It's not cheap, with a price of £84,950. But if you enjoy sim racing it's hard not to be a little bit overawed by the new Vesaro Professional Special Edition 2.0.2.0. Vesaro design, build and engineer simulators at their Maidstone, Kent headquarters, which also includes a sim racing centre and showroom. Their range starts with static rigs including a custom PC, software … [Read more...]
Automobilista Update and Forum
Two weeks after reaching Steam, Reiza Studios' Automobilista (AMS) has received a noteworthy update. The latest Early Access build of Automobilista Motorsports Simulator sees a number of significant changes as well as smaller modifications to the UI, in-game graphics and behind-the-scenes components. New Enabled refuelling for Formula V10 Changed force … [Read more...]
Project CARS: An Eye for Detail Preview
In preparation for recording new Project CARS footage last night, we had a short session at the wheel of Slightly Mad Studios' soon-to-be released sim. Even the time running a couple of hot laps in one of this week's Community challenge events demonstrated some nice touches. After watching the footage from what began as a set-up check, we thought it'd be cool to include a few … [Read more...]
Retro: GP500 TT Mountain Preview
Before the turn of the new century, PC sims still had a prominent place on store shelves. For a brief spell in the immediate years up to and around 2000, bikes featured too. Until then, bike fans had traditionally been served poorly in games. Perhaps a combination of the nature of riding and the technology available, very few games held appeal. They typically looked, sounded … [Read more...]
RaceRoom: Suzuka McLaren 12C GT3 Video
Simraceway: McLaren MP4-29 at Zandvoort
So we reach the final piece in this week's Simraceway video package! This round of Test Drive Tuesday closes with the Circuit Park Zandvoort, a track in the North Holland province of the Netherlands that's famously surrounded by dunes. It's certainly a fine way to conclude our introductory week with this free-to-play simulator... … [Read more...]
Simraceway: McLaren MP4-29 at Watkins Glen
The third of this week's Simraceway videos in which we took part in Test Drive Tuesday with the McLaren MP4-29 Formula One car: … [Read more...]
Fórmula Truck Released
Adding to its short but well-considered list of titles that last paused at Game Stock Car, Reiza Studio's latest is now available to all after a brief period of a few weeks of being open to those that ordered before this final release, Version 1.01. Fórmula Truck is actually the officially licensed game of the Brazilian racing series that's barely known outside the South … [Read more...]
Why iRace…
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...]
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...]