An important detail i failed to discuss was degrees of rotation when calibrating the wheel. I recommend 900 degrees of rotation (in your profiler and in sim) when doing fixed setup oval racing. Trick #1 may not produce the same results with a setting other than 900 degrees (thank you to Niels Heusinkveld for pointing this out, go support his channel!)
This is the absolute best advice on how to attack iracing I have came across. Switched my driving style, gained 120 irating in the first 2 races. I knew I was doing something wrong, and this video finally gave me the speed I knew I had. Extremely grateful. Great content as always!
Exactly no matter what I do my tires are done half way thru a run I had to move up out of arca to win races even tho it is my favorite car just so I can get yellows. Even if I back off almost half a second per lap my tires still get killed idk wtf I’m doing wrong
Just tried this in practice using my current driving method, then tried this and it really works. Thank you so much for doing this video, it's going to make s big difference for me (need to practice it more though).
OMG! What a time to discover your videos. I hung up my wheel several years ago due to frustration and dissapointment. I've been back in iracing about a week now and so glad I now know the secrets. I was one of those on off switch throttle drivers and did not understand the steering ratio nor brake bias. This is a whole new ball game now. Thanks bud!
I finally got around to watching this video, you did very well at articulating and explaining everything. I would say that the 3rd tip is the absolute most important thing to be faster over a run. The 2nd tip is definitely important but will be useless kind of if you're not driving correctly in the first place. I am going to say the 1st tip is only relevant if you need a crutch with turning your steering wheel. I personally will never go above 12:1 on speedways, I prefer 10:1 on short tracks, and 8:1 on road courses. In the '87 Cup car since it only goes to 14:1, I actually have to do +18 offset because I have trained my brain to make me not turn the wheel past a certain point, lol. That's just my feedback, awesome video though and see you in more Winter Series races! :)
Did my first ARCA race last night and I was slow + my wheels were falling off. Really frustrating. This video is super helpful as you pointed out 2 things I was doing wrong immediately. Thanks a bunch!
thank you for this video, im brazilian so its a little hard for me understand well english, but you speak calmy and make be easy to understand even for those who arent fluent
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I stopped playing iRacing for around a year, just got back into it and was going through tires WAY faster than I used to. I'll admit, I've never been amazing at tire management, but it seemed like it went from a bit below average to the worst of the worst for no reason. I have a habit of over steering, and while it's always hurt me, it's never hurt me as much as it has now, and thanks to your video I know exactly why and what I need to improve the most. I asked some people I knew some ways to save tires, and they basically explained your third point, which is something I've always done, but am far from mastering. I didn't think throttle and break management was the issue, or at least the largest one, and it feels good to know that while I still need to improve it, it's far from the worst of things I'm doing. I seriously cannot thank you enough, you've earned yourself a subscriber man. I also love your weekly racing guides. Do you think you'd be able to add the Legends series to that as well?
Really awesome to hear this helped you, that's all I could hope to accomplish with these videos! My goal is to cover everything I possibly can - the FSORG has expanded so much already but it ultimately comes down to time. If I can keep quality high and add in more content, I will always try to do that. Thank you!
Had to subscribe after watching this! This is some of the best iRacing instructional content I’ve ever seen. I’ve made it to Class B and these longer races have people with less tire wear passing me towards the second half of the race. Looking forward to using these tips! Thanks
Hell ya, great video.. love the stupid proof approach of explaining everything! Please do more!! WATCH OUT schildhoused!! I'M COMMING FOR YOUR JUICEY IR!
Unreal video man. Cannot wait to try this out tonight. I just got into D license and went into an ARCA race last night and what a disaster. 10 laps in and had absolutely SMOKED the front tires off of her. Thanks for explaining it like this, I know it’s going to yield results.
Dude, finally got around to actually trying this in a race. Wow. Qualified 8/24 in mid split (I think, it was race 4 out of 9 total races). Took it easier then I probably had too in the beginning, dropped back to 12th and slowly picked guys off until I got back to 9th with 6 laps left. Couple dudes got aggressive and wrecked and I ended up 6th, with the leader only 6.5 seconds ahead. Also, I was the highest finishing D class driver in a mostly A and B class field. Thank you so much again. It’s CRAZY to me that those adjustments make that much of a difference. I greatly appreciate you putting out this video.
You sound like you could sell ketchup Popsicles to a person in white gloves. Fantastic video man ! Very comprehensive and informative 👌 The light switch method is definitely my Achilles heel. I will give this a try, thanks dude
Thank you, as a I racer I never really learned anything other than balls-to-the-wall all out driving because for success in rookie class that is what you need
Amen..The Holy Grail of videos after a year of What Am I Missing? The only things saving me was that line is my natural line and that I don't know enough of anything to have created any major bad habits. At least racing ones lol so i've Liked Subscribed and will be joining to. Even if the model isn't the same Ill just add what I do right and 50 years of driving on Ohio's crappy black ice covered roads in every vehicle imaginable. Big Time Thanks
Been racing for 7 YEARS on iRacing and I have to say this video is great. My team isn't the best in the world but we win top split A and B open races regularly. All of these tricks are 100% accurate and translate to the open sets.
This is such a great video! I have struggled with tire wear for a long time and these tips, as well as the way you explained them, was definitely a game changer! Have you thought of making more videos like this? I have a feeling that this could become a hit series :D
I am an A class driver that barely have any races under my belt (Time Attack lol). This just saved me a lot. I was struggling with long runs and I quickly found out I was doing all the wrong strats.
I love you for this video. Thanks a bunch. Speedway tire wear has always been my struggle and could never figure out how people take care of them so well.
Great video David. I followed the info and went from a 92% right front to a 97% in a ten lap run. Anyone can throw together content to get fast views. You actually put time and effort into this. I've watched you for a while now on twitch. (SUNDAY MONEY) Keep it up. We should run some laps I still have a lot to learn and you have a lot to teach.
Thanks for this, the race before this video i started pole at kentucky, led half the laps but fell back to 10th as tires went off, next race i changed steering ratio, started pole again and led from start to finish, i made a video and linked yours in the description. cheers.
Thanks so much man! After winning the pole like 3 or 4 times and losing cuz of this, I had a bad qualifying and started 13th but ended up winning the first time I used these!
Holy Smokes! After watching this and about an hour of practicing the recommendations, I saw significant drops in my lap times at Cali and massive improvements in tire wear. Just wow man, how can we get more from you?
Before watching this video: running P3 at around half distance, tyres start going off and I finish P9. After watching this video: clean laps within a second for a whole 40 lap race, P1!
Great video! I only did trick #3 but never paid attention to sterring ratio and brake bias, and couldn't figure out why I was so bad at saving tires. Thanks for the help, I needed it😅
Great video thanks. I had my lightbulb moment a couple of days ago with the light switch method. The brake bias and degrees (20:1) explanations were brill. Cheers!
Well produced video. Excellent in explaining why we should listen to your advice. A subject many You Tubers leaves out. Appreciate sharing some of the tips that can potentially help newer, and unknowing, (like me!) oval racers. Your presentation was nice and calm, rather than some loud carnival barker. Definitely will watch more of your videos
So nice of you to say, William - thank you! It was important to me that the information was presented in a manner that gave the "what" and the "why" in a clear and concise fashion.
1: Steering ratio has only to do with driver comfort. 2: Brake bias affects if you are loose or tight entering the corner. It has nothing to do with tire saving, unless you are wrecking 24/7. You also don't hardly ever brake on bigger tracks. 3: The middle wear is NOT the only important wear. As a matter of fact, it is the least important, as the inner compared to outer matters for camber. Otherwise, 3 is correct.
@@schildhouse I have been building setups on the sim for over a year at a pretty professional level. All points are valid. Brake bias comes with the driver, and can vary. Steering ratio comes down to response time from driver. I know many top tier drivers who use lower ratios at bigger tracks.
I would say that you are correct on 1, I run 12:1 almost all the time, works fine. It's about how much you like turning the wheel (I don't like turning it more than 30-45 degrees, so 12:1 works for me). Two however, is wrong in the context of this video. Since this applies to (mostly) fixed setup racing, most of the setups are so tight that you have to knock the brake bias down to get any rotation on corner entry, taking any bit of load off of the right front. 3 is the same with the context, people in fixed races like to read back tires after runs to compare, and usually use the middle wear % to compare.
@@willnorton8335 comes down to driver in final 2, but he states of a complete sweet spot, which I disagree with. As far as tire wear, you have to read lowest wear, and follow from that. If your inside is scrubbing more, you need to adjust your line for a better apex, ect. I do like your points though, and I am happy we can mostly agree on everything as far as range is concerned.
This is an awesome video definitely learned alot off this video my whole race has changed breaking is a big learning curve but this is something I have been looking for to help understand a little more about getting better amazing video man
Awesome to hear, Michael! When you're ready to jump in, I can provide a referral link for you to use when you sign up - feel free to message me on my Discord or on Twitter to get it!
Just Won Fixed race last night trucks at IOWA doing this, great video and was running the same lap times from lap12 to lap 30 of the green flag run caught the leaders from 3 seconds back during this run then built up a 3 second lead on them. and didnt know about the brake bais I will mess with it to get better thanks
Thank you for the tips, I can’t wait to try them and see how they work for me. Like you said, it’s not a one size fits all for everyone, and it’s definitely going to take a lot of practice. But anything to help in a fixed environment is worth a shot
I am guilty of doing the light switch thing, thanks for those tips I really needed that help, I never could figure out what I was doing so wrong but now I know!
Review from a fellow iracer: 1. I only ever adjust the steering ratio 1 or 2 notches because comfort will save tires more than just having a higher ratio. I use 12 or 14:1 at the most at big tracks and 8 or 10:1 for small tracks so I don't kill my arms. I still finish well, win occasionally, and don't burn tires (mostly comes from more practice). Also, I fix my steering ratio so I'm driving straight down the straights. 2. I use more front brake bias for short tracks and brake earlier into corners, and the same for the big tracks. It just depends on the series and how loose or tight the cars are. Rolling through the corners and not overdriving on entry saves tires even more than brake bias. 3. I have no argument lol. I learned this on Gran Turismo. Easy on the throttle, light on the brakes. Best case of learning this: street stocks at USA. That's how I won races there after I took it easy on the pedals.
Thank you for this video! I looked at my wheel settings and it was not set to 900. I adjusted the wheel settings in iRacing and my profiler. I made some additional settings for the force feedback and now oval racing is much more enjoyable. Before it would feel like the cars steering was floating down the back stretch. The other tips were awesome as well. I actually won a street stock series race after all of the adjustments and tips from this video. I hope you do more videos like this one. This video was very helpful! Once again, Thank you very much!
Jumping straight from road course racing in AC to oval racing was a hard leap to make, and this video has definitely helped teach me better ways to drive on ovals
Thank you, Boddah - I couldn't believe a video like this didn't exist already so it was a no-brainer to make it, even though NTMv7 has been out for a year now!
Wow the difference started 14th finished 5th but wow I was able to be so much more competitive 3 wide beating them all through the corner with no incidence as well as crossovers it was just a lot more consistent and so much more fun
With steering, you also have the potential variable of steering wheels calibrated to whatever rotation you set in your wheel software, and if you've calibrated it properly in iRacing. I don't know how the game does it, but perhaps you get non linear steering if you'd drive a 900 degree steering car with a 180 degree calibrated steering wheel..
I really appreciate this video! My friend sent me this video as this is how he has achieved such a good irating of like 6000. I have all the information. You can remove the video now. LOL
In the Xfinity car at Nashville, my brake bias was all the way down to 53% and I still wanted less. I guess I like turning on brake... Also, my tire wear was significantly less than most of the other guys, by up to 15% on the right front!
Great video!!! My only issue is that brake dragging technique. Completely correct and will improve lap times and tire wear, but in an official race where half the field is using the light switch technique, you will find yourself getting rear ended or pit manoeuvred on entry. Throughout the turn you will ultimately be way faster, but I’ve found on turn entry the people using light switch technique just use you as the brake instead. I’m at 2500ir , so I imagine once I get to the higher splits the situation may be different.
I don't have to many issues with tire wear in the ARCA car. But I noticed it in a xfinity race at Homestead last night. And Homestead is not one of my best tracks.
Hey man I love the video. I think you should do a weekly track tutorial on some of the official races or maybe just one whichever would be easier. You could show us to different breaking points and tips and stuff to make us better I think your knowledge would be invaluable.
Hi Derek - thank you very much for the kind words! Your idea is something that is of interest to me, it just comes down to the proper format and visuals to maximize the effectiveness of what I'm showing. There's so much subjectivity when it comes to "how to" style videos for sim racing since everyone is different but it is a concept I'm exploring for next season!
At tracks like Atlanta, and Chicagoland you shouldn't be using the brake at all. Of course there are a lot of people who like to go into the corner hard. If that's how you drive then your brake method is a great tool. Backing up your corner entry will do the trick as well. Only problem with that is some people are inpatient and don't pay attention to the car in front of them to realize their not going in as hard as you are lol.
Hey David. This video inspires me to maybe comeback to FTF and next iracing season actually try to compete in iracing official races in 2021 besides trucks. If only college isn't a pain.
Do you know some tricks for f1 and lmp1 tyres? I tried many setups with different driving styles but i am still not able to reach the proper tyre conditions for the car to grip better.
Unfortunately, no - I do not race in either of those series so I don't have any helpful insight to share. If you learn anything, feel free to share with me 😁
Speaking as a top split broadcast Indy 500 starter, I'm embarrassed about how often I *still* find myself using the lightswitch method on my throttle. It's not just a beginner habit, and I wish I would have fixed it sooner.
The only trick I currently use efficiently is trick #3 and I go one step farther with this trick. The best way that I try to do is practice beyond lap 10 of a single tire stint.
