Do pro racing simulator drivers have potential to be pro racecar drivers?

Question

I am a racing sims driver with top times on forzamotorsport 2, dirt, and pgr3, I use a digital steering wheel.

Answer 1

It's a little like someone that is good at Guitar Hero thinking they might drop by the local music store and pick up a guitar and then off they go!  There is potential... but there is potential in many people for many things.  The skills that are required to excel at a video game are not the same as real life.

Two of the most important things with racing are a driver's sense of balance, and vision... two things that simply are not recreated in a simulator.  If you're you interested, give it a try... it's massively better than the simulated experience (though also alot scarier if you loose it).  So, if nothing else, take a trip down to the local karting track and experience the differences first hand.

Answer 2

no it is not i am 15 and been racing for 3 years and fixing to get a latemodel ride. a game and real life is differnt. in real life you have to watch your gauges and know what the car is doing and during a race you have to figure out a good line and you have to figure out how hard you can push the car to the edge of spinning out and you have to feel the car and theres alot of strength and sweat that gopes into driving a racecar. and when you come oput of the turns in real life you have to have a steady throttle foot ,.

so no but anyone has potential in racing if you have good enough equipment

Answer 3

I believe they take different skills. In racing the most important aspect is the "seat of the pants" skill. This is the ability to feel when the car starts to lose grip. Race cars are driven on the edge of losing grip and even with some loss of grip at times. It requires a psychical feeling, knowing if the front or rear tires are at the edge of slip or already slipping to a degree.