NASCAR — whose ratings for real-world events have dipped in recent years — has been drawing a million viewers a week to TV broadcasts of its virtual races. OnlyAGameNPR
With the stands at real tracks empty because of COVID-19 pandemic, NASCAR has turned to virtual tracks.
So what’s it like being a real driver in a computer-generated world? For that and more, I called up an expert: Michael McDowell, NASCAR driver for Front Row Motorsports. MM: I think the nerves were about the same. My heart rate was about the same. So that kind of shows you the anxiety level that you have. You know, just like anything, you want to do the best you can, and you don't want to make mistakes. And you still have people watching and, yeah, so you don't want to go out there and spin out on the first lap and have your day be over. So, without a lot of practice, I was pretty nervous. So I kind of eased into it.
KG: Now, I saw an interview where you said that racing at virtual Bristol is somewhat similar to racing at real Bristol, at least in terms of things like the difficulty in passing and that sort of thing. Have you been surprised by how similar iRacing is to the real thing? I think iRacing actually allows you to focus on very small details where, in the race car you have an hour of practice, and you've got to make changes to the car. So the driver's not working on himself as much as he is working on the race car and trying to get the feel that he needs.
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