Has sim racing replaced karting as motorsport’s gateway? That is the question asked in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. With karting costs increasing and becoming unattainable for many, sim racing looks to replace this traditional motorsport entry point. All this and much more this week!
From Sim Racing to the Real Thing
Box This Lap has put forward the suggestion that sim racing now offers the most accessible path to motorsport, replacing karting as an affordable entry.
“Today, however, karting has become a very expensive activity, especially at competitive levels. Costs can range from thousands to hundreds of thousands of euros for high-level championships and equipment, making karting no longer as accessible for young aspiring drivers. This limits the opportunities for many young talents who, without substantial financial resources, see their chances reduced from the start of their careers.”
You can read the full article here.
The second season of Prodigy Racing League (PRL) mobile esports with StreetKart and Racing Prodigy has started! This new season will be open for 6 months, and offers 8 Prodigy Passes! All you need to do is download the app which is now FREE on the Apple App Store, and start competing by signing up at https://racingprodigy.com/prl-sk-racing-golden-ticket-series/
Autosport explains how the Motorsport Games are succeeding in a crucial mission. “We want to promote youth and diversity, and to go down to a younger age exactly embodies what the Motorsport Games is about,” Stephane Ratel says. “We want as many countries represented, we want as many categories represented. Motorsport is very often perceived as very expensive, with all the luxury and sparkles of Formula 1. For the general public, it seems not accessible, while the FIA and motorsport has to be for everyone.”
The Esports category has been expanded with the new F4 competition. The FIA already runs the FIA F4 Esports Global Championship within iRacing, but its F4 contest at the Games will use the Spa layout because iRacing does not have a model of the Valencia track. Meanwhile, Esports GT, which runs on Assetto Corsa Competizione, will be racing at a virtual Circuit Ricardo Tormo.
Competitive Sim Racing News
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Here are more headlines from the world of competitive sim racing
- Racing Unleashed’s LAN motion sim esports competition returns (Traxion)
- Racing Unleashed Esports: Sánchez takes opening Racer League win of the season (Traxion)
- Igor Rodrigues wins Esports GT gold at FIA Motorsport Games for Brazil (Traxion)
- iRacing Showcases The BRSCC FF1600 Festival 2024 on 17-19 November, 2024 (Box This Lap)
- Barbadian sim racer Mark-Anthony Hinkson making waves (The Voice)
Sim Racing Tips & Techniques
The video above is from Danny Lee. “If you don’t try, you don’t get. The best moments in sim racing are the plans you lay down optimistically, but don’t expect to actually work for one reason or another. This was a great little defense and overtake rolled into one and it only happened because I positioned myself in a way that granted me hope – I think it’ll be a while before I get to capture something like this again!”
Sim Racing Tech Roundup
Here is a roundup of the latest sim racing tech news, reviews, and recommendations from around the world
- Cosworth and SimRep Engineering Unveil the CCW Mk2 Pro Sim (Eureka Magazine)
- Cosworth and SimRep launch CCW Mk2 Pro Sim wheel (Automotive Testing Technology International)
- Would you splash almost £10k on this carbon fibre Cosworth sim racing wheel? (Top Gear)
- There’s another spectacular Mercedes-AMG sim racing wheel on the way from Cube Controls (Traxion)
- Playing From Home (JetSet Magazine)
- Cube Controls launches entry-level SP01 Core pedals (Traxion)
- Alpine Formula 1 sim racing steering wheel replica set for launch next year (Traxion)
- Asetek Simsports La Prima Button Box (Box This Lap)
- TrackTime’s prototype aluminium sim racing cockpits debut (Traxion)
- MOZA Racing Teams Up with Lamborghini for Essenza SCV12-Inspired Sim Wheel (Hypebeast)
- Take your driving set up to the next level with this sim-racing wheel from MOZA Racing and Lamborghini (Games Radar)
- Sim Racing: High-End Steering Wheels on the Horizon (Box This Lap)
- Sim Racing: Upcoming Next-Generation Wheel Bases (Box This Lap)
General Sim Racing News
- Sim Racing: Will 2025 Be a Good Year? (Box This Lap)
- iRacing: The Main Reason Why Users Are Quitting the Simulator (Box This Lap)
- Sim Racing: Play What You Love, No Matter Your Age (Box This Lap)
- Assetto Corsa EVO: The End of Assetto Corsa? (Box This Lap)
- Racing Unleashed Racer and Challenger League: All you need to know (Traxion)
- MudRunner VR splodges its way onto Steam (Traxion)
- Assetto Corsa EVO public unveiling worked, despite obvious pitfalls (Traxion)
- Reimagining Education: The African American Automotive Association collaborates with Williams Esports’s student engagement to expand STEAM-based automotive education (AAAA)
- EA SPORTS WRC update adds native Moza wheel support for PC and Xbox (Traxion)
- Houston’s First Simulation Racing And Motorsports Lounge Coming Early 2025 (Secret Houston)
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.
