the finish, even if it's towards the back. The more good corners you have vs incident points, the better. That's what I've read about in the forums.
My tactic is simple and works also, just practice a lot, till you can make top 3 easy and pull away, don't race the guys in front or behind if someone catches up just make room and study where he is faster. With starting of the pits the issue is you will catch up fast with the idiots that have no idea what they are doing, you can't pass them, because they will run you off, staying behind them is hard also, they go off left and right and get back on without watching
Great video! Thank you and subbed. 👍
This games looks extremely fun can't wait to get into it
Very good tips...thank you.
Great video to learning to start. I only have an old racing wheel, no pedals or stick etc... will it be ok?
I am so glad I found this game, let's see if my 10 years old steer and pedal still work :)
Thanks Dave. Well done tutorial!
Ole mate Davey boy 😃
Also, don’t think its always everyone fault. You have part of responsibility and if not you could often have seen it coming and react better to dodge the contact.
Gotta love Dave. Thanks!!