Esports World Cup Champion Luke Bennett is hoping that his success in esports can be parlayed into success in real-world motorsport and he is featured in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. You will also learn about David Dalton Jr’s journey to the Prodigy Racing League, comparing the iRacing and real-life Mercedes-AMG GT4 and much more!
From Sim Racing to the Real Thing
Luke Bennett is coming home from the first Esports World Cup in Saudi Arabia as a world champion. Not only that, the 19-year-old from Bromsgrove in Worcestershire is also returning £100,000 richer after bagging the top prize in sim racing (short for simulated racing). And he wants to bring into the world of real-world motorsport.
“I hope one day to get into the real world of motorsport,” he says. “I see more and more people get a way in through sim racing now, and hopefully that does happen. If not, I’ve got plenty of time to decide what I want to do as I’m still only 19.”
Read more on the BBC website.
Montclair native David Dalton Jr. is a driving pioneer in unchartered territory this fall in what is one of the first world-wide ‘e2real’ auto racing leagues. Dalton was one of 24 racers who were drafted in July for the international Prodigy Racing League (PRL) real-world series that starts in October. Being drafted also means that Dalton will receive a ‘golden ticket’ to the first season with a paid contract. The Montclair Journal charts his journey.
In the video above, Daniel Morad compares the iRacing and real life Mercedes-AMG GT4 to see how close they lap and feel around Virginia International Raceway.
Curtis Moldrich of Car Magazine tries out Hyundai’s N Challenge to see if gaming makes you a better driver.
“The premise of the event was simple; it was to test the results of a survey. Hyundai interview 1000 people – and 52% of them believed their reactions were better due to sim racing. 42% also said they had better road awareness and 39% said they could see hazards better because of it. These are punchy numbers, and ones Hyundai wanted me to consider by putting me in the sim-racing seat, and then the driving seat.”
Read more here to see how it all turned out.
Ex-Stig Ben Collins takes on Charles Leclerc on a Monaco qualifying lap on the £2.5 MILLION rig @dynisma9516 in the video above.
“I’ve never raced at Monaco… so this was quite a journey of discovery. The full motion immersion rig pulled no punches.. What are my chances of beating him on his home track… er? This is the exact setup the Ferrari F1 team uses for practicing, making it very interesting to see how close to Charles I can get on the virtual track. I hope you enjoy this video as I continue my journey getting to grips with the crazy world of sim racing.”
Competitive Sim Racing News
Here are more headlines from the world of competitive sim racing
- Lando Norris – Sim Racing Setup 2024 (Box This Lap)
- Trak Racer Straps In With Heineken’s Player 0.0 Australian Global Sim Racing Finalist as He Heads to Amsterdam to Sim Race Against Max Verstappen (PR Web)
- $500,000 on the line in sim racing’s Esports World Cup debut (Traxion)
- Max Verstappen’s rival ‘asks to jump on his simulator’ to practice ahead of race (UK Express)
Sim Racing Tips & Techniques
Sim Racing Tech Roundup
Here is a roundup of the latest sim racing tech news, reviews, and recommendations from around the world
- Moza reveals improved CRP2 load cell pedals (Traxion)
- Watch F1 expert Karun Chandhok test these epic sim racing seats (Top Gear)
- Moza muscles in on haptic pedal market with mBooster Active Pedals (Traxion)
- Thrustmaster working on direct drive PS5 and PC-compatible wheel base (Traxion)
- Thrustmaster’s modular Raceline Pedals are the start of something new (Traxion)
- Nacon’s Revosim debut is a 9Nm direct drive wheel base and load cell pedal set (Traxion)
- Hands-on with Corsair’s debut sim racing cockpit: Rock solid (Traxion)
- Revosim Unveils New Sim Racing Gear (Box This Lap)
- Thrustmaster T-GT II force feedback wheel review: as good as belt-driven force feedback gets (Tech Radar)
- Moza Racing’s new sim products cause excitement at Gamescom with new controllers for racing and flight (ReadWrite)
- Beyond Gaming: Setting The Stage For Haptic Tech To Change Our Lives (Forbes)
- New Fanatec ClubSport DD Shaft Extension released (Traxion)
General Sim Racing News
- Watch sparks fly with RaceRoom’s classic DTM content update and overhauled graphics (Traxion)
- Endurance Motorsport Series is coming to change gears in the racing sim genre (Game Reactor)
- Opinion Why sim racers should visit Gamescom (Traxion)
- The Top Simulator Games for Experiences on Roads, on Rails, in the Air, or Even in Space (Auto Evolution)
- Oasis Sim Racing offers virtual racing in New Braunfels (Community Impact)
Author: Mark Boudreau
Mark is the publisher of Motorsport Prospects. As a former 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.
