F1 Simulator

For those who don't know, there is a F1 Simulator ride at SingTel Comcentre (and Serangoon North soon) where u get to sit in a 'real' F1 car and drive through the computed generated graphic route which is exactly the same as the real race. I have heard my colleagues mention that it is pretty realistic and fun, and finally got to see it for myself today.

YQ has been wanting to try it, even dutifully printing out the indemnity forms; downloading the online game so that he can familiarize with the route and got so pissed off he had no proper steering wheel to navigate the car on the online game.

I must say I was already impressed when I saw the online game graphics, you can see all the 3D buildings and landmarks clearly as you race through the route, complete with details like signboards, road marks etc.

So the big day came:

First they put you on the desktop game complete with pedals and steering wheel, to familiarize you with the controls and raceroute.

Then the real thing- gearing up. Got safety belts and look, the steering wheel comes off just like the real F1 car!

Then here we go... 3 monitors in front of you

If you look carefully, there are also side mirrors on the monitors, which really reflects the side views, cool right?

Here's a video of the ride. As a bystander, I thought the car was moving alot but the driver did not think so...




At the end of the 'race', here's the results:

Yeah, YQ is top 15 at the moment. So he is in the running for 2 tickets to the SingTel race party.

But with 2 more months to go for the competition, unlikely he will stay in top 15, so putting up the screenshot as of today first, haha.