Direct Drive - Ep. 1 - Interview w/ Pro Driver Derek DeBoer

Dan discusses BTCC getting a game, the wild British GP, updates on his electrical issue pausing Project Inertia, and chats about the data that informed his article on Coach Dave Academy about the fastest GT3 cars in ACC. If you want to check out some of the gear used to make this podcast, or equipment that Dan recommends for sim racing, take a look at this site: https://kit.co/bitwisedan Purchases made of products through links on the above site may provide Direct Drive with monetary compensation.

In this episode I cover racing being back, how an electrical issue has impacted Project Inertia, give my thoughts on ACC's new GT4 DLC, and gush about how good F1 2020 is. Thank you to Project Inertia sponsors: Heusinkveld Engineering and Lucid.  Check out products from our affiliates: Next Level Racing, Thrustmaster, and Cube Controls See what I use for gear: Kit.co/Bitwisedan 

Dan updates on Project Inertia, gets pumped up about the new Formula 1 season and game, updates on Daniel Abt, and finally lays out his principles for improvement.

Dan covers some sim racing news before diving into all of the considerations a new sim racer should make. Topics covered include: which game to pick, how to upgrade gear, avoiding lap one disasters, and much more. Give him a break, it's only his first day on the job!

Dan spends some time discussing the recent Daniel Abt incident, along with similar incidents, before diving into exploring the divide that exists between sim racing and motorsport. 

For the very first episode of Direct Drive, Dan sits down with professional driver Derek DeBoer to discuss sim racing and all things going fast. 

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