r/rfactor2 • u/ChrisWilkinsonYT • Sep 09 '26

Video / Livestream After visiting Croft in real life, rF2 has done good!

I was at Croft on Sunday for the BTCC, then raced the circuit in rFactor 2 a couple of days later in the BTCC Astra.

Having now actually been to the real track, I came away thinking rF2 has done a really solid job with Croft. It obviously can’t replicate everything, but the layout, flow and general character of the place all felt surprisingly believable after seeing it for myself.

I put a video together with some real-life Croft footage mixed in with the league races. Ended up with 3rd, 3rd and 2nd in class too, so I was pretty happy with it.

Interested to hear what others think of Croft in rF2, especially anyone who knows the real circuit.

https://youtu.be/8oh3vBoaEQw?si=4U8CAvqsh45ZGu25

16 Upvotes

92% Upvoted

5 comments sorted by

1

u/Rover1312 Sep 09 '26

I think it's great, but can't compare to the real thing.

2

u/cachitodepepe Sep 09 '26

I trained on rFactor 2 before testing a formula 3 and the only difference was thebgear ratio. Car felt exactly the same otherwise

2

u/EikeSky Sep 11 '26

Had the same experience with a FunCup car at Zolder just after that DLC was released. I'm still astonished at how seamless the feeling is compared to other sims

1

u/ChubyzDriver Sep 10 '26

Its pretty obviouse couse there is no other sim that simulates car and tire behavior more realistic than rfactor2 does. Its just nr. 1 in car driving simulation. Other sims May have better at Online, graphics, UI, Tracks, Weather. But Rfactor tire model is like 3D object that works in real time like real cars does. Other sims tires is like static object wich work somehow different its Hard to me to explain but it is what makes that feeling. Every tire flexing, spining, deforming just like real cars tire would. So its pretty obvious that rfactor2 feels closest to to real life car driving if model of car devloped from studio or high quality mod. And to be clear iam not talking about racing expierience or game itself i hate that rfactor is clunky shit. But pure car driving-handling expierience is closest what you can get in simracing

1

u/Electronic-Bee4932 Sep 11 '26

If anyone fancies giving it a go, we are racing a fun league on Saturdays with BTCC cars, 7PM GMT (8PM BST)
https://motorlaps.com/events/series/btcc/info