Along with teasing Jerez for a future update, there are further tweaks to the new damage model, especially in the GT3 class, with iRacing 2023 Season 1 Patch 3 Hotfix 2 released to download. The previous update arrived at the end of January and updated cars which were running on the new damage model prior to the start of the year. Existing issues had meant those vehicles had … [Read more...]
iRacing 2023 Season 1 Patch 2 Released
There are some notable changes with iRacing 2023 Season 1 Patch 2 released, despite the relatively small 210MB download. And there's great news for anyone accidentally jump starting or messing up their pace lap speed, as you'll now get a drive-through, rather than a stop-and-go penalty. The other big changes are for the GT3 class, with less extreme behaviour when you strike … [Read more...]
R8G Win The 2021 VCO 24H Series ESports Round 3
It's a third consecutive podium and the first victory of the season as R8G win the 2021 VCO 24H Series Esports Round 3 at the Red Bull Ring. The six hour race saw Vlad Khimichev and Racim Fezoui take the chequered flag with a 14 second lead in their Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO. Second place was taken by the Williams Esports BMW M4 GT3, with third going to the MAHLE Racing … [Read more...]
The Porsche 911 GT3 R is coming to iRacing
There's a new addition to the Porsche family, and the GT3 field, as the Porsche 911 GT3 R is coming to iRacing in the 2021 Season 3 build. The news was revealed during the finale of the iRacing Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup, and it's likely to be a popular choice for GT3 sim racers. The current model of the Porsche 911 GT3 R (991) features a water-cooled flat-six 4.0 … [Read more...]
New iRacing GT3 Challenge Fixed Series Announced
Aimed at those who don't have time for the existing VRS GT Sprint or IMSA series, there's a new iRacing GT3 Challenge fixed series announced to debut in iRacing 2021 Season 2. Revealed by Greg West on the iRacing forums, the series will offer 20 minute races, open to anyone with a B Class licence. And they'll be run using fixed set ups on the seven GT3 cars which are also … [Read more...]
Big rFactor 2 GT3 Balance of Performance Update Released
Studio 397 released some balancing changes to the GTE class at the start of January, 2021. And now a big rFactor 2 GT3 Balance of Performance update has been released It covers a total of 13 cars including both the 2018 and 2019 Audi R8 GT3, and the 2017 and 2020 Bentley Continental GT3. Along with the specific changes to each car, Studio 397 have also looked at some changes … [Read more...]
Automobilista 2 Adds GT3s, GT4s and the Nurburgring
Reiza Studios has released update v1.0.5.0, which brings improvements to force feedback, the GT3 and Gt4 series, the 2020 Porsche Carrera Cup Brasil, and free access to the Nurburgring GP, Veedol and Sprint layouts for a limited time, as the release of the Nordschleife has been delayed. You'll be able to drive the Nurburgring for free until the long versions are available, … [Read more...]
Automobilista 2 October 2020 Development Update
There's some big news in the Automobilista 2 October 2020 Development Update, including licensing agreements with Porsche and McLaren, whose cars will be part of the GT3 and GT4 cars coming to the racing sim, along with the Brazilian 2020 Porsche Carerra Cup cars. There's also news of the Nurburgring and Nordschleife, livery customisation, and improvements to force feedback, … [Read more...]
More RaceRoom Updates Available Now
Sector3 Studios don't seem to have paused for a second since adding the Porsche 911 RSR, updated 911 GT3 Cup car and Daytona International Speedway, with more RaceRoom updates available now. And that's with a major release just a few days old as well. So following the big update 0.9.0.957 which tweaked a huge range of cars, there have been two small hotix patches released … [Read more...]
rFactor 2 Dev Roadmap Update January 2020
The year has definitely kicked off for racing sim developers to share their plans, with planned content revealed for Automobilista 2, DiRT Rally, iRacing, ATS and ETS 2 and more. And now the rFactor 2 Dev Roadmap Update January 2020 reveals what's in store soon for the Studio 397 sim racing title. Highlights include new user interface improvements, a look at the Sim Formula … [Read more...]
