Interested to know how the new guys, Glenn, Birger, Alix & Peter got to hear about us. With our numbers currently rising, it would be great if a few of our Italian friends returned along with a few other old faces (John, Tudor, Mark etc), we could be pushing 20 drivers!
I heard about SimRacing.org.uk just by searching. But specifically I've been looking for some kind of managed multiplayer where the emphasis is on racing as-if-it-were-real-life, so proper penalties for excessive/ premeditated cutting, intentional damage to others, "unsafe" driving. Also, though I don't mind being slow (for now
- you can see the laptimes), I didn't want to be a roadblock for others, so again a "mature" environment is desirable.
I've only just started Simracing again (after a gap of about 20 years) so I'm using a higher (but not highest) end laptop (but still, no graphics card - I'm relying on Intel CPU only), a 40" TV (which I also use as 2nd monitor for work), an X-rocker folding chair which I've had to adapt (not in a sophisticated way) for my frame and a Thrustmaster TX458 wheel/ pedal set. My laptop limits me to specific games, I've currently got RRE, PC2 and GTL. RRE is my current favourite as it feels the most realistic. I looked in the multiplayer servers on RRE, tried a couple but got rear ended badly fairly early on. Maybe it was my fault, I don't know. But that set me off looking for organised leagues/ password protected servers/ managed race series that had good ping from my location and (to start with) were UK based.
SROU was the first place I came across where I felt comfortable ("least nervous") about joining an online race. Luckily, RedBullRing is one of the tracks I've practiced in RR3, but hadn't tried the 95 c-Klasse until yesterday. I decided to stick with the default setup.
Still, look at the laptimes
. I'm a country mile off the pack so first I'm searching the web for videos showing brake/ turn points, gear selections. I'm looking for videos on RedBullRing (for reference against my own experience) and Mantorp (which I think is the next SROU race open to me and again it's to help practice so I'm less of an obstacle for others
). After that, if time allows I'll get into setups.
Specific q about last nights race - should I have checked the fuel status before the race OR should I have fuel-saved during the race OR both/ other?