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@davecamm 2 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

@DJYeeJay 2 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 2 ай бұрын

Thank you Justin. 😁

@shawnreap 2 ай бұрын

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

@mbgmadbull1141 2 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 2 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 2 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.

@welfarewednesday 2 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 2 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 2 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 2 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

@TBolt1 2 ай бұрын

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

@hayden2330 2 ай бұрын

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

@xavierleggett4117 2 ай бұрын

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

@fredscratchet1355 2 ай бұрын

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

@OldManiRacing-fj4lg 2 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.

@SakibLH44 Ай бұрын

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

@Shermanater 2 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!

@shawnreap 2 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 2 ай бұрын

I must have gotten lucky 😁

@shawnreap 2 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. 🤪

@RomainFleuryWhatever 2 ай бұрын

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

@JackRLong12 2 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!

@fabzx8171 2 ай бұрын

Awesome video Dave with the different onboard shots. Great drive

@simnutracing 2 ай бұрын

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

@jackdaniels7120 2 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

@simonolsen9995 2 ай бұрын

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

@matthewjurkiewicz 2 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.

@ianreynolds1409 2 ай бұрын

Well done !! enjoyed watching that.

@douglasingram8881 2 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 2 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.

@regibson23 2 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.

@simnutracing 2 ай бұрын

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

@BeachBum88m 2 ай бұрын

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

@BenAshley1977 2 ай бұрын

Fantastic Race mate, well done.

@test868 2 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.

@GoodWeiserRacing 2 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 2 ай бұрын

Thank you, appreciate it 🙏

@frankiev4253 2 ай бұрын

Great run! I am loving the oval content!

@davedeja 2 ай бұрын

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

@davecamm 2 ай бұрын

Thank you mate 😁

@kimgundorph2996 2 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 2 ай бұрын

See you on track 😁

@geoffbeadles 2 ай бұрын

Top 5! Good run Dave

@HostilityExpert 2 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.

@ultimateshinedetail 2 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

@MPoe56 2 ай бұрын

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

@MrRichalu 2 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.

@MikeBoire 2 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👍

@timroden6617 2 ай бұрын

Cleanest race ever.

@timnissen3513 2 ай бұрын

Nice race!

@pixelhotdish 2 ай бұрын

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

@marcusdutton1808 2 ай бұрын

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

@automaticflow975 2 ай бұрын

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

@davecamm 2 ай бұрын

Thank you, appreciate that 😁

@automaticflow975 2 ай бұрын

@@davecamm you are the man

@johnmontgomery3174 2 ай бұрын

Nice drive!

@ZoneXV 2 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.

@iang265 2 ай бұрын

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

@t-jcrites-okeefe2982 2 ай бұрын

You need a special Dave Cam paint!

@lovethedogsNC 2 ай бұрын

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

@TheChris1500 2 ай бұрын

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

@Chaddz3 2 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.

@Jacob-OBot 2 ай бұрын

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

@davecamm 2 ай бұрын

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

@Jacob-OBot 2 ай бұрын

OK thank you, 😊

@TheChris1500 2 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.

@Gaso_Meter 2 ай бұрын

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

@vMaxDaniel 2 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

@doug_vickers 2 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. 👍

@CreamyItalian 2 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.

@karlwatson45 2 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

@Warthug-ji4im 2 ай бұрын

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

@bananasnsushi 2 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 2 ай бұрын

Yes I need to work on that 😁

@JayS1622 2 ай бұрын

Dave Cam an oval driver!? I love it!

@warrenrohloff8095 2 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 2 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 2 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.

@ottokrosse2106 2 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! 🏁

@koracing4512 2 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 2 ай бұрын

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

@andrewnz2025 2 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 2 ай бұрын

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

@membox 2 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!

@TheChris1500 2 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

@iva_cramp 2 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 2 ай бұрын

You'll love it 😁

@scottwest7152 2 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 2 ай бұрын

@@scottwest7152 yes I'd go to pc 👍

@fosolif01 Ай 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?

@ianmelville4071 2 ай бұрын

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

@davecamm 2 ай бұрын

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

@sparkywalton 2 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 2 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 2 ай бұрын

@@davecamm that’s the one. Cheers pal

@tamaslichtenberger8529 2 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 2 ай бұрын

I race between 9am and 4pm BST 👍

@tamaslichtenberger8529 2 ай бұрын

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

@YORCC 2 ай бұрын

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

@davecamm 2 ай бұрын

It's the JJ Spotter Pack 👍

@YORCC Ай бұрын

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

@alkhan44 2 ай бұрын

can we call u know dave speed 👀

@mattsanders9357 2 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 2 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 2 ай бұрын

I've pinned a comment with the numbers 😁

@mattsanders9357 2 ай бұрын

@Chaddz3 @davecamm thank you

@wipexx 2 ай бұрын

Great to see you in the ovals.

@okkimakki Ай бұрын

What wheel is that?

@lllFeanorlll 2 ай бұрын

I liked the part where you turned left.

@reven6159 2 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 2 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 2 ай бұрын

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