Free trial?

[Virtual-R]

Hey Guys, just got my wheel back and keen to try out iRacing, just wondering if there is still a 1 month free trial coupon floating around? everything I've found seems to be from 2009

[NeilPearson]

nope not atm,

http://www.iracing.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

$5 USD for one month, surely you can afford that

[Virtual-R]

Cool didn't see that before, I'll give it a go

[w00dsy]

was the $5 a limited offer? i was going to give it a go but can only see a $14 option.

[w00dsy]

found it, signed up, now worried i'm going to really like it and will empty my pockets

[DarrenM]

Make sure you check out the Australia Club forums down at the bottom of the forum page.

Ford V8 and Phillip Island will be out in 2 weeks

If you pre-order them together by the 23rd you'll get $6 credit back when it's released.

It seems Holden wanted too much money for licensing, so we only get the Falcon at this point.

[Vilante]

Oooh, that looks nice!!

[DarrenM]

Some larger work in progress shots here

http://www.virtualr.net/iracing-com-fir ... -previews/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Vilante]

Awesome, thanks Darren.

Will have a bit more free time starting in May, might have to sign up

[Gizmo]

How are you getting on Virtual-R?

[Virtual-R]

Up and running now, bout to give it a go

[Gizmo]

They are running a new deal atm, 3 month for $25 along with Tallageda...

http://www.iracing.com/iracing-world-tour-2010/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[DarrenM]

$10 for 1 month plus Mazda and Mosport
http://www.iracing.com/grand-prix-masters/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

$24 for 3 months plus the Indycar
http://www.iracing.com/promotions/dallaraindycar/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[nutty]

Hmm I dont own either, I might get hte mazda as im likely to race it first

[DarrenM]

These are only for new accounts. They don't work for existing members.

[nutty]

sigh =(

[ysu]

Yeah it's nasty.
Faithful customers are left off all the good promo offers...it's like that everywhere in the world.

[9ra55h0ppaH]

Are there any "tutorials" around demonstrating how to work your way up the ranks in iRacing while spending as little as possible?... im quite tempted by the Dallara deal to give it a proper whirl

[pab]

Sure, but faithful customers (who race regurlarly) are given US$10 credit every 13 week season (US$40 per year) for participation, so not so nasty, everyone gets their share.

[ysu]

Are there any "tutorials" around demonstrating how to work your way up the ranks in iRacing while spending as little as possible?... im quite tempted by the Dallara deal to give it a proper whirl

no tutorials but it's fairly simple; keep it clean, jump 2 levels if/when you can.

Get up to D from rookie (that's instant now, IIRC), then Buy a D categ car (skip?) race it; get up to D4.01 + Then buy a B categ car and race it.

I'm not sure if they've changed the D+ licence upgrades as well, it might also be quicker.

The key to all of this is to be clean and avoid other's mistakes as well. Can be tough, higher up, the cost of incidents raise steeply.

[ysu]

Sure, but faithful customers (who race regurlarly) are given US$10 credit every 13 week season (US$40 per year) for participation, so not so nasty, everyone gets their share.

but only if you race every week (maybe false?), and you must actually achieve something IIRC as well, not just be on the line at the start; and the amount applies only if you're up at lic.A, right?
Lower licence gets less
So you need to buy a helluva lot of content before that, and you can't go to holidays either...and you need to be a very dedicated racer, too. (espeically in series where there's only a couple of races run in your timeslot a week!)

The point is; it's a whole different thing, altho it's a positive, it's not geared at the average customer but the avid racer.

[Gizmo]

Are there any "tutorials" around demonstrating how to work your way up the ranks in iRacing while spending as little as possible?... im quite tempted by the Dallara deal to give it a proper whirl

One of the aussie guys put together a pdf with all the cars, and what tracks they use. It's very handy. A massive help in keeping the cost down.

http://www.projectrb.com/iRacingTracks.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

If it were up to me, i would go the the mazda deal because you get a car and a track with that. And mosport is used in most series i think. Iracing will give you $4 credit for each series you do per season, up to $10. By the time you have the licence to drive the indy car, you'll have the credits for it!

[pab]

Sure, but faithful customers (who race regurlarly) are given US$10 credit every 13 week season (US$40 per year) for participation, so not so nasty, everyone gets their share.

but only if you race every week (maybe false?), and you must actually achieve something IIRC as well, not just be on the line at the start; and the amount applies only if you're up at lic.A, right?
Lower licence gets less
So you need to buy a helluva lot of content before that, and you can't go to holidays either...and you need to be a very dedicated racer, too. (espeically in series where there's only a couple of races run in your timeslot a week!)

The point is; it's a whole different thing, altho it's a positive, it's not geared at the average customer but the avid racer.

You need to get to (from memory) half way in a race in 8 of the 12 weeks in a series. You get $7 credit for B and above cars and $4 for C and D (nothing for Rookie), so 2 races a week for 2/3rd of the weeks of the season, that seems like the average racer rather than the avid fan to me, doesn't it? That distance equates to about an hour (or a little under) a week, or 8 hours of driving in a 13 week season.

[9ra55h0ppaH]

Right, so i buy the mazda package, then id need the Skip Barber or the Jetta, along with a whole pile of tracks to complete the season? i read here to just get Road Atlanta & Infineon if I bought 3 things, and the above plus VIR, Sebring and New Hampshire to get a 20% discount by buying 6 items... would i need to buy the extra circuits anyway, or do i just keep bashing around the ones I have?

by the way, how much does a track/car cost? gotta work out what ill be forking out, probably dont have an issue going for 6 items in the beginning, seeing as the beginners membership would be a spit in the bucket

[pab]

Cars cost US$10 and tracks between $10 and $15 (most road tracks are $15). Someone will correct me if I'm wrong here, but, if you get the Mazda with your starter package you wouldn't need the SB or Jetta, you drive the rookie cars until you promote to D, keep driving them until you are 4.0+ on D, then you can drive the Mazda (and can keep driving it until you are 4.0+ in B which makes you elligible to drive A cars, like the Dallara).

Although, I have to say, personally I prefer most of the lower class cars over the upper class ones (although that's probably just my lack of ability talking).