iRacing times vs. real life
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iRacing times vs. real life
Hi Guys,
So how do these compare? Thinking this through myself - in iRacing you can’t feel the car so I feel like I would be faster if I could. That said, I also have no risk so I drive closer to the edge. I’m just wondering what everyone’s opinion is here?
So how do these compare? Thinking this through myself - in iRacing you can’t feel the car so I feel like I would be faster if I could. That said, I also have no risk so I drive closer to the edge. I’m just wondering what everyone’s opinion is here?
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Not iRacing, but on Forza I am within 1 second at VIR, WGI, and COTA. My real and sim E46 M3 have identical specs- power, weight, gear ratio. Other mods are directionally the same but tire grip always seems less in sim than in real life. Also, I can't turn off TC in Sim without over steering out of every corner.
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Generally quicker in the Cup car than possible in real life. No surprise!
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#4
Not sure how it compares to others, but I'm 3-4 seconds faster in the iRacing 991.2 Cup than I am in real life in a 991.1 Cup. Certainly not 100% apples to apples, but I've never driven a .2 in real life.
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That would be about right....the 991.2 is a LOT quicker than the 991.1
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I would be really interested to know how the SRF compares to real-life times. I think that might be the most accurate, and I can imagine real times being faster, since I have a hard time getting a feel for that model in iRacing.
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It's been a while since I've done iRacing but the sim was always faster.
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I think that is a tremendous asset though. I find when I drive something faster in the sim while preparing for a new track i've never seen before it helps me slow things down on my first few actual laps. It's as though the overwhelming effect of trying to "learn" the track is gone and I can focus on perfecting lines opposed to learning them almost from lap 2 or 3.
To me that is the benefit of the sim. When combined with virtual trackwalks especially I can literally train my eyes to be where they should be without ever turning a lap.
If you think about it, a lot of pilots now do not make their first certified flight on a new aircraft until an actual revenue generating flight. They can literally certify their type rating entirely in the sim without flying the real world aircraft. If it's good enough for them
I actually think if you aren't using a sim at this point it is going to become more and more of a disadvantage moving forward as those around you start to leverage them not to become better drivers but to improve reaction times, sensory perception, not to mention track layouts etc etc
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I'm faster in real life, but that's not saying much. I look for sensory cues that the sim can't provide. However, many of the fastest sim drivers don't race in real life, so they are looking for the feedback the sim provides and that's all the input they are used to. They know how to use that feedback much better than I do and, as you mention, sim racers get unlimited laps 24/7 with no accidents and no delays.
If the car and tracks were modeled with 100% accuracy and the sim racers and real drivers have equal talent, the sim racers can always put in far more laps than real racers and therefore they can get better times. They can't be perfectly accurate though.
If the car and tracks were modeled with 100% accuracy and the sim racers and real drivers have equal talent, the sim racers can always put in far more laps than real racers and therefore they can get better times. They can't be perfectly accurate though.
#14
I tend to drive the sim more ***** out. My ring time in a cup .2 is about a 7:19 which is quite slow for a professional, but is much faster than I would ever attempt with real money.
I generally stick to iracing, but now and then pop into assetto corsa.
I generally stick to iracing, but now and then pop into assetto corsa.
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