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Originally Posted by Wyvern
I met a young man at a bar and he noticed my car keys (Porsche crest).
He says ... Ohhh I'm a "car guy" and a "Racer"
We talked about cars and tracks for quite a while, and I was impressed at what he had driven and he did know the tracks ...
Then he made a comment about almost being close to getting a new car .
I bit . (Me) "Just saving up or got to sell something?"
(Racer) "no, less than 2000 more points and i earn a new car on the simulator".
His fake reality was so real he was living it.
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Back when I started instructing with PCA, must have been in 1998, a wave of really young Microsoft turks seemed to all buy new Porsches at once. Then they added whatever the latest go-fast gimmick was, put on sticky rubber, and brought them to the track. I vividly recall instructing one such Microturk who was truly terrifying in his new 993TT. It was his first time on track, and he seemed absolutely fearless. I asked him what he did, and he said "video games." Suddenly, it all made sense, and I told him "there's a big difference between hitting the virtual wall and hitting that real wall over there. We can't just reboot." I think the guy really lost track for a bit what was real and what was not.
BTW, not intending to offend the Microturks who may be out there--many of them were terrific drivers who became friends.