The Outlaw
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That's interesting, because this is the EXACT conclusion I came to a few weeks ago
In GT5, details of the aerodynamic modeling (and how DF interacts with the car dynamically) are far too simplified and unrealistic. The racing tires are also very poorly modelled and almost seem like an after thought compared to the quality of feel/realism that was achieved particularly with some of the Sport tires.
From my experience with the Super GT cars in GT5, the cars (with full DF, R3's and good tune) have something like a 10 degree allowable slip angle for maximum lap times in mid-high speed corners....which is rather ludicrous for a car with that much aero and full blown slicks. Try throwing around a fast car in iRacing like that (especially the FW31 or even say the C6R) and you will end up in the barrier in a few corners more often than not
Cars the level of LMP or Group C and beyond just end up taking GT5 to an arcade-ish level in terms of realism, IMO..With this said, I'm quite happy with GT5 particularly when the racing is kept on Sport tires, but for anything with a lot of DF and cornering speed I will turn to iRacing in the blink of an eye (particularly the FW31 @ Spa
) However, one thing I do like about GT5 is that it is much more convenient in terms of finding a quick casual race at anytime. With iRacing you either got to commit yourself to a series and/or building up your license credentials, or finding a random open session (or paying $3 to create a session) where you can spend say 2 hours practicing and qualifying only to be taken out at the first turn and then having to call it a night. So far most of my time spent in iRacing has just been in free run just working on my driving (which I find to be quite fun),.. as I find the the whole license thing to be a bit of a nuisance to me, although it would be nice to sign up for one of the many cool leagues out there.
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good experiences so far.
