My First Year As A Real Racing Driver
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Im as proud as little simracer boy can be!!!
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Jards and Jimmer RL Enduro when?
World Dad is most proud!
Jimmer, Jambol, Shedboi, Jim.
This comment will likely get lost in the sea of positivity that you so deserve right now. To see you graduate from yeeting people in iRacing to winning your first ever motorsports series has been nothing short of sensational to the entire racing community, and it's been a shining example of what anyone can do when they put their mind, heart and 10,000 litres of energy drink to it.
We love you, and we can't fucking wait to see what the future unfolds for you, especially with that errr bronze certificate.
Jimmy Shedboi and Super Steve GT Albon replace retiring Lewis Hamilton and young britan George Russell at Mercedes for 2023.
@@niuniuhhh Jimmy Broadbent, 3 time F1 World Champion
@@benshapiro4436 Steve Brown 666 grand prix victorys
CRINGE!!!!!!
congrats on the most liked comment
Man literally went from driving fake cars in his moms shed to being a race winning driver with a factory team. Talk about dedication.
Dude you've got a legit Goodyear podium hat that you've earned. thats so rad
Absolutely agree, love your content too. Your love for sim racing and history is super inspirational!
Patiently waiting for when you and SuperGT are the F1 commentators in 30 years
We’re going to meme them all the way to the top spot!
Honestly that would be amazing 😍😁
You did an absolutely amazing job mate. I can't even imagine how difficult it must have been to battle not only the demons in your own mind, but also the amount of pressure you must have felt to perform. Did us all very proud.
Jimmy, I wonder if you actually realize just how many you inspire?
You remain so relatable and I'm sure many of us live vicariously through you.
I'm genuinely incredibly happy that you have progressed so far along your journey.
Well said.
Great words
People actually live vicariously through others?
... how?
Why?
"I won't let anyone take this away from me not even myself" Some profound words Jimmer. A quote to live by.
This.
You it really is inspiring because what most people don't realize is other people and outside obstacles are not what hold them back 99.9% of the time it is yourself that holds you back and gets in your way you have to learn to get out of your way in life or you will never do the things you wanna do
Alongside "I don't give a fuck"
Well in Jim, proud of you man.
Such a great finish to a season full of ups and downs, we are all so proud of you and of how far you’ve come. Real racing boi Jimmer
Hey Jim, just wanted to point out that Jem already spilled the beans and mentioned you were teaming up with geordie next year and that was the reason for the team switch. She mentioned it in the video on the praga RUclips channel of the last race.
Also wanted to say its been a blast following your adventures. I know its been a difficult but rewarding year in terms of the first year of racing, but as a fan, I'd love to see more videos on the IRL racing. It was a bit limited this year to all the races and practice sessions you did. Any chance we can get more in between stuff as well? Maybe more q&a stuff, perhaps interview team mates or engineers or other drivers or behind the scenes or something. Anything that's just more IRL racey content
Agree with everything. This comment deserves more upvotes!
We need to give Jem & the others support, too.
The real reason is that he fancied her
Might find that it’s not allowed for somethings. I’m thinking because of things like tv rights and maybe sponsors or people not agreeing etc. could be a minefield. But that’s just me guessing and spitting shit outta my ass on things I know naff all about.
Anyway. Great work jimmy. Proves that jut about anything is possible. Dream big. Try hard and pray for a lot of luck.
Jimmy and lando as mclaren teammates 2026.
"I will not let anyone take that away from me" and damn F***ING straight aswell Jimmer. So proud and much love!
Couldn't have happened to a better person. Cheers to the man who got me hooked on not only sim racing, but more importantly, making me believe that nothing is impossible.
Cheers to that! Well said!!
okay. What DID you actually do? you managed, through your Sim Races and your humble personality, was to unite people from all over the world, your fans and supporters, in one unified support team who lived every moment of your IRL experience with you! You gave us all a FACE we knew, not some anonymous racing driver, but a friend who'd made his dream come true! We all backed you, supported you, lived the dream WITH you and rejoiced when you did well...because it seemed you did it all for US as well as for yourself!
Think about that Jimmy. People from ALL OVER THE WORLD, people who watched you Sim Race and then do it in REAL LIFE and stay approachable and humble about something we'd ALL like to be able to do! Every single one of us out here would almost kill to get the chance you got and we DID live it through you! In the process you Sim Raced with real guys from Formula 1 and found that they, despite their godlike reputations, were just real people who had fun with playing games and welcomed you and helped you get better!
You gave us a real face, a real "friend" in a REAL RACE CAR and you shared your emotions with us. You made us love you and you brought us into a world we'd never have been able to enter without you. And...you made your Grandfather proud, you know you did. He was undoubtedly smiling down on you with every lap you drove and was right there with you when you and Gordie collected P1 trophies.
Well done lad. Well done indeed, from this 74 year old Grandma from the U.S.
I agree, from a 68 year old, almost grandpa in the U.S. Well said.
That's actually really wholesome and hearty warming to see more mature people watching and enjoying the shed boi as well.
I hope this doesn't come across as patronising or insulting but, you sound like the kind of cool grandma wished I had growing up. (all of mine passed before I was born)
@@MrManBuzz I understand, I never had a grandfather.
46 year old auntie here. We're all so proud of our jimmer.
29 year old South African here. Well done mate, and thank you for letting us vicariously live the racing driver dream. All the best for the next season!
I'm so happy you pushed past your brain for that first test. In my opinion that was your biggest challenge of the season and I am really proud of you for that more than anything else.
You inspired tens of thousands of people like me to get into the wonderfull world of simracing. Love the content, keep it up :).
A phrase that has helped me when I doubt myself: Don't ever worry that there is someone better at a thing than you, because no matter how good some is, there is always someone better.
And in racing even more so, because no-one can actually agree who the GOAT racing driver actually is, so why worry about it, because it's all subjective in the end and in racing, you can be the literal best in the field and still not win.
Put simply, you've raced a racing car, in a sanctioned race series and you and your team mate have won races with the trophy to prove it. No ifs, ands, or buts, that's the facts, simple as, end of.
And given where you started out from having had to move into the shed at that massive low point, to stabilise your life, and then push on up to the point you're living one of your literal dreams is an achievement beyond measure. I've said it comments before, but you Jimmy are one of my examples of how no matter how far or low we fall, we CAN come back from it, we CAN get better and the metaphorical morning WILL come. It's a hard journey, but you are proof it can be done and screw anything else, I will cheer that all day long.
Some of the hair cuts are kind of dumb though, you need to work on that ;)
Bwoah, get him his gloves and steering wheel and we all know Kimi Räikkönen is the goat of F1. Imagine if he had his drink during the race..
all jokes aside though i agree jimmy is deserving of everything
Jimmy's life is a real rags to riches story. And this is still the beginning!
A shed to podium story.
A true fairytale ending to the season, and I'm always going to well up with tears seeing Gordy bring it home for your first win.
You're an amazing ambassador for sim racing, but more importantly than that - a genuinely brilliant human being.
Dude, you are seriously one of the nicest guys on RUclips and I don't think I can name anyone more deserving of the success you've had. From a fellow mental health sufferer, don't ever stop believing in yourself, your a huge inspiration to us all!
Now THAT"S a definitive proof that sim-driver can become real driver, and excellent one at that! Now whenever the argument is going to pop-up whether simulators help or don't when it comes to real cars I am going to send a link to this video and this entire channel. Proud of you Jimmer!
Why would that be an argument? Fighter pilots spend more time in Sims than they do the sky.
@@medotaku9360 You wouldn't believe in denial I've encountered over the years. In internet as well as real life. People just brush off sims as video games and nothing more, believing that they are useless when it comes to real situations.
@Nikita Alexeev wow. Well, those people are never gonna make it 😆
You always come across very well, as a thoroughly decent person. In a world where nice guys often come last, it’s great to see you doing what you love and loving what you do. All power to you.
It's incredible to see how far you have come as a person over the last year or two. From the Guy living in a shed who struggled with confidence, to now being a Homeowner and a winning race car driver as well as having an incredible online family and dream car collection.
The honesty and clarity with which you express your emotions really inspires me. Thanks for being who you are on camera. It can't be easy to put yourself out there like that.
Agreed 100%, and it's that honesty and willingness to bring us along for the ride which keeps me a huge fan of Jimmer.
You've always been a racing driver Jimmer. You're just in some proper hardware now!
I am so proud of you Jimmy, and honored to be a fan of such a dedicated and inspirational person.
The only race I missed was Brands, which of course sadly didn't go ahead. Still can't believe you and Gordie winning both races at Donington. Hopefully you've got a seat in a car next year so I can continue watching my favourite IRL simracer!
This is why I love RUclips! I love seeing a creator I’ve followed for years, grow and change. But most of all I’m so happy to see you enjoying the shit out of what you’ve built and strived to achieve! Keep it up Jimbo we love ya!
Congratulations on a great season and thanks for addressing the incident at Brands, my Dad was a marshall that day and I was sat in the grandstand next to the incident, the whole thing shook me to the core and is still difficult to think about. Here's to next year, best of luck.
Thank you so much to editor chan for always bringing us awsome videos and clean cut edits. And Jimmer, man, I was in tears after this video because even tho there is a very small chance of you seeing this you got me through so much. You being on your own journey, you not giving up, you going through everything yet coming out on the end having achived your dreams thats just a mighty inspiring story mate. You got me through my darkest of the darkest times, you gave me an escape through the streams and the videos and you played a big part in making sure I exist today. I am eternally greatfull to you for doing the things you are doing and allowing us to be a part of this journey. For creating a community like this. Lastly in my eyes you deserved and earned this all and I know deep down that you will have many more achivements to come. Just don't forget, PlsNoPunterino!! Cheers!
I can't wait for the day that Jimmy graduates from "guest driver" to a proper signed on racing boi. [If it hasn't already happened ;)]
I'm waiting for the day when Jimmy is teaching the next amateur driver to be his team mate.
I really hope that one day we can see him racing outside of the UK in a big series like WEC or IMSA. I really think he has potential to be able to be really quick in an LMP2 if given the opportunity.
The reason this sort of thing is so resonant with sim racers is because we all love stories of people entering that universe coming from this universe because all of us have a granule of that hope in our heads. Vanishingly few will do it, so it's a great job that sim racing is now a monster in it's own right. Nowadays we have a lot of reason to be hopeful but little reason to be sad, racing other folks online is easy and risk free - the vast majority of racing drivers have sacrificed a lot in other areas of life to get in their seats and stay there and a lot of them come out the other end with nothing to show for it whilst everyone else was settling down, building careers, it's easy to envy people that are in the industry but nothing comes for free. Great work!
This gave me a tear in the eyes. So proud of you Jimmy. From a random viewer across the pond!
It's been incredible, sharing your highs and lows this season. Good luck in 2022, and here's hoping your career keeps trending upwards. We all would love to see you in the real-life LeMans someday!
I'd love to get a longer version of this video. Your journey was a very interesting roller coaster! And it's not easy to pick ourselves up in the tough situations but you manage to keep going. Can't wait for the next chapter of your journey!
Jimmy man, you mentioning how you felt throughout the whole thing, especially how you struggled with feeling like an imposter, really hit home to me, and also just realising how much goes into something like this is just amazing to know about, just remember that we all are proud of what you have done , and congratulations on your first season and congrats on that win.
You legend. You absolutely have deserved this, and I can’t wait to see more of it next year.
Hey, Jimmer!!
I've gone through a similar feeling in the past few months. I have been doing stuff besides school to get into flight training and today I got to do my first ever landing!!!
Last spring I thought it would take at least another year before I could get anywhere near that. I have gone through some hard times myself and had to fight through a depression.
Thank you so much for making such great content to which I've been able to relate to in the past 3 years.
amazing video, well done Jimmy, I've seen some of your low videos and it's brilliant to see you now, and that last race was a superb way to end the season!
Well deserved, this journey was incredibly fun and inspirational to watch. And thanks for being so open and honest with us. Can't wait to see you on track soon.
We're all living vicariously through you Jimmy! you're living the dream for us bruv! go forth!
Jimmy not only am I proud of all your achievements, but the fact that at one time in your life you struggled with depression and anxiety. The fact that you are now comfortable enough to share each and every emotion with us shows me just how strong you’ve become.
I loved every single bit of this video! you don't get so often to listen to drivers to open up so much and you even bring us together with you every weekend for every race and I don't think exists any other driver in any other motorsport to who I wish the best and I wish to see every race weekend to be a gold weekend!
Props to you Jimmy! You deserved a second season!!!
Love this Jimmy, I've enjoyed so much the highs and lows of your year, or the last two or three years since I started watching your content. You are a humble, real star and I wish you well. Let those trophies be the tool you use to deflect negative self-talk and may they be a foundation for you to build you up to higher heights. Love you man, keep on keeping on 💚
So happy to see you grow, both channel wise and as a racing driver. I love both types of your content, be it real life vlogs or simracing. Keep doing what you love Jimmer and thank you for making this year much more bearable.
I am starting to appreciate how much you seem to be yourself, it’s quite impressive that you have gotten a following that way, not because you are weird but that it seems you have been able to stay true to yourself the whole time, no clue if I made sense but… wanted to say something
Jimmy, what a season! Thank you for taking us for the ride! It's been such a great series and I can't wait to see what you do with Gordie next season. Proof that you are indeed a proper race winning driver. You inspire so many and hopefully the sim racing route into motorsport becomes more possible in the next few years. Having watched some of the britcar livestreams on youtube it has been amazing to see the Broadbent community come out in force to follow you. Can't wait to see more from you next season!
Cheers to your success, Jimmy! You're an absolute legend and inspiration. I can't wait to see what the future holds for you and I know all of us are looking forward to seeing more hardware in your trophy case!
When you guys won those two races that had to be one of the coolest things I've ever saw, racing is also a dream of mine so seeing that was inspiring.
Spare a thought for Praga racer Abbie Eaton (11:07), currently recovering from a broken back (!!) from a crash in the 'W' single-seater series.
What's great as well is that white board in the background with 3 very important affirmations that helped you get from the shed to where you are now. Well done Jimmy. I struggle with anxiety myself and your achievements give me hope and inspiration.
Jimmy, I've enjoyed and looked forwards for your racing videos, and I'm so happy for everything you have achieved!
Let's go Jimmer!
So proud to see how well you've done this season Jimmy, against some quality drivers too and looking forward to your next racing chapter and hopefully Gordie will get closer to turning you into an absolute weapon like he is.
I just love your honesty Jimmy, always speaking from the heart and so much passion for what you do. You are aslo so modest and appreciative of the things that you have had the chance to do and are so down to earth and very nice guy. I have been following you for a few years and watching where you were to where you are now and thinking how many people could be inspired by you and try and follow in your footsteps. Keep up the great work and creating great content that has helped me through the tough times as well as the good. Thankyou Jimmy
I want to like this video a thousand times. So honest, so heartfelt...I got chills. Some might say you're just a RUclipsr I'm subscribed to, but I feel so pround to even know you at all. To hear you talk about your successes and your failures, your bravery and your fears, how you didn't let anything or even yourself get in the way of what you've always dreamed of...it is nothing short of inspiring. Mad respect, Jimmy! And I can't wait to hear more about what the future has in store for you.
You literally completed a season racing a real car.
If Sergey Sirotkin's one year in Williams qualifies him as F1 driver, you're definitely a racing driver. No question.
Bit unfair on sirotkin
@@OliveTree487 How so? He literally did nothing for a whole year.
Whereas our Jimmer started out in a shed, made it to a house, overcame all the BS life threw in his way AND became not only a race winner in Britcar, but also their Rookie of the Year.
@@DGARedRaven Well I mean Sergey Sirotkin finished 3rd in gp2, scored a point in f1 and has a 4th place finish in WEC. I mean if you think jimmer could achieve any of that, you're kidding yourself. None of this is to take away from how well jimmy has done, it's been incredibly impressive to watch. But you've got to remember the worst f1 driver is leagues above the best in a lot of other categories
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Good job jimmer whe are all very proud of you its insane to look back on your videos of sim racing with real drivers and now your one of them too. Good job jimmer and just remember that you started from a shed and now you here. Congrats jimmy
I come back every so often to see this video again and again. Its just inspiring and really awesome to see the progress and everything youve been able to accomplish and for you to be open and honest having us strangers for the ride. Really looking forward for what this year and the future has for you. Kuddos from Mexico!
Jimmy is a full time racist ,i'lm proud
Totally new to your channel - only been watching your vids for a couple of days. This is amazing! I think I enjoyed this video more than any others you've done. Congrats on getting to do what you love, wishing you all the best next season :D
Great recap! Thanks for bringing us along for the ride... I can't wait for next season best of luck Jimmy!!!
Having watched the series I could have happily watched on. In sport of any kind its just as interesting to see the back story and understand the mental/off camera battles that go on. Really genuine video and obviously congratulations for the success!
Great finish to season. Loved following along. Hope we get to do more next season! Thanks for bringing us along you legend!!!!
So cool to see how far you've come mate. I found you when you were running iLMS and have just enjoyed watching each video progress the slow evolution of your career from shed boy to big boy racer. Well done, mate.
Great video Jimmy had a lump in my throat congratulations on your year looking forward to the next season you have
Your going racing series was one of the best things I’ve watched on RUclips this year, congratulations, really looking forward to watching next year
I will always remember racing open wheel Sprint cars (the ones with the funny huge wings on top in the dirt) and even though the seatbelts were cranked down incredibly tight to where I couldn't move anything other then my limbs, my heart would still beat so hard it would move the belts. So happy to watch how your season unfolded and congrats on a very successful year!
Im very proud of you and your crew!!! You had the courage to take the many first steps that led to a podium. You took us all along with you on that thrilling ride!!! Thank you for that and for showing us that perceverence and determination leads to inspiration. Way to go Jimmers!!!!!!
So proud of you Jimmy, I’m so glad we all got to take this journey with you. I’m hoping you can motivate me for showing me all what have you done so far
Congrats Jimmy on your 1st season and thanks for taking us along on the journey. You deserve every success. Can't wait to see what comes next for you.
I remember coming across a video of yours for the first time (PC2 old Spa) and seeing you just pour your heart and soul into it all. Getting to see that passion extend to where you are today - and where you are going - has been your gift to us all.
never stop, jimmer. you are an absolute inspiration to me and others and you do some really impressive shit… give yourself a pat on the back. you are an impressive racing driver and a down to earth human being
We are incredibly proud of you Jimmy, your honesty about life and mental health within racing and adapting to a new life. Can't wait to see what's next whatever it is, just remember we're here to watch all of it, you're an inspiration and haven't changed a bit in our eyes, so pog to you and all the best with what's next.
Amazing stuff jimmy, I love watching you succeed can’t wait to see what you do next year!
1000 times well done! You deserve to be proud of what you did!! It was great being along for the ride! Can't wait for next year
Dude I enjoyed this video absolutely so much seeing your passion for what you're doing and you're living the fucking dream dude I love your honesty about everything that you talked about in there may God keep blessing you and may you live long and keep racing my friend!!!!
Just wanna say I fucking love ya jimmer! So glad to have been along for this journey from almost day 1! Long may it continue 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻
Been amazing to follow you Jimmy, saw your flame in your eyes all these years ago, love it!
Congrats Jimmy.
I hope you will surprise us with more achievements. Good to see you in a happy state, I wish to see myself in the seat of a racing car too, maybe I ever will!
This is awesome content Jimmer. Your story is so relatable and inspiring. Much love from Zambia
Nice little hint dropped near the end of the video. You crushed this season, while learning about the ups & downs of racing, especially the aspects you can’t control. I’m excited for racerman Jimmy, season two!
Yeah mate, super proud off you, especially the last race.
Fingers crossed you get another season.
jimmy your such a legend , i found you from some random sim racing video and ever since i watched that first video i have been so happy for you and all the things you have managed to do in such a short time , from some sim videos to racing the virtual gp and then to irl racing. i would say i kind of look up to you in a strange way because you are doing what i think alot of ppl including myself would love to do and we all want you to win and do well coz we live it with you , whatever you have planned i know alot of ppl will be there wishing you all the best and all the happiness you deserve. Keep going man we love you.
this video made me so happy man fr, happy af for you and also super inspired by this to just keep doing me and be proud of my accomplishments
This is fantastic to see! I'm honestly so inspired and gives me alot of confidence! I'm planning on entering my first race (600cc motorbike) in January. I am so nervous but lining up to race will be an experience I'm sure!
Was so happy to see the double win at Donington. I've been following your whole season religiously and been so gutted to see all the lows in the middle of the season. To end it on an incredible high is a bit of a fairytale ending tbh, and well deserved. On to the next year!
Looking forward to more info on the co-driver switch. Been wondering for a while. Thanks for the vid Jimmy!
I'm incredibly happy for you!
I hope so much that you succeed. I don't follow you so actively since i do not play many simracing games myself. But i always felt like you're a great and genuine guy. You inspire me to keep working on my dream, even if it has nothing to do with racing! :)
You're great man.
I've been following your whole season eagerly. I felt like I was reliving it just as you were, though of course just from my small window into what you've been doing. It's awesome that you get to live that dream, it's a dream that I share. And while circumstances likely won't let me live it, it's so nice to see you succeeding. You're a genuinely great and hardworking guy, and you deserve every second of it.
Thank you for a fantastic personal insight into the last year of your journey! Your dream is the dream of many of us and you carry our dreams with you. Couldn’t think of a better person to be carrying them.
Onwards and upwards!
Jimmy, your videos inspired me to race for the first time. I've been out of it for a while with broken equipment but your story and progression continues to inspire and motivate me and so many other people. Seeing the obstacles you had to overcome and still get to where you want to be is amazing and makes me want to do the same. Thank you man, keep up the great work, and much love man
Been so stoked watching you through your irl racing year, something anyone watching you before it happened would have hoped you could get the chance, and it's just amazing to see you did and how amazing it went! What a rollercoaster XD Can't be more happy for you Jimmy! You deserved all of it! :)
Really happy for you to had the Praga season. And the great progress you made in that season. On to the next one👍👍
Man, you have so much evolved in the Last 8 years and this is like your favourite tv show where things that happen make you happy. You deserve it so much, and evolving from a strange, funny youtube twat to an actual driver is something that made me happy.
You lead me through good and Bad times, and most of the time, being alone and sad at home, there will be a funny dude that makes me smile, even in bad times. Thank you for being you, really!
Your living the dream of so many n doing a great job can't wait to see what you do n achieve next.
We love you jimmy!! I have only been following you since about 2019 but even seeing the changes over that short amount of time is amazing. You got me into sim racing and cars and that is now a huge part of my life. I hope someday I can maybe achieve something as amazing as you have but until then keep inspiring all of us to do our best at what we love!
JB it was well deserved and i will say this anyone that has the balls to strap themselves into any racing car and give it 110% deserves a big slap on the back..I look forward to what the future holds for you and through you live my dreams too. I look forward to watching your talent evolve to even more times spent on the top step of the podium..Have a great Xmas and New Year because 2022 is going to be thrilling im sure...
watching this develop this year and seeing you at oulton on the friday (too shy to say hi so just waved) has been so emotional for me. ive always wanted to race, ive realised that financially that aint gonna happen.. seeing you live your dreams has been great and really makes me believe that maybe just maybe i could do it too. keep up the great work jimmer