Can you get a "kart" experience from a home "sim"
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The headline is slightly tongue-in-cheek, but I visited Farnborough TeamSport today with my children, and we had a great experience. I'd slightly forgotten how much fun it can be trying to drive a kart (at relatively low speeds) whilst going around corners trying to find the right balance of power, speed, grip and braking. I know their e-go-karts are not the fastest, but they were honestly a pleasure to drive.
So I was wondering, is there anyone here who has also setup a home sim? I am wondering, if you have a rig with a direct-drive wheel and perhaps a PSVR2 headset, how close can you get to that feeling of balancing the forces that you get when driving a kart?
I'm thinking it won't be anywhere close, but interested to hear if anyone has any experience comparing the two.
So I was wondering, is there anyone here who has also setup a home sim? I am wondering, if you have a rig with a direct-drive wheel and perhaps a PSVR2 headset, how close can you get to that feeling of balancing the forces that you get when driving a kart?
I'm thinking it won't be anywhere close, but interested to hear if anyone has any experience comparing the two.
I was at my friend's house on Saturday playing on his sim. Afraid I can't tell you what he has but it was approx £4000 for the whole lot.
Using Asseto Corsa, there's a 125 shifter cart that goes like a stabbed rat. You have to make sure the steering, pedals and view is correct for the kart if you've just come from driving a car, but it was a good laugh.
I wouldn't say it felt realistic but you could tune into it and set some good lap times.
Using Asseto Corsa, there's a 125 shifter cart that goes like a stabbed rat. You have to make sure the steering, pedals and view is correct for the kart if you've just come from driving a car, but it was a good laugh.
I wouldn't say it felt realistic but you could tune into it and set some good lap times.
Kart SIM is one of the best, the “full” version is £500 but there is a pretty good limited version for £30ish as an rfactor2 mod.
Kart Racing Pro also has good physics but isn’t as pretty. Loads of mods and downloads of variable quality available. Good for learning which way the track goes on some tracks up to very close match on others.
You’ll usually find PFI and Whilton Mill as the main uk tracks on these sims, after that it’s pot luck.
Kart Racing Pro also has good physics but isn’t as pretty. Loads of mods and downloads of variable quality available. Good for learning which way the track goes on some tracks up to very close match on others.
You’ll usually find PFI and Whilton Mill as the main uk tracks on these sims, after that it’s pot luck.
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