Team Data

Apr 26, 2024

Endurance races, such as the 24-hour or 12-hour events, pose unique challenges as multiple drivers are involved, each with their own driving style and fuel usage. DRE addresses this issue by allowing drivers to share fuel and tire data automatically. With all teammates using DRE, you get a complete picture of the car’s performance even when you’re not behind the wheel.

Share Car Data with your iRacing TEAM | DRE Spotter

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When a new driver takes over, DRE quickly adapts to their different fuel burn rates and adjusts the fuel usage calculations accordingly. This ensures the fuel strategy remains accurate and responsive to each driver’s style. Over a span of 10 laps, DRE employs a smooth running average to fine-tune the calculations further.

How to use Team Data?

Sharing data between DRE users on the same team in the sim happens automatically. There’s no need to set anything up – it just works.

Essentials subscribers or higher allow for sending data, while everyone can retrieve shared data.

For Performance subscribers or higher, the data is shared more often, making the data more fluid.

What’s shared?

Fuel levels, oil + water Temperatures, and measured tire wear are shared across DRE users on the same team. When spectating with a Essentials+ subscriber in your team’s car, you should see fuel levels, car temperatures, and tire wear updating automatically.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Can spotters see shared team data?

Q: How does fuel and tire data sharing work in team sessions?

Driver using DRE Essentials or higher : Can send data All team members : Can receive data Data shared: Fuel levels, tire wear, oil/water temperatures Updates: Every 2 seconds for Performance+ subscribers

Spotters get access if:

It’s a team session
They’ve joined the car
They use DRE Free or higher
The driver uses DRE Essentials or higher

Currently, spotting for a single driver and spectating a regular racing event (non-team) is not supported

Do I need to configure anything for team data sharing?

No configuration needed if:

You’re in the same team in the sim
Driver has Essentials+ subscription
Team members have any DRE subscription

Do I need to push the “Spot” button to see the data?

You don’t need to be the active spotter when spectating another team member driving. It doesn’t matter, as DRE uses data regardless of the “Spot” status.

How does fuel and tire data sharing work in team sessions?

Driver using DRE Essentials or higher: Can send data
All team members: Can receive data
Data shared: Fuel levels, tire wear, oil/water temperatures
Updates: Every 2 seconds for Performance+ subscribers

Is fuel calculation accurate for team endurance races?

Yes, DRE automatically:

Adapts to each driver’s fuel usage
Recalculates when drivers swap
Uses running average and highly accurate formulas
Updates calculations based on active driver

Scan Other App Volumes doesn’t hear anything

When listening to your team mates and DRE’s `Sound -> Busy Detection -> Scan Other App Volumes` is enabled for an app, like Discord, several things can play a part in terms of DRE missing out on the audio coming through.

Mute DRE on External Output Troubleshooting

Make sure the external application process name is spelled correctly (“Discord” in our example)
Lower the Volume Threshold to 0% (if subscription allows it), to see the current levels of the external app
In the external app, make sure its output volume level is set high. Otherwise the interpreted level will be minimal, too low for DRE to adjust its Volume Threshold for. For example, in Discord, go to Settings -> App Settings -> Voice & Video -> Output Volume slider should be set to 100%
Now adjust the Volume Threshold in DRE so speech or audio from the external app, is treated as such

Now when audio is produced from the external app, your should see the DRE output icon turning yellow. When hovering the output icon, when blocked by this Mute DRE on External Output feature, the text when will include “Output prevented by App Volume Activity: discord (23%)” at the top.