After Yas Marina was included in the previous release, the new Forza Motorsport Update 3 will add the Hockenheimring when it's available to download on December 12th, 2023. Despite being referred to by the name of the nearby town of Hockenheim, the Hockenheimring Baden-Wurttemburg dates back to 1932, and a 12 kilometre triangular route named the Dreieckskurs. It's undergone … [Read more...]
Animoca Secure Hockenheimring for Blockchain Racing Games
Licensing deals can often impact whether manufacturers or tracks are available in sim racing titles. So it's worth nothing when Animoca secure Hockenheimring for blockchain racing games. The historic German venue is now part of the REVV Motorsport ecosystem created by Animoca Brands, which runs across a range of their racing game titles. What this means is that Animoca … [Read more...]
iRacing 2021 Season 2 Release Notes
Although iRacing will always publicise upcoming new cars, tracks and big changes, you tend to only get a detailed list of updates when the latest deployment goes live. But that's changed with a draft version of the iRacing 2021 Season 2 release notes already available. And it's quite a list, with even the season highlights running to several lines. On the car front there's a … [Read more...]
RaceRoom Update 0.9.0978 Adds A New Lausitzring Layout
The latest changes from Sector3 Studios for their sim racing title cover a range of areas. Probably the biggest news is that RaceRoom update 0.9.0978 adds a new Lausitzring layout, free to all players who own the DLC circuit already. Several circuits have been updated to 2020 specification, including Hockenheimring, Monza, Nurburgring and Zolder. But along with updating the … [Read more...]
Automobilista 2 Hockenheimring Pack Released
As promised by Reiza Studios, we've seen the Automobilista 2 Hockenheimring Pack released before the end of July. And it's free if you already own the game, or purchase AMS2 by the end of July 26th. The Hockenheimring DLC comes alongside Automobilista 2 update v1.0.1.0, and includes all the modern layouts for the 2020 version of the circuit, and historic versions of the … [Read more...]
Hockenheim and New Grass Are Coming to iRacing
There's been a lot of new car and track content revealed for iRacing recently. And now there's news that both Hockenheim and new grass are coming to iRacing. The legendary German circuit probably doesn't need much introduction, as it was originally built in 1932, and has hosted multiple Formula One Grand Prix as recently as 2019. Hockenheimring was redesigned in 2002 … [Read more...]
Automobilista 2 January 2020 Developer Update Includes DLC Plans
There's not long until we'll all be able to try Automobilista 2 and see what Reiza Studios have created for their new racing sim. The good news is that everything is pointing towards a full release at some point late in March 2020, at least according to the latest Automobilista 2 January 2020 Developer Update. There are also more details on the DLC plans, including the … [Read more...]
Automobilista Legendary Tracks DLC Hockenheim 2001 Preview
Check out this Automobilista Legendary Tracks DLC Hockenheim 2001 preview video. The German circuit will be Part 3 of the series of new content. And you'll be able to compete on four versions of the track, plus on layout variations including the Rallycross set-up. The versions of the Hockenheimring will be from 1976, 1988 the last of the classic long layout used in 2001, and … [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...]
Team ORD Racing Update
Team ORD are now competing in two Virtual Motorsport Forza 4 Series - in addition to completing the Classic Season 7, which will be coming to a close soon, we're also now involved in the 2014 Rivals Series 1, which puts drivers in either a Nissan 370Z or an Audi TT to fight it out. VM Rivals Series 1: Round 2 Hockenheim The Rivals series is slightly unusual for a racing … [Read more...]
ORD Racing: Virtual Motorsports Classics S7 Hockenheim
Between running a business and a handful of websites I've had a bit of time away from organised online racing. But I couldn't resist returning to the Virtual Motorsports Classic Series. The seventh season now allows cars up to and including 1995 models, each tested and given a set of parts to balance it with the rest of the field, giving a massive selection to choose from. The … [Read more...]