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"So I bought a computer and downloaded TOCA 2 and a programme called Wireplay and I started competing online and I started doing really well and winning loads of things. At that time I was winning prizes of around £100 in vouchers."Programmes like Wireplay and Barrysworld allowed players from all over the world to come together. It meant that small communities of likeminded players sprang up, and organising themselves into distinct teams was the next logical step."I got this thing called Grand Prix Legends, which at the time was super hardcore, get past two corners without dying and you've done well. But this was a game where you could have 20 people together and that was stunning."There was this other guy called Greger, this Finnish guy, and we were always head-to-head. He was super talented so I reached out to him and we set up the team there and then."READ MORE: The Life and Death of Formula 1's Pioneering Prince
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"Ollie is very [Keke] Rosberg, he's got a blonde moustache for Vegas and he's outgoing and a bit of a personality in the community. He's also president of the Finnish sim racing association and helped set up the international sim racing association."Aleksi Uusi-Jaakkola is another Finnish chap. He's also one of the fastest – if he's out front you just can't touch him. He's won many iRacing championships and was one of the drivers who crossed over to rFactor 2 to compete in their big championship, FSR."We have a Dutch guy called Bono Huis. Bono is five times FSR world champion. FSR is the equivalent of the iRacing world championship, but for rFactor 2, and it's super-high level. He's a young guy, 21 years old, who started when he was 15 and is incredibly quick."Finally, the Italian Mr Lover Lover, good looking superstar Enzo Bonito, who has been with us for a few years and he's been known as one of the most exciting drivers because he drives with the rear. We think he's probably the fastest guy in Gran Turismo and was one of the fastest guys in Assetto Corsa too."All 10 of the sim racers have been paired with the 10 Formula E teams, so Huttu for example will be a part of Panasonic Jaguar Racing alongside Adam Carroll and Mitch Evans.Graham Carroll, not a member of Team Redline, but a winner of the Road to Vegas Challenge, which was organised by Cloud Sport, is teaming up with Sir Richard Branson's DS Virgin Racing team.In terms of the wider world of eSports, where prize funds for games like Dota 2 now surpass $20million, the money on offer for the Visa Vegas eRace is small change.But this could be a significant shift in the perception of eRacing, especially given the presence of Formula E's professional drivers and the integrated use of marshals and race control, which will ensure that nerfing off your rival intentionally at the first corner is as frowned upon as it is in real life.READ MORE: Sex, Drugs and Formula 1 – Tommy Byrne's Wild Ride