Cars & Tracks · 7 min
Laser scanned tracks: what the scan really changes in a sim
What a laser scan of a circuit captures, what it changes in the car and what it cannot, and which sims say they use scanned tracks: iRacing, ACC,…
Cars & Tracks
Cars & Tracks
Cars and tracks in sim racing: car classes, formula and GT cars, laser scanned circuits and how to learn Monza, Spa, Silverstone, Le Mans or the Nordschleife.
Cars & Tracks · 10 min
Driving Formula Cars in Sim Racing: Rig, Braking and Throttle
How to drive formula cars in a sim: force feedback without clipping, load-cell braking, trail braking, throttle control, dirty air and which sims…
Cars & Tracks · 11 min
Monza in the sim: chicanes, Lesmos and low downforce
Monza in iRacing, ACC, LMU and AMS2: the three chicanes, the Lesmos, Ascari and the Parabolica, the low downforce setup and how to use the slipstream.
Cars & Tracks · 11 min
Six tracks every sim racer should learn, and where to drive them
Nordschleife, Spa, Laguna Seca, Bathurst, Interlagos and Sonoma: what makes each difficult and which sims have it, plus the endurance circuits.
Cars & Tracks · 10 min
Silverstone in the sim: Copse, Maggotts and Becketts done right
Silverstone corner by corner for sim racers: correct directions and order from Abbey to Club, setup for the fast sections, technique and practice.
Cars & Tracks · 9 min
Nordschleife in the Sim: Learning the Green Hell by Section
Learning the Nürburgring Nordschleife in a sim: which titles have it, hardware and settings, a section split in lap order, and a practice method…
Cars & Tracks · 9 min
Spa in the sim: Eau Rouge, Pouhon and the Bus Stop
Spa-Francorchamps in the sim, corner by corner in lap order: La Source, Raidillon, Kemmel, Pouhon, Blanchimont, the Bus Stop, setup and practice.
Cars & Tracks · 11 min
Touring Cars in the Sim: TCR, Front Wheel Drive and Door to Door
Touring cars in sim racing: what defines a TCR car, why it is front wheel drive, which sims carry official WTCR, TCR and BTCC content, and how to…
Cars & Tracks · 12 min
GT4 in the sim: the class that teaches racecraft
GT4 cars in sim racing: why the class suits learning racecraft, which cars ACC, iRacing and Automobilista 2 carry, and how to set them up.
Cars & Tracks · 13 min
GT3 Cars in Sim Racing: Where to Start and How to Drive Them
GT3 cars in sim racing: which sims cover the class, current cars such as the Ferrari 296 GT3, the hardware you need, braking, setup and endurance…