Hyundai has announced the Hyundai N Virtual Cup and in this week’s edition of the Sim Racing Roundup you will find all the details. You will also see how a sim racer became a real-life champion, details on a hybrid sim racing team as they expand into real-world racing and highlights from the recent ADAC Sim Racing Expo. All this and much more!
From Sim Racing to the Real Thing
A new team joins the Prodigy Three (P3) Championship in the form of highly regarded sim racing team, BS+COMPETITION! This move represents a significant step forward in the team’s “Hybrid Racers” approach which highlights drivers who can seamlessly transition between sim and real-world racing, The German based outfit is a familiar name in online racing, competing across iRacing, ACC, Rennsport, Rocket League and Trackmania. With their hybrid experience, they will look to become a championship favorite when we hit the track in the Radicals for Race Event 1!
Competitive Sim Racing News
Hyundai Motor Company’s high-performance division, Hyundai N, has announced a global partnership with KUNOS Simulazioni – creators of the popular game Assetto Corsa – to expand its high-performance driving experience into the virtual space.
Through its collaboration with KUNOS Simulazioni, unveiled today at the ADAC SimRacing Expo in Dortmund, Germany, Hyundai N is set to launch the Hyundai N Virtual Cup (HNVC). This initiative will allow motorsports enthusiasts to experience Hyundai N’s high-performance driving through the immersive world of eSports sim racing.
The digital tournament will feature several Hyundai Motor models, including IONIQ 5 N, i20 N, i30 N, Elantra N TCR and others. As the most successful touring car currently competing in global motorsport having won 10 titles alone in the 2023 season, the Elantra N TCR will be available as the in-game racing vehicle in the new Assetto Corsa EVO game, set to launch in 2025.
This will be followed by regional qualification rounds from November 20 to December 1, narrowing the field to the top 20 players per region for a total of 80 players. The regional semi-finals will take place online from December 7 to 15, with the top five players from each region selected for a total of 20 players. The tournament will culminate in the World Final, held offline on January 11, 2025. The total prize money for the competition is set at $100,000, with the overall winner receiving $20,000.
More details can be found here.
Here are more headlines from the world of competitive sim racing
- The Toyota GR GT Cup Asia finals show e-racers don’t play around (Top Gear Philippines)
- FS Sim Racing Series 2025 now open (Institute of Mechanical Engineers)
- KARA Esports Cup: Bringing Motorsport to Everyone Through Sim Racing (FIA)
- Esports shifts betting into high gear (Box This Lap)
- FIA launches hunt for Olympic Esports Games sim racing partner (Traxion)
- FIA to identify game developers for Olympic Esports partnership (Esports Insider)
Sim Racing Tips & Techniques
RaceData AI: A Fresh Approach to Telemetry for Simracers (Box This Lap)
Sim Racing Tech Roundup
Here is a roundup of the latest sim racing tech news, reviews, and recommendations from around the world
- Thrustmaster Reveals T598: Set to Revolutionise Direct Drive Wheels with Next-Generation Direct Axial Drive (My NewsDesk)
- Thrustmaster T598 Sim Racing Direct Axial Drive with High-Fidelity Force Feedback (Geeky Gadgets)
- I just found my favorite direct-drive racing wheel for Xbox — perfect for a beginner’s budget and the best I’ve tested (Windows Central)
- VPG Sim announces intriguing collaboration with F1 supplier bf1systems (Traxion)
- Manthey and Griiip join forces to democratise sim racing engineering tools (Traxion)
- Next Level Racing introduces fresh ERS3 seat variants, including all-new ‘SIMAERO’ material (Traxion)
- Asetek Simsports unveils its premium Invicta Formula Steering Wheel (Traxion)
- Asetek enters partnership with US-based world class racing simulator reseller Podium 1 (Yahoo Finance)
- Thrustmaster Hypercar Wheel Add-On revealed for PC and PlayStation (Traxion)
- Fanatec unveils new load cell-based ClubSport Handbrake V2 (Traxion)
- Corsair’s debut sim rig rebranded to Fanatec (Traxion)
- This is the Fanatec CSL Elite Steering Wheel Porsche Vision Gran Turismo (Traxion)
- Cosworth and SimRep team up to create ‘the ultimate sim racing experience’ (RACER)
- Sim-Lab surprises with three direct drive wheel bases, up to 35Nm (Traxion)
- Fanatec: New Releases Unveiled at ADAC Sim Racing Expo 2024 (Box This Lap)
- Fanatec will launch new software in 2025, consolidating three apps (Traxion)
- Bespoke F1 Simulator With Built-in Motion (Robb Report)
- This Beloved Logitech Sim Racing Bundle Has a Huge Discount Right Now (Yahoo Life)
- Moza Racing announces its Lamborghini collab wheel for sim racing and … oh wow look at it (ReadWrite)
- The Ford Mustang GT3’s wheel can now be used for sim racing (Traxion)
General Sim Racing News
- Assetto Corsa EVO modding confirmed post-Early Access, platform to work with car manufacturers (Traxion)
- Assetto Corsa EVO: Free Roaming, Dynamic Weather, Advanced Tire Models, and Modding Support (Box This Lap)
- Assetto Corsa EVO Latest: Free Roam Mode, Career Mode with Game Economy, Car Customization, and More (GT Planet)
- Assetto Corsa EVO set for ranked daily races through ‘companion portal’ (Traxion)
- Assetto Corsa EVO: First Impressions at Sim Racing Expo 2024 (Box This Lap)
- Assetto Corsa EVO: What to Expect from the Single-Player Mode (Box This Lap)
- Kunos considers one last ‘complete’ Assetto Corsa Competizione patch (Traxion)
- 2024 ADAC Sim Racing Expo Highlights (Box This Lap)
- SimRacing Expo expands to the USA in 2025 (Traxion)
- The Best Sim Racing Games in 2024 (Speedway Digest)
- The Art of Drifting Comes to RaceRoom Racing Experience (Box This Lap)
- Collino F600CBR concept coming to PISTA Motorsport in free update (Traxion)
- Simulation racing lounge opening in Sawyer Yards with first virtual Houston track (Houston Chronicle)
- Anti Gravity Racing: Dominate the Futuristic Racetracks (XBox Hub)
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.
