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Jesse Iwuji discusses his football career, military service, and the unexpected path that led him into motorsports. He shares how his passion for cars evolved into professional racing, describing his early experiences with track days, simulator training through iRacing, and his climb through various racing series including ARCA, NASCAR Trucks, and NASCAR Xfinity.
His partnership with Emmitt Smith and the creation of Jesse Iwuji Motorsports. The challenges of building and operating a professional racing team. His experiences racing at tracks such as Daytona and the NASCAR event at Naval Base Coronado. The role of simulators in modern driver development. His automotive businesses, including Jesse Iwuji Performance, Corvette performance parts, and the eRacing Association sim racing company. Corvette performance, GM's vehicle strategy, hybrid technology, and the future of sports cars.
David Perel, professional racing driver, sim racer, and founder of Coach Dave Academy and SimGrid, joins me for an in-depth conversation about his passion for motorsport and his mission to grow the sim racing community. We discuss how he has built platforms and resources that help aspiring sim racers improve their skills and connect with others. David also shares how he balances running successful businesses while maintaining a professional racing career, along with his perspective on the future of sim racing in an increasingly digital and technology-driven world.
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Collaborating with real-world drivers and sim-racers connects engineering teams, brands, and game developers with expert driving talent.