Learning to Race - Real Life or Gran Turismo 5?

The racing season is coming to an end for the year, so Leo Parente takes a look at the proper ways to race. Plus, a link to Sir Jackie's training tips - http://tinyurl.com/JMandJS

SDU / The '4 Fasts' - http://tinyurl.com/sd120310
SDU / Driving Skills - http://tinyurl.com/sd121010
SDU / Passing Skills - http://tinyurl.com/sd21111
SDU / The Racing Line - http://tinyurl.com/sd4811
Starting w/ Karting - http://tinyurl.com/kartskills
SDU / Car SetUp - http://tinyurl.com/sd81911

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  Autos & Vehicles

[ShinWR1]

Leo's name is on GT5 long version of the ending credit.

[razorfett147]

No console racing game is going to really prepare you for actually driving a real car on a real track. I can vouch for that. It's a great "simulation" of the experience, but still very much removed from the real thing. It's like the difference between masturbation and having actual sex.

[DrR1pper]

Isn't bump the compression phase...not the rebound as he says?

[weterman4320]

Or, the guy from gran turismo will drive the same way he does in the game, and he will go off the course, he will crash, etc. The guy that never drove a car before would probably win.

[ED E]

Well, put it in this way... if you put a person that never ever, been in a car before against someone atleast learned the basics in Gran Turismo, the GT guy would clearly drive better.

[weterman4320]

gran turismo won't get you ready at all.

[YouAREaPANDA]

And the amount of cars and tracks in GT5..

[Wedge4Life]

iRacing makes GT5 look like Mario Kart..... the only thing GT5 has going for it is a much much larger Talent Pool and all the money Sony and Nissan dump into gt academy

[CommonSenseINDUST]

where can i study up?

[NivekRezjiek]

I agree, but those who have a good and realistic set-up get the best track times, and they get promoted :D

[razorfett147]

PD can use GT as a tool for promoting new race drivers, but that doesn't make GT5 any more a substitute for real life racing than having a really great driving wheel/seat setup.

[razorfett147]

Sure it does, man. Just go ahead and buy you a nice lifelike blow-up doll...and I'm sure with the right setup you could convince yourself its just as good as nailing a real woman. But...I'm pretty sure that doesn't make it so. Like I said...it is a good simulation of the real thing...but no where near as involved as the real thing. If you don't realize that, then you obviously have never taken a car around a real track competitively.