got my first win at Richmond tonight in a 60 lapper fixed...

started 5th and somehow worked my way up to 3rd with 20 to go

passed the two car and I don't know what happened to the leader but when I got past him I had over a 2 1/2 sec lead

then someone crashed with 3 to go and I thought 'OH HELL' but we ended up finishing under caution

Congrats Dude!

congrats dude... I'm still waiting for my first... embarrassing, lol.

Likewise.. i have no worries about this though, i have a few 3rd places and i think one 2nd.. It's tough to get close to any of those Road Racing aliens.. i imagine ovals are the same.

Way to go, Scylla!

It always cracks me up to hear the guys at Richmond complaining that the track hates them.

The secret to running Richmond is to get right on the yellow line in the corners, then slowly get on the gas. You do have to develop a sense for when to accelerate so you stay off the wall, but I have not hit the wall coming off the turns since I figured out this strategy.

Too many drivers try to overdrive Richmond. I go pretty slowly into the turns and come out fast. I think too many guys are overbraking, trying to control through the turn, then pushing the truck. Once your tires start to go you simply cannot get away with that.

Real easy into the turn, right on the stripe, and look ahead to the straightaway.

Here is another tip if you run a 120 lapper there. One tank of gas will not do it. I was running 2nd there the other day and starting running out of gas with about 5 to go. I had to ease up a bit, got passed by the 3rd car and sputtered across the finish line.

Congrats! I'm at 60 something, and still have a goose egg in the win column for official races. I know I can win as I've finished in the top 5 a lot. Someday....

I see a lot of people complaining about their truck is super tight, they hit the wall, etc. I started with the fixed and made a few changes and it drives awesome. I think most don't know how to adapt to the track, they think they can charge in and steal the spot when the truck in front slips off the yellow some. The official races have gotten really frustrating from the dive bombers, to the girl jokes. But I'm not quitting, I'm determined to get through the bumps.

Just be patient. I drive the fixed setup races and the one for Richmond is fine. Also the other night we ran a 60 lapper there with no cautions at all.

Gotta be careful when your tires get that worn.

I'm still getting myself dialed in to iracing. Mostly been practicing LRP in the mazdas. Best I've done so far is a few 101.5s. Still slow. Still not hitting the apexes the way I want to. :\

On the other hand, this feels more like driving a car than any sim I've done before. Not that I'm an expert on driving race cars, but I have driven my 400hp camaro on road courses and auto-x, so I'm not totally naive about high performance driving.

Gotta get the braking dialed in a bit better though. The response bugs me. It's like barely touching the brake locks 'em up. :\

Play with that braking response in the options, you should be able to sort it out.

Yeah, I have.

I was just turning some laps with the adjustment in iRacing maxed out. That's a bit much (pedal effort is a bit high)...but it was a lot better feel than the default.

I think my happy place with the nonlinear brake setting will be around 3.5-4 (running a G27 now)

Congratulations!!

woohoo! another one...

I think there's something to not cooking your tires in the early laps after pitting ... I just try to be patient and slowly make my way past. Seems to work.

Well played sir, well played.

Awesome! Yeah tires are a big issue at Richmond. I just did a league race there. We did 133 laps with one pit stop at lap 35. The truck lets you abuse the tires a little but you pay for it for the next couple of laps. YOu just need to find a rythum and stick with it. NExt week at Atlanta will be different allthough tire fall off will be there its not as big of a deal.


Anyway Congrats man!

I was one and done at Richmond. After my T1 lap 1 mishap I left Richmond with a sour taste. It's now time for some fast Atlanta.

Atlanta should be fun! Back in the Papyrus days it was the first track I ever raced at and really learned. Also only track I have been at for a real NASCAR Sprint Cup race.

I ran the fixed race there last night and did better than I thought, finished 4th and it's so different from Richmond, of course.

I'll miss Richmond as I think I had that sucker figured out, but it is nice to get a change of scenery.