The fifth in the Gran Turismo series is late. The game is so delayed in fact, that many fans have stopped caring about it’s release and have moved on to other activities such as raising families, learning to speak backwards and teaching monkeys to ride motorbikes. Gran Turismo 5 at GamesCom on Flickr by Sergey Galyonkin (CC Licence) However, their ears may prick up once … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2010
Download the ORD logo in Forza now!
A little while ago we put out a call for any Forza car designers to give us a hand in getting our logo in the vinyl store in-game in Forza Motorsport 3. So feast your eyes on this: It's the work of a very nice chap who goes by the forum username of Meerman on the extremely popular and useful rllmukforum (which was spawned many years ago, when games magazine Edge decided to … [Read more...]
ORD meets Midwest MOPARs in Minnesota
Greetings all you lovers of motorsports, I bring you coverage of the, “26th Annual Midwest Mopars in the Park National Car Show & Swap Meet” from Farmington Minnesota. This is the largest car show dedicated to MOPARs in the Midwest, with nearly 2,000 Chrysler/Plymouth/Dodge/AMC cars on display! Such MOPAR racing notables as, “Akron” Arlen Vanke, “Miss Mighty Mopar” Judy … [Read more...]
What to expect in iRacing
I want to make one thing very clear to everyone who may read this. iRacing is not a Racing Sim to be taken lightly. In order to excel at it, you have to be willing to put time into it. The high level of competition takes iRacing to the next level in terms of racing as a sport, rather than a game. With that in mind I will say that iRacing is what you make of it. If a weekend … [Read more...]
Why TOCA shouldn’t be mediocre
I unashamedly loved the ‘TOCA’ series. TOCA Touring Car Championship was my first game when I got a PlayStation. TOCA 2 was still my favourite game by the time I upgraded to a PS2, and was only superseded by TOCA Race Driver. By the time Race Driver 2 came out I had upgraded my PC with the very latest software (remember Windows ME?) and bought myself a steering wheel in … [Read more...]
Who won E3? Forza Motorsport or Gran Turismo?
We haven't covered the racing games from the E3 show in America in detail yet - mainly because so many other sites were there in person, while some of us have to work for a living. But now that you've read the news from the show, seen the videos, and chatted with your friends, which of the two main racing games has got you more interested? The prospect of controller-free … [Read more...]
Forza car painters: We need your help!
You might have noticed over the past couple of weeks that we have a shiny new OnlineRaceDriver logo in the top left of every page. We love it, and would love to see it on all our Forza cars in-game (and in any other game allowing graphic editing), but there's a slight problem. We might all be reasonably fast on track, but we're not so good in the paintshop... Soooooo we'd … [Read more...]
nail’d E3 2010 video trailer
ORD on the road: Dulano’s bike night
If you ever find yourself roaming the summer roads of the Upper Midwest on a Thursday night, be sure to stop at, “Dulono’s Pizza” on West Lake Street in South Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. It has become a weekly motorcycle congregation of no particular brand, making it the most eclectic collection of bikers and bikes you are likely to see. Over 2,000 bikes migrate to this … [Read more...]
Motorsport Manager Wanted
I always enjoyed a bash on Grand Prix Manager, but somehow always managed to fail miserably with whatever team I picked. I’m not sure if it was my poor understanding of business, strategy, persistent hiring of Damon Hill or anything else I was doing wrong but Damon and his teammate would always qualify on the front row and then fail miserably in the race. Every bloody race. The … [Read more...]
Why iRace…
There is a fundamental need in all of us that drives us to be great, to be the best and god willing be recognized as such. It is a driving force in our lives and without it; we would all aspire to absolutely nothing. It is the reason we have great athletes and the reason kids can admire those athletes. We all want to be great. I have followed quite a few sports in my life … [Read more...]
Inspired by the Isle of Man TT? There’s only one videogame to buy!
The Isle of Man TT races are currently underway, marking the 105th anniversary of the legendary motorcycle races (there was actually a car race in 1904, but we won’t count that). As I write, the likes of Bruce Anstey, John McGuinness, Ian Lougher, Ian Hutchinson, Keith Armor, Adrian Archibald and more are doing unbelievable speeds on the 37.333 Mountain Course, with 264 … [Read more...]