Sim Racer beats Ex-F1 Driver

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Sim Racer beats Ex-F1 Driver

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I beat John Cleland at TOCA touring cars when i was about 8 at our local Gameplay store, where's my scholarship!
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You possibly should have mentioned it was not on a computer that he was beaten though. I assumed it was on a sim and thought big deal.
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This is quite a fun video of a pretty good sim racer racing some very good sim racers and two F1 drivers, the race itself is a bit messy but check out those qualifying times!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32a-MHsD5nc
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I quite fancied building a proper sim rig, then decided not to for the same reason I've never built a proper race car or entered a race, I'm too poor to do it properly 😂
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Doesn’t a proper sim rig cost over 5 figures? I reckon I’d feel pretty upset once the cost of the rig amounted to the same as a decent track car plus years of track days, tuition and consumables!
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Quite.

Decent direct drive wheels are well into the thousands before you buy a frame, proper seat, pedals, shifter, handbrake setup and then proper spec pc and multiple monitors.

I'd still like to make something even if not professional spec....
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Pete_ wrote: Thu Jan 24, 2019 6:55 pm This is quite a fun video of a pretty good sim racer racing some very good sim racers and two F1 drivers, the race itself is a bit messy but check out those qualifying times!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32a-MHsD5nc
That channel's just got me wanting to spend more money than I should on a sim racing setup (I currently don't even have a console other than a Wii). That and Richard Tipper (Perfection Valet) and Barry showing off they stuff on twitter this morning.
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