Le Mans Ultimate has been released and in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup I have some feedback. I also have the answer to the question of whether driving a racing simulator makes you a faster driver, the latest tech news and much more!
From Sim Racing to the Real Thing
Does driving a racing simulator make you a faster driver? Watch the video above from Mark McCann to find out.
Competitive Sim Racing News
- Foxxtecca Announces ‘The League,’ a New iRacing Series (PRI)
- The League (Foxxtecca)
- MOZA Challenge returns for 2025 season with $10,000 prize pool (Esports Insider)
- iRacing hands out lifetime bans for “unacceptable” Spa 24 behaviour (Traxion)
- iRacing: When Seriousness Is Just a Facade (Box This Lap)
- iRacing Finally Responds to Spa 24H Controversy (Box This Lap)
- The inclusion of Esports in the International Sporting Code: a major opportunity of development for the future of the discipline (FIA)
Sim Racing Tips & Techniques
Sim Racing Tech Roundup
- Logitech And McLaren Take Sim Racing Partnership To The Next Level (Tarmac Life)
- How Simucube creates “forever products” – sim racing equipment that lasts (Traxion)
- SimLab Unveils Official Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Sim Racing Cockpit (Box This Lap)
- 2025 Sim‑Racing Hardware Preview: Top F1‑Style Cockpits and Wheelbases (Box This Lap)
- PC Sim Racing: AMD, Nvidia, and Intel Go Full Throttle (Box This Lap)
General Sim Racing News
- Le Mans Ultimate review: does this endurance racing sim have staying power? (Top Gear)
- As Le Mans Ultimate emerges from early access, it’s still got work ahead to catch the top hardcore sims (Rock Paper Shotgun)
- Le Mans Ultimate v1.0 review: Genre-leading physics, threadbare single-player (Traxion)
- Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown “was not an easy launch” admits KT Racing (Traxion)
- Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.61 is Coming Next Week, With Three New Cars (GT Planet)
- RaceRoom Racing Experience is Free Until August 18: All Tracks, All Cars (GT Planet)
- Project Motor Racing Confirms 2026 Content Roadmap (Overtake)
- Project Motor Racing Year 1 DLC Detailed: 30+ New Cars & 4 New Tracks Including Le Mans (GT Planet)
- SimRacing Expo to Cross the Atlantic in 2026 (Box This Lap)
- Former Forza Motorsport Dev Has Bad News For Fans (Game Rant)
- Introducing iRacing Studios (iRacing Studios)
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.
