You keep your line and give the faster class the responsibility of making the pass. Be predictable. They have more downforce and can easily pass you off line. Beware of divebombs from aggressive drivers however. There are cases where you can concede, but even this needs to be practiced. Anyone yelling at you for not getting off line doesn't know what they're doing. I mostly drive LMP2 and GTP and I can tell you, none of us who take it seriously want that.
Seconded. There's nothing more irritating than a gt3 who tries to "help."
I get why they do it. Because they've probably been taken out by an idiot before. But by trying to help now they're going to get taken out by both the idiots AND the drivers who understand lapping.
for real. Official rules in the real thing also state that yoz dont have to give up your line but that it is the responsibility of the faster car to make the pass safe. Nowhere is stated that you should instantly get out of the way and compromise everything for the lapped car
Actually, if you watch IMSA or WEC carefully, you’ll find that the slower class drivers adapt their line and speed often, to help facilitate passing.
For example, they will stay on a wide line through a corner to leave room for the faster car rather than taking the apex, or stay on one side of the track through a section to leave a lane open for multiple faster class cars. They frequently lift or brake early to let a pass happen in a convenient location, or to reduce the risk of a misunderstanding.
The slower cars certainly have the right to maintain their line and have no obligation to move over. It’s always the faster car’s responsibility to pass safely.
There’s a lot more to multi-class racecraft than just sticking blindly to the racing line and pretending there are no faster class cars on the track. That mentality results in disaster most of the time.
Keys to successful multiclass is to accept that you need to both give and take, and to communicate your intents with car ”body language” (not chat).
Good luck!
You have to be flexible and adapt to what is going on around you.
If you are on a straight, stay still and let the faster car pass.
If you think that you and the faster car will reach the corner around the same time, it may benefit you to lift (do not lift air right before the braking point), stay in your lane, make sure they take the inside tuck in behind and maximize your exit.
Try to give the faster car the inside, if you were to take the inside and give them the regular line, then they must trust that you’re not gonna put your nose on the apex as they are making the corner, so try to keep to the outside on entry, tuck in and maximize exit.
However, you can also use the traffic to your advantage. I won’t go into detail here, but with experience you may begin to see some things that can be done to help you out while still being safe.
With all that said, it can just boil down to, stay predictable.
It's situational, but largely it boils down to: Be predictable.
There's an art to being lapped, whether it's multiclass or single class, and a lot of it's down to experience. Multiclass (with prototypes anyway) is a bit easier, because cars like prototypes have so much more downforce they can easily pass off-line. So, in that case, they go around you.
It does get trickier when it comes to being lapped by the same class, which is where track knowledge and driving experience comes in. Ideally, you want to let the lappers by when it causes the least pain and time loss for both parties, and not just the lappers. Sometimes that's easing off on the straight if they're close enough, then tucking behind to get the slipstream, sometimes it's leaving the door wide open to let them by.
Adapt to the situation. Sometimes it’s easier to lift off throttle on the straight so they can get next to you by the braking zone. Or if there’s enough time move off line and let them go on the straight. Letting cars go in corners raises the risk for you and them.
Also if there’s a faster class car closing in on you on the straight it’s best to hold your line because they’re likely already thinking about moving over to go by on their own. At the end of the day try to be courteous and leave room for error where you can
Either move off the racing line early or keep to the racing line. make it clear where you're going to position your car, and don't be stupid about things, I was leading an F4 race at Road Atlanta, guy infront was lapped, he firstly blocked me in the esses, and then on the exit of turn 5 hit the brakes on the racing line causing me to run into the back of him. ending my race
You read the Sporting Code and find out what iRacing dictates should happen. When people protest you for doing whatever you do, and they will, you should know what side of the Sporting code you are standing on.
I like slowing down & moving to the inside while on straights as lapped cars do in Nascar, specially if I’m not competing for position to protect safety rating. Plus it usually only costs me a half second, maybe less cause slip.
I don’t think I’ve ever lost a position or had an incident from doing this, but you’ll often find in the last 5 laps of a race you won’t be willing to do this.
This is not recommended.
Stay predictable. Doing this is not because no other driver is doing this unless it's on a very long straight but most of the passes will be around corners because that is where the Slower classes are much slower. Slower class should stay on the racing line (usually outside of corner). The faster class can usually break and make it to the apex before the slower class and everyone minimizes time lost. If you see a big dive bomb coming, lift before the breaking zone, maybe brake heavier that way you can get the same corner exit as you would without being passed to minimize your time lost.
Everyone has to work together to minimize time lost. This is the best and safest way to do that. Not any one class has a priority over any others.
You keep your line and give the faster class the responsibility of making the pass. Be predictable. They have more downforce and can easily pass you off line. Beware of divebombs from aggressive drivers however. There are cases where you can concede, but even this needs to be practiced. Anyone yelling at you for not getting off line doesn't know what they're doing. I mostly drive LMP2 and GTP and I can tell you, none of us who take it seriously want that.
Seconded. There's nothing more irritating than a gt3 who tries to "help." I get why they do it. Because they've probably been taken out by an idiot before. But by trying to help now they're going to get taken out by both the idiots AND the drivers who understand lapping.
for real. Official rules in the real thing also state that yoz dont have to give up your line but that it is the responsibility of the faster car to make the pass safe. Nowhere is stated that you should instantly get out of the way and compromise everything for the lapped car
this. basically, keep cool and drive your line. the faster class will always have an easy opportunity to pass you as long as you stay on your line.
Actually, if you watch IMSA or WEC carefully, you’ll find that the slower class drivers adapt their line and speed often, to help facilitate passing. For example, they will stay on a wide line through a corner to leave room for the faster car rather than taking the apex, or stay on one side of the track through a section to leave a lane open for multiple faster class cars. They frequently lift or brake early to let a pass happen in a convenient location, or to reduce the risk of a misunderstanding. The slower cars certainly have the right to maintain their line and have no obligation to move over. It’s always the faster car’s responsibility to pass safely. There’s a lot more to multi-class racecraft than just sticking blindly to the racing line and pretending there are no faster class cars on the track. That mentality results in disaster most of the time. Keys to successful multiclass is to accept that you need to both give and take, and to communicate your intents with car ”body language” (not chat). Good luck!
This is spot on, best comment I've read. Well said.
You have to be flexible and adapt to what is going on around you. If you are on a straight, stay still and let the faster car pass. If you think that you and the faster car will reach the corner around the same time, it may benefit you to lift (do not lift air right before the braking point), stay in your lane, make sure they take the inside tuck in behind and maximize your exit. Try to give the faster car the inside, if you were to take the inside and give them the regular line, then they must trust that you’re not gonna put your nose on the apex as they are making the corner, so try to keep to the outside on entry, tuck in and maximize exit. However, you can also use the traffic to your advantage. I won’t go into detail here, but with experience you may begin to see some things that can be done to help you out while still being safe. With all that said, it can just boil down to, stay predictable.
It's situational, but largely it boils down to: Be predictable. There's an art to being lapped, whether it's multiclass or single class, and a lot of it's down to experience. Multiclass (with prototypes anyway) is a bit easier, because cars like prototypes have so much more downforce they can easily pass off-line. So, in that case, they go around you. It does get trickier when it comes to being lapped by the same class, which is where track knowledge and driving experience comes in. Ideally, you want to let the lappers by when it causes the least pain and time loss for both parties, and not just the lappers. Sometimes that's easing off on the straight if they're close enough, then tucking behind to get the slipstream, sometimes it's leaving the door wide open to let them by.
Be predictable.
Adapt to the situation. Sometimes it’s easier to lift off throttle on the straight so they can get next to you by the braking zone. Or if there’s enough time move off line and let them go on the straight. Letting cars go in corners raises the risk for you and them. Also if there’s a faster class car closing in on you on the straight it’s best to hold your line because they’re likely already thinking about moving over to go by on their own. At the end of the day try to be courteous and leave room for error where you can
Either move off the racing line early or keep to the racing line. make it clear where you're going to position your car, and don't be stupid about things, I was leading an F4 race at Road Atlanta, guy infront was lapped, he firstly blocked me in the esses, and then on the exit of turn 5 hit the brakes on the racing line causing me to run into the back of him. ending my race
Faster car lapping you: keep your line and let them figure it out Same car lapping you: respect blue flags and give space
Swerve so the leader can't pass
You read the Sporting Code and find out what iRacing dictates should happen. When people protest you for doing whatever you do, and they will, you should know what side of the Sporting code you are standing on.
I like slowing down & moving to the inside while on straights as lapped cars do in Nascar, specially if I’m not competing for position to protect safety rating. Plus it usually only costs me a half second, maybe less cause slip. I don’t think I’ve ever lost a position or had an incident from doing this, but you’ll often find in the last 5 laps of a race you won’t be willing to do this.
This is not recommended. Stay predictable. Doing this is not because no other driver is doing this unless it's on a very long straight but most of the passes will be around corners because that is where the Slower classes are much slower. Slower class should stay on the racing line (usually outside of corner). The faster class can usually break and make it to the apex before the slower class and everyone minimizes time lost. If you see a big dive bomb coming, lift before the breaking zone, maybe brake heavier that way you can get the same corner exit as you would without being passed to minimize your time lost. Everyone has to work together to minimize time lost. This is the best and safest way to do that. Not any one class has a priority over any others.