Although it’s true that the fastest laps in Forza3 are executed by the fastest hot lappers of the 1.5 million drivers in the Forza community, it is widely recognized that this is but one facet or skill set of the simulation racing genre. Racing head to head, or door handle to door handle, is yet another side that produces its own legion of experts. One can be good at both, but … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2010
Practice Thursday night, win on Sunday: pro motorsport simulators
It’s been going in the aerospace industry for decades, a pilot, before they ever get a chance to crash a Tornado or a Raptor spend days, weeks and months sitting in a sim, going over every scenario and making them into one of us – their skin would become pallid and their waistline expand ever so slightly. That will mean they’re ready to fly the real thing. As has been the case … [Read more...]
Phillip Island circuit guide – MotoGP 08
Phillip Island is regarded as probably the best MotoGP circuit of them all. If you ask anyone decent, like Rossi or anyone rubbish, like Canepa, they would cite the Island as one of their favourites. Although great Eurosport commentator Jamie Whitham never liked it. It’s great on the PS3 game as well – making you feel like you’ve travelled the many miles to Oz and are am … [Read more...]
Tips and tuition for online racing: The Forza Files 1
Now that the formal introductions are over, let’s get down to business. The number 1 question in the minds of Forza Motorsport 3 drivers, and indeed in all of motorsports, is, “how can I go faster?” There is no single answer to this question. Neither is there a shortcut solution to the problem. In professional racing often the limiting factor is the equipment and not the … [Read more...]
A risk of online racing – EA to shut NASCAR 09 servers
Console racing games might not carry the physical risk of racing, but they do have risks nonetheless. And one is that the time and effort you may have spent will be for nothing when someone turns off the game server. Which is the case with EA to shut NASCAR 09 Servers (along with those for NASCAR 08) That's what will happen for anyone playing Nascar 08 on the Playstation 2, … [Read more...]
An introduction to online racing and the IFCA
When it comes to online racing, GTDon is well known and respected in the Forza Motorsport community. Not only is he a fast driver in his own right, but he's also helped countless others as part of organising the biggest and best unofficial Forza tournaments and leagues as founder of the IFCA: Hello and welcome to www.OnlineRaceDriver.com! My Xbox360 gamer tag is, “AAR GTDon” … [Read more...]
Review: Forza Motorsport 3 (Xbox 360) 4/5
Forza Motorsport 3 is an essential purchase for any online racer with an Xbox 360, and is possibly the best reason for choosing Microsoft's console over the Playstation 3. And yet, it doesn't get 5/5 because of some serious flaws. The Forza series was built with online race in mind, coming after the launch of the Project Gotham Racing series, and building on the lessons … [Read more...]
Online Race Driver launches
OnlineRaceDriver.com is go! Welcome to a new site which hopes to become the hub of online motorsport, whether it's on two or four wheels, and on a console or a PC. There's a huge number of people competing every single day online, and we want to help you choose the right games, competitions, tuning and techniques to get the most from your online racing. Whether you're … [Read more...]