This week in the Sim Racing Roundup you will learn about the racing journey of Glenn McGee who went from sim racing to racing in the real-world Lamborghini Super Trofeo championship.
You will also learn about why Racing Prodigy is developing what they call their “e2Real” sports league, Max Verstappen’s plans to turn sim racers into real-world racers and more.
I also have the latest general and competitive sim racing news as well as tech reviews for you as we kick off 2024. It’s all in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup on Motorsport Prospects. Sim racing news for those looking to race the real thing.
From Sim Racing to the Real Thing
Glenn McGee is one of the sim racing world’s brightest examples of what a talented virtual driver can do with the right real-world opportunities. After kicking off his real-world career in Global Mazda MX-5 Cup cars—a result of winning a globally contested championship on iRacing’s platform—McGee landed a Lamborghini Super Trofeo ride for the first time in 2023 and parlayed it into a Super Trofeo world championship victory at Vallelunga earlier this year. The triumph made him the first eSports and iRacing champion to earn an FIA-sanctioned world title in real-world motorsport.
You can read all about his journey in the 2 part series on the iRacing site (links below).
- Sim2Reality: An iRacing Champion’s Journey to a Real-life World Title (Part 1)
- Sim2Reality: An iRacing Champion’s Journey to a Real-life World Title (Part 2)
While at Prodigy Week, Racing Prodigy CEO David Cook explains why they created the world’s first e2Real sports league. Spoiler alert: skill should be the only differentiator, not the pocketbook.
Gone are the days when karting was the only entry path to motorsport. Max Verstappen feels simulator racing is the way forward for aspiring drivers, as the traditional karting route costs a ridiculous amount of money. Thus, the Dutchman wants to create a simple channel for young talented drivers to earn their way in motorsport.
“Verstappen is looking to set up a GT3 team and that will provide the chance for young drivers from the eSports world to showcase their talents. The Dutchman believes that they are exceptionally undermined. Besides that, if the three-time F1 champion can be successful with sim racers in his GT3 team, that would be quite the statement.”
Competitive Sim Racing News
- Guild partner with ENDX as first org to add male and female CS rosters to esports trading platform, ‘partnership estimated to be worth up to six figures’, Guild also sign new Subway deal and win first sim racing trophy (eSports News)
- Sim racing rookie Kelly pleased with ‘improved’ performance (Speed Cafe)
- Motorsport UK Esports Silverstone 300 (The Sim Grid)
Sim Racing Tech Roundup
Here is a roundup of the latest sim racing tech news, reviews, and recommendations from around the world.
- Antonio Giovinazzi – Sim Racing Setup (Box This Lap)
- Next Level Racing GTRacer cockpit is a budget beast with quick seat adjustments [Video] (9 to 5 Toys)
- Review: Asetek La Prima Pedals (Box This Lap)
- New Sim Racing Steering Wheel Leoxz XGT Pro (Box This Lap)
- Direct-drive vs belt-driven: which racing wheel technology is best for you? (The Mirror)
- January 2024 Sim Racing PC Build (Box This Lap)
- Sim Racing: Cleaning Your Alcantara Steering Wheel (Box This Lap)
- Sim Racing: Identifying CPU Bottlenecks (Box This Lap)
General Sim Racing News
- Le Mans Ultimate Gameplay Footage Highlights Monza, New Hypercar Sounds
- Le Mans Ultimate: Screenshots and Videos of the Ferrari 499P Hypercar (Box This Lap)
- How the Creator of Gran Turismo Wants Motorsport to Change (GT Planet)
- Sim Racing: Let’s Talk About Weather Conditions (Box This Lap)
- rFactor 2 – Winter Sale (Box This Lap)
- 1952 Ferrari 500 F1 for Assetto Corsa: Finally Filling a Gap (Race Department)
- This is the Vanwall Vandervell 680 in Le Mans Ultimate (Race Department)
- LFS: version 0.7E (Box This Lap)
- Sim Racing: Winter Steam Sales 2023 (Box This Lap)
- IndyCar likely moving toward return to iRacing simulator platform (Sports Business Journal)
- Game Informer’s Best Of 2023: Category Winners (Game Informer)
- Most Anticipated Racing Games of 2024 (Racing Games)
- Sim Racing: A Review Through 2023 (Box This Lap)
- Automobilista 2 Le Mans: New Prototypes, GT3s – Ferrari Teaser? (Race Department)
- What to Expect from Sim-Racing in 2024 (GT Planet)
- Revving Up for 2024: Sim Racing’s Exciting Road Ahead (BNN)
- Every Sim And Racing Game Due In 2024 (Overtake)
- Top 10 Best Xbox Series X|S Racing Games, 2024 (Race Department)
- Maserati MC20 GT2 Confirmed For Assetto Corsa Competizione GT2 Pack DLC (Racing Games)
- My Daily-Use Thrustmaster Sim Racing Wheel Is Finally on Sale (The Drive)
- This Week in iRacing: January 2-8, 2024 (iRacing)
- Denny Hamlin Gives His Fans a Way to Get a Sim Racing Setup for Free, but There Is One Condition (Essentially Sports)
- KTM X-BOW GT2 Included In Assetto Corsa Competizione’s Upcoming GT2 DLC (Race Department)
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.
