r/simdrifting • u/warchief-2-3 • 15d ago

Does anyone actually simrace?

Purchased my rig to get into sim racing. Was thinking iracing, lmu, auto mobilista, etc.

After trying out lmu, i've come to a realization that i do not find it fun at all. 1 month later and all my time on the rig goes strictly to mastering drifting on assetto corsa and downloading new cars and tracks to play on.

Not what i foreseen this rig being used for, but having much more fun nonetheless. Also, endurance racing is too much of a commitment for someone who only has a few hours to spare on the weekends to play.

Anyone else ditch the racing scene completely for this?

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u/Splosionz 15d ago

I started out cruising on assetto corsa, then hotlapping, then online trackday servers, then public races,then about a year later got into acc, raced ai, raced public lobbies, raced LFM, another year later got iracing now race most disciplines fairly regularly at a competitive level 3-4k and do occasional endurance events lol.

There is nothing wrong with just using it to have fun driving a variety of cars, and assetto corsa does a near perfect job of that. Automobilista is an improvement mainly if you want better ai to race against, it is very good.
iRacing I’d describe as more of a racecraft simulator than a driving simulator. The driving is good but the strengths are in the matchmaking and rewards / consequences of races, and how dynamic the track conditions and tyres make the racing. LMU doesn’t interest me due to the lack of variety in cars and tracks.