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It's a silly argument to say the least. I raced both for awhile, though I ended up preferring Road racing. But I found in Ovals I learned steering precision, how to listen and feel for lateral grip, and fine body control much moreso than in Road.
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Oct 20, 2016 18:03
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Eyud posted:All racing is good.
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Oct 20, 2016 18:05
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Eyud posted:All racing is good. I will not stand for this lie about GT3 being good.
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njsykora posted:I will not stand for this lie about GT3 being good. I actually had a good GT3 race at Le Mans this week. Lower split, no less. Seems like people understand there's no way you're stopping a draft-assisted pass and they're better off just trying to set you up for the next one.
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GT3 racing is fun too. I like it equally as much as skip racing. It's nice driving something that can actually accelerate. There's bad drivers in all series though that can make them lovely.
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Oct 20, 2016 18:43
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#notallroadracers
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Eyud posted:All racing is good.
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Oct 20, 2016 19:24
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Counterpoint: lo206 dirt ovals.
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Oct 20, 2016 19:45
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Oh 'I'm from Indiana, ovals are in my blood' sH posted:Counterpoint: lo206 dirt ovals.
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On the subject of ovals: I've been crap at making this happen for a few weeks BUT  FRIDAY NIGHT GOONCAR RETURNS FRenault + Cadillac at Iowa, or free truck at Iowa, OR BOTH. From 7pm Eastern. Possibly also FRenault + Cadillac at Summit Point. If the oval whining stops 
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Oct 20, 2016 19:50
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I never said literally every oval was in my blood. The gently caress is the point of dirt oval with an engine you wont even get sideways with?
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Oct 20, 2016 19:52
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Is there anyone who doesn't own the Renault? The cadillac is terrifying on that track when you're in a single seater.
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Oct 20, 2016 19:56
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So LO206 ice ovals then? Everything's more fun on ice.
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Oct 20, 2016 19:58
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Prob more fun than dirt
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Lord Crapulus posted:So LO206 ice ovals then? Everything's more fun on ice. god I hope ice is next up after dirt
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Oct 20, 2016 21:39
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OhsH posted:Use promo code: PR...O...LAPSED
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Oct 20, 2016 22:44
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I'm just going back to the dumb oval/road debate for a few minutes just to say that running both has helped me on both: ovals help in making you more confident in traffic and around other cars, while road stuff helps all round to make you a better driver - I've found that it helps with learning how to drive cars that aren't perfect and have different foibles in different parts of the track. Although I've not raced for a wee bit so I could be wrong. Might get out the trusty controller and try some awful oval racing tonight though...
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Oct 21, 2016 12:09
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Ovals are good for easy participation credits.
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Vando posted:On the subject of ovals: Woo hoo. Cadillac is terrifying since you can't see poo poo out of in in any direction, even with 3 screens and 120 FOV. DTF
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Cadillac oval setup baseline: http://iracingsetupsync.nickthissen.nl/Setups/Details/18597
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Larrymer posted:Woo hoo. Cadillac is terrifying since you can't see poo poo out of in in any direction, even with 3 screens and 120 FOV. Sadly I think I'm going out drinking, cts and fr are hilarious together, godzilla and housecat
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Looks like I'll be a road racer again soon, since I've dumped my oval license in a big, big way. See you later, driving in circles. See you soon, driving in polygons. e: Can anyone advise me on the virtue of turning right vis-a-vis the merits of turning left? e2: On a related topic, what are brakes? e3: Shifting??? MC Fruit Stripe fucked around with this message at 10:55 on Oct 22, 2016 |
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MC Fruit Stripe posted:e2: On a related topic, what are brakes? Not to be confused with the clutch.
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Drive the FR, it's rad. It's very forgiving for a newbie. I've been learning COTA West for days. Was it on purpose that it coincides with the actual GP? Good Work iRacing
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Gooncar in 1.5 hours time! USA Speedway GET IN
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I added an extra 30 mins of practice to the start of the session as it's a free track so probably will have a few rookies showing up, go nuts.
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Ill be there! Only had the skip for a week, no idea how to make it go around an oval. Looking forward to spinning half a lap behind you all!
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IMPORTANT TIP always trail some throttle to avoid murder by oversteer.
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Finally got a sunday free for goon racing! See y'all in a bit!
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Vando posted:IMPORTANT TIP always trail some throttle to avoid murder by oversteer. Sorry for murdering you I watched the replay and it was all me. I assumed you were going to keep pushing towards the wall so I dove left.. poor choice.
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I missed Gooncar again but at least I had a decent excuse this time as I was at the emergency vets for one of my cattes (he seems OK now). In "How the gently caress did that happen?" news, I managed to get my A-Class Oval licence over the weekend  so I'm goin to be switching over to mostly Road racing soon. I've only run 8 Road Races so far (enough to get me out of the Rookie series) so it's time for another voyage of discovery & anger. If any of you run bottom split Skips, I'll be seeing you soon.
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Any more takers for the Le Mans 24 this weekend? There's 3, maybe 4 of us if Crapulus switches, signed up for the HPD which is doable if we're all in hardcore poopsock mode but I don't know if the others are. e: signup spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1a1nYY9l0O10izzEWBQWvEpkN2tEGS0faycxaQFfp-QE/edit#gid=523600649 Roller Coast Guard fucked around with this message at 15:06 on Oct 24, 2016 |
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Oh, I could do any of the cars. Not really up for 6 hours worth though. Did any of you do any running yet and have a setup that I should be trying?
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Roller Coast Guard posted:Any more takers for the Le Mans 24 this weekend? I thought it was last weekend for some reason. I can probably do this weekend since I recently bought the old HPD and have never driven it.  Gotta get some time in it before it's retired.
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I'm interested. I'll try to actually do some practice this week.
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Lord Crapulus posted:Oh, I could do any of the cars. Not really up for 6 hours worth though. Did any of you do any running yet and have a setup that I should be trying? Proto GT (the same car line up as for the 24h) is running 90 minutes of Le Mans currently but it switches tonight, there are still a couple of races left on the timetable over the next few hours though. I have a 'capable of driving a lap without smashing into a wall' setup but the best I can run with it is a mid 3:37, people better than me can probably improve on this: http://www.filedropper.com/24hlemansbaseline001
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Thanks, I'll check that out tonight. I've only run enough to learn that the corners aren't configured the same way as when I last ran Le Mans in Gran Turismo. Also, there is a non-zero chance that I'll be busy with Cubs stuff this weekend, so I'm just a maybe at this point.
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