Has sim racing replaced karting as motorsport’s gateway? That is the question asked in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. With karting costs increasing and becoming unattainable for many, sim racing looks to replace this traditional motorsport entry point. All this and much more this week! From Sim Racing to the Real Thing Box This Lap … Read more
Deagen Fairclough continues his post-sim racing journey as he graduates to the GB4 championship, all due to wining an esports competition. I have his story and more examples of the cross-over between sim racing and real-world motorsport in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. From Sim Racing to the Real Thing Dominant British Formula 4 champion … Read more
Sim Racer Suellio Almeida has been crowned 2024 Radical North America Cup champion proving once again that sim racing can lead to real-world motorsport success. In addition to this news, this week’s edition of the Sim Racing Roundup brings new details on a global ROKiT Racing Star competition, how an F2 team is using a … Read more
Racing Prodigy has launched an iRacing MX-5 Cup eSports competition as the next phase of their Prodigy Racing League and I have all the details in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. You will also find out what it’s like to be an F1 sim driver, check out an insane motorcycle sim that allows you to … Read more
The Rokit Racing Star competition is set to return on a global scale, and you will get a taste of it this week. I also have details on how one driver explains the difference between sim racing and the real thing, how yet another race driver used sim racing to prepare for Le Mans and … Read more
Can someone go from sim racing to F1? As this week’s edition of the Sim Racing Roundup demonstrates, that time will come sooner than we think. Inside you will find examples of sim racers doing incredible things in real life racing with advice on how they did it. I also have the latest competitive and … Read more
Despite the rise of Singapore and Las Vegas, the business of Formula 1 happens at the Monaco Grand Prix and there is a whole lot of business to conduct as you will find out in this Business of Motorsport Roundup. Whether it’s the impressive poaching of an FIA official by Michael Andretti, debates over the … Read more
A visit to F1 Arcade Boston is just one of the features in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. If you can’t make it to Boston don’t worry, F1 Arcade is coming to Washington and Vegas next. I also have news on how Ferrari uses an AI driver in the sim, what it’s like to race … Read more
Racing Prodigy’s Prodigy Week returns for Part 2 of its revolutionary driver development program that looks to develop sim racers into real-world racers. Part 2 of their program is set to kick off at Atlanta Motorsports Park and I have details on the program this week. I also have a look at a sim racer … Read more
This week you will learn how to train like an Indy 500 champion as I bring you video of a behind the scenes look at what it’s really like. I also have tips on using iRacing to help with your real-world racecraft, the incredible growth of Formula 4 and a chance for you to have … Read more
How to enhance your racecraft using iRacing is the headline feature of this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. How real-world race drivers use iRacing to train is often a key factor to them winning on track. I also have news on The Real Race Super Trofeo 2024 which enables sim racers to graduate to the real … Read more
The FIA and iRacing are working to grow grassroots motorsport by making available 12-month promotional codes to all ASNs (national associations) that they can offer to their members. The plan is that by offering a low-cost and easily accessible route into grassroots motor sport, sim racers may potentially move on to real-life competition. This is … Read more
Transitioning from Sim to DTM, this is the mantra of Tim Heinemann, a race driver with a rich background in sim racing, as he takes on the challenges of the DTM race series. This week, catch a glimpse of the trailer for his upcoming documentary, ‘The Rookie,’ chronicling his remarkable journey. I also feature a … Read more
In probably its most requested feature, iRacing now allows for racing in the rain and this week you will find tips on how best to handle the downpour. I also have updates on more sim racers gone real-world racing, set-up guides, Aston Martin’s new sim rig and more. It’s all in this week’s Sim Racing … Read more
Formula E race team Maserati MSG Racing has hired a sim racer to work for Maserati as the team’s official simulator driver and help them develop the real race car. It’s just another example of the blurring of the lines between sim racing and real-world motorsport. This week I also have details on Racing Prodigy’s … Read more
Sim to Reality is a popular phrase these days as once again this week you will see how sim racing and real-world motorsport are feeding off each other. From the launch of Part 2 of the Prodigy Racing League to the use of simulators in Formula 1, there are plenty of examples of how sim … Read more
One of the topics covered in this week’s Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup is the use of virtual coaching for real-world racers. The benefits may surprise you. In addition to this, Ross Bentley does some myth busting, Terry Lyles teaches race drivers how to breath and details on a scholarship shootout in the UK aimed … Read more
This week you will learn how two racers are using the iRacing platform for real world motorsport success, the importance of simulators in Formula E and how to race at your highest level while under pressure. All this plus a selection of the latest competitive sim racing news, tech reviews and much more in this … Read more
Some race drivers continue to debate the merit of sim racing. However, this week, we’ll explore the reasons why sim racing rigs prove to be effective tools for race driver training. As usual I also have the latest competitive and general sim racing news, technical news and reviews and an amazing sim racing charity event … Read more
It’s all about Black Friday 2023 this week as I bring you a roundup of some of the Black Friday sim racing deals that are available this year. You will also see how a sim racer fares in his first attempt at racing a Radical, how an iRacing champion is working to race in NASCAR … Read more
