The history of real and virtual motorsport is full of drivers and teams doing their best to gain an advantage by exploiting the rules. But here's why cheating feels different between real racing and sims. While it's not been official confirmed yet, the controversy in the 2025 iRacing Daytona 24 is the latest in a long list of incidents taking place in professional sim … [Read more...]
2025 iRacing Daytona 24 Is Spoiled By A Ferrari Controversy
Plenty of sim racers will be celebrating the first big special event of the 2025 iRacing calendar, with more than 23,000 drivers competing across all splits. But the 2025 iRacing Daytona 24 is spoiled by a Ferrari controversy following a suspicious disconnection just under eight hours from the finish. The early stages of the race saw a battle in the GTP class between the BMW … [Read more...]
New RaceRoom Update Fixes Some Visual Issues With Cars
A relatively small download of 1.2 GB is available as a new RaceRoom update fixes some visual issues with cars. Specifically, some of the new Super Touring DLC and GT3 cars, along with the GTR1 and GTR2 class. It also includes general graphic changes to reduce grass particles generation, and increase how fast they dissipate, which should help things run better, along with … [Read more...]
EA Sports WRC Le Maestros DLC Pack Content Revealed
Arriving on January 28th, 2025, the new EA Sports WRC Le Maestros DLC Pack will celebrate the rally successes of French drivers and manufacturers, along with adding new stages for the Rallye Monte Carlo and Rally de Portugal From 2004 until 2022, the World Rally Championship was a tale of two Sebastiens, with Loeb and then Ogier winning the world championship every year … [Read more...]
Assetto Corsa EVO Launches On Steam Early Access
The day has finally arrived, as Assetto Corsa EVO launches on Steam Early Access. As with any new game, there have been a few issues with servers overloading, and Kunos Simulazioni have already released version 0.1.1 to enable all of the 20 initial cars to be drivable in offline mode, rather than the original six starting vehicles you would normally have to choose … [Read more...]
The New MOZA FSR 2 Formula Wheel And CM2 HD Dash
Now established enough to be updating existing products from their sim racing range, the new MOZA FSR 2 Formula Wheel and CM2 HD dash have arrived to order with both now using fully customisable touchscreens. The MOZA FSR 2 Formula Wheel is largely similar to the previous model in terms of size and build, with a 280mm diameter aluminium alloy and carbon fibre construction, … [Read more...]
Tokyo Xtreme Racer Release Date And Price Announced
The return of the Genki street racing franchise is happening even sooner than expected, with the Tokyo Xtreme Racer release date and price now confirmed. The game will become available worldwide from January 23rd, 2025 at midnight (Pacific Standard Time), which equates to 8am GMT or UTC. And it will cost you $29.99 in Early Access for a limited time. Current estimates for … [Read more...]
The Sim-Lab SQ1 Sequential Shifter Is About To Launch
It's been teased for a while, but the Sim-Lab SQ1 Sequential Shifter is about to launch according to the latest social media updates from the company. The SQ1 features a full metal construction with four ball bearings for ultra smooth and silent shifting, which will be handy if your sim rig is in a social part of your house. Or you get fed up of noisy shifts when you're … [Read more...]
PISTA Motorsport Update V.0.6.5.0 Adds A Car And Track
The Argentinian racing sim continues to evolve as the free PISTA Motorsport Update v.0.6.5.0 adds a car and track, along with a photo mode for replays so you can share your best moments. As previously mentioned, the circuit is the Autodromo de Concepcion del Uruguay, located in Argentina and named for the river of the same name. But we didn't know that the update would also … [Read more...]
A New Golden Lap Update Overhauls Team Building
Launched at the end of last year as a minimalist F1 management game from Funselektor and Strelka Games, a new Golden Lap update overhauls team building, makes the AI more competitive and fixes various issues. The biggest changes are to the Team Member Market, as teams will now be able to choose people in order of the current leaderboard, and you can now retain team members … [Read more...]
Introducing The First Team ORD Social Night On iRacing
We're ramping things up a bit when it comes to sim racing in 2025, and as part of that, our first Team ORD Social Night will take place on iRacing tomorrow, Wednesday January 15th, from 7pm. Anyone is welcome to come and join us, and for our first public hangout, we're going back to our roots with the free VW Jetta TDI, and the free Snetterton circuit. You can come along for … [Read more...]
All Assetto Corsa EVO Early Access Cars Are Now Confirmed
With just three days to go until the new racing sim launches, all Assetto Corsa EVO Early Access cars are now confirmed. As expected, Kunos Simulazioni continued the drip feed of information over the weekend, and the final eight cars from the 20 available at the start of the Early Access period are: The full car list includes 16 manufacturers, from Abarth to Volkswagen, … [Read more...]
Assetto Corsa EVO Early Access Car List Is Being Revealed
With not long until Kunos Simulazioni release their new racing sim, the Assetto Corsa EVO Early Access Car List is being revealed, with new entries being shared each day on social media. At initial release on Early Access, Assetto Corsa EVO will include 20 cars, and five circuits, which will be available to use in single player practice and quick racers, or in the new … [Read more...]
AC Legends GTC 60s And WSC Legends Mods Get Updated
There are a lot of good mods available for Assetto Corsa, and two of the best have been improved and expanded as the AC Legends GTC 60s and WSC Legends mods get updated. The GTC 60s roster gets expanded to a total of 21 cars from the era with the addition of six new vehicles from one of the most evocative periods in motorsport. The new cars available are: There are some … [Read more...]
Forza Motorsport Update 16 Gets Us Ready For BMW Month
You can download the latest tweaks and new content now, as Forza Motorsport Update 16 gets us ready for BMW Month, with events kicking off from 12:00am on Thursday, January 9th, 2025. It includes new cars from the Bavarian manufacturers, with the chance to unlock the 2023 #25 BMW Team RLL M Hybrid V8 by running 15 laps at Daytona, and also potentially win a trip to Le Mans … [Read more...]