Racing Simulator Thread

[G.Irish]

I've played them all and the series peaked at 4. 5 is pretty disappointing.

Agreed. I would say Forza provides a bit more of realistic driving experience than GT in that it actually penalizes you for hitting cars and barriers and the handling is about as good as GT. The other thing is that Forza does sound infinitely better than GT and customization is far more sophisticated too.

That said, Forza takes some license with things to make it easier for the typical gamer. If you turn off the driving assists it is properly challenging but even then the track layouts are stretched to convey a greater sense of speed. iRacing doesn't stretch the tracks or any sort of nonsense and it punishes you brutally for mistakes.

Oy, because Jalopnik "titles"

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They aren't "too fast". They were just not allowed to compete in the amateur division. Some of these Pro-AM racing series regulate who is "pro" and who is "amateur". They were fast enough to qualify to be pros, not amateurs (Who are typically just gentlemen drivers who have money but aren't considered professional.

You win GT Academy and get "paid-for" rides by Nissan... . and you want to say you are an amateur and compete that way? Sounds like a bunch of whiners. Once you get paid to drive a race car, I would dare say you aren't considered an amateur anymore.

Totally agreed. I don't know how big a deal Nissan or the GT Academy drivers made of it but once you're getting paid to race you're not an amateur anymore. I mean even a NBA rookie wouldn't be allowed to register as an amateur in a Pro-Am tournament.