Things I learned at Brands Hatch Today

Things I learned at Brands Hatch today (whilst attending Blancplain GT3 Sprint round)

1. Paddock Hill Bend and the rise to Druids are steeper than either the sim or TV show.
2. When standing on the inside of Druids, the approach/corner speeds of the cars seems way faster than I had imagined.
and
3. The reverb from the engines goes right through you...Hmmm....

 

Have you driven AC in VR? Hills appear steeper there, 2D screen doesn't really convey the elevation changes like VR does. While I'm not 100% sold on current gen VR that part admittedly works better than any screen

 

Yeah in VR you really get a sense of scale to the elevation changes. At speed it's less evident the best way to see it is to take a slow speed lap and then you really see the drops and steep climbs. Even on Nords

 

I thought the same when i first approached the "Brünnchen" car park at the Nordschleife - the track appears like a rollercoaster running by. And you really don't see or feel the elevation the same while driving on the track.

 

That's actually true in real life too. While you get the compressions and g-forces, it doesn't really look as stepp from inside thecar as it does when spectating. The climb from Hatzenbach is pretty steep too, but in the car it's just another righthander. Same for many spots on the track. The uphill climb in Monaco is really steep too, but from inside the car it doesn't look that steep.

 

yeah I meant real life, I've driven the Nordschleife in my 50 bhp city hopper Had to downshift into 4th around Kesselchen

 

Cars even seem faster in VR as a spectator. I was quite surprised by that.

 

Everything but resolution is better in VR, period. I look forward to get rid of the screendoor effect an get a little wider fov.

 

I learned that 1:22 is possible.