Racing Sims

SkidMarkKing · 27 May 2013 at 19:06

Hey, just won a Microsoft official steering wheel on ebay

Main use with be on the xbox.

Im looking for a racing sim which is obviously good and has Oulton Park on it. My computer should be powerful enough. AMD Phenom processor, 8GB ram, GTX460.

Which sims does everyone recommend now?

Thanks

MagicBoy · 27 May 2013 at 19:11

iRacing

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anuraj · 27 May 2013 at 19:14

MagicBoy said:
iRacing

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This but maybe on that wheel, for xbox try forza

Murray · 27 May 2013 at 19:17

iRacing's Lotus 79 on Oulton Park > every other sim.

SkidMarkKing · 27 May 2013 at 19:17

anuraj said:
This but maybe on that wheel, for xbox try forza

Yeah I will be on forza I just wanted a thrash around Oulton Park as I go to the track quite often

nutsnut · 27 May 2013 at 19:20

MS have never developed the force feedback drivers for that wheel despite it being advertised on the packaging. it's the reason I got rid of mine.

johny dolan · 27 May 2013 at 19:23

SkidMarkKing · 27 May 2013 at 19:34

nutsnut said:
MS have never developed the force feedback drivers for that wheel despite it being advertised on the packaging. it's the reason I got rid of mine.

Just got it to test a wheel out really. I didn't want to dive in at the deep end and get a wheel for £200+ and don't like the feel of it or the setup in my room.

lokiss · 27 May 2013 at 19:44

Cheaper option over subbing on Iracing. Nascar 2003, tppc mod, oulton park track.

Murray · 27 May 2013 at 19:53

You can get 3 months of iRacing free here https://www.cadillaccupracing.com/

Litmoose · 27 May 2013 at 19:54

johny dolan said:

that car looks to have better down force than a modern f1 car Oo

Murray · 27 May 2013 at 20:04

Litmoose said:
that car looks to have better down force than a modern f1 car Oo

Its more than a handful to drive!

SkidMarkKing · 27 May 2013 at 21:10

Tempted by Project Cars, looks brilliant and I know a few people from other forums who go on it. Its also a one off payment apparently.

Murray · 27 May 2013 at 21:34

You can't get it anymore.

SkidMarkKing · 27 May 2013 at 21:48

Murray said:
You can't get it anymore.

Just been told that

A lot of sims the graphics don't look to good.

SKILL · 27 May 2013 at 21:50

I've raced around Oulton Park in real life a couple of times, the first time I ran it in iRacing it was just surreal, quite odd driving around in a sim and it matching up perfectly with my memory of lapping there in real life...

But then saying that if you just want to lap around Oulton it's not the cheapest option, you can get a free 3 month sub apparently (link posted in the iRacing thread), but then the track is somewhere around $12-15 and beyond that there's a sub as well.

Not sure what else to suggest though, pCARS you can't get into and frankly the quality of the tracks (in terms of matching reality) seems poor at best to me, rFactor 2 is another option but again with most tracks being added by mods they seemed poor last time I tried some but not tried any available Oulton.

SkidMarkKing · 27 May 2013 at 21:53

SKILL said:
I've raced around Oulton Park in real life a couple of times, the first time I ran it in iRacing it was just surreal, quite odd driving around in a sim and it matching up perfectly with my memory of lapping there in real life...

But then saying that if you just want to lap around Oulton it's not the cheapest option, you can get a free 3 month sub apparently (link posted in the iRacing thread), but then the track is somewhere around $12-15 and beyond that there's a sub as well.

Not sure what else to suggest though, pCARS you can't get into and frankly the quality of the tracks (in terms of matching reality) seems poor at best to me, rFactor 2 is another option but again with most tracks being added by mods they seemed poor last time I tried some but not tried any available Oulton.

Ok bud, thanks for the reply. Might just stick to forza for now then and f1 2012 until something new comes out.

Spils · 27 May 2013 at 22:28

Litmoose said:
that car looks to have better down force than a modern f1 car Oo

Thats because it does. The Lotus 79 generates more Downforce than a modern f1 car. It was the car that changed the rules.

Specs for the 79's downforce
4450 lbs./2022 kg @ 200 mph/320 kmh, with 1380 lbs./627 kg of drag.

johny dolan · 27 May 2013 at 22:39

If you want a good sim for cheap or free try Grand Prix Legends and 1000s of addon tracks for it including oulton.

Its a very hard sim to drive but still one of the best around imo after it they made the Nascar sims then Iracing.

SkidMarkKing · 27 May 2013 at 22:58

johny dolan said:
If you want a good sim for cheap or free try Grand Prix Legends and 1000s of addon tracks for it including oulton.

Its a very hard sim to drive but still one of the best around imo after it they made the Nascar sims then Iracing.

Will look in to that

Only problem now ive bought a wheel is I keep looking at the very expensive ones!

Phwa!!