Sim Racing important/useful for learning tracks?
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Just last night;
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DHL Porsche RS Spyder at Mid Ohio. Only spun twice! Best: 1:14:989. Don't know what they
really can do, but this doesn't seem too bad for only 25 laps or so.
Found out later the "braking help" was set to the high setting. I knew
something was wrong because the nose would dive in mid corner without me
doing anything.
Damn nannies!
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DHL Porsche RS Spyder at Mid Ohio. Only spun twice! Best: 1:14:989. Don't know what they
really can do, but this doesn't seem too bad for only 25 laps or so.
Found out later the "braking help" was set to the high setting. I knew
something was wrong because the nose would dive in mid corner without me
doing anything.
Damn nannies!
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iracing is amazing (although somewhat limited in terms of US based road racing circuits).
rfactor is still "okay", especially if you get good car/track models. rfactor2 is out but still very much in beta form.
Netkar and Asseto Corsa (releasing this fall/winter) are pretty good physics models as well.
Sim Raceway is okay (rfactor based physics) but still being rolled out. they have lots of cars but only a dozen or so tracks.
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yes.
iracing is amazing (although somewhat limited in terms of US based road racing circuits).
rfactor is still "okay", especially if you get good car/track models. rfactor2 is out but still very much in beta form.
Netkar and Asseto Corsa (releasing this fall/winter) are pretty good physics models as well.
Sim Raceway is okay (rfactor based physics) but still being rolled out. they have lots of cars but only a dozen or so tracks.
iracing is amazing (although somewhat limited in terms of US based road racing circuits).
rfactor is still "okay", especially if you get good car/track models. rfactor2 is out but still very much in beta form.
Netkar and Asseto Corsa (releasing this fall/winter) are pretty good physics models as well.
Sim Raceway is okay (rfactor based physics) but still being rolled out. they have lots of cars but only a dozen or so tracks.
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I'd recommend a Logitech G27 wheel/pedal set. pretty much the default rig for a lot of people and all you'll need to get started.
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first, make sure your PC/monitor can handle the software. you need a lot of RAM and a good video card
I'd recommend NOT using a laptop. and it has to be Windows based but you can make iracing work on a Mac if you run windows on it (I know, I know...)
I'd recommend a Logitech G27 wheel/pedal set. pretty much the default rig for a lot of people and all you'll need to get started.
http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-941-0.../dp/B001NT9TK4
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I'd recommend a Logitech G27 wheel/pedal set. pretty much the default rig for a lot of people and all you'll need to get started.
http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-941-0.../dp/B001NT9TK4
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first, make sure your PC/monitor can handle the software. you need a lot of RAM and a good video card
I'd recommend NOT using a laptop. and it has to be Windows based but you can make iracing work on a Mac if you run windows on it (I know, I know...)
I'd recommend a Logitech G27 wheel/pedal set. pretty much the default rig for a lot of people and all you'll need to get started.
http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-941-0.../dp/B001NT9TK4
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I'd recommend a Logitech G27 wheel/pedal set. pretty much the default rig for a lot of people and all you'll need to get started.
http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-941-0.../dp/B001NT9TK4
You MUST have a pretty good GPU (video card) in order to render ALL of the incredible detail in iRacing. When I am remote coaching using iRacing, I'm asking people to look for the PA speakers on the back of telephone poles headed into Bishops at Sebring, transformers on telephone poles going into T5 at Road Atlanta and the radio antenna in the distance lining up the entry into the Keyhole on Mid-Ohio Club! You won't see those (iRacing won't draw them) unless you have serious juice!
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Scott, 4 GB RAM won't help draw the objects in the detail you need to see. You need a dedicated video GPU of at least 512 MB and preferably 1GB or 2GB. Yes, that's in a laptop.
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Probably best to focus on a "gaming" machine of tower/laptop chassis. 8GB of ram at least, and pretty damn serious gfx card. HDMI out would be great for the LCDs you will want to run.
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The Gateway FX series from CompUsa is my choice.