[CSG Mike]

Originally Posted by ysu

Highly debatable. Lots of people say (me included) that AC is actually a better representation of realism than "iceRacing". I've played both, extensively (years and years) along many others. Got up to 'A' licence in iR, nearly pro (my last race was a disaster when I went for it) Both are approximations of reality; nobody has worked out a full, 100% simulation for tyre physics as of yet.

But in iR I had to learn to predict; you cannot really react. By the time you'd react it's too late. AC is more forgiving; you can react & correct. iR is inherently more oversteery - every car wants to spin - whereas AC seems more neutral, even understeery ( but most tin-tops should be that way out of the box ).

iR is also a _lot_ more expensive (read: about 10 times or more), and what you get for your money is not much IMO, unless you want to seriously compete online with random people. Organised leagues exist for AC as well.

Also check out Rfactor 2, and of course, GT.