iRacing Movie 5th March 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NIfk5kIywo

I thought it was about time someone posted something. It's been a quiet week. :-)

I continue to wrestle with my love hate relationship with iRacing. I still love the
core sim code, but still dislike the iRacing service. But the above movie was
inspired by a well attended and very satisfying Club England race. No SR or iR to
worry about, and racing with people you know, not a random bunch of iStrangers.
Great fun.

Maybe the movie shows a little of that.

Of course for a man who claims to have mixed feelings about iRacing I seem to
continue to spend like a drunken sailor. After 18months, in and out, I finally got
up to 100% content a few weeks ago when I was feeling rich on pay day. On the
bright side that means 25% "discount" on Zandvoort when it's released later today.
On the down side it means I have a HD fun of content gathering dust.

But what the heck, I could've spent that on beer... except I don't drink. Or fast
cars... except I can't drive. Or exotic holidays... except I don't get the whole
holiday thing. Or wild women... except the only wild women I've got my hands on
lately were fighting in the foyer at work at 1am.

Mmmm... I guess I might as well spend it on iRacing then. :-)

Besides, one day they might give us AI and I can retire from online (most of the
time) and enjoy that content in whatever form I see fit. I live in hope!

And in the mean time I've had some very enjoyable races recently. Brands Hatch was
very satisfying to race on in the Mazda. The Late Model at Lime Rock is always
welcome (except by the hardcore short track iMafia). And although I've given up on
the Dallara since the last update, I've started driving the Radical (when I can
find a race) and that's proving very interesting. With a decent amount of wing it
handles like a kind of 'grown up' Skip Barber. Lively, but catchable by mere
mortals.

Andrew McP