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XYUXYUXYUs
08.06.2022The slow guy was doing rally on a circuit. A lot of wheelspin and regaining control. Looks neat, but the straight after the curve means a lot, eg. what is your exit speed. It adds up on the straight.
alfaholic3
08.06.2022That shit rig is still way better than the keyboard i am stuck using.
PierceRacing TDP
08.06.2022What car were you using here?
Mr Spangles
08.06.2022That's not a £10k sim rig…
James J Hargreaves
08.06.2022What car were they driving? …there MUST be a mistake!!! I don't do iRacing so I used Assetto Corsa …used the MX5 Cup car …with minor adjustments & enough fuel for 4 laps. I almost never drive the MX5 so I'm NOT familiar with it & this time was NOT my third lap …lol. I think perhaps it was around the 10th lap …I wasn't counting.
I use a Thrustmaster TS-XW Racer with Sparco wheel & Load Cell pedals.
Although I have a H-Shifter …I used paddle-shifters & clutch.
I built my own 'Rig" around a real Mazda automotive bucket seat.
I use three huge 43 inch screens …but our entry level wheels are not TOO far apart actually.
I posted a … two:54.793
HypexRex101
08.06.2022Why don’t you film the pro racers screen … kinda annoying sounded like he was doing good I’ll need to take your word for it though
Mare0912
08.06.2022Nice idea for the video, but the guys should have been in a smaller PiP frame and the game screen on Fullscreen. Otherwise nice insight from the pro.
FRACTURED LIFE
08.06.2022"Rethinks an Upgrade"
sk0x4
08.06.2022his smile while saying he crashed your car XD
Jos Neira
08.06.2022yeah i think i would because unfortuneately i'm not able to use a wheel, for some time now….. not sure what car you guys are using but me hight 2:21 with bmw e92 gt2 (assetto corsa) …with a controller…and i know theres a bigger jump between what you are capable of achieving from a controller to a normal sim wheel, than from a sim wheel to a direct drive rig …..interesting little experiment though, its what i would of predicted tbh, but thx
Plixcee
07.06.2022the shit rig is really good
Richard Holfeld
07.06.2022Next challenge: Beginner with sim racing gear vs. Pro with arrow keys.
OBiFLY GAMiNG
07.06.2022so are you telling me that my 300 dollar rig is a piece of chunk? 😂
Eduardo Dias
07.06.2022Is this iracing?
Cjz
07.06.2022Thumbnail is miss leading i wasnt in this video
Marcel Nürnberg
07.06.2022What exactly costs 10.000 pounds on the "pro" sim? I don't see the value any near of it?
jetstream01
07.06.2022lol are you guys really using paddle shifters on the Mazda? At least play with the proper transmission setup. Having to heel-toe it would've made a big difference.
Jaer Bear
07.06.2022That’s 10,000?
Andy Into The Wild
07.06.2022A shame we didn't see any of the driving. Missed opportunity.
Chris Young
07.06.2022Good setup improves immersive, doesn't improve your skill.
James O'Sullivan
06.06.2022"what terrible rig" – me on playing F1 2012 on a ps4 controller.
Purple Tiger Racing
06.06.2022I paid $190 for my Thrustmaster TH8A shifter. Which I have yet to use. 😞
ashia gefa
06.06.2022I really need a better seat, gaming on a dining seat is great, but racing on it just destroys my butt and knee joints.
Linus Leung
06.06.2022what game is this?
Mitch Allen
06.06.2022Been running my Logitech g29 for 2 years now. I still don't think I'm as fast as my setup is capable of and I won't upgrade until I've mastered it (and I'm broke lol)
Henry Alvarado
06.06.2022You changed the kit and you changed the skill of the driver so u can’t really say kit doesn’t matter. You need to get some1 with a cheap kit but who knows the layout/ braking points etc. You put him in the good seat and then compare them, then u can say if the kit matters. Smh
Nolan Collins
06.06.2022One was using his middle finger to change gear
Oliver Ryan
06.06.2022Or show the pro diving and not his face the whole time
Bryan Wall
06.06.2022when you’re rig is the one they use as the cheap one😂
Thomas Hansen
06.06.2022For some reason, I read "200M dollar sim" on the thumbnail. 😮
Delimon007
04.06.2022Is that a logitech pedal set? Had'em, threw'em away after the first week of using them on iRacing LMFAO!
Sharcc
04.06.2022For me that 200 quid rig would be amazing, I'm stuck on a manky old office chair we got for free in a back alley with a 30$ used PS4 controller with stick drift that is literally falling apart :/
Fenix Phucks
04.06.2022to me, logitech wheel attatched to my desk is actually 1:1 to a real car experience.
Rob
04.06.2022Obviously the better driver, should beat on a iPad
SPLINTERBORN
04.06.2022My rig is not even 200.
Mr-Winters
04.06.2022You can’t outright buy a rig for £200
Ronald Wright Jr.
04.06.2022This just goes to show that a better rig/better equipment doesn't necessarily account for faster lap times. Nothing beats skill and knowledge.
However, just because of the level of detail you can feel on better equipment, it can account for consistency.
It's easier to do the same thing over and over again because it's easier to feel what you're doing.
I have a $400 (when new) Fanatec CSR Forza Motorsport wheel, pretty old by today's standards, attached to my desk.
Not the nicest setup but the level of detail is good enough to make for fun, consistent racing.
Callum
04.06.2022Hey, that’s my name
Nicklas Nylander
04.06.2022Id like to see the same but do drifting!
Tortilla
04.06.2022Its not the gear it’s the driver, I drive a Logitech wingman formula force gp that force feedback is broken on 25FPS and I still win my friend that has a 1000$ racing simulator.
Andrew Foster [Exodus 15:18]
03.06.2022Yeah it's turn 1 always trashes my car too!
Spladam
03.06.2022I just want to say, that guy who always outpaces you in iRAcing by 2 seconds is probably using that shit rig. It really is about the skill, not the rig.
SimUlated
03.06.2022This video must be called "how to expose g29"
TOPKEK GAMER
03.06.2022Better equipment is like driving a faster car and shit equipment means driving an pretty trash car
Aad Zwaan
03.06.2022i drive a TRUST ff380 (attention not thrustmaster , but TRUST a dutch manufacturer) , 20 years old FFB wheel and pedals. The wheel and pedals still provide me with massive amount of joy, i race F1 2021/2019 with it and to be honest i do manage to pull really competitive lap times out with it. Meanwhile i have ordered and tested several other rigs, like the Logitech in this video, and Hori setups and a Thrustmaster Rig, and i have returned each and everyone of those orders, as my lap times did not improve, on some even got worse. The moral of this for me would be that using a setup that you are used to drive with for 100s if not 1000s of hours, will always secure you with a favorable lap time. just mho.
Slowster
03.06.2022I didn't see the fast driver complete a single lap. Absolutely shit video given it was supposed to be a comparison. What am I gonna take from this, your word? Whilst I agree with the findings, that gear comes last before skill, if you're gonna do a comparison video, present the laps equally on screen.
Dementicpower44 fan
03.06.20222:43 he is flipping off the camera🤣
Dragon_Fire
03.06.2022I’m using a £80 setup XD
港完
03.06.2022Hahha that guy trying to hold is laugh is priceless
Driver61
03.06.2022Would you be closer to James than Callum? Feel free to jump in your rig and post your time below!
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