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iRacing FOV: Getting Your Field of View Right
Getting Started with iRacing FOV The FOV (Field of View) settings are often under-utilised in sim racing, usually because the settings...
iRacing Setup: Find Seconds with this Sim Setup Guide
Having the right iRacing setup can drastically improve your sim racing performance, but where do you...
Sim Racing & F3 – How Jamie Chadwick Uses Simulators
Transcript from video Hi, I'm Scott Mansell and welcome to the Driver61 channel. Now today, I'm in London at the Veloche...
What I Learned in my First Sim Race
Transcript from video So I just finished my first race in iRacing online and I have to say it was absolutely fantastic. In this...
Huge Learning in Sim Race
Transcript from video So I've just finished my second race in iRacing and I thought I'd make a quick video because it seems that...
The 5 Biggest Sim Racing Tips
Transcript from video Now, this is something unusual for me, I'm going to be analysing some sim footage. What's incredible is that...
Lando Norris’ Sim Racing Secrets
Transcript from video So it's safe to say that Lando Norris is a very fast Formula One driver and he often talks about how he uses...
How Do Sim Racing & Real-World Racing Compare?
Transcript from video Hi, I'm Scott Mansell and welcome to Driver61. Now I get asked all the time by sim racers and real-life...
How Do Real F1 & Sim F1 Compare?
Transcript from video So how does a real F1 car compared to an F1 car in a sim? Well, in this video, I'm going to try and beat my...
How Realistic is Sim Racing?
Transcript from video The quality of sim racing software and hardware is improving at a rapid rate, and aside from not being able...
Are You Using The Throttle Wrong When Sim Racing?
If your throttle response when you're sim racing isn't perfect, you'll be leaving lots and lots of time on the table. In this video, I'm...
5 Reasons You Need to Trail Brake in Sim Racing
If you're not trail braking properly when sim racing, you're leaving lots of time on the table and making the car more difficult to drive....
The Biggest Sim Racing Mistakes
There are a few simple, yet big mistakes that sim racers make when driving on their simulator that costs them lots and lots of lap time....
Sim Racing Line: 3 Quick Wins
If you don't have the perfect sim racing line, you won't be able to travel through a corner at the maximum speed and you'll be leaving...
Are You Braking Too Early? Here’s How To Find Massive Lap Time.
Video Transcript If you're braking too early, you're leaving loads of lap time on the table. In this video, I'm going to explain how to...
3 Quick Wins To Be Faster On Track
Getting faster on track is every driver's dream, but sometimes knowing what to do next isn't all that easy. What are the usual quick wins...
The Advantages in Left Foot Braking
In today's session we're looking at the potential advantages in learning left foot braking. How much help is left foot braking? Clearly...
Overtaking in F1: How to Overtake Like Ricciardo
Daniel Ricciardo is arguably one of the best overtakers in F1 - but how is he so good and what is he doing? This video takes an in-depth...
How to Heel and Toe (and rev match)
Heel and toe (and rev matching) are important techniques to know and implement if you want to drive a manual car fast on track. Want to...
How to Drift a Road Car: Step-By-Step Video Tutorial
Almost every driver I speak to wants to learn how to drift. There no doubt about it, drifting looks cool. Long sideways slides with loads...
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