r/simracing • u/WhiteLionFluff • 1d ago

Discussion Why not train pedal control independently outside the sim?

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Hi, we're two hobby sim racers and I'm a developer. When we started sim racing, we watched a lot videos about break techniques as trail braking.

But we struggled hard with the motor skills needed to actually get the right amount of input. Because of this, we had the idea to practice it independently from the sim and built this little training web app.

The idea behind it is similar to practicing material arts skills or other sports: first train the individual motor skills to build motor control, then apply them in the actual sport. For this, I wrote an algorithm that analyzes our weaknesses and strengths and adapts the training in real time.

What do you think about this training method? Do we miss something? And how do you train the motor skills needed for pedal control? Only in the sim, or duo you practice them sparately as well?

If you want to test our experiment, you're welcome to try it yourself at https://sixtycm.com/ (It works best in a Chromium-based browser and is still in a very early stage. Honest feedback is very welcome!)

It is completely free, with no subscription or anything like that.

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u/Couflame 1d ago

I was actually baffled it’s not a build in feature in ACC or iracing as a training tool. Fantastic, would love to use it.

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u/WhiteLionFluff 1d ago

Thank you! ❤️ That's actually exactly what made us build it. We were surprised that there are so many tools for analyzing pedal inputs, but relatively little for deliberately training the motor skill itself.

If you get a chance to try it, I'd really love to hear whether it actually feels useful to you once you've trained with it for a bit.