How This Gamer Became a Professional Racecar Driver - Past Gas #257

Past Gas by Donut Media

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Automotive, Leisure, Comedy, History

4.9 • 7.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2024

⏱️ 64 minutes

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This week, the guys dive into the amazing story of gamer turned race car driver, Jann Mardenborough. How did he make the leap from bedroom sim-racing to competing, and making podium at Le Mans just a few short years later? A little bit of luck and a lot of real racing talent, that's how. Thanks to our sponsors: Visit Lexus.com/Motorsports to learn more about Lexus Racing and get all of the details on upcoming races. Take more control of your finances and stop waiting for payday. Open your account in minutes at https//chime.com/gas Go to https://Shopify.com/gas to upgrade your selling today. More about Show: Follow Nolan on IG and Twitter @nolanjsykes. Follow Joe on IG and Twitter @joegweber. Follow Donut @donutmedia, and subscribe to our Youtube and Facebook channels! Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this link: http://bit.ly/PastGas. If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be helpful! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: http://bit.ly/PastGas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This week on past cast we're talking about Jan Martenbro, the subject of the Grand Trisma movie and his rise to fame through online racing,
0:08.8	how he went from driving on a Simrig to driving on a real track. Well now it's more common.
0:15.1	Now it's a little bit more common. These is one of the first though.
0:17.5	He is one of the first. He wasn't the first because that show had actually been out for a while.
0:25.0	But he had the coolest story. Cool story.
0:26.0	He's a cool guy too.
0:27.0	Yeah.
0:28.0	He's a cool guy too, so let's get into it.
0:30.0	Yawn Martin Borough.
0:31.0	Summer 2011 in Cardiff Wales, a sliver of sun peaks out from the gloom and
0:37.2	through the shades of 19-year-old yon Martin bro's childhood bedroom.
0:41.4	The beam cascades across his homemade wooden sim racing ridge. his and tests out the resistance of his pedals.
0:56.0	He turns on his PlayStation, as he has done thousands of times before, but today is different.
0:58.0	He has no idea that his life is about to change forever.
1:01.0	Today he will enroll in the GT Academy competition.
1:05.0	In just a few short years, Hollywood would make a movie about his life,
1:10.0	and that's the least interesting thing about him.
1:12.0	How did this young Brit go from Sim Racing in his bedroom
1:15.5	to international motorsports stardom?
1:18.0	How did he outrace 8 million drivers online
1:20.9	to solidify himself as the most successful GT Academy winner of all time.
1:25.6	And how are Sim games like Grand Trismo leveling the playing field when it comes to racing?
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