Carb Cup

[Tyler J]

Just wonderin because i know iracing is expensive to get to c class and such so is it worth to save my money and just race carb cup? let me know your thoughts

[K Steinwand]

Carb Cup can be fun as hell, but it doesn't count for anything so you won't get credits back nor will you gain any points. But you don't lose iRating or Safety Rating, so I'll let you make the rest of your decision based on this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVS_MYP4CXI

[Tyler J]

Originally posted by K Steinwand:

Carb Cup can be fun as hell, but it doesn't count for anything so you won't get credits back nor will you gain any points. But you don't lose iRating or Safety Rating, so I'll let you make the rest of your decision based on this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVS_MYP4CXI

Thanks, i like points but money part im just looking to have realistic racing low cost

[Eriol_Mits]

if you are going to be running oval, just buy the tracks if and when you can as you work your way up. The next stop out of rookies is Late Model? They are due to run Bristol on week 9 of the current season. That might be one you might want to pick up if you have the $14 or however much it is. Once you have got the track you'll then have it for Street Stock, Late Model, Trucks, Xfinty and Sprint Cup car so you'll have lots of chances to run that race in the future.

If you just buy a few tracks per season as you work you way up the from the rookies, when you have the money to do so you wont notice the cost as much and if you come across the track you don't own one week and don't have any spare cash, run a track that you do have in a different series or take a off week.

As for Carb Cup, they are fun driving the A cup, the races are quite short and they are good fun its good for getting experince and use to driving with other cars.

[Tyler J]

Originally posted by Eriol_Mits:

if you are going to be running oval, just buy the tracks if and when you can as you work your way up. The next stop out of rookies is Late Model? They are due to run Bristol on week 9 of the current season. That might be one you might want to pick up if you have the $14 or however much it is. Once you have got the track you'll then have it for Street Stock, Late Model, Trucks, Xfinty and Sprint Cup car so you'll have lots of chances to run that race in the future.

If you just buy a few tracks per season as you work you way up the from the rookies, when you have the money to do so you wont notice the cost as much and if you come across the track you don't own one week and don't have any spare cash, run a track that you do have in a different series or take a off week.

As for Carb Cup, they are fun driving the A cup, the races are quite short and they are good fun its good for getting experince and use to driving with other cars.

Thanks man, is it the late model or the national? also i dont wanna buy a lot of tracks at once but i wanna be able to race alot so idk

[Eriol_Mits]

just pick and choose the races you do, as you climb the ladder from the Rookie Classes upto Sprint Cup if thats the route you plan on taking. If you or anyone else who runs ovals want add me as a friend on Iracing. Only really know my Brother who plays and found out before when running the Xfinty car, Dega can be a lonely place when you have no friends to work with ^^.

Help if I put my Driver name Peter Phillipson seach me and add me if you want, I'll do some Carb Cup races without you sometime.

[K Steinwand]

The Late Model has mostly short tracks you don't see as often when you leave that series, but it focuses on building setups which is a key thing to learn early on if you want to go into open races. The National has a fair amount of tracks you'll reuse in the higher series, but is a fixed setup series so you don't gain the setup building experience. It's all up to what you want to do down the road.

[NefariousFox]

There are some "on the cheap" methods for getting to higher classes. You don't need to purchase much content, and if you know which series you're interested in racing, you can just fast track yourself to the class needed, then worry about purchasing the required content.

I highly recommend getting to higher classes, so as to get away from the rookie drivers. They really will ruin the experience, and carb cup allows rookie drivers into the mix! (It's all about being able to trust a 3 wide pack not to put you into the wall every time it happens, which rookies cannot be trusted to do)