Sk3ptik0n
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I practice on iracing almost every night and from time to time I find otehr folks that enjoy practicing together. It's something I not only enjoy, but I find that it speeds up certain aspects of the learning process a great deal. Among the things we practice are:
Starts and T1 entry. Even with just 2 cars this is a great drill to do and it's kind of fun too.
Side by side driving. In this one, we start side by side and lap, increasing speed a bit at the time until we feel we get it down and then we switch sides. This is great practice for driving in traffic, passing, etc.
Passing and trailing. Who hasn't wrecked by following someone and chasing them all the way off the track? By doing this drill, you learn to look at the track while still following someone in front.
And I have a list of other drills as well. Plus there is always the idea that two or more brains work better than one. Even a less skilled racer can probably give you good input and at least it will be a second opinion on something you may not be able to see yourself.
However, it doesn't happen often that the right people meet in a practice room and hosting practices without pre-arrangement can get expensive and it's still no guarantee you'll find people willing to practice with you.
So this is the reason why I am posting here. Somehow similar posts on the iracing forum always ended up going off topic after the first few negative comments. I am hoping here to find a more receptive audience, so if any of you are interested in discussing ways to practice together (and it doesn't have to be iracing only either. Other sims are fine too), respond and let's see what we can organize.
Personally, I live on the US West coast so PST evenings and weekends is when I am available. Planning these things too in advance is a chore, so I would prefer to eventually have a core group of people that know each other and that can find one anotehr in iracing and plan to join either the same practice room or host a server together at teh moment, rather than days in advance.
Anyway, I am all ears on suggestions and comment but above all I would like to find other people that also think this could be a useful and fun way to get better.
Starts and T1 entry. Even with just 2 cars this is a great drill to do and it's kind of fun too.
Side by side driving. In this one, we start side by side and lap, increasing speed a bit at the time until we feel we get it down and then we switch sides. This is great practice for driving in traffic, passing, etc.
Passing and trailing. Who hasn't wrecked by following someone and chasing them all the way off the track? By doing this drill, you learn to look at the track while still following someone in front.
And I have a list of other drills as well. Plus there is always the idea that two or more brains work better than one. Even a less skilled racer can probably give you good input and at least it will be a second opinion on something you may not be able to see yourself.
However, it doesn't happen often that the right people meet in a practice room and hosting practices without pre-arrangement can get expensive and it's still no guarantee you'll find people willing to practice with you.
So this is the reason why I am posting here. Somehow similar posts on the iracing forum always ended up going off topic after the first few negative comments. I am hoping here to find a more receptive audience, so if any of you are interested in discussing ways to practice together (and it doesn't have to be iracing only either. Other sims are fine too), respond and let's see what we can organize.
Personally, I live on the US West coast so PST evenings and weekends is when I am available. Planning these things too in advance is a chore, so I would prefer to eventually have a core group of people that know each other and that can find one anotehr in iracing and plan to join either the same practice room or host a server together at teh moment, rather than days in advance.
Anyway, I am all ears on suggestions and comment but above all I would like to find other people that also think this could be a useful and fun way to get better.