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iRacing World Champion Gets a Shot At the Real Thing

Posted by samzenpus on from the greger-was-race-car-driver dept.

jamie sent in a link to the story of iRacing World Champion Greger Huttu, who caught the attention of the Top Gear guys and got a chance to drive a real Star Mazda racer. iRacing is a realistic driving simulator that recreates the exact physics of race cars and tracks from around the world, and nobody is better than Greger. Top Gear wanted to see how the virtual champion would do with the real thing. Even though he was eventually unable to put up with the physical demands, Greger drove really well.

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  1. The exact physics? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The exact physics? Unlikely.

    From what I hear, these simulations break down as your racecar approaches the speed of light. And they didn't even get the Higgs Field right.

    1. Re:The exact physics? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      From what I hear, these simulations break down as your racecar approaches the speed of light.

      True. However, real racecars also break down as they approach the speed of light.

    2. Re:The exact physics? by Mitchell314 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Not to mention the speeding ticket costs the worth of a planet made out of solid iridium.

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      I read TFA and all I got was this lousy cookie
  2. The guy threw up inside his helmet by kailoran · · Score: 2, Funny

    WTF wants to WATCH something like this?

  3. Re:He threw up after a few laps by WarwickRyan · · Score: 2, Funny

    > I threw up after looking at that nerd. He has the whitest skin I've ever seen

    Racist.

  4. His Face? by CohibaVancouver · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is it just me, or does this dude resemble Emperor Palpatine in glasses?

  5. Re:GTA by PachmanP · · Score: 2, Funny

    You don't have to tell me! Because of GTA I can kill hookers almost like a professional!

    But where's the money? I've tried it a few times, but there's never any money on the ground afterwards. I mean what's the point.

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    You're thinking small. Why miniaturize the laser, when we could instead enlarge the sharks? -John Searle
  6. Re:12 pages!?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    This really isn't the way the web is supposed to be used.

    Agreed. All text? No nudity at all?