There is a fundamental need in all of us that drives us to be great, to be the best and god willing be recognized as such. It is a driving force in our lives and without it; we would all aspire to absolutely nothing. It is the reason we have great athletes and the reason kids can admire those athletes. We all want to be great. I have followed quite a few sports in my life … [Read more...]
SBKX Demo First Impressions
The Xbox Live demo of SBKX is now available to download for Xbox Live, PSN and PC– featuring a choice of Cal Crutchlow on his World Supersport-winning Yamaha R6 from 2009 or Max Biaggi on the 2010 Aprilia RSV 4 – racing around the Portimao circuit in Portugal. I was a fan of the original SBK game – although it wasn’t perfect the handling model was a reasonable attempt at … [Read more...]
Practice Thursday night, win on Sunday: pro motorsport simulators
It’s been going in the aerospace industry for decades, a pilot, before they ever get a chance to crash a Tornado or a Raptor spend days, weeks and months sitting in a sim, going over every scenario and making them into one of us – their skin would become pallid and their waistline expand ever so slightly. That will mean they’re ready to fly the real thing. As has been the case … [Read more...]