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      Guide to the new iRacing UI for Web UI users

      Guide to the new iRacing UI for Web UI users
      By Richard BaxterPosted on March 9, 2023March 9, 2023

      iRacing announced that as of this month (expected in March 2023 for the Season 2 build) that the old website version of iRacing’s UI will be sunsetted leaving us only the application UI to work with.[…]

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      iRacing Graphics Settings: Everything you need to know for a better FPS

      iRacing Graphics Settings: Everything you need to know for a better FPS
      By Richard BaxterPosted on January 18, 2023January 23, 2023

      Last updated: January 23rd, 2023So many sim racers spend ages getting their rig setup just right, only to completely neglect the look, and frame rate (FPS) performance of the graphics in-game. This is understandable as many[…]

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      How to set up Triple Monitors in iRacing

      How to set up Triple Monitors in iRacing
      By Richard BaxterPosted on November 15, 2022November 15, 2022

      Featured image: Glandeur_Conan Have you spent absolutely ages messing around with NVIDIA surround? It can be frustrating, can’t it? Fortunately, there’s a quick and easy way to set up your triples in iRacing’s “rendererDX11Monitor.ini” file. This[…]

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      How to Get Faster: Improve your iRacing Laptimes

      How to Get Faster: Improve your iRacing Laptimes
      By Richard BaxterPosted on November 9, 2022November 20, 2022

      Last updated: November 20th, 2022Featured image: Iglcoatings-eracing We’ve all been there. You feel like you’re driving your absolute fastest, then another driver enters the session and pops in a lap time that is 2 seconds faster[…]

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      What are the best cars in iRacing?

      What are the best cars in iRacing?
      By Richard BaxterPosted on October 15, 2022October 16, 2022

      I’m pretty much only using iRacing for the majority of my sim racing time, and because time is a little short I’ve got a list of go-to cars in iRacing that (in my humble opinion) are[…]

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      How to: iRacing Overlays with RaceLabApp

      How to: iRacing Overlays with RaceLabApp
      By Richard BaxterPosted on December 23, 2021October 15, 2022

      Last updated: October 15th, 2022Featured image: Dan Suzuki using Racelabapp and Kapp I’ve been meaning to put something together about iRacing overlays for a while now; not that iRacing’s native features won’t get you a long[…]

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      How to use iRacing Macros for pit stops in Endurance Races

      How to use iRacing Macros for pit stops in Endurance Races
      By Richard BaxterPosted on May 20, 2021October 15, 2022

      Last updated: October 15th, 2022When you begin endurance racing or participating in iRacing special events, you quickly realise just how much extra stuff you need to be aware of as well as the driving. Pit stops[…]

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      How to Find the Correct FFB / Torque Settings in iRacing

      How to Find the Correct FFB / Torque Settings in iRacing
      By Richard BaxterPosted on May 6, 2021March 6, 2023

      Last updated: March 6th, 2023The underlying assumption that racing simulator developers have always made is that the simulated car is probably generating more torque at the steering column than the hardware (your wheelbase) can deal with.[…]

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      How to use Stream Deck for Sim Racing

      How to use Stream Deck for Sim Racing
      By Richard BaxterPosted on March 24, 2021March 5, 2023

      Last updated: March 5th, 2023One of the things I find more than a little cumbersome about sim racing is the constant back and forth between apps and settings, mostly using the mouse or my keyboard. We[…]

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      Racing Games: the best PC driving simulators for beginners

      Racing Games: the best PC driving simulators for beginners
      By Ryan FinnPosted on February 10, 2021March 7, 2023

      Last updated: March 7th, 2023Since we usually focus on elements of sim racing such as gaming hardware, setup tutorials, and how-to guides here at SimRacingCockpit, I thought it would make a nice change of pace to[…]

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      FOV: How to setup and calculate your field of view settings in iRacing and Assetto Corsa

      FOV: How to setup and calculate your field of view settings in iRacing and Assetto Corsa
      By Richard BaxterPosted on December 30, 2020January 2, 2023

      Last updated: January 2nd, 2023Sorting out your FOV (Field of View) settings in iRacing (or Assetto Corsa and Assetto Corsa Competizione ) is a thing a lot of drivers tend to ignore when they first get[…]

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      Force Feedback: what is FFB, how does it work and how do I set it up?

      Force Feedback: what is FFB, how does it work and how do I set it up?
      By Richard BaxterPosted on September 23, 2020February 1, 2023

      Last updated: February 1st, 2023The joy of working with direct drive wheelbases is the huge scope to make adjustments to the wheelbase’s force feedback. You can make changes to your wheel settings to suit your preferences,[…]

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