steering wheels and pros

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I searched but couldn't find any topics on this, but does anyone know how well professional drivers are extremely skilled races actually do on a driving force pro or other wheel in GT3 compared to real life? I don't know if any have ever tried, but I think it would be interesting to find out. I heard supposedly for GT4 that a pro driver got within 5 seconds of his actually time while testing the game - I can't remember who or what track however. Any insight would be appreciated.
 
I'm about 100% positive that, given enough time, many people on this site and others will completely destroy any world records in real life, the pros are too used to not pushing the car to 150% because that would most likely kill them, but in the game......
 
im not sure how accurate the realism in gt3 using a wheel feels compared to actual racing - I've never done any racing - but if it could emulate close the amount of control compared to a real car (with a sequential shifter i guess), wouldn't pros probably do better playing the game that any normal gamer, just because their handling ability of a car would be that great? i don't know enough about this topic to take any guesses, so i was just curious if anyone did have an idea.
 
Well, in the game you dont really get the sensation of driving really fast and being press against the seat when accelerating fast so it would could be close but not so close if you know what I mean
 
another question that i tought of would be this:
how good are professional racers at racing games?(that have realistic physics and possibly steering wheel accesories.)

Auto racing is one of the video game genres that can get close to real life, and that a professional could actually show off their skills at. With a basketball video game, its not physical, so a pro b-ball player wouldn't necessarily be good at the video game; however, racing sims actually can strive for realism both graphically and physically. So would a pro racer be a pro at the games?

Anyone know have opinions, or know from experience?
 
My last name is not Schumaker,Andretti or Gordon but I have driven quite a few different types of race cars (no rally) but as for asphalt and dirt is concerned I have put many of hours in behind the wheel. I have many friend that have raced at one point in their life and have a few that still race to this day and it seems that everyone is different. Some have had great success in racing "real" cars but struggle in a gaming cockpit because they are so used to feeling the car in their Rear "butt" if you will and are not used to going by the looks of a screen and feedback through the hands and feet. But some like myself can pick it up and have fun with it while still learning from the game. I think alot of games like the GT series have helped me in many ways of my driving expecially when Logitech has started producing a quality wheel. The other guys in this thread are right, A man will take many chances in a game the he wouldn't even think about on a track at 150MPH. I am not saying that I drive the game any different than I would a real car but one has a peice of mind when it's in a game and you know that if you go after it and push it a little harder the end result is only some hurt pride and a bad laptime. Sorry about the long post guys!
 
Grassroots Motorsports did an article on GT3 a few years ago, when it first came out. They noted that with a good wheel/pedals it was definitely realistic enough to keep your real-world skills sharp over the off-season. They recommended that racers pick up a PS2, GT3, and wheel to stay in practice during the winter.
 
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Grassroots Motorsports did an article on GT3 a few years ago, when it first came out. They noted that with a good wheel/pedals it was definitely realistic enough to keep your real-world skills sharp over the off-season. They recommended that racers pick up a PS2, GT3, and wheel to stay in practice during the winter.
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Yeah, that's my excuse. I'm keeping skills sharp over the off season. It's lasted 32 years so far.
Wonder if my wife would buy that! ;)
 
The driver that got within 5 seconds of his real life time was Nissan's top test driver. Kazunori Yamauchi said that he was a big GT fan and agreed to compair times he made at the track to what he did with GT4 and a DFP. You might be wondering what track was this compared on.... Nurburgring. About 5 seconds off calculating to 99% accuracy. :)
 

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