Engine notes are music to motorsport fans' ears, but when sim racing, some prefer to listen to actual music. We want to know: Do you race with or without music?
Fans of racing and, by extension, sim racers often point out the sound of certain cars as one of their best qualities. Sure, the upcoming Aston Martin Valkyrie LMH car that is set to join WEC in 2025 looks cool, but most discussions include the wailing sound of the V12 that many are looking forward to.
And many of us just enjoy a quality engine noise when in the sim rig. However, in long races, even the engine noise can become repetitive for some, and there are sim racers out there who prefer listening to music in such cases. Do you as well? And what do you listen to? Let us know in the comments below and in the poll above!
Accordingly, our community manager @Christopher E has taken on the monumental task of going through the thread and assemble playlists for different purposes using the songs you mentioned in the thread. There are playlists for quali laps, race pace, free roaming and oval racing which are all still in their early stages, but being added to constantly, and this is just the start!
We intend to keep growing the playlists based on what you post in the thread. Head over to the forum thread and share your best picks by linking a Youtube video.
Let us know which playlist you think your picks best fit into by tagging your post with any of the following:
Let us know your go-to tunes for when you are in the rig in the forum thread and in the comments below!
Fans of racing and, by extension, sim racers often point out the sound of certain cars as one of their best qualities. Sure, the upcoming Aston Martin Valkyrie LMH car that is set to join WEC in 2025 looks cool, but most discussions include the wailing sound of the V12 that many are looking forward to.
And many of us just enjoy a quality engine noise when in the sim rig. However, in long races, even the engine noise can become repetitive for some, and there are sim racers out there who prefer listening to music in such cases. Do you as well? And what do you listen to? Let us know in the comments below and in the poll above!
OverTake Community Playlists
If you do listen to music when racing or want to try, we have a recommendation for a starting point: OverTake is now on Spotify, and the reason is the "What are you listening to?" thread on our forums. Started in March of 2008, the thread has amassed over 7,200 posts as of November 2024, with plenty of music mentioned by you, our community.Accordingly, our community manager @Christopher E has taken on the monumental task of going through the thread and assemble playlists for different purposes using the songs you mentioned in the thread. There are playlists for quali laps, race pace, free roaming and oval racing which are all still in their early stages, but being added to constantly, and this is just the start!
We intend to keep growing the playlists based on what you post in the thread. Head over to the forum thread and share your best picks by linking a Youtube video.
Let us know which playlist you think your picks best fit into by tagging your post with any of the following:
- TheLeftTurn - (Folk, Country, Acoustic)
- RoamFree - (Atmospheric chill any genre)
- HotLap - (Anything off the wall goes!)
- RacePace - (Fast paced, Hard rock, Metal)
Let us know your go-to tunes for when you are in the rig in the forum thread and in the comments below!
