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Rfactor 2 vs iracing dirt tracks4/11/2024 ![]() ![]() You need the seating position, field of view and access to the driver controls to be as close to real-life as possible and you can only really do that with a proper and sturdy sim rig. A sim rig/cockpit is no longer optional.If you want to really focus on improving your real-world driving, you need an immersive experience. 40”+ single monitor/TV: this is not really an option.24”+ triple screens – I personally have an older version of this model but it doesn’t have pre-drilled holes for monitor stands, which sucks.Display that will give you the best field of view (FOV) you can afford.What about Thrustmaster and Logitech? Don’t waste your time.Richmotech – is a component maker and dealer of a lot of higher-end components.Derek Spears Design Pedals – Uses real Wilwood pedals and pedal box components.SimXperience Accuforce hub and steering wheel.Mix and match: You can mix and match components to get the best from each category.The Clubsport SQ v1.5 H-pattern shifter is one of the best H-pattern shifters available.The ClubSport V3 pedals are ok and good with the rubber bump stops that improve the brake pedal feel.The ClubSport v2.5 steering hub and BMW GT wheel are top-notch.Fanatec: this is the absolute lowest level of quality you should get.The best peripherals you can buy because you want motorsports grade hardware:.Yes, there are a ton more simulators out there, but these are the heavy hitters.iRacing, Assetto Corsa, Assetto Corsa Competizione, RFactor 2 or Project Cars 2.Get the absolute best graphics card you can get – it will be worth it. A PC desktop with a decent i7 processor, 16GB+ of RAM and a 6GB Nvidia GeForce GTX1070 or equivalent from AMD.The main thing here is a decent processor and ram but the beefiest graphics card you can get and the bar at this level is a little higher than at the ‘simulator only’ level. A quality PC that can keep up with the display you want.There is no way to get around it – this will be more expensive because you are trying to replicate real life, of which a lot of what happens in real life is about how the car and track sound and feel of your inputs. It’s time to get serious with triple monitors and the very best components you can buy. Yes, Gran Turismo and Forza have had tournaments where the winners compete in real life for chances to be race car drivers as a profession but those are the exceptions. Recommendation: Go with a PC-based simulator like iRacing, Assetto Corsa (PC edition), Assetto Corsa Competizione or RFactor 2. Simulators are an excellent path to do all of those things more often, at a lower cost and increasingly with direct correlation to what happens in the real world. Getting to the track in the real-life to get quality seat time, driver coaching, and car development is not cheap. This post is focused primarily for those who want currently or are planning to drive in the real-world and want to use simulators to accelerate their development. Racing competitions in eSports is no exception – competing and winning real money for simulator driving is real and it’s here. There are even several universities who have athletic scholarships for student-gamers. This is not a spoof! That is a real picture of thousands of people watching gamers compete on-stage! Gamers from around the world train and compete against world-class gamers at in-person and virtual tournaments all over the world and for real money. Why do you want a simulator setup? I want to use simulators to accelerate my driving or car in the real world.ĮSports is exploding in popularity with games like Madden, Fortnite and Halo being at the center global gaming tournaments. In this second post, let’s go down one specific path base on what we think is the most important question. ![]() This can be a complicated space because there are a lot of options. Still wondering if simulator driving is really that worth it? Check out this podcast from Speed Secrets and this video about William Byron – now a driver for Hendricks Motorsports, who didn’t grow up driving karts or cars but rather, simulators. With the explosive growth of simulator driving for not just training but actual competition, big time dollars and rewards attached, we get more and more questions about how to get started building a simulator setup and specifically, what to get. ![]()
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