I challenged a NASCAR HATER to a 1v1 Road Race

[@DiariesOfABadDriver]

So, like I was saying, OVALS ARE FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN'T DRIVE! JK 😜 This was an absolute blast, dude, I had so much fun! I was sincerely impressed that you were able to set the time you set in a completely foreign car and track, in the rain, with your self imposed handicap. Crazy skill, and frankly, with more seat time I'm confident you'd be able to match or beat my lap. As for the Arca car, man, that thing is a whole other ball game! The level of finesse and poise that's required to drive that thing quickly without upsetting it is absolutely bonkers. While I was very much joking with my reddit comment, after racing you in that beast I have to clear the air with my oval driving cousins; You guys can, in fact, DRIVE. Much respect. Much thanks for the shoutout, and it was a pleasure to get to know you better :) Stay tuned to DJ, folks, he is most certainly going places! As long as they're anti clockwise and dry 🤣

[@gamechip06]

Hell yeah, you both were incredible! I just started iracing 2 days ago and haven't preferred any category yet but I enjoy the vee, the Miata, and the mini stock. Based on my limited experience, I do think oval racing has a lower skill floor (because I crashed less :p), but that doesn't mean the skill ceiling isn't as high, as car control and tire management are skills both styles need mastery of to be fast. It is nice to see the 2 worlds coming together and making for such an enjoyable interaction. I think F1 drivers in Indycar is another good example of the related but not exact skill set of the two disciplines. As for me, I'll focus on keeping the car on track lol.

[@davidbeasley962]

Counter clockwise, you upside down walking lunatic!

[@ckk9315]

It's great to see this so quickly! I was on that thread and saw this take place in real-time. It was fun to watch the thread unfold as it could have taken a completely different turn.

[@JackRLong12]

As long as they're anti clockwise and dry 😂😂😂

[@TracksideViews]

@@JackRLong12we race in the wet in real life now

[@gamez4420]

the european mind cannot comprehend the skill it takes to turn left for 3 hours

[@thecodex0994]

Hay not fair not all Europeans are moter racing snobs I'm a fan of nascar

[@gamez4420]

@@thecodex0994 you are an exception to the rule, and we appreciate you over on this side of the pond

[@dezobray7716]

We can, in fact, comprehend the skill it takes to turn left. Flat track motorcycle racing is decently popular. I do have to agree, however, that we don't do it for three hours straight 😂

[@DeFausti]

Its just so fkn boring though

[@Not.Very.Sincere]

This whole argument is extremely stupid, each discipline of racing requires different skillsets. People need to realise that as long as its a track it requires skill and every track (or stage for the rally guys) requires different driving styles and skills

[@JoshPocketwatch]

Aha Mustang GT3 + Zolder in rain is such a troll combo

[@DJYeeJay]

My dumb ass never even considered rain 😂😂

[@JoshPocketwatch]

@@DJYeeJayI wouldn’t have either. That’s kinda like challenging someone to a dirt oval

[@KumaKaori]

Im a Genius! to Oh No! in record time. (but, hard ditto. RAIN?!? rip me I guess XD;;.)

[@dannyleeracing]

A friendship was just born

[@mattypenta]

Honestly, my favorite thing about this is how level-headed and friendly you both were during it all. People can get really nasty when challenged, but you two never let it be anything more than a friendly challenge and a chance to bond with a fellow racing fan. It's refreshing to see.

[@T1mischief]

Dude really got you with the rain, thats such a 200iq move

[@DiariesOfABadDriver]

My brain is so big that my neck hurts.

[@jortbune8117]

​@DiariesOfABadDriver you could've also gone with the ring. He wouldn't even have time to memorise all the corners

[@T1mischief]

@ okay thats just diabolical😭

[@duo293]

@@jortbune8117im sure he has atleast a little bit experience on the nordschleife

[@JamesSheldonUnofficial]

amazing how you too met this way, deffo need to do more collabs in the future as you both have similar channels

[@dezobray7716]

You know what you're gonna have to do now. Last time, you learned road racing with Suellio, this time, you're gonna learn rally with Bad Driver (and he's gonna learn ovals, obviously).

[@DiariesOfABadDriver]

I'm so down for this.

[@icefire__]

I run in a league that does weekly races around the nordschleife. Every now and then an oval driver will show up and fight at the top with the best of us on THE road course of road courses. Oval guys can drive just fine.

[@coasterfanleo3831]

what is this league you speak of? sounds like fun

[@Cattabolic]

You can tell when Justin is really focused on racing, he hunches further and further over his wheel. Lol

[@CobraAce04]

As a road driver (mainly) who absolutely loves Ovals, I have an alternative view of this take Ovals are not for people who can't drive, that's not true in the slightest. Takes a lot to keep a 2.2 ton 700hp boat turning left the way you want it to. Ovals (fixed setup) are in fact for people who don't have time to prepare. If I know the Oval even slightly, I can do 10 or so laps, find the right line and have some idea how the tires degrade and how the car evolves and I can do a competent race. However, learning a road course takes a good chunk of time and if it doesn't click or if it's not a track I know, or know from other games, it can be daunting

[@Wrilen_Speedy_Webb]

Never mess with Justin Yee. He knows his stuff better than anybody else.

[@DJYeeJay]

See I think video proves you can in fact mess with me

[@Potatertott]

0:05 No normal person is doomscrolling Reddit

[@DJYeeJay]

See this explains a lot

[@zanetti20]

He never claimed to be normal lol

[@boudicajones6524]

Gatekeeping different types of doom scrolling is extremely normal.

[@BunchOfOats]

the posture is fucking killing me man

[@landonmurray3814]

Glad he turned around and accepted rhe challenge

[@myck7021]

Yeah idk if that’s fair, I feel like the person calling out “you guys suck” should be the one to jump on let’s say Kansas or homestead in a stock car against you. And has an hour to beat your time to prove his point. It’s like telling a neurosurgeon to fix a half broken tooth. The dentist is basically saying “neurosurgeons jobs are easy” and than the neurosurgeon fixing my tooth. The dentist should be doing a neurosurgery that’s all I’m sayin.

[@myck7021]

Okay okay the ending is more uhhhhh, closure like 😂 my bad 💀

[@PaSistem32]

This one is gonna be a banger! Edit: Yep, this one was fun to watch! It's nice to see two total strangers of the internet own up to a challenge and also having fun with it.

[@UnfinishedBread]

I thought this would just be some dude with a lot of ego but i was wrong, seems like a pretty chill person.

[@DiariesOfABadDriver]

I literally live in a refrigerator

[@UnfinishedBread]

@@DiariesOfABadDriver i live in the freezer

[@srrrb5953]

Ya'll lucky, I live in a humid, poorly ventilated attic

[@xgoblinofwarx]

Gave the lad a follow for the good sportsmanship.

[@zeyhus2890]

I’m pretty sure that helmet is the cause of multiple sleep paralysis across the world

[@ImLehwz]

Nice that you took the challange!

[@Rich_Jamison]

That was pretty good content! Enjoyed it fellas!

[@longshot766]

The unique thing about Zolder, I find, are the first two turns. Their apexes/MRPs are so early. They start straight(ish) and finish in an expanding spiral. You have to brake just right, but not too much, and trust that you have enough run off. It’s like a blind turn.

[@OptimusKline-uz1ig]

You guys just made iRacing a ton of money on the GT3 and Zolder combo! lol. Lots of folks are going to buy and try to beat that lap time!

[@AddictedToRacing]

Getting punted by a bad driver is 10/10 content🤣

[@andrewwhite2863]

I would like to see DJ Yee assemble a team and run in the Iracing Daytona 24hrs next month.

[@KumaKaori]

ARCA at Charlotte Roval was delightful. I'm sad I never got an official race in.

[@ming454]

4:52 I want more of evil Justin

[@nickmorrison1837]

Love how this ended in a positive experience lol bro earned a sub from me

[@mrdogeepic8750]

2:57-3:03 Spoken like a true storm chaser

[@thecodex0994]

And thats how their gt3 team was born

[@srrrb5953]

soon they'll dominate both ovals and the other race, IDK and forgot what that was called

[@Justlookitupplease]

Dj needs a solidly mounted seat ffs. He is losing so much time and precision from the seat movement and not being able to push himself back in his chair. His grandma posture is something of nightmares. Maybe think about making a bracket that allows you to lock your computer chair in place? If you took high quality photos of your desk and chair from a few angles each, I could probably come up with something.

[@DJYeeJay]

Ya you’re right, I’m too lazy to set something up for it though because on oval I rarely go above 20% brake so I’m only pushed back on road races

[@christianbudd2358]

Kind of fun to watch you in the rain, but the second race was more interesting on a bit more equal ground.

[@zzzz1192]

Nice job, great video and good vibes! Those 1st gear chicanes with wheel hop had me on the edge!

[@johnwinc81]

Stuff like this is why I like sim racing and sim racing content. Great video! 👍

[@Hustler9g]

Extremely fun video concept and great sportsmanship from you guys. Its was definitely surprising that it turned out to be someone i recently had followed! Im sure this will be a popular video so if you do it again at some point to maybe give both drivers the same amount of time on a track/car combo they dont know or you do the same as this video, but just saw how long it would take you to hit their lap time. I think the biggest mistake was to limit yourself to an hour of practice. I usually do around 3 or 4 hours of practice at the beginning of the week for road to get good consistent times, but maybe it because im a dirt oval guy irl 😂

[@underSTATEDexcellence]

Luckily GT3’s are easy to drive in the rain compared to any formula car. I’ve won 2 wet races in GT3 and never won a single wet race in formula, hell I have a hard time getting positive points in a wet formula race.

[@JCP_323]

You need to get a sim rig with shoulder harnesses. That will fix your POV issue. 😂

[@RGL_Motorsports]

As an amateur road racer in real life, the ovals have been huge in improving my road racing. Even if I am lapped by the likes of Justin in oval leagues.

[@cbremer83]

I am a road guy, and kinda suck at ovals. I like doing ovals, but can not really get "fast" on them.

[@Ertjewin]

Before I bought Iracing I only really liked everything Formula 1 and could never really care about nascar. But I played a few offline oval races and I actually was blown away how fun it was.

[@BeeBeRacing]

I get dominated in oval… quite embarrassing. The tire management, angles, what gear to be in. I’ll never poopoo an oval-head

[@GardigoRacing]

That's about the best outcome ever from a reddit argument :D tough combos on both sides, good stuff!

[@MurphTurn2]

rain plot twist is maniacal lmao

[@zalkiah9884]

The only wet conditions I drive in are when my tires melt onto the track

[@SakibLH44]

Honored to have witnessed this Reddit exchange live 😂😂

[@ming454]

Oval series have road and even sometimes dirt races, road series have only road, that says a lot about who actually can't drive.

[@degraded1642]

I would say rallycross is the road version of a dirt oval

[@brick1357]

I loved this video, great stuff man!

[@seanrafferty2221]

In arca, you need to blip on down shifts. Itll help immensely

[@proudtoaster2118]

WE NEED NEW DIRT ROAD CONTENT

[@VGT1]

ZOLDER!!!! i love zolder its like 5 mins away from me its so cool to see people drive on it on iracing :3

[@DiariesOfABadDriver]

If I ever visit Belgium I will definitely need to go and see it in person, its a favourite of mine :)

[@smalldummy804]

Oh yeah I have seen this guy I remember seeing the Indiana Jones thumbnail, not sure if I actually ended up watching it 😁

[@OutisYT]

Your boy wasnt wrong. Most oval drivers have AWFUL driving standards/decision making. I cannot seem to find clean racing in ovals so I do not race them very often any longer. How many times can they wreck you on the first corner, during the warm up lap behind the pace car, or even under cautions? The answer, when not racing with A drivers, is "most of the time" there is exactly this kind of BS happening in ovals. Its a HUGE turn off. Even formula drivers are easier to navigate than the wreckless oval racers. I cant stand hiding in the back and not actually "racing" so I can have a clean race.. That seems to be the only way I can avoid being rear ended, hooked, brake checked....from my perspective, oval drivers in the sub-A licenses are doo-doo to drive with. Sloppy doo-doo.

[@CookNeeze05]

i was like “this guy kinda looks like larson” then i look in the background, and its all larson

[@MsToma84]

I have been mostly a driifter on assetto corsa but has got a bitt hooked on iracing lately. My stats shows its much easier to win oval than sports car. I won 2 races in 9 starts in oval, 3 of 46 in sportscar, and 7 of 49 in dirt road.

[@Caldwing]

This guy focuses mostly on rally. It's pretty easy (though still a mistake, as they are very different skills) to look down on other motorsports when you are decent at rally because nothing else gives you the enormous breadth of driving skills required. It requires you to master weight transfer of the vehicle. Weight transfer is more important the more twisty the track, because it is key to maintaining speed through tight corners. It's possible to get to a surprisingly high level in track racing without having a great feel for weight transfer, though of course top drivers will be masters. Most racing teaches you only right up to but not beyond the limits of grip. Rally is all about playing in that space beyond the limit, and moving back and forth across it at will and without fear. Mastering this allows you to more easily find and ride the limit in a variety of conditions. That's why he did it in the rain. He knows the ingrained training of most track-racers, who have super-human consistency, would actually work against them. It's exactly the same way Michelle Mouton was able to win at Le Mans.

[@rvanfisher]

Looks like a normal practice with my buddies lmao

[@Ingram0117]

do a funny event with the gen 4 at the Monza oval it will be great and I know you love the Monza oval (also rip to the summit point oval)

[@Sneddonau]

The Holden livery on the ford gt3 is my livery that I made on trading paints 😂😂

[@EvanRocky2448]

A real race car guy knows how challenging each category of racing is all the way from Raleigh to F1 to NASCAR to drag racing to midnight sliders racing is a hard Sport and it truly takes Talent

[@EvanRocky2448]

Rally cars not whatever the hell that word is

[@Shevabestfan]

Jeez, that FOV was a challenge in itself

[@theballingboi5360]

Wait were you using TC and ABS in the GT3? It didn't look like you were, but GT3s definitely take massive advantage of those assists.

[@DJYeeJay]

I was on the fixed wet setup which had those both at 10 I believe

[@vangeeson]

There is a moment where his name is uncovered during an overtake. Hope you can fix it in YT post.

[@DJYeeJay]

I can idk how I messed that up

[@DiariesOfABadDriver]

pay no attention to the man behind the curtain! 😂

[@FoxRob93]

Great video guys. I learned ovals are harder than us road racers give the oval community credit for.

[@ArturoDrives]

Bro who would ever choose to gladly drive oultun park 😭

[@DiariesOfABadDriver]

haha, oulton is the patrician's choice for the most sophisticated of drivers.

[@degraded1642]

i love oulton so much idk what yiu mean

[@peterp797]

How can you race on a office chair…crazyyyyy

[@littlerhino2006]

To be fair, generally speaking oval racers seem more willing to intentionally wreck their competition rather than drive around them

[@RCracer7223]

After watching you run a GT3, I really think you should give the 24 Hours of Daytona a go next month! (If you haven't already) Something EVERY iRacer should do at least once.

[@thebigboy-fr9bg]

I remember seeing this guy in the comments, lol. Had no idea that was you responding to him lmao

[@ShawnHinck]

This is how Reddit arguments need to go!

[@shaggy69001]

Nascar is easy to get into. But hard to be the fastest at. I also watch bad driver lol. Sick mashup

[@faker_abc]

this fov is a crime

[@DJYeeJay]

Single screen gang

[@SpeeedyTommy]

Im a Stock car fan from Europe, love Nascar and dirt racing, people here laugh think is easy just to TURN LEFT… until i tell them to try and they give up in minutes 😂 i got bored of road racing, Ovals are way more intense!

[@ArturoDrives]

Road is for people who cant drive ovals.

[@rarewhiteape]

I’m here to see more Aussie content creators jumping on ovals! I don’t know why they’re not more popular here, because big dumb Aussies like me and big dumb V8 race cars are a match made in heaven.

[@justinkrizenesky]

Okay, Justin, I love you, but you would never beat any competent road racer. You just need more seat time. Great vid, glad fun was had by all (:

[@DJYeeJay]

Sure but my gamble was that the anonymous Redditor wasn’t competent lol

[@justinkrizenesky]

@@DJYeeJay 95% of the time, an excellent gamble 😂😂😂

[@raceace701]

I think with any other car you could have got closer but people that drive the gt3 a lot are just plain fast. The gt3 seems like it has to be driven easier than you think to find the pace

[@EJ2TrackRat]

Good vibes

[@OSA5000]

Your seat/ driving position doesn't look ideal tbh but if it works for you, all good

[@DJYeeJay]

it doesnt work that well but im lazy to change things around lol

[@OSA5000]

@@DJYeeJay Oh haha fair enough

[@closedcircuitsports]

This fov is breaking my brain idk how you do this lol

[@valter_vava74]

Good content dude

[@everythinggaming7938]

The hater was just saying the truth 😂

[@DrDerpPlays]

jezz you sit awfully close to the wheel

[@kblend]

gt3 wheel would help

[@thomgames8142]

You know for a long time i considered nascar boring even playing it i considered boring, i play assetto corsa most of the time until christmas when a friend gifted me a copy of nascar heat 5 and oh boy ill tell you right now is very fun and challenging doing drift on dirt to get the fastest time

[@ThePlecoPal]

Of course, like all reddit "hot takes", none of them were actually hot takes.

[@EthanSchaner]

This is awesome!

[@fanboi1236]

FOV police ain’t happy

[@wake2skate1]

Bro how many corners did you cut, he had an off and you call it a cut. Lol

[@Lightning_aus]

did anyone else notice the holden livery on a ford? absolute blasphemy

[@levijohnson7544]

Why do you move the wheel so much under braking?

[@davidlabossiere1140]

does stock cars with paddles really count though :P

[@axemanracing6222]

A loss will convict him.

[@DiariesOfABadDriver]

Literally straight to prison for life

[@zackmaslin8257]

Gotta see what he can do on an oval

[@seantaylor7431]

It’s only the fact that people have a deep misunderstanding of oval racing. Ovals are about racing the track and also the competitor. Road racing is more about racing the track.

[@Hustler9g]

I think that's a misunderstanding of road. When you are at a level where you can be very consistent and you find someone who's is also consistently your pace battles can last a long time and it can be a complete mind game against the driver. It's just not every race.

[@degraded1642]

@@Hustler9ghe has probably watched F1 And made a HUGE assumption

[@cristianr3712]

Man I've been fighting a position for laps and laps, getting drafted and passed on the straight and then outbraking my buddy, 2 competent drivers on a circuit make for awesome racing during many many laps, the Laguna Seca Porsche vs Corvette is one of those examples, over 5 laps fighting for the position. It's better not to talk about what you don't know.

[@danieldaugaard403]

I have back issues sometimes to the point of screaming and all i could Think of is how much it looks like you are hunched over it hurts my back just looking at you. Please take Care of your body

[@irpk239]

DJ, ive looked EVERYWHERE before i came here to ask. How do i know where the time split sectors are on a track? I need to make up .43 in sector 4 on a 6 sector track. Please help, thank you.

[@17peteclarke]

about a tenth of your screen is the road ahead, wtf

[@turbo_marc]

you weren't even the one that got downvoted lol

[@Fuvsssss]

I saw the plush nascar sitting on the floor behind you... used to have one as a kid. Brings back fond memories. I am glad I found this account.