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Skip Barber Racing School adds SimCraft simulator to its classroom

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Skip Barber Racing School adds SimCraft simulator to its classroom
Published on 10/26/2010

The Skip Barber Racing School at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Ga., has teamed up with SimCraft Corp. to install the company's Apex full-motion racing simulators in the Barber classroom.

Using the simulator "allows students to experience race-car dynamics at track speed before getting out onto the circuit," said Don Harple, director of schools for Skip Barber Racing School.

The simulator will emulate the Formula 2000 car used in the Skip Barber schools, running on iRacing software.

According to the SimCraft Web site, the Apex rig carries a price tag of $24,997.
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Re: Skip Barber Racing School adds SimCraft simulator to its classroom

It looks very cool and begs the question: How many will be available at a time and where... and what happened to the partnership with iracing?
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It looks very cool and begs the question: How many will be available at a time and where... and what happened to the partnership with iracing?
And how much is the simulated crash damage liability ?

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Re: Skip Barber Racing School adds SimCraft simulator to its classroom

wow this sounds sick! maybe if they can get like 6 of them together and have a lead and follow on the simulator! or some good threshold breaking exercises etc... i wished they had these when i took my 3 day and 2 day there! would of def. been alot of fun! but ofcourse i'll rather be in a real formula on the track instead!
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Re: Skip Barber Racing School adds SimCraft simulator to its classroom

So with the right interface, for less than the initial cost of a season of regional Skippy racing we could all have a 3-D virtual series and race each other at any track on the planet with no crash damage... What's not to like?

However... Truth be told I think most of us would rather be in a real race car on a real track racing with other passionate like minded lunatics. It's the instructor feedback, the human learning curve, the weather, the smell of a locked tire or slipping clutch, the local people, the dinners together, the kidding and camaraderie. You can't quite get that in your basement with a bunch of hydraulic tubes, a computer, video monitors and a headset.

For me the real attraction of 3-D virtual racing is for those, like myself, who endure harsh winters. The fun is racing full out at the track of your choosing with good friends when it's 18 degrees and snowing outside.... But this is already available minus the dynamic hydraulics with iRacing.
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Re: Skip Barber Racing School adds SimCraft simulator to its classroom

Wasn't this the rig that was at Lime Rock!!!!
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Re: Skip Barber Racing School adds SimCraft simulator to its classroom

Hmmm... Not sure... But you might be right about that. Anyone else who was at the July LRP regional remember?
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It looks very cool and begs the question: How many will be available at a time and where... and what happened to the partnership with iracing?
The setup runs iracing... and I believe at this moment there's only one.. At the new world headquarters in Atlanta..
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