Vision on track: Learn To See Like A PRO Driver

Опубликовано: 13 Июль 2026
на канале: Smoking Steel Garage
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Vision on track, Today I show you how to see like a Professional driver on track with some simple scanning techniques.

Better your lap times on iRacing and other sims using this simple method of scanning key parts of the corner before you get there.

This technique also works in real life racing , track days, Motorcycles, and even daily driving to help keep you in control and ahead of the curve.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:42 Why is vision important
03:41 On track talk
09:12 Poor Vision Demo
10:46 Good Vision Demo
11:53 Replay diagnosis
13:30 Final thoughts and Pro Tip






Smoking Steel Garage is a channel dedicated to DIY fabrication, Sim racing, and general motoring shenanigans. I'm no expert in any of the above, But with a "can do" attitude I can usually get it done! My aim is to motivate you to have a go.

If you see me doing something wrong or you think there is better more effective way let me know in the comments below!

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Davecam
Boosted Media
Sim Racing Garage
Urchfab
Trev's blog
Homebuilt by Jeff
Bad Obsession Motorsport



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The rig hardware is as follow.

VRS Direct Force Pro wheelbase and Simline GT3 wheel
VRS Direct Force Pro Pedals
Fanatec Clubsport shifter, Sequential and H pattern switchable
Carbon Kevlar Tillet race seat from a Caterham G7.
Triple MSI MagOptix 27" monitors

PC specs:
Asus Motherboard Prime X570-Pro
AMD Ryzen 9 5900 X CPU
MSI 3080 Suprim X GPU
1tb NVME M4 SSD
Crucial Ballistic DDR4 Ram 4x8gb
Lian Li Galahad 240 AIO
Cooler Master V750 white edition
NZXT Matrix 510 case
Toshiba 4tb External Hard Drive



Shot using Huawei P30 Pro
DJI Osmo mobile 3 gimbal
Razer Kiyo webcam
Blue Yeti Nano Microhone


Edited using Davinci Resolve 16 (Highly recommended and its free!)