Clone Rival: Supercar racers challenged

In Castrol EDGE’s latest Titanium Trial, two world-class drivers push their skills and nerve to the limit as they face the toughest competitor of their careers . . . their digital clone.This is the fourth Trial from the Castrol EDGE Titanium Trials series and involves two of the most iconic supercars in the world; the Koenigsegg One:1 and the track-only Aston Martin Vulcan. The aim of the pioneering challenge is to pursue the ultimate driving performance, showcasing man, machine and oil like never before.Castrol EDGE worked with ground-breaking virtual reality experts REWIND to develop and customise one of the world’s best simulators to replicate the real race location; Spain’s notorious Ascari race track.Combining acoustics and a cutting-edge tactile feedback system, the simulator provides the immersive feeling of the engine, road and body impacts. The supercars were comprehensively analysed, taking into account tyre size and weight, car aerodynamics, weather conditions and even downforce at varying speed, ensuring that the simulator experience was as close to the real thing as can possibly be achieved.‘Ultimate Lap’The two drivers each recorded 10 virtual sessions at the Titanium Lab in London, before data of their best performances were fused together, creating their ‘Ultimate Lap’.Castrol EDGE teamed up with Danish Koenigsegg test driver Christoffer Nygaard to drive the One:1, which is one of only six in the world, and British racing star and two times Le Mans winner Darren Turner, the all-carbon fibre Aston Martin Vulcan – one of only 24 such vehicles ever produced. Boosted with Castrol EDGE in their engines, the supercar challenge took place at Spain’s Ascari race track. The 5 425 km track includes 25 demanding and technical turns, elevation, camber changes, and opportunities to get airborne ensure that this track is notoriously hard to memorise and master.Under extreme pressure the drivers had to harness their skill and concentration to take on their Clone Rivals on the track. Throughout the high-speed lap their virtual competitors were visualised live via a state-of-the-art heads-up display. It was an exceptionally close and high-octane challenge from the onset, but against all odds both drivers managed to beat their digital ‘Ultimate Lap’ on the very last nail-biting stretch of the race. – Words and image motorpress.co.za

Clone Rival: Supercar racers challenged

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