Darren Turner | Aston Martin Works Racing Driver / Base Performance Simulators

Darren Turner (@darrenturner007) is a works Aston Martin racing driver. He currently races for Aston Martin in the GTE Pro category in the World Endurance Championships having previously won Le Mans 3 times! We have a chat about what it's like to race at this level along with Darren's work developing the Valkyrie, Vulcan and also his business providing high end simulators for driver development. Check out the video podcast: https://youtu.be/stifmMtA2_w https://www.instagram.com/darrenturner007 https://www.darrenturner007.com/ https://www.baseperformance.net/ Hope you enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint https://www.patreon.com/sammoores Show Notes 00:00 = Intro + Getting Into Racing 03:26 = Jordan Grand Prix Team 09:12 = Jim Russel Racing School 11:04 = Formula First Championship 12:57 = Sponsorship 19:45 = Vauxhall Lotus 20:45 = BRDC Young Driver Award 24:08 = The jump up to an F1 car with McLaren and testing 27:51 = The transition from real world resting to simulator testing 28:49 = Base Performance Simulators 32:05 = Where are your simulators placed vs F1 and consoles 35:07 = How close are Sims to a real car?  38:42 = What software are you using? 45:58 = Adjusting car models 51:08 = eSports + Legends Trophy 54:40 = Crossover between real world driving and eSports driving 1:01:01 = Le Mans eSports Racing 1:02:32 = Real Le Mans 1:04:35 = The Aston Martin journey + the differences between GT1, LMP and GTE 1:11:12 = Scything through traffic 1:20:33 = Winning Le Mans vs Winning The Championship 1:23:18 = Why is Le Mans such a different beast? 1:26:18 = Do you get into a zen like state? 1:32:50 = Development driving on the road cars 1:37:47 = Valkyrie vs Vulcan - who are they pitched at 1:40:12 = Are you sad we aren't seeing a Valkyrie GTR at Le Mans? 1:43:14 = BOP 1:44:27 = 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices