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.

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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

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