Which iRacing car has which gearbox and how to use them! | I try and explain :)

[@TeamAbrams]

Very good and informative video. One thing I'd like to add even though it's not technically related to this video - if you have a clutch pedal, you really should learn to master the clutch pedal instead of relying on auto clutch. I've won multiple close races on both oval and road just by controlling the clutch well and not spinning my tires while exiting my pit stall and gaining just enough time to get in front of others. Not to mention if you're not a rookie driver and you have auto clutch/blip on you're just giving up time for no good reason other than being too stubborn to learn how to drive the car properly, IMO.

[@roberthadfield2839]

Now this is interesting and has changed my mind about not investing in shifter and clutch pedal. Looking forward to more videos like this.

[@jimhall5393]

Dave this is the BEST video ever on the mysteries of iRacing transmissions. Congratulations!

[@NHO-RC]

Amazing stuff Dave! I've been waiting for someone to really go in depth on this because it just isn't explained at all! Keep it up!!!

[@davecamyt]

Thank you buddy, really appreciate it 😁

[@Chris6068]

I keep hoping to see more population in the IMSA Vintage series to convince myself to try it. I own the Audi purely out of love for it and love the way it drives in this game. Having a torsen centre-diff equipped Audi in IRL with a bigger turbo and rear LSD, it is uncanny how accurate the AWD system reacts in this game in comparison to the real system. Lean into the motor on decel with downshifts to move the power to the front, helping you setup the front end, while full throttle on the exit can borderline make the car oversteer like a RWD car at times. Not to mention, if you feel like you're going too hot into a corner, how a healthy downshift and more throttle can help pull you around, is wild.

[@davejones687]

Great useful video, thanks. I've just started racing the Ray FF1600 and had been using paddles, switching to the H pattern and blipping made a big difference to my laptimes and enjoyment. I seem to get into a rhythm using the H pattern and its very satisfying (and cool to hear the blips). Slightly disturbingly I have your voice in my head when racing, clearly watched to many of your videos.

[@davecamyt]

Great job mate. 😁

[@RomainWhatever]

A series with FR500S, Pontiac and RUF would be so cool, like an H Production series. Where everyone is there to scrap their hip while heel-toeing with way too heavy brake pedals ha ha So sad the FR500 is out of the production series, really hope we get a modern H car like the fr500 at some point :( Good video !! Great information ! Thanks!

[@BrassTourniquet]

Fingers are crossed for the Dark Horse and a refresh of the Mustang series 😅

[@ChechBETA]

Your videos have cured me from my anxiety, youre my hero!! Hahaha honestly it kinda did. I can go back to enjoy racing with a dont really care what they want attitude and focus on my objectives

[@Kilb-ill]

I love you Dave, this was just the question I've asked myself a week ago and couldn't find a perfect answer to it!!! Are you secretly listening?🤔

[@MrMiniPilote]

WOW! That was awesome. I didn't realize some of those. I get confused on many of them. Heel and toe was much easier in a real when I raced than it is in the sim world. That was very useful. Thanks for the content.

[@Chader9]

Thanks for taking on the topic and doing such a fantastic job. Well covered, explained and demonstrated. I'm keeping this on file right with the iRacing ref link I refer to each time I hope into a new car. I am all about matching the proper use with no aids other than anti-stall. So fun to drive each one the right way. Keep up the great work!

[@overdosessoundz]

I've been heel-toeing for a long time IRL but getting into a potential ringmeister and not knowing how to handle gearbox is something that will not happen anymore! Thanks for the explanation!

[@2LAZY-2EDIT]

Keep heel toeing in real life will make you better driver.

[@olex2723]

@@2LAZY-2EDIT The DBR9 was also driven with heel-toeing back in the day. I know that some of the GT1s has had installed autoblips later, but I dont know if iRacing allows to simulate the original layout (i dont think so because one wouldnt have to think about clutch wear on downshifts). In AC with the GT1 pack you can play pretend by using the clutch, and disabling auto blipping, but you dont actually need to use the clutch in that sim You can also see it here and in many other onboards: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nn_KnnuEeZ2LnLcfeature=shared&t=109

[@ScarySquirrel]

Excellent video, Dave. This has been a question on my mind for a while now, so I really appreciate your time explaining it.

[@Carp_Racing]

Great video Dave, I'm already trying to decide which wheel and base and pedals to buy.. I can't try to add in a shifter to the mix, my head would explode.... Too many choices, to many decisions ..... LOL

[@Laftcranz]

clutch use varies too among the sequential paddle shift cars if you want to be really authentic You have foot operated clutches like in the TCRs, wheel-mounted clutches a la F1 as in most GT3s, and there are cars that don’t require manual clutch operation at all even with auto clutch off, like in the Corvette GT3 and LMP2

[@CharlesK441]

Excellent video Mr. DC. Very informative. Practice makes Permanent so Practice Properly. 😊

[@macubasu]

I must be cheating a little! Lets call the H a sequential anyway, select external sequential gear box as main gear switches, select right paddle as secondary up-shift, select left paddle as secondary clutch. So for up-shifting a quick squeeze on both paddles simultaneously (or just the right paddle if clutch is not needed), for down-shifting squeeze left paddle (clutch), and push external sequential gear box. Always the left foot on the brake and the right foot on the throttle. But just for fun I do enjoy a few laps around the Mountain using heel and toe! Great video, thanks Dave.

[@mbgmadbull1141]

The next gen NASCAR is not sequential. It's a lift and smash to gear up and blip and smash on the way down. It is actually pretty fun to rip it round a road course tho

[@alltheboost5363]

Wastegate is the sound the car makes under load. Sounds like a jet or a small exhaust tube depends if it's recirculated or not most race cars are open atmosphere. it's regulating and bypassing exhaust gases past the turbo to regulate boost. That chirping sound is most likely compressor surge or the blow off valve (bov). Fyi

[@davecamyt]

That's what I meant 😁

[@jps072]

Great tutorial and explanation video Dave. 10/10

[@Starfox_1FC]

Great video, Dave. Very well explained

[@brandonhooker882]

Mind blown.. Great Video!

[@foxjohnson9559]

Great vid, Dave! Thanks!

[@richdowntozero]

Nice vid Dave, thanks for the info

[@alteredhybrid]

Great video, I didn't know about all those gearboxes.

[@Bsfeeblegrind]

thankfully I committed to manual blipping when I started learning so by the time I jumped into iRacing it was second nature but I wasn't sure what the fastest way to approach each cars gearbox and I had sortof just been driving everything as if its a GT3 car.

[@samuellopez6579]

I love driving Synchromesh even though it's very hard and I don't do it well but it's so much fun

[@json.racing]

awesome video and great info, thank you!

[@chiefbrody3406]

Quality content Dave 🙏🏻

[@andmo90]

i knew I didnt know, but now I know!

[@seb-kun]

if you throttle lift too fast in the GTO , yes it's not working, you have to throtle lift longer so the revs match.. you can also flat shift shift with clutch ( full throttle ) but even here, if you clutch too fast ( using a button for example ) it will not work.

[@whitedragonracing]

Great explanation, i need a shifter now. 😂

[@swinemeeper1978]

Excellent video, thank you Dave. Do you have any thoughts on shifters that can do both sequential and H-pattern and don't cost four figures? That BDH shifter looks incredible but I can't justify that price tag.

[@Kurissu_]

Very interesting video !

[@tanthonyazzopardi9362]

This is the greatest fucking iRacing Video I have ever seen, Fastest Sub click of my life!

[@davecamyt]

Appreciate that, thank you 😁

[@kibbo0]

1:30 One mistake Dave: Ford GT2 has the same kind of gearbox as GT1s have - flat upshift, throttle blip on downsifts, it should be listed with other cars at 7:40

[@davecamyt]

I just copied that text off the iRacing website 😁

[@ClaytonMacleod]

A couple of notes, maybe three. The Audi’s gearbox is actually broken and iRacing has refused to fix it. People get misshifts with it fairly often even when properly using the clutch. That should never happen with a synchromesh gearbox because the job of the synchromesh gears is to ensure that both gears have their speeds synchronized so that they will successfully mesh every time. It is basically impossible for it to not go into gear because of those synchros. And the Audi’s is the only synchro gearbox in iRacing that has this problem. We noticed this immediately upon the car’s release and complained over and over about it but iRacing never spent any time fixing it for who knows what reason. It should have been fixed long ago and should still be fixed. I doubt it ever will be. Which sucks. The second thing I wanted to touch on was the trouble/anomaly you think you’ve found with the Aston. I don’t know if there’s actually anything in the code that could cause what you see. However, you do have a habit that I think would contribute to the problem anyway. You tend to downshift incredibly early. To the point where I wouldn’t be surprised if it is causing some instability in the car that affects your braking zone performance. Every time I watch one of your racing videos I notice this immediately. “Holy crap, he’s downshifting super early.” I think in the case of the Aston you might just be trying to downshift before a downshift is even possible sometimes, and it is just blocking you from wrecking the engine. I wouldn’t be surprised if you’ve blown an engine before in a car that has no such protection because of how early you tend to downshift. You might do better if you work on delaying your downshifts a little bit. The car should be more stable and you should see a slight improvement in tire life, improving overall performance. Third is a minor one. Flat-shifting with the clutch versus lifting off the throttle is actually super close in performance. So close that it is practically negligible, and I prefer to shift the car the way you would in real life. You’d never shift any of those cars by keeping the throttle pinned and using the clutch. You’d burn up your clutch in no time. And before it burned up you’d be slow anyway from it slipping so much. You would only shift them by lifting off the throttle and ignoring the clutch. So I prefer to shift them that way just because it is proper. Yeah, lots of people claim it is faster to flat-shift, but close examination of telemetry shows this is not really correct. It is too close to call in every car I’ve tested. So I defer to how you’d actually do it in the real car, which is lifting.

[@blackmac1970]

I do love the Audi but don't like the multi class aspect of the series. I agree it would be great if iracing made this free and had a single make series. I think it would be very well received.

[@richmurphy8337]

interesting topic Dave

[@DonUtz1975]

Well described! There is also this official page listing the gear boxes and their handling on iRacing Website. While downshifting the dog box seq shifter you can actually hold the downshift for a few seconds and just blip when you wanna do the shift. With the H pattern dog box you can even pre-select the next gear and then eventually let the throttle cut do the gear change later.

[@Starfox_1FC]

That's interesting. Do you have a link to the mentioned iracing site? I never found such a list there...

[@DonUtz1975]

Just google for „iRacing transmission“. It should lead you to iRacing‘s knowledge base page „Transmission/Gearbox/Shifting Types & Method“.

[@DonUtz1975]

@@Starfox_1FC 3rd attempt to paste something here... Just search on the internet for iracing and gearbox. It should lead you to the iRacing FAQ page.

[@jaco6202]

Dave can you make a video explaining the setups on the Gt3

[@johnmifsud6007]

Gday Dave, what option preset do u have this on. As that also makes a slight difference. I leave auto clutch on as to a avoid stalls if hitting the wall

[@davecamyt]

Yes, pretty much just anti stall clutch for the same reason 😁

[@user-kb7el4qb6v]

thx for the Video

[@SirCarl_XVIII]

Maybe im blind, but I didn't see the 87 NASCAR on any of the lists. Surely it would be part of the final list shown right? I've only won 1 road race with that car (at the Glen), and its posssibly the hardest i've ever worked in iRacing.

[@davecamyt]

Yep, they are there 👍 kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppubm2unbc6hhLM&si=hvccZfht-XJep3zc

[@SirCarl_XVIII]

@@davecamyt Ah sorry. I am blind. My bad.

[@davecamyt]

@@SirCarl_XVIII it's ok, took me a long time to find it as I doubted myself 😁

[@rassiracing5104]

Semi auto sequential❌ flappy paddle gear box✅

[@gonzalopenafernandez1368]

Deserves doble like.

[@Etrius76]

Thank you for the Video. I experienced no disadvantages if I use AutoBlip for the GT1 for example. So in my opinion you don´t need to manually blip. Or am I wrong?

[@davecamyt]

You're right, there are no disadvantages of using auto blip with this gearbox as it's just as quick up through the gears. Auto blip when using a 'no fuel cut' gearbox will hurt your times though 👍

[@d-trillaa2766]

I have 100% felt that the blipping isn't as effective when the car is cold

[@youngbeliz6177]

Which one you find better : steering with screen or steering with separate screen ?

[@GrilledPixeIs]

Hey dave, would of loved to seen one of the v8 supercars, as in real life they have to heel and toe on downshifts, not just blip. But im not sure how iracing does it

[@davecamyt]

Exactly the same as I did in the Aston Martin. 😁

[@GrilledPixeIs]

@davecamyt awesome, I will love it see a video of the gen 3 supercars on iracing when they arrive and what they are like to drive!

[@mininoga]

Would you be so kind to share your precision sim profile?

[@bermudas6074]

Asseto Corsa also has this types of gearboxes? or all are syncramesh and semiautomatic?

[@richlavigne1505]

Dave.. the GR86 is a stick sequential, not paddles.

[@davecamyt]

I didn't say it was paddles 😁

[@richlavigne1505]

@ it’s on the list for paddles

[@kelbobk5]

Quick question: Is manual blip quicker than auto blip?

[@davecamyt]

On cars with a no cut gearbox yes. For the likes of the GT1 there is no speed advantage 👍

[@anticalgary]

I wish that iRacing would just tell you which it is.

[@srxshadow]

we pay way too much for this game for this not to be clearly explained -anyway, thanks for the good work Dave!

[@2TapsSimRacing]

i see why you edit it out

[@valdipietro]

You need to a little more experience with dog ring boxes in order to explain things properly.