iRacing subscriber Sam Hazim has put together another of his famous reality check photo galleries, this time pairing up real-life photos side by side with footage from iRacing’s recently-released Circuit Park Zandvoort.
Once again, Sam has gone great lengths to demonstrate the accuracy of iRacing’s tracks, making screenshots that match both the exact angle of the photos and most of the on-track activity.
Opened in 1948, Circuit Park Zandvoort has hosted 30 editions of the Dutch Formula One Grand Prix, today’s layout is 4.18 kilometers long and consists of 11 turns. iRacing’s version of the legendary Dutch track comes with five different layouts and sells for $14,95.
MrcL
March 9th, 2010 at 07:03
Best reality check so far imo. Incredible work. Some shots actually take work to distinguish.
Kudos
house382
March 9th, 2010 at 07:25
whomever submits this page cluttering crap, please stop.
r8response
March 9th, 2010 at 07:26
Not really, the iRacing shots all have the same “look” to them. Its hard to describe, but the colouring is wrong.
felipe
March 9th, 2010 at 09:07
got to agree with this! colors are way off the real thing and the unreal rubber makes the iRacing track look so arcadish. Asphalt color is too pathetic different from the real color! But still enjoy your 15 bucks guys!
Jack B
March 9th, 2010 at 10:14
Thanks for stopping by Felipe. About all I can say about your comments in iRacing threads are that you are consistent. Consistently trolling.
Fantastic shots by Sam and the level of detail by iRacing is as usual second to none.
Oh, and time of year changes the colors of things like grass. Green in the spring after a rain, brown in the summer. Even the angle of the sun effects the color of grass. The rubber buildup changes as well with the type of cars being run and how recently the track has seen rain etc… Also, time of day, post production, monitor calibration and a number of other factors. It’s amazing how many people are experts on the color of grass when they don’t have a clue about photography or monitor calibration etc.
Klaas Jan
March 9th, 2010 at 10:54
I visit Zandvoort a few times per year, have driven there once and imo iRacing have done an excellent job. It beats Simbin’s Race version by a mile.
markusmatthias
March 9th, 2010 at 12:05
i test i-racing this month and have buy me the track, its awesome….but very very costly. the physiks of the cars are brilliant……damn, i can’t stop to drive this shit
paupau
March 9th, 2010 at 12:34
Tell you what, nothing beats a laser scanned track. Makes me wish I had iRacing, if Le Mans is being added in the future, I’d bake cookies and sell for profit
drdryvillage
March 9th, 2010 at 12:42
How much stupid can you be? The track is amazing, I driven it in sim and that’s what matters. The colors are acceptable and consistent with iracing looks. The track tarmac is awesome, much better than simbin track….by far. Its like comparing a good wine with water. Dont talk trash and enjoy your pathetic life
Zenitchik
March 9th, 2010 at 13:40
Felipe, I can feel your anger, IRacing is not only the best sim, but also got the best graphics, you can’t beat that
felipe
March 9th, 2010 at 15:18
Point out one troll comment! you can’t because what I said is simply the truth and it wasn’t bashing the track!
Diswanio
March 9th, 2010 at 16:45
Did iRacing run over your cat or something gees?! Dude seriously, seek help!
All that negative BS, such a waist of space!
spliff
March 9th, 2010 at 16:52
feeding trolls is not right, but you are just too funny and blind. so here we go:
@iRacing, in one single comment:
#1: “arcadish”
#2: “pathetic”
#3: “still enjoy your 15 bucks guys”
cheap nerdrage trolling because you seem to be eaten up with envy for those who play this game and pay for their hobby. btw, you suck. ;-)
BenUK
March 9th, 2010 at 19:29
Breathtaking accuracy.
Peter
March 11th, 2010 at 07:24
Felipe you really need to get a life if all you do on virtualr is constantly troll every iracing news post.
We get it you don’t like iRacing so move on because no one wants to hear it anymore.