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#87 Jimmy Broadbent: Sim Racer / Youtuber / Commentator

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:

https://linktr.ee/carchatpodcast

Support The 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 #79 - Iain Litchfield | Litchfield Motors

Iain Litchfield is the founder of Litchfield Motors (@litchfieldmotors). Litchfield provides tuning options for a wide variety of cars and probably best known for Nissan GT-Rs.

https://www.litchfieldmotors.com

Hope You Enjoy,

Sam

Support The Podcast:
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Show Notes:

00:00 = Intro + the birth of Litchfield
07:07 = Starting working with GT-Rs
09:55 = What is the aim of a Litchfield GT-R kit?
11:57 = Can you explain the tuning Stage system?
13:38 = Expanding into other cars, Alpine A110
15:00 = Yaris GR
17:52 = 911 T + 992
19:45 = Why is it easy to get power out of these engines
22:08 = Warranties
27:00 = Do you need to run specific fuel when you've mapped an engine?
28:43 = Tuning Mclarens
31:02 = Scariest builds... + diffs in Mclarens
41:30 = What is a good tune vs bad tune
45:18 = Any cars in your sights?
49:00 = Suspension (M2, M4 etc)
1:01:00 = 5 Questions

Car Chat Podcast #71 - Paul Wallace / Supercars Of London

Paul (@wallacepjw) is back on the podcast for the second time. Head back to episode 22 to hear about Paul's life story. In this episode we catch up on his exploits in the last year including; what happened to the 458 he was importing, the Lamborghini Murcielago finally breaking down and his new Nissan GTR.

https://www.instagram.com/wallacepjw/

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

Paul's first appearance on the podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/22-paul-wallace-supercars-of-london/id1432553826?i=1000454632509

Hope you enjoy,

Sam

Support The Podcast:

https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint

https://www.patreon.com/sammoores

Show Notes:

00:00 = Intro

01:05 = SSC Tuatara High Speed Record Controversy

14:03 = The Bugatti Chiron

19:20 = Spinning 812 On A Bridge

28:46 = How is the Murcielago?

30:21 = Problems with the Lambo

34:46 = Coolant moments

37:15 = Front splitter Porsche woes

39:50 = The 458

42:21 = Base spec

56:12 = Starting to love Porsches

58:36 = Detail before you collect

1:06:01 = Take it to the limit when you first get it

1:11:22 = 765lt

1:21:42 = Buying a McLaren

1:26:43 = Tesla Model 3 + electric cars

1:45:09 = Peugeot e208

1:52:58 = BMW M4

1:58:23 = The daily

2:08:23 = Appreciating older cars

2:10:18 = 5 Questions Mkii

2:17:04 = The GTR