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Well, NASCAR driver have been using computer games to practice for tracks for a while. https://expmag.com/2020/03/these-hyper-realistic-video-games... There is a video of Dale Jr and Martin Truex Jr talking about using a networked video game to test a strategy at one track.

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Dale Jr was well known (at least in the community) for playing/practicing heavily with the Sierra/Papyrus NASCAR Racing series even in the late 90s. AFAIK, he was one of the first big time names who attributed some of his success to the game.

BMW use a very expensive simulator to practice and test setup changes on their DTM car.

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