NASCAR Driver @AnthonyAlfredo Explains How Different iRacing is to Real Life.

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[AnthonyAlfredo]

Thanks again for letting me be a part of this! I had fun and I hope everyone enjoys watching.

[tylerstooksbury]

One thing to note about the camera brightness (I’m a professional cinematographer) - I’m sure he’s for sure right about how it feels to him in the car, but GoPros and Cameras without manual settings like his visor cam, don’t have the latitude to get the Exposure levels (brightness) right between a really bright sunny day and the darker shaded car interior.

The cameras used in broadcast from NBC and Fox have much more latitude and have professionals controlling the exposure on the camera to get the balance better.

The human eye has much better latitude compared to any camera but takes longer to adjust. So if you’re in the shade on the frontstretch and driving into the sun on the backstretch, your eye will struggle to adjust quick enough and it likely gets worse during a long race.

[racingwithrob]

It was so cool to see how close the view from the cockpit is sim vs reality.

As I have worked on my spacial awareness to the wall it was cool to see how the "indicators" I use on the windshield are spot on in reality...

[JDMcHaley]

Oh I'm definitely checkin this out. No matter what he says, you know it'll stir people up lol.

[TracksideViews]

One of the best iRacing channels around

[iam_Notyou]

There is a setting in iRacing to adjust the helmet movements. But most have not changed it from default which has very little movement.

[russellcarter]

Met Anthony at TMS sept ‘23. Super nice dude. Let me stand next to his car during the anthem. I will always be a fan of his.

[jonathanschwartz]

This is so cool to see the side by side. The difference in lighting is much more severe than I anticipated. I'm also surprised that the paint on the apron works the same at Charlotte!

[p.a.motorsport]

Fantastic video mate, you for bringing important real pilots on the channel!

Cool video and very intresting

[edathi]

I always figured that changing steering ratios was kinda to do with how many sim steering wheels are smaller than IRL ones. I found myself needing to do it less when I upgraded from a G27 to a fanatec CSL DD with the CSL wheel, but even that is still a few inches smaller than what they use IRL (depending on the track and driver preference I think). So if you’re using a smaller wheel and the steering ratio is matched you have to be significantly more precise.

[inthereit]

This does confirm my findings about steering ratio over the years. I literally always run 12:1 on iRacing because it feels the most natural to me. I did make it all the way to an iRacing PRO/WC license on 12:1 too, so Anthony's remarks ring true for me as well. P.S. Anthony and I had back and forth hot lap battle at Richmond IRL (the sim was in the infield). That was some fun stuff. Great video guys.

[strovich]

This is great. Thanks for this episode. I totally do a 10:1 ratio as well. I like to feel the wheel but really focus on not turning too hard into corners.

[GasGrassOrAssetto]

Great interview Justin! Going over to Alfredos channel to subscribe now

[airblair]

DJ you gotta try an enduro at your local racetrack! its the cheapest way to experience racing irl and you would definitely kick ass too!

[oleboy]

Great topic! Loved the view comparison. Looking forward to Anthony in Xfinity this year

[StudioDaVeed]

Something I've always been disappointed in iRacing is how much we have to move the steering wheel to not break loose compared to RL.
That is Very apparent in these side by sides....

[mattalford]

Lighting can be recreated in the sim, but iracing seems to prefer not to. Project cars did it pretty well.

[mattalford]

You feel the bumps in the wheel on iracing. It will cause the car to get loose on the back stretch at Charlotte

[brandon]

I run a dof reality motion rig and those bumps will come thru the telemetry just like he’s experiencing

[TheJordanHyland]

Great insight here. Honestly, this is just further proof that iRacing is a SIM and not a GAME. 😤