HUGE Learning in Sim Race #2 (new track, kerbs & tyres)

I've just completed my second ever sim race in iRacing. Apart from iRacing being a lot of fun, here's some tips on learning a new circuit, car control and the new tyre model.
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[@Moonfaster]

The chase camera really shows how smooth his steering is.

[@wrxer79]

Completely agree, I'm slowing myself a little and focusing on being more smooth..one of those corners I just could never get it right, watching this I was like ok I need to slow down a little

[@HomeSlice_2424]

wrxer79 Definitely the right move! I’ve really realized in the past few months just how much faster slow and smooth is than wild and fast.

[@KurtVW]

Scott, I consider your main channel one of the secret weapons that took me from horrid to competent, but I really must insist that you stop blowing the cover off the secret source of my knowledge among the simmers and go back to your real racing only ;-) But seriously, loving the content and really enjoying watching you work your way thru some of the unexpected pitfalls of online racing (latency, over-optimistic drivers with no fear of death, etc). Keep it going man.. Great stuff.

[@serpotter]

Before Driver61 I always tried to mechanically memorize how to drive the track perfectly. I love that you always put emphasis on understanding how to drive fast, not just imitating by memory

[@gallantrkrl]

I am loving this new sim channel.

[@szarkoz]

Great video as usual. I'd love to see you try Skip Barber once you get out of rookies.

[@Delimon007]

I just wanted to say thanks for making these videos. I was already pretty fast but I did not recognize some of the things that I might have been doing or might not have been doing. An example being using dips in the track to turn the car more. now I actively try to pay attention to these things and I've become an even faster driver because of it. Keep up the good work, I plan on being here for a long time to learn as much as I can.

[@janebullock6469]

This series from way back has helped me considerably, starting with the video on vision, braking smoothness and now sim racing. Thank you so much!

[@hudsonlv426]

Having recently gotten back into iracing your vids have helped me so much already, really looking forward to the new season.

[@alviolampis]

EXCELLENT driving, EXCELLENT sportsmanship and EXCELLENT explaination as usual... TY so much Mr. Mansell 8) What about Loadcell braking pedals? Are you using it? How much you consider it as a "must have" hardware? One more time: TY!

[@mackamotorsport2593]

i saw on another one of his videos that they were v3 clubsports. I was surprised he wasnt running high end pedals instead of mid range ones. Get some heusinkveld/some other high end pedals Scott!!

[@RG-yn4eq]

@@mackamotorsport2593 - Sim racing hardware is only a little piece of the big picture. I know of sim drivers with some of the least expensive hardware going that are incredibly fast. Scott is displaying quite noticeably that competition driving is about learning, skill, getting a car to it's thresholds and being consistent in keeping it there. Excellent racecraft makes for better driving, better driving makes for more consistent race performance. It's not about what your racing with... It's about your approach to racing. Scott's contribution to the Sim Racing community clearly displays a professional drivers approach to racing and his instant results of back to back wins without having run countless laps. He's methodical, scientific, understands what to expect and how to get the driving platform serving him .vs. him serving it. Its simply awesome! Thanks Scott!

[@mackamotorsport2593]

@@RG-yn4eq Thanks captain obvious. My point was clubsports feel like toys while say huesinkveld dont and that coming from racing real cars it will be alot easier for HIM to transition too. Same with a direct drive wheel. Wrote absolutely nothing about them being required or more important than technique and skill. Thanks for the novel on whats completely obvious tho!

[@nwbasson]

We have 2 aliens in our league, one has a G27 and one was running a DFGT for quite some time. You don't need fancy equipment to be fast.

[@intersepter100]

@@nwbasson Yes I tend to agree to some extent, but at the same time I believe that let's say "better" equipment would be a help. Personally I think to get the most out of the car all be it virtual, the higher end equipment would be an advantage. Yes you can do well with the G27's and such, but I think that it's harder to get that faster time. I suppose it's down to the driving style of the driver, and what he expects or wants from the equipment, as in real life. I find with my sim rig at some levels it isn't up to the standard that is needed to get the most out of the car. Just my opinion. :)

[@fumoffu72]

It's great to hear you talk through these dynamics. Your IRL videos helped me a great deal too.

[@TerryCrouch59]

Every. Single. Video...gives me something new to add to my skills-to-learn sheet. Amazing, as always!

[@logo8009]

Thanks for talking about the tyres that I asked about in your last video. You really seem to flow smooth through the track. I can see the car is moves around more on the track with the updates but, you still make it look natural.

[@divineman1988]

Scott, please make a video about setting up cars, RWD, FWD and some explanation of those toe,bumps and all :)

[@joemcdonald9270]

Thank you for this series and your other videos. I'm seeing my times dropping a little at a time. Thanks!!!

[@dergrunepunkt]

Scott, maybe some day you can explain the difference on how to "manage" the tires, or take care of the tires during a race and how drivers extract everything out of them, for example, 2 laps before pit in. Cheers!

[@kekke2000]

Great video! A lot of the stuff you say in your videos pops up in my head when sim racing. It's awesome, maybe you have actually saved me a tenth here and there.

[@ptkwilliams]

Keep it coming -- super helpful as always!

[@Hermit_Wish]

I'm honestly glad this channel got recommended to me. I've learned a lot more here on this channel.

[@keesijzerman4584]

Just started Iracing as well, these vids are really interesting! And you've improved on the quality plus you've done something about the sound, I like it!

[@driver61simracing10]

I'm getting there!

[@bleakdecember5534]

You are Gold! Subscribed! Not ready yet for iRacing but I know I will eventually get to it

[@dondegroot8380]

Very informative and like the way you explain things. Keep up the good work!

[@el_teodoro]

Never drove before, just got a logitech driving force gt and followed your vids. You have helped me a lot although I still have a lot to learn.

[@lydiagould3090]

Thanks for this, it looks so smooth and accurate. My sim driving is so dreadful, I cant see the day I`ll ever be good enough to race online. I thought it would relate a bit more to reality driving on track. You did mention the pedalbox and steering wheel. I use a thrustmaster 150 wheel, with thrustmaster pedal box, no clutch and paddleshift only. Advice welcome.

[@Wangster1385]

If your pedal setup has a clutch it is very easy to remove the autoclutch setting i iRacing. Then the clutch pedal will work just as in real life (except for the physical feedback). And welcome to iRacing. I am learning a lot from your videos.

[@StoneHillRally]

Wish I had your videos when I started out back in the day so much information 🙌

[@dank4522]

Excited to see when you start racing at higher levels!

[@goebann4856]

I'm glad I subscribed to this channel.

[@DominicUliano]

Great video. Really interesting! Thank you

[@GalvaoSS]

Great video as always. 👌👏👏

[@jbaix]

Great video!! More iracing stuff, please!!

[@crunchieRL]

Great video. Informative and very interesting!

[@willstearns3603]

EVERY EXCUSES we have all used....God love ya....but track has been this way for years now....iRacing finally caught up....my "home town" track....I'm a Ct Yankee!!

[@Nikolayka7]

Hi, Scott! Nice video, but I can see, that your brake input in T1 is about 100%, its probably activates your ABS, which makes your car slower in iRacing(I know in real world, sometimes, e.g. in GT3 cars, drivers intentionally activate their ABS, but not in iRacing =) ). I think you will improve your lap times, if you will avoid using of ABS) You can feel that ABS is working by vibration on your steering wheel. Good luck, see you on track)

[@JesusChrist-vf3xd]

Nikolayka7 agreed only 70-75% needed in the mx5 in hard braking corners.

[@churchofpetrol]

I noticed this as well. Probably running a non load cell pedal.

[@johnsmith-oh2xo]

You telling me you guy's think you know more than a real race car driver lmao....

[@johnsmith-oh2xo]

Id like to see you tell that to max or lando when there in the sim lmao.....

[@SC-vd9vi]

Good stuff Scott, lots to think about. I really like that you explain in detail how the inputs affect the cars balance through a corner. If you want a bit more of a challenge give the SR8 Radical a whirl :)

[@wobblyrampack9655]

Scott drives Radical SR's (including SR8's) in real life so that would be very interesting!

[@1xRacer]

Wondering if you could cover V lines or angular lines vs racing line

[@Yosser70]

Love your videos mate, really helpful. Could you give any tips on looking ahead when using a single screen with a narrower field of view? You say about spotting apex’s but often they go out of view when taking a wide line. It’s especially difficult at hairpins for instance.

[@CharlesK441]

Awesome Scott Thank You! I had questions but as usual you answered them during the vid. I have definitely got better over time during racing but I tend to over drive at times which actually slows me down. Braking late, throttling to full to early etc. Thing is I know I shouldn't but its difficult during the heat of the moment. Looking forward to seeing you race with more experienced drivers. Do you have a goal to do a particular series. Or you really doing this purely for educational purposes Thanks again Race Ya Soon

[@cozymonk]

Just an FYI: you do not need to clutch downshifts for the MX-5 in iracing. You only need to blip the throttle. This way, you can use two-foot braking more consistently around the track and dong have to worry with heel toe (I'm honestly a little disappointed because I enjoy heel-toing, but I gotta go with the fastest approach).

[@Bubbi_177]

big big thanks from me i learn a lot from watching these vidios

[@iamchris0000]

Hi Scott. Firstly I just want to say how great both of your channels are and thank you for sharing all of your insights and experience! I have a question about the MX-5. A fair bit of time is spent on other iRacing channels talking about how the Mazda has ABS. The consensus among those channels is that 100% brake should be avoided because ABS slows the car worse than hitting the threshold. I can see that you are going 100% so I would love to hear your point of view on the game ABS and maybe your opinions on ABS in the real world on track. Cheers & thanks! Happy Racing!

[@driver61simracing10]

I'm not sure tbh, I've just focused on racing. IRL threshold braking is faster... Hopefully it is in iRacing too and I have time to find!

[@brianrasmussen2956]

Great video, thanks for sharing. :-)

[@blackness010]

Very interesting. like your videos.

[@onomatopoeidia]

Nice 1. Would love to see your technique in the lotus 49. Smooth driving is critical in that thing or = total chaos hehe.

[@jbaix]

I got #6 in division 2 this 2019S4 season in the advanced Mazda ;-) It would be nice to meet you in the track!

[@albertgandiamodol5311]

01:39 omg hahahahahaha I can't stop laughing! Your videos are teaching us a lot! But even masters keep learning from their own mistakes hehehehehee awesome moment!

[@nazart7830]

Can I please ask for braking exercises? In terms of improving how to trail brake and how to precisely release the brake pedal, how to know if you’re braking to much or to little, etc.

[@CryptikGaming]

i found out that all depends on your fisical setup. with the logitechs i would have the grafical inputs of the pedals just in front of eye view, so i could check mid braking and during the corner, how much i was aplying, and than trained myself to get better and better at it. of course u need to know exactly what trail braking is. and you should as well see the reaction of the car to it. So just have the inputs in your eye view. and do lots and lots of pratice laps on one circuit only, that you know well, your objective is to try and find the exact speed you need at corner entry to after hitting the brakes, keep them aplied and only release at the apex. if u find out you are losing the car because having brakes aplied,, means you are braking to hard probably. next time you go and try with less braking. always have a look at the inputs you doing. or go back into the replay and recheck what you doing on the inputs. For me was really that only. pratice a lot.. and finding the muscle memory and the coordination, to after aplying the brakes keep releasing them slowly and steady all the way to the apex. And watching the reaction of the car and learn that in some corners i should release the brakes faster for 20% and than slowly, other corners slowly all the way, others realease 70% and than keeping brake aplied for a small bit....

[@nazart7830]

d3vil plays thank you very much for taking the time to answer dude! I will do it!

[@TimurIskhodzhanov]

Create a custom layout in LFS and replay your runs in the "Show forces" mode. You'll quickly learn where you're overbraking and underbraking

[@FredbullGaming]

Nice vid once more, i am happy to see that what you say is allready what i use to do(or try to) A little tip on limerock (you would find it by yourself i know but time is money xd) If you take a later apex in turn 2 to stay inside on the exit it will allow you to pass the turn 3 flat out(perfect raceline is mandatory to not exit wide) giving you a good exit speed and if you are not first slipstream would allow you to place you to pass inside on the turn 4. Watch out with this manoeuver in rookie class, they could close the door right on you. I really hope you will make a full career on iracing with some debrief like you do now, it s really interesting to have a pro analyse on your iracing career evolution

[@slowanddeliberate6893]

Great video! What wheel and pedals do you use?

[@joanamatsushida8927]

I improve so mutch since i find your channel, You shoud charge a feed lol

[@stevep5789]

awesome video, but just a clarification - as of 12-9-19 the car has tire warmers, and the ND2 spec engine (more HP and higher redline)

[@smatchimo645]

you going to be doing any oval raving? i suppose its not the most fun thing to watch but the driving of it is pretty fun a lot of the time.

[@arturskibior]

I kind of wonder how fast/easy/hard(?)/slow(?) progression through iRacing's rating and licence can be for someone who knows what he's doing. Great vids btw, learned quite a few things from recent lap review videos... and golden nuggets are just keep coming!

[@vpilotnick4826]

Very easy. I mean, in 3 months with barely 50 races I got from Rookie to Class B. Not that hard :-) Now being in B I can start having real fights cause I've reached B and dont have to care about SR too much anymore hahaha

[@MitchGreene]

Try the Dallara F3 please. Also, set ups.

[@znatloz]

Your videos are very helpful and I immediatly watch them when I get the notification. I also use VRS and if you watch the tutorial videos from David Williams you see, that his maximum brake input is about 50%. I guess this is different to the real world and you might gain alot of time by reducing your maximum brake input from 100% to 50%. you gain a lot of grip in the turn because the tires won‘t heat up that much.

[@Rubiks694]

That was probably with the old tyre model. Because with the V6 version (now old) colder tyres were faster. So the first lap out of the pits was the quickest. The new V7 model fixes that issue. Maybe still worth a try though.

[@DJAlessandrini]

The new abs engagement point is around 75% of brake pressure. 😘

[@2sthimo449]

Actually in iRacing you can also bend your floor geometry aswell when you drive over a sausage kerb. Depends on the car, but LMPs need to repair a lor from hitting the kerbs for examples and others have issues aswell

[@driver61simracing10]

Really! Interesting.

[@zretil]

Cones can also cause damage when they get stuck under the car.

[@vpilotnick4826]

@@driver61simracing10 Yeah thats true. Or the F3 for example. Ride over this kerb and your suspension is broken :D awesome damage model

[@2sthimo449]

@@driver61simracing10 fyi this new Season 1 2020 Patch added the new damage model to the Formula 3 car and there you dont really bend anything, but you break your suspension for hitting high kerbs with open wheelers. The only other car that has it yet is the Skip Barber With the old damage model you dont really lose parts like with the new one. Your car is a little like plasticine and bends/deforms when you get damage. That damage generally either screws your handling or your top speed. My example for floor damage comes from the LeMans 24h some friends and I did and one of them hit the sausage kerb in the last corners really hard. Car was visibly perfect, but we were down like ~10kph on the straight, so it likely reshaped the floor Doubt that happens with GTs though because they are generally super damage resistant and dont work as close to the ground as an LMP1 does

[@coleharvey6303]

What a Pro!

[@willstearns3603]

In that chicane the IMSA cars SCREAM their way threw....you should find your way to Limerock Park some time

[@poppydee2087]

Thank you for the video. I'm not on PC platform yet. ZI have a PS4 at the moment and spend the majority of my time on F1 2019. I play a lot of GT Sport also. Can you do some F1 videos? I feel like I spend a fair amount of time practicing and building a good setup, but I feel like I'm losing time in the corners. I concentrate on trail braking but everything happens so quickly it's hard to know at the time if I'm doing it properly. When I watch my recordings it's hard to judge because I'm not a processional so I dont have a trained eye. My other issue is that I won't remember what I was actually feeling at the time in order to justify my inputs. I love the channel and look forward to learning technique as you learn this new platform, whether you make an F1 video or not

[@rafaelalves9864]

Thank you for the tips! Are you using the "heel and toe" technic on the sim?

[@gabrielmarques4532]

it seems like he is

[@AceHardy]

👑

[@BladeRunner031]

In the future when you are familiar with iRacing you can set up community race sometimes, It would be fun I think?! Gl in your new career 😁

[@driver61simracing10]

Yes! This'll be fantastic!

[@ThalisUmobi]

Ohhhh, that will be awesome!!! I'll definitely try to join!

[@BladeRunner031]

@@driver61simracing10 Great!Also I saw comments about braking.You do brake to hard,you not feel in the wheel ABS is kicking hard?Let ABS help you but try to brake like car doesn't have ABS.On old tire model stopping distance was longer with ABS and you would overheat tires.I believe it's the same with new model but I'm not 100%sure. That is why on many iRacing. videos you can see max 80% brake pressure initially. So weird to give advice about racing to driver coach haha

[@RG-yn4eq]

Very nicely done Scott. I've been telling people for quite some time to check out your "Driver University Series" at driver61.com. *EVERY DRIVER* should watch those videos which explain in wonderful detail, corner types, angle of attack, braking techniques, spotting brake markers and *SO* much more. IMHO your University Series videos are literally the unequivocal *BEST* driver training videos I have ever encountered.

[@driver61simracing10]

Wow! That's very much!

[@yninjay]

Love the snarky white text

[@enzogfs4119]

Do you race in VR or do you use triple screen set ?

[@hbharrison1984]

you get your own personal VR setup yet? lol You loved it before ...in a video with Simtech last year

[@driver61simracing10]

Yes, I'm using a simtechpro setup with VR

[@WalterBurton]

👍👍👍

[@964tractorboy]

Do you detail your SIM setup anywhere? I'm interested in getting started but have no knowledge of what is a realistic entry point for steering, pedals and so on.

[@poppydee2087]

There are a ton of videos that highlight SIM hardware. From entry level to high end. You'll find reviews also. I started with Logitech G29. I've upgraded to Thrustmaster Rs300. I'm trying to save for a direct drive wheel now. Not sure, but I'm assuming that's hat Mr. Mandela is using. Maybge Santa will notice that I've been a very good boy this year😁

[@LuisGarcia-pr9yb]

I've been in sim racing for a short period of time (a year) and can say that i have improved, my lap times say so but I think I choose a wrong platform to start with, too much dirty dirvers people with no respect for other dirvers, so many dirty an unethical maneuvers done in one single race for instance. I enjoy racing but too much people don't understand terms like hold your line, clean overtaking, some people even think that when you are leaving them room they got to run over you because they are better than you. Sorry for the rant but I enjoy watching your videos and your advices are quite useful. I play GT sport so you might imagine some races are like a piranha fest mixed with a angry crowd on steroidssnd and out of control. Keep the good work.

[@kresimircosic9035]

Did you try Live For Speed?

[@ale-lp]

How big is the screen you're using? Based on the footage here you're using a huge FOV, I've found that using the correct one helps a lot with the general feeling and awareness, even if you loose some visibility. Can't discuss with the results though, you're killing it!

[@driver61simracing10]

Cheers! I'm using VR, it's just the reply that I leave on the normal cockpit view. I need to sort it out though!

[@ale-lp]

@@driver61simracing10 Oh cool! It looks fine on the video, I just felt that driving with that FOV would've been a bit uncomfortable.

[@xavierbellamy6112]

Don’t use 100% brake input, abs chews up tires in iRacing and it’s a lot faster and you can brake later if you brake at about 75%

[@Bralph888]

The curbs will bend and damage your car over time if you hit them enough, more and more damage the strikes you make

[@CurtisBooksMusic]

I really wish these games would allow you to learn in chunks.

[@renereiche]

Do you race exclusively in VR? Because there the Field-Of-View is always correct automatically. Your replays have a very wide FOV that wouldn't be correct if you raced without VR on your TV setup. Of course some people don't mind having the depth perception all wrong when they at least can see a little outside the driverside window and also get a higher sense of speed from a wide-angle FOV... that's fine, but I think it should be a conscious decision and many people just don't know about the effect of FOV settings. So look it up, if you didn't know about it. iRacing has a built-in FOV calculator that can help you.

[@ohsoleohmio]

yes the exact FOV needs to be calculated according to monitor size eye distance etc , our brain calculates distance much more effectively given the exact same perspective we see and live with in real life , we may be slower initially as our peripheral vision may be reduced which is also a helping factor as is three monitors or VR but even without seeing apex you drive faster. we need the reference point just like entering every corner exactly the same means learning 12 corners instead of 12 thousand if he wants to be fast hes going to need to explore the limits and stick on them at every corner entry simple easy basics we can all do but only aliens are seen doing...

[@richysracing9524]

How you you think, assetto comperes to iracing, you should try rfactor 2 to if you want maximum feel, I love rf2 for force feedback, I feel iracing is dated ffb I kmow they have new tire models but I didn't like the feel of it, But there's no getting away from iracing in online race's so far ahead for competition, Or try sim racing system for assetto

[@jayvkman]

Tire model and FFB are separate things. iRacing's FFB only models forces felt through the steering wheel IRL. There are extensions that add feedback to iRacing that is otherwise only felt through the seat like G-forces, suspension travel, engine vibration, etc.. my AccuForce wheel comes with Sim Commander which enhances the FFB outputs with various other components, it helps.

[@churchofpetrol]

Coanda Simsport colors, eh? Someone has high hopes for their iRacing career ;)

[@felchs]

Why don't you try to win the F1 world championship e-sports? Is the F1 game a good simulation?

[@felchs]

@bomarfield I doubt, how can you be so sure?

[@imbana2]

May I ask why people always half braking in iracing but I watch you are full braking sometimes?

[@driver61simracing10]

Maybe I'm braking too much at the start...

[@CharlesK441]

I'm guessing this is fixed setup. The Advanced Mazda enables you to tweak the setup to your liking for the track your racing

[@DJAlessandrini]

The new tire model requires much more braking force than the old one. You used to get maximum braking just tickling the abs which was at 50%. Now abs is at 75% and the car still stops pretty well if you lean into it.

[@737simviator]

3/4 brake equals full

[@TChapman500Gaming]

Perhaps you could review some of my videos and tell me what I'm doing wrong?

[@jonmcdonald713]

i hit the rear kerb and it bent up the whole front of my car DONT TOUCH THE RED KERBS

[@Atticvs32]

Are you winning all your races? :P

[@driver61simracing10]

Yeah I'm doing ok, apart from the ones where I jumped the start by mistake...

[@PazLeBon]

2nd race lol

[@arccrenshaw8391]

no need to clutch for downshifts in this car on this sim.

[@chrisbermudez4120]

Just out of curiosity has anyone else felt that the new tire model is actually slower?

[@asparceproton1]

Maybe a little bit.

[@Sparrowash97]

A race driver using auto clutch????....

[@Blacktop503]

Iracing hehe Tyre model 7. And still rubbish. Give it a rest Iracing. Talk to Reiza about sorting Physics and FFB. You would be the best SIM out there for sure Iracing/Reiza!! And if you want to test a cars physics give Automobilista a try and gives us your feedback!