rFactor: Chili Bowl Challenge (Midgets @ Chili Bowl)

You guys have been asking for so long for a midget Chili Bowl video and finally I managed to get my Chili Bowl Challenge event off the ground. A huge thanks for everyone who turned out to make this video possible.
The Chili Bowl is a major annual event held at an indoor complex in Tulsa Oklahoma where literally hundreds of midgets compete to win one of the famous "Golden Driller" trophies. It's become a worldwide event and attracts drivers from far and wide who all come to the tiny temporary circuit looking to prove they are the best.
I love the concept and find these cars extremely fun to race on such a small track. The learning curve for the cars is steep and they are a handful to begin with, but once you find your feet, this becomes one of the best combinations to drive on rFactor.
A big thanks to Bailey Hall who ran the server, despite having a few issues on the night. Also a huge thanks to Sean Stanish who ended up being pivotal to getting the event to run well, despite only intending to be a driver. Thanks to the guys at SimPro for building the track. I hope that I can make the SimPro Nationals at the Chili Bowl next January. Lastly thanks to all you guys who watch the videos, that is what enables me to be able to do this channel and make videos like this one.
I hope you guys enjoyed the video, give it a thumbs up if you did. Follow me on Twitter (@hobbo88) for all the latest, and as always, subscribe to my channel if you haven't already.

[@WeMadeiit]

I love these videos . You are the reason I bought rFactor. Keep it up , I gotta join the next one .

[@hobbo88]

Thanks for watching :)

[@sorryimbad2123]

Thanks for the race, it was a good time. Atleast me blowing up on the last lap made the video a bit more dramatic haha.

[@hobbo88]

Haha sure did. Thanks for coming. You were bad fast all night

[@Kryyxo]

Thank you so much for this Brenton, And yeah, it's Mitchell ahah, cheers for the good racing. We'll need to do some more midget racing again soon

[@hobbo88]

Phew! Haha not sure why I 2nd guessed myself but glad I got it right :) yeah the midgets are good fun and that first heat especially was great racing with you!

[@Kryyxo]

hobbo88 I'm racing with a controller so it makes it 10x harder, but heck yeah man. Was awesome battling you for that spot in heat2

[@hobbo88]

Oh wow even more impressive then haha

[@michaeljhopkins6188]

Outa sight man best example I have seen yet for rfactor. I would strongly suggest this be a yearly event. Well done all Please pass on.....

[@hobbo88]

I'll consider doing it again next year. Just need to get better and running the event from my end and get more people to show up :)

[@michaeljhopkins6188]

you have just had a good starting point bro and its all good

[@IGOTITONTAPE19]

Sean here. Man, looking back at this thing, it was a ton of fun. Them rF days were the shit! Just don't have the funds or equipment to go full-fledged iRacing yet. Maybe one day!

[@hobbo88]

Yeah this was pretty fun hey! Too bad rfactor takes so much effort to do anything online lol. Hopefully we will get to bang elbows on iRacing some day!

[@IGOTITONTAPE19]

@@hobbo88 Awe yeah man, iracing has just taken over, and deservedly so. My system just can't handle it though. I'm helping run a rF league with the dwd street stocks on Wednesdays at 9edt now. Time diff would be the killer for you I'm sure. I think that would be something crazy like 11am Thursday for you mate if you're up to run it. Would obviously love to have you out for a run if work and life allows.

[@hobbo88]

Haha tempting except I’d get smoked by you guys in rfactor. I don’t do the whole setup thing and baseline sets are never competitive online

[@IGOTITONTAPE19]

@@hobbo88 You just need a decent set and you'll be right. I'd send you my setup, no worries man!

[@Guerdic]

" and hits the walls, and hits the wall " Thanks :D

[@hobbo88]

Haha sorry

[@thywaspismurder9077]

Love your vids! Just downloaded the game so I can do better in my micro sprint car. Also your line has helped me significantly in my micro car. Also two weekend before the chili bowl is something is called the Tulsa shootout and it's the same track just for micro sprint cars, I raced it and it's absolutely miserable. There's so many cars and such a same track you can barely pass anybody. Of course when I raced it was a one lane track then they rewatered after I raced but it was pretty miserable since you don't get much sleep and get horrible headaches from the fumes. Any ways thank you for helping me in my micro and entertain me at the same time

[@hobbo88]

Hey man that's awesome. Glad to hear you're enjoying the channel and finding it useful. Not sure that I would be trying my lines in real life 😂 but if it's working for you that's cool. Yeah I know the Shootout. A guy I know from australia is planning to head over and race it next year. Good luck with the racing! Would love to hear how you're progressing with it all 🙂

[@thywaspismurder9077]

hobbo88 thank you. Also your lines just help me run higher like you do on certain tracks and help me tell where to find grip on the track

[@racingpink2029]

Hunter Reynolds and I were practicing all week trying to make a setup for this race and I couldn't make it! I'll try to make the next one when you have another!

[@hobbo88]

Ah that sucks would have been great to see you. Your work paid off, hunter was fast

[@racingpink2029]

hobbo88 yes he was. Glad to see he was running up-front.

[@BJAntonio46]

When will you host another one of these? Dylan Thornton is a part of my league and he told me he won.

[@hobbo88]

He did win. Luke blew up on final lap. Not sure when the next one will be, but keep an eye on my channel or my twitter for any news if I decide to run another on :)

[@LandonCrawleyRacing]

I love you a good friend

[@GarrettMitchellRacing002]

also congrats on 2000 subscibers

[@jamesturnbullracing6915]

Hey i have a suggestion every other weekend we should do these open lobbies becuse i would like to race cause i have this place figured out

[@hobbo88]

Haha would be cool but I'm away nearly half my weekends and I have a 6 month old baby to spend time with. Makes scheduling something on weekends pretty hard

[@grey6477]

can't believe I missed it....

[@hobbo88]

Ah that sucks. Would have liked a few more to turn up as well. Never mind

[@lukewise4010]

Are going to do another chili bowl challenge

[@hobbo88]

Probably not this year just because I’m pretty busy. Was kinda hoping the simpro guys would run another one so I could jump into theirs lol

[@robertburke3883]

Can u tell me when 600cc sprints work?

[@benatkinson3521]

Awesome man

[@hobbo88]

Thanks :)

[@raidenhearne7877]

next video u should race the nz stockcars

[@hobbo88]

It is on my list to do. I drove them the other day to see what they were like. Let's go with unique... lol

[@benkartmad9762]

hobbo88 i race them on the proper server on thursday nights nzt they r fun for all of us that race them at least

[@hobbo88]

Which league is that? I am part of an NZ Facebook group but haven't actually ran in them yet

[@benkartmad9762]

go to asr.co.nz and all info is there but to find out all th eevent info u need to login or register

[@GarrettMitchellRacing002]

Congrats to everyone that decided to do the chilli bowl challenge. Hey hobbo. good video. Just don't get to do much online stuff but not any Rfactor stuff couse my mom won't allow it. Just really want Rfactor. but your opinion for all the stuff u need to run Rfactor how long will it take. :( well guess I'll just go back to what I do best. Witch is Stop motions and roblox videos. Congrats to all :|

[@hobbo88]

To run rfactor you need a PC obviously. It doesn't need to be awesome for rfactor. Then you need the game, around $30 I think. You also need an internet connection so you can download all the dirt mods, though they are all free. Then lastly you will want some kind of controller. I highly recommend a wheel but people do use gamepads.

[@GarrettMitchellRacing002]

K thanks

[@GarrettMitchellRacing002]

hobbo I'm going to be doing a challenge similar to this on a dirt mobil game called dirt trakin if u want check out the video the 2nd make sure you read the description

[@hobbo88]

I love dirt trackin. Great little iOS game

[@GarrettMitchellRacing002]

I know and do u want to pertisapate in my big race

[@SprintCarsOnly]

Can you do 410 Sprint cars at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, ND?

[@hobbo88]

Pretty sure that track is on rfactor so I'll add it to the list :)

[@SprintCarsOnly]

Ok thank you sir 😀

[@RobertC6661]

Penrod's Weather that's where I'm from!

[@sietseakker]

Is this rfactor 2???

[@hobbo88]

rFactor 1

[@zachmclaughlin3880]

So what was I supposed to do when i got to the website for the tire and weather plugins

[@hobbo88]

Oh man I felt so bad for you I saw that you were trying to join for a long time. If you had all the plugins installed correctly you should have been able to join (I didn't have any dramas with my setup). Bailey I think had linked a few updates in the ts chat though as a few people had troubles like you did

[@zachmclaughlin3880]

hobbo88 well I went to the link but didn't know what to do to update them

[@rjcool5813]

god dam it i missed it haha

[@Kiddenreal]

hey man i got a this mod but the AI sucks are you having same problem?

[@hobbo88]

Yeah I can’t get AI to work with rfactor midgets either which sucks 😔

[@Kiddenreal]

Ok that makes me feel a little bit better I really thought I was doing something wrong. Thanks for the reply man!

[@prestondavis596]

Is this rfactor 1 or 2?

[@hobbo88]

Rfactor 1

[@zacharycourtney6857]

How can I join

[@hobbo88]

It's already been run :( as for any future races, just keep an eye on the channel and my twitter for any details :)

[@garrett8053]

DWD 2016 Sprints download link isn't working, what sprints do you use?

[@hobbo88]

I use the DWD sprints for Offline racing and Boz Sprints for online league racing. The 2016 DWD download looks fine to me: www.mediafire.com/file/mbu79z4pmk9h272/DWDSprintCars2016.exe

[@garrett8053]

That link works. I'm not sure what was wrong with the media fire link on their website, but it was not working. I just purchased and downloaded rfactor so I'm trying to get tracks/cars for Sprints.

[@hobbo88]

Awesome! The DWD cars and tracks are a great place to start

[@garrett8053]

How do you get any grip? All I do is spin or get zero grip. I realize it's going to be a little difficult at first, but I can't get any of the sprints to stick. I've tried going down engines to less power, but still spinning even at 40 degrees lock.

[@hobbo88]

In the in game settings make sure all the assists are turned off

[@caesargranados813]

What is the game called

[@hobbo88]

rfactor

[@dylanthornton7944]

I won!!

[@hobbo88]

Sure did. You get your name engraved on the first ever virtual chili bowl challenge trophy 🏆

[@kylescott6698]

Does this track work for Ai?

[@hobbo88]

No not that I've found

[@Daveybird]

It actually does, kinda. You've gotta stay out of their way and make sure that the POWRi AI cars are the only class you're racing against.

[@garrettsolomon3021]

Pc game?

[@hobbo88]

Yep 👍

[@LandonCrawleyRacing]

Do I get a pride for first comment and view

[@hobbo88]

Sure thing :) thanks for watching buddy

[@robertburke3883]

Hobbo88

[@hobbo88]

What’s up?

[@robertburke3883]

Do u play roblox?

[@hobbo88]

No mate. Already answered that on a previous comment 😉

[@robertburke3883]

Can u plz?