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May 26, 2020 | 06:56 PM

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Frank 993 C4S

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Awkward - No. Stupid - yes.

10 minutes of excuses before the first hint of an apology emerges:

May 26, 2020 | 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by tgsmith4845

watching virtual Formula E racing has got to be it

Bingo!

May 26, 2020 | 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Veloce Raptor

Racing driver Daniel Abt suspended for using ringer to compete for him in online event

https://www.foxnews.com/auto/racing-...spended-ringer

this from a company involved in the biggest diesel scam of all time
what did you expect
Don’t do as do do as I say

May 26, 2020 | 11:18 PM

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This SIM racing is more dangerous to one's career than real racing... just ain't worth it. IMO.

I haven't followed the SIM racing for the same reason I don't follow Formula E, but are these guys forced to race on the SIMs to promote their team or series? If not, what's in it for them?

May 26, 2020 | 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by blue911rsr

this from a company involved in the biggest diesel scam of all time
what did you expect
Don’t do as do do as I say

How was ABT involved in the diesel scandal? Care to elaborate? I only got a settlement from Bosch and Audi.

May 27, 2020 | 02:01 AM

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if my full time job was driving for ABT, then i would take the SIM race seriously since my pay cheque comes from them.

May 27, 2020 | 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by blue911rsr

this from a company involved in the biggest diesel scam of all time
what did you expect
Don’t do as do do as I say

???

Did I miss something?

May 27, 2020 | 08:47 AM

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if my full time job was driving for ABT, then i would take the SIM race seriously since my DAD’S TEAM’S pay cheque comes from them.

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May 27, 2020 | 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by tcsracing1

if my full time job was driving for ABT, then i would take the SIM race seriously since my pay cheque comes from them.

Damn right. And extra points for spelling it "cheque"

May 27, 2020 | 10:27 AM

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That was pretty embarrassing. Not sure what he was thinking. Not sure how he was dumb enough to think he wouldn't get caught.

May 27, 2020 | 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by tcsracing1

if my full time job was driving for ABT, then i would take the SIM race seriously since my pay cheque comes from them.

there is contradiction right there in your one sentence... Sim "racing" is not *driving* by any definition. May be a little bit of testing, if they use sim specifically dialed for car/engine. But I'm pretty sure they all use standard sims, with equal setup for everybody. So you can't even call it testing. It's basically just gaming.

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May 27, 2020 | 02:16 PM

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Call it whatever you want, but he was representing Audi and they cared enough to fire him

May 27, 2020 | 02:25 PM

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Call it whatever you want, but he was representing Audi and they cared enough to fire him

This is what I don't get. They wouldn't do these things any other time they are in the public eye - media events, sponsor events, etc. Why do they think when they get behind a camera in their sim rig it's different than when they are in front of a camera on a podium?