A sim racer has one the real-world PT Autosport Driver Shootout and you will find out who it is in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. You will also find out how Charlie Eastwood is adding value as a sim driver for the Cadillac F1 team and much more!
Overview
From Sim Racing to the Real Thing
Sim Racer Beilicke Wins PT Autosport Driver Shootout
For the first time in PT Autosport’s Aspiring Driver Shootout history, a professional sim racer will make the jump to real-life racing, as esports star Luis Beilicke captured the shootout victory last week at New Jersey Motorsports Park.
Beilicke, one of the top sim racers in the world, earned his spot in the Aspiring Driver Shootout by winning the PT Autosport iRacing eSeries earlier in the year. Read. more at Sportscar365 here.
From Corvette Factory Racer to Cadillac F1 Sim Driver
With his new role as a simulator driver for Cadillac’s Formula 1 team, Corvette factory driver Charlie Eastwood is “adding value” wherever he can to General Motors’ global racing operation. “I actually got the job extremely fast. When my ‘gardening leave’ with Mercedes F1 (where he was a simulator driver for multiple seasons) elapsed, I messaged Eric Warren (vice president of global motorsports competition at GM), and within 15 minutes, I was in an email chain that led to the hiring. That’s the great thing about General Motors: they act.”
Competitive Sim Racing News
- iRacing presents the 2025 Suzuka 1000 km (Box This Lap)
- Why Race in the Radical Cup Canada Winter Series? (FEL Motorsports)
Sim Racing Tips & Techniques
First Steps in iRacing: Essential Settings for Beginners (Box This Lap)
Sim Racing Tech Roundup
- Mid-Tier Sim Racing Rigs: The Sweet Spot for Performance and Value (Motorsport Prospects)
- I drove 1,000 miles with the Asetek Forte sim rig and it humbled me in the best way (Tom’s Guide)
- New McLaren Racing Liveries Available Now (Racing Unleashed)
- Asetek Initium Racing Bundle Review (PC Perspective)
- Sim Racing Hardware: AMD Leads, Intel Strikes Back (Box This Lap)
- HRC Launches Original Simulator “Honda eMS SIM-01” (Honda Racing)
- Moza R21 Ultra delivers smooth, powerful feedback for sim racers (9 to 5 Toys)
General Sim Racing News
- Why Project Motor Racing aims to redefine the sim-racing experience (DL Compare)
- iRacing: The Difference Between Being Good and Being Professional (Box This Lap)
- The Incredible Latency of iRacing (Box This Lap)
- NASCAR’s new video game tops 100,000 units sold on console in first weeks (Sports Business Journal)
- Rennsport Launches November 13: Full Car and Track List Revealed (Box This Lap)
- SRO America Shares More Details About Expanded Sim Racing at PRI Show (PRI)
- EVA Karting GP Lets You Drift Real Karts in a Virtual World (Auganix)
- Hands-On: Driving Gran Turismo 7 Spec III’s New Yas Marina Circuit (GT Planet)
- Rennsport updates expected soon, commits to “improving overall player experience” (Traxion)
Author: Mark Boudreau
Mark is the publisher of Motorsport Prospects and the host of the Motorsport Prospects Podcast. 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.
