Am I just slow?

[csdilligaf]

I've been playing in around in practice mode to get the hang of SimRacing after building up a rig and buying a Fanatec V2.5 bundle. I have been focusing on one car on the Monza track. So I figured out how to do the short races against AI. Its a drag race down a long straight at the start to the first Chicane and I run it hard to the rev limit and brake late but I cant seem to catch them. Then I figured out how to drop the AI performance level to the minimum of 80% and they still beat me to the first corner and then I never see them again. Am I just that slow?

 

[Ryno917]

Thanks for the help guys. I can see the error in my ways. Its just so hard to go backwards and start with slow cars and build the sim skills I need. I will work on it more though cause I am having a ball and its so easy to get in the rig and do when ever I want. I work at home and just love being able to drive my dream cars.

I genuinely don't consider getting into a slower car to be 'going backwards,' as they're a blast to race! I'm all over the map in terms of what I drive. Cars I've ignored for a year or two I'll go back to for something different and spend months driving.

Welcome to the Simracing club. It's addictive. Working from home is a huge boon for the hobby (same situation for me, too!). Hits the work productivity a bit, but... oh well!

 

[vegaguy5555]

I've been playing in around in practice mode to get the hang of SimRacing after building up a rig and buying a Fanatec V2.5 bundle. I have been focusing on one car on the Monza track. So I figured out how to do the short races against AI. Its a drag race down a long straight at the start to the first Chicane and I run it hard to the rev limit and brake late but I cant seem to catch them. Then I figured out how to drop the AI performance level to the minimum of 80% and they still beat me to the first corner and then I never see them again. Am I just that slow?

I found over the years of driving any sims that there is a lot of factors that can effect the physics. Plus you don't know what someone has done as far as moding is concerned. I even found some mods can cause slow downs in how the software works in general sometimes.

Reinstalling fresh can be your best friend with sims sometimes.