How I Became a YouTuber & Racing Driver (MY STORY)
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- čas přidán 11. 06. 2024
- How did I manage to become a full time CZcamsr and racing driver? This video will explain all!
Timestamps:
[0:00] Intro
[0:47] Quick overview
[3:15] CZcams channel beginnings + growth
[5:42] First video with commentary
[7:37] Deciding to take it more seriously
[9:30] My first livestream
[10:28] My older setups + Improving the setup
[13:10] My first presenting job + first live event
[15:04] Deciding to buy a PS4 and GT Sport
[15:50] Going full-time with CZcams
[18:11] Moving from controller to wheel
[19:10] Adding commentated IRL content to the channel
[21:06] 2020
[23:51] 200 Laps of Nurburgring
[24:22] IRL racing moves in the right direction
[26:00] 2022 (GT7 arrives + car racing begins)
[28:57] Overview of my racing career
[31:59] The Future of this channel
[33:50] Closing remarks
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Your whole community is proud of what you‘ve achieved, Steve!
i'm not even part of the community and I'm proud of him
We love your channel Steve everyone that watches I know loves your videos thanks for giving us all so many laughs we all appreciate it
And jealous, but in a good way...keep it up. Steve!
I saw ur how to use the manual with clutch tutorial for Forza horizon two and then opened ur channel.
Your dry humor and meme jumpscares in the middle of an otherwise serious video are integral to what made your channel stick out to me. Been watching you since you had like 30k subs.
Same bruv! 🎉😂🔥🙏🏽
Same here!
Same. The shameful rammers video in particular made me subscribed and I've been a fan ever since
Yeah, exactly that. Also no over the top stuff, just clean, funny and interesting content.
The 200 laps of Nurburgring live stream is still to this day imo one of the greatest things you've done.
100%
I still can't imagine doing that. I did 3 consecutive laps of the ring on a full motion sim yesterday (not mine) and it was a lot
Hello Super GT--viewer here! I've been watching you since the legendary "Shameful Ramming Attempts" video. It's always been a source of comfort and the driest humor of all time (which I love). Cheers on your continued growth; it's been beautiful to watch.
You are huge huge huge inspiration for everyone including me Steve! Thank you!
As Jardier said you are a huge insperation to many.
Yourself, Jardier and Jimmer are the reason I got into sim racing at 54, I am so happy to all 3 of you on your racing journey, you guys are perfect Ambassadors for sim racing and all deliver your unique take on it. I wish you all the best for your future.
No joke I am pleased to be part of your journey
It’s always great to see nice people get what they deserved and worked for.
Steve, my dream is to be a professional drive in the FIA World Endurance Championship, im a competitive sim racing driver, and i justw anted to say that your the person who inspires me to keep pushing for that seat in wec. Thank you steve, your a legend.
Dude just keep trying, you'll make it one day!
@@supadan10 thanks mate! Ill keep on pushing for that spot.
I hope to be on board that boat with you as well. Goodluck man.
@@NeoGeo822 look foward to seeing you on track then!
The fact you’re an introvert and still got around to recording vlogs and livestreams shows your commitment so well done
You are literally the reason I invested in a DD wheel. Only 1 video on my channel but if I learn anything from this I think I should be okay. Love everything you do and my Mrs literally calls me sad when I get excited for your live streams 🤣
Long time viewer, first time commenter. You're modest when you say you originally stood out largely because few people were doing what you were doing. The reason you've always stood out is because you also just seem like a good guy. That alone is unusual in the youtube gamer space. I'm sure I'm not just speaking for myself when I say that watching you transition into real world racing, and then actually being good at it too, makes all of us who've been with you for a long time incredibly proud. You deserve your success mate.
Totally agree !
Proud of you, consistency and publicity really did speak for you. GT world championships,WEC and IMSA Is the goal
Words of encouragement, positive energy, and unwavering dedication to spreading fun and motivation have been and still are truly inspirational. I would say that the amazing Sim Racing community has in part been built by yourself, and I'm so grateful to be a part of it. Keep doing what you do, because you are changing lives for the better. Thank you for being such a powerful force of inspiration! Sparks x
I've commented many times how your content changed my life but here it goes again. I struggled with addiction for a long time. I tried many times to get clean but failed miserably. When I found your channel, I didn't even know about sim racing. I was immediately hooked and having something to pour my time and energy into was crucial in keeping me sober. I'm now 7 years clean and have an awesome sim rig; something I could never have afforded in the past. Seeing you succeed in racing reminds me of how far I've come. Thank you for all you do Steve. You quite literally may have saved my life.
7 year's clean ... Awesome stuff... keep it up, you're doing great 🙏😎✅👍
You're a legend my man!!! 7 years, keep it up!!!
Let’s gooo
Before watching, you've become a race car driver because your yt videos are epic! Been watching for about 3-4 years, enjoyed since the first video!
You and Jimmy Broadbent are absolutely the reason I have a full sim rig and spend so much of my time churning laps. Watching your videos opened my eyes to how much fun it could be. I owe you thanks for that. My wife okayed the $5k I spent getting it all set up, so I owe her more thanks, but I never would've even known about this hobby without you two.
Been watching for 2 years now. Genuinely can’t believe how far you’ve come mate 💯
Steve, I consider you and Jimmer the OG of sim racing. Discovering you guys made me say I want to do sim racing. I appreciate all of the sim, karting, and special event videos. Watching your journey from part-time sim racer to now full-time sim racer/racing driver has been great. It's a success that's well deserved, I'm glad to be a part of the journey!
Having watched a couple of videos in 2017-ish for the first time, you honestly got me into racing and cars as a whole so much more than I already was. Because of you I've been actively watching more motorsport series, bought my own simrig and pretty much turned into the massive car-nerd I am today. It's been so humbling to watch you and this channel grow. Thank you so much for your amazing content Steve, don't you dare ever stop yeah!
Wow. Who knew Gran Turismo 2 was dropping today?! I’m here for it!
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@@mrdorifto bro it’s a joke shut up
@@mrdorifto🤡😂😂😂
@@mrdoriftoHe meant the movie
you've honestly inspired me to start racing, I may be late at 17 but I want to make it to either gt4 or gt3, I have a racing insta page already and posting sorta race reports and I'm starting to film races to make some sort of content on when I get the confidence to do voiceovers😅. you are honestly such a great guy, thank you
You cant hate this guy, Steve has an calm Charakter in combination with his professionalism which is really enjoyable to listen to.
Keep it up man we want to see you further up ! 🫡
Love from Germany ❤️
Just heard about that mishap at the Ring, i am very sorry for you. You are just a human too, and mistakes do happen. I just hope you keep up the good work and come back stronger the next N24. Looking forward seeing you support the team from the pits, make the best of it and keep your head up mate;)
There are a lot of sim racers out there, but Steve and Jimmy have always stood out as the cream of the crop. Hope you both (plus Misha and Manuel) get a podium this weekend at the N24!
I'm glad to say, I've been here since you started playing GT Sport - I played GT4 as a kid and haven't had time to play/buy the future games, so I wanted to find someone who played the GT games, and found your channel eventually! Been subscribed ever since; you're a testament to those who succeed in pursuing one's own passion. Cheers!
Steve, I want to thank you for introducing me to motorsport in the best possible way. Your videos got me hooked on racing and I haven’t looked back - you even inspired me to make some of my own racing videos. Watching your journey is incredibly inspiring and it’s been clear to all of us that you’ve always deserved a racing seat. And you’re only just getting started!
So happy for you mate ,keep upgrading and make us sleep everytime.
I want one favor from you is to give me a membership of your channel for the whole year❤
You worked your ass off! Congrats Steve! I have enjoyed living vicariously through you!
Steve, I was here on your channel when you had 30k subs. I remember watching your forza 6 videos, on how to shift with a controller. I was on a different account and posted a lot of sickxfth place memes, “thank you JSR Lee Campbell memes”. It is amazing to see how far you have come and you will get even further!
One of my favorite memories was watching your stream while I was in my office and it was raining outside. Pure bliss
Love the content. The regularity of your posts is truly inspiring. To be able to do that while working a fulltime job is incredible.
I am following you for like 3/4 years now and I enjoy every bit of all of your videos.
Due to you I also got into racing and bought my first steering wheel (Thrustmaster T248) and my pc last year and I enjoy every second of it. Thank you so much for everything ❤
Keep the good work and get that million subscribers!
Some of my favorite memories was watching your live streams back in the day! You're one of the OGs and I'm very happy for everything you've achieved since 😊
Been following you since before the pandemic, over five years, I’m so proud of you. I’m proud to say that I’ve been following your story and life. Ended up starting track driving time attack, along with sim racing as well. Thanks so much Steve
I've been watching you since what feels like forever, and whatching your channel grow and watching you grow into more fun races and challenges is the best feeling ever. I feel like a long time friend of yours, even though you don't know me nor have you ever seen me. But, your racing style, commentating style and overall style of creating videos just work. Educative and humourous, while being very skillfull at what you do makes such great content. Seeing you win in real life races is a cherry on top. Hope to see you in GT 3 soon and keep the content coming!
Thank you Steve for sharing your journey with us, what an amazing life! Well done!
Steve, your channel and the Gran Turismo 7 videos that you’ve been uploading have been a key part of my newly discovered interest and passion for motorsport, I truly respect all that you have done and achieved and gave to me as a viewer and racing enthusiast. I’m happy to be experiencing your videos and racing every time you upload, and this video really made me respect you even more. Cheers, lad.
You’re an inspiration :) I’m in 88 and yet I’m starting to chase my dreams after all this years due to space constraints and put down by peers and family. I still decided to go ahead never too late!
What a journey it was. We really proud of you Steve! You're a G!
I remember casually being into Forza Horizon 4 and finding your videos, your style of video made me a huge fan of GT Sport and I found myself always watching your races. I've never been interested in any other racing/driving channels. Great job! :)
What you said about having nothing going on and wanting something to talk about and be proud of, that really resonated with me. I've been in the same position, but what I've put time into is writing and painting rather than sim racing. It really made me kind of emotional to hear from somebody who was in a very similar situation as I am now (I even have a warehousing job!) and who found something they cared about, put time into and kept with, and found success. Thanks for sharing Steve
Thanks Steve, this was realistic on expectation and your path up to this stage. You have a new stage to come, I hope it works out for you. You're an aspiration to the community you have created!
You inspired me to want to take sim racing seriously and to fall in love with racing. You’re doing exactly what you hope to do Steve, thank you for all the videos.
Steve, All my life I've loved motorsport and cars, and DREAMED of racing something and ever since a started watching you videos you've made me realise how possible it is. I've always thought of you as an inspiration, and after a good few years of karting, I've been lucky enough to get my own junior rotax kart this year. I just want to say thank you for all of your content and I hope you never stop.
Your sarcasm and humour is the MAIN reason I continue to watch your videos. At times you literally made my day from literally LOL 😂. I watch many channels about sim racing, but your videos are the only one that I would show to my wife cuz they crack me up so hard and it also cracked her up 😂 (mind you, she has zero interest in sim racing). Thanks for all the laughter and I’ll continue support you for a long long time 😊
Thanks for this video. I am in a similar position as you were when you were contemplating quitting your job and going full time on youtube. I make much more money on youtube, but the fact that my channel can be terminated at any point without warning scares me. On the other hand, working a full time job leaves me with very little time for youtube
Your actually the whole reason i started really trying to improve in gt7 and watching u play makes me realize how much room i have to grow and i love knowing i can get better if i keep practicing so thank you for everything you do keep up the amazing work on the track and on the sim
I've been watching since the FM4 days, it is especially great to see you on the Nurburgring with the team. I think it is a great inspiration to a lot of people
All the hats in the world off to you lol! 💜 Quite inspiring story to be honest! Thank you for all the good & entertaining stuff you ever posted on this channel! I will keep continuing the support in the future as well! I hope it is going to be just as promising, eventful and successful as it's been ever since you decided to take CZcams more seriously!
Your sense of what's boring seems to overlap well with my tastes, as your videos have stayed interesting and entertaining for years now. You have definitively made me understand and appreciate the nuances of competitive racing on a much deeper level, both online and IRL. Let's see where the future takes you!
My man you've always been my favorite channel, can't forget the good battles we had during FM7's livestreams (I'm AbioticSoup if u can recall). I'm so happy to witness how far you came and I genuinely hope it keeps getting better moving forward, all the hard work and amazing achievements you did inspire me to learn more and push more, I really hope it keeps getting better for you moving forward champ ! 🔥.
Been here since the FM4 days and honestly the growth of your channel has been fully deserved
Wow, I think I’ve been watching you for 10 years? It’s been incredible seeing your grow, genuinely one of my favourite CZcamsrs! Thank you Steve!
This overview of all your hard work, things you've been through, and the amount of stuff you did was amazing.
You deserve it !
i have been watching you since 2019, the times where i approached sim racing on GT Sport. safe to say, you are my favourite youtuber ever since and much love for you, steve
Been here since 10k subs or so. I don't watch every video, and quite frankly, I'm not on CZcams all too often, but I always come back from time to time. Keep it up man, you've earned it and more.
Build it and they will come! Amazing ride so far Steve… who knows how far this will go- happy to be part of your “viewers” since 2018.
I’ve been with you since 2019. It’s been incredible to watch what you’ve done. It’s really impressive and it could not be happening for a cooler guy. I really hope it grows as much as you hope.
I started watching by way of the Shameful Rammers video, which I discovered during the Gran Turismo Sport days. That happened in 2018, and I’ve been here ever since. Hope to see you continue growing strong for years to come.
Steve, congratulations on what you've achieved. It's inspiring and deserved. I've enjoyed your content for a few years and I run an MX5 Mk3 in Supercup. So it was pretty cool to see you turn up for your Silverstone race weekend in the Mk1 MX5. I think I embarrassed both of us when I saw you and said "It's Super GT!".
Your blend of passion, talent, experience and general good nature is a good news story.
Keep doing what you do.
Hey Steve. Really nice to get these very personal videos from time to time. It's great to see someone who works hard and gets the rewards that work deserves. Taking chances and opportunities is what life is all about. For myself, I'm sorry i was late to the channel, but I'll be here and supporting for as long as you want to do this. Onwards and upwards. The fact 'P Steve' is now entering the English language is testament to you enduring appeal as a high quality CZcamsr/Racing driver/just a nice guy. Good luck for the future bud.
Been a follower of your content for around 4 years and have absoltely loved watching your channel and you grow, congrats for the hard work you've done and all you've achieved. One piece of feedback, would love to hear commentary on your future GT4 videos, appreciate thats a new challenge but I;m sure you can pull it off!
Congratulation Steve. It is so great to see someone else going from sim to real life racing driver. Inspiration for many young people out there.
Amazing video, Steve. At the end you mentioned your goal wanting to make racing approachable- you did it with me. Today I drove nearly 1000 miles getting ready for and competing in the GTWS- youre the reason I'm here. Keep it up- love all your content- and hope you get to keep reaching your goals both on YT and in real racing! It's been fun to follow!
I have been watching you since your first Gran Turismo videos. It's amazing, and every time you take a break, I keep checking my notifications and your channel to see new videos or to watch the old ones. Your channel is just perfect! Keep working hard because I feel blessed to support you even further.
I can say my most favorite video is 'Gran Turismo Sport: Yet Another Ridiculously Close Race,' racing an MX-5 around Laguna Seca.
Everybody is proud of you, everything you've achieved! Amazing🎉
This is such a good watch, so much of this resonates with me and what I'm trying to do right now. So nice to hear from someone cover the 'whole story'. Gives some of us newbies some hope.
It's an incredible journey Steve. Something to be truly proud of. There is always a smidge of luck involved but much of the luck you make yourself by putting in the hard work. The 'luck' part is that hard work being noticed by the right people at the right time. Looking forward to the rest of your drive! :)
I love what you have done.
I'm an old guy that spent boat loads of time on a PC based GT racing sim back in the late 90's. I had the force feedback wheel and pedals. I loved it !! Working out tire pressure and brake bias on different tracks and I got really good.
There is nothing boring about Racing if you can translate the experience effectively whether it's in Sim or IRL.
This is what you have done.
While there is no physical threat when Sim racing, Your heart rate will go UP in a massive spike, Your grip on the wheel and determination to "manage" the situation to not only survive, but come out ahead.
This is what it's all about.
Love your channel.
Can you hook up a heart monitor and show it during your races ?
It would be absolutely Wild.
Steve your GTS videos got me through the pandemic, and helped me discover a new passion for sim racing and Motorsport. Thank you for everything!
Thank you Steve for bringing value to this community, you're really an inspiring person and I wish all the best of luck in the future, I follow you since 2021 where I used to watch your GTSports videos in the office when no one was looking, thought that was because I loved racing but with time i realised i enjoy watching YOU racing, so happy to see the full evolution of things, and how you got into where you are now, and looking forward your GT4 career, literally that format is one of the best , good luck mate ( also thanks for helping us sleep at night lol)
Thank you. I love this for several reasons. 1, I’m always interested on people’s journey, it was cool to see your history of racing before you started doing videos. 2, I love when people do what they are passionate about and then become successful at it, makes work a little easier then doing a job you hate. 3, It’s so cool to see the progression of your CZcams journey. Hat’s off to you Steve. So cool! I wish I had followed my passion instead of worrying about money etc. Well maybe when I retire in a few years I’ll do something I’m passionate about. P.S. I have learned so much for watching your videos and has definitely improved my GT 7 experience. Thank you.
I've played driving games since Revs back in The Middle Ages and have been reasonably decent at them but leaned more towards arcade racers. Since I started watching SuperGT I've learned an absolute shedload that's made playing driving games way more fun but also made me way better. This is a channel that can teach an old dog new tricks. Fair play Steve
Man, this is wild. Glad to have followed part of this journey. So proud of you, dude. Hope you can keep both going, maybe?
I've been watching you since you started uploading gt sport when it was released back in 2017, and I've always enjoyed watching your videos and especially your dry humor. Thanks for giving me something nice to watch during my lunches since then man! All the love from the Netherlands
you influenced me to get a racing sim setup about 3 years ago. You've created a lot of great memories for me, thank you
Been around since the Forza 4 days, it's been truly awesome to see the growth over the years. Thank you for years of entertainment!
CZcams? You’ve clocked it mate. Incredible scenes.
Been here since the closing months of GT Sport-I’ve loved watching the journey!!
I loved playing Gran Turismo as a kid on PS2, when I finally picked up GT Sport after getting back into enjoying motorsport with Verstappen joining F1, I found I loved GT racing and stumbled across your channel in 2017 or 2018 which really started my love for simracing and Im still doing it now. lso still watching watching and it is crazy to see how much you have achieved over the years with real liffe racing, quadrant and much more!
I remember in 2013 looking for Forza 4 videos trying to learn how to drive/race (mainly because I had the rude awakening that Need For Speed was not as realistic), I found a video of you and literally learning a lot about the technical side of racing (im still trash). From your stuff I learnt about how apexes work, driving lines, fast in slow out and etc. That was a real eye opener and got me more interested in racing more than drifting. I was watching SLAP, AR12 and BlackPantha back then but they mainly showed drift or more street content which I was slowly weening off. I ended up buying GT6 too because of learning from your Forza vids and trying to race in a somewhat "Real Driving Simulator". But damn the channels grown since then and I'm glad I found the channel. You're literally the only CZcamsr that I've consistently watched since back then now that I've realized lol
I have been watching you since the forza 4 days, and what I love about you is the sarcastic and deadpan delivery of your jokes, it really makes me chuckle. I watched the odd dirt 3 tutorial back then as well
I'm sure I don't speak for just myself but you give inspiration to even those in different career paths! Happy to have found your channel and get to follow along!
I watch a lot of CZcamsrs but you are one of few (if not the only one) I watch videos of in their entirety without skipping seconds. You may have changed in your driving style, your way of speaking or editing videos, but your willingness to be hilarious yet competitive and informative is something you’ve been having since the beginning and it’s the thing you never changed about yourself. That demands admiration and respect.
More than once you inspired me to get on gt sport or gt7 and try to follow your ghost in a time trial or replicate a race you did. We even raced together a few times in daily race C and you proved yourself to be really fast, correct and hard to overtake.
I began following you in the early gt sport days and what I’ve seen from you is only the beginning. Thanks for the countless hours of entertainment, I know there’s still a lot more to laugh about ❤
Keep it up Steve. You're a huge inspiration and your hard work continues to pay off. Super excited to see how this channel and your irl opportunities continue to evolve!
I've been watching since probably 40k-ish subs. You're awesome mate!! I like your personality a lot and it really does well to go with the commentary, it is soothing to watch. Thank you!
It has been amazing to see how far you have come. I have been a subscriber since the very early days, and it's fantastic to know where you are now. Keep it up!
I am watching you exactly from shameful rammers video, proud of you! All the best and much more is waiting for you!
Your Forza videos really helped me become a better driver. Very happy for all your progression!
Been watching since I was 9 in the Forza motorsport 4 days. So awesome to see how far you have come
I started watching when Forza Horizon 4 came out and I've never looked back. You're the man Steve
Still remember the time when you strictly posted FM and FH videos, as a long time GT player you were the reason why I picked up Forza and it was a great casual experience. I, and quite a lot of other people have seen you blossom into a bigger and better person. Please keep it up and hopefully that F1 seat will give you a call soon.
Ive been watching you since the fm6 days, and to watch you grow has been one of the main staples of my life for however many years its been. Im really proud of you and so excited to see you drive IRL!!!
Its really awesome to see you succeeding. I know nothing when it comes to racing but you have always made some fun and genuine videos and can see the passion you have for racing. Just cool to see it done
Great to follow your journey! Amazing what you have brought this to, thanks for the inspiration as well!
Started watching shortly after I got a ps4 and started playing GT Sport back in 2017, so watched a lot of your Forza Motorsport and Horizon back catalogue as well.
I had a long break from racing games myself from around 2007 to 2017, so watching your stuff was much a part of my re entry into playing racing games.
What I love most about your videos is just your dry humour. That is what brings me back over and over. The content is great, but it is your humour that makes it all.
Terrific listening to all this. Really well done, sir :) Be proud of what you've built up and good luck in the season.
were proud of you steve,keep it up
You've come so far and still have nothing but the cosmos ahead of you. Jimmy too. Between you two, my sim racing inspiration and motivations are alive and well. I joined a new league recently and it's been really challenging but also very rewarding and educational. Right now I'm 6th(lol) in our championship and happen to be a contender for it somehow.
Keep inspiring us with all your dedication! Thank you for sharing with us your progress until now, sure was one heck of a ride. Wish you all the best for your future! Greetings from a rookie CZcamsr from Portugal! 👍😎
I think what hoocked me to the channel around 10 years ago was the dry humor. And just the fact that i loved racing and didnt own a Playstation was what really made me interested in Gran Turismo and this was the go to channel for that.