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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. Irresponsible! by syousef · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'm a huge fan of simulators as training tools. I use simulators for remote control airplane flight and credit them with the difference between success and failure in the hobby. Even though their potential for harm is much less than a race car, it's not zero, and I still used a real instructor to get me flying safely.

    Letting any driver who hasn't become accustomed to the real thing through the course of real training drive at professional race car driver speeds is nothing short of irresponsible. The thought of jumping behind the wheel of a race car till you puke and then going for even more laps, just because you're a champion on the sim, is mind-boggling. I'd say if he'd had a brain fart and taken himself or someone else out, someone would be up on manslaughter charges for allowing it.

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    1. Re:Irresponsible! by BitZtream · · Score: -1, Troll

      I know a couple people from Sweden and a Fin who are mighty proud of their awesome driving test and how much harder it is for them to get a drivers license than us because you 'must know how to drive'. ...

      I can honestly say I won't get into any car they drive. I would feel safer with a teenage girl changing the radio station while talking to her girlfriends on the phone and texting her boyfriend with the other hand while giving the passenger a footjob as the driver.

      I know Scandenavians think they know how to drive, and maybe on 20 foot thick ice lakes they can, but I call bullshit on your statement.

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  2. Re:12 pages!?! by BitZtream · · Score: 0, Troll

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  3. Re:12 pages!?! by MichaelKristopeit206 · · Score: -1, Troll
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  4. Re:12 pages!?! by MichaelKristopeit206 · · Score: -1, Troll
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  5. Re:12 pages!?! by MichaelKristopeit204 · · Score: -1, Troll
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