He was also dropped by his sponsor.
Not sure if this newly minted period of esports is going to do more harm then benefit as more people are exposed to it.
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NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace Ragequits iRacing Event Being Broadcast On National Television For Getting Intentionally Bumped
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He was also dropped by his sponsor.
Not sure if this newly minted period of esports is going to do more harm then benefit as more people are exposed to it.
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Agreed. Who knows when this guy will get to compete in an actual race again.
Lmao!!! The entire context of this, and rage quitting culture is hilarious to me. I've had people rage quit against me in so many fighting games that I've grown to despise them. But in this instance, this dude is just as childish as the rest of em despite making money from playing video games. He should be reprimanded imo
Well he was mad enough to quit a race which he would've gotten paid for.
If the organisers of the event wanted it to emulate actual racing they probably should have implemented stewards that can give out penalties for blatant intentional bumps and crashes...
It's one thing to have these kind of bumps in a random online lobby, another to have it being done in a televised racing league that is meant to be taken seriously.
It's one thing to have these kind of bumps in a random online lobby, another to have it being done in a televised racing league that is meant to be taken seriously.
Yeah, I thought the same thing.
This has been a huge issue with racing games since racing games were a thing. Some competitive games just allow cars to ghost through each other so they don't have to deal with trying to work out a way to discourage players from bouncing off each other. The ability to do that with no consequences ruins a lot of games for people who want a true sim. That's why this guy quit, he's not interested in a game that's so far from the real thing.
Does that make him angry? A quick Google search says he's worth $3.5 million dollars. Unless he was somehow getting paid some ungodly amount for this I'd assume he was doing it more for fun than for a paycheck.
People usually don't quit games on the spot when they're not mad
edit: I didn't realize there were rules against bumping. Don't really watch NASCAR
He's only acting like it's a joke cuz he rage quit. Humans lol
That was nothing. Racing games with my friends and I is a full contact sport. Why break for a turn when you can just use the guy who already has?
Well, his sponsor dropped him. I would say that's a pretty big reprimand.
not saying he wasn't mad, just that I expected him to totally lose his shit.
3,5 million or not, I'm guessing the races and the sponsors are his only income until whenever they can race again in front of people, right? I also assume he lives according to his higher standards, so his mansion doesn't pay for itself. Regardless of that , the right thing to do is to finish the race and complain about it afterwards on social media or on TV. Why did he not do that in the first place? I'm assuming because he was pretty mad.
Oh yeah my bad. That's true, it was a pretty tame reaction.
I think being so mad you fuck over your own future is by definition very angry indeed.
To be clear I think it was shitty he quit, I just think selfish would be more accurate than angry, he doesn't exactly come across as enraged, more annoyed.
I have no idea what the guy's personal finances are like, but are we assuming he's a big enough idiot to bankrupt himself by rage-quitting an event? I understand we're talking about a NASCAR driver but come on, give the dude some credit.
Again, I don't really know who this is and don't follow NASCAR, but did quitting this online event really fuck over his future?
Good point. That's pretty much all I could ask for tbh . Glad they set an example.
Seems like an overreaction from the sponsor to be honest. Intentionally bumping in a real Nascar race could seriously endanger the lives of every other racer behind you and could be cause for a suspension or even downright ejection because you're endangering people's lives and destroying thousands if not million of dollars of equipment. In the virtual race that is supposed to be a simulation of real life, the person bumping literally suffers no consequence and makes a farce out of actual competition and racing by doing something like this. I understand absolutely how it could piss someone off when they probably weren't super interested or willing to do something like this in the first place (virtual racing can be good fun... but let's face it, when you actually drive 200 MPH on a course for a living, there's no comparison).
And dear god I just defended NASCAR...
And dear god I just defended NASCAR...
Looks like a PR stunt from the sponsor tbh.
They are spending money and the cars aren't even racing, a lot of them are trying to dump their drivers/teams or not pay for the races that are not happening.
I'm not sure, but this is definitely a lot less gimmicky. Racing sims can be surprisingly accurate, whereas I don't see how actual basketball skills would necessarily translate to being better at 2K.
He really doesn't have much of a future, anyway. He's a bottom tier driver with a bottom tier team. He was decent when he was in the Xfinity Series, but he hasn't done anything noteworth since moving to the Cup Series. He'll be going back to the Xfinity or Truck Series in a few more seasons.
Quite a few drivers played iRacing, even before this. It's apparently a pretty decent sim.
Watching the personalities of the cup series react to becoming an esport has been amazing and hilarious.
I know a lot of people are saying it's just a game but one of the most important jobs of a stock car driver is to get your sponsor's name out there. This iRacing league broadcasts on FS1 and regular Fox in some regions and he quit out not even a quarter way through the race. Even if his chances of winning were over he should've at least logged laps in. Heck this race was only like 150 laps it was very, very short.
I love Bubba, but if I were his sponsor I would've dropped and dragged him too.
I know a lot of people are saying it's just a game but one of the most important jobs of a stock car driver is to get your sponsor's name out there. This iRacing league broadcasts on FS1 and regular Fox in some regions and he quit out not even a quarter way through the race. Even if his chances of winning were over he should've at least logged laps in. Heck this race was only like 150 laps it was very, very short.
I love Bubba, but if I were his sponsor I would've dropped and dragged him too.
NASCAR is rad though
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Many professional drivers of many motorsport disciplines have setups at home of 15-20k dollars to practice during the whole off-season which can last from late autumn to spring.
It's why a total debutant can be in the top spots of a F1 race or even outright win it having a good car. It's serious business.
Pretty sure there's a current Cup driver that started in iRacing....just can't remember his name.
This guy began his professional career with GT6 on the PS3.
Lucas Ordóñez - Wikipedia
He's not Lewis Hamilton for sure but I'm sure he's living comfortably. More and more proffesionals will come out from the sim scene as years pass by. Which is a good thing because most of the time going pro or not depends entirely if your parents are rich or not to pay for your career in the lower classes.
Actually I'm glad to see he's getting another sponsor. He had a moment of weakness like we all do.
Not for long.
Are you any of you serious right now? Guy is already out of his place of work, dealing with this pandemic shit, gets driven over in a competition that is supposed to be serious, and when he quit because nobody is really taking seriously, you want him penalised in the money he uses for living?
Another day, another step down in the ladder of pure disgust attitude this community can display.
Another day, another step down in the ladder of pure disgust attitude this community can display.
Had it been a real race, do you think pulling over and quitting would have also been an acceptable activity?
Honestly, I'm kind of with Bubba here.
If that were a real race, getting intentionally bumped like that would be super dangerous and completely unprofessional. Bubba's right to be pissed, even though no lives were at stake. It's what I'd expect from someone trying to do their job to the standards normally expected of them while a fellow driver acts like they're playing fuckin' Burnout.
Glad another sponsor's stepping up, what a stupid reason to drop a driver.
If Bubba thought another racer was trying to get him to crash intentionally? Yeah, I'd consider that acceptable for sure. You kidding me?
If that were a real race, getting intentionally bumped like that would be super dangerous and completely unprofessional. Bubba's right to be pissed, even though no lives were at stake. It's what I'd expect from someone trying to do their job to the standards normally expected of them while a fellow driver acts like they're playing fuckin' Burnout.
Glad another sponsor's stepping up, what a stupid reason to drop a driver.
If Bubba thought another racer was trying to get him to crash intentionally? Yeah, I'd consider that acceptable for sure. You kidding me?
No, he would have continued and rightfullt punched him after the race. That behavior has no place on a race track.