Most sim racing fans will probably have tried the official title for the World GT Challenge, but if not, there's an Assetto Corsa Competizione free weekend and DLC discounts. So you could pick up extras including the most recent Challengers Pack for a bit less. The chance to try the Kunos Simulazioni game for nothing via Steam will run from 10am PST on Thursday May 5th, … [Read more...]
Assetto Corsa Competizione Update 1.8.14 Released
There's a fairly small change list, but still a 1.36GB download, with Assetto Corsa Competizione Update 1.8.14 released. The main additions are liveries for partner esport activities, and some bonus GT World Challenge EU 2022 paint schemes. Those presumably make up the bulk of the download, as the only other changes are fixes for an out-of-range engine map stage, and … [Read more...]
2022 GT World Challenge Europe Esports Challenge Starts Tonight
The Mobileye 2022 GT World Challenge Europe Esports Challenge starts tonight with 48 world class sim racers competing in a one-hour race at Misano on Assetto Corsa Competizione. The five-round series is the first of the three continental Sprint series running in 2022, and each round takes place on Wednesday evenings. Drivers to watch include reigning series champion James … [Read more...]
Verhagen Wins The 2022 Fanatec Esports GT Pro Series Opener
It was a good start to the season for the ROWE Racing and BMW Junior driver, as Neil Verhagen wins the 2022 Fanatec Esports GT Pro Series opener at Imola. Driving the only BMW M4 GT3 in the field, Verhagen and the car were making their debut in the championship, which runs on Assetto Corsa Competizione. And they've started well, with the pole position, fastest lap and … [Read more...]
Intercontinental GT Series Replaces Regional GT World Challenges
There's a change for professional sim racers competing in one of the biggest championships on Assetto Corsa Competizione, as the 2022 Intercontinental GT Challenge Esports replaces the three previous GT World Challenge Esports Endurance series which ran separately for Europe, Asia and America. Organised by SRO Motorsports Group and AK Esports, the overhaul includes a new … [Read more...]
Assetto Corsa Competizione Hotfix 1.8.11 Released
Setting all suspension toe angles to the maximum negative amount should no longer give you some free speed and acceleration with Assetto Corsa Competizione Hotfix 1.8.11 released by Kunos Simulazioni. Until now, it was possible to exploit the negative camber to get an advantage, which obviously wasn't great for the official game of the GT World Challenge. But while sim … [Read more...]
Assetto Corsa Competizione Hotfix 1.8.10 Released
There's another small update to download for the PC version of the Kunos Simulazioni sim racing title with Assetto Corsa Competizione Hotfix 1.8.10 released. You'll see it via your Steam client, and as always, the console versions are handled separately. But for PC sim racers, there are a small number of tweaks which are focused on the BMW M4 GT3, Audi R8 GT3 and McLaren … [Read more...]
Assetto Corsa Competizione Hotfix 1.8.9 Released
The first update has arrived from Kunos Simulazion in 2022 with Assetto Corsa Competizione Hotfix 1.8.9 released. It's a fairly small download for the GT World Challenge-based racing sim, covering off a few fixes. But it could help to make the game much more accessible for a bigger number of PC gamers. The two interesting changes are that a 100Hz legacy option for FFB … [Read more...]
JMX Phantom Win The 2021 Asia GT Endurance Title
Second place was enough to see JMX Phantom win the 2021 Asia GT Endurance title at the season finale. The Suzuka 10 Hours was the decider for the 2021 GT World Challenge Asia Esports Endurance Series, which ran across eight rounds on Assetto Corsa Competizione. Going into the last event, four teams were potentially able to win the championship. And the dominant drive of … [Read more...]
Assetto Corsa Competizione Hotfix 1.8.8 Released
Kunos Simulazioni continue to tweak and tune their racing simulation with Assetto Corsa Competizione Hotfix 1.8.8 released to download for the PC version. Any owner of a classic or racing machine will know the jobs are never completely done, and that seems to be the case with ACC right now. Given it's the eighth hotfix since the last major update for the game, the change … [Read more...]
Assetto Corsa Competizione Hotfix 1.8.5 and 1.8.6
It seems we were a bit early in assuming Kunos Simulazioni had stopped tweaking and improving their latest big update after some fairly small hotfixes. There's a substantial amount of changes included in Assetto Corsa Competizione Hotfix 1.8.5 and 1.8.6, which can be downloaded now. Some changes to existing cars including adjusting the steering ratio on both examples of the … [Read more...]
Assetto Corsa Competizione Hotfix 1.8.3 and 1.8.4
Kunos Simulazioni have been hard at work releasing small tweaks and improvements following the release of the big V1.8 update for ACC. So we've now seen Assetto Corsa Competizione Hotfix 1.8.3 and 1.8.4 released with some of what appear to be the final fixes for smaller issues. A lot arrived in v1.8, including the BMW M4 GT3, and apparently there was a small issue with … [Read more...]
The Real Race 2021 Champions Crowned
The second annual series held by Lamborghini Esports saw a successful conclusion in Assetto Corsa Competizione with the Real Race 2021 champions crowned across the three regions. And the trio will now take part in a shootout hosted at the Lamborghini headquarters in Sant'Agata Bolognese to become the Italian supercar firm's official sim driver for the 2022 season. The Real … [Read more...]
2021 BMW SIM Live Winners and News
With the German manufacturer so heavily involved in sim racing at all levels, from running Esports teams to developing hardware, there's plenty to cover with the 2021 BMW SIM Live winners and news. The event took place last weekend for the third year in a row and featured the finals of three sim racing competitions running across three different platforms. And featured … [Read more...]
Baldwin Wins The 2021 GTWC Europe Esports Sprint Series
There were celebrations as James Baldwin wins the 2021 GTWC Europe Esports Sprint Series, adding to titles including the 2021 British GT Esports Championship. The British driver came into the round at Spa-Francorchamps just two points ahead of title rival David Tonizza. The final race of the season actually saw the first victory for GTWR R8G Academy driver Niklas Houben who … [Read more...]