NEW iRacing Buyer's Guide 2024 | Keep your COSTS DOWN!!!

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NEW iRacing Buyer's Guide 2024 | Keep your COSTS DOWN!!!

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#iRacing #simracing #savemoney
iRacing costs can be HUGE. There's no getting away from it. And for many people the fear of spending lots of money can be a barrier to enjoying the game.
This guide sets out all you need to ensure you enjoy iRacing while keeping costs as low as they can be. I recommend specific series, buying strategies and how to use third party websites to help understand which content will get you the most racing.
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@Tincoco_ 2 ай бұрын

kinda sucks that the iracing community has in a way allowed this type of in game purchase stuff to happen this way. Cus constantly having to buy to play what im playing monthly to play is absurd

@WiesiekTV 3 ай бұрын

Ferrari 296 GT3 is just a no-brainer. I just love this car and the series, love the drama etc. Its sooo coool

@Ben_LaBroca 3 ай бұрын

Haha drama is guaranteed!!

@jaronbrandes5054 3 ай бұрын

I did my first 296 race last night and it was nuts. People dive bombing from 8 tenths back. I had my most incident points ever in that race. I had 2 from me going off track and I had I have 12 from people resending me trying to dive bomb. It was fun though. Some of those guys need to go back to the Mazda series to learn how to control a car

@WiesiekTV 3 ай бұрын

@@jaronbrandes5054 Yeah but tbh 296 gt3 is easy car to drive, some ppl even saying it is one of the easiest car to drive in iracing

@jaronbrandes5054 3 ай бұрын

@@WiesiekTV yeah it is easy to drive. Just the dive bombing is annoying. But I don’t take it serious. It gets my racing fix out

@SladesShitboxGarage 3 ай бұрын

I hate the way the 296 drives. Sluggish boat.

@markelliott3906 2 ай бұрын

Have been thinking of getting into iracing recently and have watched a few of these videos and I think this is the best one I have watched! Thanks!

@Ben_LaBroca 2 ай бұрын

Ah thanks Mark! Let me know if you need any help getting set up if you do take the plunge!

@donjezza 2 ай бұрын

+1 for the Ferrari, one thing to mention is it's easy to drive, very important for beginners. Another good thing to mention is to try to take advantage of the free test sessions during maintenance, this was how I decided which cars to buy early on

@TheColblas 2 ай бұрын

Where can I see when these maintenances are? Are they at the end of the seasons?

@donjezza 2 ай бұрын

@@TheColblas there is always one every update so definitely in week 13 but also hotfixes, look at the notifications when you start the game. They don't let you use the most recent cars and depending on your timezone it might not be convenient but I found them very useful

@rogsan_ 3 ай бұрын

These informational videos are always great. Amazing job, Ben!

@Ben_LaBroca 3 ай бұрын

Thank you buddy! ❤️

@martinelliott9961 3 ай бұрын

I enjoyed your video about this last year Ben, was very helpful. I’m a Very part time gamer, dad too young kids and a job, race when kids are in bed. The Falken challenge is also a good one, I bought the McLaren’s for that and most weeks it works out ok. If not, I race something else for the week to save the bank balance.

@Ben_LaBroca 3 ай бұрын

Ha we are very much in the same boat Martin! Yes great shout re Falken Tyre / GT4. Definitely up there with the most accessible sports car choices!

@TheNuno190 3 ай бұрын

Be wary of the gt4 schedule. Since it can be vary alot from season to season!

@Darlexis 3 ай бұрын

YAY!! Thanks you!! I love your opinions on this stuff!

@Ben_LaBroca 3 ай бұрын

Ah thanks man - hope you enjoyed the vid!

@Nick_Kearney 3 ай бұрын

I'm in the iRacing 100% Club, so I own everything. While it is "nice" to be able to join any session I want, there's a lot of content I never get to use in official online sessions. Ben is very right about having to head to AI races or league races to make use of some content, even if it does appear on an official schedule.

@Ben_LaBroca 3 ай бұрын

Boom, the 100% club! Nice work Nick! I imagine I’ll be there one day 😅

@limitpointracing 3 ай бұрын

Great video man for us new Sims Racers. Just Graduated out of Rookies so definitely gonna pick up the Ferrari

@parker.mp3 3 ай бұрын

There was a post recently on Reddit about getting 1 year of iRacing and the FIA F4 car in exchange for a $10 donation, it took a day and a bit but I got my code from them, I think it’s only for USA and Canada but I can try to find the post if anyone wants it

@Reiter.Racing 3 ай бұрын

Would be cool with the Link :) 😃

@juliwomp 2 ай бұрын

that would be amazing if you still had the link

@TheAIThinkTank 2 ай бұрын

I think it’s scam

@parker.mp3 2 ай бұрын

@@TheAIThinkTank I thought it seemed sketchy too lol

@justinmuntean7689 2 ай бұрын

Was not a scam. It was Canada e-sports, and I also got it for a ten dollar donation.

@hairlokk8672 2 ай бұрын

Havent played it in a few years now, but thinking i should get it running again. Need to visit the store tho, after i bought new computer its so bloody hightech i cant use 1 of my screens due hdmi is the oldest stuff on the gfx card

@priceG 23 күн бұрын

Usually when I buy tracks, I use IRBG to see if the tracks that I want are also being used on another series and I'd like to race. I had a blast with the Ferrari 296 last season and with the credit bonus that I've got, I decided to run F4 this season. Hopefully the Super Formulas have a nice schedule next season, that's my goal I'm also interested in IndyCar, but it has a few ovals mixed with road courses. I haven't really raced at any ovals, how hard is it compared to road racing?

@CaptRohmer 23 күн бұрын

Oof, it’s a subscription service that also requires players to have to buy their own cars? I tried googling the cost but only found actual used cars. Thanks for the info

@christosswc 2 ай бұрын

Keep your costs down. That's ironic. A year and a half ago they offered a 3 month special or something like that so I thought I'd give it another go and bought it at the discount. When it expired it charged me a renewal without me ever requesting it. I launched a complaint with iracing and they said that this was specific to their European clients,the automatic renewal, and there was nothing they could do. Adding insult to injury they also said that this practice had now been discontinued and there would be no automatic renewals anymore without the client intentionally requesting it, even for European clients. Back to RF2 then and I'm done with them, that is not an acceptable business practice. When you're looking to get a good deal and keep costs down and fun at the maximum and they go and eff you like that it's GG game over, especially when they refuse to make things right, I do not forgive.

@SmithersSimRacing 3 ай бұрын

Been thinking of buying the super light you might have just helped me out .. cheers Ben also mate you know whats happened to Jamie Red ken ?

@Ben_LaBroca 3 ай бұрын

Hey buddy - yeah Jamie has decided to call time on KZfaq. He’s still hanging out on his discord and doing some racing, just not on YT. You can join his discord here! discord.gg/wZweRGNM

@SmithersSimRacing 3 ай бұрын

@@Ben_LaBroca Thats a shame use to like watching his stream ... thanks Ben

@Ben_LaBroca 3 ай бұрын

@@SmithersSimRacing me too buddy!

@theliamonator Ай бұрын

im new and just wondering what the overlay programme is at 4:46 (weather chapter)

@Ben_LaBroca Ай бұрын

Hey buddy - it’s RaceLab apps. You can download a free or paid for version. Google it and you’ll find it 👍

@MinguMeister 18 күн бұрын

Hey nice video just wondered where you get that info from at 2:20?

@Ben_LaBroca 18 күн бұрын

@@MinguMeister hey buddy! It’s a website called “Iracing reports”. If you google it you’ll find it 👍👍

@MinguMeister 18 күн бұрын

@@Ben_LaBroca Thank you so much

@billbaggins1688 2 күн бұрын

I drive formula cars.. I have given up on buying new tracks for a bit. I just wish iRacing would schedule Interlagos. They NEVER do. ALSO: the currency factor from AUD to USD is horrible.

@SimTrackDays 3 ай бұрын

I'll be honest i keep my costs down by skipping this subpar rental all together..

@Master-Songan 3 ай бұрын

The prices are crazy on iRacing. I love it after driving there for 2 months, but...i bought AMS2 for just 5$ and it has right out of the box more way more tracks / cars and looks even better. But i like the FFB on iRacing way more.

@Ben_LaBroca 3 ай бұрын

Hey man - yeah it’s very expensive compared to anything else out there really. But! For online racing it’s unbeatable. I primarily use AMS 2 as my offline sim, so get the best of both.

@skibi003 2 ай бұрын

iracing is better on steam or website ?

@Ben_LaBroca 2 ай бұрын

Hey buddy - I’m not too sure of how it works on Steam. I don’t imagine it’s cheaper but you’ll need to compare the costs of sub packages.

@mattjones1207 2 ай бұрын

Don’t move from road to Oval like me 😅👍🏻

@Ben_LaBroca 2 ай бұрын

Ha - like starting all over again at £0!! 😅

@Zombiefruit Ай бұрын

Super helpful in convincing me not to pay them a cent. Ridiculous to charge hundreds of dollars and then charge for cars and tracks on top of that. I'll stick with ACC

@yeastydynasty Ай бұрын

I find it funny that people bag on triple A companies that do microtransactions but turn around and dump hundreds of dollars on microtransactions in iRacing...

@ayrtonborges7677 25 күн бұрын

Too late I already spent 1.1k Canadian in the 7 months I’ve been playing.

@skobmor3526 28 күн бұрын

I was considering getting into iRacing, but after all this research no frikin way, pure money grab, nexon has games that are better at monetization ffs

@Sethsimracing 2 ай бұрын

@Ben_LaBroca thanks for this! Next season, I think I'ma get into the Super Formula Lights and the Ferrari GT3!!!

@reganstevenson9532 3 ай бұрын

The multi piece discount doesn't exist anymore

@Qhimadi 2 ай бұрын

acc + ac + lfm , the answer

@mgm418871 2 ай бұрын

Is someone trying to get people to play acc/ac because no one plays it and the lobbies are empty????

@jeeziRacer 11 күн бұрын

Firstly I’m not a hater and I genuinely want to see everyone either do really well or make a shitload of money. This is the strangest video I’ve ever seen on KZfaq and it confuses me Why would your opinion about what cars you should drive have any bearing on absolutely anyone who uses iracing? As we love driving what we love driving and the opinions of a below average sim racer (no disrespect) I’m average and I’ve raced you a few times so that’s just my humble opinion, so it wouldn’t change that and why on earth would you think it would? Like I said no hating at all!! And wish you all the best And im certain 95 people out of 100 don’t actually gives a shit about what things cost on iracing mate? All the best dude

@richardsracingmad 3 ай бұрын

Think I will enjoy AC2 more than iRacing…so that’s where I will put my wallet

@saffaboy2007 3 ай бұрын

Based on what? There's not even a gameplay video of ac2 yet.

@glitchinthematrix9306 3 ай бұрын

Exactly lmao @@saffaboy2007

@MrAlanevo 3 ай бұрын

@@saffaboy2007does he mean ACC?

@richardsracingmad 3 ай бұрын

@@saffaboy2007 based on that AC is my most played sim

@Wyn3e 2 ай бұрын

@@MrAlanevono AC2 aka AC evo

@TVCHLORD Ай бұрын

this garbage subscription game has 200 players on steam right now

@alang.2054 Ай бұрын

most people don't play this game via steam, they play using the official website, currently it's around 11k people online. And that's enough. We don't need people who can't afford it, high entry barrier and lower player count keeps the community cleaner

@stevec850 2 ай бұрын

the first 1 minute of this video wasn't needed

@atlantic_love 2 ай бұрын

Every video I come across nowadays is "leave a like and subscribe, it helps out the channel a lot bla bla bla". It's as if they don't understand that if the content is good, people are likely to do those things. Otherwise, no begging in the world will make them do it.