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@davecamm Ай бұрын

A few people have asked about the tyre wear which I completely forgot to mention. Here is an image from the video at the end of the race :) ibb.co/sW9sY5j

@welfarewednesday Ай бұрын

The stigma that you need to be a road racer or an oval racer or dirt racer or whatever needs to be squashed. IRacing has shown us you can enjoy all of them and each have their own contributions to race craft. Glad to see Dave enjoying ovals. Would love to see him give dirt ovals a go. Nothing wrong with racing other series!

@adrianbirks8563 Ай бұрын

360 sprint cars are great fun and generally decent participation from early evening on GMT/ BST times. Micro sprints at Millbridge were amazing too until participation dropped off a cliff!

@gamez4420 Ай бұрын

racing fans have become real pompous about their favorite discipline the last few years. If you go on FloRacings channel, the comments are like 95% dirt fans shitting on asphalt fan

@Chaddz3 Ай бұрын

The only problem i run in to with running other series is trying to do too many at the same time. i discovered that i run short of time during the week especially with open series and become so pressed for time trying to get setups built i find that i find myself taking short cuts or almost missing the race because i fall behind and end up not ready in time. which hurts my performance in everything in running because i get stretched to thin. make sure you leave yourself enough time through the race week to get everything ready and still be able to get enough practice time in.. i found about 2 to 3 different series is my limit and still be able to do well in all of them

@DJYeeJay Ай бұрын

That looked really really good!! And I'm not just saying that because of the shoutout ;) The fact that you passed Charli at the end was pretty mental, I'm pretty sure he's a real life NASCAR spotter and he's been around the sim forever

@davecamm Ай бұрын

Thank you Justin. 😁

@shawnreap Ай бұрын

Correct. Charli is a professional spotter who has worked ARCA, Trucks, and Xfinity in recent years.

@mbgmadbull1141 Ай бұрын

I trust Justin with my life when it comes to ovals. much love to you guys for putting on some great content over the years

@CharliBrown46 Ай бұрын

Don’t forget my Cup Series starts too! Good job being aware that I was giving you the top instead of driving through me. Tough to make your intentions known when iRacing has me chat banned. Good racing there at the end! Thanks for the shout out’s, guys!

@paulashwin247 Ай бұрын

Nice collab, I just got into ovals recently and then ended up on your Kevin King and Charlie Sears vids. They were great.

@TBolt1 Ай бұрын

Well done, Dave. Thank you for helping us understand the right mindset one needs during this kind of racing.

@Shermanater Ай бұрын

Huge improvement Dave! You already had so many good habits from the Road side of things. Smooth on the wheel, easy on throttle, looking ahead for overtaking opportunities and setting them up properly. Tire management is learned through trial and error. Watching people drive away at the end of the run is frustrating. Again, amazing improvement and great video sir!

@hayden2330 Ай бұрын

This is my favorite thing on YT right now. Oval is a different feeling, Love the grind to get better.

@xavierleggett4117 Ай бұрын

Nice Work! I especially like the camera angles during your overtaking maneuvers!

@fredscratchet1355 Ай бұрын

I enjoyed that Dave, it's starting to make sense now. It's a lot more tactical than I realised. Thanks mate.

@JackRLong12 Ай бұрын

Love these videos so much. Love that you've actually listened to the community and I can't wait to see ya at the higher classes and tracks! Oh and I love that you're bringing oval racing to a wider audience and everyone is learning that it isnt just about turning left!

@SakibLH44 13 күн бұрын

Awesome! I live just a few minutes from this track!

@RomainFleuryWhatever Ай бұрын

PC Specialist wont be happy with no carnage ha ha! Nice race Sir!

@fabzx8171 Ай бұрын

Awesome video Dave with the different onboard shots. Great drive

@OldManiRacing-fj4lg Ай бұрын

Great stuff, I do like the ovals, have not done much in the last 2 years but every now and again I try a race and still enjoy them. It is a totally different style of driving.

@simnutracing Ай бұрын

Doing GREAT, Dave!! Cant wait to see you get into the Gen 4 and Xfinity.

@ianreynolds1409 Ай бұрын

Well done !! enjoyed watching that.

@simnutracing Ай бұрын

So happy to see you getting the laps under your belt , Dave. See the confidence growing

@jackdaniels7120 Ай бұрын

Cracking work again Dave so pleased you're enjoying it, need more UK oval'ers so we get more participation at UK friendly timeslots 😂 I think you'll love it even more when you get to experience all the nuances and how different each track feels

@regibson23 Ай бұрын

I never thought I would enjoy oval racing. But it's most of what I do now. One major advantage is you can be competitive without a lot of practice on most tracks.

@BenAshley1977 Ай бұрын

Fantastic Race mate, well done.

@simonolsen9995 Ай бұрын

Big Mac! A legend in the making. Well done.

@matthewjurkiewicz Ай бұрын

That moment of fear when I see my name in the ticker and don’t remember how I did in that race… very happy I just ran around cleanly. As a fellow euro oval racer, I knew I recognized your name.

@timroden6617 Ай бұрын

Cleanest race ever.

@frankiev4253 Ай бұрын

Great run! I am loving the oval content!

@shawnreap Ай бұрын

Charli Brown is a good friend of mine for more than 20 years - going all the way back to Papyrus' NASCAR Racing 4, where he went by Captain Dynamite. Nice pass on a dude with literal decades of oval sim-racing experience. 😎

@davecamm Ай бұрын

I must have gotten lucky 😁

@shawnreap Ай бұрын

@@davecamm Or he's lost a step and burned his stuff up. You don't get a name like "Captain Dynamite" through specializing in long runs. 🤪

@douglasingram8881 Ай бұрын

For us Brits oval racing doesn’t make sense, but once you give it ago and understand not only the rules and etiquette it’s very addictive. It’s definitely not about sending it full beans lap after lap. But the real enjoyment is racing the C Class trucks and A and B class Cars especially plate racing when you’re pushing or bumping the leader. Nothing beats the feeling of being in a tight pack of 20 cars racing literally centimetres from each other. Look forward to watching those videos Dave. Then there’s the Indy cars, those races can be epic.

@mbgmadbull1141 Ай бұрын

draft master is a great place to learn the contact limits of the cars, ARCA and Gen 4 cup teaches you tire saving and car control and C B and A class teach you how to be in a gaggle and also how to strategy your race the right way. it's always fun and is nice to do when road racing just ain't doing it for ya, glad you enjoy it tho. always nice to see others give it a go and get hooked.

@MrRichalu Ай бұрын

Sorry. Was involved elsewhere and just now got a chance to watch. Good tire management. Now you have to qualify, start closer to the front, maybe win one of these things. With the tire you had left, you could push a bit more at the end to take a shot at the leaders. Also saw the talk about Charli. Too bad he had a misstep late (24:17). Looked like a good fight for position. And can't wait to see you on a shorter track where things don't get all spread out. Good race.

@timnissen3513 Ай бұрын

Nice race!

@HostilityExpert Ай бұрын

Well done! I will say it would be worth checking out the Trucks next season as they are getting a big aero update. They are already a blast to drive.

@BeachBum88m Ай бұрын

Those were some *_beautiful_* passes. Oval racing is like chess, you gotta be thinking 5 corners ahead.

@geoffbeadles Ай бұрын

Top 5! Good run Dave

@davedeja Ай бұрын

Very well done, Dave. I can see definate improvment. You look more relaxed and consistent. Keep it up!

@davecamm Ай бұрын

Thank you mate 😁

@ZoneXV Ай бұрын

Glad to see you get a good run in! I know after giving you some tips I was in a race with you and unfortunately you got taken out early. Was hoping to run the next one with ya but looking at the results you were #1 in 2nd split in the one after. I think you have a very good mindset of working mostly on managing your tires and letting everyone else burn theirs up. Some of the really fast guys can get away with using their tires up a bit more but that is all because it comes down to knowing when to use the tires. For example the last 10 laps you can run the high line and start to gain a lot of speed even though it will be using up the tires, but as a newer driver to oval I would always tend to err on the side of saving too much vs not enough.

@MPoe56 Ай бұрын

Love the different camera angles. Just wait until you get to the 1 mile tracks. That's a whole different experience

@test868 Ай бұрын

I haven’t got a scooby about how to drive ovals but that was interesting to watch. I tried the truck last night in practice and the tyre evolution was very noticeable.

@ultimateshinedetail Ай бұрын

Here we go, now he gets oval racing on the iracing platform. Dave we need more uk guys doing this. It’s taken me a year to get to 3k

@johnmontgomery3174 Ай бұрын

Nice drive!

@kimgundorph2996 Ай бұрын

Love your content and that you now are giving the Oval some serious love.... And because of that I will participate in the ARCA series from the upcoming season.... Because of you I got my MOJO back in ovals... Thank you so much... Regards from Denmark

@davecamm Ай бұрын

See you on track 😁

@MikeBoire Ай бұрын

Dave now that you are paying a little more attention to the oval side of racing you should do some super late model races. Those things are mental. Great job in this race your really getting the hang of it👍

@GoodWeiserRacing Ай бұрын

Keep it up Dave. Your doing great. Run your race at your pace. The car will come to you. You ate really starting to figure out oval racing and the strategies behind it. You'll be at 3k in no time. Love how you change your lines and search around for what works best for you and how you drive your car.

@davecamm Ай бұрын

Thank you, appreciate it 🙏

@marcusdutton1808 Ай бұрын

The ovals are really addictive stuff - not surprised you are getting a kick from them. Great new camera angles too.

@lovethedogsNC Ай бұрын

"Harry, I am not going faster everyone else is just getting slower"

@iang265 Ай бұрын

Glad to see another Brit get the ARCA bug. See you out there in S3 maybe :)

@t-jcrites-okeefe2982 Ай бұрын

You need a special Dave Cam paint!

@CreamyItalian Ай бұрын

No apologizes are needed Dave. We read the title and still decided to click on it because it's not the race that draws us in, it's the driver. Good racing! But tell the pit crew they can relax, always itching to jump over the wall.

@pixelhotdish Ай бұрын

"Not very quick, but it did look pretty cool". Hey, thats also how my parents talked about me when I was younger. ;)

@automaticflow975 Ай бұрын

I'ma life long oval racing fan and you are damn good in my opinion. I love watching you drive man.

@davecamm Ай бұрын

Thank you, appreciate that 😁

@automaticflow975 Ай бұрын

@@davecamm you are the man

@Gaso_Meter Ай бұрын

Top 5, great racing, great progress! I'm looking forward to more. (Maybe a Gen4 race? Same car, more HP ;))

@TheChris1500 Ай бұрын

arca is my favorite car on nascar side. once you learn the car its fun.

@Chaddz3 Ай бұрын

Hey dave only watched a couple of your arca runs so far.. but after this race i can say there isn't much i can suggest to make you better other than smoothness with the throttle like a couple others have mentioned.. you dont want to light switch it.. and get as much seat time as you can get there is no replacement for experience. hopefully see you on the track at somepoint but with the time difference between us and uk prolly not ever see you in a race. i dont doubt for a minute youll get a win before too much longer.

@koracing4512 Ай бұрын

Hi Dave, love the new challenge you've set yourself. A quick question, have hou switched to using a single monitor now rather than the triples?

@davecamm Ай бұрын

Yes, been on a big single for a while now 👍

@doug_vickers Ай бұрын

Well done Dave. You seem to have improved to me but I know naff all about oval racing so my opinion doesn't mean much. Keep it up. 👍

@Jacob-OBot Ай бұрын

Well done Dave ! Great video ive loved watching your videos the past few weeks 😊. Also what gt3 car would you reccomend ?

@davecamm Ай бұрын

If I were going to buy one, it'd be the Merc or the Porsche 👍

@Jacob-OBot Ай бұрын

OK thank you, 😊

@TheChris1500 Ай бұрын

also my tip, i thought the gen 4 was a great training tool for arca, i had dj yee do a 1on1 coaching session with me in the gen 4 and i improved with both arca and gen 4. but the gen 4 is a much longer race with cautions and fuel and tire management 1 pit stop normally under green flag track depending.

@Warthug-ji4im Ай бұрын

Should have posted the races you did with Duncan, i mean they weren’t hectic at all🤣😁

@karlwatson45 Ай бұрын

It took me over one year on iracing before I even tried an oval race. Should have done it earlier as it's definitely fun but different

@JayS1622 Ай бұрын

Dave Cam an oval driver!? I love it!

@vMaxDaniel Ай бұрын

Good job Dave... About the average lap time, you gotta look at it in perspective about your fast and slowest lap time average. Since the last build, the weather conditions aren't the same for all the races as it used to be. Track temp changes wildly now and that will impact massively both Q run time and your race speed average

@bananasnsushi Ай бұрын

Hey Dave, one thing DJYee might mention is lifting off throttle a bit more gradually, instead of all at once. Just one thing I noticed watching your inputs!

@davecamm Ай бұрын

Yes I need to work on that 😁

@iva_cramp Ай бұрын

Did you check your tyre %'s after this one ? , apologies if I just missed it. Great stuff Dave, the Gen 4 car is even more fun and challenging.

@davecamm Ай бұрын

Yes but forgot to mention it 🤣 I'll polut up a pinned comment in an hour or so when at the desk with the numbers 👍

@scottwest7152 Ай бұрын

Alright Dave great channel. After watching some of your vids I’ve recently bought a asetek la prima and the grid mpx wheel was wondering how you got around the wire/usb management a bit worried about catching them. cheers Scott

@davecamm Ай бұрын

I attach the connected for the wheel to the inside of my wheel deck upright and just let it hang. No issues for me 👍

@scottwest7152 Ай бұрын

@@davecamm that simple lol cheers Dave thanks for the reply. upgraded from the Thrustmaster to the asetek so it’s a big difference 🤘🏻👍🏻

@davecamm Ай бұрын

You'll love it 😁

@scottwest7152 Ай бұрын

@@davecamm sorry to bother you again but do I put the wheels usb into my PC or does it go in the invicta quick release because when I do that it doesn’t connect to my wheel or race director but seems to work when plugged into my pc ? I’m a little confused 🤪

@davecamm Ай бұрын

@@scottwest7152 yes I'd go to pc 👍

@ottokrosse2106 Ай бұрын

Much improved, your lines were much better…but…you still have a tendency to turn it early every now and then. Next up you should try the 80s vintage nascars…if you think ARCA is fun, the Trucks are a lot of fun too and they seem to be easier to drive. Hope to see you out there! 🏁

@ianmelville4071 Ай бұрын

Loving your oval racing, what wheel hub are you using on your fanatec ?

@davecamm Ай бұрын

The Fanatec tim is mounted directly to the Asetek QR with a Turn Racing button plate in between 👍

@sparkywalton Ай бұрын

Hi Dave. Hope you’re well. I know in previous videos you’ve mentioned a store in the UK where you can see sim equipment, test it out etc, could you remind me where this is? Having recently moved over to PC I’m looking to upgrade from my fanatec dd pro and wheel stand set up. Considering the sim lab gt1 pro, simucube 2 pro base and vrs pedals. But I’d like to test out some seats etc. Cheers

@davecamm Ай бұрын

Puresims have a showroom. I was there a couple of months ago and have some really nice gear to test 😁 pure-sims.com/

@sparkywalton Ай бұрын

@@davecamm that’s the one. Cheers pal

@warrenrohloff8095 Ай бұрын

A collab with Justin Yee?! Definitely would love to see that video. Great race! Your improvement in one week is fantastic. Love the content and the onboard cameras. 3k is a bar set way too low. You'll be 4k+ in no time and then onwards from there. What were your tires at the end?

@davecamm Ай бұрын

Middle of the front right was at 53 and inside 50 I think. I'd have to double check the video file but it was definitely in the 50's 👍

@TBolt1 Ай бұрын

@@davecamm might as well show us at the end of each oval race since it matters in this type of racing. Thank you.

@fosolif01 29 күн бұрын

I´m on iRacing for one year now. My mistake (Nascar) was to concentrate on SR too much and try to get the A-Licence (Hoping to race clean and gentle drivers). And now? Irating is less then 1000 and a lot af races is like a destruction derby race. Its hard to get out of there. Next time, i would contrate on irating (like i did on road), it is the better solution for me, maybe for others?

@TheChris1500 Ай бұрын

it be fun to race with you once you get in my splits. keep it up and we will see each other soon i hope. i am central u.s time so probably be rare but saw you once in a practice

@tamaslichtenberger8529 Ай бұрын

hope in next season we'll meet on track! :) are you doing late (22:00+) races as well, or only during the day? because of family I can race only during (late) night...

@davecamm Ай бұрын

I race between 9am and 4pm BST 👍

@tamaslichtenberger8529 Ай бұрын

@@davecamm 100% wortime for me. anyways, maybe someday we'll meet. good luck with the ovals! :)

@okkimakki Ай бұрын

What wheel is that?

@andrewnz2025 Ай бұрын

I’m not sure I can get behind that Frankenstein quick release + fanatec adapter. Can you give us a video? It’s mental. Great race mate

@davecamm Ай бұрын

It's just the Fanatec tim on the Asetek QR with a turn racing button plate in the middle 😁

@membox Ай бұрын

Been so cool to follow this journey! I coincidentally also started doing ARCA this week before I saw your first video. This has been tremendously helpful. Thanks Dave!

@mattsanders9357 Ай бұрын

Nice racing Dave. As always, great content. Where did your tires finish the race at in terms of wear? I started ARCA roughly the same day Dave did. I've done 4 races and in the first I destroyed my tires and went from P6 with 10 laps to go to P16. I've improved my tire wear and last race finished P6. I finished that race with 34% left on the right front, but it still felt good to me and I was still able to push. So what I don't understand is if there is a specific point that the tires drop off, and should I be looking to keep the tread above a specific threshold? Presumably if you wearing the tire too little you would be slow. So what's the goal?

@Chaddz3 Ай бұрын

its not so much about the wear but how hot you get the tires.. hot tires wear faster which make them slip more which leads to even more heat and starts a snowball effect.when you feel the tires going away back off a bit to let the tires cool for a lap or so and theyll come back and work again and with a very hot track surface like texas had this week in arca tire heat is an even bigger problem.

@davecamm Ай бұрын

I've pinned a comment with the numbers 😁

@mattsanders9357 Ай бұрын

@Chaddz3 @davecamm thank you

@alkhan44 Ай бұрын

can we call u know dave speed 👀

@YORCC Ай бұрын

who is the spotter for this? very good info and realism i think

@davecamm Ай бұрын

It's the JJ Spotter Pack 👍

@YORCC 27 күн бұрын

@@davecamm hey, thanks for letting me know. I’ll take a look

@lllFeanorlll Ай бұрын

I liked the part where you turned left.

@F1fan-mj6jp Ай бұрын

First of all Great Video, I was wondering, what spotter pack you use and where to get it from

@CobraAce04 Ай бұрын

It’s called the Jimmie Johnson Spotter pack. A quick Google should point you in the right direction. It’s a widely used spotter pack

@davecamm Ай бұрын

It's the JJ Spotter Pack and you can get it here 😁 www.dwarehouse.com/

@marcusdutton1808 Ай бұрын

And you can get a rude version which adds a little spice.

@reven6159 Ай бұрын

So my question is, what is the magic number for the tire wear? You mention your tire health has gone from like 5% to 50 something, but where should it be? Seems to me there should be a fall off point you want to avoid and be pushing to hit just above that at the end of a race. Theory being if you don’t hit that mark it would mean you are leaving time on the track. BTW no clue if I am spewing nonsense or if what I said makes sense, but seemed logical to me.

@Chaddz3 Ай бұрын

its gonna vary depending on track temp whether you are around other cars.. and many other factors but if you can keep the wear 45% or better (higher number) thats a good target to shoot for.

@davecamm Ай бұрын

It was in the 50's but when I'm on the rig later I'll pin a comment with the numbers 👍