Comments on: The problem with sim racing is… http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/the-problem-with-sim-racing-is%e2%80%a6 Your Source for all the Latest News in Real World and Virtual Motor Sports Thu, 24 May 2012 00:01:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Gary Teall http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/the-problem-with-sim-racing-is%e2%80%a6#comment-10166 Gary Teall Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:23:14 +0000 http://www.inracingnews.com/?p=37096#comment-10166 Great read. If you spend enough time at this, especially in one car, you will get better. I'm realistic enough to know that I'll never match the top guys, though I keep trying to narrow the gap. I set my goal to besting my previous season's statistics and that keeps thing more enjoyable. Great read. If you spend enough time at this, especially in one car, you will get better. I’m realistic enough to know
that I’ll never match the top guys, though I keep trying to narrow the gap. I set my goal to besting my previous season’s statistics and that keeps thing more enjoyable.

]]> By: Mark A Warmington http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/the-problem-with-sim-racing-is%e2%80%a6#comment-8719 Mark A Warmington Sat, 07 Aug 2010 18:46:40 +0000 http://www.inracingnews.com/?p=37096#comment-8719 How funny! It absolutely nails the fragile ego element us sim-racers have: I can live with the fact I am not going to be able to kick a ball like Beckham, but tell me that I will never be able to match a Towler lap time and I go into denial... How funny! It absolutely nails the fragile ego element us sim-racers have: I can live with the fact I am not going to be able to kick a ball like Beckham, but tell me that I will never be able to match a Towler lap time and I go into denial…

]]> By: Jason Noble http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/the-problem-with-sim-racing-is%e2%80%a6#comment-8062 Jason Noble Wed, 21 Jul 2010 07:49:50 +0000 http://www.inracingnews.com/?p=37096#comment-8062 Spot on. It's strange isn't it? Most of us would probably be OK with finding out we weren't all that good at ballroom dancing or particle physics, but finding out that we are not god's gift to racing can be a tough process, psychologically speaking. Better to do it sooner than later though! Spot on. It’s strange isn’t it? Most of us would probably be OK with finding out we weren’t all that good at ballroom dancing or particle physics, but finding out that we are not god’s gift to racing can be a tough process, psychologically speaking. Better to do it sooner than later though!

]]> By: Reed http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/the-problem-with-sim-racing-is%e2%80%a6#comment-8043 Reed Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:49:29 +0000 http://www.inracingnews.com/?p=37096#comment-8043 Very nicely written Tony, great read!! Very nicely written Tony, great read!!

]]> By: Ryan Terpstra http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/the-problem-with-sim-racing-is%e2%80%a6#comment-8025 Ryan Terpstra Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:54:05 +0000 http://www.inracingnews.com/?p=37096#comment-8025 What sucks is when you're capable of matching those top times with 500 laps of practice... and then you don't have time for 500 laps of practice each week. That is what I hate most. I can run those lap times, but I need absurd amounts of practice time developing muscle memory to do it. What makes things worse is I can't do anything else in the meantime because it'll cause me to take a step back on my other car/track combo. This is why I really like the world tour events. I can dedicate a lot of time to a single car/track and the results for it are more satisfying than practicing all week in the Skip Barber at Watkins Glen and ending up with a top 5 finish. So Dear iRacing, Please give us an oval and road "world tour du fun" bi-weekly event! 2 6 month seasons! What sucks is when you’re capable of matching those top times with 500 laps of practice… and then you don’t have time for 500 laps of practice each week. That is what I hate most. I can run those lap times, but I need absurd amounts of practice time developing muscle memory to do it. What makes things worse is I can’t do anything else in the meantime because it’ll cause me to take a step back on my other car/track combo.

This is why I really like the world tour events. I can dedicate a lot of time to a single car/track and the results for it are more satisfying than practicing all week in the Skip Barber at Watkins Glen and ending up with a top 5 finish.

So Dear iRacing,

Please give us an oval and road “world tour du fun” bi-weekly event! 2 6 month seasons!

]]> By: alex ulleri http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/the-problem-with-sim-racing-is%e2%80%a6#comment-8023 alex ulleri Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:24:02 +0000 http://www.inracingnews.com/?p=37096#comment-8023 Nice article Tony. Nice article Tony.

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