Jax taxied off the landing area, his heart finally slowing down. It was a perfect "trap"—all thanks to a single piece of steel acting as a lifeline between the sky and the sea.
He crossed the "fantail"—the very edge of the ship—and the world turned into a blur of grey steel. The moment his wheels touched, Jax did something that seems counterintuitive to every civilian driver on earth: . arrester hook
Lieutenant "Jax" Miller nudged the stick of his F/A-18 Super Hornet, the horizon of the Pacific Ocean tilting sharply as he banked into the carrier’s landing pattern. Below him, the USS George Washington looked like a postage stamp lost in a dark blue void. Jax taxied off the landing area, his heart
The wind was whipping across the deck at thirty knots, and the carrier was pitching in the swell. Jax didn't aim for the deck; he aimed for the wires. Four high-tensile steel cables, stretched across the landing area, were held just inches off the deck by leaf springs, waiting to be snagged. The moment his wheels touched, Jax did something
The deceleration was violent. In less than two seconds, the aircraft went from 150 mph to a dead stop. Jax felt his internal organs push against his ribs as the arresting engine below the deck played out the purchase tape, absorbing the massive kinetic energy of the jet.
The 2017 Formula E Visa Vegas eRace had a $1,000,000 prize pool, and used rFactor 2 as their simulator. The event and $200,000 1st-place prize was won by Bono Huis, a five time rFactor Formula Sim Racing Champion.
McLaren's World's Fastest Gamer contest promised a role with the Formula 1 team as one of its official simulator drivers, and they used rFactor 2 for their opening and final rounds. The event and role at McLaren was won by Rudy van Buren, a qualifier from the rFactor 2 opening round.
While sim racing eSports are still an emerging field, it's obvious from the results so far that the rFactor 2 simulation platform gives the flexibility in content and features required. This is the simulator you need to take part in events like those above, or upcoming events organized by Studio 397 in a competitive competition structure now in-development.
Jax taxied off the landing area, his heart finally slowing down. It was a perfect "trap"—all thanks to a single piece of steel acting as a lifeline between the sky and the sea.
He crossed the "fantail"—the very edge of the ship—and the world turned into a blur of grey steel. The moment his wheels touched, Jax did something that seems counterintuitive to every civilian driver on earth: .
Lieutenant "Jax" Miller nudged the stick of his F/A-18 Super Hornet, the horizon of the Pacific Ocean tilting sharply as he banked into the carrier’s landing pattern. Below him, the USS George Washington looked like a postage stamp lost in a dark blue void.
The wind was whipping across the deck at thirty knots, and the carrier was pitching in the swell. Jax didn't aim for the deck; he aimed for the wires. Four high-tensile steel cables, stretched across the landing area, were held just inches off the deck by leaf springs, waiting to be snagged.
The deceleration was violent. In less than two seconds, the aircraft went from 150 mph to a dead stop. Jax felt his internal organs push against his ribs as the arresting engine below the deck played out the purchase tape, absorbing the massive kinetic energy of the jet.
