OT: Racing Simulators
#16
Am I the only person who finds it harder to drive sims than the real thing?
mark's post is intriguing, Barcelona is one of my favorite tracks, however I don't really recognise his description, the corner in question, is not one where you 'carry too much speed', its one where some people get too hard on the throttle too soon (unless its the next corner, the official corner numbers are a little misleading). A sim based view of the circuit is another world
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mark's post is intriguing, Barcelona is one of my favorite tracks, however I don't really recognise his description, the corner in question, is not one where you 'carry too much speed', its one where some people get too hard on the throttle too soon (unless its the next corner, the official corner numbers are a little misleading). A sim based view of the circuit is another world
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Originally Posted by Nordschleife
Am I the only person who finds it harder to drive sims than the real thing?
#18
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I find a significant difference between sim and real driving. I recently spent almost 2 hours in a Ferrari driving game at a Dave & Busters . It was a blast but I can tell you it was very different than driving a real car. It does help you learn the lines of a track but the responsiveness of the vehicle is vastly different.
Interesting that my 13 year son had faster lap times each and every race.
Interesting that my 13 year son had faster lap times each and every race.
#19
Originally Posted by Gary R.
I have come to really like rFactor. Choose one of the (50?) different types of cars (believe there are 5 different Carrera Cup mods alone), set the car up (or get a setup someone else did), and go learn a new track. The sights and sounds are as close as you can get, the "feel" of the car can be adjusted 100 different ways.
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Remember ALL those tracks and mods are done by the rfactor community and are F R E E. If you are on this forum and find two GB of RAM for your computer to be excessive or too expensive... do you run a car on the track much?
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Originally Posted by Gary R.
If you are on this forum and find two GB of RAM for your computer to be excessive or too expensive... do you run a car on the track much?
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Originally Posted by 93 FireHawk 968
I find a significant difference between sim and real driving. I recently spent almost 2 hours in a Ferrari driving game at a Dave & Busters . It was a blast but I can tell you it was very different than driving a real car. It does help you learn the lines of a track but the responsiveness of the vehicle is vastly different.
Interesting that my 13 year son had faster lap times each and every race.
Interesting that my 13 year son had faster lap times each and every race.
When I started to do the online stuff years ago, I was very surprised that it was not full of kids driving around, but 99% adults who had real-life racing experiance.
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Late in on this, but if it is a sim you want and you have the cash, go get one of these. Check out the vid it looks like a lot of fun!
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Originally Posted by Nordschleife
Am I the only person who finds it harder to drive sims than the real thing?
mark's post is intriguing, Barcelona is one of my favorite tracks, however I don't really recognise his description, the corner in question, is not one where you 'carry too much speed', its one where some people get too hard on the throttle too soon (unless its the next corner, the official corner numbers are a little misleading). A sim based view of the circuit is another world
mark's post is intriguing, Barcelona is one of my favorite tracks, however I don't really recognise his description, the corner in question, is not one where you 'carry too much speed', its one where some people get too hard on the throttle too soon (unless its the next corner, the official corner numbers are a little misleading). A sim based view of the circuit is another world
You are right about that corner. Getting on the throttle too soon is the issue. Posted late after driving for hours on end on a road trip with my brain yearning for la-la land.
#26
i just tried the demo of GTR 2 and although it's nice i am not sure if it's more realistic than gran tourismo as many people here( and elsewhere say).. i kept going in hot and lifting and no oversteer whatsoever..power oversteer happens alot in this game though
could anyone who played it comment?
could anyone who played it comment?
#27
Originally Posted by Mark in Baltimore
You are right about that corner. Getting on the throttle too soon is the issue.
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FWIW, here is another one, found on the Speedvision auto racing news section, advertising that they will be showing at PRI:
http://www.bugeyetech.com/products-d...simulation.php
http://www.bugeyetech.com/products-d...simulation.php
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Well THIS looks interesting.....
http://www.iracing.com/company.htm
They even have Lime Rock and a Skippy R/T2000 car....
http://www.iracing.com/company.htm
They even have Lime Rock and a Skippy R/T2000 car....