How to become an esports sim racer

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It is a continuation of "Get Creative With Porsche" again. This series gives Porsche advice on creative things that can be creative in the series.

The topics that have been published so far are as follows:

1st:How to shoot Porsche (car) (Mr. Richard Pardon)
The second:Car design: how to draw Porsche 911
The third:Porsche: How to wash a car
4th:Keeping fit with Mark Webber
5th:How to draw a car (paint)
The sixth:Planning road trips
The seventh:Reproduce Porsche's iconic scene with Lego

After that, as the 8th time, Jeff Zwart's "How to shoot cars (filming cars)Has been released.

Oh, do you know I'm trying to fly again? n/a. I will skip it. sorry!

And this is the 9th time.

It's about esports, which has been getting very hot these days, that is, how to become a driver of car racing online instead of in the real car.

To become a sim racer

Mr. Max Benecke, the champion of Porsche Sim Racing, is teaching us about this sim racer this time.

The 26-year-old, who lives in the suburbs of Frankfurt, grew up surrounded by motor sports, watching various races and going karts from a young age.

He was addicted to the game of racing cars.

In early 2000, he got Gran Turismo 4, and from there his racing life in the game began.

Anyway, I wanted to win, but at some point it became boring to race against the game opponent (AI opponent).

In 2009, Codemaster released an officially licensed F1 racing game from F1. From here, he will be competing in various online races around the world.

There he met a lot of rivals and now he is teaming up and racing with them.

Although Max has become stronger as an online sim racer, he is still not famous in motor sports and has not received much attention.

At that time, the online racing itself wasn't in the limelight so much, so it may be unavoidable ...

However, the turning point was the 2018 Porsche Sim Race.

Porsche's Esports Super Cup and Porsche Sim Racing Summit (2018).

These were very important things that major brands started to sponsor Sim Racing.

Furthermore, after that, due to the problem of coronavirus, motor sports were canceled one after another by actual vehicles.

As a result, drivers who are world-famous for online sim racing sometimes sim race in front of an online audience, and e-sports has begun to receive even more attention.

Nowadays, when Max Benecke sim races, he seems to be running with F1 drivers Max Verstappen and Lando Norris ^ ^

Max says he's learning a lot from seeing people racing in real cars, such as racing lines, braking points, which corners and at what speed. Can I go ... and so on.

But anyway, the answer to what he should do to be good at sim racing is, "I'm just practicing."

Well, that's right ~. It's the result of practicing. Of course, he may have talent, but ^^

His "practice" is pretty amazing. The setting of the car is very important, and he said that he would first find his own pace and run for 5 to 6 laps, and then run repeatedly for hours.

It depends on the level of the race you are participating in and how long it will take to hold the race, but anyway, it seems that you will run around to practice the Esports Super Cup.

For example, in the case of the opening round in Barcelona, it seems that there was only one week of practice before the race, and at that time he was driving for 8 to 9 hours on the simulator a day.

Well, it's definitely a different level of running!

Even if I think so from my amateur's point of view, I'm sure that for sim racers, this kind of practice and effort is natural ^^

It seems that he spends about 30 to 40 hours practicing for almost any race.

By the way, Max has given me some hints from how to start Sim Racing to how to get the best out of myself (and my car), so I would like to take a look.

Yeah, after seeing these tips, I wonder if I'll do Gran Turismo for the first time in a while (← very bad ^^).

At the beginning

• We recommend starting with a less expensive game at first. For example, Code Master F1, Gran Turismo, Assetto Corsa, etc.

• Then buy a cheap wheel and pedal set. Logitech or Thrustmaster should sell for around 20,000 yen.

• After that, just drive first. Try running with other people and first feel what you think. So, if you like it, you can upgrade Sim Racing further, but before you start investing, you should know if you really like Sim Racing that much.

• If you really want to do sim racing, upgrade to a game called "iRacing". This is fairly expensive (monthly or annual fees, plus you have to buy a car, etc.).

• But I think this iRacing is the best platform to compete with, it has a unique system that can run with other drivers at any time, and many companies are investing in this iRacing.

• Then consider upgrading your hardware.

• First of all, change the pedal system to a good one. It makes a difference in every car game. And next, I changed the steering wheel to a better one. Next, prepare for the 3-screen screen setup. … But for beginners, it's important to start cheap and see if you really like it.

setup

• There are many things you can do with iRacing, and you can change tire pressure, vehicle height, roll rigidity, camber, wing settings, etc. Various directions can be considered for all factors.

• It's difficult to find out which setup is right for which circuit, but generally on circuits with fast corner speeds, the setup shouldn't be too soft to prevent the car from slipping.

• Wing settings can be changed from 1 to 9 levels, with 1 indicating the lowest downforce level. For example, a circuit like Donington requires maximum downforce, but on a circuit like Le Mans that doesn't require that much downforce, a few wing settings may be sufficient.

• You can use Telementory to check if your car's settings are correct. Check tire temperature and wear.

• You may feel the difference in settings while driving, but the most important thing is to get a consistent lap lime. When changing the setting, first run 5 laps and then pit in. So if all five laps aren't within 1 / 10th of a second, we can conclude that the change makes little sense.

Technique

• Learn from others. What other drivers are doing ... especially looking at braking. Almost 90% is on the brakes. Anyway, there is no choice but to perfect braking with the "slow-in, first-out" method.

• From a drive style perspective, master the driving line and use every part of the track. If there is a curb to the corner, use that as well. At the corners, try to get almost on the grass. Whenever possible, use all space and try to brake at exactly the same point on all laps.

• With the exception of fuel, there is almost no difference between qualifying and racing in sim racing.

• Starting with 50-60 liters of fuel in the race (7-8 in qualifying), you will get a different feel from the car depending on where the fuel tank is located. You will lose either front or rear downforce, so practice both to get a feel for both situations.

• Use your head anyway. Not just thinking about the brake points, but also what the other drivers are doing. If you are late, ask yourself what to do now. You have to think a lot to pull it out and prevent it from being pulled out.

• Think about the corners that are two or three ahead. That way you know when to get on the inside line. Put pressure on the car in front of you by showing your presence. And be patient.

Attentionlike

• Obviously, in order to be good at the game, practice, practice, practice!

• Being able to run well in all the races you participate in. No matter which circuit you use and which car you use, you can be the top.

• When I can't win, people around me start to wonder, "What's wrong?", So I just have to practice.

• Whenever possible, try to seize every opportunity in front of you. In my case, I now have won both the Porsche Sim Racing and the i-Racing World Championship in the same year. Because of this, many people are now able to contact me. By winning, you create your own chances.

• Be professional in everything you do. It may be obvious, but think about actions such as what to upload to SNS. It will affect how potential partners will recognize you and how your followers will interact with you.

• As I said earlier, the most important thing you can do if you want to be good at sim racing is to keep practicing. Take a professional approach as much as possible. Dedicated, staying healthy, positive ... and having fun.

• If you do all this, you will surely have an "opportunity" in front of you.

These are the words from Max Benecke.

Finally, he said, "How should I get attention as a sim racer, how to show myself on SNS (correspondence)" and so on, "Oh, it's an online sim racer." Somehow, I felt the difference from the actual racer around that.

Anyway, "I only have practice" ... Yes, I'm not good at it myself, but when I think about it, Gran Turismo hasn't done much. It's decided that you can't do it just by doing it a few times.

Eventually, I found some time and decided to run a little more properly within the range of amateur play.

But after all, in my case, even if I can not run at a high speed like an online race and compete, it seems that I still prefer to ride the actual Porsche in front of me ^ ^

Source: (Official)GetCreativeWithPorsche: how to be a sim racer

#GetCreativeWithPorsche
1st:How to shoot Porsche (car) (Mr. Richard Pardon)
The second:Car design: how to draw Porsche 911
The third:Porsche: How to wash a car
The fourth: (original)Keeping fit with Mark Webber
5th:How to draw a car (paint)
The sixth: (original)Planning road trips
The seventh:Reproduce Porsche's iconic scene with Lego
8th:How to shoot cars (filming cars)
9th:How to become an esports sim racer