Finally having a look at RaceRoom Racing Experience | Why did it take me so long?

[@b00tas]

"I am a simple man that likes simple things" Sits in a 5000 dollar sim rig... 🍻 :-)

[@iparky99]

Don’t think it’s contradictory. Like, Teslas are simple to drive, but not cheap

[@iparky99]

Very simple to drive

[@sban8377]

I was about to say the same thing, LOL.

[@Ufkatuale]

Where do you see a 5000 dollar Sim Rig? Ist a regular Aluminium Rig. Without seat and screens ~ 500 Euro

[@Ufkatuale]

@@pete3816 what a bullshitt His setup isn't something special. It is a standard Aluminium rig

[@emmanuelperez9490]

You know the developers have done a great job with the AI when the AI does not create the train effect when they are racing. We sim racers clearly understand that there's an ideal racing line but that ideal racing line is not always the ideal one when we are fighting for a position.

[@terjehelle]

R3E are GREAT! Even better now with the ranked servers.

[@leemzgoogle917]

This is actually my favorite sim. Don't get me wrong, I like most all of them but this is the one I return to more often. It also works surprisingly well in VR.

[@KCCgoKartMAN]

Willing to share your settings? I can’t get it to look good in VR. And by look good I mean not pixely and horrible FPS shuttering

[@KCCgoKartMAN]

@Mattaroony I’m convinced I didn’t get my settings right. I have a powerhouse pc so I probably have something cranked to high

[@ninoscholz1110]

My sentiments exactly. I love the way it looks and performs in VR, but in the end the cars just feel really good and immersive to me. After this I like the original AC quite a bit.

[@47279J]

One of the best things about this game is the selection of some incredible cars. It doesn't really matter whether they are all that authentic or even useful in a racing situation; just driving around in a group 5 racer or a GT1 car can be great fun. Sometimes you just want to relax and enjoy some of your favorite cars of all time. That's something I really do appreciate.

[@Carl-yn9yv]

Do you have to buy things in order to play online? I read some comments on steam that said something similar

[@davidaubke2385]

A small note about test drives: all of the content - cars and tracks - is pre-installed. Test drives and purchases involve no additional download time.

[@Racer-eu4iz]

Best sim I don't waste my time with other sim now I just race with race room wish I discovered it before.

[@martynharris8255]

I agree, I'm glad I tried this before jumping into iracing. I've even stopped playing ACC now because of this sim.

[@htk8581]

Still nothing can pass AC in terms of fun.Full of mods and interesting things.

[@goodlookinouthomie1757]

@@htk8581 Assetto Corsa is the king of sims for sure but the AI leaves a lot to be desired.

[@infn8loopmusic]

I bought 100% of everything in R3E and no regrets. The audio is amazing. The cars handle really awesome and the competitions are fun. The graphics could looks a little better but ehhhh physics and racefeel and audio are WAY more important to me anyway. I find that the cars are really easy to tune/dial in and get them feeling 100%.

[@philclarke7712]

I find FFB on newer content so much better than the old stuff. I just don't think they have the resources to update everything. Fortunately Covid has opened up some revenue for them.

[@ravey1981]

Hi Dave. Few pointers for you. Raceroom is cpu bound mainly, due to being dx9. The big thing that kills FPS is big AI grids. If you keep the numbers down a bit you should get a performance boost. multiclass is certainly a thing, just click the + button next to a class or individual cars to add them in. Glad you liked the game. Lots of new stuff coming up too.

[@n01sname]

Can't really agree with that but probably depends on using VR (I use Track IR 5). With Ryzen 7 3700x, GTX 1060, 32 GB Ram, 1080p/165 hz Monitor, I have 70 FPS at Spa with 75 AI's at start (and maxed out settings plus sparsegrid supersampling via NVI )- during race +100 FPS. Just for those who might fear that their non-vr-standard hardware might not be enough...;)

[@ravey1981]

@@n01sname it's a fact. Your CPU is more than strong enough to run big grids. You're on a single screen too.

[@alexdelta57]

@@n01sname Ravey is correct

[@vatch07075]

Great video, Dave. Thanks for your honest thoughts, as always. Also glad you liked it. I think Race Room is very underrated and underplayed. Hopefully the ranked races will bring more popularity. Cheers!

[@Testdriver1971]

you can simply run mutli class races if you click "+" on the first car of any class, then same fot the next class and so on. After you choose the classes hit autofit.

[@OscarWildYT]

You convinced me chap :) Whenever I get my simrig this will be one of the firsts, if not the first sim that I’ll try out. Great and useful content, as always! 👍🏼🙌🏼

[@vrj0]

I have them all, iRacing, Ams2, ACC, RF2 and raceroom is my favorite!

[@talon1706]

I tried the free download. I bought the complete game. Raceroom is great. Not too bad in VR either.

[@mc1996]

How is the content on the free version? Ear it was just like 5 or 6 cars on 5 or 6 tracks.

[@wegpiraatjochem]

@@mc1996 yeah the base content is quite shit.

[@aabe4327]

You're in for a treat with the group 5 cars. It's one of my favourite classes ever.

[@philclarke7712]

Masochistic

[@starmarky]

I have a Fanatec DD1. Mostly switching between AC and R3E, I'm always happy to be back at R3E. Since the big physics- and FFB-Update, it is the first Sim where the FFB feels as if your steering wheel is connected to a rubber tyre and not as if the front axis is fixed to rails on the track (not traction wise but FFB wise). That soft bouncy bumpy feeling is absolutely unique to R3E. I have not tried ACC yet because my PC is to weak (racing only in VR).

[@michaeltasker2490]

Bout time Dave !!! R3e is so underrated !!! New DTM is awesome !!! See you on track

[@ignacybuczek2094]

There was a ranked schedule at 19:30. These servers will start showing up once you get you rating high enough in the rookie races. There's definitely some good racing there and these are most populated in EU evening hours. Also rumour has it that there's another big update coming for rankeds, so that's something to definitely look forward to.

[@channelvr1293]

Next to ACC this is my number 2...... just a amazing sim...the sounds are awesome too. oh btw Dave .....don't put the sun that low on the horizon then your shadows wont be that long...keep it at 12 o'clock.

[@BSDShoes]

I've had RRRE since 2014 and never really got into it much but the past year the devs seemed to have been putting it into high gear making a lot of changes and opening up competitions and ranked races and now leagues are doing RRRE, group of friends started one and I joined, the DTM's, WTCR's and GTR3's are a lot of fun. I'm a long time sim racer since the 1990's and iRacing was my main goto racing game (and still kind of is but I'm on a break and have been doing ACC leagues) but I've been spending more time in RRRE this past couple weeks and the last time I played it was in 2018.

[@RocketBoom1966]

Thanks Dave. This series of videos has been fantastic. I'd never tried RaceRoom, but this video convinced me to give it a go. I really like it! Much underrated. Keep up the good work, it's much appreciated.

[@MarkRiddellRacing]

You cannot criticise the sound in R3E! Thats what its renowned for. Best sounds of any sim.

[@mxbshr4276]

13:06 *me, a McLaren 650 GT3 player wondering what having consistently good grip feels like*

[@sivadyert]

This is already looking better than iRacing... don't know why I didn't consider this one earlier since I have virtually all other sim racing programs. Thanks for sharing this great video!

[@jamesbutler606]

Lets be honest, foe £60 for all the content, this game is a bargain in comparison even to games like ACC.

[@DieTabbi]

How can you get ALL content for 60bucks? I spent much more and havent all at the moment

[@Ste00I]

@@DieTabbi You gotta buy the Premium pack. When you do, you can grab all of their contents AT THE MOMENT. All the contents that comes out after, you gotta pay normally. Still, it's an amazing deal considering the mass of the content.

[@jmmyofficial583]

Honestly it’s such a great game

[@vrj0]

I have them all, iRacing, ACC, AMS2, RF2 but raceroom is my favorite ❤️!

[@PhilDiasPJD]

Raceroom got me hooked on sim racing. But since joining iracing the steering in raceroom just feels so lacklustre. Maybe I will try and tweak some settings. You changed the rotation to 900 in the individual car settings so that's maybe something I could try Dave. The AMG gt3 merc just sounds amazing and the fact that you can create races with lots of unusual car classes. The ai is brilliant and fight hard so the excitement is great without the fear of losing safety rating. Ha ha

[@flare2000x]

The best content in Raceroom is the DTM cars (both the 90s ones and the current ones)

[@miksulder]

the dudes behind this sim are long time veterans, the staff has some people who made gtr2 back from 2006, over twenty years of experience on racing sims.

[@zeljkomadzo614]

Nice that you tried it out Dave ;) AI, you can go Adaptive and they will race you really nice and hard because they adapt to your speed and driving style. You have to try Knutstorp Ring racetrack, it´s the mini Green hell ;) Also, I would recommend trying the BMW GT2 car, it´s so nice to drive. M235i super fun as well. And DTM 2016 & 2020. If you go chase cam on those cars and listen to the exhaust notes it´s amazing. Oh almost forgot, the silhouette cars are crazy nice to drive and they are in the free content!

[@godintheclouds188]

" 60 is plenty " I feel the same way,great review!

[@chasehendrix6930]

for me not being big into sim racing i definitely got hooked with this game the feel of my wheel jolting when i shift being able to quickly take poeple through corners and the actual real feel just is overall amazing

[@youngyingyang]

This sim has the best sounds, top AI, best track and car selection, fantastic price... now with their new FFB coming June, this will quickly become top 2-3 for most people, but top 1 for me. If it everything could stay the same and get better looking graphics...:)

[@MrJJSimonds]

One point you missed is the "buy-it-all" price they offer.... to buy all the cars and tracks for one price.. I did this last summer, and got all of what what out at that time for less than $100, so while it is free, even if you buy it, it is leagues cheaper than iRacing... cheers!

[@BigMeanyVids]

Yeah, crewchief works. They also now have good weekly races. Not as clean as you can get in iRacing (iRacing of course sometimes is mayhem too) but still it's ranked and cleaner than typical sims online. I like they have a weekly endurance race now also. AI has improved markedly the last year. It's overall a slightly easier sim to drive than others but I think it's very fun. Plenty of people online still spin out, brake too late, etc.. so it's still a sim. :)

[@mikem.s.1183]

Brilliant review. And fair. Keep up with the good work, Dave.

[@ralmeida1971]

AFAIK, CrewChief was designed to work with RaceRoom, so R3E is the sim it works best.

[@aperturescience2]

Great to see you doing R3E Dave ha'way the lads!

[@timphillips3873]

Hands down my favorite sim of the bunch at the moment. My iRacing sub will lapse this time around.

[@shaunmcewan5940]

A Brit winning a race at Silverstone ...shocking. I am enjoying you explore new sims.There are many that are underrated .

[@kingcarrot6355]

This sim combined with a good community is the best thing out there imo. The sounds, the netcode, the car selection and niché tracks. Nothing else can deliver tin top action like this old gem Also slap on Otterhud web ui to get the helicorsa, really makes it easier to race superclose

[@scottishian150]

R3E is fantastic and keeps getting better. Small team with big plans. I hope it keeps improving

[@sichbo]

R3E gets even better when you try it in VR!

[@FRSimRacing]

I'm very happy to see, that you had a look at raceroom. I'm a big fan of this sim and I'm driving in a very well organized championship in raceroom. In my opinion raceroom sounds best of all sims, looks smooth and fine und the performance ist great. The backfires, the shifting response, flatspots etc are brilliant. I think you can feel the cars roughness in a great way. Group5 is the right thing to check, but DTM and TCR are also very fun to drive. Some tips: in case of performance you should look for decrease shadows and car reflections. They are very expensive on this engine. You won't even see the difference, but get a lot of frames. Greetings from Germany, i like the way you handle the whole simracing world. Nice and smooth as you say. And your respect for the cars.. stopping the car after race in a gentle and respectful way, I like it. I'm looking forward to see you on raceroom, cause i even enjoy your videos, although I'm not an iracer.

[@davecamyt]

Thank you Florian 😁

[@MustangFastback]

More raceroom, Dave!!

[@Dcully]

R3E the most underrated sim there is, RF2 is not underrated at all, maybe by clueless people but true sim racers know all about rfactor 2, its incredible.

[@the_mathias]

I agree with you! The one big thing I miss is the road feel. I don't have any at all, only kerbs. Maybe it is a setup thing but I have never figured it out. So it feels very numb.

[@philclarke7712]

I totally agree....but I went wide at road America onto the concrete slabs and they were amazingly done! So much definition. Surely it's doable?!

[@systemxracing3493]

next time anyone is on raceroomcheck out tugas racing. best servers on raceroom. look for brad mccombs or ric costa to join the Tugas race team. We have different levels for differenty skill types and we have very competetive championships and races run through srleagues! we also have driving school wich is free of charge. come put your skills to the test. DAVE you are personally invited to race with the best also!

[@chrish4483]

Best MOST REALISTIC AI behavior of ANY sim racing game PERIOD....Modern multiclass at Bathurst and Nordschliefe just plain AMAZING.....The only mark against it for me is the UI in VR..its a little bit wonky

[@ljsteward5050]

Thanks for covering RRE Dave. I agree with Michael Tasker - very few have uncovered what I consider one of the best overall sims. Great graphics, sounds, many cars & tracks. I believe they benefit from their pay platform that gives them a good budget I'm sure to keep such high standards. Do check out the 2020 DTM Audi. This is the absolute best driving, best sounding car in any of the top sims I've tried. I like your honest reporting and all the content you provide.

[@JamesTumilty]

WOW I don't think I have seen R3E look quite as beautiful as this & 60 fps + on triples. Could we have a POV video?

[@davecamyt]

Oh yes 😁

[@brentmilligan2388]

This is a great sim & not very demanding. It’s my go to for when I take a few days away from iRacing.

[@1976Cordoba]

Drive the DTM 92 Mustang for some audio porn, especially on downshifting! :-D

[@1PHXTHUG]

I did a video on this for the simpit crew channel back in 2018. Great sim in my opinion! One major gripe from me was the way you buy content - their store experience is awful, but you wouldn't know that if you got all your content for free. The other problem I see with this title is, the free trial stuff is a track you don't know and a car you don't know. It would be better if they gave you a GTR3 car and a well known track. Thanks for the video - maybe more people will fill the public lobbies in this sim.

[@vsm1456]

now they have Sepang among free tracks too. selection of free cars is lacking, yeah. but you can test drive any car in the game for as long as you like

[@1971yidarmy]

I really like raceroom. i race mainly iracing due only to the on-demand online racing. I've heard whispers that the online ranking in raceroom is getting an overhaul which will definitely get me back to raceroom quicksmart. A few people moan about the cost of raceroom which is laughable in comparison to iracing. i've spent the best part of £500 on iracing over the last couple of years. 50 quid(or therabouts) gets you EVERYTHING in raceroom. really glad to see you doing some raceroom content Dave, next time you race, give otterhud a spin (in-car UI) Crewchief pairs really well with it.

[@basementjack2]

@DaveCam - please let people know that the 'optional content' is often on sale for $50 USD during major sales like the upcoming "BlackFriday" weekend sale in Late November.

[@VaderMonkeyGaming]

I love RaceRoom, the Ranked servers are fantastic and the racing is competitive and fair.

[@gseric4721]

I had no idea this sim was for free. Somebody finally told me on a racing driver's channel a few days back. Gonna have to test it out myself.

[@leglaff5096]

I like a man that doesn't stick to one sim for life.. good to try new stuff

[@GameDude41]

I really like Raceroom. All the curbs have FFB in Raceroom, where in iRacing I remember it just being on a few tracks like the Roval. Wish it had iRacing's online model though. Also helps that getting everything in Raceroom is like 90 bucks. $90 gets you like 3 cars and tracks and a month of access in iRacing, really expensive.

[@GameDude41]

The GTO Classics and the Group 5s are *damn fun*

[@gomezthechimp1116]

I think Crew Chief was originally designed for RR...

[@juniorlelis8010]

several drivers say that the iracing has a very different grip from the real one, where exploring the limits of the cars is very unreal. the porsche cup is my favorite in the iracing but it does not seem real its form of control. great videos.

[@gfig515]

24:04 Regarding the 911 GT3 cup car, the closest to reality is in fact ACC. R3E is very good as well, but I've always felt it a bit too loose on the rear side compared to real life, even after spending some time tweaking it. FFB on AC, if properly set up, is also better than R3E. Regarding this car's FFB on iRacing, just forget it.

[@Wasphamma]

Worth a look! My current fav is Assetto Corsa with SRS. Very competitive and much cleaner than iRacing.

[@imbana2]

Hope to see more raceroom rank game!

[@chrisracing81]

R3E is best bang for buck, much and great content, very good ffb, nice sounds

[@DoItYourselfAndy]

Adaptive AI works really well. It improves as you improve and aims to always give you a competitive field. Make qualifying a worthwhile offline experience too.

[@nasuru179]

Dave: *Clicks to race rookie ranked* Me who lost all my rep there: OH NO you don't wanna do that

[@The-Lone-Racer-30]

In set ups on the top right under steering angle set ffb multiplier to 2.5 it's mega Dave

[@homevid]

RaceRoom, for me, IMHO, is the so far best looking, best sounding, best overall feeling of all other sims. IRacing for its online racing, then... automobilista 2.... ^^ But, everyone's prefs on that ;-) Thnx for sharing

[@2ndLastJedi]

That Ai on off throttle was rF2 !

[@srxshadow]

If you are interested in a more authentic feel, instead of changing the car's steering angle in the settings, leave at default and change steering sensitivity back to 50; presume some users crank this up to 100 without knowing what it actually does. This is how it is meant to be played when using a wheel and feels more like a true 1:1 vs what is happening in the game.

[@EhPlusSimRacing]

You can also get a R3E Dedicated Server app from steam (also free) and create your own leagues or private races... or public if that's your thing. I love R3E!

[@hijinxvr1027]

I have almost 500 hours in RaceRoom, and have all the content... I have several hundred dollars in this game, on two different accounts so my kids can race with me too. ;) Did I mention the $2000 in controllers and cockpits??? lol! If hours played equates to favoritism, than this is clearly my favorite racing game, by at least 4-fold.

[@Dagger-Moose]

Hahaha. You make the exact same sounds I make when I get loose. Thing is its just me, no cameras, no one else around. lol

[@chrisbarker5336]

You do a great review Dave. Just a personal opinion from a good sim racer without the all the gumpf 👍👍👍

[@youngyingyang]

Try to get 90, 120 FPS is you monitor supports such refresh rate. Make a huge difference on how smooth any games become... I switched from a triple setup to a Samsung super ultra Wide G9/C9 HDR and now I can see my 2 side mirrors, but I now can crank up my settings and get really high FPS and the contrast on HDR is mind blowing. Loving it!

[@Ho3n3r]

Kunos (ACC) a big company? They're probably the smallest around.

[@bornwithoutclothes]

You should use raceroom hub and crewchief next to raceroom it helps out alot

[@goodlookinouthomie1757]

A lot of people complain about the monetisation on this game. I actually think the general quality of the game, the solid racing, FFB and what I think is outstanding Ai - I think the pricing is warranted. Assetto Corsa has spoiled us for so long with it's bottomless selection of free mods. From a marketing point of view though, I do think the game's creators would enjoy more love and popularity if they lowered the pricing a bit, specifically the complete package sold maybe for 40 or 50 quid instead of 70+ as it usually goes for. It's competing with a lot of other sims, that are much cheaper with at least as many tracks and cars included.

[@kaikarreman3295]

It's the best thing i've bumped into by accident. Some great and fair racing and a good price model. Way better than iracing...

[@bensoniusprime]

R3E might be my favorite sim. I don’t know that there’s any single area in which it’s the best but it might win because it’s a strong second place in virtually every category. For anyone who wants to get into R3E the best option for buying content in my opinion is to wait for a sale and then get the top level pack that gives you all the content in the game. I got everything for well under $100. The best content IMO is the GT / tin top cars. The hill climb circuits are great fun too especially with the hill climb specific cars. The KTM X-bow is great as well.

[@chrish4483]

Most realistic AI of any game out there...PERIOD

[@bensoniusprime]

Actually I agree with you there. I can’t say whether it’s realistic or not but it’s certainly the most functional AI I’ve ever encountered.

[@chrish4483]

@@bensoniusprime having road raced motorcycles in my past I can tell you for sure best AI of any sim game I've ever tried (we're talking going back to Indycar1)

[@iseeq72]

1.4m distance with 300km/h in 1/60s -> so I would reconsider if 60fps is really enough!

[@hughesy606]

I think one of the main reasons the lobbies are empty is because a lot of leagues use R3E because its so easy to setup servers and races etc. Find a good league (like you just have ;)) and settle down for some intense racing. Many of us in leagues don't really take part in any online stuff other than perhaps the hotlap to practice.

[@Paul_Noble]

Great Friday night in lock down, Dave on raceroom and acold Guinness. Cheers Dave

[@pbm77]

Pretty sure the Porsche Cup has Traction control in RaceRoom. Set it to 4 or 5 and you will have more fun ;)

[@simaomarques99]

the german cuo that he raced on doesn't have it! So he was wihtout tc!

[@Otakahunt]

The only reason i play this sim is the vintage cars tbh. I bought the Group 5 and other older GT-cars and they are a BLAST to drive. Not many sims have those, raceroom also has some of the best sound design so its crazy with those cars. :D Just try to handle the power of freedom that is within the Greenwood C3 Corvette, as it challenges every corner into a fistfight, while the Zakspeed Ford Capri screams its way into the wall, and you hear the whine of the turbo saying "surprise!".

[@Racer-X-090]

Probably my second fav sim only to rF2. last Christmas they were running a discount and I ended up buying every piece of content they offer.

[@hijinxvr1027]

I think thats how I got everything too... waited for 50% off the Complete Pack. Bought it twice, so I could have a friend join too! lol

[@MarkFisch]

@@hijinxvr1027 I love stock car racing though so prob would keep iracing

[@daviddanser8011]

this sim has the best ai out of all, they attack each other and are pretty aware. did you know ai goes to 120, so 95 might have been a little too easy for you 😉

[@cdrseabee]

It has adaptive AI and will adjust to your ability if you check the option.

[@mbas0507]

RaceRoom is closing in a great way to Rfactor2 , which is very good for real sim racers, can not compare toi iracing and not even to assetto . great Job RaceRoom , to drive the DTM cars is a real pleasure and a great challenge

[@MrWatton]

If it wasn't for your settings video then id have forgot that I owned this game, and forgot I paid for the extortionate price for the full version. Now i got that off my chest, I really like this. Some of the car sounds are a little dull, however the Porsche GT3 around Bathurst is a dream. Even a Sim Racing pleb like myself I can get close to first place on AI level 100. Doesn't mean im any good, far from it, but overall its very good. :)

[@AdmV0rl0n]

I just play on Race 07 with keyboard :)

[@4rPekro]

I was playing Raceroom for several years and it was my favorite sim. But since the last update, when you just touch the grass you lose grip for almost the entire lap; wich is annoying und unrealistic in my opinion. Now i am happy with Assetto Corsa and enjoy it with the Content Manager and SOL Mod etc.

[@HDRGamingHub]

You should leave the Steering angle in the car setup default how it is for every car Dave. You just drove the Porsche Cup with 900 deg Steering angle when that car has a 486 deg steering angle irl . Just set in Gameplay settings the Steering Animation to - Match setup . The wheel rotation and animation will then be controlled by the game. That is the reason the cup car felt weird as you said at the end of the video :D

[@davecamyt]

I'll give that a whirl and set my wheelbase to auto 👍

[@fbvilela]

Perhaps this was just me, but I test drove a bunch of cars in RaceRoom and they all feel the same.

[@cmwontner]

Ooooh I love this game! :)

[@l1nussimracing981]

Hi Dave, you can set up the "adaptive AI", it will match your pace, when you make quali for example

[@l1nussimracing981]

And there is also the Porsche GTE in there

[@paulstirling7210]

Having just finished iracing 3 months cheap trial I moved to Raceroom and bought all the content and im not regretting it one bit. Welcome to the rookie class Dave, great vid as always.

[@philclarke7712]

I did similar.....tried RF2 and AC after getting ACC on console but I ended up in RaceRoom because it's just the best value for money sim. Really enjoying my Wednesday evening endurance races.

[@Tennyson_W05]

If you want more performance from the pc just dial the anti-aliasing to 4x msaa or 2x. Will get a heap of frames from dropping it down

[@Rich-pj9wv]

Raceroom is great. My favourite. Now with ranked racing. Cant go wrong with raceroom.