How to become a simulated racing driver?

First of all, if you want to be a real racing driver, then there are a couple of very real questions. Are you still a minor? Do you have a lot of time a week? Do you have the full support of your family? Can you pull out at least a few hundred thousand a year?

If none of the above is true, don't think about it, or try to cultivate your next generation to be a racing driver. But the dream is always there, in case it is realized in the simulator?

Before I talk about the equipment, I'd like to talk about the "Simulator" here. In short, a racing simulator consists of four parts: host, software, peripherals and bracket.

The host, to put it bluntly, is a computer, or a game console like PS4.

Software, in other people's eyes, is a racing game, but in our eyes is simulation software, such as "Shenli Kesha".

Peripherals, you are still using the keyboard as the God of the car, I have used the steering wheel, is the most important part of the whole simulator.

Bracket, used to fix the steering wheel and other peripherals, can rest assured of fierce driving.

With a preliminary understanding, I'd like to focus on software and steering wheel. After all, the main engine uses the home computer, and the bracket is made up of a table, but only software and steering wheel can not be replaced.

First of all, when it comes to software, did you subconsciously think of "the best car"? However, the most professional "speed change" and "speed change 2" in "the best speed car" are not separated from the category of entertainment. They are simply children in front of the "divine power cosa" which focuses on the authenticity.

However, there is no specific division between the simulation game and the game software, and the first contact may be confused. So I sorted out some of the mainstream "software" in China, most of which can be bought on steam, with prices ranging from dozens to hundreds.

Track: mobilista, GT sport (PS4 exclusive), "Iracing", "live for speed", "rFactor 2", "racing plan 2", "Shenli cosa", "Shenli cosa: competition"

F1：《F1 2019》

Pull: dust rally 2.0

Don't worry, there are no such unreliable elements as drag racing, collision, police and bandits. All of them are pure and technical racing cars.

For the most popular track software, my suggestions are as follows:

If this is your first contact, you can choose GT sport. In contrast, it is not so hard core, there are a series of tutorials from simple to deep to help beginners get started quickly, and there are certain fans in China, but the threshold is to need a PS4.

After having a certain foundation, let's go straight to the divine power cosa. It is difficult to get started, and there is no tutorial. It is not the most professional, but the advantage is that it is highly scalable. There are a large number of track and racing car mods on the Internet, and even qiumingshan can go down. There are a large number of fans in China, and there are various kinds of professional rules that can be challenged by the e-sports League. That's why we chose it.

After becoming a veteran, you can practice with rFactor 2. This is a recognized professional simulation software, which can calculate the deformation of tires. In addition, professional software such as "mobilista" and "Iracing" are also available. I haven't touched on these for the time being, so I won't say much about it. I'm afraid of losing face.

Now when it comes to peripherals, actually the steering wheel is only a part of the peripherals. In addition, there are accelerator, brake, clutch pedal, handbrake and handbrake. Peripherals are the most important and the largest investment in a simulator. The most basic peripherals are thousands, and good peripherals are tens of thousands. It sounds mysterious, but there are only three brands that do car peripherals: Logitech, tumaster and fantec.

First of all, Logitech is the lowest end, isn't it? But that's what happened. Logitech is currently selling only g29, including steering wheel, pedals and handcuffs. JD's official price is 2199 yuan.

The biggest problem with g29 is that the steering wheel is driven by plastic gears. Every time you turn, you will feel as dry as a rotating gear, and the force feedback is not very good. So it's just a toy.

The second is the middle and high-end tumaster. In fact, low, medium and high-end tumasters are on sale, such as t1501899 yuan for low-end, t3002799 yuan for middle-end, and 6499 yuan for high-end t-gt. In addition, there are more than 1000 to more than 2000 prices of pedals, handbrake and handbrake.

The T300 is the most cost-effective one in tumaster, because its steering wheel is the only one with double belt transmission in this price. The steering feel is silky and smooth. It has some real car feeling. The power of motor is enough, and the information of force feedback is also rich. Among them, 2799 yuan is just the most basic t300rs in the series, the t300gt with upgraded pedals, and the T300 Ferrari upgraded with 8:10 Ferrari 599XX Evo steering wheel. In my opinion, T300 is the best choice for entry, none of them.

Finally, Hermes, the high-end fantec, is the peripheral equipment of the racing car. To put it simply, first select a steering wheel base that can be as small as several thousand, and then select a steering wheel body with a size of several thousand, and then match it with a pedal of three or five thousand, and finally install a thousand or two thousand handbrakes and handrows. Go to TB and have a feel for yourself, especially the direct drive steering wheel base of their family, which costs 12799 yuan.

Fanatec, I'm afraid to say more because I haven't touched it. It's said that the power of the steering wheel motor is so strong that it's very tiring to run a few laps. It's not much different from driving a car in reality. But can you buy a second-hand car at this price?

Here, or let my simulator show its face, this set in the circle.