How to enhance your racecraft using iRacing is the headline feature of this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. How real-world race drivers use iRacing to train is often a key factor to them winning on track. I also have news on The Real Race Super Trofeo 2024 which enables sim racers to graduate to the real thing courtesy of Lamborghini, the pros, and cons of iRacing in Mazda MX5 or Toyota GR86 and a gorgeous Pininfarina sim racing cockpit concept.
All this and much more in this week’s edition of the Sim Racing Roundup on Motorsport Prospects. It’s sim racing news for racers not gamers.
From Sim Racing to the Real Thing
Enzo Mucci provides insight into how race drivers can use iRacing to improve their real world results and their race weekend preparation.
MOZA Racing have announced its collaboration with Lamborghini for the launch of The Real Race 2024, marking a significant milestone in esports and young driver development. Sponsored by MOZA Racing, The Real Race Super Trofeo 2024 kicked off April 22nd ushering in a new era of virtual racing excellence. “Just as Automobili Lamborghini aims to bridge the gap between virtual and real-world racing experiences, MOZA Racing joins in this integrated approach, dedicated to scouting and nurturing emerging talents through our joint endeavor. Together, we offer aspiring drivers opportunities to transition into real-world motorsport via the esteemed Automobili Lamborghini Young Driver Program.”
- Register now: https://esports.lamborghini/register/
- Info and schedule: https://esports.lamborghini/super-trofeo-esports/
2020 GT4 America Champion and Blayze coach Colin Mullan has an exercise that you can practice on your sim called Light Brake Pressure Focus.
“Depending on the corner, we apply varying degrees of brake pressure! For this drill, try to keep your maximum brake pressure around 30%. Choose a track with a variety of corner types (high speed, low speed, long duration) – like Lime Rock Park, or VIR – and see how that brake pressure feels in different corners. For low speed corners, you will need to extend the duration you are braking. See how this lighter pressure affects vehicle balance, especially at higher speeds!”
Utilizing Ford Performance’s simulator in the United States has translated into improvements for M-Sport at World Rally Championship events this year, according to Adrien Fourmaux.
“[The simulator] is working and I’m really pleased we have done a good job with the car, and it has been working on this rally. We are using it as a tool to make the car faster and it is working.”
Competitive Sim Racing News
The dust settles on the Dream Team’s first VCO Infinity (INIT Esports)
Sim Racing Tips & Techniques
Box This Lap has prepared an iRacing guide that explores the advantages, challenges, and community insights surrounding racing in Mazda MX5 and Toyota GR86.
Sim Racing Tech Roundup
Here is a roundup of the latest sim racing tech news, reviews, and recommendations from around the world
- This racing sim rig upgrade has saved my living room — here’s how (Tom’s Guide)
- Fanatec Sim Racing Wheels May 2024 Stock Update (Box This Lap)
- What do you need for a sim racing set-up? (Drive)
- Sim Racing: Identifying CPU Bottlenecks (Box This Lap)
- Behind the wheel of CXC’s $600,000 off-road racing simulator (Ars Technica)
- This Pininfarina Racing Rig Concept might be the most Gorgeous Simulator Setup ever made (Yanko Design)
General Sim Racing News
- ‘EA Sports WRC’ Adding PC VR Support Next Week, Coincides With v1.0.8 Update – Trailer (Worth Playing)
- VR Will Hit EA SPORTS WRC As A Beta On 30th April (Overtake)
- Rennsport Seeking Your Ideas, Development Priorities (Overtake)
- Max Verstappen Takes a Dig at Charles Leclerc as Sim Racing Stream Brings Up Old “Inchident” Memories (Essentially Sports)
- F1 24’s Career Mode Seems Inspired by RPGs Like Diablo and Destiny, and It’s Awesome! (AutoEvolution)
- F1 24: New features for revamped career mode include icon drivers, two-player mode (Motorsport.com)
- Fanatec Renews F1 Partnership Amidst Investment Pitches (Overtake)
- Forza Horizon 5 gets GT-focused ‘Apex AllStars’ update with 5 new cars and more (NeoWin)
- 3 Features That Could Enhance F1 24 And Future F1 Games (Overtake)
- Rennsport Seeking Your Ideas, Development Priorities (Overtake)
- Gran Turismo 7’s Update 1.46 Includes Škoda’s Vision GT (Overtake)
- Assetto Corsa Competizione’s Nordschleife Hits Consoles 2nd May (Overtake)
- At one with the machine—How sim racing has helped me practise mindfulness (PC Gamer)
Author: Mark Boudreau
Mark is the publisher of Motorsport Prospects. As a lawyer, he applies his legal background and research skills to assist race drivers by showcasing the resources they need to make their motorsport careers happen.
