Almost a year ago I wrote a post celebrating the first anniversary of this site, which I launched to provide a place for those who enjoy any type of online motorsport and want to get the latest news, reviews and tips, get together with other similar racers, and generally indulge a virtual motorsport passion. So as 2011 ends, how does it compare with our first year? In … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2011
Gran Turismo 5’s Nurburgring Nissan goes up for sale
You could own the Shulze Motorsport Nissan GT-R N24 #71 which was co-driven by Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi at the 2011 Nurburgring 24 hour race, and was then added to GT5 in the Spec 2.0 release back in October 2011. That's assuming you have 120,000 Euros or $155,000 to spend, plus sales tax. The car recorded a class victory at the 2011 event, driven by the team … [Read more...]
Forza Motorsport 4 January Jalopnik Car Pack
The next downloadable car pack for Forza Motorsport 4 will arrive in January, and the cars included in the 'January Jalopnik Car Pack' have been revealed with a typically wide range of eras and manufacturers. As with previous packs, it will cost 560 Microsoft Points, but will be free if you've already invested in the Season Pass. It's an interesting line-up, although it's … [Read more...]
iRacing at Autosport International Show in January
iRacing will be making an appearance at the Birmingham NEC for the Autosport International show on January 14-15, 2012, with two state-of-the-art VRX simulators loaded with all the current cars for anyone to try out. In addition to the full car list, the simulators will also offer the full range of 50 tracks, from Spa-Francorchamps to Brands Hatch. Kevin Bobbitt of … [Read more...]
Voting starts for iRacers of the Year 2011
Voting is now underway for the first ever iRacer of the Year Awards, with categories for Top Driver and Top Member. The voting continues until 23:59 GMT on December 31st, with the winners announced in early January. The nominees for iRacing Driver of the Year are: Ray Alfalla – NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship winner with 3 wins and 8 more top fives; also … [Read more...]
New monthly rivals events live for Forza Motorsport 4
In addition to a title update and December's new car pack, there are also new monthly Rival events now available in Forza Motorsport 4. The first, Climbing Kaido, highlights the 2011 Monster Sport Suzuki SX4 which is included in the IGN Car Pack, so you'll need to download it to be able to compete, but it does come with the incentive that 100 people each week will receive a … [Read more...]
Forza Motorsport 4 – second title updates fixes wheel issues and demotes cars
The second title update has been released for Forza Motorsport 4 with the biggest changes including fixes to bugs affecting certain types of steering wheel, and several cars no longer able to post times to leaderboards while their performance index is tweaked. That means times posted on some leaderboards using those cars are also being removed. Wheel fixes: Some problems were … [Read more...]
New cars for Forza Motorsport 4 – The IGN Car Pack now available
The second downloadable car pack for Forza Motorsport 4 is now available, with the IGN Car Pack featuring 10 new vehicles to purchase in-game and get racing. If you've already invested in a Season Pass, the pack is included in your six month subscription, but if not, it costs 560 Microsoft Points. The cars themselves are a reasonable mixture to appeal to every type of racer … [Read more...]