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IMSA Team Using iRacing to Prepare for Season

IMSA DragonSpeed GT3 race car + iRacing

An IMSA team is using iRacing to prepare for their 2025 season finale, and you will understand why in this edition of the Sim Racing Roundup. I also have details on how Racing Prodigy feels they have solved motorsport’s cost problem, tech news and much more! From Sim Racing to the Real Thing DragonSpeed Ferrari … Read more

Using the Sim to Prepare for the 2026 F1 Car

2026 F1 car

Using the sim to prepare for the 2026 F1 car is just one of the topics covered in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. I also have a video looking at the realism of iRacing and Le Mans Ultimate from a real-world racer plus much more! From Sim Racing to the Real Thing Grand Prix.com explains … Read more

Skip Barber Simulator Center Now Open

Skip Barber Simulator Center

The Skip Barber Simulator Center is now open and in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup you will find all the details. I also have thoughts from F1 rookie Gabriel Bortoleto, racecraft tips, tech news and more! From Sim Racing to the Real Thing Kick Sauber rookie Gabriel Bortoleto is the next driver on the list … Read more

How Prema Racing Prepares Drivers for the Track Using Simulators

Prema Racing Simulator

How Prema Racing prepares their drivers for the track using simulators is just one of the things you will learn in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. You will also find out how BMW Motorsport put their sim racers through their paces in an alpine bootcamp, find out how iRacing helped create the layout for NASCAR’s … Read more

The NASCAR iRacing Driver Pipeline

NASCAR sim racing series

The NASCAR iRacing driver pipeline is just one of the topics covered in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. I also show you how a driver uses the sim to prepare for an IMSA race, what the latest FIA move means for esports, why sim racers should attend the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa and much … Read more

Jordan Missig’s Journey From Sim to Indy NXT

Jordan Missig

Jordan Missig’s journey from sim to Indy NXT is one of the topics covered in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. I also have details on how to optimize F1 25, the return of the Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series and the latest sim racing news and tech reviews! From Sim Racing to the Real Thing … Read more

McLaren Go Sim Racing

McLaren go sim racing

McLaren goes sim racing by announcing a new sim rig and this week’s Sim Racing Roundup has all the details. I also have the journeys of some sim racers making the leap to real-world racing, reviews of F1 25 and an incredible simulated lap of Imola featuring none other than Andrea Kimi Antonelli. All this … Read more

Lamborghini Goes Sim Racing

Lamborghini Vesaro Prestigio Simulator

Lamborghini goes sim racing in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup and I have the details. You will also learn how one driver has parlayed iRacing success into real-world motorsport, find out how a major racing school is using sim racing for driver development and much more! From Sim Racing to the Real Thing iRacing chronicles … Read more

Cooper Webster Aims to Leverage iRacing for Real-World Racing Opportunities

Cooper Webster

Cooper Webster aims to leverage iRacing for real-world racing opportunities and in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup you will find out how. I also have an interview with Daniel Morad who talks about his rise through the ranks from kart racing to sim racing, to being full time in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge Series … Read more

How F1 Drivers Use a Sim to Prepare for a New Track

F1 driver in a sim

How F1 drivers use a sim to prepare for a new track is one of the topics covered in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. I also link to an article on the power of mental imagery and simulators, show how a university sim racing club is introducing students to motorsport and give details on your … Read more

Inside Max Verstappen’s Sim Racing Plans

Max Verstappen sim racing

This week I go inside Max Verstappen’s sim racing plans as he works to bring sim racers into real-world motorsport. In addition to that, this edition of the Sim Racing Roundup looks at Sebastian Job’s journey from sim racing to the real thing, how sim racing and virtual testing are new and exciting career paths … Read more

Max Verstappen Inspires Sim Racers with Real-World Success

Max Verstappen in sim rig

Max Verstappen inspires sim racers with hope with his real-world success which is a theme that runs throughout this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. From inspiring sim racer turned F2 racer Max Esterson to his insights on motion rigs and his use of a simulator to prepare for an Acura prototype, Verstappen has made sim racing … Read more

Radical Academy Indonesia – From Virtual to Real Racing

Radical Academy Indonesia

Radical Academy Indonesia is a program that develops sim racers into real-life race drivers and in this edition of the Sim Racing Roundup you will find out about the program and watch it in action. I also have news on how a sim racer was recently crowned “Young Driver of the Year” in the UK, … Read more

Why Toto Wolff Thinks Sim Training Is Important

Toto Wolff with karting son

Why Toto Wolff thinks sim training is important headlines this week’s edition of the Sim Racing Roundup. Not only does he feel it is important for F1 drivers, but he also feels it is crucial for all race drivers. I also have the inspiring story of sim racer turned real-life pro Suellio Almeida, the latest … Read more

Max Verstappen Draws Parallels Between Sim Racing and Real-World Racing

Max Verstappen

Max Verstappen draws parallels between sim racing and real-world racing in this week’s edition of the Sim Racing Roundup. You will also find out how realistic Assetto Corsa EVO is, learn why you should focus on driver confidence this year and much more! From Sim Racing to the Real Thing Max Verstappen is clearly a … Read more

Chris Walsh’s Inspiring Journey from Military Life to Motorsport

Chris Walsh's Inspiring Journey from Military Life to Motorsport

Chris Walsh is an active-duty member of the United States Air Force, real-world race driver and sim racer and in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup, you will find out how he integrates it all. I also have details on the 2025 edition of the 2025 F1 Sim Racing World Championship, how you can do sim … Read more

Start Sim Racing in 2025!

Sim Racing

Start sim racing in 2025! That is my advice to you. Whether you are currently a real-world racer looking to work on your racecraft, a young (or not so young) race-driver wannabe or somewhere in the middle, start sim racing today. This week’s Sim Racing Roundup has all kinds of tips on getting started, profiles … Read more

Using a Sim for Real-World Training

Real-World Lando Norris Sim Racing Rig

Advice on using a sim for real-world training is part of the final Sim Racing Roundup for 2024. I also have a behind the scenes look at the Mercedes F1 sim, details on the new FIA Esports Code, how one company builds their steering wheels as well as the latest tech news, tips and advice … Read more

Sebastian Job’s Journey: From Virtual Tracks to Real F1 Test Drive

Sebastian Job aboard RB8 F1 car

Sebastian Job went from championship winning sim racer to testing a Formula 1 car and in this week’s edition of the Sim Racing Roundup you will find out how he did it. I also have coverage of sim racers turned real-life competitors Naquib and Nabil Azlan, Rallycross racer Timmy Hansen’s sim racing project and a … Read more