It's your second chance to win prizes as the BMW Motorrad Esports Challenge continues in RIDE 4. The second week of competition lasts until July 18th, 2021, and challenges you to record the fastest time around the Suzuka circuit in Japan on a BMW M 1000 RR. The 10 fastest times recorded will win prizes, with the overall winner getting a BMW Street X Helmet worth around £330, … [Read more...]
The Real Race Lamborghini eSports Contest Returns for 2021
There's an opportunity to become a professional sim racer as The Real Race Lamborghini eSports contest returns for 2021. And registration has opened now for the qualification period. It's followed by races from June until November, with one driver given the opportunity to become the first Lamborghini Official Sim Driver. The 2020 series saw more than 2,500 sim racers from … [Read more...]
New Supercross 4 Esports Series and Historical Cup DLC
Two reasons to revist the latest off-road motorcycling game from Milestone, with a new Supercross 4 Esports Series and Historical Cup DLC both announced. The Monster Energy Supercross 4 SX eSport Championship The Monster Energy Supercross 4 SX eSport Championship is the most exciting of the two, with a grand prize of a real Yamaha Wolverine RMAX4 1000 adventure buggy … [Read more...]
2021 Fanatec Esports GT Pro Series Europe Begins
The inaugral 2021 Fanatec Esports GT Pro Series Europe begins with two hours of free practice for each driver throughout Friday April 16th, followed by the first race tomorrow, Saturday April 17th. It's part of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS organised by SRO Motorsports Group, and will pit the world's top GT drivers against each other on Assetto Corsa … [Read more...]
2021 Ferrari Esports Series April Qualifying Ends Soon
You've got a little time left to register and post a time at Brands Hatch, as 2021 Ferrari Esports Series April qualifying ends soon. Once again, the competition runs on Assetto Corsa with a top prize of a spot in the Ferrari Driver Academy Esports Team. The first series in 2020 saw 21-year-old Italian Giovanni Da Salvo secure the spot from a field of 20,000 drivers. But … [Read more...]
James Baldwin Wins The 2021 British GT3 Esports Championship
It's been a dominant season as James Baldwin wins the 2021 British GT3 Esports Championship at the penultimate round. The World's Fastest Gamer took his third victory of the season, finishing 22.5 seconds ahead of Team Rocket RJN team-mate Alex Buncombe in their McLaren 520S GT3s. Baldwin led throughout the race to claim the title, building on his previous wins at Snetterton … [Read more...]
2021 VW Jetta Cup Team ORD Official Unveiling
It's with great pleasure that I introduce the 2021 VW Jetta Cup Team ORD official unveiling. The original idea was that I'd try getting back into orgnaised league sim racing by running around the back of the field with a couple of logos on my paintjob. But that's grown a fair bit now. The first thing to mention is the amazing team livery created by Lee Walker, who … [Read more...]
Watch Max Verstappen’s Amazing Bathurst Qualifying Lap
Max Verssappen is pretty talented behind the wheel of both the Red Bull Formula 1 car and a sim rig. If you're in any doubt, just watch Max Verstappen's amazing Bathurst qualifying lap, driving for Team Redline in the iRacing Bathurst 12 Hour Special event. Partnering with professional sim racer Enzo Bonito, the youngest driver to ever compete in F1 was tasked with setting … [Read more...]
Team ORD Enters The VW Jetta Cup
It's been a while since there's been any official Team ORD competitive sim racing. But having already shared my love of the VW Jetta and the Sim-Lab PCC series on iRacing, I couldn't resist signing up to the new VW Jetta Cup being organised by The Racing Line. It's a 12 week series for 30 drivers, with the schedule mirroring the PCC series. Taking place on Monday evenings … [Read more...]
2021 eNASCAR iRacing – Leahy Wins at Homestead
The eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series went to Homestead-Miami Speedway for the second round of the championship. And the race was won by polesitter Keegan Leahy, taking his first victory of the year. After qualifying first, the 23XI Racing driver had a relatively calm route to victory, leading 105 laps in a race which stayed under the green flag for the duration. The main … [Read more...]
rFactor 2 RCCO eX ZERO 2021 Update 1.33 Released
Electric cars are a growing part of sim racing just as in the real world of motorsport. And both cases are evolving in parallel. One example is the rFactor 2 RCCO eX ZERo 2021 Update 1.33 released by Studio 397 for the concept car developed with former DTM champion Mike Rockenfeller. One of the big changes is that the car will now have energy regeneration under braking, … [Read more...]
2021 GT Sport Exhibition Series Starts February 27th
It's almost time for the top tier of the Gran Turismo Sport virtual motorsport season to begin, as the 2021 GT Sport Exhibition Series start February 27th. It's the pre-season event which gives players time to practice and build up racing experience before the full GT Online Championship starts, with races using the same format and scoring as the main series. And it's also a … [Read more...]
Mercedes Signs Jarno Opmeer for 2021 F1 Esports
There are some big moves in virtual motorsport at the moment as Mercedes signs Jarno Opmeer for 2021 F1 Esports and Formula E competition, with the Dutch reigning champion moving from the Alfra Romeo team. The 21-year-old began racing in karting and single seater racing, progressing as far as the Renault Sport Academy before switching to the eSports world with … [Read more...]
2021 eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series Announced
Having started in 2020 partly as a result of the massive disruption to motorsport and sim racing, the 2021 eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series returns with a new 10-race schedule. Initally planned as a one-off event, it quickly moved into an eight race series echoing the NASCAR Cup schedule aside from a final race held at the virtual version of North Wilkesboro. Winners … [Read more...]
The 2021 iRacing 24 Hours of Daytona
It took a while longer than expected, but the 2021 iRacing 24 Hours of Daytona took place on January 22nd-24th. The huge popularity of the event, with around 10,000 drivers waiting to take part, unfortunately led to a few hours of delays in getting started. Some drivers were waiting several hours to register and race, and still encountered problems joining online sessions. … [Read more...]