I'm signed up and my car is ready for the RSRA Indianapolis 500 this coming July. Now for the hard part, practice and setting up the car and all that. I have very little experience with oval racing, and the few times I tried it many years ago I was scared out of my mind. Seems easy at first, as it is mostly flatout through the banked turns. But these cars are fastest when they are turning left, so it feels strange when you are going straight. The speed is so high that one mistake will put you in the wall and the damage is almost always fatal. And that is just when you are testing on your own. Imagine how it is when you are racing against a crowd. It is like some constant overtaking maneuver on a perpetual highway. I get nervous just thinking about it.
More than 50 drivers have registered so far, but only the fastest 33 will qualify for the big race. So, I am not certain I will even make the race. But there is time to learn and get ready for the time trials. My testing has been going well, but I still need to find maybe 1 second per lap.
Meanwhile, I have resurrected my old G25 steering wheel. My G29 had developed the infamous rattling and notchiness, particularly when turning it right. Something about the gear driven motors that power the force feedback. I put up with it for a long time, but it progressively got worse, and I decided to put the G29 to rest. The G25 still turns as smooth as when I first got it, and the good thing is the G29 pedals work with it. I also like the feel of the thinner steering wheel and its uncomplicated 2 paddles+2 buttons setup. The H-shifter is still dead though, but I don't use that for racing.
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