Thank you for choosing Coach Dave Academy to help you on your iRacing journey. If you are reading this, no doubt you may have had a few questions after your purchase or after reading the product page.
This document is dedicated to answering a few of those questions you may have. Please feel free to read through the list below to hopefully get the answer you are looking for. If, after reading there are still some things you are not sure about, we encourage everyone to join our discord server right here where one of our team will be on hand to assist you.
We will constantly monitor questions that customers ask and will actively update this blog post where appropriate with more FAQs if necessary, so always make sure to check back as new information may have been added.
What is included in each car bundle?
When you purchase your iRacing membership or individual car bundle you get access to the following content in your account for each car:
Season Setup Bundles
VRS Endurance Series
- Endurance setup – 120L of fuel
- Sprint setup – 60L of fuel
- Qualifying setup – 2 hotlaps
- Motec data from the Endurance setup
- In game replay of the YouTube hotlap
- Ghost laps from the testing session
VRS Sprint Series
- Sprint setup – Race fuel
- Qualifying setup – 2 hotlaps
- Motec data from the Endurance setup
- In game replay of the YouTube hotlap
- Ghost laps from the testing session
IMSA Series
- Sprint setup – Race fuel
- Qualifying setup – 2 hotlaps
- Motec data from the Endurance setup
- In game replay of the YouTube hotlap
- Ghost laps from the testing session
Porsche Cup Series
- Sprint setup – Race fuel
- Qualifying setup – 2 hotlaps
- Motec data from the Endurance setup
- In-game replay of the YouTube hotlap
- Ghost laps from the testing session
Fixed Data Packages
LMP2 Prototype Challenge
- Motec data from the fixed setup
- In game replay of the best hotlap
- Ghost laps from the testing session
Ferrari 488 Challenge
- Motec data from the fixed setup
- In game replay of the best hotlap
- Ghost laps from the testing session
Porsche Cup Fixed
- Motec data from the fixed setup
- In game replay of the best hotlap
- Ghost laps from the testing session
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I find the onboard videos for each car?
You can find all our onboard videos on the Coach Dave Academy YouTube channel.
What is the naming structure of the setups in my bundle?
Below is the naming structure for each of the setups in your bundle:
- Endurance setup – E01
- Sprint setup – S01
- Qualifying setup – Q01
What are the server conditions the setups are made in?
Below are the parameters we use in our servers to create the setups that are situated in your bundle. These are also the conditions that the hotlaps and motec data runs are completed in:
- Air temperature: 20c
- Humidity: 50%
- Wind: 2km/h
- Track grip: 100% (Dynamic track and dynamic sky unselected)
- Date in server: September 1st 2021
- Time: Midday
What do the other abbreviations in my setups mean?
The following below is the complete list of tracks and their abbreviations that are currently within your bundle. Below are examples of the cars and how their abbreviations work:
Track Abbreviations
| Name | Short Name | Abbreviation |
| Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari – Grand Prix | Imola | IMO |
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace – Grand Prix | Interlargos | ITG |
| Autodromo Nazionale Monza – Grand Prix | Monza | MON |
| Barber Motorsports Park – Full Course | Barber Motorsports Park | BMP |
| Canadian Tire Motorsports Park | Canadian Motorsports Park | CTMP |
| Charlotte Motor Speedway – Roval | Charlotte Motor Speedway | CMSR |
| Chicago Street Circuit | Chicago Street Circuit | CSC |
| Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya – Grand Prix | Barcelona | BAR |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps – Grand Prix Pits | Spa Francorchamps | SPA |
| Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans – 24 Heures du Mans | Le Mans | LM24 |
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | CGV |
| Daytona International Speedway – Road Course | Daytona | DAY |
| Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg – Grand Prix | Hockenheimring | HCK |
| Homestead Miami Speedway – Road Course A | Homestead | HMSA |
| Homestead Miami Speedway – Road Course B | Homestead | HMSB |
| Hungaroring | Hungaroring | HUN |
| Lime Rock Park – Grand Prix | Lime Rock | LMR |
| Long Beach Street Circuit | Long Beach | LBGP |
| Mount Panorama Circuit | Mount Panorama | PAN |
| Nordschleife VLN | Nordschleife | NDSVLN |
| Nürburgring Grand-Prix-Strecke – Grand Prix | Nurburgring GP | NUR |
| Okayama International Circuit – Full Course | Okayama | OKYF |
| Phillip Island Circuit | Phillip Island | PIC |
| Red Bull Ring – Grand Prix | Red Bull Ring | RBR |
| Road America – Full Course | Road America | RODA |
| Road Atlanta – Full Course | Road Atlanta | ROA |
| Sebring International Raceway – International | Sebring | SBR |
| Snetterton Circuit – 200 | Snetterton | SNT200 |
| Summit Point Raceway – Summit Point Raceway | Summit Point | SMTR |
| Suzuka International Racing Course – Grand Prix | Suzuka | SUZ |
| Tsukuba Circuit – 2000 Full | Tsukuba | TSK |
| Twin Ring Motegi – Grand Prix | Twin Ring Motegi | MTGP |
| Virginia International Raceway | Virginia Raceway | VIR |
| Watkins Glen International – Boot | Watkins Glen | WGB |
| Watkins Glen International – Cup | Watkins Glen | WGC |
| WeatherTech Raceway at Laguna Seca – Full Course | Laguna Seca | LGS |
Car Examples
| Name | Abbreviation |
| Dallara P217 | DP217 |
| BMW M4 GT3 | M4GT3 |
| Porsche 991.2 GT3R | 911R |
| Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO | LAMGT3 |
| Audi R8 LMS GT3 | R8GT3 |
| Ferrari 488 GT3 EVO | 488GT3E |
| Porsche 992 GT3 Cup | 992CUP |
| Ford GT GT3 | FGT |
Series Examples
| Series | Abbreviation | Example |
| IMSA Sprint Series | IMSA | CDA S4 IMSA 911R SUZ S01 |
| VRS Sprint Series | VRSS | CDA S4 VRSS 911R SUZ S01 |
| VRS Endurance Series | VRSE | CDA S4 VRSE 911R SUZ E01 |
| Porsche Cup Series | PCUP | CDA S4 PCUP 992CUP SUZ S01 |
| Fixed Setups – LMP2 Challenge | FXD | CDA S4 FXD P217 SUZ |
| Fixed Setups – 488 Challenge | FXD | CDA S4 FXD 488GT3E SUZ |
| Fixed Setups – Porsche Cup Series | FXD | CDA S4 FXD 992CUP SUZ |
Where do I find the updates to my setups when they are released?
You can find updates to your iRacing setups in your profile area on the website. By clicking on the car that you own and then the track folders in your download section, the new setups will be situated within that specific track folder.
What are the ideal tyre pressures and temperatures?
For iRacing, tire pressures and temperatures are very sensitive. Keeping them within safe limits and not overloading/sliding the tire is crucial in ensuring the temperatures stay under control. Below is the threshold for GT3 cars in regard to tire pressures and temperatures:
- Cold pressures in the garage: Minimum
- Hot pressures on track: 1.50-1.55 bar
- Hot temperatures: 80-90c when out on track
How do I create an account for CDA and is there anything I need to know?
Once you have got past the checkout phase of the purchase of your setup bundles/products on the Coach Dave Academy website, you will have the option to create an account in a secondary email that is sent out to you. Please ensure the email address you use to create your account matches the one you used to purchase your products.
This is because the account will link to your purchase and will then show in your profile area. This is where all your products from Coach Dave Academy can be accessed and downloaded onto your PC.
How often will the setups be updated and is that a free service?
Once you become a subscriber of Coach Dave Academy iRacing Setups, you will immediately be eligible for free updates to your setups as and when iRacing makes substantial changes to the car/physics models that demand a refresh of the existing setups.
All new content that is released will also be accessible to you as long as you are an existing and recurring subscriber of our service. If you are a one-time purchaser of a setup bundle, you will not be eligible for the above.
How do I set up Motec to look at the Coach Dave Academy data files?
If you want to take advantage of our data files to compare your data with ours, but don’t have Motec installed, this helpful guide will show you how to set it up:
https://coachdaveacademy.com/tutorials/how-to-use-motec-data-in-iracing/
Our free iRacing Motec toolkit can be downloaded right here: https://coachdaveacademy.com/product/motec-data-toolkit-for-iracing/
Why 100% track grip?
We took the decision to create the setups in 100% grip on our server due to the evolving conditions you would face in an endurance/sprint race. Most servers will be running with dynamic track selected and so the circuit will rubber up as time goes by.
For that reason, we thought it was best to optimize the setups on a track surface that would represent what you will experience in a longer endurance race.
When Do I receive my content with the season-based schedule?
When you subscribe to each season for your desired car you will unlock the whole season’s worth of content.
Initially, you will receive all the track folders from that specific season in your download, with some being unpopulated or empty. Do not panic if this is the case, this is just the folder structure, they will be updated throughout the weeks automatically as we progress through the season right through to week 12.
Need More Help?
On the release of the iRacing content, Coach Dave Academy will continue to offer first-class support via our Discord channel.
We will be expanding our Coach Dave Academy Discord with new categories and dedicated areas that will accommodate our iRacing customers, which you can join by clicking here.
If you wish to email us directly regarding an account or purchase query you can use the contact form on the website.
