How much worse is the car handling/physics?

Msportdan · Sep 9, 2015

**CAR** not AR...

was watching motorstv last nite, and some iracing action at montreal in a touring car series. Looked really fun and i am tempted to start a trial 3 months. I have the usual sims (gsc, rf2 AC, rre, pcars).

So how does the physics stack up to say the best of the above.?

cheers.

Andy_J · Sep 9, 2015

Dan, I think you'll just keep messing about with the config until you have more than 100 fps on replays.

I find Iracing to have good physics now but the races are damned hard to keep clean with numpties at the start of your licence building. The graphics are superb in Iracing in my opinion.

Msportdan · Sep 9, 2015

60fps will do mate......

thanks for the input andy,

Decenten · Sep 9, 2015

Yeah physics in iRacing are fun. There is the small issue of the death wriggle but you get used it.

Jyri Kettunen · Sep 9, 2015

...and it is just about to be updated to dynamic tracks. Tyre tweaks have brought more grip, in general.

Matej Lakota · Sep 9, 2015

I just returned to iRacing for 3 months (BTW, I saw you on Watkins race yesterday Jyri, but before I realised why my car didn´t pass test, the race was over

) and I am suprised with the game progress. Except this week races are really strange without any multiclass touring race, I will maybe even stay there for a longer period than usual 3 months and then some months off

vee10 · Sep 9, 2015

I enjoyed my 3 months a while ago, did alright won a few races etc. Handling & Physics are fine and GFX okay too. Just be prepared to splash the cash for cars and tracks.

There was never enough pull for me to get back into it.

Jyri Kettunen · Sep 9, 2015

Haha, I saw Matej Lakota joining, and almost asked if it was you.

It is week 13 indeed, which is quite experimental, new stuff being added. Normal service resumes next week.

PS. I was punted out in the first Watkins race

, but won the second (Street Stock)

. Yay!

Matej Lakota · Sep 9, 2015

Great to know Jyri, thanks. I am iRacing member from 2011 but somehow I can not find that little more to stay regular user. I hope, it will change in the future, because somehow I like it very much lately

... and grats for your win, of course

edit:
BTW, site is off, maybe upgrade is coming right now

...

Niel Hekkens · Sep 9, 2015

iRacing is deploying the new build at the moment yes.

To OP: just try it out. There are some promo codes for a free 3 month trial (PR-BLANCPAIN2015), so I think there is no reason not to try it out.

When you start make sure your FFB settings and FOV is set correctly.

Jyri Kettunen · Sep 9, 2015

Matej, what cars do you prefer? We could have some joint practice/race -sessions sometime.

Matej Lakota · Sep 9, 2015

I´ve joined iRacing, you will not beleve, just because skippy formulas, but now I prefer all H shifter "slow" little cars. I don´t care much about open wheelers and GT cars, because all the other games are full of them, so if I will stay with iR, I will probably buy KIA and maybe Jetta, some more tracks and that is just all I want

.

I am always for some laps to make together, mate

Jyri Kettunen · Sep 9, 2015

I've been thinking about the KIA, but have to check what tracks it will require. At the moment I prefer Spec Racer Ford; it's slow enough for me, and I seem to do reasonably well with it. If there was a road series for Street Stock, I'd be all over it. I'll send you a friend request as soon as the service resumes.

Msportdan · Sep 9, 2015

oh so you cant have every car on every track? obviously road cars on ovals i understand.

Niel Hekkens · Sep 9, 2015

Msportdan said:
oh so you cant have every car on every track? obviously road cars on ovals i understand.

You can drive with every car on every track. That's no problem.

Matej Lakota · Sep 9, 2015

I think, Jyri meant what tracks will be on schedule list for touring cars in next weeks, because I will also buy them first

And agree, that Ford thing is also one of the funniest cars in racing games

Jyri Kettunen · Sep 9, 2015

You can test every car you own on every track you own. Racing is limited to the schedule, obviously. There are hosted sessions offering more choices.

Edit: Ninja'd.

Jyri Kettunen · Sep 9, 2015

Thanks to my spreadsheet I could quickly check that for KIA, I'd need to buy one track to reach full season minimum of 8 tracks. The most useful, with other series in mind, would be Bathurst. Not a bad choice, eh?

Msportdan · Sep 9, 2015

so guys if you couls say what the physics like between rf2/gsce/rre what would it be a combination of?

Matej Lakota · Sep 9, 2015

Niel Hekkens said:
iRacing is deploying the new build at the moment yes.

To OP: just try it out. There are some promo codes for a free 3 month trial (PR-BLANCPAIN2015), so I think there is no reason not to try it out.

When you start make sure your FFB settings and FOV is set correctly.

Why don´t you simple try it?