Over the last two weeks, Codemasters have released a number of DiRt Rally School videos with Junior WRC driver Jon Armstrong providing tips and advice in DiRT Rally 2.0. The 2018 virtual World Rally Champion has been competing in rally sprints and European rallying since the age of 13. So it's safe to the 25-year-old Northern Irishman knows a fair bit about rally driving in … [Read more...]
Virtual Motorsports IndyCar Series 1
Virtual Motorsports has announced the first open wheel series to be held by the league organisers in Forza Motorsport 5. The IndyCar Series 1 will begin on the 12th June 2014, with drivers competing in any of the four Dallara DW12 models in the game. Adding to the excitement, the series will allow all assists, but will feature simulation damage. Races will take place on … [Read more...]
OnlineRaceDriver honoured to be CVG’s Site of the Week
We're incredibly pleased and honoured to have been picked by the legendary Computer and Videogames site as their 'Site of the Week'. It's a regular series recommending the best gaming websites around, and tends to showcase those who really specialise and know their subject. So it's a priviledge to be featured alongside such good company, and it's also really nice after the … [Read more...]
OnlineRaceDriver.com celebrates it’s first birthday
Having been a gamer for roughly 28 years, and a journalist for over 10, I'd thought about starting videogame sites for a long time - in fact my first paid freelance work was for the Official Dreamcast Magazine a long time ago. But it was just over a year ago I finally put some of my ideas into practice and got together with a few people to launch OnlineRaceDriver.com. The … [Read more...]
Watch the final round of iRacing.com’s World Championship Road Racing
You'll be able to watch the final round of iRacing.com World Championship Road Racing on Saturday, as it will be broadcast live on iRacing.com. The race takes place on Saturday, October 16th at 6pm EST (22:00 GMT), and there's a special 15-minute preview showing before the race starts. The title has already been claimed by Greger Huttu, who won the first 15 races of the season … [Read more...]
How to set up your own online sim race series
What does it take to establish a fun and exciting simulation racing series? A lot of creativity, and, trial and error. Make no mistake, arranging a format for racing is not as easy as it first appears. There are so many factors and combinations of tracks, cars, classes, and rules that it is highly likely that your first few attempts at something new and different will … [Read more...]
Where is the safety car?
Who led more laps of the 2006 Australian Grand Prix than everyone except winner Fernando Alonso? Who led for a third of the 2007 Grand Prix of Japan at Fuji despite not actually driving a Formula One car? Bernd Mayländer – that’s who. And yes, I did just steal those facts off Wikipedia. I’m lazy, ok? For many years, since the introduction of safety cars into top-level … [Read more...]