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This was an invitational. I suspect without any supporting evidence that they tried to keep this to to Nascar participants # 1 for the familiarity it brings the
by roamerz 7y ago
This was an invitational. I suspect without any supporting evidence that they tried to keep this to to Nascar participants # 1 for the familiarity it brings the fans (Go Jr!) but also because I doubt a ‘real’ racer would have won the race had the best of the online only competition been allowed to complete. And after watching the race it was sadly just as good as a real race. They have become quite boring the last few years.
- psh1295 7y agoAt a recent sim competition in Miami ("Miami's Fastest Gamer") in which various real-world drivers competed with sim racers, the top three spots were real-world drivers -- Juan Pablo Montoya, Ed Jones, and Eduardo Barrichello. However, the best sim racers can definitely hold their own (eg James Baldwin came in fourth) and perhaps some of this boiled down to experience more than anything else. Although there's definitely a lot of differences, the skills between e-racing and real-world racing seem somewhat more compatible with each other than other e-sports. Reference: https://wtf1.com/post/juan-pablo-montoya-won-a-sim-racing-competition-in-miami/ https://wtf1.com/post/juan-pablo-montoya-won-a-sim-racing-co... https://www.essentiallysports.com/f1-news-juan-pablo-montoya-impresses-everyone-by-beating-many-youngsters-to-win-miami-e-sports-crown/ https://www.essentiallysports.com/f1-news-juan-pablo-montoya...
- rozab 7y agoIts worth noting that real world drivers do put incredible amounts of hours into these consumer simulators. It's not like they're winning on their real-world experience alone.