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I have done both and I truly feel Sim racing is better. Orders of magnitudes cheaper and safer. The only thing I miss is the smells and the red state friendship

by MrMan 6y ago

I have done both and I truly feel Sim racing is better. Orders of magnitudes cheaper and safer. The only thing I miss is the smells and the red state friendship bonding in the paddock. I don't miss the close relationship with my mechanic and the wrecks

filoleg 6y ago
I've only done karting, not sim racing, so I have a question for you. Do you get the same feeling from simracing as what the grandparent comment describes? Asking because I can 100% relate to what they are talking about in terms of competitiveness and the rush during the actual race, and then daydreaming about just repetitively perfecting those laps on your own alone. All while being absolutely calm and relaxed in real life outside of that. With that in mind, I am curious if simracing will satisfy that same rush. I know that it won't be fully 1-to-1, especially because I won't be investing into a pneumatic sim chair that simulates actual physical aspects of racing. But I don't think that's what makes the rush feel real for me. Hence why I feel lost as to whether I should actually invest into a simracing setup or just save myself money and time by not bothering (in case it doesn't give that same feeling).
- mhh__ 6y ago
  Simracing for me isn't really about immersion but rather the knowledge that I'm actually racing other people taking it seriously. It's the same as DCS for me - I like learning the systems and tactics because I will not ever be able to fly a jet because of my eyes.
  - dharmab 6y ago
    Even playing novice series on low graphics in iRacing is preferable to the latest Gran Turismo or Forza. The field of human drivers racing seriously makes a totally different experience. The experience of strategically following another driver for multiple laps until they make just enough of a stress-induced error to let you pass is unique to the sim community.
    - filoleg 6y ago
      Based on yours and the parent's reply, I am sold. I don't care about immersion as much as I care about that feel of rush and competition, and it seems like that part specifically is addressed quite well with simracing. And I agree w/r to Forza. I played it, i liked the game, but it was clearly an arcade racer, not what I am looking for here. It didn't give me any sort of feelings I was looking for, but it was a pretty fun game on its own. On that note, thanks for help to both of you, I will start researching simracing setups now.
      - dharmab 6y ago
        Pretty much any Logitech wheel will do to start- upgrade later. This video series was the single most helpful thing for me to get started: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqsKm8irA7U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqsKm8irA7U
raverbashing 6y ago
And way less motion sickness

by MrMan 6y ago

filoleg 6y ago

I've only done karting, not sim racing, so I have a question for you. Do you get the same feeling from simracing as what the grandparent comment describes? Asking because I can 100% relate to what they are talking about in terms of competitiveness and the rush during the actual race, and then daydreaming about just repetitively perfecting those laps on your own alone. All while being absolutely calm and relaxed in real life outside of that. With that in mind, I am curious if simracing will satisfy that same rush. I know that it won't be fully 1-to-1, especially because I won't be investing into a pneumatic sim chair that simulates actual physical aspects of racing. But I don't think that's what makes the rush feel real for me. Hence why I feel lost as to whether I should actually invest into a simracing setup or just save myself money and time by not bothering (in case it doesn't give that same feeling).

mhh__ 6y ago
Simracing for me isn't really about immersion but rather the knowledge that I'm actually racing other people taking it seriously. It's the same as DCS for me - I like learning the systems and tactics because I will not ever be able to fly a jet because of my eyes.
- dharmab 6y ago
  Even playing novice series on low graphics in iRacing is preferable to the latest Gran Turismo or Forza. The field of human drivers racing seriously makes a totally different experience. The experience of strategically following another driver for multiple laps until they make just enough of a stress-induced error to let you pass is unique to the sim community.
  - filoleg 6y ago
    Based on yours and the parent's reply, I am sold. I don't care about immersion as much as I care about that feel of rush and competition, and it seems like that part specifically is addressed quite well with simracing. And I agree w/r to Forza. I played it, i liked the game, but it was clearly an arcade racer, not what I am looking for here. It didn't give me any sort of feelings I was looking for, but it was a pretty fun game on its own. On that note, thanks for help to both of you, I will start researching simracing setups now.
    - dharmab 6y ago
      Pretty much any Logitech wheel will do to start- upgrade later. This video series was the single most helpful thing for me to get started: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqsKm8irA7U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqsKm8irA7U

raverbashing 6y ago

And way less motion sickness