| As previously mentioned in a couple of our other Blogs. From time to time our drivers are seen in the wild, outdoors... doing real life things with cars and motor sport. Our driver Slava, on his way for preparations to became Formula 1 driver later this summer (driving Williams FW29 of Nico Rosberg). He scheduled intensive program of preparations including track days in younger formula class – Formula Renault 2.0. As of today he had two amazing opportunities land on his doorstep when he did some testing in a couple of Formula Renault 2.0's at Circuit de Nevers (Magny-Cours) and on the Most Autodrome (Czech Republic). Slava had been using Assetto Corsa as a type of F3 simulator to ready himself for these experiences. Comparing the sim to real life Slava's thoughts are: " I believe [there is] big difference in sim vs real. What you use for feelings (how the car is reacting on track) In [a] sim [is} only [Feedback from the] wheel/hands. In real [racing, you have the feeling of your[ body movement/g-forces. This is HUGE difference. [However.] what sim [racing can provide] for you:: driving lines (learning the best and correct lines on a track you might not know very well) 2. feeling of over steer 3. how to work with gas pedal (where to apply the throttle in the corners) 4. feeling when to shift up/down (a general idea of what gear you need to be in for each corner) 5. correction and reactions (really hone your reactions)". So there is obviously a general lack of G-forces and feeling on the brake pedal (there is always some resistance on a brake pedal which many sim rigs do not simulate) but as you can see Slava found more benefits to simulating prior the experience and would recommend Assetto Corsa for any budding racing drivers. Sim Racing gives you the opportunity to learn a race craft, understand and learn race tracks when they are laser scanned or accurate to the real thing, improving your hand eye co-ordination. When Slava spoke about how the car itself was to drive his general feeling was : " to start driving {these cars} is not that hard. But when you are starting to push [finding the limits]- this is where you need a skill" Summarising his first test at Magny-Cour, Slava stated "I can say that speed and confidence compared to last year have increased markedly. Today it's like the rainwater on the asphalt and [being out] on the slicks when it rained [made it more challenging] . Now on such a long track. I'm always getting a lot slower in the traffic of pilots. The negative side of things, (Slava had a minor collision with a cone, which cost him 400 Euros.) the bill for the broken front wing. The cones were very tight today. They're especially annoying when they're standing on a high-speed corner. Without them, it could have been harder to attack the kerbs" His next experience was at the Most Autodrome (Czech Republic). With the assistance of an experienced racing driver, Petr Samek. Slava was able to improve and push more during this test. Gaining in confidence he put a best time in of 1.46. Comparable to his simulated times of 1:31, the gap may seem large but to push a car in real life compared to in a sim, is something special... so many other factors take over especially when it isn't your own vehicle you are responsible for. Of course there are reverse benefits from real racing to sim racing as well and this is a step towards Slava's ever improving performances for Vermin Racing. Slava is already packing his race suit and boots as next 2days driving sessions is scheduled in Barcelona, end of June. With more experiences lined up for our drivers in the future, we hope to bring you more posts of our real life events. |
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