Cooper Webster aims to leverage iRacing for real-world racing opportunities and in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup you will find out how. I also have an interview with Daniel Morad who talks about his rise through the ranks from kart racing to sim racing, to being full time in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge Series and much more!
From Sim Racing to the Real Thing
Cooper Webster discusses his future racing ambitions, competing against the world’s best at 4:30 am and his first big title in a feature on Traxion. The single-seater hot shot has won an iRacing world title while he awaits a real-world racing opportunity to appear – here’s how.
The Haas F1 Team, long viewed as a backmarker in the high-stakes world of Formula 1, is undergoing a deliberate and multifaceted transformation aimed at shedding that label. With the launch of their first-ever in-house simulator and a strategic new technical alliance with Toyota, the American-based team is now investing heavily in performance science and engineering autonomy. Box This Lap looks into how the new simulator will help improve the team’s fortunes.
Bubba Wallace and 23XI Racing will have a new look for the Nascar All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Logitech, which inked an endorsement deal with Wallace in 2021, will be featured on the No. 23 Toyota for the exhibition event. For the first time, the virtual car that 23XI sported in the 2022 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series will become a real paint scheme.
Inside IMSA Host Matt Yocum is joined by race car driver Ricky Taylor to talk about the teams’ return to Cadillac with Wayne Taylor Racing. Matt also caught up with Daniel Morad and talked about his rise through the ranks from kart racing, to sim racing, to being full time in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge Series.
Competitive Sim Racing News
- Joseph Redfern Secures Prodigy Pass in Thrilling Student Racing League LAN Finals at Grove (Williams F1)
- FIA F4 Global Esports Championship presented by Moza returns in October (iRacing)
- MOZA Racing Powers the Return of the FIA F4 Global Esports Championship in 2025 (MOZA Racing)
- FIA F4 Global Esports Championship returns for second season (Esports Insider)
- Porsche opens new headquarters in Cologne for its Esports factory team (Porsche)
- Porsche Esports Performance Center (Porsche)
- What Reddit Users revealing about the state of SimRacing (Danny Giusa)
- MOZA Racing Launches Exciting New Racing Series for 2025 in Partnership with Simracing.GP (MOZA Racing)
- Moza Club Formula Launches This May — A New Era of Competitive Sim Racing Begins (MOZA Racing)
- MOZA RACING Team USA Talent Scout Events across NASCAR, Indycar, GT3 (Init Esports)
- This Week in iRacing | May 13-19, 2025 (iRacing)
Sim Racing Tips & Techniques
Sim Racing Tech Roundup
- This humble Logitech K400 Plus is perfect for your sim-racing setup and a bargain from Amazon (EuroGamer)
- Logitech’s G Pro Racing Wheel and Pedals Transform GT7 (The Drive)
- Say hello to one of the most niche PS5 controllers you’ll see this year (Tech Radar)
- Why 12Nm Could Be the New Standard for Home Sim Racing (Box This Lap)
- Heusinkveld MagShift Mini review: Small but mighty (Traxion)
- Portable VR for Simracers: Meet the Pimax Dream Air SE (Box This Lap)
- Pimax Dream Air SE is a 150g VR headset with high-res OLEDs (Traxion)
- You can now purchase pre-owned, warrantied, Simucube sim racing equipment (Traxion)
- Save with Ascher Racing’s official used sim equipment programme (Traxion)
General Sim Racing News
- Dynisma to Power Pioneering New Virtex Simulation Facility at Spa with High-Fidelity Simulator (Dynisma)
- “The Ultimate TDK Tech Experience” –For future engineers, Presented by TDK and Supported by NEOM McLaren Formula E Team and McLaren Shadow F1 Sim Racing TEAM (TDK)
- F1 25 Raises the Bar: The Next Generation of Formula 1 Gaming Launches with Extreme Realism (MSN)
- I’ve spent 30 hours and four seasons with MotoGP 25 and, as a franchise veteran, I’m still hooked (Tech Radar)
- Assetto Corsa EVO’s latest update live, patch notes promise AI and visual enhancements (Traxion)
- Verstappen has ‘issues’ with his sim-racing brake pedal, just like in real life (GP Blog)
- Le Mans Ultimate set for “exciting road map” after June update (Traxion)
- GeneRally 2’s long-awaited online multiplayer is here (Traxion)
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.
