Can you ACTUALLY learn how to drive a Manual Stick-Shift on a Racing Simulator? We Tested It!

Today we tested out the theory of learning how to drive stick-shift on a simulator! We put Myriah (a beginner) on the simulator to learn. It took a little bit to get the hang of it, but once she did, we took her straight to our 1972 corvette to try it out! Watch the video to see how it went!

[misted]

as a sim racer for 4 years before i could legally do a driving test really helped me with my manual test and passed instantly

[ThomasFromTN]

Great thing about learning to drive a stick - like learning to ride a bike...once you learn to drive a stick, you NEVER forget how, no matter how long the interval between experiences.

[Zlappy-The-King]

For people who don’t know, The sim they used is Assetto Corsa. There are an infinite amount of mods you can download and run on PC. The game is also available on console but it’s not moddable. Hope this helps 🙏

[chelseafuller]

I had to learn by driving around my old Kmart at night while in high school. But I officially learned enough to actually drive a stick while driving in my neighborhood. I had a very patient instructor.

[sethwoot]

I've driven a stick my whole life and taught many people but always forgot to teach em red lights on a big hill and always wonder how they faired

[MisterMemo]

I was worried about the sandals! She did great tho!

[MochaMan]

Always have comfortable/appropriate shoes when driving manual makes a big difference

[xubious]

Simulator needs a clutch friction point/stall mod on a map with hills to really learn

[mosesalvarez]

Can you explain this whole set up please!

[neuro]

You need to mod tye hella out of AC to make it more realistic like a better corvette model that handles more realistically and stuff, but all in all. 👏👏👏 Amazing work homie

[noobgamershub]

The game simulator is great.
I love playing car sims, when the time I need to drive a real manual car. One of my mentor can't believe its really my first time driving a car. Of course I stalled the car 1 or 2. So its easy for mo cause simulators help alot. Thenl only thing i practice then more is to guage my left and right and to center my car on my lane. The the most challenging is in the uphill; its really hard for a beginners. Especially when you merge traffic from uphill and immediate right turn .

Congrats to her.

[jzubs]

"alright! you just slammed it into neutral." 😂

[darrenmcglynn]

Very sharp young lady! Smart and without fear

[monicanixon]

AWESOME, AWESOME to do it this way. Great idea!!! Hey, maybe if the teacher got in the seat first and demoed the simulator so she could witness and sense the rhythm, and listen and watch him and then let her hop in and give it a go, it might click a little bit with that.

[nameless]

It definitely works to build muscular memory but the streets are a real jungle.

[kannonfps]

I thought about buying a wheel and pedal sets to learn the basics of driving cuz everytime i go on the driver seat of a real car to practice my legs would shake like crazy and i would shit myself (not for real obviously) cause of the stress, the car not being mine, me not knowing what the hell im doing and all that shit.

would it be a good thing to actually practice on a sim to be less stressed about the real thing or the mental barrier is something i need to break in a real car even if it mean potential damages to the gearbox and all that shit ? i think damages on a car that's not mine is what scares me the most actually ... a lot of people are stressing me out about the fact that i don't have a driver license at the age of 24 but like i said before i find it way too stressful atm.

and if it a good idea what would be the ideal wheel + pedal + gearbox for about 500/600 euros total ??? i know there are cheap options like the G29 but from what i heard it's really not the best and most people wanted to switch pretty fast after they bought it. ive heard good thing about the t300 but at the same time apparently overheating is a big issue on thoses ... HELP

other than that it's really cool to see a beginner being able to do it. if anyone ever experienced it and overcame that shity feeling feel free to leave how you did it, everything is good to take at this point ...

[pokedude]

If anyones wondering, unless you got a real fancy expensive setup with pedals that have actual feeling in them, driving on a sim rig won't do anything for you besides help you get used to the basic movements and gear pattern

[jeremyarnold]

The 4 speed is a bad choice to learn on due to the ratios being farther apart a 6 speed is ideal for learning it gives a closer gear ratio for take offs . IMHO anyways

[Ryan-xleh]

Of course you can!! Been driving over 20 years 😂😂

[MrJeepin]

I learned with a Logitech G25 and need for speed prostreet