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[Garrett67]

Yeah, there are some professional racers on there and many that really know what they are doing.
I was a spectator in an MX-5 race last night and those guys are even good, much better than I am, that's for sure.

I was just watching the video from Inside Sim Racing (which I love that show) and think the Long Beach track looks cool in wire frame. I'll have to find it later (assuming its free).

[Garrett67]

Not iRacing related but I found Shaun Cole from Inside Sim Racing.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqnakdO0DZ7w3ne7-EmaW7w

http://www.thesimpit.com/en/news/comments/TheSimPit-Introduction#

Starts at about 2:00

http://www.racedepartment.com/shaun-cole-back-business-simpit/

[Swarley]

I was wondering where he'd gone. Saw a FB comment the other day from ISR that he just left without saying anything.

[Garrett67]

The Making of The Circuit of the Americas (COTA) for iRacing

[Swarley]

Alright, officially a fan of Shaun's new website. This is a good video and can't wait to see more in the series.

[Garrett67]

That's a cool video Swarley!

[Garrett67]

http://www.amazon.com/Thrustmaster-Cougar-Flight-Control-Panels/dp/B002HH9TRY/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&qid=1399309746&sr=8-17&keywords=thrustmaster

This is what Shaun is using in the above video.

[Swarley]

Not quite as expensive as I thought it'd be.

Btw, definitely going to use that Brass Monkey phone app that was in the ISR build update video. Now I need to find a way to attach it to the wheel.

[Garrett67]

The G27 has 14 buttons (6 on the wheel and 8 on the shifter), plus a D-pad

[jms493]

Doesnt a normal controller have 16 buttons.

[Garrett67]

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More if you count stick direction and click.
A normal controller doesn't have 3 pedals, steering wheel, paddle shifters and a 6 speed shifter, or the feel of the road.

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[Garrett67]

I'm going to go mow, somebody come over and put this together.

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[Swarley]

So I think I'm going to aim for racing in the MX-5 Cup from Race 6 (6/03) at Charlotte to the end of the schedule (12 race schedule) in July. All base package tracks. Tuesday races. Fixed setups.

http://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/SeriesSchedule.do

The Mazda MX5 Cup is your introduction to road racing at iRacing and features the Mazda MX-5/Roadster. Behind the wheel of either the MX-5 (left hand drive) or Roadster (right hand drive), you’ll be able to acclimate to the simulation, hone your driving skills and, competing side-by-side with other rookies, develop your race craft. The Mazda MX5 Cup series will run as a 12 week, fixed setup series, using standard iRacing rules and points scoring. Series will include three drop weeks.

[Garrett67]

Just put my wheel stand together, at first I thought all it would take was 15 minutes but ended up taking an hour. I just need to clip to tie straps now. Getting ready to test it out.


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[Swarley]

Just put my wheel stand together, at first I thought all it would take was 15 minutes but ended up taking an hour. I just need to clip to tie straps now. Getting ready to test it out.


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I think we need a pic of your setup.

I've always wanted to see your flight-sim stuff too.