The Virtual One gaming community announced its '80s Touring Car Series a few days ago. With a fantastic mix of cars and tracks, this could prove to be a brilliant race package – and it's one that I had to share too! Posted on our forums at the weekend by zombiewoof following the initial announcement, I added a summary for easy reading. Several pages of rules and information … [Read more...]
How to pre-order Forza Horizon – Bonus Cars and DLC
Forza Horizon is due for release on October 23rd, 2012 and you can now pre-order the game through a variety of online and offline retailers. However, before you commit yourself, check out what bonus cars and DLC you can choose from, both for Forza Horizon, and also for Forza Motorsport 4. In addition, various forums and pre-order customers are sharing new that some retailers … [Read more...]
FM4 August Playseat Car Pack DLC Trailer
New Forza Motorsport 4 Rivals Events for June
Some teaser details have been released for the new Rivals events for June 2012, which will accompany the release of the new Meguiars Car Pack DLC when it launches on June 5th for 560 MS Points. The details are: ALMS Corvette V2 Take to the track in this updated version of the Spec Hot Lap Rivals event "American Le Mans Corvette" featuring the 2011 Chevrolet #4 Racing … [Read more...]
Virtual Motorsports announce GP2 Series 2
If you're tempted by racing in a competitive series featuring every driver in the same car, then you might be interested in the Virtual Motorsports GP2 Series 2, which will put all racers in the 2007 SEAT Leon Supercup at S613 performance index. Starting on May 1, 2013, the series will run on Tuesdays at 13:00 CST / 19:00 GMT / 05:00 AEST, and will feature a two-race format … [Read more...]
Drag Racing Forza Style
Hello onlineracedriver drag racing fans! Before the shouting begins let me ward off a few well intended people with the caveat that drag racing is an absolute sport, with a wide ranging set of variables effecting its absolute-ness. In other words, don't hold my feet to the flames if your favorite car is shown to be under performing in this comparison test compared to what … [Read more...]
Badger’s Race Diary March 10,2012 “Consistency is key”
It's been a while since I last managed to update my race diary - unfortunately work has got in the way, but I've still managed to cram in a number of races. So although you might have to wait forever for me to finally upload more photos and videos, here's a rundown of how I've faired in the three championships since my last update. Rllmuk Classic Roadsport: Rd 2 … [Read more...]
First drive of the Audi Quattro S1 (February ALMS DLC Pack)
FM4: New rivals mode events and King of the Track Challenge
Along with the ALMS Car Pack, February also brings new Rivals Mode events, and a new King of the Track challenge which allows you to potentially win a Forza Motorsport 4 Unicorn Car. The new Rivals Mode events are launched on Tuesday, February 7th, 2012, to coincide with the new car pack, and as always some of the events will be particular suited to the new vehicles … [Read more...]
Forza Motorsport 4: Fixing connection and disconnection issues
There's no doubt Forza Motorsport 4 is a great game, and the best yet in the series. But any online game which gets extremely popular is likely to encounter some networking issues due to the huge variety of internet service providers, broadband speeds, routers and other factors they have to accomodate. Forza is no exception, and in fact has seemed to have slightly more problems … [Read more...]
Hyundai Veloster Bonus Pack Trailer
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...]