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I've just been playing forza 7. Need to check out the new Ferrari pack in AC sometime
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Norns posted:I've just been playing forza 7. Need to check out the new Ferrari pack in AC sometime It's good, I don't like all the cars in it but the F1 cars are a blast and the P4 handles better than I expected, the 288 though, what is it they say about not meeting your heroes?
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So I haven’t even owned my driving force GT a week yet and I’m already building a diy Simulator. The guy who sold me my DFGT also sold me a gaming seat for $10 so I’m building it around that I started by jigsawing out some wood to fit the seat and make a base.  Then I braced it and put a base on it. Seat slides right in  Then I put the seat on a bigger base made out of butcherblock and 4x4’s. This shouldn’t move around hopefully 
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Oct 15, 2017 22:45
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I love DIY sim pits 
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Oct 15, 2017 22:52
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peter gabriel posted:I love DIY sim pits It’s true, my garage is messy
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Oct 15, 2017 23:09
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All those DIYs make me want to create a driving/sim flying rig now that I have a garage and space. Next step it to make sure my wife never goes into the garage while I work on it.
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Oct 16, 2017 02:36
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GutBomb posted:Gears 1 and 2 are actually quite useful in an f1 car for tight corners. And in other cars 2nd gear is still very useful in corners. Don't get into the habit of not using them. Yeah I meant on an F1 car. Obviously it depends on the car and the track.
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Oct 16, 2017 06:15
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SulphagneSocialist posted:Yeah I meant on an F1 car. Obviously it depends on the car and the track. You do use second gear on F1 cars...and a lot of tracks actually. Most narrow hairpins are driven in second gear. With the fixed gear box ratios for the complete season (or roughly 1/2 the season, one change allowed) even more so because Monaco.
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Oct 16, 2017 08:28
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Second is for tight corners and hairpins, first is only for especially tight hairpins. That all depends on the car's power band though, there are cars in sim racing that have so much torque in 3rd that they basically don't have a 1st or 2nd gear. In the case of the Formula Trucks in AMS they literally don't have a first gear.
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Oct 16, 2017 12:32
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Depending on the sim (how accurately it models the dif), also consider your dif settings. Sometimes - especially with older F1 cars from the past turbo era or some batshit crazy turbo cars - you shift into second or lower gear simply to get the correct response from the dif during corner entry and mid corner, even if you would shift up before corner exit/throttle dail in to not get murdered by the turbo kicking in.
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Oct 16, 2017 12:52
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I love getting murdered by turbo lag myself
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Oct 16, 2017 15:26
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Norns posted:I love getting murdered by turbo lag myself As someone who is obviously too stupid to drive those things fast without spinning as soon as someone puts some pressure on me: 
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Oct 16, 2017 15:32
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I'm in a bind because now that I'm watching open wheel and doing VR sim racing open wheel, everything else feels slow / boring by comparison. But I can't drive F1 cars at race pace. Skips in iRacing is pretty good for me for now though. (That said rally racing will always be awesome because gently caress yeah, its so different)
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Oct 17, 2017 01:34
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Getting there. Need to make some final adjustments to the pedal boards. The turnbuckles that hold the wheel stand up are rated to about 150 lbs a piece so hopefully my wheel doesn’t move at all
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Oct 17, 2017 06:16
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Zaphod42 posted:I'm in a bind because now that I'm watching open wheel and doing VR sim racing open wheel, everything else feels slow / boring by comparison. But I can't drive F1 cars at race pace. What about LMP1? Obviously not open wheel, but close in regard to downforce and drivability. Or DTM cars. They also basically are formula cars with fake bodywork, but a bit easier to handle due to less power and more weight. Both classes imo feel rather close to formula cars and require a similar driving style, while not beeing too far off the pace (in regard to GT3 cars for example, which also feel totally different). Plus with LMP1 cars you basically learn how to drive while looking through a letterbox slot.
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Oct 17, 2017 13:21
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:Getting there. Need to make some final adjustments to the pedal boards. The turnbuckles that hold the wheel stand up are rated to about 150 lbs a piece so hopefully my wheel doesn’t move at all Looks good. I don't know how tall you are, but check if the wheel isn't too far away/too high so it's still comfortable after driving for couple of hours.
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Oct 17, 2017 13:24
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tuo posted:Looks good. I don't know how tall you are, but check if the wheel isn't too far away/too high so it's still comfortable after driving for couple of hours. 6’3”. I might have to cut that 4x4 down a bit to bring the wheel lower. We’ll see after I put some time in it. The wheel post can slide back and forth on the main horizontal 4x4 once the turnbuckles are loosened, so that I can adjust any time with a wrench
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Oct 17, 2017 14:35
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That wheel seems really far away.
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Oct 17, 2017 14:38
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:6’3”. I might have to cut that 4x4 down a bit to bring the wheel lower. We’ll see after I put some time in it. The wheel post can slide back and forth on the main horizontal 4x4 once the turnbuckles are loosened, so that I can adjust any time with a wrench Sounds perfect!
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Oct 17, 2017 15:06
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I don't understand how the pedals will work with that?
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Oct 17, 2017 16:01
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They are driving force GT pedals so they will sit on the footboard? Maybe I’m not understanding what you’re asking? There is no clutch on the DFGT so it can all just sit on the right board and the left one is just a dead pedal.
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Oct 17, 2017 16:39
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I use my left foot for breaking in race sims. Right for breaking is too slow, especially with the dfgt.
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Oct 17, 2017 16:48
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:They are driving force GT pedals so they will sit on the footboard? Maybe I’m not understanding what you’re asking? There is no clutch on the DFGT so it can all just sit on the right board and the left one is just a dead pedal. uhm....you brake with left though...
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Oct 17, 2017 16:54
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I left and right foot brake because I'm a monster
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Oct 17, 2017 16:58
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Norns posted:I left and right foot brake because I'm a monster Heel and toe? BTW: couple of races ago in DTM, Mike Rockenfeller had to break with his right foot because he broke his left foot during a horrible accident at Norisring. Went straight to the podium with that  Mad props to Rocky.
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Oct 17, 2017 17:18
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When we met I tried to teach my future wife how to drive stick, but it was impossible because she was taught to drive an automatic with two feet "because it's safer." When I tried to get her to use her right foot to brake it turned going to the grocery store into a white knuckle terror trip. So I gave up and she's ruined for life.
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Oct 17, 2017 17:22
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tuo posted:uhm....you brake with left though... Hmmm. I never do, in the whole week I’ve been doing this, haha. I guess I didn’t think of that. I’ll look to see if there’s a good way to mod this setup to put the pedal base in the middle, it might get awkward with the upright pole in the center though. I guess that’s the beauty of a homemade wood rig. I can do whatever with it. Beve Stuscemi fucked around with this message at 17:25 on Oct 17, 2017 |
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xzzy posted:When we met I tried to teach my future wife how to drive stick, but it was impossible because she was taught to drive an automatic with two feet "because it's safer." Who the gently caress taught her to do that?
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Oct 17, 2017 17:31
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Cojawfee posted:Who the gently caress taught her to do that? Driver's ed instructor in high school.  This was in the 90's too, so it's not like manual drive vehicles were a mythological creature yet either.
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Oct 17, 2017 17:45
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tuo posted:Heel and toe? Well yeah that, but I also freely switch between the two. Still like to trail brake even in old poo poo boxes with a clutch
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Oct 17, 2017 17:53
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The brake pedal is used with both feet, don't hamstring your setup when you're already putting this much time into it.
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Oct 17, 2017 18:25
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tuo posted:What about LMP1? Obviously not open wheel, but close in regard to downforce and drivability. Or DTM cars. They also basically are formula cars with fake bodywork, but a bit easier to handle due to less power and more weight. Both classes imo feel rather close to formula cars and require a similar driving style, while not beeing too far off the pace (in regard to GT3 cars for example, which also feel totally different). Plus with LMP1 cars you basically learn how to drive while looking through a letterbox slot. LMP1 are kinda cool but I never got really into the cars so it doesn't have as much appeal for me, also I'm too lazy for proper Endurance racing. 24 minutes of Le Mans maybe  I think I'll just keep racing skips and Formula Renault and then try F1 cars again. tuo posted:Heel and toe? Heel and toe is pro, but if you're driving open-wheel cars with paddle shifters then you should be using left foot braking. But otherwise left foot is clutch only. Zaphod42 fucked around with this message at 19:02 on Oct 17, 2017 |
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Oct 17, 2017 19:00
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I brake by clenching my butt cheeks
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Oct 17, 2017 19:09
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Brake how you want, who cares.
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Oct 17, 2017 19:11
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Well I mean if you make it physically impossible to brake it's kind of an issue?
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Oct 17, 2017 19:15
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I can still brake right footed. I have an idea to move the pedal base to the center that shouldn’t take a ton of fab work, so I’ll try it out.
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Oct 17, 2017 19:37
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:I can still brake right footed. I have an idea to move the pedal base to the center that shouldn’t take a ton of fab work, so I’ll try it out. Breaking right footed is cool and good, and others are right in saying that you shouldn't care too much about it. But especially when the field is very crowded, like lap 1 turn 1, it's quite good to be able to switch between brake and throttle without having to move the foot over. Also some cars make it easier if you can stop a loose rear with a short controlled step on the brake while still opening the throttle. The most important aspect imo is that you feel comfortable in your simpit, and that stuff doesn't move around too much due to FFB. Since I was born with two left hands, I think what you built already is drat awesome, so don't listen too much to us about where to put the brake pedal...put it where you are comfortable, and drive the hell out of it until YOU feel the need to change something. Clutch with right ear, though!
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Oct 17, 2017 19:43
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Can you take the pedals out of the base like the G27?
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 iRacing fans! The return of Friday Gooncar: FRenault at Lime Rock, 7pm Eastern, everyone 
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Can someone explain iracing to me? What is the draw over other software that justifies its subscription cost?
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