Comments by "Helmuth Schultes" (@helmuthschultes9243) on "American Tries a Hotlap at Bathurst in an R32 GTR" video.

Now try that consistently for 5 1/2 hrs, even on simulator, without the physical impact of massive G forces and heat. Keep the car together without repeated wall scrapes. Likely you would be physcally and mentally exhausted within an hour on sim alone. Need peak athletic status, as well as super driving ability to do the real thing. The sim is how most of us have been able to sort of expetience Bathurst other than sitting watching races. From memory PS4 Gand Tourismo had Bathurst or was it the last version on PS3. The Grand Tourismo cars were very realistic, and up to the PS4 version a huge range with many ways to alter most cars. Fun was trying good times in the likes of VW Beetle or Combi bus, British Mini, 2CV, Ferrari, Lamborgini etc. There was also in Australia a specific Bathurst Super Cars video game/sim at one stage.
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