My Two-Year Experience in Simracing Esports Full-Time

[@soholmgaming]

Couldn’t have said it better. It’s way tougher mentally that what I expected trying to be at the top. Great video👍

[@BeauAlbert]

Thanks man!

[@rassiracing5104]

Always a W when you upload.

[@BeauAlbert]

Always a W when you comment 😤

[@DJYeeJay]

Great perspective, thank you!

[@BeauAlbert]

Thanks legend! Can't wait to see what wacky thing you upload next 😛😁

[@braydonmccormack6191]

Your a legend mate and all your videos are fantastic! Keep working hard 💪

[@BeauAlbert]

Cheers Braydon! Appreciate it, and you bet I'll keep digging 💪

[@jasondeutubez703]

Thanks for the honesty and the insight to what the pros deal with

[@BeauAlbert]

Of course 😄 It's still a dream job by all accounts, but i think it's unfair for it to be considered easy by any means 😁

[@motomenace86]

It's like anything on life. People told me when I was younger to find a passion and make it your job.. it's useless info, don't make your fun a job, because finding fun then becomes difficult. Curious what you were paid to race in that team. Seems like alot of work out in for what Id assume tobe very little pay. I've took a few years off the Sim, but got a whole load of things to come back and race, with no pressure no expectations, and I'm really enjoying it atm.

[@BeauAlbert]

Yep, I listened to that advice and I regret it! I'll never disclose what I was paid from the team, but it wasn't luxurious living to put it simple! But yeah, getting rid of the expectations and pressure from it racing and just taking it for what it is, a game, makes it 20x more enjoyable for sure

[@motomenace86]

@@BeauAlbert I don't think you should regret anything in life unless it hurt someone. It's learning, you'd have regret if you didn't give it a go. Sorry I wouldn't expect anyone to declare what they earn, it was more I just a I"I wonder" question, cause 8h a day is a full time job. Hopefully your internet situation improves so you can have fun streaming the odd race here and there. ✌️

[@karlsamson1765]

Your best video yet Beau. Was a privilege to work with you for some of that period and its great to hear you have learned and grown from the experience.

[@BeauAlbert]

Absolutely mate, and I'll always appreciate your hard work and effort you put into helping me! You're certainly a legend

[@smilerbull]

Excellent video and good to hear your experiences of being a pro sim racer. I’m glad that you’re in a better place mentally now and we get that Beau smile.

[@BeauAlbert]

Much better headspace now I'm taking everything less seriously and I know my "career" isn't at jeopardy after getting punted 😅 Thanks for your support once again Paul ❤️

[@TheJacobAnwyl]

Your are a legend in my books forever and always. Up there with footy, cricket and basketball coaches. You gave me a great re-introduction to the sport and it's future, sim-racing and motorsport. Cannot wait to get back into the sim rig and reignite the re-covid flame.

[@BeauAlbert]

Thanks mate, been awesome to have you stand by me for so many years! Hope to see you on the track again soon man

[@chriseddisford1834]

Fantastic video. All the best from UKSimracing.

[@BeauAlbert]

Thank you mate! Appreciate it

[@stenny3o3]

Actually understand and agree with a lot of what you said. I've seen enough from others and reach similar points while not even doing it as a job. Any money or being paid or prize money just adds pressure and causes stress around getting the results. Very correct about the confidence and the mental game being half the game in being successful, that and using sim time efficiently. Doing too much can be worse than not enough. I've found that without doing fun sim racing i can't even attempt the serious stuff and if its your full time work then its very quickly going to be less fun.

[@BeauAlbert]

100% agree on needing a fun side of Simracing to even try the serious stuff. Great point Stenny 👍

[@exposed5005]

Bro I think you have done a incredible job. Even tho it’s sim racing, the mental stress is no different to IRL. Because it come down to the pressure you put on yourself and sometimes other ppl take it out of your hands. Would love to come burn some laps with you and learn a lot more as my background is motocross not cars.

[@BeauAlbert]

That'd definitely be a fun time man! I've actually been keeping an eye more and more on the Monster Energy Supercross haha

[@acr01x]

Very informative video! Good job!

[@BeauAlbert]

Thank you mate! Glad you enjoyed! :)

[@stump182]

Very mature take. Good luck in your future endeavors.

[@BeauAlbert]

Thanks man 👊

[@lorenzohiceta276]

Legend giga beau hope to see your net get better and see u on track more

[@BeauAlbert]

Thanks giga Lorenzo 👊

[@AdamB5000]

I agree that sometimes it's okay to keep a hobby as a hobby. I used to enjoy photography. I got my first paid gig and hated it. It was nothing but stress. Having learned that lesson, sim racing will always be a hobby for me. Cheers. Also, your vids are always of very high quality and production value. Nice work.

[@BeauAlbert]

Thanks mate, and yep, couldn't say it better myself! I love competitive simracing, but a job? Man, that ain't for me

[@tunanocrust.mfghost]

Thanks for sharing your journey

[@BeauAlbert]

Thanks for giving it a watch mate :)

[@teklan5382]

Great Video! And great Message. Taking a break now and then can really boost your fun and success in simracing. I had some of my greatest results after a break of a couple of weeks without any racing at all. If you feel the fun fading away, stop it. The fun will come back!

[@BeauAlbert]

Absolutely agree with you here, great advice 👊

[@steventravers1379]

Can't wait to see what the future has in store for you!

[@BeauAlbert]

Thanks man! Hopefully the future doesn't have too many more trips on the Titan :P

[@samdajellybeenie14]

I'm a professional musician that's trying to get a full time job with an orchestra currently. Everything you said is so relatable to me. There's a saying we have in music school: "How do you get every bit of passion for music beaten out of you? Go to music school." I've been playing my instrument for over 15 years. I'm currently working towards 2 big auditions next month and if anything, I've learned and improved more in the past month practicing an hour or two a day than I have in a long time. In undergrad and grad school, I would end up playing (when you add up rehearsals, lessons, and individual practice time) 5-6 hours a day, my absolute physical limit. And yeah, I'd get burned out. Because the standards for winning a full time job are incredibly high, we can get so focused on technique that we get burned out and lose sight of why we do this in the first place - because we love playing music! And if you don't love it, why do it? Since I graduated, I've developed a bit of a freelance career in the area, so I've gotten to play some STUNNING music that I had never heard before that has rekindled the passion for orchestral music I once had. I'm very grateful for it.

[@BeauAlbert]

That's great to hear mate, and an awesome situation that reflects mine in Simracing quite nicely! I'm super happy you've managed to find your career in the industry though that doesn't lead to yourself getting too burnt out

[@haid1449]

Great video Beau! I love simracing as its one of 3 hobbies of mine, and never makes it the only one.

[@BeauAlbert]

Very smart call not making it your only hobby! Must be hard making time for all three though 😛

[@theonedwade3980]

Great Video Beau. Enjoyed watching your streams when I could when I was first getting into Sim Racing and loved having you on our podcast as a guest! My mindset around sim racing has changed heaps too. I went through a really frustrating patch as I started to finally get a little quicker and the racing became closer, the more often it would end poorly which is so hard to take at first. My mindset with how I race and take racing changed so much and I’ve improved so much just from changing my mindset and my enjoyment and results have improved because of it! The content lately has been awesome to watch! Keep it up. 😊

[@BeauAlbert]

Thanks so much man! Mindset is absolutely the key ingredient to Racing, yet it's something that almost nobody focuses on. Crazy!

[@balamacab]

Great reflexion, that apply to all things in life... specially when youre doing what passionate you; if you tackle head on with all your energy you'll burn out fast, results are a long term commitment; teamwork is essential and you need to structure your day to day; enjoy your routine and focus on improve one or two aspects at a time. That's why in IT Agile methods are currently been used and sprints duration are two weeks most of the time. Hope to see more content from you.

[@BeauAlbert]

I'll need to look up those two concepts to see if I can implement them into my routine at all!

[@AshHobson]

great video, "meaningful sim time" is one of those lessons that all sim racers at any level can benefit from...

[@BeauAlbert]

100% mate! It's very easy to get caught up in the "I've done 100 laps so I must be fine" mentality without realising you're just circulating and not actually learning anything

[@danielhall1907]

Great video Beau! It's great to see you back on the track and finding what it is that makes it enjoyable for you!

[@BeauAlbert]

Cheers legend! Definitely having more fun taking the competition side of things less seriously!

[@skxdlxx2479]

Onya bro. I resonate with this a lot after a long career in music. The harder I worked, the more I burned out. The more reliance I placed on results, the worse my results became. Sim Racing these days has become the passion I pursue to step away from the noise of a creative career.

[@BeauAlbert]

I'm glad you've found that escape to get away from that grind mate. It's a brutal time when you're stuck chasing results and they just get further and further away, and your mental stamina and resilience go with it

[@1xRacer]

Very unique video indeed! Hopefully you can stream again that'd be amazing dude

[@BeauAlbert]

That's the goal! But rural Australia internet is uhh... Special 😂

[@NiederDrifts]

Awesome video! After coming off my first 2 weeks using a direct drive wheel, at the same time gran Turismo released a Porsche Esports challenge, my body and mental toughness have been put through it like I was back playing college baseball 😅 especially since it went from 70’s Le Mans cars to 80’s group b rally, it’s seriously no easy task…. Wish me luck though I’m possibly 13 hours from qualifying first for the week of entries🤞(rally too)

[@BeauAlbert]

Hope you ended up on top in your competition mate!

[@NiederDrifts]

@@BeauAlbert 😆🤘 made it in by .006 seconds

[@NiederDrifts]

@@BeauAlbert I’ll be headin to Laguna Seca for it!!

[@garrettbellinghausen8389]

I was a rocket league esports player and coordinator at Texas state university and you described it perfectly… the first couple months I saw huge improvement and put all my spare time into managing the team or practicing/playing. But at the need of my time on the esports team I was struggling to play for 30min. After close call after close call I could never win anything, that with teammates just no showing to practice and tournaments. Between the constant change of teammates and halt to my improvement I lost confidence that I could be the best and it showed in my play. Even 18 months later when I try to play rocket league it makes me unbearablely angry and it’s the little mistakes I or my teammates do, that’s no way to enjoy a game

[@BeauAlbert]

Awesome insight Garrett, thanks for this!

[@DamienWright27]

Unreal video

[@BeauAlbert]

Thanks legend!

[@Kubapl418]

I look forward to seeing more of your frequent uploads now that you managed to sort out your private stuff! Speaking of future videos, would it be possible to see one about ways to practice efficiently? I find that quite an underrated topic, and with your insights, it could be super valuable

[@BeauAlbert]

Hey mate! I've done a similar video on that already before my most recent break. Maybe check that one out and let me know if there's anything I didn't cover that you'd like me to touch on in a potential future video on the topic 😁

[@No_Body_Dan]

While I never did it as a job. I have felt the same way multiple times throughout my time sim racing. I actually feel like I'm having the most fun now because I'm so busy with work, I don't have the most time to race so I have no expectations on myself and as a resullt I'm actually driving better than I feel I was before.

[@BeauAlbert]

Exactly where I'm at now Dan. My balance seems way better now that I'm not only doing Simracing. It's a cool gig by all accounts but if you're not careful you can burn yourself out extremely fast and lose all enjoyment and wonder why you ever picked up this hobby 😔

[@CodeB4US10]

I'm 4 months into the hobby and haven't heard of you, but I do know genuine people when I hear them. I'm happy to have watched this video and although I've known from the beginning this is not something I'll pursue for financial reasons, but I'm glad to know that I've made the right choice. I may be in first place and get wrecked by backmarkers but I'm surprised I'm only upset for literally two or three corners before I'm refocused on having fun. That's not in my nature normally, but I've told myself this isn't a fun hobby if I let that affect me. You've earned a subscriber. Now it's time to find your twitch.

[@BeauAlbert]

Thanks man, really appreciate the kind words there! Good luck with your future in Simracing, sounds like you've already got a great headstart on the best mindset for this brutal game at times 👍

[@chepilevski]

Hahah bro 🙈 What happened to you in IRX happened to me on the last world championship I did there and change my life forever 😁 Now I enjoy content and do races to actually enjoy myself after burning 2 years of hard preparation for iRX WC 😃

[@BeauAlbert]

Haha our paths do seem very similar mate 😅 2 Years was enough for me too, and I'm very excited to get back into making content. Congratulations on all the success you've had with your channel mate, it's great to see!

[@chepilevski]

@@BeauAlbert do it bro , the community needs good content and you are very good in that 💪 Let’s try to push our hobby and get more people into this beautiful sport 😃 Can’t wait to see what is coming next !

[@dominicskillern]

😮

[@BeauAlbert]

:o

[@DrSpoculus]

Big problem with virtual racing money is sponsorships. Real cars are sponsored by motor parts or a brand name. Neither are paying you to run their products or advertise in iRacing. Cars get sponsored because they're running a certain filter or motor oil.... sim racing doesn't have these options to run different parts on your car. And nobody is paying anyone to run a car paint with their brand name on it.

[@BeauAlbert]

You'd be surprised! My team at the time had plenty of paying sponsors, it's just us as drivers saw very little of it so I didn't necessarily mention it in this video, plus it's not something directly in the drivers hands either as a means of getting income

[@DrSpoculus]

@@BeauAlbert that's interesting. What kind of sponsorships? I completely overlooked sim racing gear as sponsors, so I'm guessing it's something like that? Wheels, pedals, sim cockpits, etc?

[@cat-yi9cg]

This is real. Here is another type of struggle. Im 42 a single dad of 2 kids and a granddaughter. I got into sim racing 2 years ago and have a Logitech g29 with a rig and all the mods im an acc guy with great pace and really take sim racing seriously. But being a single dad im now only dreaing of a dd wheel base and load cell pedals. The struggle is real but my kids always come first. The struggle is real!!!!!

[@BeauAlbert]

Haha, that's the constant battle with Simracing! You always want the better equipment, hard to get satisfied unfortunately! Hope you get a bit of free time soon from the kids to jump on the Sim!

[@jj72rg]

wait so you HAVE to race on a G293?? That alone is worth a medal

[@BeauAlbert]

Haha nah that footage was just of a Promo Gig. My current wheelbase is the VRS Direct Force Pro

[@skykeng14]

Such a great Video. My question is how do i even get to the point where i would make money of simracing. Thats the dream but it kinda feels unreachable. Im not the fastest but not really slow. I have around 3.3k Irating but still feel so far away from the guys at the front.

[@BeauAlbert]

Hey! It takes a lot of practise and just putting yourself out there really! There is no secret science unfortunately If you're at 3.3k it's worth remembering you're already in the Top 20% of the entire platform, so that's an achievement in itself! If you feel stuck though, coaching could be a possible option to compare against those quicker than you to see where the true differences lie :)

[@skykeng14]

@@BeauAlbert Thank you. Then i will just keep digging.

[@sicmic]

Excellent insight into what it's really like. Thanks! Can Beau or anyone else recommend how to get started racing online? I only play single player on my own in Assetto Corsa. What game is best to play online?

[@BeauAlbert]

I think iRacing is a great multiplayer game as the entire platform is built around it, but if you're from an Assetto Corsa background, maybe look on Google, Facebook, Twitter etc for some local leagues to test the waters and see how you like it? 😁

[@sicmic]

@@BeauAlbert Thanks mate, I really appreciate you responding, I'll do that.

[@boothys_sim_racin]

Couldnt agree with ya more mate, if ya not enjoying it anymore need to take a break from it

[@BeauAlbert]

Exactly right Boothy!

[@jimmyc3708]

now your pro sim is over what are your plans now beaubert

[@BeauAlbert]

Hoping to enjoy my content creation once again! With a regular full-time job again, I think the balance is finally right for me to do this KZbin thing properly again

[@gingersnaps7186]

5,200 subscribers with 5,200 views. Nice

[@BeauAlbert]

Perfectly balanced, as all things should be :P

[@Alex.The.Lionnnnn]

Brilliantly articulated. Except for the internet "where I was living"...Australia you had internet in Australia and you yearned for the internet in rural Romania. 😂😂😂 Holy shit is it an amazing country but holy shit our internet looks like dialup even to those living in third world countries. Lmao😂😂

[@BeauAlbert]

Seriously haha! Unbelievable how bad it is sometimes

[@Alex.The.Lionnnnn]

@BeauAlbert exactly! At the moment I'm in a campervan in rural NSW. My phone is my internet, and to get any signal at all requires a powerful signal booster with the amtenna 12 feet up in the air on the end of a fishing rod. Cod mobile needs to update? It'll get up well above 20 megabyte per second, yet 100 megabit is the fastest NBN plan you can buy. Our internet is like our version of America's healthcare system. 😆😆😆

[@kingcarrot6355]

​@@Alex.The.LionnnnnRomania's internet structure was among the 10 fastest in Europe a few years ago FYI 🙂

[@Alex.The.Lionnnnn]

@kingcarrot6355 oh wow! I didn't know that. It was just used as a reference point for a while in Australia when complaining about our internet. If you look at the wealth of Aus vs Romania you start asking "well how come they can manage it with the resources they have, but we can't?!?"

[@kingcarrot6355]

@@Alex.The.Lionnnnn I was very surprised by this as well, hence why I mentioned it. Bulgaria is faster now, even though it's one of the poorest countries in Europe 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@ITzDisengageNZ]

Can I have some bacon?

[@BeauAlbert]

Sir this is a Wendy's