What is Sim Racing?
Sim racing is a type of motorsport that uses highly realistic racing simulators to mimic the experience of driving a real race car. These simulators are designed to replicate the physics, handling, and dynamics of real-world racing vehicles and tracks as closely as possible.
Some Professional Drivers That Use Racing Simulators
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Max Verstappen
F1 Driver
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Lando Norris
F1 Driver
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Romain Grosjean
F1/Indy Car Driver
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Kyle Bush
NASCAR Driver
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Denny Hamlin
NASCAR Driver
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Tanner Foust
RallyCross/Formula Drift Driver
Can Sim Racing Translate To A Career in Racing?
Even though the pros use sims, many ask, can a sim racer practice on a sim and translate those skill to real world driveing? Yes!! Sim racing is so good that the Gran Turismo movie was released, documenting the story of Jann Mardenborough from driving a simulator in his bedroom to becoming a professional racing driver. More and more sim racers are turning pro throughout the world as sim racing is making it easier for people to access, learn, and develop their racing skills.