NASCAR driver Ross Chastain caused quite a stir last year when he used real-life wall-riding—a trick he apparently learned on his GameCube in 2005—to move up five spots and set a lap rec
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NASCAR driver Ross Chastain caused quite a stir last year when he used real-life wall-riding—a trick he apparently learned on his GameCube (opens in new tab) in 2005—to move up five spots and set a lap record in the final turn of the Xfinity 500. It was a bold, foolhardy, and absolutely spectacular maneuver, and today NASCAR (via Kotaku (opens in new tab)) announced that nobody ever better try something like that again.
“Chastain’s dash around Turns 3 and 4 at Martinsville Speedway last October made for an enthralling finish as the No. 1 Chevrolet gained five positions in one set of corners, earning enough points to advance to the Championship 4,” NASCAR said in a statement (opens in new tab). “While the move was thrilling and largely lauded for its creativity, it also came with an increased safety risk.”
“Played a lot of NASCAR 2005 on the GameCube.”@RossChastain explained his video-game move.
