It's hard enough for most of us to race 200 laps over 27 hours in Gran Turismo Sport without rage quitting or falling asleep. So when a visually impaired sim racer tackles a Nurburgring challenge for charity, it's even more impressive. 25-year-old Drew Hanslow will be driving on the 24th April, 2021 to raise money for the Speed of Sight charity, which holds track events for … [Read more...]
rFactor 2 Release 5 Track Updates In December 2020
Sim racing developers all seem to be working hard to release as many updates and new pieces of content at the end of a tough year for so many people. And that includes Studio 397, as the team behind rFactor 2 release 5 track updates in December 2020. The official tracks getting some new care and attention range from the lesser known and older release of Botniaring in … [Read more...]
Automobilista 2 Hotfix v1.0.5.6 Released
Reiza Studios has only just released the Nurburgring Pack DLC alongside a major update, and now Automobilista 2 Hotfix v1.0.5.6 has appeared to tweak some of the new content, and existing cars. The fix adds the Nurburgring 24h Endurance layout for the DLC and improves the look of the new circuit. But there are also visual improvements to a number of cars, and some tweaks to … [Read more...]
Automobilista 2 V1.0.5.5 and Nurburgring Pack DLC
It's taken slightly longer than expected, but both Automobilista 2 V1.0.5.5 and Nurburgring Pack DLC are now available. This means you get all the latest improvements, and the physics upgrades for the GT3 and GT4 cars, but the brief change to race the Nurgburgring GP circuit for free is now over. Reiza Studios had allowed all Automobilista 2 sim racers to experience the … [Read more...]
Automobilista 2 Adds GT3s, GT4s and the Nurburgring
Reiza Studios has released update v1.0.5.0, which brings improvements to force feedback, the GT3 and Gt4 series, the 2020 Porsche Carrera Cup Brasil, and free access to the Nurburgring GP, Veedol and Sprint layouts for a limited time, as the release of the Nordschleife has been delayed. You'll be able to drive the Nurburgring for free until the long versions are available, … [Read more...]
Automobilista 2 October 2020 Development Update
There's some big news in the Automobilista 2 October 2020 Development Update, including licensing agreements with Porsche and McLaren, whose cars will be part of the GT3 and GT4 cars coming to the racing sim, along with the Brazilian 2020 Porsche Carerra Cup cars. There's also news of the Nurburgring and Nordschleife, livery customisation, and improvements to force feedback, … [Read more...]
rFactor2 August 2020 Roadmap Update
There's quite a lot included in the rFactor2 August 2020 roadmap update from Studio 397 including the fact the new UI is almost ready to become the default, the forthcoming release of the Bentley Continental GT3 and Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo, and a Nurburgingring Nordschliefe update. The rfactor2 August 2020 Roadmap Update: Development On the development front we have just … [Read more...]
rFactor 2 Nurburgring Update Adds A New Layout
Originally released in September 2019, the legendary German track just got even better as the latest rFactor 2 Nurburgring update adds a new layout along with a round of optimisation for the existing content. As paid DLC, the Nurburgring track was released with the Nordschliefe 'North Loop', and the Nurburgring Grand Prix, 24 Hours and Combined layouts at a cost of £10.94 … [Read more...]
RaceRoom Esports WTCR Oscaro 2019 Begins
Fancy competing for a €25,000 fund price fund and the chance to attend a live final in Malaysia, along with competing against professional World Touring Car Cup racers? The RaceRoom Esports WTCR Oscaro 2019 season has started, and it's both free to download the game and join the competition. It's the second year that the online version of the WTCR - FIA World Touring Car Cup … [Read more...]
iRacing gets the Nurburgring on December 8th, 2015
Ahead of the release of the Nurburgring for iRacing on December 8th, 2015, Co-Founder and CEO Dave Kaemmer talks about the circuit in this great video. It includes his inspirations for racing games, and how the circuit became an integral part of Grand Prix Legends when it was released back in 1998. It's fascinating to see an insight into both the history of Formula 1 and … [Read more...]