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...]
Virtual Motorsports unveils NASCAR series
Unofficial Forza racing series organisers Virtual Motorsports run a range of successful championships, including the Classic Series in which Dan is currently competing. They've just announced the addition of a new NASCAR series featuring the 2011 Chevrolet #04 Chevrolet Racing Monte Carlo SS Stock Car and 2011 Ford #05 Ford Racing Fusion Stock Car. It starts on March 9, 2012 … [Read more...]
THQ axes 200 staff and MX vs ATV series
THQ has struggled with disappointing sales recently, and that has resulted in the company laying off more than 200 employees, including the closure of two game studios in Autralia and one team in Pheonix. In addition to the unfortunate loss of jobs for such a large number of people, it also means the end of the MX vs ATV series. It comes at a time when THQ is rethinking the … [Read more...]
Win World Superbikes tickets by entering our SBK 2011 series
We've got a pair of weekend tickets for the Silverstone round of the World Superbikes championship up for grabs, courtesy of SBK 2011 developers Milestone, and you can win by entering the first ever OnlineRaceDriver SBK 2011 series. We'll be hosting 5 races, taking place on consecutive Sundays to crown our first SBK 2011 champion - so if you're looking for other SBK 2011 … [Read more...]
ORD Racing: IFCA ALMS Series Race #3 Road America
If you're really eagle-eyed, you might have noticed there wasn't the customary midweek practice update for ORD Racing. Mainly because a quick 15 lap blast around Road America was all I could manage thanks to work and family commitments, and as a result, I stuck with the stock set-up for the BMW GT2 M3. That's not entirely a bad thing, as I'm pretty accustomed to the way it … [Read more...]
IFCA Championship 2010 – Promotional Video
From franchise to gaming dynasty
So, what does it take to go from a hit racing simulation, to a franchise, to a dynasty? In a word, “vision.” Making a video game into a hit simulator is hard enough. Taking a one hit wonder and making it a franchise, even harder still. Going from solid franchise to an era leading dynasty within the genre becomes extremely difficult for any game, simulation or not. Ultimately … [Read more...]
NASCAR season gets underway – both real and virtual
As former NASCAR champion and now broadcaster Daryl Waltrip is famous for saying at the start of every race. “Boogity, boogity, boogity! Let’s go racin boys!” Finally, the season is upon us, both simulation league racing, and real racing for 2010. Anticipation to competitively race Forza3 has never been higher; every IFCA event is at or near their 100 driver limit for the … [Read more...]