Since launching in 2008, iRacing has not only achieved 45,000 currently active members, but is close to recording three quarters of a billion laps raced. Development of iRacing began in 2004 with co-founders Dave Kaemmer (Papyrus: Grand Prix Legends, NASCAR 2003 etc), and John Henry. The game officially launched four years later to offer an accurate racing simulation … [Read more...]
iRacing.com Indy 500 takes place this weekend
The 97th running of the Indy 500 race takes place on Sunday, May 26, 2013, and for the fourth consecutive year iRacing.com members can compete in a virtual version on Friday May 24th and Saturday May 25th. It's open to iRacers at all levels, and the races will feature two fields composed of Pro-C and D-Rookie license holders. Practice for the races began at 00:00 GMT on … [Read more...]
Forza Motorsport 5 Xbox One Announcement Trailer
Forza Motorsport 5 confirmed as Xbox One launch title
Forza Motorsport 5 has been confirmed as a launch title for the Xbox One console. The news was part of the Xbox One reveal event, which featured a short trailer of the game. Here's what we know from that glimpse. Forza Motorsport 5 will be available as a launch title. No date has been revealed. Or prices of either the console of the game. The trailer featured a street … [Read more...]
Forza Horizon: Free 1000 Clubs Expansion
The 1000 Clubs Expansion is out now for Forza Horizon, with two new cars, and more than 1000 challenges to potentially complete with extra achievements. Best of all, it's a free download to encourage you to spend more time with the game. Each car now has a set number of challenges associated with it - so far it appears to be five for each vehicle. They include speed … [Read more...]
Forza Horizon 1000 Club Expansion Trailer
iRacing: More details on the Gen-6 Ford Fusion and Chevy SS
Within a week of the first race of Gen-6 NASCAR Spring Cup Series cars, iRacing released the Chevy SS and Ford Fusion. In fact, within 2 weeks, Jason Karlavige had claimed the first victory for the virtual Chevy SS at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The virtual models were developed on the fly, to the point that, says iRacing artist Brian Simpson '"NASCAR and the teams tried to be … [Read more...]
iRacing Gen6 NASCAR Ford vs Chevy
One of the oldest rivalries in motorsport can continue online with the iRacing Gen6 NASCAR Ford vs Chevy battles we'll see as the Ford Fusion joins the subscription-based sim racing service. You can sign up to iRacing via the official membership page. Or why not catch up on the latest iRacing news, check out the full range available in the iRacing car list, or take a look … [Read more...]
Forza Motorsport 4 “We Dream” Commercial
Jeremy McGrath’s Offroad now out on PSN in Europe
Jeremy McGrath's Offroad is already available on Xbox Live Arcade, but is now also available on the Playstation Network in Europe for £8.89, or 9.99 Euros. It's an off-road racing game with five vehicle classes including rally cars, Pro Buggies and Pro Lite trucks, but the big beasts are the 800-horsepower, 4WD offroad trucks as raced by Jeremy McGrath himself in the Lucas Oil … [Read more...]
NASCAR iRacing.com World Championship to be streamed live
The 2013 NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship will begin on Tuesday, March 12 with the first round at Daytona International Speedway, and the entire series will be broadcast live on both iRacing.com and the Motor Racing Network. The 18 race series will use the new Generation-6 stock cars as drivers will compete for more than $16,000 in prize money. Two-time champion … [Read more...]
Forza Horizon: March Meguiar’s Car Pack Revealed
The Meguiar's Car Pack will be available to buy and download for Forza Horizon on March 5, 2013. It will cost 400 MS points, with individual cars costing 240 MS points. Included in the pack are the free-to-download Nissan R390 and the Season Pass bonus, the Joss JT1. In addition to those, you get 5 cars for your 400 points. The cars are: 2013 Audi RS4 Avant2013 BMW … [Read more...]
Forza Horizon March Meguiar’s Car Pack Trailer
ORD learns how to drift – for real!
Having rediscovered the photos, we can finally share what happened when ORD's Dan Thornton had the chance to sample a day of drifting in the real world and see if all the hours on Forza and other games had paid off. It was an example of one of a range of driving experiences available to buy online (click here), and proved to be a great way to sample it without having to invest … [Read more...]
Forza Horizon Demo – First Impressions
The Forza Horizon demo has landed on Xbox Live as an exclusive for Gold members for a week. It's the first public taster of the 'action racing' work of Playground Games, and is building towards the release of Forza Horizon on October 23rd, 2012. Having spent a day weaving through traffic and taking part in the three included events, here's our first impressions of the … [Read more...]