Episode 38 - Drive from The Two Vague Podcast

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Episode 38 - Drive

1 hour 17 minutes Posted Mar 21, 2022 at 3:49 am.

Paul gets right to the point… “speed run” and F1

Ben talks about the BMW commercial series “The Hire”

Vehicle movies: Fast and the Furious, Drive, and “Die Hard on a Bus” a.k.a. Speed

Ben’s rankings website idea, and he explains the original Speed Racer cartoon

The extent of Ben’s knowledge on golf, and Paul talks about playing it in VR

About Apple Arcade, “Platinum Games,” and then Ben has a minor senior moment

Road trips, piloting, and Paul talks about his love of F1 racing

The Halo system and safety standards in Formula 1 racing

How frequent are fatal accidents in F1 and NASCAR?

Car designs, challenging technical innovations, and is Lewis Hamilton retiring soon?

When Paul realized professional driving was a sport

Paul’s PC racing rig and experiences with iRacing

Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen participates in iRacing events?!

Overcoming hardware failures in F1 races, and the shortcomings of race simulations

Racing games: Gran Turismo, Need for Speed, Midnight Club, and Burnout

“Getting mad that Taco Bell isn’t like Mexican food”

Playing arcade racing games on the Sega Dreamcast

Kart racing in Tokyo, Japan… and in Arizona

Paul shoots down Ben’s AR karting hybrid idea, and their closing thoughts.

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Paul joins Ben this week to discuss the word drive. The conversation focuses mostly on professional racing due to Paul’s enthusiasm about the topic, but Ben has a few trick questions, some trivia, and maybe a golf club up his sleeve. Paul shares his knowledge of Formula 1 and NASCAR racing with Ben, and they both reflect upon their favorite console driving games.

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