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Esports Virtual Motor Racing and Women. Is driving any car in a racing simulator any way like driving a 'real' car at a racing track? Menu Joinus! MembersArea Home Cars Dealers Garages Instructors Insurance Warranty Tyres ContactUs Cars Dealers Garages Instructors Insurance Warranty Tyres ContactUs EsportsVirtualMotorRacingandWomen 12June2020 Isdrivinganycarinaracingsimulatoranywaylikedrivinga‘real’carataracingtrack?SimilarI’dimagine,justdifferentperhaps.Sohowdoesvirtual-racingcomparewiththerealtrackexperience? Maybethisislikecomparingthenewcaryou’retestdrivingwiththecaryou’remoreusedtodriving.Itcan’tjustbemewhostrugglestochangegearandorapplybrakesduringatestdriveassmoothlyasImightdoinmymorefamiliarcar. Ifyou’reusedtodrivinganoldercar,forexample,andthenyoutestdriveabrandnewonefromadealershowroom,areyoueverembarrassedwhenyoupressthestopandgopedalsandeveryoneonboardisthrownforwardbecausethecarisevidentlybeingmanagedbyamuppet? Sowhyisitthatmyhusband,whoprefersdrivingoldercars(Citroensusually)doesn’thavethisproblem?Hecanleapintothedrivingseatofanycaranddriveitsmoothly,properlyandwithoutanyfearfactor.Healwayshasdoneandnocarshavephasedhimyet. Idon’tknowwhythisisandIamnotsuggestingthishasanythingtodowithgender(heavenstoBetsy),butanecdotallyIknowit’snotjustmethathasthisunfamiliarityconcernamongafemaleaudience.Whichmightexplainwhysomanywomenbuythesamecarmakeandmodelagainratherthantestdriveanother,possiblybetter,modelinthesesituations.Afterallresearchrarelysuggestswomenare100%satisfiedwiththeirchoice. Clearlyit’sfamiliarityofcontrolsthathelps.Knowingwherethepedalsareandthelikelybrakingpower–thatsortofthing. WhenitcomestodrivingcarsinsimulatorsI’vealwaysbeenrubbishatthis.I’dstarttoofast,spinoffatthefirstbendandhatebeingwatched(ielaughedatIfelt)asIshowedmyincompetencehere. NowIrealiseIcouldhavebeendoingthisinsecret,inmylivingroom,practisingwiththesamecarandonthesamecircuituntilIgotreallygoodandcouldshowoffmyprowesstoothers! Idon’tknowenoughaboutthedemographicsofsim-racersdoingthisontheirPlaystationsandsuchlikebutIreadthate-racingisamostlymalepursuittodate.Wellmaybenotformuchlonger… WSeriesEsportsLeague WhentheWSerieswasunabletofulfilits2020racetrackcalendarbecauseofCOVID-19itturnedtoe-racing,launchinganEsportsLeagueinashortandimpressivespaceoftimeasanalternativeprogramme.Thisisnowthe2020plantoraiseawarenessoffastfemaleracingdrivers,racingduringlockdownandfromthecomfortoftheirhomesittingroomsacrosstheworld. LastnightIwatchedthefirstEsportsracesonBBCiPlayerandwasimpressedtovisitavirtualbutrealisticMonzacircuitwheresomefemalee-racersquicklyoutperformedothers.TopoftheEsportsLeagueafteronemeetingisBeitskeVisser,whowasrunnerupinthe2019racetrackseason.Sheisalsowellknownforhersim-racingtalent.Idon’tthinkthe2019WSeriestrackwinner,JamieChadwick(inthephoto),isasexperiencedinthisvirtualareayetassheisnotamongthefrontrunners.Iimaginethisisbecauseshespendsherdaysdoingherjobonracetracks.Butthismightchangeinthefaceofnewcompetitionforces. Toaddweighttomyprobablyill-informedopinion–thattwiddlingthumbsaroundavirtualdrivingwheelmighthavelittletodowithdrivingexperienceonrealroads–asixteenyearoldRussian,IraSidorkova,cameinsecondinyesterday’sracingprogramme–demonstratingdrivingskills,animpressiveandtotallackoffearandacannyknackforbeingintherightplaceonthetrackattherighttime. Virtuale-racingvstraditionaltrackracing So,doesvirtualmotorracinghaveanythingincommonwithreallivetrackracingIhearyouask?Wellyes,I’vedecideditdoes. Forstarterstheexperienceandgraphicsareextremelyrealistic–evenifyouaresittingathomeinyourpyjamas.Andyouneedtohandledriveandbrakingcontrols,requiringyourconcentrationthroughout.Youthenneedthespatialawarenessofothersaroundyouasyoualljostleforagoodstarttotherace.FinallyyouneedthefemaleequivalentofballstogoforitassomeWSeriesracers,bothwithandwithoutaddedvirtuale-racingexperience. SoIthinkwe’llsoonbeseeingtheWSeriesEsportsLeagueproducemorecompetitiveresults,asmorefemalecompetitorsgetmoreexperiencehere.AndIthinkit’llcapturetheattentionofayoungeraudiencetoo,bothmaleandfemale. ThenextracingfixtureisonThursday18JuneattheCircuitoftheAmericas(COTA)inTexas–it’sat7pmviaBBCiPlayer. Here’sthedetailandIhopeI’ll‘see’youinvirtualracinglifeverysoon. MoreNews FOXYCarReviews FOXYInformation FOXYTopTips WomenintheMotorIndustry FOXYBlogArchive  Where am I? ...  Motoringnewsforwomen  /FOXYLadyOpinion AboutUs FoxyLadyBlog Partners News Finance CarReviews Rules Partners Privacy Sitemap