iRacing guides
Short explanations of the numbers that decide your season, written around real race data rather than theory. Every chart on these pages is a card the bot has actually posted.
Reading an iRating graph
What the curve actually measures, and how to tell one bad week apart from a genuine plateau.
Expected lap times
There is no single expected time — there is a range for every iRating. How to find yours for this week.
Safety Rating and incidents
Why the mix of incidents matters more than the count, and how to find where yours come from.
The best time to race
Field size, split depth and Strength of Field all move by the hour. Picking the slot is a real advantage.
Finding the fastest car in a class
What Balance of Performance looks like in real lap times, and why the popular car is often not the quick one.
Reading a lap chart
Position against lap for a whole race — where places were actually won, and what a pit cycle looks like.