My First Ever Race on iRacing

[@JDisLimitless]

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[@JochenDRS]

Thank you so much to everyone who used the link! And a big thank you to JD offcourse! 💚

[@striker11500]

@@JochenDRS Ive jumped in IRicing, ive used your link. Enjoy bruv! :)

[@JochenDRS]

@@striker11500 thank you so much mate! Really appreciate it 🙏🏼💚

[@feykn8500]

In rookies the only thing you need to focus is your SR. Just dont get offtracks or any contacts if possible (offtracks is 1x and contacts with another car is 4x). Even you start from the pits, you will be fine, doesnt matter if you finish 1st or last. If you just focus on getting that SR up, you'll get out of rookies really fast. Keep this series up, love it. Keep doing what you do. Edit: Also in those cars you just have to send it sideways sometimes to get the full lap time ahah

[@Stain3610]

+1 and once you get out of rookies, the next series i would recommend is the simlabs production challenge, its a 'multiclass' series, but 95% of the entries are Mx5's so in practise its a 25 minute, 30 car mx5 race, which is significantly more interesting than the short 15 min, 12 car rookie races. That series was my main series for 2 - 3 seasons, the racing is great!. Welcome to iRacing JD, we shall watch your career with great interest :P

[@pedrosilvaproductions]

True. I got out of rookies in maybe 5 races or so, never got much contact (think the most I got was maybe 9 points because I was rear ended once but nothing special)

[@MattRadical]

100%. I started from the pits quite a bit in Rookies just to get out. Worked very well. Just kept to myself which meant the races were clean xD

[@johnmaurer3097]

@@pedrosilvaproductions i got out of rookie in 3 races only to discover I hate the D class cars. Now I’m back in the Mazda and Formula Vee because they’re fun. I bought the Porsche RSR and Daytona only to realize I have no clue how to drive that fast. Getting out of rookie seems critical until you do. Then life comes at you fast

[@OldSlow]

This is such bullshit advice. In rookies you learn how to race, how to avoid accidents, both your own and those sending from the back. Also not forget that racecraft thats heaps better to learn in a slower car than anywhere else. More than enough clowns that only focused on SR and dont know how to drive in higher classes.

[@jackishy1261]

Keep playing iracing, I’d recommend getting overlays and an app called crew chief, which allows it to talk to you during the game, kinda like Jeff, best app for overlaps is racelabs, just focus on sr and find another series to race is as Mazda isn’t known for clean fair racing

[@hmp01]

crew chief might be one of my favourite addons ever out of any game. it just feels so natural it's freaking amazing, who ever made that did a top job!

[@CJBarry55]

Vee is better than the Mazda just fyi, especially if you have a karting background.

[@CJBarry55]

Vee also has a good top split community. Lot of 4-5k guy and one 10+k guy. Good racing, good community.

[@DanWalker97_]

Also to get set up the proper FOV

[@JDRacing-j2v]

Crew chief is a must

[@xSmithyx]

YESSSS!! We'll have to get you hooked onto the endurance racing ;)

[@JochenDRS]

Oh yes please!

[@StevenRidders]

Your strategy in rookies is not to place well but to have clean races. Once you reach C Class you can start the iRating journey.

[@cmdreffietrinket]

Not to be contrary, but I raced through Rookies. In 12 years, I have never raced for safety rating, to me, that is not why one gets into a race car, real or virtual. Just focus on racing smart and race even smarter when those around you are losing it, ie. in Rookies.

[@aledmb]

that's not the mentality in any sport, in any level... of course, rookies in an online sim are dangerous, but you should not tell people to act like that.

[@josephbargo5024]

“Rookies” are not dangerous. Low iRating is dangerous because they are unpredictable or new. Rookie series in general are the most active series, and high split races are some the best races in sim racing.

[@josephbargo5024]

Although, if you’re only goal is to get to a certain car or series, farming safety rating is fine. Start at the back and hot lap. People that get in this habit tend to have good pace eventually but no race craft.

[@Hadiplaysmusic]

LOVE that you're trying different sims! More iRacing please!!

[@sincity_steve]

A quick tip in using Crew Chief, you can talk to your engineer, and the first thing I do in a race is give the commands for "Pitstop clear all" and "Pitstop fast repair". What this does is tell iRacing to clear the check boxes for tire changes and fuel changes during a pitstop which you dont ever need for a sprint race, and then check the box for fast repair (you get 1 per race), and this will save you tons of time if you do have to come into the pits. You can also manually change these in your black boxes by unchecking them, but its much easier to do voice commands with CC. Bind a button on your wheel to talk to Crew Chief.

[@cganilo]

You're going to love this...Welcome to the endless rabbit hole of iRacing!

[@shakendrake]

Love the move to iRacing!! It's really a blast! So your license class is only dependent on your safety rating. Safety rating is calculated by "incidents per corner," so the more corners you turn without an incident point (1x off track, 2x loss of control/barrier contact, 4x car contact, etc.), the more your safety rating will increase. If you get to a 3.0 SR, your license will be promoted at the start of the next season (seasons are 13 weeks long), but if you get to a 4.0 you'll get an instant license promotion. If you drop below a 2.0, you get a license demotion at the start of the next season, or if you hit a 1.0 you get an instant license demotion (nowhere lower to go than Rookies, and once you're in D class you can't be demoted to Rookies, but something to keep in mind as you climb the ranks). When you hit a full number (2.0, 3.0, etc.), you get a .40 SR bump to avoid flip-flopping licenses too much - but this works both ways: .40 bump up when you go from 2.9 to 3.0, and a .40 bump DOWN when you go from 3.0 to 2.9. Also be careful, the higher your SR, the easier it is to lose SR! The higher your license class, the more cars you'll be able to race! I highly recommend the Skip Barber cars in D class - some of the most fun cars on the service, super slidey! The Ferrari GT3 is a good purchase too though, as you can use it in higher class races as well. iRating is invisible to you during Rookies - you start at either 1200 or 1300 I believe, but you won't see your actual iRating until you reach D Class. You were correct, your split is determined by your iRating! Say a single split has 20 cars. The registered drivers with the top 20 iRatings will be in "top split," or the highest split, then the next 20 highest will be in the next split, and so on. Full skill-based matchmaking. iRating doesn't really matter, but it's a fun thing to try to grind and improve! I recommend trying some other disciplines as well. Oval may seem boring cause it's just left turns, but it's lots of super close, door-to-door racing, and almost a completely different skillset! Dirt oval and dirt road are fun to dabble in as well, but might as well take full advantage of the service. Happy to help with any more info you need!

[@shakendrake]

Couple other notes: - your tire life/temp black box is NOT live! It only resets once you're in the pits. - in Rookies and some D-class races, you get 1 "quick repair," which resets all your car damage. In these short races, I would recommend deselecting your gas refill and tire change before coming into the pits. That way, you can just go into your pit, stop, instantly repair, and get back on track without having to wait the full 30 seconds or so! - yes, tracks are set weekly for each series! You can find the schedule online, tracks change at 12a GMT on Tuesdays - I recommend racing with the "Relative" black box on, so you can know where cars are around you. Specifically nice for avoiding pulling back onto track right in front of someone, or knowing if the car behind you is for position or the leaders (red = lap(s) ahead of you, blue = lap(s) behind you) - blue/yellow flag is the same as the solid blue flag - take advantage of the "protest" system for guys intentional wrecking and things. Looks like the dude who took you out might have been the guy who hit you when you spun before, so was probably salty and want revenge. There's some good videos out there outlining how to file a protest properly, but iRacing looks very poorly on intentional wrecking

[@DanWalker97_]

Goated comment hope he sees it

[@cmdreffietrinket]

Hi, I strongly advise that you keep F3 displayed for the most part during your race, keeping an eye on where others are around you; tyre temps or tyre wear aren’t really things to worry about outside endurance events. F3 can alert you to faster cars approaching and is very helpful if you spin, by helping you to see if other cars are approaching as you rejoin.

[@Pokeyy]

The tyre info doesn’t update unless you pit anyways. The only way to get live tyre temps and pressures is through the dash, if the car allows it/has it irl. It simulates the way you’d check tyre temps/pressure/status irl, by taking temps on the tyre in the pits, or when taking them off. Very few cars have live tyre readings.

[@JochenDRS]

Thank you so much for the credits!❤ Its a pleasure helping you out with this 🙏🏼

[@alpha007org]

You're iRacing? I must've misremember you for someone else...

[@JochenDRS]

@@alpha007org yeah but i played the F1 games quite a lot as well, but the last game i played competitively was F1 2020

[@alpha007org]

@@JochenDRS I was talking with someone about doing ACC race after JD stream but he said he's on the console.

[@marcoschmitz263]

Hi, seasoned iRacer here There's a few things that came to mind in terms of tips for more enjoyment and better driving. One very important tip I always give new iRacers is to use the Relative black box by pressing F3 which shows you the gaps in front and behind so you always know when there's a car approaching. This will be very handy whenever you find yourself in a crash and want to rejoin the onto the racetrack. Another tip I have is to use an FOV calculator to put your field of view to the correct value which will make driving feel more natural. Looking forward to see your progress!

[@MrGlockshna]

Couple things, 1. Make sure your FOV is set appropriately if it's not already. Google around for an FOV calculator. There's plenty of resources out there. 2. I'd recommend installing crew chief for iRacing and disable the built in spotter. Crew chief looks intimidating to set up at first but spend 25 minutes looking through it and setting it up, then it's set it and forget it. Miles better than the built in spotter, and it has voice commands for things like asking if you have damage and so on. You can also set it to give you periodic reports on other drivers around you, and tell you what corners you're strong in and what corners you're weak in compared to the field/leaders. That's just the start. Play around with it and you won't regret it. 3. Your goal in rookies should be to survive the races with as few incidents as possible so you can move out of rookie races. You can still drive the same car, but once you're out of rookies you'll be matched with people of similar skill and the quality of racing drastically increases. Good luck and have fun!

[@Feys_]

"In iRacing, Blue Flag (with yellow diagonal stripe) behaves a little bit differently than in the real world. The flag in the sim is just there to tell you that there is a faster car approaching behind you. Drivers are not obligated to obey the blue flag but are obligated to hold their racing line and should take notice of it and let the faster car pass by safely and cleanly."

[@JochenDRS]

True!

[@Otakahunt]

Its actually the same in real life too... only in series like F1 do they require the slower car to move aside, in many other real life major series you dont have to. Like Nascar or endurance, same mistakes occur there aswell as on iRacing where people do unexpected things and end up crashing the faster car. :D

[@Alan-ww8vi]

Correction: In every form of motorsport except F1, a blue flag is an advisory and there is no requirement to pull over and give way.

[@deced123]

Would 100% recommend getting a cheap round wheel, the dirt rally one is great for stuff like the mazda's, so much easier to catch little moments with it and you can let go and catch it easier without risking your hand. Biggest thing with iracing to get licenses fast is just have super clean races. doesn't matter if you come last, if you're on 0x at the end of a long race you'll get license upgrades quicker :).

[@RickV6]

Just try and enjoy it. Don't trust anyone (it's a shame) lapped drivers will try and race you, sometimes spoiling good battles. Fast driver's sometimes don't qualify and start at the back so they can do the last to first thing. Ratings take a while to amass(e.g 0.2 for clean races, while if you get bumped into a few times you can lose a large amount. Have fun 👍🏁🏁. Also, the dirty driving doesn't stop at rookies it's a the way up to a class and there is no point in defending your position because they'll take you out anyway, then they'll hit the sorry button or blame "net code". Better to let them past and get a position lower than finish in the gravel. I'm all for good, hard, fair, pressure racing but not many are. Sorry for the gripes, I hope you enjoy your experience ✌️🏁🏁

[@88Renix]

One of the best tips for me was: You can join a already started race by click the blue button "watch race". Then you can race with them as a ghosted car. So u can get a good feeling for a upcoming race, or do your first mistakes/crashes without effecting on your SafteyRating/IRating. Thx @ Matt Malone at this point. 😉 ✌️♥️

[@bringersbob]

I recommend always using the relative black box when in any online session.

[@Otakahunt]

the keybind for it is F3 i think, dont forget hes a new player and doesnt necessarily know keybinds let alone whats "relative black box". :P

[@javisv]

Yes, F3. And the tyre info doesn't update during race so it's useless.

[@bringersbob]

@@javisv it updates as soon as you change tires unfortunately. It's rather confusing cos you look at it after you changed rubber and it looks like they are gone. But that's the info on the old rubber. Not the new. Rather silly if you ask me. But the relative black box thankfully doesn't show this useless information. You can also click the arrows left and right of the box to cycle thru them. I feel naked without relative on

[@LDFR]

Welcome to iRacing JD! Really enjoy your F1 videos but as an iRacer myself I was so stoked to see that you’re gonna start racing on the service! I can highly recommend the Formula 4 (ir-04 series). It’s not always clean, but it’s great fun! Good luck! 😊

[@-AthleteInAction-]

Show the incidents and crashes at the end. Its always fun and interesting. Also safety rating is the most important thing to move up in licenses.

[@KinGzeDK]

1: Setup your wheel and pedals correctly. Use the recommended fanatec setting that you can easily find via google. Enable linear mode for DD wheel. If you have load cell brake set force factor to 0.0. 2: Install "Crew Chief" application and disable in-game spotter. 3: When you are on the grid before the race starts hit F4 to disable refueling. Then hit F6 to disable tire change. You don't need those in the short rookie races. Finally hit F3 to show the relative box, which gives you info on relatives to the nearest 6 cars. 4: In rookies, drive slow and safe. It's mayhem down there since everybody thinks they are pros. It'll be better in the upper classes. 5: Race more than practice. Learn the track in practice and learn to race in races. Racing is much more fun!

[@hobbyracer2814]

On the right side of your screen you had the tyre info indicator open. If you switch between the buttons F1 to F9 you can change to different type of info you can get. F1 does show you some general information about the session (your last lap time, driver ahead and behind, laps or time to go, your incident points, ...). The other info screens from F2 to F9 can show you the relative, fastest laps, in-car adjustments (like brake bias), pit stop adjustments (like tyre change, re-fuel amount), ... I would recommend switching through these during a race, especially if you need to do a stop. I always found the first screen most important, if you don't uns a third party overlay, but the relative is also very important. Then in this race you did a stop and you did re-fuel and change tyres. You can switch that off in the pit adjustments. Also the rookie races and d-class races have 1 fast repair stop available, where you get your damage repaired instandly, normally that could take up to 30 minutes. Lastly in rookie races you don't have to matter about your position. Just keep the ...x as low as possible to get out of rookie class as possible. A minor contact gives you a 0x, an off-track is a 1x, sometimes a chain reaction of small contacts can give you a 2x and lastly a bigger contact gives you a 4x. In rookie races you get DSQ'ed at 17x

[@Nico19907]

Hey JD, usually u have one free repair in rookie. This means u dont have to wait. It took u so longt in the pits because the crew changed ur tyres. If u buind some buttons for ur blackbox (its like the MFD in F1) u can switch off the tyre change (and refuel). Like many other people said: u shouldnt focus on ur placement in the race, but to race as clean as possible.

[@MadRS]

Just a couple of things to make rookies a little easier. 1. Use the Relative black box (F3) to show where cars are around you and also if there is a car coming when re-entering the track. One of the biggest mistakes people make is panicking to get back on track and they pull on infront of someone and ruin both of your races. 2. When you do crash (everyone does) you will get a "fast repair". While on the grid go through you black boxes and uncheck fuel and tyres (F4 and F5 from memory). In this race you were in the pits for 30sec because the tyres were changed and they fill your tank. You don't need that. 3. Getting out of rookies is all about clean races and not placing well. You'll get out of rookies quicker at the back of the field with no incident points than at the front and averaging 10 or more incidents per race.

[@GregReinacker]

Glad to see you on iRacing! A few thoughts - 1. Personally I didn’t enjoy the Mazda in rookies; Formula Vee was much more fun for me, and it was a quick trip out of rookies with it. You might give it a shot and see which car you like better. 2. As others have mentioned, the black box (which showed “tire info” in the video) can be switched to other things; you can map a button to switch it. Most people set it on “relative” during the race, and also switch it to the fuel and tire change boxes when going to the pits. 3. Consider installing Racelab so you can have some overlays for, say, standings and relative times. You might not need them when racing, but it’s nice for viewers. 4. When you see people in a race intentionally wrecking people (seemed like there were two in your vid), save a replay and protest them. They’ll get anything from a warning to a suspension, and it’s important for the community that people report these things. 5. The box you had up during qualifying that showed sector times- you can switch modes in there to compare vs all time best, or session best, so you can see deltas as you drive vs whichever you want to see. You can map a button to switch modes there also - I think it’s tab by default. Can’t wait to see more! 🎉

[@bigyeetuz5302]

Looking forward to this series JD!

[@billbaggins1688]

I have been very much enjoying watching your races, and your journey from arcadey F1 to appreciating the simulators more, and to enjoying the cockpit view. I recently upgraded my PC to enable me to play VR - with the aim being to play MS Flight Simulator in VR, which is now an incredible experience. I also have been a long time racing sim fan, and I play Automobilista 2 in VR. It is an amazing experience. I think you would absolutely love the immersion that having depth of field permits. As well as being able to look into your turning apex, and to check your mirrors as you would do in real life. I only have a quest 2, and it is pretty bloody good for the price - I would recommend it as an entry level product. I think very soon I am going to make the iRacing plunge, as I am sure I would love the thrill of pvp racing. If I am good enough lol. I am now officially an 'older gamer' and the 90% setting on Automobilista 2 gives me a challenge these days. Anyway, enjoy your content. Get yourself a VR headset for Chrissy!

[@LearnerDriver86]

Just started my Iracing career last week after I got fed up of f1 22, loving it so far and hopefully see you on track.

[@oceshadow1310]

I recommend getting JRT, it is a timing/fuel app, so if you get into a series where there is a pit stop or more than that will really help. I have been using it since I was at about 2.5k iRating (early 2021) and now I am 7k iRating (few days ago) and I have been doing a series that has a bit less people meaning that I gain less iRating (Supercars Series). I would love to see you one day join me in the infamous V8 Supercars. FYI you start on 1350 iRating. The iRacing community is for the most part a very kind community so if you ever need any help with anything just ask and there should always be someone to help you. 😊

[@JG-vo8ey]

I went from F1 to league racing a BMW M2 CS in rFactor2 i learned you need to overdrive the car a bit more and like you say keep momentum is essential in these slower cars with less hp and less downforce, every mistake is much more noticable in track time

[@davejuniorsimracer]

Nice Video ❤. Great to see you finally over on PC sims. Remember racing with you on Xbox F1 games i move over to PC sims a few yrs ago. Really nice stuff hope you enjoy your journey! Also now that your on Iracing having overlay is a real tool! RACELABS is excellent. Also Crew Chief for spotter & lastly maybe tradingpaints. 💯✨ Don’t forget to uncheck tyres and fuel before the race start you have 1 Fast repair in rookie series. this is a setting you can have automatically done for you. Load of iracing videos for this stuff online

[@TheDjOfChoice]

Look at the FoV calculator in the options tab in the graphics section, once you sort that you will be good When you pit in rookie you should turn off change tires & fuel, you don’t need tires or fuel, that’s just wasted time, you will find that in your pit section of the black box you also get one instant free repair but you need to check that box in your black box, map buttons on your wheel to scroll left and right on the black box and navigate to Pit, and map buttons to make changes The best advice for setting the game up will come by watching ones who did it already such as Dan Suzuki, Dave Cam or Samsoid

[@iiCoNxNC]

Finally You have come around my friend.

[@budracin88]

Quick tip. Keep the F3 black box up. It's the Relative. Shows who is around you and interval. Shows if they are a lap ahead (red name), same lap (white name), or lap behind (blue name). Also tires only update after you pit not in real time. GG.

[@matthewrivera4640]

We should see if good old Jimmy will do endurance racing with you 😊

[@LucasMir0]

Tip for the force feedback: When you're on track, change the black box to Graphics Adjustments ( F9 Key ), there is a FFB Strength option, you can adjust your FFB while you drive, very useful to do some fine tuning since the Force Feedback varies between cars and tracks.

[@TheSnaveeelPlaysGames]

Lots of people saying “the only thing you should focus on is safety rating” and while I understand their point, racing is racing. There’s no rush to get out of rookies.

[@Jaymes27]

In Rookies and D class series, there is a free fast repair in the pits shown in the pit box black box. You will be able to come in to the pits and just stop and go with a fixed car, you should go in and uncheck tires and fuel as they are not needed and just waste time. Can also change the app.ini file to start by default with fuel and tires unchecked.

[@ronaldnoble8297]

I've also just started playing iRacing coming from F1 2022 and to be fair some of the lobbies are not much better. One thing I noticed is it all feels so much more serious. Heart rate is going. I think the best advice is to race clean, and consistent. Some of the races can be really good and clean, others you get hit by someone and end up losing a lot of safety rating.

[@midpoint3871]

hey good to see you on iracing. don't listen to others saying you need to farm SR in rookies. I raced out of them right away by actually racing. You know how to race in a pack you'll be alright, that advice is good for actual rookies, but if you want to progress and learn to race in a pack cleanly racing that way is actually hurting yourself in my opinion at least. See ya in F4/F3. I haven't touch f1 22 since the day I downloaded iracing. Set up the profiles on fanalabs if you haven't. They really do make the FFB that much better from car to car. Also look into the racelabs overlays. You get a lot of great information from them once you set it up, running order, lap times, delta to other cars and track map if you want. very useful.

[@kbeatz1001]

Just an FYI, your tire page on the Black Box only gives info on the tires AFTER you pit and the crew takes them off to "inspect" them. There isn't much if any benefit to leaving that page of the box up. You're best bet is to leave the Relative on during races. Good to see you on the game JD!!

[@micahlemmel-hay6134]

I would recommend having the live gap display in the bottom right, as well as the delta information on screen. both are a huge help in the actual races.

[@babiiblueboi]

That was some pretty awesome content. It’s great to see you on IRacing. Can’t wait to see you grow, on this journey. Keep going .

[@yolfa7029]

Just for a tip not much people know, as soon as the offical practice, qualification, and race start your Safety rating is affected, so be careful as qualification X will affect your overall sr at the end of the race. It's 0.5 in practice, 0.5 in quali and 1 in race, multiplicator of inc. So i recommend if you want more sr that you continue to do laps to up your sr even in quali after ur 2 laps

[@AyrSpeed]

Hey, heads up on rejoining the track. Glad to see you're enjoying the sim, but please do check relative before cutting across a live track. Also, quick repairs are instant, but you likely had tyres and fuel checked on your pit box. Have fun!

[@DesdeCeroPR]

Always have your relative in sight. Helps a lot with safety and awareness.

[@jsnclemons]

You can save a lot of time in the pits when you are forced to get repairs by unchecking tires and fuel in the black box at the start of the race. There's no need to take tires or fuel in any Rookie class races. Great video!!

[@LionAndALamb]

I love this circuit. The last corner is slow in, fast out. If you try to carry too much speed, you're slow down the straight.

[@TylerGodwin88]

Biggest tip I can give that improved my driving and racing is the correct FOV and either triples or VR. I prefer triples but those two things are a must if you asked me.

[@christopherdavis6213]

1) Maybe turn down the FFB or tweak it a bit to keep from breaking your wrist :) 2) When driving Mazda's, you have quick repairs, which gets you back out on track. However, make sure you tick off fuel and tyres, otherwise you will have a really heavy car and spend way too long in the pits (even with your damage, the pit stop would have been immediate without those ticked on) 3) Please put on the relative so you can see incoming traffic, especially when trying to rejoin. 4) You can save clips of a race and report. Whatever blue did at the end was definitely reportable. I rarely report, but with stuff like that, it helps keep the racing a little cleaner. Better to have a rookie learn now that head hunting is not appropriate than later. Great to see you on the service. It's definitely a blast.

[@marka8]

Was waiting for this, welcome to Iracing! Looking forward to the content.

[@Koko-pg8wu]

One of the best racing games out there! Since I made the switch from f1 code masters games the experience has been soooo much better!

[@austinmagill344]

On Iracing, there is safety rating (SR) and Irating (IR). Your safety rating (SR) is affected by how many X's you get in a race. You get 1x for going off-track, 2x for spinning and 4x for contact with another driver. Your main goal to earn new licenses is to finish races with as low X's as possible. Once you start earning Irating (IR), it will go up or down depending on your finishing position. The higher your irating (IR) is, the stronger the other drivers will be. Think of it as skilled based matchmaking. =D

[@r3nash]

welcome to iRacing. Was waiting for you to show up.

[@jtburn7862]

As mentioned, use the F3 relative for awareness on track. You mentioned a guy taking other cars out. Please protest him if you think it deliberate. The car that took you out at the end also looks like it could have been a deliberate action. Study the replay from the other drivers view and decide. You do not have to be directly involved to protest a driver. I have known a driver spectating in the session to do so before. Concentrate on having incident free races to improve your safety rating and progress out of rookies. I have been in Iracing for over 12 years now and still absolutely Love it. It is frustrating at times but as you progress and drive against better drivers it can be extremely intense and rewarding.

[@noideratestreams6306]

A few tips, -Always have the relative black box open on the bottom right, it shows lapped and car a lap ahead of you and generally give you more situational awareness -Try to get out of rookie asap, it's a idiot test not a skill test quoted by another KZbinr -Also unlike F122, you don't have to be either on the throttle or brakes at all times, you can let the car coast around corners and then get on the throttle hard

[@mindgame112]

I would also recommend using irFFB for a better force feedback experience! Also just keep climbing that ladder and eventually try the LMP2's in IMSA or ESS. That is right up your alley!!!

[@EddyT1717]

Avoid the sausage curb in fosters hitting it unsettles the car and you lose time. You want to turn in later ideally just missing the curb and back on the power as early as possible. Using the momentum to rotate the rear of the car then you are flat out until Druids. Taking T1 as wide as you can turning in later clipping the apex getting on the power early sets up the lap, then getting a good exit as above out of fosters are the most important parts of this circuit layout.

[@EyeoftheAbyss]

Turn on the Relative black box window, so you know who's around you. For the ffb to be less dangerous to your hand, change max force to something around 35-40Nm.

[@maxbriscoegarage]

You'll get the hang of it soon enough. Races in the higher categories are pretty fun. We all start somewhere, just get that SR up and you'll be good!

[@MrGuibig]

Three things, you should keep the relative on instead of tire state, you wont be needing that in this series! Also you want to go down to first gear for a few corners. And press tab on your keyboard to have the delta on and see where you lose time compared to your best lap. Enjoy the journey, been playing iracing for years, around 2500 iratinf

[@theredbullrecruit4208]

Happy to see you on this game mate. I’m also racing the Mazda on I-Racing and absolutely love this sim. Hope to be in the same race with you sometime.

[@Zaggeron]

In short races you don't need to take tires. So if you are being towed into the pits you should switch to your pitstop screen -- F7 -- and uncheck the option to replace tires. That will make your stops much faster if the race includes quick repairs.

[@1Z0Z5]

Give the sporting code a read. It’s fairly quick and it helps everybody’s experience. Also map black box controls in your options menu. The relative is very important for your situational awareness. Having your tires up does you no good because it doesn’t update live. Only once you pit. And most people suggest just staying out of other people’s way to get out of rookies. While that is the strategy a lot take, it isn’t really the intent of the rookie license. Run hard. Get used to racing around other drivers and the consequences and advantages of attacking/defending and safety rating and irating gains will follow.

[@gamingwithpeeples]

Love the video brother. The mazda is a throw it in and let it stick kinda car. Feels kinda weird to drive it fast but its great fun. However I would follow what others are saying down in the comments. Focus on clean races over winning in rookies. Half of the people in rookies treat it like forza and are willing to use you as a brake. Get out of rookies and enjoy whichever series you choose from there. I would Personally suggest the IR-04s of the GT4s.

[@JDRacing-j2v]

Rookies is all about gaining SR, once you get D class you can then go Into F4 then F3 , LMP2 and eventually into F1. I left the F1 games and no race F1 in iracing and it's best racing I've ever had. Nothing beats the online completion of iracing. I would recommend getting racelabs overlays and maybe VRS for tutorials and setups. Have fun mate, iracing is next level

[@JoseASegura]

Welcome to a real racing simulator. Mind that the Mazda has pit speed limiter, just bind a button on the wheel to it. Also, you got your tires changed and fuel filled when you stopped after the accident. Mind to disable that from the blackbox (you have it all the race in "Tire Info" which it doesn't get updated in real time, only when you go into the pits), you should bind also a button to change the blackbox and also to move next or previous and the action button, which will allow you to disable the tire change and also for the crew to not put in more fuel. Meanwhile you're in rookie license, don't worry about iRating it is not affected. But you'll need to avoid accidents and losses of control with grass if you want to little by little gain safety rating that will allow you to move to a different license. There are a few rules in terms of how to advanced or lose licenses, check them out.

[@mikekovacich2925]

Dude this is actually hilarious, I'm at the same place with GT7 and just started my iracing journey this week!

[@vaheymouradian5114]

I’ve never gasped and been so excited in my life

[@millet51]

Regarding safety rating. When you are in a purely practice session before joining a race server safety rating is not impacted. Once you are in a race session, practice / quali / race all impact your SR. Once you have over 3.0 SR you're promoted to D class license. After that you can be promoted one of two ways. 1.) Do 4 races that require your current license and get your SR over 4.0 for immediate promotion. 2.) Do 4 races that require your license and finish the season with over 3.0 rating to be promoted once the new season starts.

[@chrinbo6938]

I'm so glad youre getting into iracing!!, man i love your videos and i love iracing, perfect combo 😉

[@Mazlo011]

Absolutely loved this video, please continue and make a series on working your way up the licenses and iratings!

[@jaredeldred3249]

Welcome dude.. enjoy the novelty of it all

[@u1richh]

iRating doesn't kick in until D Class if I remember right. Also, cars in iRacing are extremely difficult to save. You can protest that 3 car, as that is a very intentional accident.

[@33thunder]

I would suggest looking into trading paints and fix your fov this would make your experience more fun and customizable.

[@DRT_simracing]

rookie this dates is hard, a lot of new users because of the bf discount... start from the last and try to scale to license D as soon as possible! then you get back to the mazda series but with more irating and safety rating and it is a complete difference! exciting races! best online game everrr! enjoy bro. the 24hrs endurance are madness!

[@mrhxrse]

Mr Horse approves this video

[@vietpwner123]

Be careful to not get any incident points after you click the green race button. Even in the short 2 minute practice if you get any incident points it will deduct your SR. I tanked my iRacing to get safety rating to race in the W12 and it was a good decision. Got to race to w12 and my iRacing is about 2000 now

[@john745w7]

You have to pay so much money for iRacing... And i see behaviours i would never expect. I thought because is expensive you will get good races and not "game ruiners", but thats not the case unfortunately. :( I love the series, i cant wait to see you racing my favorite GT3 category. Cheers!

[@lelopizzo]

Good to see you out of F1 haha. On rookies and D series you can use fast repair on the pits, remember to check It on your black box and uncheck refuel and tire changes, also remember to focus on safety rating by now to run out of the rookies as soon as possible

[@robn71]

I'm also quite new to iracing so welcome to the mad house, my best tip would be take your time and don't rush though the licences

[@Maverick_N21]

Somewhat surprized you didnt start with the Formula Vee for open wheel road rookie races but the Mazdas are fun too. I'd highly recommend the Formula iR-04 (F4) series when you get your D road license as it will be one of the more competitive AND popular options as you progress through the licenses

[@rhoxwen5706]

Limitless on iracing? IS THIS A DREAM?!

[@iiCoNxNC]

O man. I can’t wait to see u in F4 ,F3 , F1. GT3s. O man.

[@patrickmorter9097]

Bottom right of the screen is the black box, which is basically your mfd. In the rookie races, it's worth setting the fuel amount for your pit stop to 0 as well as u checking the, 'replace tyres,' check box'. In your replay, you see your car rock right and left, that's your tyres getting changed. Point is, unnecessary time in the pits onto of your repair time. Ooo, don't forget to map a button for your pit limiter.

[@Racer-X-090]

Definitely very interested in seeing your journey through this.

[@markstill8258]

With the wheel you have you can set up bite point on the clutch to use the secondary hand paddles for launches

[@ronnywolf1ify]

Great to see you here, iracing is great Needs patience

[@GitGudRacing]

more of this man, once you will start doing F3s and F1 races you will be hooked!

[@Tyreebernard06]

I love that you’re trying other sims. I can’t to play this at some point. Love the content JD.

[@Jodien37]

I had the exact same spin and exact same crash from the car behind in my first ever iracing game with Mazda. I feel for you. :)

[@Bendysser]

Turn off switching tires (in config files you can do this permanently so that you dont have to fiddle around black box before every race) You get one fast repair so as long as you can drive to the pits, car fix will be instantaneous :) good luck with future races 👍 see you on the track 💪

[@seannroberts1672]

It’s NOT A GAME it is a SIMULATION.. lol a lot of people get upset when IRacing is called a game. Keep up the great work!

[@tha904mack]

Also big tip, you’re better off in Vees for rookie. You’re more of an open wheel driver. It’s the career path I chose. I’ve only done 2 Mazda races. The vees are just pure fun and require more skill which is the run part

[@CR00SWIJK]

Great to see you branch out, loved the iracing stuff, you seemed to enjoy it yourself aswell!

[@brytie91]

Hey mate, I watched a lot of your videos. Cool to see you trying iRacing, which is my goto sim. If you need any help there’s some particular settings which matter a lot. I would advise some of Sampsoids tips and tricks videos. If you are looking to run endurance events in the future, I manage a sim racing team for a company that sells sim equipment.

[@AMortonAK]

You get a free repair in this class. Always turn off refuel and tire change when you hit the grid for the race.

[@Switch_X_Back3884]

I get soooo nervous every time you say "And coming into here..." I hope and pray you dont mess up. And thats its a nice overtake or got a nice exit. Got my nerves on edge every video mate. Keep up the great vids. Love them

[@gtjason1]

Love the visible enjoyment here JD, night and day. Keep doing what you enjoy.

[@knightkimi]

I've been waiting for this day since I was born. Finally!