Auto Racing Discussion Thread

[Olympian1010 7,976]

The the WEC have put a lot of production value into this race. They seem to have cameras on most of the drivers, and the graphics are really cool. They have also been doing a couple of interviews with LeMans legends.

 

rFactor2 is such a beautiful game. The camera shots feel much more realistic than the other sims.

[heywoodu 15,145]

Damn, Simon Pagenaud with an entire sim change (!) in a minute or so  

 

You know, because real pros have a back-up sim in the same room, just in case.

[heywoodu 15,145]

2 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

The the WEC have put a lot of production value into this race. They seem to have cameras on most of the drivers, and the graphics are really cool. They have also been doing a couple of interviews with LeMans legends.

 

rFactor2 is such a beautiful game. The camera shots feel much more realistic than the other sims.

In terms of graphics and actual race info and such, this is being done so much better than many of the other races I've seen so far these months, absolutely  

[Olympian1010 7,976]

2 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

In terms of graphics and actual race info and such, this is being done so much better than many of the other races I've seen so far these months, absolutely  

It’s very watchable, which means that I’m actually trying to follow along (even though I joined 4 hours in).

[heywoodu 15,145]

4 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

It’s very watchable, which means that I’m actually trying to follow along (even though I joined 4 hours in).

 

https://storage.googleapis.com/fiawec-prod/assets/ressources/Pdf/2020/24H_Le_Mans_virtual_entry_list_autohorized_to_take_part_in_the_race_130620.pdf

 

Light: real racers

Dark: sim racers

 

Which taught me apparently Jarno Opmeer isn't a real racer anymore, I missed that  Too bad, he was promising in F4. I'm sad the #14 with Alonso is already out, we won't get to see Barrichello  

[Olympian1010 7,976]

1 minute ago, heywoodu said:

 

https://storage.googleapis.com/fiawec-prod/assets/ressources/Pdf/2020/24H_Le_Mans_virtual_entry_list_autohorized_to_take_part_in_the_race_130620.pdf

 

Light: real racers

Dark: sim racers

 

Which taught me apparently Jarno Opmeer isn't a real racer anymore, I missed that  Too bad, he was promising in F4. I'm sad the #14 with Alonso is already out, we won't get to see Barrichello  

I know it’s more realistic for teams to be eliminated after incidents in a virtual 24hr, but it would be nice if they’d just let teams restart after a time penalty or something.

[heywoodu 15,145]

Just now, Olympian1010 said:

I know it’s more realistic for teams to be eliminated after incidents in a virtual 24hr, but it would be nice if they’d just let teams restart after a time penalty or something.

 

I liked what they had in NASCAR, where everyone had one or two full resets during the race. Makes it a good mix of serious racing, because you don't wanna break your car, and fun, because that's what it's all about in the end.

[Olympian1010 7,976]

5 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

 

I liked what they had in NASCAR, where everyone had one or two full resets during the race. Makes it a good mix of serious racing, because you don't wanna break your car, and fun, because that's what it's all about in the end.

According to the commentators, there’s just no reset to pits in this race. Basically you have to get the car back to pit lane yourself, but that’s possible under all circumstances except connection issues. So if you’re unfamiliar with sim racing, then you might have to retire because you don’t know how to reconnect your internet or reset your sim.

[Olympian1010 7,976]

Red flag from race control due to technical issues 

[Olympian1010 7,976]

Damn, WEC has a nice studio for this race! Complete with commentary booth, race control, and multi camera broadcast booth! This really is a high value production for a virtual race.