When do i switch from Skip Barber to Formula Renault 2.0?

[Bruno H.]

I'm currently racing skip barber and i have: 1100 irating - 40 races/3 wins - 370 hours

I really want to race Formula Renault 2.0 in the future, i love this car and i watch the series in real life. I know it takes a lot more skill to drive FR 2.0 than skip and i don't want to rush anything... i intend to do it later in my iracing career, i just don't know how much 'later' is the ideal

So:

How much do i have to drive skippys before changing cars? Maybe when i get 2000 irating? 3000? Most people jump to formula 2.0 as soon as they get license C, that doesn't seem right to me and i'm not in a hurry, i know it's up to me to feel prepared, i just want to hear directions and cool ideas from more experienced players


Thanks in advance!

[TONKLER]

it would be a good idea to enter practice sessions for the FR2.0, see how you compare on laptimes, and make a decision then. If you are fast enough and consistent enough, then give a race a try. I would suggest if you are perhaps within 2 seconds of the fastest times in a session, that is a pretty good indicator of being close to the pace needed. Honestly people won't mind a slower driver so much, as long as you are safe about it and can actually finish races.

Your iRating is a little low, so you may be around some less than talented drivers who still think they are playing Forza/Gran Turismo etc, just be a bit careful, stay out of their incidents and you should easily make positions and gain iRating. It does appear a lot easier to do that in FR than in the Skippy, as the FR isn't quite as easy to drive, and gets more participation too.

[Passero]

irating doesn't really matter. I am racing the formula renault for a long time now (previously pro mazda) and there are plenty of people racing from around the 1000 irating mark.

If you have the proper license, just give it a go in the practice and see. The races are a bit longer and somewhat more cars in the field but that shouldn't be a problem.
I enjoy the FR much more than the skippy.

I'm currently around 1700-1800 and often I am put in the middle or top split (depending on the amount of people joining a race) so there is a place for you in the lower split where you will fit.

[Passero]

FYI, tonights race had 3 splits.
The bottom one had a SOF of 946
Plenty of people between 700 and 1000. A couple around the 1200 mark.