The Age of a Sim Racer

I am 60 so not a youngster only slightly older than the PC and wheel that use, that is the excuse I use when I lose a race

 

48

 

OMG, this poll started almost 5 years ago.
Moved one class up since voting. Now I'm 50 + and topped the age of my granny-avatar, when fotographed.

 

52 and counting....

 

That's the reason I wrote 1971... That's always true, and I don't have to keep touching things up

 

39, and it's a great time for simracing.

Started on a Atari 2600, and look where we are now.

 

38 right now.
I started on a Commodore CPC 64 with a cassette drive .

I love this hobby!

 

and a:

 

Bet 90 % have no clue.

 

This is a common, collective memory kids of the 80's and earlier 90's across the whole world.

 

I'm old enough to have a clue
I also started with a C64 and cassette drive.

 

I sacrificed all the money I got for my confirmation in 1985 and bought the C64 and a floppy drive. A fortune back in the day.
But I know exactly what that pencil was for because that cassette player in my first car (VW Scirocco 1) regularly shredded my mix tapes... so having a pencil around was very handy

 

43 going on 12 here.

 

Vic20 for me....56

 

50 for me a few months ago, Atari 2600 original 'Woody' then C64 in 82/83 I think, still have the receipt somewhere!

I find it interesting that 60% are 30-60, I would have expected a younger gen, I was confused and put myself in the 50-60 but see 40-50 so which one am I, I'm 50 so in both lol, it's cool I'm 49 next year.

Anyone remember the Commodore PET and BBC Micro? That's what I learn't BASIC at school with!

Always had an ongoing war with my mate who had a ZX Spectrum, that 48k didn't cut it against the 64k of the C64, numbers matter ;-)

 

Young guns are fighting monsters and terrorists.

 

Well, not all of them... I made a construction for my 8 year old son so he can reach the pedals. Think there's some potential in how he's catching slides
(I'm glad he's interested in all that car stuff rather than shooting monsters)

 

He sure has some good driving skills! Look how he gently turns into the curves.

Something like this?:

 

Did you make this??? Love that wedge shaped throttle. I assume for better heel'n'toeing. Only there's a sparco logo missing on the wooden blocks

If I'm going to upgrade to a new pc next year, I think my son's gonna get the one I use now. Still have a G27 lying here, so I think it's time for another raceroom account soon...

 

He really does have good car control. OMG! I'll have to race him, eventually. Damn.