How old is too old

pipmacca · Jan 6, 2020

53 this year just wondering if there are any other people older than me using this sim also looking forward to ams2 if my PC is up to it.

newbert · Jan 7, 2020

pipmacca said:
53 this year just wondering if there are any other people older than me using this sim also looking forward to ams2 if my PC is up to it.

Are you kidding? You're still a kid !!!!!! I turned 67 last month and still run most popular sims - badly of course, but I still enjoy 'em.

And I'm also (im)patiently waiting for AMS2.

pipmacca · Jan 7, 2020

newbert said:
Are you kidding? You're still a kid !!!!!! I turned 67 last month and still run most popular sims - badly of course, but I still enjoy 'em. And I'm also (im)patiently waiting for AMS2.

Cheers thanks for that now hopefully the wife will understand I'm not that old.

Emery · Jan 7, 2020

53 is nothing. I'm a mere 57. You have decades to go before you're even in the running as "too old". @Pawgy is probably the oldest one I know around here... can't recall his exact age.

Emery · Jan 7, 2020

Recent poll on the rF2 forum looks like this:

Stuart Thomson · Jan 7, 2020

Well - I'm 52 this year. I'd say you're hitting the sweet spot.

Jetsun · Jan 7, 2020

From Raceroom forum

Jakal31 · Jan 7, 2020

There seem to be quite a few well beyond the age of 53.

In the league I help organize and run, we even run a "Seniors points championship" for those 55 and older.
We have quite a few gentlemen that are well into their 70s and one that is in his mid 80s.
Obviously, the older guys love the seniors points stuff and it gives them something to fight for amongst each other.

We're a North American based league (where sim racers are often hard to come by) so if we are getting the kind of numbers we see, I'm sure there are a ton more on the European front.

So, long way to go before you're 'too old' for this hobby

AndrewBo · Jan 7, 2020

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newbert · Jan 7, 2020

Jakal31 said:
There seem to be quite a few well beyond the age of 53.

In the league I help organize and run, we even run a "Seniors points championship" for those 55 and older.
We have quite a few gentlemen that are well into their 70s and one that is in his mid 80s.
Obviously, the older guys love the seniors points stuff and it gives them something to fight for amongst each other.

We're a North American based league (where sim racers are often hard to come by) so if we are getting the kind of numbers we see, I'm sure there are a ton more on the European front.

So, long way to go before you're 'too old' for this hobby

Really? What league is that and which sims(s) do you run? I was a member of MARA (Middle Aged Racer's Association) back in the day and we ran GPL. But by now we'd have to rename it.

Jakal31 · Jan 7, 2020

newbert said:
Really? What league is that and which sims(s) do you run? I was a member of MARA (Middle Aged Racer's Association) back in the day and we ran GPL. But by now we'd have to rename it.

I sent you a direct message, newbert.

Pawgy · Jan 8, 2020

85. and i am afraid it is almost too old

heideracer · Jan 8, 2020

I am 63 and going slow and I love it to race and been constantly tweaking the rig.

dover16 · Jan 9, 2020

pipmacca said:
53 this year just wondering if there are any other people older than me using this sim also looking forward to ams2 if my PC is up to it.

Im 74 yrs this year and race 3-4 nights a week on line with xbox and 3 others. ages from 40,45,60,and 74
I have a dedicated server that I run on automobilista, Being in australia its hard to get players at the time I am on

racer7 · Jan 9, 2020

I am 71 and still race with ai once or twice a week. No longer fast enough to keep up with the online crowd. It keeps the passion for real racing alive.

Robert Jennings · Jan 23, 2020

I'm 66 recently retired. Been sim racing since Geoff Crammond's Grand Prix. Wondering about a track car or a camper to go to circuits in the UK and Europe I haven't visited. Would love to meet up with fellow sim racers but haven't been successful in finding any in southwest UK.