Surviving The iRacing Rookie Series

If you look in the official iRacing Rookie Forum, you’re bound to see some posts about the Rookie Oval Series. It’s not too hard to get out of the iRacing Rookie Series if you use your head. Forget about winning races and learn to avoid crashes. You can concentrate on improving your race craft after you get your D license.

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Here are some excellent videos by Scott Hanley that have proven to be very helpful to iRacing rookies. As Scott says in the videos:

I’ve drawn all of these examples from the Street Stock series, but I promise you, the same approach works in the Rookie road series, too. That’s where I first learned these skills, and I find they work on both road and oval equally well.

So, practice, be patient, and above all, be willing to think of yourself as a “rookie,” not the Hall of Fame veteran. Approach each race as a chance to learn and gain experience, and your skills and confidence will grow . . . and you’ll have more fun.

Keep in mind the 3 rules:

1. Look up the track and anticipate trouble;
2. Recognize the trouble as soon as it begins, and;
3. Slow down for trouble . . . and then race, but race wisely

Surviving the iRacing Rookie Series, Part One

Surviving the iRacing Rookie Series, Part Two

Surviving the iRacing Rookie Series, Part Three

I’ve drawn all of these examples from the Street Stock series, but I promise you, the same approach works in the Rookie road series, too. That’s where I first learned these skills, and I find they work on both road and oval equally well.

So, practice, be patient, and above all, be willing to think of yourself as a “rookie,” not the Hall of Fame veteran. Approach each race as a chance to learn and gain experience, and your skills and confidence will grow . . . and you’ll have more fun.

Keep in mind the 3 rules:

1. Look up the track and anticipate trouble;
2. Recognize the trouble as soon as it begins, and;
3. Slow down for trouble . . . and then race, but race wisely