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Re:Pro drivers are competing with gamers after F1 and Nascar... by tonyarkles on Sunday March 22, 2020 @09:06PM (#22660354)
Watching the formula one show on prime was pretty enlightening as far as physical training goes. He spent a lot of time in the gym maintaining his body.
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Re:Pro drivers are competing with gamers after F1 and Nascar... by feel_the_need on Sunday March 22, 2020 @09:35PM (#22660477)
Link to show?
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Re:Pro drivers are competing with gamers after F1 and Nascar... by jacurtis on Sunday March 22, 2020 @10:00PM (#22660587)
I'm not sure if it is the same thing that this commenter was thinking of, but the show "Formula 1: Drive to Survive" was a breakaway hit on Netflix (not Amazon Prime) when season one was released last year (which followed the teams across the 2018 season) and brought a ton of new fans to the sport. It is really well done and very engaging. Season 2 just released in February and follows the teams across the 2019 season.

Heres the Netflix link: https://www.netflix.com/title/80204890

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Re:Pro drivers are competing with gamers after F1 and Nascar... by olivermarks on Sunday March 22, 2020 @10:13PM (#22660657)
I spent quite a bit of time with NASCAR last year (I attended the Daytona 500 and previously visited their HQ and archives). Most of the up and coming drivers are previously accomplished eRacers, but the transition to experiences in a real car are enormously different. Not many make the cut, the tracks rote memory is very useful but real life is exceedingly different
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Re:Pro drivers are competing with gamers after F1 and Nascar... by Dahoon on Monday March 23, 2020 @05:42PM (#22669128)
Yeah remembering a NASCAR track is hard.
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Re:Pro drivers are competing with gamers after F1 and Nascar... by omegabravo on Sunday March 22, 2020 @10:47PM (#22660807)
apart from Netflix's Drive to Survive, there is also Amazon Prime's GP Driver.

https://www.amazon.com/GRAND-PRIX-Driver-Season-1/dp/B078WFL...

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Re:Pro drivers are competing with gamers after F1 and Nascar... by tonyarkles on Monday March 23, 2020 @04:39PM (#22668500)
That's the one I was thinking of. Thanks!
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