Whether it's online racing or life in general, it's easy to get stuck in a rut of repeating the same things all the time. Not only is it not the best way to improve your laptimes, but it also means things can get stale. So I'm trying something new as ORD does Euro Truck Simulator 2. With a new PC (recently bought from Chillblast), I've obviously dabbled with some RaceRoom, … [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...]
OnlineRaceDriver.com celebrates it’s first birthday
Having been a gamer for roughly 28 years, and a journalist for over 10, I'd thought about starting videogame sites for a long time - in fact my first paid freelance work was for the Official Dreamcast Magazine a long time ago. But it was just over a year ago I finally put some of my ideas into practice and got together with a few people to launch OnlineRaceDriver.com. The … [Read more...]
ORD enters the IFCA ALMS series
Well, when I write ORD has entered the IFCA ALMS series, what I really mean is that I've foolishly decided to enter season 3 of the American Le Mans series being run by the IFCA. And I'm describing it as foolish because I haven't raced competitively in a few years (Since the days of the unofficial Forza World Championship), I've barely tried the GT class cars (I tend to hover … [Read more...]
The ORD FM3 Community Choice Classics Project Car
The Community Choice Classics pack of downloadable content for Forza Motorsport 3 has now been released, for 400 points on Xbox Live. And like most people, we rushed online to download it - after all, it's probably the most interesting car pack released for the game, with the following cars included: 1971 AMC Javelin-AMX 1973 BMW Motorsport 2002 Turbo … [Read more...]
Bad set-ups can lead to good lessons…
I've slowly been working my way through the single-player event list in Forza Motorsport 3, and having had good results with the racing spec Cadillac CTS-V, I figured a B Class version would be a good choice for 31 laps of Mugello. Unfortunately I was either drunk or not paying attention when I tuned the B Class version. To put it mildly, it was slow, handled like a tank, and … [Read more...]
ORD: F1 at Spa and F1 2010 comparison
Last week I went to the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps. And you can see the pictures I took to provie it in the gallery below. I came back from one of the world’s best circuits after three days’ camping very happy (go Lewis!), very tired and very wet, but with my appetite even more whet (yes you do spell whet like that, even if it does look like a silly word when it’s … [Read more...]
ORD at the NHRA Nationals
Greetings ORD fans around the world! Time for a little show and tell at this years BIR Lucas Oil Full Throttle NHRA Nationals in Brainerd Minnesota two weeks ago! This is the motorsports event of the year in the great north woods, and one I always attend with my trusty and knowledgeable sidekick "Cuda500" (a.k.a. Warren). Rather than give you a boring list of names of … [Read more...]
OnlineRaceDriver goes ‘Back to the 50’s’
Once again it was, “Back to the 50’s” this past weekend at the MSRA “Back to the 50’s” 37th annual car show in St. Paul Minnesota. With 11,795 cars on display only the State fairgrounds is large enough to handle this record setting outdoor summer event. In fact, this is the largest 3 day rod and custom car show in the world! 125,000 spectators were drawn in this year. The only … [Read more...]