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Yeah thats pretty cheap...
I had a feeling it wasnt going to be easy.
But is this very realistic? I feel like the regular sims with no motion are simply a video game and I cannot drive in one.
I drive by feel and very much need to feel whats happening in my butt and feet and hands.
Is this worth it? When you drive in real life, did this sim contribute to you being up to speed in real life right away at the respective tracks you practiced on?
Yeah thats pretty cheap...
I had a feeling it wasnt going to be easy.
But is this very realistic? I feel like the regular sims with no motion are simply a video game and I cannot drive in one.
I drive by feel and very much need to feel whats happening in my butt and feet and hands.
Is this worth it? When you drive in real life, did this sim contribute to you being up to speed in real life right away at the respective tracks you practiced on?
Yeah, 100% to the realism and utility when paired with iracing. Better than I would have imagined going in. Feedback through the wheel and seat is incredible. Oversteer, understeer, brake lock ups, you name it. Registers fine adjustments and inputs. You're performance driving... Where you wreck on the sim you probably would have in real life. Nail a lap that's reflected in lap time or position(s) gained if racing.
The calibration of the cars in iracing -- varying handling characteristics depending upon chassis, available setup changes (full engineering suite of legit adjustments that change vehicle behavior), fuel load, tire pressures and temps, etc. -- and literally inch perfect laser measurements of the tracks is just bonkers. With pitch you tilt up for track elevation changes, down for hard braking, and so on. Yaw you sense the oversteer inside of the window to react and counter it. Also registers bumpy tracks unbelievably accurately, you feel them through the sim chassis, and have to adjust driving to account for them.
When I feel like I've got a car & track after (usually) some hours of practicing, I'm within tenths of the real world race pace or qualifying of a given GT3 or GT4 series.
Subjectively:
Find it ~80% as fun as a track day, or, depending upon # of black/red flags, mechanical issues, weather, real world complications, better than. When I go for a sim session feel like I've gone driving. Want to drive a GT3 R at Suzuka? 3 mins later you're there.
My son is 13. it will take him a moment to adjust to real world when we get there, but I'd peg his driving ability at somewhere between 20-30 track days. He's so far ahead of your first avg road driving first timer it's not even funny. Some karting, but attribute most of it to time on the sim.
Do feel like it's improved my (hobbyist) real world performance driving. More consistent, more capable of managing tire variability, and also a more advanced understanding of where/how to find speed that only could have come with much more time on track, and in free track "learning" conditions at that. I wouldn't trade it for anything else in the world worth 40k, put it that way. It's made my favorite hobby accessible.
Yeah, 100% to the realism and utility when paired with iracing. Better than I would have imagined going in. Feedback through the wheel and seat is incredible. Oversteer, understeer, brake lock ups, you name it. Registers fine adjustments and inputs. You're performance driving... Where you wreck on the sim you probably would have in real life. Nail a lap that's reflected in lap time or position(s) gained if racing.
The calibration of the cars in iracing -- varying handling characteristics depending upon chassis, available setup changes (full engineering suite of legit adjustments that change vehicle behavior), fuel load, tire pressures and temps, etc. -- and literally inch perfect laser measurements of the tracks is just bonkers. With pitch you tilt up for track elevation changes, down for hard braking, and so on. Yaw you sense the oversteer inside of the window to react and counter it. Also registers bumpy tracks unbelievably accurately, you feel them through the sim chassis, and have to adjust driving to account for them.
When I feel like I've got a car & track after (usually) some hours of practicing, I'm within tenths of the real world race pace or qualifying of a given GT3 or GT4 series.
Subjectively:
Find it ~80% as fun as a track day, or, depending upon # of black/red flags, mechanical issues, weather, real world complications, better than. When I go for a sim session feel like I've gone driving. Want to drive a GT3 R at Suzuka? 3 mins later you're there.
My son is 13. it will take him a moment to adjust to real world when we get there, but I'd peg his driving ability at somewhere between 20-30 track days. He's so far ahead of your first avg road driving first timer it's not even funny. Some karting, but attribute most of it to time on the sim.
Do feel like it's improved my (hobbyist) real world performance driving. More consistent, more capable of managing tire variability, and also a more advanced understanding of where/how to find speed that only could have come with much more time on track, and in free track "learning" conditions at that. I wouldn't trade it for anything else in the world worth 40k, put it that way. It's made my favorite hobby accessible.
Hope my full nerd feedback is helpful.
AWESOME! Thanks so much for the feedback and info!!! Very helpful to me in considering this.
where did you source your silver Porsche letters (on the wall above the pictures) ? I am looking for the same.... Google hasn't been fruitful in searches.
I don't know which pictures you are looking at but I got my Porsche letters from here and am happy with them: https://www.customgaragedecor.com/
Looks amazing. I have enjoyed watching this build. Curious, how much does 15,000 ft of asphalt cost?
Things changed as regards price and amount of asphalt. The job size increased to 19,500 from 15,000: I had to have it re-bid and they ranged from a mind bending $62,750 down to $36,000. Asphalt has gone wild and the conclusion of the construction boom has everyone making hay while there is still work. I am not willing to wait for prices to drop as I am tired of the mess and want things to be clean outside!
After 2 years of planning (including a year of working through local Historic District "concerns"), finally breaking ground next week on new garage/pool house on currently overgrown/underused portion of the property. The most stressful part of the project will be the necessary relocating of a new driveway to a steep part of the property and keep the grade low enough to handle all current/potential future cars. Will now be able to hold 4 cars in the new garage + 2 car carport attached to the main house (wife has garage-a-phobia).
Thanks to everyone who has posted on here as I learned a ton, and architect has learned to conceal rolling his eyes when I say "on Rennlist I saw..." Hopefully once I finish up I'll be able to add back to the wealth of info and inspirations on here.
Pool house side view Garage side view from Driveway
Before Photos Where the new driveway is going Site today Needs a new hound house!
[QUOTE=atlrvr;18285510]After 2 years of planning (including a year of working through local Historic District "concerns"), finally breaking ground next week on new garage/pool house on currently overgrown/underused portion of the property. The most stressful part of the project will be the necessary relocating of a new driveway to a steep part of the property and keep the grade low enough to handle all current/potential future cars. Will now be able to hold 4 cars in the new garage + 2 car carport attached to the main house (wife has garage-a-phobia).
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Congratulations! Be ready for making many decisions even though your plan is perfect (or so it appears). As you move forward with the building, it is important to do many walk throughs and talk to the builders and employees. Thank them often and inquire if they have seen any issues with practicality. Another thing to watch for is building inspectors and running changes in zoning and the interpretation o zoning laws by different inspectors. Government can be a huge problem when building something in a sensitive area. If I were in a historic district I would screen my project from potentially disruptive eyes...
Above all enjoy the creative process and have fun with bringing this great plan to life.
After 2 years of planning (including a year of working through local Historic District "concerns"), finally breaking ground next week on new garage/pool house on currently overgrown/underused portion of the property. The most stressful part of the project will be the necessary relocating of a new driveway to a steep part of the property and keep the grade low enough to handle all current/potential future cars. Will now be able to hold 4 cars in the new garage + 2 car carport attached to the main house (wife has garage-a-phobia).
Thanks to everyone who has posted on here as I learned a ton, and architect has learned to conceal rolling his eyes when I say "on Rennlist I saw..." Hopefully once I finish up I'll be able to add back to the wealth of info and inspirations on here.
Things changed as regards price and amount of asphalt. The job size increased to 19,500 from 15,000: I had to have it re-bid and they ranged from a mind bending $62,750 down to $36,000. Asphalt has gone wild and the conclusion of the construction boom has everyone making hay while there is still work. I am not willing to wait for prices to drop as I am tired of the mess and want things to be clean outside.
Looking the absolute goods mate!!! You are blessed to have such beautiful and large space to do all sorts of stuff!
The Garage Mahal is looking almost done!!!
More interior pics......
You are now on the the best part - putting all of the stuff inside and enjoying the process!!
08-01-2022, 02:01 PM
