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[Austin Jordan]

it's very different. there's several tricks you can do in real life that you can't in sim. also sim is a lot easier to drive aswell. sim guys can go a lot quicker through a turn than what they can actually at the track.

 

[Koray Can]

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Looking for comparison videos of onboard video from the sim vs real-life, there are a few on youtube but mostly quite old now. I'm more interested in UK tracks really but really interested to see any.
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Just curious. What exactly are you trying to compare? Like the one split video you posted, they will look very much alike because tracks are being modeled very well in this day and age.

 

[MaxxUK]

Just curious. What exactly are you trying to compare? Like the one split video you posted, they will look very much alike because tracks are being modeled very well in this day and age.

The actual 'layout' of tracks in terms of width, corner radius etc. have been very good for some time but what I am particularly interesting in is how well they replicate 'known' real-life reference points.

In real-life racing you make lots of reference points, many or most of them off track as you often can see the track well in the pack when racing.

I'm also interested in how well they model track 'oddities' such as bits of camber and incline, I know i'm not going to get that from video although you can if you can see the wheel movement (i.e. formula cars).

Not specifically related but I was at Silverstone recently and at lunch there was a truck going round with what looked like some sort of revolving camera on a boom at the rear. Think it said something like 'real race'or maybe this realtimerace (http://www.realtimerace.com/)

Maxx

 

[Koray Can]

Buildings etc. should be very accurate. For the smaller bits and tedious bits like individual trees it probably depends on how much effort they're willing to spend. I've heard of scanning the track with laser for precise camber & bumps etc. All in all it should look very very similar to the real thing.

 

[MaxxUK]

Not bothered about trees as they will look different anyway at different times of year. It was more curbs, 100/50 boards, turn board, marshal posts boards, marshal posts themselves, speaker stands etc. these are mostly the things we use.

Maxx

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

There are quite some comparison vids on youtube with the F1 2010 game, but you specific need UK tracks only ?

 

[Xosé Estrada]

This weekend, RaceDepartment media team was present at the Superleague Formula final round at Navarra Los Arcos circuit in north-eastern Spain.

Davide Rigon (RSC Anderlecht) held off an incredible challenge by Craig Dolby (Tottenham) to clinch the 2010 Superleague Formula title and a cheque for €1,000,000 by just two points in an amazing season-finale at Navarra.

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[Bram Hengeveld]

Great pictures Xose :thumb:

 

[David Garcia]

Superb!

 

[Ben Buitendijk]

nice pitbabes!:wink:

 

[Matt Emmens]

Me Likey :wink:

 

[Yann Laprevotte]

I like!

Nice pitgirls btw.

 

[Wayne Reed]

See how it is done in a 650 hp car

 

[Wayne Reed]

It is just so awesome I want to be in that car

 

[Brian Clancy]

God Like car control, but I'd HATE to be his mechanic LOOOOL! :tongue:

 

[Eckhart von Glan]

nice one , wouldn't want to be one of his tires, lol.

 

[Linus Broström]

first time he entered the oval bit he hit the wall so hard they had to bring the car back to Sweden and fix it before they could continue

 

[Eric Nelson]

Ken Block is one hell of a driver.

Just hit KEn Block Gymkhana on youtube and enjoy it all!

ben an icon here for about 6 years now......

 

[Martin Maaskant]

Very good but I don't agree with Eric. Ken Block is a show off but he doesn't win races that much.

 

[Eric Nelson]

so your only one hell of a driver if you "win races"..........hhhmmmmm so then there are 1,000's of top level drivers out there who will never win a race but they are not great drivers?

thats really going to hurt the feelings of many F1 drivers.....reached the Pinnacle Class of Motorsport but never won a race......