An Equestrian Template Already replete with some 11 machines from the 110 year-old manufacturing and racing giant that is Ford, Slightly Mad Studios contentedly announced a new arrival to Project CARS at the start of this week: the 2015 Mustang GT. Mustang 2015 - A Classic Revisited The Mustang badge needs nothing in the way of an introduction to any car fan, so let's stick … [Read more...]
Euro Truck Sim 2: Open Beta 1.9 (Week 2)
As a large number of Euro Truck Sim 2 fans already know, beta testing for the new Version 1.9 build has continued with near-daily revisions. Despite the explanations offered for it being a Steam-only testing programme, a fair few blog and forum comments have been left regarding that decision and its reasoning. Given what's unnecessary flak and the now-usual impatience of a … [Read more...]
Project CARS: Say ‘Hello!’ to Audi
Another week, another manufacturer on-board. This time, Project CARS partners with the road and racing machinery of the innovative and historic German company, Audi. Slightly Mad Studios announced the latest addition to its ever-growing and already substantial car portfolio on Tuesday. In recent times, Bentley Motors, Radical Sportscars, Renault and McLaren Automotive have … [Read more...]
Assetto Corsa to add Chevrolet and RUF cars
Kunos Simulazioni have been busy in recent weeks securing more manufacturers and cars for Assetto Corsa. And that's good news for fans of the PC simulation, as models from both Chevrolet and RUF will be available in the game shortly. Chevrolet in Assetto Corsa: The first license deal announced means that the Chevrolet Corvette is coming to Assetto Corsa, with the Chevrolet C7 … [Read more...]
iRacing partner with Mazda for MX-5 scholarship
The best iRacing drivers in North America will have the chance to race an actual Mazda MX-5 Cup car with a Mazda Motorsports scholarship for 2015. The partnership between iRacing and Mazda Motorsport means that competitors in the 2014 iRacing MX-5 Cup will be eligible to compete in the annual Mazda Club Racing Shootout held each autumn. The season begins on April 29th, … [Read more...]
Virtual Motorsports announce Classic Endurance event
Virtual Motorsports has announced a very special Forza Motorsport 4 Classic Endurance event to take place on Saturday April 5th from 12 noon CST/ 6pm BST, with four 37 lap races in a selection of classic Trans-American and classic cars from 1965-1980. The racing will take place at the historic Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca course, and the event is designed for teams or brave … [Read more...]
Euro Truck Sim 2: Version 1.9 Open Beta
Consistently the Steam community's most played game in my driving library, SCS Software's Euro Truck Simulator 2 continues to evolve as the latest update has now been released for testing in beta form. Expanding Euro... The producers have attempted to address both minor and more obvious parts of this driving and delivery game. Despite Euro Truck Sim 2's maturity, improvements … [Read more...]
ORD Racing Round-Up: Road Atlanta times two
Another week of racing to catch up on as both the Virtual Motorsports Classic and Rivals series visited Braselton, Georgia for competition at the Road Atlanta circuit. Owned by Panoz Motorsports, the 2.54 mile circuit is challenging, particularly when it comes to the initial climb and descent over a steep hill, with some tricky corners to make it even harder... VM Classics … [Read more...]
ORD officially supports the Madnotmad Racing team
One of the reasons for starting OnlineRaceDriver was to support the growing world of competitive virtual racing. Over the last few years, the level of skill and dedication shown by drivers has increased alongside the growth in both official series such as iRacing and the GT Academy, and leagues such as Virtual Motorsport and TORA. And that skills has been shown several times to … [Read more...]
Team ORD Racing Update
Team ORD are now competing in two Virtual Motorsport Forza 4 Series - in addition to completing the Classic Season 7, which will be coming to a close soon, we're also now involved in the 2014 Rivals Series 1, which puts drivers in either a Nissan 370Z or an Audi TT to fight it out. VM Rivals Series 1: Round 2 Hockenheim The Rivals series is slightly unusual for a racing … [Read more...]
Virtual Motorsports SpecRacing Series 7 opens
The Virtual Motorsports SpecRacing Series will move onto Forza Motorsport 5 with a dual timezone format allowing drivers from both the EU and U.S to race at the most appropriate times. Series 7 will use the 2000 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra R at specified C500 level build, and runs for 8 weeks from March 13-May 1st, 2014. The courses will be: Road Atlanta Full Sebring Full … [Read more...]
iRacing Nascar Cup kicks off with 3 year sponsor deal
The NASCAR iRacing Series kicked off on Tuesday night with the virtual Daytona 500 and news that a three year commitment has been made for the NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze Series powered by iRacing.com. The season mirrors the 2014 Sprint Cup from the opener at the Daytona International Speedway through to the finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway in November, featuring the Gen6 Chevy … [Read more...]
VM Classic Series 7 reports – Rounds 2 to 5
It's been a hectic few weeks, so it made sense to collect the recent Virtual Motorsport Classic Series races into one update. One thing I've definitely noticed is that the competitiveness of the drivers has increased during my absence from online racing. Qualifying times have continued to come down over the previous seasons, and the split between first and last is closer than … [Read more...]
Project CARS gets Radicals
Three Radical prototype racers will not only appear in Project CARS, but will also play a pivotal role in the career mode. The selection begins with the Radical SR3. You'll get the Radical SR3 RS version, powered by a 260hp Powertec 1500cc 4-cylinder engine. And once you've got the hang of that, you'll have the option to move up to the Radical SR8 RX, which gives you a 430hp, … [Read more...]
RaceRoom: Bathurst Weekend and Falken Tyre Event
R8 at the Mount Beginning with the short-term offer, SimBin's free-to-play RaceRoom Racing Experience game has enabled weekend-long free access to a racing edition of Audi's impressive R8. Aligned with the Bathurst Mount Panorama 12-hour event that concluded earlier today, SimBin is temporarily allowing players of RRRE to sample Audi's R8 LMS Ultra until Monday morning. … [Read more...]