![]() ![]() Working hard with McLaren on the simulator, putting in countless hours, eventually led to McLaren deciding to let him jump into a real car. He instead pressed the pedal almost through the metal, realizing this could be his once-in-a-lifetime chance to impress the right people to move forward with his motorsport career. Some people might have lifted the accelerator now, coasting it a bit, enjoying the moment, but not Rudy. Long story cut short, as there are many videos available about it: being good at rFactor 2 totally paid off, with Rudy winning the event in style! Fully dedicated and with lots of experience on the simulator already, Rudy dived into the competition, going up against many other rFactor 2 professionals but also drivers from different sims, all with the same target: landing the job as F1 simulator driver at McLaren and opening doors into the world of motorsport. Combining both worlds sounded like the competition was made for him. That chance actually came in the form of rFactor 2 and the McLaren World’s Fastest Gamer event. Rudy never gave up on the dream of one day sitting in a real race car, showing the world what he is capable of. Being a way more level playing field where the money is not the deciding factor, it wasn’t any easier to be among the top, so a lot of practice was needed. Here Rudy found a new hobby that was close to what he absolutely loved and ticked all the boxes for his competitive mindset. So what does someone who likes edgy uncomfortable seats, rough steering wheels, and chasing after every tenth in his life do then? The answer was simple, even if not that popular back then: simracing. Due to not being able to fund his racing career any further, the young Dutchman had to look elsewhere to fulfill his need for competitive challenges. Bringing home trophies became the norm and he was even able to top it off with top 3 finishes in different championships, like the Dutch and Belgian 60cc Kart Championship in 2003.īut also, like many aspiring and talented racers, his story of winning races had a more or less abrupt ending the moment when talent alone wasn’t enough anymore. As every young aspiring racer, he wanted to reach the absolute top, and he gave everything for it. He was talented in karting, no question about it. Here the first episode in his career started, way before he ever touched a simulator. ![]() One could think so, but the success story of Rudy, the racer from Lelystad, goes back a lot further, starting where a lot of young racing drivers typically start: with karting. He’s been around for quite a while and has been qualifying for nearly every major event. So he is just a very fast guy from the Netherlands, right? On the Grid: promising To those of you who have been racing with rFactor 2 for a while, the name Rudy van Buren is probably not new to you. We wish Rudy and Studio 397 all the success they deserve, and we are sure that fans of the rFactor 2 simulator will be delighted to see the big RF2 logo shine on a real-world Porsche Racing Car. Studio 397, developers of the rFactor 2 racing simulator will once more be one of the partners who have made this new adventure a possibility. The weapon of choice in this cup car championship is the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. To date, more than 300 races have been held. The popular Porsche Carrera Cup Germany was launched in 1990 in Belgium at the Zolder circuit and celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2019. In 2020, (when the racing restarts) Rudy van Buren will have the opportunity to race a full season in the German Porsche Carrera Cup as a driver for the Cartech Motorsport team. Now the career of the Dutch sim racer continues. It became clear that Rudy is not only fast on a virtual track, but can also be a very capable competitor in the real racing world. Last year, with the help of Studio 397, Rudy van Buren got his first taste of the Porsche Carrera Cup series when he did a few guest invitational races in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup and the German Porsche Carrera Cup. Currently, Rudy is also a 2019/2020 simulator driver for the Mahindra Racing FIA Formula E team. ![]() Most sim racers will know Dutchman Rudy van Buren as the friendly sim racer, and winner of the initial (2017) World’s Fastest Gamer competition which earned him the title of official simulator driver with McLaren Motorsport. RFactor 2 & Rudy van Buren Partner In the German Porsche Carrera Cup
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