PODCAST: Hard Left Turn with Brandon Reed and Pete McCole (12-3-18)

When they first hit the scene, racing simulators were generally seen as a kid's game.  Oh, what a difference 25 years has made.

On this week's Hard Left Turn podcast, Brandon Reed and Pete McCole - two long time simulator users - take a look at this history and impact on racing simulators on the motorsports industry, including:

-A brief look at the history of the Papyrus NASCAR simulators, and their involvement with them.

-A look at how customizable those simulators were, and how that led to Pete and Brandon meeting each other.

-The rise of iRacing, and how that has become a proving ground for aspiring real life racers.

-The importance that manufacturers and teams have put on their high-end racing simulators in the age of the NASCAR testing ban.

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Tony Stewart races on a simulator during a Mobil 1 and iRacing event on July 28, 2016 at Pocono Raceway.

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. takes Charlotte Motor Speedway's HD TV screen for a test drive with the iRacing simulator in May of 2011.

Matt Kenseth races simulators against fans at Daytona International Speedway in 2009.

Hard Left Turn podcast hosts Brandon Reed (right) and Pete McCole (left) at work covering a NASCAR race weekend earlier this season.

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