5 MAJOR Mistakes To Avoid When Getting Into Sim Racing

Mistakes You MUST AVOID as a Sim Racer!


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Timestamps:
Intro 0:00
Mistake 1 0:06
Mistake 2 2:17
Mistake 3 4:16
Mistake 4 5:15
Mistake 5 6:48
Conclusion 7:40

[noahh]

Mistake no1:
Getting into Simracing(I am eternally broke)

[WhiskeyandWheels]

My first mistake was thinking I could actually be competitive in league racing. I had these high hopes of achieving podiums on online races and even winning league races. The sad reality is after being addicted to sim racing for the last 7 months. I’ve come to terms that I’m mediocre at best. I don’t say anything to discourage or crush anyone’s dreams. Just try to be realistic, it’s a large world out there, and you’re not the only person out there looking to get paid for competing in sim racing leagues or getting a sponsorship for xyz company.
In the last 7 months I’ve neglected my girlfriend, my job, the gym and most importantly my sleep/ rest for this addiction. Tread carefully and sim in moderation.
Good luck out there.

[-STYLE]

A steady cockpit with no flex and ergonomics is better than having the most expensive wheel. A cheap wheel mounted right is way more important than how expensive it is.

[christianw]

I'm sorry but I disagree with the idea that better gear doesn't make you quicker. While its true that if you just go out and buy the best of the best while never actually learning any technique you'll be just as bad, having certain parts of equipment like loadcell pedals (which you even say yourself; "Nothing will compare to the in-game performance jump you see from loadcell pedals") will always benefit you. Yes you can be as quick or quicker than someone with better gear, being comfortable using your setup and having a better feel will always eventually equate to a performance increase, and the only way to be comfortable and have a better feel is buy investing in your setup. Weather that's pedals a cockpit or a wheel base is up to you. Personally I used a g27 for years before recently buying a Fanatec DD. I replaced the original Logitech pedals early on with TLCM and both times I upgraded I managed to gain pace overall. However the largest advantage I gained was from investing in a cockpit. Only a cheapish one, a playset I got from FB Marketplace. But being in it, and having a fixed mount setup with minimal flex in addition to just being in a comfy sitting position defiantly helped my pace.

[conwaycritty]

This video was great, only thing i would add to it would be to not overload yourself with information on the screen, you already have enough to pay attention to without all the distractions of overlays detailing every piece of information. Sometimes its nice to turn everything off and just drive the car when learning a new track or just practicing.

[El_Nano]

I feel like a lot of people who would get into sim racing feel its too expensive or that you have to be some sort of god tier racer or whatever, all you really need to have fun is a decent wheel, some decent pedals, and a good screen... Just have fun, it's a video game, sure it's competitive but simracing ultimately exists so people can enjoy themselves doing what they love to do... go fast

[jacobjefferson]

I'm still getting used to the fact that Oscar is a person and not a disembodied voice LOL!!! Keep up the Amazing work Oscar!

[frogmoo]

Just want to say I really appreciate these guides. I have not purchased any gear yet but am hoping to get into sim racing very soon. These guides will help me when I go to buy and not make “rookie” mistakes 😊

[BrixandBlocks]

This is hands down the best sim racing channel out there!!

[gogofapo]

Mistake number 5 is for sure THE most important. Because in the end, when you will have a very good fight on the track, either if you lose or win, you'll love the battle itself when it's clean ^^

[Ryder.]

I just disagree with the first point. the reason why NASCAR esport drivers can use Logitech wheels and be good is because you're driving in a circle and don't need 80 million newto metres of force

[tbates]

So from point 1 to 2… more money spent does in fact increase your performance. Got it

[gabeb]

I can confirm #2 and #3. i have logi G27 wheel wich is belt-drive yet! Just bought a fanatec V3 pedal last year. Just with that I jumped from top 40-50% to 15-25% in F1 TT mode without assists and relatively easily.

[adamm]

setting up my vr headset got me so motion sick i don't even wanna touch my sim anymore, i just need to sell it

[laurasfar]

Direct drive makes you better than with a belt driven when you reach a certain experience level. You get more information and it makes you more confident and it's easier to notice wheel slip and roadresistance, which makes you faster. Not a lot in short races, but everything counts and combined with a loadcellbrake it's easily a couple of seconds each lap, which is a lot in a 20 minutes race.

[Pookie-og]

The last one is so true, the only driving games I have is American truck simulator and Beamng, while they aren’t hardcore sims they are so enjoyable when you experience it with friends

[Sudikinoko]

The last point is the most important one. How often i trained a car/track combination until i could not improve anymore before entering a race, just to get bumbed in the beginning of the race, until i really did not like to go racing anymore. Then i switched to fuck it. Just entered the races without a lot of training or no training at all if i already knew the car or track enough and had fun. If you get involed in an accident and cant continue, just enter the next race.

[snippidippi]

If it was true that high end parts wouldn't make you faster then all epsorters/youtubers would be sitting with g29s 😂 high end loadcell pedals are known to make you brake better and therefore makes you faster. High end DD base will give you better precision so you can save those 0.1 seconds but the fundamental of this is that you need the skills to extract the benefits of high end parts.

[dragonknight]

Great list (#1 especially...), we all make these mistakes and it's nice to be reminded of them from time to time. Well done as always Oscar!

[combatwombat]

VERY solid advice. Especially on the brake info; really hope people listen to this video :p