2020-5-12 Skxrface - The Journy from youtube to E Racing

[0:00 - 0:06] what's up guys I'm back again with another video but this one's gonna be
[0:06 - 0:12] very very different now a lot of you guys have been wondering why have I not
[0:12 - 0:20] posted any videos over the last couple days why have I not been doing anything
[0:20 - 0:24] you know as far as like uploads go and there's a legit reason for that I'm
[0:24 - 0:30] gonna give you guys the answers you've been looking for you see a couple days
[0:30 - 0:36] ago after I made that video about me leaving YouTube for good I sat down and
[0:36 - 0:40] I got into a lobby with some good friends of mine on Forza Motorsport 7
[0:40 - 0:45] we started you know competing you know started doing a little practice run and
[0:45 - 0:50] stuff having fun and just enjoying ourselves you know throwing our cars
[0:50 - 0:55] around doing some drifts you know getting some you know fun races and
[0:55 - 1:01] nothing serious just competitive friends when a very important person hit me up
[1:01 - 1:08] on Facebook out of the blue yesterday
[1:08 - 1:13] now this person is somebody that I've looked up to for a very long time now
[1:13 - 1:18] somebody whose professional motorcycle racing career I followed since the very
[1:18 - 1:26] beginning until his accident and retirement a couple months ago and this
[1:26 - 1:34] person's name is Ted Sims Ted like I said was actually a legitimate
[1:34 - 1:38] professional motorcycle racer he raced for many many years the dude was
[1:38 - 1:46] absolutely amazing at what he did he won many championships the guy was
[1:46 - 1:53] phenomenal an amazing motorcycle racer one of the best in my opinion now he
[1:53 - 2:01] reached out to me on Facebook yesterday and this is actually him like I will
[2:01 - 2:10] show you guys that this is actually him right here we go to his profile and
[2:10 - 2:12] show you guys
[2:12 - 2:28] wait this is actually his thing right here is actually him now what other I
[2:28 - 2:38] know but Ted reached out to me yesterday now he's apparently been watching me and
[2:38 - 2:44] various other drivers on Forza Motorsport 7 for a long time now and I
[2:44 - 2:52] didn't know he was in the gaming like that but apparently soon after his
[2:52 - 3:00] accident a few months ago he saw how sports were evolving into eSports if
[3:00 - 3:05] you don't know what eSports is it's electronic sports spanning out through
[3:05 - 3:14] many genres of gaming everything from Mears Edge to catalyst to fortnight
[3:14 - 3:22] PUBG, Call of Duty and even games such as the Forza franchise and also not to
[3:22 - 3:28] mention the Gran Turismo franchise as well now this man has been watching what
[3:28 - 3:34] I've been doing on Forza Motorsport 7 for a while now and he reached out to
[3:34 - 3:40] me yesterday with the opportunity of a lifetime for something that I've always
[3:40 - 3:44] wanted to do in my entire life ever since I was a little kid which is to be
[3:44 - 3:52] able to compete and race professionally as a professional racer now I explained
[3:52 - 3:57] to him that you know I don't have money for a license but this man made me the
[3:57 - 4:05] best off forever this man has given me the opportunity to compete full-time as
[4:05 - 4:14] a professional racer in Forza Motorsport 7 in this weekend's WEC Racing Grand
[4:14 - 4:21] Prix competition the qualification rounds start at noon p.m. Eastern
[4:21 - 4:33] Standard Time and then the actual race itself happens at 2 p.m. so as of this
[4:33 - 4:39] week and this weekend I am stepping down from YouTube as a content creator
[4:39 - 4:52] to pursue my dream and my passion as a professional e-sports racer now if you
[4:52 - 4:57] guys would like to watch the live stream will be happening live on Twitch
[4:57 - 5:06] as well as on YouTube 2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time I will be getting in the
[5:06 - 5:12] wheel of my car and I'll be tearing up the track and I will now officially be
[5:12 - 5:23] an official e-sports competitor full-time as a career and as a job now
[5:23 - 5:27] don't get wrong I will still do music with those that you know I've become
[5:27 - 5:31] very close to over the years such as my brother and best friend of 15 years
[5:31 - 5:39] Eric Scruggelow my childhood best friend Marcus Morales and even guys such as
[5:39 - 5:44] Bradley and even one of my best friends who's been a major supporter of mine
[5:44 - 5:49] Illucidus as well as various other artists that I'm very close to that
[5:49 - 5:53] would get friends with such as LifestyleDidIt and various other
[5:53 - 5:58] producers and artists that you know as I said I'm very close to but as of this
[5:58 - 6:03] channel as for this channel I will not be posting much on here anymore if at
[6:03 - 6:10] all because I'll be busy training practicing and doing what I need to do
[6:10 - 6:16] to be able to compete at the highest possible level that I can so that I can
[6:16 - 6:23] earn an income for not only myself but my family my fiance and everyone around
[6:23 - 6:29] me now I know this is a bit of a shock but for those of you that have
[6:29 - 6:34] supported me all these years I do appreciate it and even those of you that
[6:34 - 6:38] didn't you know don't necessarily like me that do support what I do I
[6:38 - 6:43] definitely appreciate you guys you guys have been amazing to me over the last
[6:43 - 6:49] 11 years and to Ted Sims I want to say thank you so much for the opportunity
[6:49 - 6:56] sir and I definitely look forward to racing alongside you this Saturday at
[6:56 - 7:05] the track now I won't be racing alone oh no no no because not only will I be
[7:05 - 7:13] competing but my rival and good friend of many years Devin Marlow aka Cam Time
[7:13 - 7:20] Racing will be competing as well now after the race is over me and him will
[7:20 - 7:29] be forming a team for eSports full-time I said that was him and spoke to them
[7:29 - 7:35] about it so you guys will be seeing the both of us as a team doing these
[7:35 - 7:43] competitions from now on after this weekend and I cannot say I couldn't ask
[7:43 - 7:49] for a better partner a better competitor a better rival than my boy Devin Marlow
[7:49 - 7:55] who is an amazing driver in his own right the dudes phenomenal behind the
[7:55 - 7:59] wheel he really knows what he's doing and he's one of the few that actually
[7:59 - 8:07] pushes me to my limits and actually gets me where I need to be so if you
[8:07 - 8:16] guys would like to watch the race this coming up weekend the stream will be
[8:16 - 8:24] streamed on Twitch as well as on YouTube 2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time you guys
[8:24 - 8:30] will be able to watch the race live I'll be there my fiance will be there
[8:30 - 8:36] everybody's gonna be there watching and honestly guys I hope to see you guys
[8:36 - 8:46] there and I hope you guys support me on one of the biggest chapters on my
[8:46 - 8:52] journey man like this is something I've always wanted to do my entire life
[8:52 - 8:57] ever since I was a little kid ever since I watched a learn our senior day
[8:57 - 9:02] I learned hard junior the petties and all those guys racing in NASCAR ever
[9:02 - 9:07] since I was knee-high I've always wanted the race and now I have that
[9:07 - 9:11] opportunity and I'm very thankful for that opportunity and to those of you
[9:11 - 9:18] that are my supporters I can promise you guys I will not let you down and I
[9:18 - 9:24] thank you guys for allowing me to do what I need to do to be able to
[9:24 - 9:33] provide a living and an income for my family as well as myself and my
[9:33 - 9:39] fiance and my brother-in-law and our family again guys I do hope that you
[9:39 - 9:45] guys will support my choice and what I'm doing I'm definitely excited 110%
[9:45 - 9:49] I've been practicing every day all day every chance that I get I've been
[9:49 - 9:54] training and practicing and I just want to say thank you guys so much you guys
[9:54 - 10:01] are amazing you guys are awesome and I hope to see you guys this weekend at
[10:01 - 10:08] the WEC Grand Prix this weekend I'm super excited I know Devin is excited
[10:08 - 10:12] I know a lot of you guys are gonna be excited to see me there so I hope to
[10:12 - 10:17] see you guys there and just know that I love you guys you guys are amazing and
[10:17 - 10:24] I'll see you guys on the track this weekend y'all peace