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For your Sunday Viewing Pleasure: Race Driver vs Video Gamer [+ Video]

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Thanks to the efforts of GT Academy from Gran Turismo game series, it is possible that gamers can become decent racing drivers. However, in this video, Viagame will answer another question that baffling gamers and real racing drivers. What would be the outcome of gamer raced head-to-head against a racer, in real time?

To start with, a Swedish pro gamer and a race driver was recruited, and both were placed into a single Renault Megane RS to have a single lap sprint race in Circuit de Catalunya, Spain. To make things more interesting, the game’s steering wheels and game simulator were placed into the front passenger seat of the car. Both drivers (reality and virtual) will race in a similar car and track.

Hit the video below and find out if the real racer or the virtual racer crosses the finish line first!