Video summary
The video captures an intense and chaotic Thursday night MX5 Cup racing session played on the NEO MX5 with a steering wheel controller, highlighting the frustrating technical issues inherent in the game. The player frequently battles against erratic physics engines that seem to ignore their inputs, leading to moments where pedals fail to respond or gears refuse to shift into third gear despite attempts to do so. A significant portion of the commentary is dedicated to complaining about how the Miata struggles specifically with curbs and slippery green surfaces compared to other GT cars in the game, which handle these obstacles without issue. The frustration peaks when the automatic clutch blip feature unexpectedly turns off mid-race, causing a loss of control that leaves the player angry and struggling to maintain their position on the track.
Throughout the race, the driver navigates a series of close calls and strategic errors while trying to manage fuel levels and tire temperatures. There are several instances where drafting attempts backfire by slowing both cars down, allowing competitors like Charles to catch up from behind. The player also experiences mechanical failures within the game logic, such as their gearbox suddenly losing calibration or shifting into reverse at inopportune moments, which forces them to drive without second gear for a time. Despite these technical hiccups and the constant need to remind themselves to "hold your line," the driver manages to stay competitive until the final laps, where they realize that earlier mistakes have cost them valuable track position against opponents like Smith who are successfully utilizing drafting strategies.
As the race nears its conclusion with only a couple of minutes remaining, the tension escalates as the player chases down leaders while dealing with cold tires and difficult cornering mechanics. The narrative takes a dramatic turn when an opponent named Thomas makes a selfless move by diving out of the way to avoid a collision in the first turn, sparing the driver from what could have been a disastrous crash. However, the final stretch is marred by more aggressive driving errors, including hitting walls and making substantial mistakes on specific corners that prevent a podium finish. Ultimately, while the player manages to secure a fastest lap at one point due to risky maneuvers near the end of sections, they acknowledge that their earlier poor decisions have sealed their fate against faster rivals who maintained better consistency throughout the chaotic event.
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go go go oh NOP I got
nothing no pedals no pedals no uh
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nothing I love it when this game just
does not
work I don't know why it's so difficult
for it to just
work car
right hold your
line still
there still there they
right right why does it forget that I
have a steering wheel
throttle
start well apparently going flat through
there was not a good idea yeah you
can well yeah I think the tires are a
bit cold
I was uh not able
to you guys will take each other out
anyways it's
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fine nope that's definitely fur
wow just wouldn't let me shift into
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third come on Andy us C stupid
game who's dark weasel Brian Brian that
makes sense changed my
name name is usually dark
weasel all right I'm
in can we restart the session or is it
too
late we
can why don't you do a lap or two of
practice restart
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it we need to hold up position
here I feel like the curves in this game
are uh really
slippery yeah the green stuff is
slippery I'm able to hit most of these
things like in a GT you know any of the
GT cars and AC fine no issues but man
this Miata does not like any of the
curbs
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awesome keep it up great job Andy
showing way
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monk Smith is in
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Bri's gone yep my computer's a stupid
idiot who always likes to turn off a
automatic blip or whatever stupid idiot
reason that makes me so angry we can
tell
see is anything else messed
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up oh that was too much
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curb I kind of shot me out there didn't
it it did on your
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left hold your
line all right it won't do the same
thing next
time yeah the rules of physics will
change yes yep
that's how physics
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works right side right
side hold your line that didn't work
right okay Andy just 5 minutes left
you're in the
lead you're close enough for a draft
there now yeah but I also slowed both of
us down and now Charles caught up so
that was a bad that was not a good thing
to do
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now I don't have any good frames what is
going on still
that I hate how this game just doesn't
like to
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work got to Hold Your Position here
that's halfway you're good on
fuel
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work there we go
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oh there's somebody ahead of
me not sure who that
is where are you
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it usually
works I broke early for you I found a
second and a half on that lap okay Andy
Lane yes wow that was a 251
flat I'm afraid cuz the lap is so long
like if you have to go like one more lap
yeah that's what I was thinking like you
could be ruined oh Mr Thomas just dove
out of the way wow what a nice
guy he doesn't want to be in the first
turn Fiasco he thinks we're all going to
crash no not doing too bad it was pretty
close as long as T doesn't spin out your
line hey I was least they kept it off
the side your line should be
okay your
line still
there ow your line hi I was there great
start man I I had no
control whoa Jesus
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Brian that's Charles no I'm in the black
car no no no Charles is next to me oh
yeah oh is that you
yeah sorry no wores on your right CLE
right car
right hold your line clear
right on your
right what happened there right you me
and then I bumped rabbit or I mean
rabbit bumped me and then I
bumped oh no my [ __ ] gearbox decided
to be like this is a good time to just
not you know not work yeah yeah
basically it just decides to lose
calibration and uh [ __ ] me
over I just looked in the mirror and ran
into a
wall there's a sympathetic crash I guess
I'm just going to drive without a second
gear [ __ ]
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it left side clear left
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right
side hold your
line hold your
line still
there still
there hold your line I wish there was
side draft hold your
line that would be super helpful still
there hold your line
oh man Smith strategy paid off right
side hold your
line still
there hold your line clear right car
left still there clear
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left good job Andy looking really good
out there stay focused
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the car in front is white
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well trying to calibrate the my H
pattern while uh trying to go up the
front straight was not a good idea
yeah yeah that rarely works out now
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okay Andy You're reeling light in gaps
now point2
nope apparently now my than thirdd gear
is
reversed do you have a fan Tech shifter
by any chance no it's a mosa
oh it was good for a while now it's just
a piece of
[ __ ] 5 minutes left here
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just ruin that
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corner is now race
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oo you've just done a two
51.2 okay Andy the next guy is this man
push a little bit more and we can get on
the podium
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oh
Charles
hey I'm going try to get up there I just
need to catch I just need to catch this
Smith's draft
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man that draft is powerful white is now
on the
lead got about FR now 0.7
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your tires are cold be careful here okay
Andy got to behind us now 0.8 2 minute
left
oh why you going that way
Charles thought you were going the other
direction
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nope I'm not going to pass you in this
turn all right don't hit me
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54 car
left still
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there hold your
line play left good
STS he's going to wait for the straight
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and I'd prefer the inside there
Brian you would prefer it yeah who Smith
this gives you the way I'm polite of him
the next car is
m is now in the
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lead yellow woo
ooo I was a little close to that wall
there that was a bit close for
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comfort left side clear
left car
left hold your line clear
left come on Andy got defend your
position I messed up that corner and now
I'm too far
back
ah left
side hold your
line still there
hold your
line hold your
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line still there clear
left left side clear
left
ah and oops on your
right hold your line
kind of sked down a little still
there Oh I thought that was the last
your
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line still
there not have Tak such risks had I
known all
right hold your
line hold your
line still there
hold your line clear
right all right Brian I'm going to need
you to make a pretty substantial
mistake oh really yeah see what you can
do I don't know if I can make a mistake
in this thing ah it's not going fast
enough left that's a
shame your
line still
there I don't seem to have any problem
with it
still there clear
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left car
left hold your line clear
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left that was my biggest mistake so far
that corner right there ah that wasn't
enough still
there clear left oh this one was a
pretty good mistake too I'm losing time
all right I was up 510 though or no not
510
uh yeah
510 it was a five negative. five your
line left I got a little
SK good pass now hit your marks I'm up
but it's not going to be enough
oh I got back on the throttle too right
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there okay Andy your rights are a little
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cold on your
left hold your
line still there clear left
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car
left still
there hold your
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line hold your line clear left there you
go drive away Carles you got the fastest
lap that was a pretty dicey last bit of
a section there Jonathan that was fun I
could not decide Ed what to do clearly I
made the wrong choice
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