The Prodigy Racing League draft is set for July 6th, and I have all the details on what it is and how it works. I also have tips on how to become a world champion at F1 sim racing, the sim rig of a Le Mans winner and the latest tech and general sim racing news. All this and more in this week’s edition of the Sim Racing Roundup on Motorsport Prospects.
From Sim Racing to the Real Thing
Racing Prodigy has revealed its plans for its inaugural Prodigy Draft on July 6 inside the Williams Racing Fan Zone presented by Kraken at the iconic ‘Below the Lights’ at Piccadilly Circus, London. Kicking off at 2 pm BST (9 am EST), six teams will each draft four drivers led by Williams Esports Prodigy Racing Team, who was recently announced as the first official team for the upcoming real-world Prodigy Three Championship series.
“Racing Prodigy continues to take major steps forward in our drive to make motorsports more accessible for not only drivers but for the fans globally,” said Racing Prodigy CEO David Cook. “Our inaugural class of drivers have proven their skills and passion to build a sustainable racing career, and we can’t wait to see them perform on the tracks this fall. We can’t think of a better stage for our draft than the Williams Fan Zone.”
Box This Lap profiles the sim racing setup of 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Miguel Molina. “We know that he prepares very thoroughly, and part of this involves making the most of the simulator. The information we have is old, from 2020, but it will surely satisfy the curiosity of our readers, eager to see that everything remains relevant today.”
Competitive Sim Racing News
Overtake summarizes the results of the recent FIA Sim Racing Esports survey which contain some interesting results. “Of course, it is also worth pointing out that out of the supposed sim racing and esports fans who took the survey, only 62% are actually interested in sim racing and esports. More surprisingly, however, only 61% of responders claim to be extremely interested in real world motorsport.”
Here are more headlines from the world of competitive sim racing
- IMSA Esports Global Championship Set for November Return (IMSA)
- Aramco, HONOR and Unilever join Esports World Cup as partners (Esports Insider)
- Red Bull Racing’s Rokt the Rig 2024 aims to create a safe sim racing community for women (Traxion)
- Motorsport Ireland is relaunching our esports championships, once again on the iRacing software (Motorsport Ireland)
- Ireland’s Player 0.0 will be crowned at The Camden at this unmissable F1 event (Joe)
- The Growing Accessibility of Esports Racing: A Digital Revolution (Box This Lap)
Sim Racing Tips & Techniques
Sim Racing: A Journey of Time, Investment, and Continuous Learning (Box This Lap)
In the video above, step into the world of F1 Sim Racing with the Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing Team, who are competing for the Drivers’ and Constructors’ title in one of the showpiece events in gaming. Go behind the scenes with our drivers and the rest of the team. The competition is just as fierce as in Formula 1 and the stakes are just as high, with some controversial moments occurring in a championship battle that went all the way to the final race of the season.
Sim Racing Tech Roundup
Here is a roundup of the latest sim racing tech news, reviews, and recommendations from around the world
- You can now customise Asetek SimSports wheels with fresh handles and colours (Traxion)
- Simgrade VX-PRO sim racing pedals review – the best pound-for-pound pedals on the market (Car Magazine)
- MOZA’s New R3 Will Change Xbox Sim Racing: Win One Today (MSN/GameRant)
- The Best Sim Racing Cockpits for 2024 (MSN/GameRant)
- Pininfarina Sim Racing Concept Brings Beautiful Design To The Rig You Were Eventually Going To Abandon Anyway (Jalopnik)
- Sim Racing: Buying a VR Headset in 2024 (Box This Lap)
General Sim Racing News
- Base Performance Simulators and Driven International partnership (Driven International)
- You can now qualify for the ADAC SimRacing Expo’s Asetek SimSports Community Trophy (Traxion)
- Automobilista 2: Upcoming Content Previewed, Collaboration With Multiplayer Platforms (Overtake)
- The best racing game deals in the 2024 Steam Summer Sale (Traxion)
- iRacing’s off-road racer ExoCross set for July release (Traxion)
- Temperature’s Rising as Assetto Corsa Evo Is Set to Debut Soon (Auto Evolution)
- ‘Gran Turismo World Series’ Viewer’s Guide (Gran Turismo)
- Newest Gran Turismo 7 Time Trial Feels Like Flying a Tie Fighter (AutoEvolution)
- Forza Horizon 4 defies impending doom to break concurrent player record (Traxion)
- GEMS Education launches Esports and Game Design Academy (Zawya)
- NASCAR’s Chicago street track added to Rocket Racing on Fortnite (The Race)
- Simulators Are Redefining Sports (Here’s How + Their Evolution) (Profluence Sports)
- Le Mans Ultimate: 2024 Content Comes In Four Packs, Imola in July (Overtake)
- This Upcoming Switch Racing Game Has a Surprisingly Good Car List (The Drive)
- Corsair sends Fanatec €4 million to restructure (Traxion)
- Assetto Corsa EVO: Everything We Still Need to Know (Box This Lap)
- Assetto Corsa EVO has been five years in development, designed to “move forward forever” (Traxion)
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.
