£2000 Track Car Challenge

[@andrewmcgill6659]

As top gear once said. "You can go faster sat at home on a sofa, than you can in a race car".

[@neilmurphy845]

Ya that is so true

[@bennibilasala5236]

I dont get it

[@andrewmcgill6659]

@@bennibilasala5236 on top gear Jeremy Clarkson tried to drive around Laguna seca (I think that's how you spell it) faster than someone did on gran turismo. In a honda nsx(I think). Same car same track. He failed aswell. You cant go as fast in real life.

[@andrewmcgill6659]

@@paultoddington2755 couldn't remember if it was Jeremy or someone else on playstation. Good memory.

[@andrewmcgill6659]

Bumps you dont feel. Straights that aren't straight. Then the car. Car wouldn't handle or break the same way. Too many variables in real life. The guy on here beat F1 drivers. But bet he couldn't even do a 2.10min lap.

[@dawidgacek4764]

Love these budget car challenges i think you should buy 3 cars for each one of you and take them on a road trip EDIT: thank you for the likes guys lets carry on so alex can see this

[@zxczxczx7343]

imagine it'd be just like top gear

[@unknownanon62]

So British Car Trek?

[@driftboi3989]

agree 👌🔥🔥

[@dawidgacek4764]

@@unknownanon62 basically

[@dawidgacek4764]

@@zxczxczx7343 thats what i was thinking

[@MrSluby]

I mean if he's a sim racer, surely he could have just chose a 182 as well? Also be funny to see him actually try it irl, seemed a big smug for a bloke who sat in a room racing with no consequences of crashing like Alex had.

[@aperson4032]

My thoughts exactly let him drive the 182 lol let’s see what time he gets then

[@Adventureswithmike1]

Yeah it's a lot easier when you're Don't have to worry about the threat of crashing.

[@acegik7157]

Yeah he was acting like he eas better than everyone else in the video i really didnt like him

[@aperson4032]

@@Adventureswithmike1 yep there’s a huge mental wall when it comes to things like how late you can brake and there are so many factors like the car not being perfect in person with the tires and brakes

[@alexanderdcossey9146]

yeah seems super weird to not compare apples to apples, I guess there wasn't a 182 in the game? A GT86 seems a weird second best though, RWD not front FWD and with substantially more power. A much more interesting comparison would have been Alex in the sim and the Sim driver in the Clio IRL, but the sim guy seemed pretty put out just being at the track so I very much doubt he would have gloved up and potentially have lost by quite a wide margin.

[@msp2896]

The think the simulation is unrealistically fast, there were parts the sim was flooring it in third, virtually going straight over grass verges to cut the small corners Alex in real life couldn't do this, he'd catch the first patch of grass with one side and spin out or tail slap after correcting More physics need to be involved in the game, Alex's time, in a near 16 year old car not built for a track, was phenomenal

[@mdo]

You're correct. And that's because they picked the shitiest "simcade" out there. If he did this even in Project Cars 2 he would be spinning out of control.

[@CheeseFarts]

If they choice Assetto it will be more realistic than this piece of shit

[@Regexion]

Project Cars 3 is not a very realistic sim racing game. The sim racer had a better car, much more practice and sat comfortably in his home. His lap time wasn't very good, all things considered.

[@lynpendry]

@@CheeseFarts project cars 2 would also have been better than project cars 3

[@CheeseFarts]

@@lynpendry Even PC2 have superior tire physic and is much faster than AC or GT sport

[@toozizzle550]

Didn’t realise how talented a racer Alex is. The last lap montage, those corners boy. Smashed it with the video chaps

[@jackgrafik]

Spoilers below . . . . . . Who'd have thought a more powerful car, driven by a professional sim racer, would be faster than a 16 year old Renault bought off Gumtree for £2000 with tired brakes, an exhaust leak and ditchfinders on the rears. edit: and got within a few seconds! It's actually really impressive.

[@jackgrafik]

Great video though, wanted Alex to have his David vs Goliath moment. If I had the money and time I'd love to get a Clio 1*2 and track it

[@joealex65]

A "Pro sim racer" playing the least sim racing game of all time 😂😂😂😂😂

[@rob-123]

It was a bit unfair. That clip suspension and brakes would be worn out as well as the engine wouldn't be running so good. They should of atleast done the same car in the simulation.

[@joshmiller7777]

Yeah the sim racer was a tosser

[@neilmurphy845]

Exactly it would be fair if they bouth did it in real life in the same or similar car

[@AR.4]

Imagine a challenge where you leave Ethan to his own devices to buy some sort of budget car, no streetKAs though.

[@craigthompson6275]

Make him help someone else buy a car.

[@RK_GamerNL]

He bought his own projectcar and that was not a StreetKA

[@craigthompson6275]

@@RK_GamerNL I know he did. I stand by my statement.

[@RK_GamerNL]

@@craigthompson6275 👍. But it was more on lalas345's reaction than yours

[@craigthompson6275]

@@RK_GamerNL i c

[@MultipliedByZero]

That gaming dude had sooooo much personality, it was oozing out of his ego holes.

[@kristian5821]

hahaha, no hate (even though I'm kinda hating) he was on a fucking video game, obviously he was going to be quicker if the "pro" driver was put in the Clio id bet that Alex would win, he gave it everything.

[@jameswood1935]

reminds me of the IT guy in The Office :D "Oi - no professionals!"

[@jesse6779]

@@kristian5821 as an ex sim racer, rain doesn't affect the game

[@CW-yp9jo]

@@jesse6779 Pcars is the worst game they couldve done a benchmark on lmao

[@nav3340]

@@CW-yp9jo expected corsa tbh

[@benbubear8046]

The weather may have been wet, but at least that gamers personality was dry as f*ck

[@South4153]

what personality?^^

[@Kianoho]

@@South4153 Got em'

[@scotthotchkiss7120]

Shorts on to stay cool and a jacket to keep warm 😂 that boy seems confused.

[@kakaimar1]

@@scotthotchkiss7120 Dontchyu know eeees loco?

[@scootergrant8683]

They should have sent him around the course in the Reneault.

[@nikolainielsen9582]

That sim driver seemed like such a tool. It's easy to be smug, when you drive a simulated game, in a rwd car with about 20hp more and no consequences to worry about. In real life, i'm damn sure Alex would win by a mile!

[@cooltwittertag]

Issue is that the "sim driver" played an arcade game, not a sim.

[@shabby1221]

Oh and on top of that the cars are performing at their optimum. Well that can’t be said about a 2000 bucks used car right?

[@jesseyoung9013]

Not to mention playing fucking project cars 3

[@speediskey3856]

@@jesseyoung9013 I was wondering why everyone was upset about project cars until I saw it was 3, not the 2 I'm used to which is a decent sim. but yeah that "sim driver" was a real prick

[@benjamincoram7036]

@@speediskey3856 eh i mean pcars 2 is still a simcade. comparing it to real life would be an unfair advantage. Assetto corsa would be the way to go for a challenge like this IMO.

[@CPadsSkies]

Timing Ethan in a properly fast car vs Alex in something like this would be amazing

[@CarThrottle]

you should like this video! kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4DPqIWZnMaFY80

[@willammillar8510]

@@CarThrottle yea I was gonna say I remembered a video that that exact thing that happened

[@ThatBikerDad]

With chris harris as Ethans instructor

[@theun-knownmusician5468]

The ‘OLD AAT YERRAND’ cracked me up 😂

[@Jamal_Tyrone]

I thought that was an old Welsh saying or something.

[@bitkarek]

what does that mean?

[@sewe3863]

Mike from wheeler dealer says that when he sells a car

[@sebastianochs7603]

@@bitkarek I think it means "Hold out your hand!" but Mike says it in a funny way.

[@benhardwiesner6963]

7:54

[@thewintereaglefly]

Sim driver dude looks like someone made him be there against his will

[@nenben101]

Logitech lol

[@CW-yp9jo]

Because he's playing PCARS 3

[@Kappo288]

He playing Project Cars want to act like playing actual simulator 😆😆 what u expect ... this is horrible challange.

[@CW-yp9jo]

@@Kappo288 fr lmao

[@alfie3836]

Maybe he hasn’t smelled fresh air in a decade and wasn’t used to it

[@arashk1849]

The esport gamer acted like he was an actual racing driver. It’s like a pro fifa player giving advice to Mourinho on how to manage teams.

[@pogchampyugoslavia122]

Ye, Facts put him on the real track and he’ll be way worse than Alex

[@stevenbrown9374]

You're neither... what's your point?

[@glenben92]

Footballers don't use sims to practice, racing drivers do. There's a reason for that.

[@mikeyknighty8226]

@@pogchampyugoslavia122 sim racers always act like they are better than real drivers at racing but just take a look at jimmy broadbent, he cannot drive for shit

[@benjaminstephen2821]

@@mikeyknighty8226 at least jimmer acknowledges the fact that he isn't the best in real life

[@WillemVerb]

Im just here for "hold out your hand"

[@WillemVerb]

Old aat yerrand*

[@callumdean]

Sold

[@danish5332]

after all this time I thought it was "alright you're in" 😂

[@unknownanon62]

Lol Willem I didn’t know you watched Car Throttle. Also how are you not verified?

[@caromac_]

Strangest crossover of 2020.

[@sleepysnoot8881]

They should've taken Jack's Golf. It's literally across the road.

[@sataneatcheese6243]

Lol!!!

[@vladmihai306]

yeah, or at least they should've searched for a mk5 gti. turbo engine, 2l, 200 horses, much stronger car. But maybe the power to weight ratio is in favor of the renault.

[@Krazy8603]

I doubt it's worth 2000

[@EpicMrBlack6869]

Probably SORN'd. Cant drive it if it is.

[@deimantas2754]

@@Krazy8603 Jack's is definitely worth under 2k

[@mrme998]

I don't think I've ever been more emotionally invested in a lap in my life...

[@drunkenhobo8020]

I have to say, for a 16-year-old car with 110,000 miles it held up exceptionally well getting thrashed around a track lap after lap. Well done Clio. And even better news - it passed its MOT on the 25th of October 2020 so the guys are hopefully looking to keep it around!

[@k6six]

can we get a part two of this, with the sim driver on track and CT on the sim.

[@andy1056]

The sim driver should have demonstrated his “skill” by actually driving the same car. But the sponsors probably don’t want us to see that he couldn’t come close to 2:01 in real life

[@TheEntelexia]

Should have also played an actual racing sim and not the more arcade like Project cars 3 (that's what I assume it was given the marketing stickers haha)

[@davonmulder8458]

@@TheEntelexia yeah it was PC3 complete crap

[@boundish1]

This.

[@michaelcurrie58]

When the sim was doing 145 down the straight in the rain I knew it was going to be bollocks 🤣

[@highmm2696]

They should have used GT Sport, PC3 is doo doo

[@xitzchez23rx14]

Just gonna mention he’s setting laps on Project Cars 3 which is arguably the worst game in recent times in terms of how realistic it is so probably not the best comparison to real life 😂

[@mdo]

Would like to see that "simmer" do it in Assetto Corsa.

[@Jezze90]

@@mdo +1

[@StuGhostface]

Exactly! If I could I would like the comment 1 million times. PC3 sucks so bad.

[@tabishahmedparkar9734]

@@StuGhostface sucks is an understatement bro 😂

[@ybetz02]

@@Jezze90 At least!

[@ME10920]

You have no sense of "omg I'm going to die" playing on a computer game ..

[@andy1056]

He could spin-out into the kitchen! His mom would kill him if he did that again.

[@ephemera-noctourniquet]

VR Headsets exist

[@jensendiecast2385]

Ok let me just magically find enough money for a bmw e30 race car.

[@dreamcrusher112]

With a proper rig the experience gets pretty close to irl, I have experience of both. Throw in vr and you will 100% shit your pants if you crash. The only thing sim racing doesn't convey are elevation changes and g-forces.

[@James-cr8mt]

@Seamus McShamish 100% agree. Being in a real car (coming from someone who has only done sim racing) is definitely way scarier in the sense that there is actual fear. Sim racing is completely risk free, he would have definitely cracked under pressure in a real car.

[@PaganiGaming]

*Reads the title* Me: I’ve been trying to do this my whole life.

[@dasdndaan5999]

Don't you have to like, ask Donut media to make an up to speed on James' dad? XD

[@zepic9093]

We are here to support you getting an up to speed on James' dad

[@advantagehiphop]

You and me both kid...

[@theun-knownmusician5468]

@@dasdndaan5999 haha one of the best replies I’ve seen

[@PorscheTurbo9]

What happened to you? I been trying to find you from donut media

[@jackdren9974]

Did he use project cars 3 for the lap? If so that's the biggest load of bollocks I've ever seen. It ain't even a sim, lmao

[@jesseyoung9013]

What I've been thinking the entire time

[@simbrack1195]

Racing Sim Driver has the personality of a soggy piece of bread

[@skiptastic1000]

very cocky for a player of video games.

[@myownsite]

Really gotta stick to that Vexed brand.

[@Nickubus99]

Lol yeah but hes a gamer not a TV personality jeez.

[@simbrack1195]

@@Nickubus99 Jeez louise

[@gregorrose8935]

That’s not very nice🤔😂

[@solb707]

In my heart Alex won, this kid with the sim gear probably spent 2k pounds on his rig if not more. While Alex and the lads got every dime out of that clio sport

[@JirkaPetera]

I think it's more than 2k :D

[@lfox02]

That's what sponsors are for. He was a bit dry here, but he probably brought in many times the rig's worth through streams and the like ;)

[@bodidley1]

Why the fuck are people so salty lmfao 🤦‍♂️

[@sixtenallingersandgren6674]

The wheel and pedal set costs 350£ not that it matters tho

[@julianbell7323]

Not really, Logitech are the budget option and the rig is a playseat so really nothing fancy

[@kpurban1310]

Nothing makes me happier than seeing a notification from these guys.

[@Lionn8563]

Haha same, especially if its a cheap car challange

[@shanethrelfall416]

It’s a sad existence

[@VHjykfUuYu]

I'm guessing a virgin without driver's license

[@theun-knownmusician5468]

Agreed. It’s like Top Gear V2 and they all have unique personalities unlike Evans.

[@t_sutharson]

I saw it on my page but refreshed so quickly searched it up to watch😂

[@callumdean]

Never known a person to get excited at finding an oil filler cap 🤣🤣

[@brianiswrong]

I think its a brilliant design

[@davey6024]

Try getting an original TRD one

[@matt6649]

So no water or anything’s in the pipe

[@WhuDhat]

Baby steps haha

[@originunknown519]

“This has got cruise control so it’s quite a well specced one, which is obscure” just like every other 182 then 😂 please more Clio content!

[@DataC0llect0r]

As if the CC would ever work on a Clio 2 🤣, having had 3 myself I havent had a single one in which the CC worked. Only the limiter

[@originunknown519]

Mine have always worked fine.... use my current cc all the time.

[@lukerahman]

@@DataC0llect0r mine worked in my 172. It was literally everything else that didn't. It broke down on the way to a Cliosport meet 😂

[@ThaDutchDK1989]

My first car was a 172 and i had it for 5 years and only had a coil leads and fuel relay . Further drove it like I stole it never missed a beat . Still the most fun car I have ever owned

[@jakearmstrong2973]

Clios are shite

[@Djaywayne7175]

"driving in a sim racing games is not the same as driving a real car.." alex you done well...I LOVE CAR THROTTLE❤️

[@Techtiqal]

As a 172 owner it made me happy that you beat the shit out of this round Cadwell. Exactly what Clios are meant for!!

[@AmaanKhan-te8ll]

@@zector0 yep 100 % agree with u 😂

[@RJPhotographics]

Totally a car in the spirit of the 205 GTI. Cracking wee sports cars.

[@ThaDutchDK1989]

Zector, ill quess you never seen a Nurburgring video ? 80% of the fwd cars are Renault for a reason. But I’ll quess your just another no knowledge hater

[@Techtiqal]

I bet Zector drives a German car that can only go semi-fast in a straight line. Bless him, one day he'll grow up

[@RJPhotographics]

@@Techtiqal I imagined he'd have a silver diesel mercedes that used to belong to his dad, that smells terrible inside, but has dozens of 'air-fresheners' to cover it up.

[@rob390929]

He got a lot closer than I thought he would, really impressed actually. Not a very fair challenge, especially on the trickiest circuit in the country!

[@bigeein]

New brakes , tyres, 4 wheel alignment and some weight reduction. After doing that you could shave up to 5 seconds off

[@drunkenhobo8020]

That might be a good follow-up video. Can they make the car 5 seconds faster for £500 (or some other number).

[@bitzu1993]

Clearly

[@СтефанИванов-у5ч]

that was my first thought as well

[@atomflunder2]

yeah i really don't understand why they didn't at least strip the passenger seats

[@vitsalava1251]

yeah should have at least yeeted the interior

[@greenieman26tube]

I was expecting a sudden cut to them stripping the interior at any moment

[@Garf2O]

If gareth was there then that probably would have happened

[@autocar66]

29:47 why is there a van just in the left bottom corner? XD

[@crm2507777]

The OLD ATT YERRAND sticker on the rear is genius 🤟

[@overhaul4578]

Would've been interesting to see what the "faster than an f1 driver" guy cud do in the renault ...

[@patrickschmidt3672]

We need some japanese drift cars budget edition.

[@kellyfrear2133]

altezza rs200

[@chadmanskids5458]

Those words don’t go together anymore my friend

[@olemller1719]

Yes

[@brad7957]

You'd be limited to an MX-5 or IS200. Silvias, Skylines, Rotaries etc all cost well over £10k these days for a manual.

[@N3onDr1v3]

No, because these cars are expensive enough as it is!

[@Earth-Apple]

"New" Logitech G923.... It's litterally the same as an almost 15 year old G25 (same ffb motor etc), which is a shame.

[@pansowa75]

this gearbox also looks like bad joke next to competition

[@ShibbyJay]

Did no one get Alex's reference to the song? The Key Secret? I got the key, I got the secret.....

[@seicento__lover__pl636]

Half a Year later everyknows it lol even my 5 yo cousin

[@ShibbyJay]

@@seicento__lover__pl636 Better late than never 🤣

[@Jahmed5635]

Ethan is just a gem, a rare gem and CT’s finest member

[@AdrianMcDaid]

And cute!!!

[@thesaltonsea1]

he is epic :)

[@06dpa]

He is the James May of the trio.

[@AdrianMcDaid]

@@06dpa except I don't want to see James May with his kit off.

[@Me-zo8yc]

@@AdrianMcDaid Yeah, we get it, you're gay. No one cares.

[@BACONSTRIPZzUKOfficial]

That Rich is a bundle of joy isn't he

[@pinkcitrus98]

good ol sarcasm

[@Shekdawg]

@@pinkcitrus98 he looks very proud to have beaten a mclaren f1 driver in a game.

[@sirmounted8499]

@@Shekdawg Considering F1 drivers play simulators AND have much real life experience it is quite impressive. It might be ''just a game'' but believe me, people race HARD as fuck and sometimes the simulator can be harder than the real thing.

[@pinkcitrus98]

@@sirmounted8499 wtf are u saying? im a gamer too but im also a car person. how can u compare the difficulty of actual formula 1 racing to a video game?

[@olivercoel2648]

@@pinkcitrus98 yeah literally. Sims racers don’t have the g-forces, or the potential of death!

[@charlottw3466]

Should of put gamer boy in the clio to see how good his real driving is

[@NatureXwars]

*Should've

[@EwanCareyLive]

@@NatureXwars whatever you grammar nazi.

[@Deivs65]

Knowing how other sim-racers race with real cars, I think he could beat Alex time. There is a bloke in BTCC racing, who won his spot from sim-racing and he won a race this year.

[@CYMRU619]

@@Deivs65 I know there are a handful of sim-racers that have done well in racing, but just because you can set a fast time on Project Cars 3 doesn't mean you are a driving god. Most of the ones who are now racing professionally also did some kind of track driving/racing along with sim racing. I don't think he would've gone round much faster in that thing with knackered old tyres and road brakes. Shame they didn't show a full onboard video of Alex's fastest lap so we could really see how he was doing.

[@deeo4888]

@@CYMRU619 tru

[@julianruggiero9701]

Alex is an absolutely brilliant driver. I loved watching that last lap. Seeing more of Alex hammering around a track from the perspective of an in-car camera would be awesome!

[@thomas316]

"I've got the key. I've got the secret." Did he just reference Urban Cookie Collective? 😅

[@AhmedMahmoud-ps5tc]

The door lock opens Alex: sold 😂😂

[@agentswaggerbchannel]

Multiple things I expected in this video, the dancing to WAP wasn’t one of them 🤣🤣

[@AmanAli-dc1sy]

I lost it when he started singing and dancing to it 🤣

[@alexharley7843]

7:47 never seen ethan go that red

[@TunPiccolo]

Alex you're killing it! Driving an old Clio which is not in peak condition yet managing to be a few secs behind a pro Sim Racer! Even casual sim gamers could not get that time in the wet! This episode reminds me of the top gear episode when Clarkson tried to match his speed taking the corkscrew in Laguna Seca Raceway in Gran Turismo with an NSX, it's close to impossible due to how the body is also thrown away side to side compared to do it on a stable seat in game

[@GoriksX]

This is like watching old Top gear! :D

[@nexas2316]

Any credibility of the sim racer was lost , when they decided to use Project Cars 3 as sim to set the lap time

[@caileanhamilton9932]

Unfortunately, I don't think that whoever develops PC 3 won't like not using their game in the video considering it was probs sponsered by them

[@abdurali8855]

That's exactly what I was thinking! Why not use either Rfactor2 or iracing? I've never played these games as I'm just amature player, but those 2 games are known for their realism project cars 3 isn't even a proper sim!

[@royliber3824]

The minute I saw your comment I realised this ain't going to be fair what so ever... PC 3 is barely even considered a sim compared to the other ones. Im sure this sim drive has iRacing or/and Asseto Corsa which would be more suitable to do stuff like these...

[@ComandanteJ]

@@abdurali8855 Because this was a giant ad, a fun one, as always, but sponsors decide those details, not them. And given that the car had a PCars sticker, you can bet either Slightly Mad or Namco where involved in this.

[@abdurali8855]

@@ComandanteJ that's true

[@thomasvandervlugt3000]

When you are looking for a 182 and car throttle is about to buy one, makes my day.

[@jwmeale3058]

Save yourself, do it! Can’t go wrong with how cheap they are 👏🏻

[@ajharmiah2692]

@@v4-goose147 I’ve had a normal Renault Clio. It was the most unreliable thing ever. But it was dirt cheap. Why is the 182 not worth it. I know cheap sport hatchbacks gets thrashed a lot so is that one reason why?

[@sysakPL]

@@ajharmiah2692 only the bits that aren't important and/or cost a tenner a pop off a breaker to replace break though. The rest is invincible (if you do your timing belt on time that is)

[@supermotoskippy5914]

I’ve had 172/182/197 225 Megane and now have a 250 Megane, I’d do anything for my 172 back was such a perfect car I love it, if you get one mate never let it go

[@supermotoskippy5914]

@@v4-goose147 never had any issues with any of mine, but anything else I’ve had vxrs and sts are all crap even my s4 spent more time in the garage than on the road😂

[@joealex65]

Another Track car to end up like the MR2 that we never saw again? Let's go! 🤣

[@ProTuneHD]

still havent seen that MG thing either

[@tescooffical7175]

@@ProTuneHD I think Alex said one of the team was using it and it's been sold now.

[@ProTuneHD]

Tesco Offical oh sad times

[@pauljohnson9326]

really enjoyed this video was amazingly fun to watch so you need to do lots more like it. definitely deserve your own tv show as i have not seen anyone as good as Clarkson, may and Hammond but you guys are up there.

[@jgmmartin]

I'm so happy that it's not yet another old bmw! And that you eventually got the 182 you talked about years ago. Great vid!

[@davedave1027]

Genuinely makes me happy seeing new vids like this. Cheers guys from a lonely lockdowner.

[@boppospage]

hi Dave tell us a joke mate

[@jaklawrence4301]

"they're all tucked away" is a funny way of saying "They've all been written off by the Essex boys who bought them" xD

[@DarkoHekelj]

"You never made to the top 10, so you can be always reminded about it." King

[@samcourt6228]

I really like these 182’s and would love to buy one as a toy to fiddle with if I had the space for a third car. Not fast by modern standards but they’re cheap and lots of fun.

[@AndorRadnai]

This really makes me want to drive on Cadwell park!! First The Grand Tour with the Lotus Cortina, then Fifth Gear in the Morgan etc. And now you guys!!

[@joefisher9267]

"really strict budget, of around 2 grand" nailed it jack😂

[@hubertkam7647]

the Logitech wheel is a very low end wheel and for actually learning how the car behaves it isnt that good and the game youre playing is project cars which is an arcade

[@lilion59552]

Well that's a sponsored vidéo isn't it?

[@ItsDavid07]

The wheel is plenty for sim racing. Many guys who are racing with over 5k iRating are still using the logitech wheels. The bigger upgrade you need to be more competitive are decent pedals. And yeah pCars is shit. ACC and iRacing is much better for sim racing.

[@hubertkam7647]

@@ItsDavid07 I used to have a Logitech g920 a couple of years ago I’ve upgraded to a fanatec podium the difference is incredible even when the Logitech wheel is compared to a mid range wheel like a fanatec cls the difference is still immense 100% of the guys I race with use fanatec cls,sim cubes,accufores or fanatec podiums a wheel maters the most in a sim setup

[@ItsDavid07]

@@hubertkam7647 I thought I was having a stroke reading that reply. Please punctuate. You're also comparing a £500 direct drive wheel to one that is effectively £130 on sale using helical gears so yeah the difference is huge. What I'm saying is that you're not really missing out on the most important feedback during sim racing which provides information as to where and how the car is reacting, you just get a much more pronounced feel and detail when using a higher end wheel. You can 100% be competitive with a G29/920 and compete with people use CLS wheels and up. You also have to factor in that people just don't have nearly £2-3k to fork out on a sim rig so going for the most cost effective way which is essentially better pedals is a much bigger upgrade than a new wheel. Brake and throttle control is just as important as the wheel itself.

[@hubertkam7647]

@@ItsDavid07 a cheap direct drive wheel is 1500 euro and if you gave me the g920 pedals I would probably be still within 2 seconds of my time

[@Klemhaken]

When is the MR2 build starting?

[@andrewalexander2997]

Yeah im waiting on the same thing

[@ozdos8700]

I LOVE this video as an owner of a 182. Mine is a titan silver, 2005 Team spec. I can barely afford it, probably overpaid for it, and can't get rid of it for market price but I'm not mad, I love the car.

[@switzf1826]

Love the very specific timing equipment of Ethan with his phone

[@AlexTrain5249]

Before watching this video: Sounds like something with 4 or less cylinders. When suggesting cars: Clio 172/182 (thought to be out of price range). I proceed to look on AutoTrader and see Clio 182 for £1450 (Edit: Ethan discovered that one). Proceeds to find a beautiful black one. It’s a shame I’m American. You European people get the best hot hatches.

[@turtleshell5957]

Most I found were £3500 or more

[@Joserider123]

I just found that same one

[@DomBedford1]

Clio 182's are awesome, but cheap one's are code for - it needs cambelt and dephaser doing!

[@harshithsadhana7475]

23:46 ""what advice could we give him"". since when did alex became james may

[@alexandros-charischari6113]

Why didn't you guys remove the seats or something like that? That should have given a better time

[@midnoob1650]

Since it was a track car challenge, it would have fitted the theme so well

[@Pspgamer789]

Lack of time probably, they had to get the car toa Manchester

[@DashCamSerbia]

What about the weight balance? It is already front heavy.

[@char-2The-Tsar]

@@DashCamSerbia it is a ff platform would give him more traction on his driving wheels.

[@thesilentgametestr]

The car had bad brakes and crap tyres on the back, it had an oil issue aswell or something I think they said, so shredding weight won't have made any real difference. The car was far from track ready

[@janikbieber9351]

The mockery from Ethan and Jack is just golden! Love it

[@AudioThings]

A chair and a wheel on some high specked PC does not simulate a race track lap challenge scenario. Not even close. No g-forces, no risk, no nothing. You can't imagine how hard, how physically and mentally tiring it is to drive fast on a race track. You have to experience that for yourself. It looks easy, but it ain't! On a sim you only get some of the sensation, but nothing real. I've had a Logitech G27 in the past, it was really fun! But only when I went to the race track, in a real car, I realized what it actually took to drive a car fast! Great (actual) driving Alex!

[@JulianOlson]

at this point this is kinda top gear UK where Ethan is James May, Jack is Richard Hammond and Alex is Jeremy Clarksson but not fat.

[@vladionita5001]

it would be ironic if jack was richard because of...you know...height

[@weightreduction1456]

Did you mean Hammock

[@hyper_5pace902]

Personality wise yes, in terms of car knowledge for Jack yes but for the other 2 it would swap around as James May knows more about the mechanics and scientific parts of cars than Jeremy does.

[@1234eeras]

Have a 182 myself, best car ive ever driven!

[@Beverstoncastle5068]

Yass me to

[@dohmies77]

Used to have a ph1 172, so far one of the most entertaining cars I drove until it's timing belt broke...

[@1234eeras]

@@dohmies77 Haha seems im driving a ticking time bomb at the moment. I havent had proof of the belt being done so Im chancing it slightly

[@dohmies77]

​@@1234eeras fthe belt was actually quite new, probably tensioner or something went bad since it had 275k km on the clock when shit hit the fan.

[@1991enduro]

Lol have u driven a ep3 type r blows the 182 away woth handling and power and main thing reliability haha my bro had a 182 goes like tue clappers

[@warrior8154]

I'm hoping Renault is there as i saw in thumbnail lol

[@naseeb46]

Caldwell park is a beautiful track. Also, that clio 182 sounds glorious.

[@Hello-ww5bi]

I held you to that video too 😉 been waiting for you to buy a 182, shame the brakes didn’t hold out but for an old girl she did well I’ll be hopefully getting my 2nd 182 soon 😬

[@Stitch76]

9 views, 12 comments and 44 likes, good old KZbin stats reporting at it's finest haha.

[@olliebonugli8881]

The intro gives me top gear vibes, nice

[@liamsutcliffe473]

Well done Alex! A great lap, and a very good time all things considered 👍👏

[@gurvindersian1979]

My old 182 which I bought in 2005 had it for 2 years. Great video

[@Ben-bj6ck]

Definitely feeling those old top gear vibes in this one! Great work on this one! The car had a lot of weight so next time, should probably take out the seats in the car to reduce weight.

[@deimantas2754]

Now Alex has 2 hours and 30 minutes of racing experience

[@thijewubs9646]

old aat yerrand on the back bumper @15:32 got me good

[@Tsino69]

Decent brakes and tires on that Clio would have easily shaved off the 5 secs.

[@zachmeyer2718]

I have a feeling the soggy piece of toast in real life would probably drive somewhere around 2:40

[@driver46]

Great episode , really funny commentary from the stopwatch team 🤣 great effort to get that time down

[@joshuaamberson5266]

15:25 They've only gone and named it "Choppy, Choppy."

[@diezeldim27]

That Rich's ego is way too big for someone who's an armchair racer. At least Alex did it for real.

[@polarlicht4758]

10:52 there's the spare wheel!

[@FexAtila]

3:26 i just noticed that Alex read out the KM not the miles of the Celica...in miles its 85000ish

[@chrisbarnhart4690]

finally a longer video!! love it. ive binged your videos and love you guys lol much love from south Florida

[@jackarmstrong7285]

Please make a series on this car where still staying under 2 grand you make it go as fast as possible by selling old parts and removing weight such as a spare tire Bonus points if you gain those 7 seconds to beat the GT86

[@bitkarek]

good idea, but they would need the racetrack again.

[@JohnClark-ew8dh]

And they would need maths not to work, seeing as the car cost the whole 2 grand budget. Unless they get parts and work for free.

[@thegreatcactus4922]

@@JohnClark-ew8dh to be fair he did say to sell old parts. doubt it would give them much room but still

[@jackarmstrong7285]

@@JohnClark-ew8dh You can sell old parts pretty easy. Plus trades. Plus junkyards and other things. Though I’m not from the UK so idk how possible that is across the pond

[@JohnClark-ew8dh]

What so you guys think he's going to be able to ring round with zero money and be like yeah I'm after a full set of Brembo brakes front and back only I cant pay for them, I will however do a straight swap for my rear window wiper as I dont need that...even throw in the blade. "old aat yer aaaaand". Fuck off.

[@cariusx]

That 2L sounds nice!

[@Espakho]

I feel this guy is obsessed with his arms!

[@ghomerhust]

AD: i run the Logitec G29 wheel, pedals, and 6 speed gated shifter box. it's really solid for things like iRacing, which i do quite a lot. excellent bit of kit for the money.

[@aaronbowman2807]

I just wanna say Alex singing part of WAP made a really terrible night a bit better. I love you guys keep it up!

[@RendiRetnandito29]

Let's just appreciate this frame at 7:41

[@Jamal_Tyrone]

Didn't Clarkson do something like this vs a PS2 Simulation lap and the time in reality vs a sim was just not achievable in reality.

[@owainjones2643]

It was a Honda NSX right?

[@LouisTheSEGANerd]

Yup. Honda NSX around Laguna Seca on Gran Turismo 4.

[@mdo]

If i remember correctly he had two things to say: - the brakes in the game are much sharper than the real thing - in the sim you approach each turn with much more confidence as there's no fear of hitting the car or, you know, dying.

[@CW-yp9jo]

Because the track wasn't laser scanned and GT4 isn't a great "sim"

[@CallMeBluu]

Plot twist: He didn't go back to pay the guy for the car instead he drove away with they keys.

[@Garf2O]

The secret is that he didnt pay for the keys

[@Gamer_Marcy_God]

Best part of these vids are the lads coming together and just browsing auto trader/marketplace. One of our best pass times haha

[@FosterKittenFarm]

A very cool episode, and a big props to the Clio! Remember Top Gear and the Clio V6, the first car that didn't break on the track in the hands of the stig!