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April 19, 2021 in Racing, Youtubers

Jimmy Broadbent (@jimmy_broadbent) is a sim racer, presenter and youtuber. We have a chat about his journey and bunch of topics along the way. https://www.in...

Jimmy Broadbent (@jimmy_broadbent is a sim racer, presenter and youtuber. We have a chat about his journey and bunch of topics along the way.

https://www.instagram.com/jimmy_broadbent

https://www.youtube.com/user/jimski10

Hope you enjoy,

Sam

Audio Podcast:

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Show Notes:

00:00 - Intro

04:22 - Streaming and Gaming

07:06 - Sim Racing Steering Wheels

08:21 - How fast are you compared to e-sports drivers?

10:37 - What’s it like doing a 24hr Endurance Sim race?

16:19 - What’s your pinnacle Sim race?

18:57 - Direct Drive Wheels and Force-Feedback

23:37 - How does different sim software compare?

27:48 - Setting up a PC Racing Sim

34:14 - Racing a Praga

38:58 - Driving (and crashing) a Radical

41:28 - Driving on a track in the wet

44:01 - Heel and Toe on a Racing Sim

46:10 - What Praga are you racing?

50:10 - How does Sim racing compare to real racing?

59:11 - Can you use real racing to improve your sim setup?

1:04:10 - How to improve your sim racing times

1:08:11 - How do the different Sim games compare?

1:12:16 - What are you looking forward to in sim racing?

1:13:05 - VR and Sim Racing

1:15:50 - Getting involved with Gran Turismo

1:20:36 - Has being a commentator improved your confidence?

1:22:13 - Being a voice-over in the Gran Turismo games

1:25:12 - Jimmy’s GT-R’s

1:27:53 - Time Attack MX-5

1:35:02 - 5 Questions

Car Chat Podcast #70 - Darren Turner | Aston Martin Works Driver

November 02, 2020 in Aston Martin, Podcast, Racing

Darren Turner (@darrenturner007) is a works Aston Martin racing driver. He currently races for Aston Martin in the GTE Pro category in the World Endurance Championships having previously won Le Mans 3 times! We have a chat about what it's like to race at this level along with Darren's work developing the Valkyrie, Vulcan and also his business providing high end simulators for driver development.

Check out the audio podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/lt/podcast/car-chat/id1432553826

https://www.instagram.com/darrenturner007

https://www.darrenturner007.com/

https://www.baseperformance.net/

Hope you enjoy,

Sam

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Show Notes

00:00 = Intro + Getting Into Racing

03:26 = Jordan Grand Prix Team

09:12 = Jim Russel Racing School

11:04 = Formula First Championship

12:57 = Sponsorship

19:45 = Vauxhall Lotus

20:45 = BRDC Young Driver Award

24:08 = The jump up to an F1 car with McLaren and testing

27:51 = The transition from real world resting to simulator testing

28:49 = Base Performance Simulators

32:05 = Where are your simulators placed vs F1 and consoles

35:07 = How close are Sims to a real car?

38:42 = What software are you using?

45:58 = Adjusting car models

51:08 = eSports + Legends Trophy

54:40 = Crossover between real world driving and eSports driving

1:01:01 = Le Mans eSports Racing

1:02:32 = Real Le Mans

1:04:35 = The Aston Martin journey + the differences between GT1, LMP and GTE

1:11:12 = Scything through traffic

1:20:33 = Winning Le Mans vs Winning The Championship

1:23:18 = Why is Le Mans such a different beast?

1:26:18 = Do you get into a zen like state?

1:32:50 = Development driving on the road cars

1:37:47 = Valkyrie vs Vulcan - who are they pitched at

1:40:12 = Are you sad we aren't seeing a Valkyrie GTR at Le Mans?

1:43:14 = BOP

1:44:27 = 5 Questions

Car Chat Podcast #67 - Sam Hancock | Racing Driver / Coach / Commentator

October 12, 2020 in Podcast, Racing

Sam Hancock (@hancock_sam) is a Professional Racing driver, coach, consultant and commentator. Sam has just got back from commentating at Le Mans for Eurosport so we have a bit of a dig into what's been going on and a bit about Sam. This is a long one so might be worth getting a brew on.

https://www.samhancock.com/

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Show Notes:

0:00 = Intro and what do you do?
2:30 = Commentating at Le Mans 24hrs
9:13 = Toyotas leaving under electric power
12:23 = GT Car Sounds
15:00 = The new hyperpole format
18:15 = The end of the LMP1 era
19:40 = The problem with the 919 Tribute
26:59 = Track limits at Le Mans 2020
28:38 = Stand out moments of LM 24 '20
39:40 = Hypercars at Le Mans
50:14 = BOP
58:39 = Ferrari F8
1:04:54 = 250 SWB and old cars vs new
1:10:16 = Dallara Stradale
1:12:52 = What is your typical customer like?
1:16:02 = Setting up a racecar
1:22:29 = Testing at Silverstone + Ollie Hancock
1:27:05 = Different coaching styles
1:40:46 = Rob Willson - gentle, firm
1:48:25 = How seriously are you taking your racing atm (me)
1:52:20 = Don't be afraid of faster racing cars
1:58:27 = Road to Le Mans coaching programs
2:04:57 = The difference an amateur can make at Le Mans
2:06:36 = Fake silvers and the rating system
2:11:08 = 5 Questions