Laguna Seca Multiclass

Prerace:

Big thanks to Hugo and Ed for posting about the free six month promo! Registration and downloading was fairly simple, a few errors on the updates that I had to re-download, but no biggie. The most difficult thing was getting used to the formula that they use to change the steering degrees at speed. This combined with the fact that it's designed to be a true simulator made it a bit difficult to control the car at first. After a bit, started getting a little bit more consistent and used to the slippery but fun little MX 5.

Qualifying:

Starting to get more and more comfortable in finding some reference points out on the track. A decent lap sealed the front row and I was looking forward to my first green flag at iracing.

Race:

What I thought was a small adjustment to my steering lock before the race turned out to be a big change and I was in "big trouble". In trying to get the right "feel" for the car I shortened the steering degrees a bit. The car was now hyper responsive to any steering wheel inputs. I could barely hit my marks and hold onto it let alone battle anyone. Alvin came by and with the little gap back to third I decided to settle in and get used to the car. Eventually I was able to pick up speed and close in on Alvin. After my pitstop we came out side-by-side and had a great battle for some laps before I was able to eke out a small gap and take the checkers!

I have to say that MX fives make a good racing car to me. I think on many tracks with good drivers it will be very very difficult to pass without a mistake from the driver in front. I guess that's what spec racing is all about and these cars are pretty fun to battle in.

I had fun in my first IMSS event and thanks to Eduardo for setting everything up! Sorry I couldn't make Sunday's Euro event but look forward to seeing you guys on track soon!

Nice write up Kane. As for myself I screwed up the corkscrew in the warmup lap. Was it me or was the pace car cruising? Side by side into the corkscrew on cold tires found me sliding off into the dirt and rentering in front of poor Jim and Ed. Contact was made. Made it to the pits to fix wheel alignment and off I went about 1 min down to closest competitor. I learned a boat load about the mx5 running down the guys in front. Tire wear is non existent in the mx5 and carrying speed into a corner is a must.
By the end of the race I had Ralph in site and Ed about 10 sec up. Only if I had a few more laps. It was fun and can't wait till the next race.

Hey Kane - it's great having you race with us, and thanks for the kind words too. Hopefully we can get a weekend series going between the Americas and European based series.

After some adjusting, I've really come to like the physics behind the iRacing sim -- much more so than rFactor for example. As you said, it's an odd adjustment at first, but it gets better and more comfortable over time.

See you guys for the next round!

Big thanks to Eduardo for putting this series together.
The highlight of my race was the battle with Eduardo for many laps. It is so great dicing with someone whom you know you can trust not to make stupid moves and has the patience to wait to make a good pass when the opportunity presents itself.

No question to me, iRacing is the best sim currently running once you get used to the differences with the ISI sims.
The graphics, track accuracy and car feel are outstanding and getting better with each build.

For those where cost is not a factor, you really should give it a try and iRacing makes it easy with periodic intro specials. Plus this series as well as the Thursday night series is a great way to get your feet wet and race with guys you know.