Wise words from Tiff Needell

"Tareim - V8 powered" (tareimgaml)
10/23/2015 at 13:29 • Filed to: Formula 1

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DISCUSSION (13)

Punk_Girl_98 > Tareim - V8 powered
10/23/2015 at 13:39

I don’t think I could ever race cars for a living. It seems more mentally challenging than physical.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Tareim - V8 powered
10/23/2015 at 13:48

we want an F1 where the driver’s skill is the most important factor - not the aero designer

Soooo.... Not F1? Pretty sure that the dominant car has almost always won in F1.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Punk_Girl_98
10/23/2015 at 13:49

Try iRacing. It’s actually a pretty good approximation of how frustrating it is to race a car.

and 100 more > Tareim - V8 powered
10/23/2015 at 14:02

I appreciate his sentiment...

But looking at F1 as a business venture, you need to eliminate variables. The driver is the greatest variable in the equation, and one that cannot be factored out, so they spend money and attention on aero and everything else, because those are variables the bean-counters can control.

I propose a “driver’s race” where everyone must pilot a bone-stock GT Cruiser. After seeing what Tiff can do with a 1st-gen Scion xB, I have no doubt he’d kick ass.

Punk_Girl_98 > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
10/23/2015 at 14:03

Is it online for free?

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Punk_Girl_98
10/23/2015 at 14:05

No, it’s not free. It’s a monthly subscription, and you still have to pay for the extra cars and tracks. Totally worth it, though. There’s no AI. It’s solely multiplayer racing with amazing physics. You can’t do it without a wheel, either. They’re usually running promos for new users to get the first three months for $12 or something.

Punk_Girl_98 > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
10/23/2015 at 14:07

Not too bad. I’m not to good with car video games. I can kill zombies on COD though.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Punk_Girl_98
10/23/2015 at 14:08

It’s not like Gran Turismo or Forza. It’s actually way harder. There’s a steep learning curve because on a computer, your instinct is to push too hard and let the game do the work, but you can’t with iRacing. I was practicing for weeks before daring to enter my first race and I still didn’t finish. It’s the only video game that I’ve ever played that improved my real-world driving.

Punk_Girl_98 > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
10/23/2015 at 14:16

I thought those games were sensitive enough since i’m sliding around all the time. I’m afraid of real driving now lol :]

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > Punk_Girl_98
10/23/2015 at 15:14

You’re in the wrong field, then.

Tareim - V8 powered > Punk_Girl_98
10/23/2015 at 15:28

I could deal with the mental side of things, just not quite the physical side of things as I’m not quite at peak fitness

Tareim - V8 powered > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
10/23/2015 at 15:28

it would be nice to have a competitive championship rather than 1 guy running away with it like the red bull domination

Punk_Girl_98 > Tareim - V8 powered
10/23/2015 at 15:59

Some of those drivers are short like me lol. But there are too many buttons and stuff inside the cabins. All at 180mph.