Print Email Facebook Twitter Differences between racing and non-racing drivers Title Differences between racing and non-racing drivers: A simulator study using eye-tracking Author van Leeuwen, P.M. (TU Delft Biomechatronics & Human-Machine Control) de Groot, S. (TU Delft Biomechatronics & Human-Machine Control) Happee, R. (TU Delft Intelligent Vehicles) de Winter, J.C.F. (TU Delft Biomechatronics & Human-Machine Control) Date 2017 Abstract Motorsport has developed into a professional international competition. However, limited research is available on the perceptual and cognitive skills of racing drivers. By means of a racing simulator, we compared the driving performance of seven racing drivers with ten non-racing drivers. Participants were tasked to drive the fastest possible lap time. Additionally, both groups completed a choice reaction time task and a tracking task. Results from the simulator showed faster lap times, higher steering activity, and a more optimal racing line for the racing drivers than for the non-racing drivers. The non-racing drivers’ gaze behavior corresponded to the tangent point model, whereas racing drivers showed a more variable gaze behavior combined with larger head rotations while cornering. Results from the choice reaction time task and tracking task showed no statistically significant difference between the two groups. Our results are consistent with the current consensus in sports sciences in that task-specific differences exist between experts and novices while there are no major differences in general cognitive and motor abilities. To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:47c36200-c774-4ca8-b24b-d89e0a3c7482 ISSN 1932-6203 Source PLoS ONE, 12 (11) Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2017 P.M. van Leeuwen, S. de Groot, R. Happee, J.C.F. de Winter Files PDF journal.pone.0186871.pdf 5.31 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:47c36200-c774-4ca8-b24b-d89e0a3c7482/datastream/OBJ/view