Screen to Speed: Yvonne Houffelaar

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Crew Chief Brad: [00:00:00] Welcome to screen to speed powered by INIT eSports. In this podcast, we dive into the journeys of remarkable individuals, making waves in sim racing and bridging the virtual with the real, from the thrill of digital circuits to the roar of real life racetracks. We explore the passion. Dedication and innovation that drives the world of motorsports.

We’ll hear from athletes, creators, and pioneers sharing their stories, insights, and the powerful ways sim racing is connecting communities and creating pathways into motorsports. So buckle up, Screen to Speed starts now.

Elz Indriani: Hello everyone and welcome. Welcome to the first episode of init talks and I’m else, and I’ll be your host for this init talks. It’s very nice to have you [00:01:00] all here today. And Sean Antonia, I see that you just following us on Twitch. Welcome. Welcome. Welcome. Enjoy your time here. And yeah, so this is a new program.

On init esports, normally we are broadcasting a race like the screen to speed, for example, right? And now we are going to have this kind of talk show, or should I say a podcast? So yeah, every week we will be interviewing a female in sim racing or motorsports. Well, basically everyone who has patience in, um, in motor sport and sim racing, so happy to have this.

And please welcome our first guest of today. The InnoTalk episode one Yvonne, hi.

Yvonne Houffelaar: Hello everyone. Happy to be here for the first InnoTalks.

Elz Indriani: Right. How are you doing today, Yvonne?

Yvonne Houffelaar: [00:02:00] I’m okay. And how are you?

Elz Indriani: I’m doing good. I mean, I’m nervous for this talk, but I’m so excited, like it’s finally happening. I always wanted to have this kind of show on any channel and we are making it happen.

And guess what, guys, if you haven’t follow us on social media, you should follow us on social media at init esports. Because we literally just announced a big announcement on social media. It’s like the biggest thing ever for init esports. So yeah, basically we are we just announced the dream team By init esports and Yvonne is a part of the dream team.

Congratulations Yvonne

Yvonne Houffelaar: Thank you, and thank you for being part of this. I’ll be driving the Screen2Speed Dream Team, Accelerated by Male, uh, together with Seradov, Nina Ham, and And Victoria Mello. I’m really [00:03:00] looking forward to this. This will be the VCO infinity.

Elz Indriani: Oh God, that will be so awesome. I mean, competing in VCO, I mean, I feel like it’s like everyone’s dream to compete there in high level of competition and congratulation for making your way to the dream team.

I’m so looking forward to have you, to see how you’re doing in the race. But before we talk about the VCO and Dream Team and more, uh, why don’t you introduce yourself to the audience, Yvonne?

Yvonne Houffelaar: Yes. Well, I’m Yvonne Aufflaer, 30 years old, originally from the Netherlands, but living in Austria now. And, uh, I am, uh, the community manager from Energy Sports.

I’m also a disabled sim racer and a racing driver. I’m Um, yes, it is.

Elz Indriani: Right, [00:04:00] right. So I feel like you’re doing a lot of things like you’re sim racing. You are racing in real life and also you are the community manager of Innit Esports. That sounds like a lot of job to do. Don’t you think so?

Yvonne Houffelaar: It is, but I have the passion for it.

So if you have the passion for it, it doesn’t feel like working. Right. That’s great. Yes.

Elz Indriani: Right. Right. And before, before we talk more about this, um, would you mind to explain it to us? Like how did you get into motorsport or sim racing?

Yvonne Houffelaar: Well, I was a little girl, seven years old. I was already watching Formula One with my dad.

And we were on holiday in the south of France. And there was a go karting track, an outdoor one. And I said to my parents, I said, Oh, this is cool. I want to do this. So I went there and went some go karting. And, uh, yeah, I [00:05:00] loved it and, uh, Emily’s one as well. So back in Holland, we were looking for a go karting club and, uh, that’s where it all started.

Elz Indriani: Right. So you went to this, you, uh, you, you’re watching this Formula One race with your dad and you were like, I want to race too.

Yvonne Houffelaar: Yes.

Elz Indriani: And you started finding a karting club?

Yvonne Houffelaar: Yes. Yeah, and Zootermeer. Uh, it’s now, uh, way more improved than it was back then, which is great to see, because I keep following them still.

And, uh, they are coaching youth to get better and to go karting and, uh, go to races. It started with indoor, now it’s also outdoor.

Elz Indriani: Yeah,

Yvonne Houffelaar: it’s great.

Elz Indriani: Right. So speaking about karting, cause sometimes I ask my friend, the real driver, like, how do you get into motorsport? How do you get into real racing? And they always recommend you to [00:06:00] start from karting.

Yvonne Houffelaar: Yes.

Elz Indriani: It’s

Yvonne Houffelaar: good to learn.

Elz Indriani: It’s like the start of everything.

Yvonne Houffelaar: It doesn’t have to be, but most are starting with karting, because you can learn very well the basic, and it’s still expensive, but a bit less expensive than a motor racer. So, um, Yeah, especially when you’re younger, like I was seven years old, uh, from sim racing I never heard back then.

Right. So, uh, for me, go karting was the first step, uh, into this. And, uh, when I was fifteen years old, I, uh, got my racing license.

Elz Indriani: Oh, wow. When you’re 15, when you were 15, you already got your racing license.

Yvonne Houffelaar: Yes, I wasn’t allowed to drive on the road, but I could drive on the circuit.

Elz Indriani: Yeah, I heard about that from some of my friends.

Like, they started go karting from a very young age. And all of them [00:07:00] saying that, yeah, I didn’t have my race, uh, driving license back then, but I can race in the tracks. So you’re saying that if you want to be a racer, you can start from the young age and you don’t really need to worry about driving license because driving license and racing license are two different things.

Yvonne Houffelaar: Yes, it is.

Elz Indriani: Right. And you’re mentioning before that, uh, you started from indoor karting, then go to the outdoor karting. Is it like everyone should start from the indoor karting or they can just straight to the outdoor? Yeah.

Yvonne Houffelaar: You can also start from the outdoor, but I found a nice, uh, club to learn and I wanted to learn and I wanted to get better and I wanted to win a lot.

So that’s where I started and grew from

Elz Indriani: there. Right, right. And what’s the difference that you, that you see between, uh, indoor karting and outdoor karting? Is it like much of a difference? Um, [00:08:00]

Yvonne Houffelaar: The level is higher outdoor. So I was very happy when I came from Indore that I could build up the experience, the learning curve.

I knew everything I needed to do. I knew all about racing lines, uh, in the weather because it’s like to rain here in the Netherlands. So we drove in a lot of rain. Uh, I knew exactly what to do, uh, with the cards, with the setups, uh, and so on. So, it’s very good to learn the basics for me, indoor, and then make the step outdoor with another team, and, uh, go further there.

Elz Indriani: Uh, now I, no. Or now I can tell the difference, like, yeah. I mean, if you’re doing an outdoor car thing, you have to deal with the weather, the changing weather. When, meanwhile, when indoor, you can focus on learning how to drive, how to race.

Yvonne Houffelaar: Yes. And most of the times outdoor is going a lot quicker as well. Or, uh, the indoc [00:09:00] cots are usually slower than an outdoor cot.

Mm-Hmm. .

Elz Indriani: Right. So, for everyone here watching the INIT Talks, we just learned something new today. So, if you want to get into rail racing, you can start from indoor karting. So, it’s like the best way to learn. Like, it’s a great way. It is the

Yvonne Houffelaar: best way. Everyone does what they prefer. But I really like the option to learn and be prepared because I like to be prepared.

Mm

Elz Indriani: hmm.

Yvonne Houffelaar: And then Go to the other track and go from there.

Elz Indriani: Right. And now down to the next question. You’re talking about karting. It’s, it’s something that we are doing in real life. We’re not playing games in karting, right? No. And now that you are also doing a lot of race in the sim, Can you tell, like, what’s the difference?

Like the first thing that you notice, okay. It’s the, [00:10:00] it’s so different between sim and real racing. So yes.

I

Yvonne Houffelaar: don’t think it’s good. There are sim racing now, because back then when I was seven, we never heard about sim racing and maybe there was something on a console or something, but not like iRacing or a set of calls.

I can teach on a ground. So this was Ava. Uh, And so on and it’s a lot cheaper than carting. That’s for sure. And especially with a playstation you plug it in the tv You can sit on a chair or in the couch and you can sit with a controller and you can already race So there isn’t much needed if you Want to do some sim racing on the console.

The pc is a little bit more expensive but still is nothing compared to Go karting and it’s a good preparation because I can learn the tracks For racing [00:11:00] in the same so I know how the track goes

and then

Yvonne Houffelaar: I go to the the in real life track Then you already know. Okay, the Sun is going right is going left That’s the turning point and it can be a little bit different in a racing car But at least you know how the track goes so it makes it easier

Elz Indriani: Right.

Cause, um, I live very close to Sonoma Raceway, and I race a lot in that track on the sim. And when I went there, when I went to the track, I arrived at the track. I can actually tell that, okay, that’s my breaking point in the games. I see that sign, I need to brake right there. And for me, like, by looking at it, between sim and real life, it looks similar.

Yes.

Elz Indriani: Like, you can actually learn the track from the sim. You don’t need to spend a lot of money doing a track test, track day, whatsoever. You can learn that from the sim, right? Yes. So, simulator [00:12:00] giving you a really big access to real racing. Yes. And

Yvonne Houffelaar: I wish I had it back then, because the first time I drove at Sunforce, But they have a different layout there, like the national track, the GP track.

It was before some sports cars rebuilt for the F1s, that was way before then.

But then we

Yvonne Houffelaar: came for another track day, and I didn’t have the simulator. So I didn’t know all the other layouts. And we go on the track, and I had a coach next to me. And we didn’t know, and he didn’t know either, that there was a chicane built, and there was gravel.

So So I came there way too quick, and I was like, oh no, this is not good. But I knew if I would break, I’m stuck in the gravel, I can’t go anywhere, and it was just a little bit. I think 10 meters or something. So I just floored the throttle in, and then fingers crossed I’d come out. And we came out, so we were lucky there.

But if I had a simulator [00:13:00] back then, I would have known.

Elz Indriani: Right. Yes. Right, right. So back in the day, you don’t have irising or any kind of simulator? No. How did you learn the track back then?

Yvonne Houffelaar: Uh, YouTube watching a video. Mm-Hmm. and, um, yeah, some draws there were draws of the track. Mm-Hmm. so you could know how it goes.

Mm-Hmm. .

Yvonne Houffelaar: And, uh, then just go on the trek and, uh, see how it goes.

Elz Indriani: Basically. That sounds like a challenge, because I just started doing sim racing, like I just four years into it. And when I got into sim racing, we already have iRacing. It’s so easy for you to find a wheelbase of pedals. You can just go to Amazon and get a new set of wheels.

It’s very easy in my era, but I imagine in your era back then, you don’t have a sim racer. Europe

Yvonne Houffelaar: as well, yeah.

Elz Indriani: Yeah, it must be like [00:14:00] really, really hard. So do, but honestly, I really adore the, I’m not, I don’t want to say the old razor, but razor from the older era, like when they didn’t have simulator, when everything is still limited, like all the source are limited, learning how to raise can be like really, really hard.

Like there’s a lot of things you need to learn on the track. And I feel like you need to learn and adjust everything on the fly.

Yvonne Houffelaar: Yes, especially back then. But it also made it a challenge. It was very cool.

Elz Indriani: Yeah, exactly. Oh well, hello Yukino Suzuka! I remember your name. Ah, Mika. From the sprint to speed winter cup on Gran Turismo.

Right? Hello. So you did an BMX in my younger, younger years and drivers like Alexander, we and Colonel Brothers, you learned the racing lines and defending Li [00:15:00] defending defensive lines too. In BMX. Honestly, I’ve. BMX is super, super new to me. I have no context about the BMX. So Yukino, if you don’t mind sharing your experience with that, feel free to share in the chat and for every one of you stay tuned.

Don’t go anywhere because after having this talk with Yvonne, you can ask questions like any kind of question as long it’s related to sim racing and motorsport. Okay, Yvonne, let’s get back into our conversation. Speaking of accessibility and, um, pathway to get into motorsports. Um, do you have any experience on that?

Like from getting it, like how, how do you manage to make it? To real racing because um, you’re doing some racing also. So if you don’t mind sharing with us like, um, What are the experience you [00:16:00] got from? Getting into real motorsport. What are the challenge in motorsport in real racing speaking about sponsorship and stuff?

Yvonne Houffelaar: Well, it is a challenge I have a scoliosis which means I had a surgery, uh, Okay when I was 13 years old. So my back got fixated. And, um, yeah, for me it was a challenge because I can’t walk very well. So if they see me coming, uh, you think, Oh, well, she can’t even walk well. How is she going to drive a car?

That’s already the first thing. And especially when I was younger, it wasn’t as much, um, Racing with a disability. It wasn’t much known. Uh, there were a set of hand controls, but it was very expensive to drive. And, uh, at some point, uh, I needed to stop because, uh, because of my disability, it’s come backwards.

I [00:17:00] couldn’t feel what I was doing with the pedals. And, uh, yeah, I was just getting lost basically. So, uh, then I stopped and due to sim racing, I got the, The chance, uh, by Team Red to race with them with the hand controls.

So,

Yvonne Houffelaar: uh, I’ve raced on Silverstone, uh, Alton Park, uh, Anglesea, a few other tracks, and, um, with hand controls.

Right. And, uh, They are specialized in racing with a disability as well. And yeah, that was a great experience. Unfortunately, I am now having a year of a break because my health has gone backwards a lot. So I need to recover first and, uh, see some doctors more. And then, uh, we’ll see from there.

Elz Indriani: Right. So you’ve got a chance to do that.

Drive in real life, edit Silverstone. One of the [00:18:00] most legendary tribe in the world. What a great experience. Oh wow. I’m so jealous of you now. I want to race in real life too.

Yvonne Houffelaar: I’m

Elz Indriani: sure you can get there. I’m into that. I’m in. I really hope that one day I can race in real life just following your path, getting into real motorsports.

That’s wow.

Yvonne Houffelaar: Will be great. We will cheer you on.

Elz Indriani: You’ll be in the paddock like watching me. . Okay, so speaking of the real track, Silverstone and stuff, Alton Park, what, which one is the most memorable track for you? I, which, or should I say which one is your most favorite tracks to drive in real life?

Yvonne Houffelaar: That’s difficult.

After 10 years, the first time I was back in a racing car for a test was Silverstone. Which was already great.

But it’s

Yvonne Houffelaar: not my favorite track to race on [00:19:00] because I really love Brent’s Hatch. It’s going up and down, blind corners, and uh, yeah, I love that. And Anglesea as well. It was beautiful. On one side you had the mountains, on the other side you had the lake.

It was going up and down. And, uh, there was also the corkscrew was in there. Only just the other way around, so it was laguna. Uh huh. So, uh, yeah, it was great.

Elz Indriani: That’s like an interesting track. I wish we had that in iRacing. Like, iRacing, please, scan that track. I wanna see the lake and the mountains.

Yes,

Yvonne Houffelaar: it’s recommended.

Yes. And I remember our coach saying, Don’t look too much when you go the first time on track. Only in your in lap after the practice we were allowed to look around. So the in lap were very slow because Um, we needed to cool the car down but also have a Have a look around

Elz Indriani: Brands hutch is the best. Hello sarah.

Oh my god, sarah and girza. Welcome to [00:20:00] any talk Welcome to the first episode of any talks. It’s very nice to have you here today Girza the winner of screen to speed winter cup on gran turismo the first winner on gran turismo Welcome, girza. Welcome. Welcome and sarah also agree that brands hutch is the best I think

Yvonne Houffelaar: Sarah Hawkey is an instructor at Brands Hatch.

Or another track. I’m not sure. She probably can tell more about it soon.

Elz Indriani: That is really cool. If you are the instructor in Brands Hatch, please, when I go to UK, please educate me. Please coach me. It’s like one of my favorite track back in the day when I was racing in ACC because The first corner, I feel like the first turn is very, very technical, like it’s going downhill and the breaking point, like if you miss the breaking point, you will end up in the grass or not the grass, the sand kind of thing over there, the gravel, right?

Why do I call it sands? [00:21:00] Yeah, so Brands Hatch is very, very interesting. And I saw that on social media. I think Elisa Seville, the girl who raced in the screen to speed. I think she raced in, um, International Women’s Day, if I’m not mistaken. And in the Invitational back in December 2023. She just had a race in Brands Hatch, I believe, in the MX 5, and wow.

I want to see that track in real life one day.

Yvonne Houffelaar: It is recommended, it is good.

Elz Indriani: I’m an, I’m a super car instructor at Brands Hatch and few other tracks. Oh, wow. Sarah. Wow. That’s really, really amazing. Wow. Wow. Sarah, one thing for sure. I will contact you when I go to any rest track in the UK and maybe you can coach me next time, me and Yvonne.

And Girza said that people who race with disabilities are a [00:22:00] badass. It makes me so happy to see. I mean, I personally, I really adore you. I really adore you, Yvonne. Like from the very first time I met you in the more female racers, you were in the pro class. And back in the day I was in the AM class. So I’m still a newbie back then.

And I really look up to you. Like you’re fast. You’re fast. Like, I really look up to you and I’m so happy that we become friends now and we did some race together. Yes, we did. In iRacing,

Yvonne Houffelaar: yeah.

Elz Indriani: Yeah, that’s

Yvonne Houffelaar: good fun.

Elz Indriani: You

Yvonne Houffelaar: are a lot quicker now than you was back then, so that’s good.

Elz Indriani: Thank you very much. I’m trying my best to keep on improving.

Like, you know, honestly, I’m Every time I’m seeing the girls racing in the screen to speed I watch the broadcast sometimes and You can tell these girls are so fast and really really competitive I mean, especially if you look into the Winter Cup, the battle is always like full of [00:23:00] Bianca and Nina like I Learned how to take a defensive line and I learned how to okay.

That’s how you do a race from that series Like wow, I want to be like you girls one day like Being fast compete like start in the front row and keep on competing like wow So if any one of you want to compete in the screen to speed Congratulations, we just opened the registration not like we just open it.

We already open it since last week something like that So if you’re looking for a competitive league for female feel free to join the screen to speed You can register on screen to speed. com and i’ll see you on the track Oh my God. Yes, Sarah. Oh my God. And even speaking of real racing, let’s talk a bit about real racing.

Um, I did some carting back in the day in North America and I, what I notice, [00:24:00] uh, the difference between simulator and real life is that when I’m entering the one corner, I can tell if I’m going too fast in real life. Meanwhile, I don’t really feel that. in simracing is how do you what do you think about that is it like quite accurate or not

Yvonne Houffelaar: i think it’s also depending on the equipment you have if you have a direct drive you can feel a lot more

and

Yvonne Houffelaar: especially a lot more in the details uh of from the car what it’s doing um if you don’t have a direct drive

Then

Yvonne Houffelaar: you feel a lot less.

It’s, uh, you just feel like this, but you don’t feel what, what the car does.

Mm-Hmm. .

Yvonne Houffelaar: And, uh, I think with a, a dd it comes a little bit closer to real racing, but real racing, you can feel it with your back, uh, with your, but yeah, you can feel it more when you sit it in and in a simulator or you have a full [00:25:00] motion, but.

Well, I don’t have a full motion. I think most of the people don’t have that. Yeah,

Elz Indriani: true.

Yvonne Houffelaar: Um, you don’t feel exactly the same what’s happening in a, in real life and the uttering and everything that comes with, uh, it’s,

Elz Indriani: I think the difference that I feel when I was like doing this carting kind of thing is that, yeah, I can really feel on my back and on my butt when I’m going too fast.

Okay. I can feel it like, okay, it’s too fast for me. Okay. Or if I’m going too slow, I can feel it like, okay, I’m too slow. I can get back on throttle like really quick. Meanwhile, in simulator, I feel like I really need to depend on my eyes on this, like eyes on the screen to see if I’m going too fast or if I’m going too slow.

And what I like about real racing is that you are feeling more details than in the simulator. Like, yeah. Yeah, Yukino, Road [00:26:00] America. It’s one of my favorite tracks in United States. It’s like one of my, one of the most beautiful place in America is Road America. And Yvonne, what about you? What, is there any favorite tracks?

That you like is there any tracks that you like in the simulator? Let’s talk about semen Oh

Yvonne Houffelaar: in in the simulator. Yes bizarre I love it. Um now it’s also my racing so i’m very excited to race at bizarro But on ACC, I have many and many hours on that track. You can cut everywhere and it’s just a lot in the details.

And if I had the speed that I have there on that track, on every track, that would have been amazing.

Elz Indriani: And what makes you like that track?

Yvonne Houffelaar: Just that it flows well. Just when I drive it, I get in the flow and then, uh, [00:27:00] it’s, uh Yeah, it’s just a great track.

Elz Indriani: Huh, because I think for me, uh, Misano the first, uh, the first turn is like going There’s like a small chicane kind of thing like

Yvonne Houffelaar: right left Yes, but you can cut a lot and little tap on the brake in the middle cut again Yes

Elz Indriani: I think your type of favorite track is totally different than my type of favorite track Maybe because our driving style is different Mine is Road America and Sonoma.

Yvonne Houffelaar: I thought you were going to come with a cute oval.

Elz Indriani: We are talking about the road track. We are talking about the road track. We will talk about the oval, maybe later. But I really want to get back into road racing because road racing has its own challenge. The way you break, the way you like, I don’t know.

It’s just quite different for me. And

Yvonne Houffelaar: [00:28:00] yes, it is

Elz Indriani: Yep, especially because in road racing you have more corners than when you are racing in oval I mean oval is just oval Like this, right? Yeah, but

Yvonne Houffelaar: you say it’s just oval, but oval racing, there comes a lot with it. It’s still difficult with the brake and, and if you apply too much brake, uh, the wheels just looks up and you have all kinds of flat spots and, uh, yes, uh, then it’s going to be a long stint if you need to drive a stint.

Yep. And I like also the tactics because, um, um, yeah, I like the tactics in a race. Uh, which side should I take, uh, the strategy, uh, when do I stop, uh, I want to get back in the lead lap. That was really invitational. I was getting the lap back, so I came back into the race and, uh, yeah, it’s what I like about, um, overall racing is, [00:29:00] uh, totally different than road racing.

Elz Indriani: I feel like oval is like a different world than road racing.

Yes.

Elz Indriani: Like the way you drive and you really depend on the draft and the way you make a pass is totally different than when you’re trying to make a pass in road racing. It’s not like you can just take different line and hoping that you will make a pass, you know, like it’s, it’s a different way to race in my opinion, like within oval and road racing.

And even yes, it is for you as European. How do you see awful racing? Oh, I love it. It’s a bonus person, by the way. . .

Yvonne Houffelaar: I love it. I hope I can do it sometime in real life because I really like it. Uh, we have had a nascar, uh, we first only had a Cup series, and now I think since one or two years ago, we can also see the Xfinity series and the track series.

Mm-Hmm. . So every weekend nowadays we have nascar IndyCar. [00:30:00] On TV and yeah, I love to watch it. It’s most of the time it’s late evening, so when the Gran Turismo 7 is ended, the races, as we are done, then we go watch the TV, watch some good NASCAR and then go to bed.

Elz Indriani: Imagine like watching the NASCAR race before going to bed.

Yes. Oh, wow. I mean, not like this is the first time I’m seeing someone who actually loved doing oval, my European friend that actually loving oval. Welcome to the club.

Yvonne Houffelaar: Thank you. Thank you. Oh, I would love to.

Elz Indriani: Wow. We should do some. Yes, it is.

Yvonne Houffelaar: It isn’t a race. That’s because you really need to have a lot of practice.

Uh, to be fast in the whole stint, in the whole race, instead of over one or two laps and then you get a drop off, uh, it takes a lot of practice to, to get there.

Elz Indriani: True. And I feel like in oval, let’s talk [00:31:00] about racing oval in the simulator. It’s um, I feel like every time I get into the oval race, it’s all about surviving.

Like you go on survival mode. Yes. Absolutely. Like, you have to learn how to survive, make it to the end. I think, I think that’s when I learned that racing is more than, um, trying to push, trying to be fast, trying to be in front as much as you want. Yes. But sometimes you have to, like, wait in the mid path and read your opponent.

Like, it’s a different game.

Yvonne Houffelaar: Yes, it is different and it’s surviving. And then the last, uh, 20 laps or 30 laps, it’s all goes out and goes for the win.

Elz Indriani: Mm hmm. And I feel like in Oval, you are racing the drivers. Especially in iRacing, because I believe between Toyota, Chevrolet, and Ford, they are running the same machinery, like in iRacing, so basically everyone is driving an equal [00:32:00] car, not like you’re having like an OP car that fast at the straight, meanwhile the other is not really fast.

So, for me overall, it really teach me how to race. Yes.

Yes.

Elz Indriani: Yeah, and Yvonne, is there any memorable event in sim racing for you?

Yvonne Houffelaar: What I remember

Elz Indriani: from the past, you mean? Like any memorable event

Yvonne Houffelaar: I did a lot to be honest, a lot of series, a lot of endurance racing, uh with Sophie and uh, Sarah Dove Sarah Johnson, Alatea Uh, we drove a lot together and, uh, yeah, we still do endurance racing because it’s what I like the best.

Elz Indriani: Endurance. Endurance. Yes. That’s interesting. You like the endurance. You like a long race.

Yes. Rather [00:33:00] than doing like a heat race, really fast, 10 minutes, 15 minutes. Hmm.

Yvonne Houffelaar: I like when a bit of strategy comes involved and the weather changes and, uh, you know, Well, just driving with a team is also great. We help each other, we spend a lot of time together. Uh, yes, it’s, I like it. It’s something special.

Elz Indriani: Right.

Yvonne Houffelaar: Oh, yes. I, I remember you, Maika. We, we meet each other for the first time with the Diamond Drive Cup.

Oh.

Yvonne Houffelaar: And, um, and then I heard her talking, I think during the briefing or something, I think. Oh, she is dutch, that’s great. So we connected right away because that’s good. Another dutch writer That’s good.

And uh, I I saw sophia also for the first time due to that diamond life So diamond drive cup

Elz Indriani: Right. Hey

Yvonne Houffelaar: sharon. I

Elz Indriani: think it was like [00:34:00] back in 2020 2021 I think, yeah, or something like that before. Hi Sharon. Oh my God. Another one. Another GT seven drivers. Hi Sharon. It’s very nice to have you here today.

Welcome in. Welcome. Welcome in your time here. You’re very awesome. 21. Right. I feel like time flies so fast. Like I started fundraising. Yeah. It’s pretty fast. In 2020, I got into the more female racers. I think we met in more female racers back in 2021 or 22, and now it’s like 20, 24. Like time flies so fast.

Yeah. I think you joined in season three, I think four. Season four. I was four. Yeah. I was in season four and it was like, back in the day, it was like a one hour race. I think we did like a one hour race with teammates. Yeah. Ah, yes. Yeah. Yep. I think that was my first, [00:35:00] um, experience. Competitive simracing event for female like first time I get I’m getting into the female Simracing league and honestly right now I’m super super happy because now here in in it eSports We are having a regular screen to speed event I can say like it’s regular because every time this show is done The event is done we straight into the other one.

We straight to the next one. Keep on doing it You know,

yes,

Elz Indriani: and I feel like we need more Um, sim racing event for a woman, because at least for me as a woman, I feel like I feel kind of awkward to get into, um, a new league and full of strangers. And for me, I prefer to talk with girls, like, you know, So, I think what we are doing right now here in Innit Esports, here in Screen2Speed, we are doing a really great job to meet more women, to invite more women, to get [00:36:00] into the competition because, again, not everybody wants to throw themselves into the race, like high level, straight into it, right?

So yeah, everyone, once again, if you, if you are looking for a sim racing league for female, join the screen to speed spring cup and learn more on www. screen2speed. com. And don’t forget to follow us on social media at init esports and screen to speed, because we are working, we are cooking on a lot of fun things on social media, and hopefully we can Keep on, you know, like bringing more women into more sports.

More endurance. Should we do a screen to speed endurance series? How about that? Would you join, Yvonne?

Yvonne Houffelaar: I would like to. Yes, I love some good endurance racing.

Elz Indriani: Yep. What? Okay. I think I can ask you this question. What are the [00:37:00] challenges in the endurance race? Other than changing weather and stuff like that?

Yvonne Houffelaar: Staying consistent. It’s a challenge. I’m good with that. That’s why I like the endurance race. My pace is sometimes not as quick as the quickest.

But

Yvonne Houffelaar: because I’m driving very consistent. It levels out, basically.

It’s

Yvonne Houffelaar: getting ego, a bit more ego. I don’t know how you say that well in English. But, uh, yes, I think that’s the key.

Consistency is the key. Keeping the car on track.

Elz Indriani: Right. And stay

Yvonne Houffelaar: consistent.

Elz Indriani: So, in the endurance race, because sometimes when I’m asking, A question to someone, to the pro player, like, how, how to be good in simracing? Yeah, you have to be fast, you have to keep on pushing. Meanwhile, it, that thing doesn’t always work in the endurance, right?

Yvonne Houffelaar: No, if, if you are very [00:38:00] fast, and one of the fastest on track, but you in, you’re in the wall two times and have a 15 minutes repair on iRacing, then you have no chance to win. Then you can be the fastest all race, but the longer you spend in pit lane, the more you’re losing time.

Elz Indriani: That’s a good point. So endurance and sprint race is like two different things.

Meanwhile, I think in sprint race you can keep on pushing because the race is a lot shorter. It means that you need to push if you want to gain position.

Yvonne Houffelaar: Yes, then you need to push. Yes, it is.

Elz Indriani: Right. And by the way, speaking of your other profession, other than being a sim racer and IRL driver, you’re mentioning earlier that you are also a community manager and based on the list of experience that you gave me, [00:39:00] you are also the team manager, right?

Can you tell me a bit about your story as a team manager?

Yvonne Houffelaar: Well, I’m a co founder with Sophie from United Sim Team. And, uh, we rebranded E Team Brits back then, basically. And it’s great to give our drivers the opportunity to race, to learn from each other, to basically have the USC family. And, uh, Yeah, it’s great to do and share our passion with them and they are also sharing it further out.

So that’s great. And yeah, eSports has started before the Las Vegas event, I think in the end of 2022. And yeah, it’s great. My health went backwards. And yeah, I just wanted to help and share my passion and Stephie gave me this opportunity. amazing [00:40:00] opportunity and I’m still doing it every day and it’s great to do.

Elz Indriani: Is there any challenge or any obstacle that you got as a community manager? As in like, what are the challenge on handling people or managing people? I mean, you don’t have to be like, uh, very brutally open on that, but just telling me like in general, like, Because I assume that handling people can be a challenge sometimes.

Yvonne Houffelaar: It sometimes is, but you get also so much back from it. Uh, a lot of the drivers are very grateful and very exciting. Uh, so having the opportunity to get the highlights and, um, yeah, that, that’s where, why I want to do this. I want to help them and help them grow further into sim racing. Um, And also to be [00:41:00] there for them and show what is possible.

And that’s the same with my disability. I love to help people. If I, if my, uh, telling my story help for others, even if I can just help one that will be already great. Of course, I want to help a lot more. That’s step by step. And, uh, yes, that’s the, the goal. How about us? Be there for them, give them the chance to shine.

Elz Indriani: You are doing a great job, like, in this community, like, you’re helping a lot of people, you are encouraging a lot of people, because I was driving with you in one event, and I remember that the way you taught me about track, you sent me the track guide. I remember that in the MFR, like you sent me the track guide, and also that when I was like having a really big issue with my PC, you decided to, okay, I will take over this car.

I will drive. I know that our car is broken, but you [00:42:00] keep on driving. I think that is one thing that I learned from you. Like, no matter what happens, you have to keep on going. You have to finish your race. You have to commit. Like, you are in this race. You have to finish it. No matter what are the challenges is.

Yvonne Houffelaar: Yes. Never give up. Inspiration, but also in life. Never give up. That’s the key.

Elz Indriani: Yeah. I’m honestly. In my sim racing journey, I must say that I wouldn’t be here without you. I mean, I know that I, I don’t normally say this and maybe you don’t hear this from me all this time, but I wouldn’t be here competing, keep on competing if, I mean, thanks to you, really.

Thanks to you.

Yvonne Houffelaar: Well, thank you. I’m happy you’re still competing because it’s great to watch you and you have a lot of passion for it and, uh, you show it on your face as well very well. And if you watch your [00:43:00] streams, they are, uh, getting also that passion you can feel with and that’s good. I like that.

Elz Indriani: Yeah.

I mean, thanks to you. Cause I remember that you are the one approaching to me. On discord. I still remember that like three four years ago. You text me like hey, do you wanna drive with us? Do you wanna this that and it means a lot to me back then as a newbie in simracing I feel so accepted in the community.

Yeah, but

Yvonne Houffelaar: that’s what I like, especially when you’re new in simracing You’re not sure how it all works where to find series Like Sharon I found her on Twitch Uh, for the Winter Cup on Gran Turismo 7. She never drove an online race before. Uh, we’ve practiced with her and now she is gonna do the Spring Cup as well.

And she’s getting better every week. Wow. And that’s just great to, to see.

Elz Indriani: Yeah, I think it’s beautiful to see [00:44:00] people

Yvonne Houffelaar: grow.

Elz Indriani: You know? Giving them the

Yvonne Houffelaar: opportunity is the best way I can do.

Elz Indriani: Mm hmm.

Yvonne Houffelaar: Wow.

Elz Indriani: I cannot, I don’t know. I cannot thank you like thank you is not enough to me because you push me to keep on doing it like you want to race with me.

Do you want to race with us in the 24 hours of spa? That was our first endurance. Oh,

yes.

Elz Indriani: And after that, um. Um, you invited me to race in the VCO 10 hours of Suzuka and that were, that moment it was only two of us racing in 10 hours race. So each of us driving five hours, right?

Yvonne Houffelaar: Yes. It was good fun.

Elz Indriani: It was such an honor for me to drive with you, Yvonne.

Because I see you as my senior in sim racing and to be driving with someone that I adore most is like wow wow I keep on telling my friends and my family back then that I’ll be racing with her she’s my [00:45:00] senior in the competition like that right I mean oh wow I feel like you whatever you do you’re doing great in this community and we need more people like you Yvonne Because there’s a lot of people who want to drive, but not a lot of people want to be the community manager, you know, not everybody having a passion on that, I must say.

Yvonne Houffelaar: Well, to be honest, for some time, I liked it even more than driving in the sim, because my health went so much backwards and, uh, Uh, Just wasn’t well enough to race in the same, and that I could do this and give odys the opportunity, that was the best thing that I could do.

Elz Indriani: Mm-Hmm? . Oh, wow. Yeah. I mean, I cannot, I don’t know.

Thank you. Is not enough, you know, but [00:46:00] again, it is, it’s, it’s all good. . I’m so grateful. To get a chance to actually know you in person, we met, we met in Detroit back then, and now we are here having a talk, sharing about your experience in rail racing, sim racing, and I know from your perspective about, uh, being a community manager, because I don’t think I can do that, to be honest.

Yvonne Houffelaar: I like to help people and talk with them. So, uh, it’s great.

Elz Indriani: Yeah. And here, um, Maika, I think. Yukino is Maika, right? Yes. That’s what she did to me too in Diamond Drive Co op. See? You’re helping a lot of people. You’re not just helping one person. That’s right.

Yvonne Houffelaar: I try. I try to help everyone. That’s

Elz Indriani: right. And, um, before we get into the Q& A session, is there any message that [00:47:00] you want to share with everyone out there who got, who has disability and they want to do sim racing or they want to do like real racing?

Is there any words of wisdom? Please,

Yvonne Houffelaar: please message us because we can help you. I can eSports as well. And, um, There are many possibilities to go into sim racing, into racing, uh, I can invite, uh, advise what you need, or, uh, if you just want to have someone to talk, uh, talk about your disability or something like that, feel free to send a message.

Elz Indriani: Right. So we are creating a safe space for a woman in sim racing. We need more, we need more people. To get into sim racing more female. So if any of you guys here watching the stream and you know, some girls who like to drive in [00:48:00] simulator and they might be thinking, but is there any, uh, sim racing league dedicated for a woman?

You can, you can share the screen to speed. com. You can share the event to your friends, to your family. So hopefully we keep on seeing new faces in the, in our series. Right. Cause I feel like regeneration is really important. Like, um, keep having new people joining, you know, and by the way, speaking of the safe space, I would like to share you our discord link.

So feel free to join everyone. We are, um, Oh, I cannot share the link here. Okay. I can share. Okay. Could you share the link? In the chat, so everyone who wants to join can click on the link and I will see you on discord Hey, by the way, Micah and Sharon and everyone here. If you have question to [00:49:00] simracing and motorsports, feel free to Feel free to send it in the chat All right, here we go So, um, Yvonne, while we are waiting for anyone in the chat to ask questions, I think I will have a few more questions for you.

Okay. Right, so, um, speaking about real racing, uh, which car did you drive in real life? Uh,

Yvonne Houffelaar: I drove in the, um, In the Volkswagen Scirocco

Elz Indriani: and

Yvonne Houffelaar: also, uh, in the Citroën C1.

Elz Indriani: Citroen C1. Right, right. Have you tried, um, because I’ve seen this, uh, on the, on the story here. Um, you’re saying that, uh, back in the day you did the testing with the BMW E30 and the Suzuki.

Yes, that was

Yvonne Houffelaar: the, The first car that I [00:50:00] version on Trek was A-B-M-W-E 30. I loved that car. And the same car is now on grand charisma seven. So Sophie made me a beautiful united, same Ry

Oh

Elz Indriani: wow. For that car,

Yvonne Houffelaar: see? Yes.

Elz Indriani: Wow. Yes. It’s

Yvonne Houffelaar: race

Elz Indriani: and the Suzuki Swift. Uh, I, I had that car back in the day when it was really, really hype and I must say that it is a good car to drive.

Like really, really good car. Fun car to drive.

Yvonne Houffelaar: Yes, it was good fun.

Elz Indriani: Yep. Wow. Well, I mean, honestly, you got so much experience in drill racing and sim racing also. Like, wow. Are you still learning new things until today?

Yvonne Houffelaar: I, I learn every time I learn new things. And that’s what I like about it as well. You can learn so much.

And I always like to learn, so, uh, [00:51:00] yeah, that’s good, and every little bit that you can learn, it can make you just that little bit faster, or just a little bit more, uh, uh, Oh, I’m losing it now, consistent, sorry, um, just a little bit more consistent, that’s good.

Elz Indriani: Right, so everyday you’re learning, doesn’t matter if you’re already doing simracing for 10 years, 5 years, or even

Yvonne Houffelaar: 20.

I’ve started simracing in 2015, so 9 years this year. So, you never, uh, learn, uh, learn enough, basically. You never stop learning.

Elz Indriani: Right. Oh, cool. There we go. Michael got a question for both of us. Question to both. Uh, you mentioned before One [00:52:00] Mix Race. Which series, not NASCAR, would you like to race? Yvonne knows mine.

Okay, Yvonne, you answer first.

Yvonne Houffelaar: Well, I would love, uh, the 24 Hours at the Nordschleife. It’s definitely something I would love to race. Uh, also the 24 hour NMR, of course, as well, uh, the, the WEC season, uh, WEC series, W E C. It’s also amazing. I like the endurance racing, so yeah.

Elz Indriani: Wow. You are really the endurance queen.

You are the endurance queen. Okay, for me, Maike, which series, not NASCAR, series other than NASCAR that I would like to

do?

Elz Indriani: Hmm. It’s a hard question because I put all my love in NASCAR, even if I want to race in real life one day. I want to race in NASCAR when I get into the Arca series as a start. But maybe if I become a road racer, [00:53:00] maybe.

Maybe I will take the MX 5 Cup. It’s so fun to drive. It’s always close racing. And, yeah, my goal in road racing is to race the MX 5. Like, compete in one full season of the MX 5 Cups. I like driving a short, uh, like a slow car. Cause for me, one thing for sure, GT3 car will be like too fast for me. If you put me in the GT3 car in real life, I would crash.

You know? You know? And Sean, is there any sim racing game that feels more like real life racing to you? Yvonne, a question for you.

Yvonne Houffelaar: I’m using a direct drive wheel, so in my opinion when I have everything set up perfectly, iRacing comes the closest. But I really love the graphics on ACC or Gran Turismo. If you look to Gran Turismo streams, the broadcasts of our events.

It looks [00:54:00] perfect. So, yeah, if they could combine it in some way all together in one game. It would be perfect. That would be amazing, yeah.

Elz Indriani: So, iRacing is still your sim of choice? Speaking of the realistic.

Yvonne Houffelaar: The feel, with the base in the

game.

Yvonne Houffelaar: Mm hmm. The, the, the feel, what you get back in the steering wheel.

Mm hmm. It feels for me more realistic than Frontierismo or ACC or Aerofactor 2. But it also depends on which equipment you’re using.

Elz Indriani: Right, right, right. RaceRoom has the best sounds. RaceRoom. I never tried RaceRoom. Have you tried RaceRoom before, Ethan? I

Yvonne Houffelaar: tried it before. I can’t remember when it was. It’s quite some time ago.

But I don’t think I still have it. I think the base one is for free, I thought. I need to have a [00:55:00] look.

Elz Indriani: Right. I think for me, uh, Yvonne and Chad, I think most of the time I only race in iRacing. A bit of ACC back in the day when I was still active competing, but now I’m more like in iRacing. And I don’t think it’s like, still my sim of choice until now.

Speaking of, I can feel the tires, even though that I’m not using a direct drive, I can feel. And, yeah, maybe the second one will be ACC for me. Speaking of the PC games, okay? But, I think for console games, I think I’m still loving the Gran Turismo. Again, because of the graphics, it’s so beautiful, and I think sometimes people like, yeah, you don’t have to play Gran Turismo, we learned that, uh, we heard that sometimes, right?

Like, yeah, you go to [00:56:00] iRacing, straight to it, you know? But I think for me, Gran Turismo is the best game, or sim, to start doing sim racing. Yes. Yes. Yes.

Yvonne Houffelaar: Yes, Gran Turismo or Forza

Motorsport,

Yvonne Houffelaar: that’s especially to start with sim racing, it’s a lot less cost to get racing. So, you need a console and a controller and you can just sit in front of your TV or a screen, what you’ve got.

You plug it all in and you’re good to go. Right as you can already race you can already compete if you want to and of course you can have a rake and a And a great wheel as well for forza motorsports or grand turismo 7 but Um, it’s not needed. It’s not necessary as for pc racing It’s just possible with a controller, but to be [00:57:00] good, especially in endurance races, to be consistent, that’s so much better on the wheel.

Elz Indriani: So if anyone here want to start getting into sim racing, is it like a requirement to get a set of wheel and a rig as a start, or are you saying that starting with controller is fine?

Yvonne Houffelaar: If you start on the PlayStation or Xbox with a controller, you can start, you can race in our series on the Gran Turismo 7, and we can help you, uh, and you can get experience into racing, you can practice with all of us, uh, who are there,

Elz Indriani: and,

Yvonne Houffelaar: uh, yeah, it’s great.

Elz Indriani: Right, right, right. So. Guys, it’s not a requirement to get a fancy set up if you want to start doing sim racing. Cause again, you can just start from the PlayStation using a controller, [00:58:00] uh, learn about the line, learn how to ride, how to drive. Then if you are into it, then you can start making an upgrade on your setup.

Gran Turismo is especially good if you find a small community with friends and weekly races. That’s how I got into it about 15 years ago. Wow. Uh, wow. A lot of senior here. I feel like a newbie here. You’ve been doing seam raising for 15 years. That’s amazing, Micah. That’s really amazing. Team motion controls right here.

Wait, are you still, uh, are you racing with a controller in, in the, in the winter cup is

Yvonne Houffelaar: She showed me how to do it. You have the controller in your hands and you’re steering like this. Like an, I’ve tried it as well.

Elz Indriani: Oh, wow. You are amazing. [00:59:00] Cause I watched the replay of the broadcast and I saw you sometimes in the race and I can’t believe you’re racing with controller.

See another controller player that can actually compete. Wow. Yes. So, again, you don’t need a fancy wheel to start simracing. All you need is passion to start doing it. And even Another question. Anyway, guys, feel free to ask questions, feel free to ask questions. So Yvonne, our guest of the day, but again, before we, while we are waiting for, um, questions to come in the chat, I want to ask you here, since we are talking about getting into sim racing, if someone wants to get into sim racing, want to learn how to drive, what do they need to learn first?

Yvonne Houffelaar: Well, it [01:00:00] also depends on the game. Let’s say you are

Elz Indriani: very small.

Yvonne Houffelaar: Uh, you need to learn how the controller works. Because, uh, when I held the first time a controller in my hands, I thought, okay, nice. And now? So, you need to learn how the button’s working, uh, the joystick, I think you’re saying. Yeah. And, uh, the throttle and the brake, I have it then on the back.

Yep.

Yvonne Houffelaar: Um, You need to learn how it all works, and then just start on a track maybe that you already know that’s possible, you see it in real life, you know how the tracks roughly goes.

You

Yvonne Houffelaar: put the racing line on, put the assist on in the beginning, and just learn how the track goes. You don’t have to, uh, be quick right away.

You can build it up. Practice is key. So, you start slowly and practice and build up the speed. And then you can go into races if you like, or with a community, or just with some friends, it’s all great to do. [01:01:00]

Elz Indriani: So, I think for learning how to compete, how to start competing in simracing, you’re recommending us to start from a small community race?

Yvonne Houffelaar: Wow. It, it depends what you want. Uh, I sometimes throw myself into the deep and just do it, and we’ll see how we, you, how I get on.

But

Yvonne Houffelaar: I can understand that some, uh, ladies or, or drivers thinking, well, start small, learn, get a bit of the groove, uh, experience how it is to race in the sim, and then we go to something bigger.

Uh, I understand both sides.

Elz Indriani: Right. So it depends on, um, how, how are you learning things? If you are the type of person who likes to, okay, just throw myself into the competition, then do it. But if you feel like you don’t have enough confidence on [01:02:00] the track, starting from the community league is a great way to start.

Yes.

Elz Indriani: Right. And Sean asking a question. Have you seen the Gran Turismo movie? If so, what did you think of it? Yvonne, have you watched the movie?

Yvonne Houffelaar: To be honest with you, I haven’t watched it. Luckily, Soph said today it is on Netflix. So, we need to watch it sometime. When we have some time in the evening, we’re gonna watch the movie.

Elz Indriani: Yeah, same here, Sean. I haven’t got a chance to watch the Gran Turismo movie, but I watched the NASCAR Full Speed on Netflix, the documentary, and The Drive to Survive. Maybe I’m more like, I prefer watching a documentary than watching a movie, I think. What about you, Yvonne?

Yvonne Houffelaar: Yes, it’s shorter.

Elz Indriani: Yeah. I think, yeah, I think for us, it’s shorter.

I must say for us, we prefer watching a documentary than watching a [01:03:00] movie. But it doesn’t mean that we are not going to watch the Gran Turismo, but We are gonna

Yvonne Houffelaar: watch it when we have some time. We’re gonna sit down and watch it.

Elz Indriani: Yeah, I just haven’t got a chance to watch it because I just moved to California.

We are still, like, I’m still, like, cleaning stuff. I haven’t, I haven’t got TV here in my gaming room. It should have a TV right there So maybe I can watch the grand turismo in the gaming room, but it’s just that I haven’t got a chance to do it You have seen it but you’re not a fan of it And oh a mix a mix review on the chat one One person likes it one person saying that not a fan of the grand turismo movie But I think it’s like based on the true story, right?

I I mean, I read a bit about the movie preview on the internet somewhere. I think it’s, it’s like based on a true story about a sim racer who wants to be a real [01:04:00] racer. So by the movie, I’m assuming that, um, it’s, you can find your way to motorsport from sim racing. Hey, hello! UnitedSim Team Andre. Andre, welcome to the first episode of Initalks.

It’s very nice to have you here today. Hi, how’s it going? So, we are chilling right now. Like, um, we are, if anyone in the chat have a question for Yvonne, feel free to ask one. And any question related to sim racing and motorsport, feel free to ask anything in the chat while we are having a chat, me and Yvonne.

Now we are talking about the Gran Turismo movie. We are talking about someone who wants to get into real racing from sim racing. I think that will be me because I started from sim racing and I want to get into real racing. While Yvonne, she [01:05:00] already did a lot of drive. Back in the day, in karting, sorry I’m a little late doing a GT7 daily race.

Oh, a daily race, interesting, interesting. And you can learn a lot from the daily race too, right? Like, you can learn how to drive from the daily race, I believe.

Yvonne Houffelaar: Yes, but the driving standards are sometimes a bit interesting. So, I haven’t done much dailies. I think I’ve got a B license and that’s it. Yeah.

Elz Indriani: Right, right. So, um, is it like a total requirement for someone who wants to get into real racing from sim racing to get into the PC, PC games?

Yvonne Houffelaar: I think it’s, it’s, um, possible to, to, to do it with Gran Turismo as well. I think in the [01:06:00] PC, uh, they achieved a little bit more also with events for going into, to racing as well.

Uh, so, yeah, it’s, it’s possible.

Elz Indriani: So it’s possible, but maybe, um, when you’re getting into the real track, maybe there are still something that you need to learn because you didn’t get that in the sim.

Yvonne Houffelaar: Yes, you always need to learn. It’s, uh, you can learn a bit of the basics in the sim, and then you go to the track, and then it’s going to get real, so people getting nervous or something like that.

It’s, uh, There are a lot of other things coming with that you don’t have in the sim or don’t have as much in the sim.

Elz Indriani: Right. I think when I was doing a carting, one thing that makes me shocked back then is that I hear the sound of other car right next to me, and it makes me shocked like, oh wow, that’s [01:07:00] so loud.

Cause back in the day when I was racing in iRacing, I turned down the engine volume so I can hear the sound of the tires better. While in reality, you cannot. choose which which sounds you want to hear more so you hear everything even though that you already wear a helmet you can still feel the engine like really loud like and it makes me kind of yeah

Yvonne Houffelaar: but back in the days i’m not sure if they still allowed now but back in the days when i was Racing outdoors.

We were also sitting on the engine and putting the choke, I think you call it a choke or something in English, I’m not sure. Putting it in, to just get a few kilometers an hour faster. I’m not sure, I’m still alive now, but back in the days it was a good trick. To get a few kilometers an hour faster. On

Elz Indriani: the

Yvonne Houffelaar: straights or just out of the corner, just a little push.

Elz Indriani: Push, little push. And, oh, Sean, what about [01:08:00] Formula Woman for ULs? Would you ever consider joining that? I would love to, but I think it’s in Europe, I think, yeah. Cause

Yvonne Houffelaar: It’s in England now, but I’m not sure if something is like that in America.

Elz Indriani: Yeah, because I’m Fiona Antonia, I live in the United States, and honestly, I’m still finding my way to start getting into motorsports.

And what I’m thinking right now as a start is I want to try indoor karting. Because Yvonne said it earlier, like, yeah, indoor. And a lot of my friends recommends me to try out from indoor karting. So, um, yeah, maybe as a start, I will get into karting, learning how to drive in real life, race in real life.

And then after that, maybe I will start finding my way to get into motorsport, real racing. Cause it’s the thing that I really want to do in my life, in this lifetime, racing [01:09:00] in real life.

I want to know if she still has ambience for, uh, for real racing. Is it for E FON? I assume it’s for E FON. I

Yvonne Houffelaar: don’t think so. Yes. Yes. Yes, André. I still have it. I haven’t lost any of it, uh, the passion for racing or whatsoever. Fortunately, my house has gone a lot backwards. Uh, the last year. So, uh, I need to recover.

And, uh, see a few more doctors. Um, to get recovered afterwards. And then hopefully next year we can look back and to, to get racing again.

Elz Indriani: Right. I really hope that one day, or not one day, next year. Make it next year. Next year you will be back. Oh yes. So sparkling.

Yvonne Houffelaar: Mm hmm. Let’s feel back. Well, I hope the Nordschleife, huh?

I really hope that will be the goal, the 24 hours [01:10:00] of Nordschleife in a couple of years.

That will

Yvonne Houffelaar: be a great goal to get with Sophie, of course, to do that together. That’s great.

Elz Indriani: Well, we must say, like, don’t be afraid to dream big, right? Yeah. Don’t be afraid to dream big. It’s free! You don’t need to pay for Dream Big.

So, yeah. Dream Big, put, put your, uh, put your time and energy. Try to do it, like, one step at a time. I think, yeah, one step at a time.

Yes.

Elz Indriani: First for me, I’ll get into karting. Trying to follow your path. When you were young, you started from karting. So, I will try to follow that. I got some basic knowledge from sim racing, then maybe time to step up into karting, and hopefully one day I will make it to NASCAR, because, okay, I didn’t get into the NASCAR.

Yvonne Houffelaar: Oh yeah, some good, some good NASCAR racing. I would [01:11:00] love to have some, someday a track day or something in a NASCAR. And then on the high speed ovals. Oh, that’s so great. Yep. Yes.

Elz Indriani: Because when we were in Las Vegas, I think that was the first time I fell in love with motorsport because I went, we went to the Las Vegas motor speedway and I still remember that, uh, we walked down the bridge, like we tried to cross the bridge, like the basement tunnel part of it like that.

And that was the moment when all the cars passing the, the bridge and I can feel the, the road is like rumbling really loud. I think that’s what makes me love the oval race. And I think since that day, I said to myself that I want to race in oval one day because, oh, the ground is shaking. It’s so cool.

Like, wow.

Yvonne Houffelaar: Well, you have that also with road racing. It’s on foot, you have it as [01:12:00] well on the, on the straight to start finish line straight. You can walk on that and then On the bridge basically they’re racing on and you have the same feeling as well.

Elz Indriani: Yeah Well, maybe I mean I just in the end. I just want to race in real life So if I got the opportunity to drive in real life doesn’t matter if it’s awful or road racing I will take that I will take every opportunity So I’m not gonna choose, like, I just want to do oval.

I will take everything to learn about rail racing, then maybe later I can choose my preference. When I drove in the wet on ZI didn’t understand the wet lines. Now we have rain in I racing. I get the basics I learned in real life for sea racing. Hey, Sean. How? Uh, no, I, no, that is, uh, Michael. Mike, Michael. I thought that was John.

I’m sorry. Then Michael, um, you are saying that [01:13:00] you got the basic that you learned in real life. And you apply that to sim racing. Um, do you see any difference? Do you feel any difference driving in the rain between real life and in the sim, of course, other than the other is game. The other is real life, but can you actually bring whatever you learn on the track in real life to sim racing?

That’s the question for the chat. Aren’t there, aren’t there NASCAR course on several Oval? Especially Las Vegas should be the place where you can buy day in one or multiple cars. NASCAR course on several Oval. Oh wait, what do you mean by that?

Yvonne Houffelaar: I think she meant like track days on, uh, on Ovals. Uh, different levels, uh, in America, especially Las Vegas should be a place where you can buy a day, so a track day in one or multiple [01:14:00] cars.

I think that’s possible, yes.

Elz Indriani: I think it’s possible, but I just haven’t got a chance to take a look into the driving experience or the track day experience. But I know that some road tracks has the track days, you can drive around the track, but I’m not sure about the off road track. Like, I’m not sure about the Oval Trek, if they’re having that Trek Days experience.

I’m pretty sure they have it. Hi! PrangisDesignTV! Hello! Welcome to the first episode of Innit Talks. It’s very nice to have you here today. Enjoy your time here. You’re very awesome! We are having a chat with the one and only Yvonne Ouvillard, the sim racer, IRL driver, and also the community manager of Innit Esports.

So if you have any questions related to sim racing and motorsport, feel free to ask in the chat. It was very accurate to be honest. So iRacing is doing a great job with the rain, Dan. [01:15:00] I haven’t tried driving in the rain since since it’s released because I haven’t got my setup ready but have you tried driving it, Tiffan?

Yvonne Houffelaar: Uh, yes, one time. Uh, I’ve tried it. I think it’s good. I like some good rain.

Elz Indriani: Hmm, because I think some drive in the rain but it was in the ACC, I think. But in ACC, I forgot. But in iRacing, it’s like almost rule of thumb that you need to take a different line when it’s raining. Yes. You cannot take the bottle.

I think in ACC you can still take the Wait. You can still take

Yvonne Houffelaar: the racing line. Yeah. Oh,

Elz Indriani: but in real life,

Yvonne Houffelaar: well, a c, c in I racing, you do in, I racing you, you do a little bit wider, make sure the car’s straight, and then you accelerate again. Basically that works better. And in a CC, that’s not needed and you can just do the normal racing line.

Elz Indriani: Yeah, that’s, I think that’s [01:16:00] all I reme all I remember in a CC, you don’t have to take like a different line in when it’s raining, but you have to break like early, of course, because of. Yes,

Yvonne Houffelaar: reduce the speed a bit.

Elz Indriani: Right, right. So that’s what you guys do in real life when it’s raining. Yes, and because we are

Yvonne Houffelaar: Dutchies, we know about some rain.

Elz Indriani: We have a

Yvonne Houffelaar: lot of rain.

Elz Indriani: We have a lot of rain. So both of you are very well trained in the rain. So rain is not a problem. Meanwhile, it could be a problem for me because we don’t really have much rain in California.

Yvonne Houffelaar: I’ll help you. Don’t worry.

Elz Indriani: How are you, Yvonne? I wanted to stop in and see what you guys were up to.

Been missing all of you over here at Enid. Missing you too. Yvonne, how are you doing? How do you feel? How’s life and everything?

Yvonne Houffelaar: [01:17:00] Yeah, I’m okay.

Elz Indriani: Yes, and hopefully, Trangis, hopefully in the future we will have more shows on Enid’s channel. We’re starting from Enid Talks, having this little chat talk show, and hopefully, maybe, one day we can have, I don’t know, a community session, or something fun, like a game show, or anything.

You know, like we are open to any kind of ideas. So if you have any fun ideas that we should bring to the channel, feel free to put it in the chat, or you can message us on Discord, on Enid’s Discord. I believe Yvonne already shared the link to Discord. So yeah, feel free to join, or you haven’t. Hold on.

Yvonne Houffelaar: I have fun ideas, but I can’t see it back.

Join

Elz Indriani: our Discord. Don’t worry, I will type it up for you. There we go.

So, I think you should be [01:18:00] able to see the link, guys, on Discord. There we go. Right, so, um, Ifon, I think that will be all the Um, all the question from me and, um, Michael here’s, uh, and everyone in the chat, if you have, um, some questions, um, feel free to ask in the chat, any kind of question you want to know, even asking a question about the grand turismo movie, we accept that because it’s still related to sim racing and real racing.

Yvonne Houffelaar: I remember your name. I’m not sure if I say it right, I’m sorry if I

don’t.

Yvonne Houffelaar: Um, but I think he is the one that’s also raised on ACC, with the United Elite Esports Slavery. If I remember correctly.

Elz Indriani: Right, right. I think, I think Trangis sometimes stream [01:19:00] on Innit Esports back in the day. So, I think I hang out a bit back in the day, in the chat.

So, of course I remember you. I remember every, I feel like I remember every names in simracing. Like, most people in simracing. I don’t know, maybe because it’s a small world. Like, it’s, it’s Everybody knows everybody and it turns out that I met someone on the track right before I know her or him. Like, it’s a small world in sim racing so I feel like everybody knows everybody.

And anyway, Yvonne, um, is there any um, future goal for you? Before we end the talk for today, Is there any goals that you want to achieve other than racing in real life?

Yvonne Houffelaar: Well, I would like to help as many ladies and drivers [01:20:00] getting involved into, to sim racing, uh, coach them, help them to get better, uh, and, uh, Get more women involved, basically.

Elz Indriani: Get more women into sim racing, right? Because I feel like in sim racing, we are driving with the same, not like same equipment, but all of us racing with a wheel and pedals, so for me, um, it doesn’t matter if you’re like a girl or a woman, a girl or a boy, I mean, sorry, so if you keep on doing it, if you keep on doing it, Keep doing it, right?

Like, don’t be afraid just because you’re a girl or something. Just do it, and let the results speak,

Yvonne Houffelaar: right? Yes, but not only in simracing, also in real life, in the daily life. Don’t give up, keep pushing yourself. Keep [01:21:00] fighting. Keep fighting, it will make yourself happy. If you can achieve what you want to achieve.

So yeah, I hope also in real life to help as many people with, for example, a disability, uh, to show them what you all can do, even with a disability or wheelchair. It doesn’t matter. You can do everything. Just maybe a little bit slower or a little bit adjusted. I race adjusted in the sim and it works very well, so it’s nothing that, uh, can stop you.

Elz Indriani: Nothing can stop you from doing what you love.

Yvonne Houffelaar: Yes, indeed.

Elz Indriani: Cause, I remember back in the day when I just started doing simracing. So, my background in social media is, I started as a beauty blogger. I’m doing makeup. I’m giving a makeup tutorial, it’s not like I’m giving you a simracing tutorial. I think you can give me a makeup

Yvonne Houffelaar: [01:22:00] tutorial, then I’ll give you the simracing tutorial.

Elz Indriani: Yep. Right. I can give you some tips about makeup and you can coach me about simracing. Yeah, so back in the day when I started doing simracing like everybody will everybody said like she wouldn’t survive in this gaming world she she will never making it to the top because again, my background because I’m a beauty blogger and also that this This world is full of, um, men, so back in the day, having a female sim racer back in my home country, it’s like something new to everyone.

Like, okay, a female sim racer, what’s that? I don’t think you will survive. But yeah, keep on doing it, cause I never I thought that I could be here having a chat about simracing and wanna get into real racing. So yeah, I mean, if I stopped, if I gave up like back then, I wouldn’t make it here. [01:23:00] Ow! Oh my god, Linda!

Hi, Linda! How’s it going? Welcome to the first episode of Innitalks. I’m Els and I’ll be your host for the Innitalks and for the first guest of the day of the Innitalks, we are having Yvonne O’Fleur. I’m a proud disabled sim racer and driver and I’m so proud of you. I’m so proud of you, Linda, and I’m I’m super, super proud of you, Yvonne, because after having this talk, I feel like, yeah, don’t let anything stop you from doing what you love.

Yes. Wow. I should push myself even more as in like, thank you for giving me like extra fuel to myself. Yeah. You know, after having this talk, I feel so motivated to get back into simracing. Cause sometimes I’m losing it because I’ve been busy with works and [01:24:00] stuff. Sometimes I’m questioning that, do I still wanna stream and doing simracing?

But then today we are having this chat. I don’t know. It kind of reminds me of something that I like. I don’t know if that makes sense to you.

Yvonne Houffelaar: Yes, it does. Well, due to my health, uh, I can’t race much in the sim now. So, uh, I do, uh, one league on Gran Turismo with a controller. Uh, and that’s already difficult enough because I’m not a controller driver at all.

But, uh, I just like to compete a little bit and practice some in the sim. I’m gonna practice a lot with the Dream Team for the VCO event. Yeah. And, um I’m not racing much anymore in the scene, but to help others is also great to do. So, that’s what I’m doing more now.

Elz Indriani: Yeah. And last question, because we’re about to end the talk for today.

[01:25:00] What are your preparations? Getting into the VCO event with new teammates, the Dream Team girls?

Yvonne Houffelaar: Yes, we, uh, we are going to practice, all four of us together. Once the cars will be announced, uh, we’re gonna decide who is driving which car. And then, uh, we’re gonna practice for those cars only. Because I’m not gonna practice with all the five cars, if I don’t have to drive all the five

cars.

Yvonne Houffelaar: And, uh, when the tracks are announced, we’re gonna practice with the cars on the tracks. Uh, I’ll be hosting sessions, uh, some coaching sessions. Uh, and so on, to be on fire when the race weekend comes, the 20 and 21 of April.

Elz Indriani: So it’s like in less than one month from now. Yes.

Yvonne Houffelaar: Yes.

Elz Indriani: So is there any expectation going into this event?

Yvonne Houffelaar: Well, I think if we [01:26:00] can get in, in the top 10 as a team, that will be amazing. We have two top drivers, Sarah Dorff and Nina, I’m a bit in between. And we have Victoria Miller who is coming from the Sim4Sam program into iRacing last year. And we’re gonna coach her and she’s gonna do great. A very young talented lady who’s very motivated to get everything out of it.

So, uh, I’m looking forward to that.

Elz Indriani: I’m looking forward to see her

Yvonne Houffelaar: race. In the FEC area as well.

Elz Indriani: I’m really rooting for you girls. eSports team! Full of female like all female members competing in VCO. I’m supporting you. You got my support like me and my family will supporting this dream team like for real.

I mean for me, I mean honestly for me as a viewer of this event I mean, I’m of [01:27:00] course I want to see you girls on the top, but for me Take the journey, enjoy the journey, especially for Victoria. I don’t know if she’s here or watching, but for Victoria, take your time. Learn one step at a time. I’m rooting for you, and I’m rooting for all of you.

Nina, Sarah, Yvonne. Sarah, I remember that she really loved driving in the rain back in the day when I was racing in 24 Hours Spa with her. So I’m really looking forward to see All of you driving in the VZO, like, really, I cannot wait. I’m so excited. I’m so happy. When I’m posting the announcement, I’m so happy.

Like, oh my god, we make it happen. You know? Yes. I’m so happy. Oh, wait. Shouldn’t we have a weekly practice session with the Screen2Speed Discord? That’s a really good idea, Meika. We can have like, I don’t know, like a weekly, in it weekly race, maybe like a community [01:28:00] race, like every Thursday or every Friday.

Just a community race, everyone is just like hosting a lobby. We drive together, we get to know each other more, and we learn how to drive. That’s a good idea, I will put that on the list, and maybe we will make it happen. Cause we keep on trying to make everything happen. Make the impossible possible, basically.

Cause, when I just started getting into simracing, I don’t think that it’s possible to have a female simracing team. And, here we are now, in Innit Esports, we are making a simracing team. So, um, Maybe in the future, in the near future, we will have an in it weekly race, like a hosted lobby, we can drive together, have fun, and we can make a content, or maybe me, I’m a content creator, in gaming, so maybe, Uh, here on Init Talks, we can have, um, I don’t know, a talk show talking about how [01:29:00] to start, uh, being a content creator in gaming.

If you guys interested, I’m down for it. Like, we can have, um, how to start, um, making a content, how to start being a content creator, if you guys interested. Cause, I feel like sometimes people asking, like, Aya, how do you make a clip? How do you make a fun clip like that? And I learned that. So, maybe now it’s my job.

To share my knowledge with you, all of you guys, like, help me in the conversation. I’ll be standing

Yvonne Houffelaar: first row, because I really like what you’re doing with the social media, and I already learnt a lot, because, uh, compared to you, I’m just a rookie, uh, into social media. So, uh, I really like what you’re doing, and I learn still every day.

Elz Indriani: Yeah, maybe? On for the next next episode, maybe we will have like a like a What do you say like a class like not like an online class But it will be free for [01:30:00] everyone, but you guys can ask question about content creation on how to grow your uh social media channel what what works and what’s not works in on social media So maybe in the in the near future we will have that so we might have uh a weekly race and other than that we will we might have um A session, a learning session, I must say, a learning session on how to be a content creator.

Or maybe in the future we can have Ash Vandele, because she’s a woman in motorsport. She’s like doing a really great job. Her content is so good. Chef kiss, you know, so maybe we can have Ash, we can learn from her also. Or maybe if you have any other recommendation about who should we invite for the next IndyTalks, feel free to let us know on the chat or on Discord, because we would love to highlight every woman in [01:31:00] motorsport and sim racing.

It’s our goal to give you girls, uh, a spotlight here in sim racing because everybody is different. Everybody has its own specialty and every one of you is unique. So share your story to us. All right, then I think we are approaching the end of the stream. Yvonne, thank you very much for being the first guest.

And finally, I got a chance to share my thoughts with you. And thank you so much for helping me and everyone in the community. Thank you very much. Well,

Yvonne Houffelaar: thank you. And thank you, everyone, for all the support. Uh, I would love to see, uh, all of you back in the next couple of seasons, or videos talk, or whatever.

I really enjoy it, so thank you all. And, uh, thank you Enid Esports, [01:32:00] uh, Steffi, UL, Soph, Fred, everyone that works in the background very hard. Male, as well, VCO, as well. And then next week, I think it’s Victoria, who has the interview on the same time, I think.

Elz Indriani: Same time. Same time, every Thursday at 1 p. m pacific time, we’ll be having the dream team member!

First episode is Yvonne, and next one will be Victoria Mello, the girl who came from the Sim4STEM program, getting into the screen to speed event, and now she is racing with the pro in the VCO. So, moral of the story, keep doing it, don’t give up. If you, if you can see it, you can be it. Yes. And don’t forget to follow us on social media at init esports and screen to speed because we’ll be posting a lot of clips, a lot of clips, a lot of announcement, a lot of [01:33:00] things gonna be fun, gonna be amazing.

So don’t forget to give us a follow. And if you guys want to join the screen to speed spring cup, feel free to join because we’ll be having another race in the Gran Turismo. Maybe I will see you on the track. Maybe I will. I will get into the race. Maybe but we’ll see So, yeah, thank you very much everyone I’ll see you next week on the init talks We’ll be having a chat with Victoria Mello the youngest member on the dream team MSA So, yeah, I

Yvonne Houffelaar: think, yes.

I think I’m one of the oldest or maybe the oldest in

Elz Indriani: drinking and Victoria. Oh wow. It’ll be so fun and interesting. ’cause again, she came from the program. She’s still young and you can, oh God. I don’t wanna spill anything. That’s a lot. I don’t wanna spill anything. But yeah. Guys, turn in next week on Any thoughts, episode two.

Yes. [01:34:00] Makeup lessons. Oh my God. Guess what? We will do a lot of things. A lot of fun on Innit Esports Twitch channel. Yes, Maika, I can give you some makeup tutorial, makeup tips while driving. It’s like a challenge. Sounds like a content. Sounds like a content You know what stay tuned I might I might see you guys on this court in it is first Discord channel and how what about we discuss what’s next?

What’s next on in it is forward So what that super excited super super excited? All right, let’s and in it off for today. so much guys for watching. Thank you for your time today

Yvonne Houffelaar: You’re welcome. Thank you.

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