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

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