How to make a sim session relevant to real life

Using a simulator with the correct mindset can be vital for ensuring a productive session

James Newbold Sep 7, 2017, 10:24 AM

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Racing drivers are by their nature fundamentally competitive. Whether those instincts are manifested in their number of Instagram followers, who has the best training regime or even something as trivial as being first in the queue for a rental car at the arrivals desk, drivers take delight in any perceived edge they can find.

However, those pale in comparison to any activity that involves driving, even in a simulation environment where the chief objective is not to set the fastest times but to learn as much that can be transferred to the race track as possible.

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Author James Newbold

James Newbold is Autosport's Plus Editor, responsible for coordinating website feature content.

In a sign of things to come, having completed his Politics and International Relations degree at the University of East Anglia in 2015, he left his graduation ceremony early to catch the last train to Brussels for the following day's Spa 24 Hours.

After a period as a freelancer, he joined the Autosport staff in 2018 and won the Motorsport UK young journalist of the year award. He initially edited Autosport magazine's Performance and Engineering supplements before joining the website team in his current role in 2020.

A keen enthusiast of anything that can be categorised unusual or niche, he enjoys unearthing little-known stories across all branches of motorsport, but has spent most of his career covering sportscars and is a regular part of the Le Mans 24 Hours reporting team.

He lives with his wife and children in Plymouth, England.