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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

New FM4 Morocco Championship Launched

FM4 Morocco Championship

The new FM4 Morocco Championship has been launched, and in this exciting first issue of the 2025 Driver Development Roundup, I have all the details you need. Spoiler alert: it’s not exclusively for Moroccan drivers! Additionally, I’ll provide information on how you can test an LMP3 race car, introduce a new Australian Formula Ford series, … Read more

My Thrilling Adventures with the Prodigy Racing League!

Kamto Chukwureh and the Prodigy Racing League.

Editor’s Note: I have covered Racing Prodigy here on News Racers Can Use since its launch as I believe it offers sim racers are real opportunity to graduate to real-world racing. Kamto Chukwureh has participated in various online Racing Prodigy events and offers his take on what it is like to compete online in Racing … 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

Brad Keselowski: From Sim Racing To NASCAR

Brad Keselowski

Brad Keselowski’s path to NASCAR started in sim racing and in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup you will find out more about his journey. I also have tips on how to rejoin safely in iRacing, the latest competitive sim racing news and tech reviews plus much more! From Sim Racing to the Real Thing The … Read more

Lando Norris: How Gaming Boosts Real-Life Racing

Lando Norris Sim Rig

Lando Norris shares his thoughts on how gaming boosts real-life racing skills in this week’s edition of the Sim Racing Roundup. You will also find more about Max Esterson’s amazing rise from sim racer to F2, the Prodigy Three Championship that places sim racers behind the wheel of Radical race cars in real-life competition and … Read more

Max Esterson Progresses From Sim Racing To F2

Max Esterson with Trident Motorsport

Max Esterson has progressed from sim racing to F2 and this week’s Sim Racing Roundup explains how he did it. You will also find out about an opportunity to win a Prodigy Pass at the Las Vegas Grand Prix courtesy of Williams F1 and how Patrick Dempsey used a sim rig to prepare for his … Read more

F1 Academy Champion To Receive Fully Funded GB3 Seat For 2025

GB3 Championship Tatuus MSV GB3-025

The F1 Academy champion is set to receive a fully funded seat in the GB3 Championship for 2025 and this week in the Driver Development Roundup you will get all the details. You will also find out more about the Prodigy Three (P3) Championship, the Chip Ganassi Racing driver development program and the importance of … Read more

Racing Prodigy Offers Sim Racers Pathway To Real Motorsport

Racing Prodigy

Racing Prodigy offers sim racers a pathway to real motorsport and in this week’s edition of the Sim Racing Roundup you will find out how. I also have news on the McLaren Shadow F1 Sim Racing Team, an interview with the King of the Nurburgring-Nordschleife and the latest sim racing news and tech reviews. From … Read more

Has Sim Racing Replaced Karting as Motorsport’s Gateway?

Sim Racing

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

Hyundai Announces Hyundai N Virtual Cup

Hyundai N Virtual Cup

Hyundai has announced the Hyundai N Virtual Cup and in this week’s edition of the Sim Racing Roundup you will find all the details. You will also see how a sim racer became a real-life champion, details on a hybrid sim racing team as they expand into real-world racing and highlights from the recent ADAC … Read more

Sim Racer Suellio Almeida Wins 2024 Radical North America Cup Pro 1340 Championship

Suellio Almeida

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

Sim Racer Deagen Fairclough Wins British F4 Championship

Deagen Fairclough

Sim racer Deagen Fairclough has claimed victory in the British F4 Championship, and he’s just one of several sim racers competing in real-world racing, highlighted in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. I also feature a video charting one sim racer’s journey from iPad sim racing to Prodigy Week, why Porsche and Genesis are involved in … Read more

Racing Prodigy Launches iRacing MX-5 Cup eSports Competition

Racing Prodigy MX-5 Cup 2024

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

Esports World Cup Champion Aspires to Compete in Real-World Motorsport

Esports World Cup Champion Luke Bennett

Esports World Cup Champion Luke Bennett is hoping that his success in esports can be parlayed into success in real-world motorsport and he is featured in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. You will also learn about David Dalton Jr’s journey to the Prodigy Racing League, comparing the iRacing and real-life Mercedes-AMG GT4 and much more! … Read more

New Forza Competition Lets Sim Racers Race Against Real-World Motorsport Stars

Forza Legends vs. Leaderboard Rival Events

A new Forza competition will allow sim racers to race against real-world motorsport stars and I have the details in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. I also have details on Ferrari esports Thrustmaster Community Cup, how to learn a track quickly and tips on buying a VR headset. All this and much more for those … Read more

Highlights From the First Ever Prodigy Draft

Prodigy Draft

Highlights from the first ever Prodigy Draft kicks off this week’s edition of the Sim Racing Roundup. You will also find advice on whether sim racing rigs are worth the investment for improving real-world racecraft, sim racing Radicals and using ChatGPT to create iRacing setups. All this and more in the latest Sim Racing Roundup … Read more

Are Sim Racing Rigs Worth the Investment for Improving Racecraft?

Sim Racing Rig

Are sim racing rigs worth the investment for improving real-world racecraft? You will find the answer in this week’s Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup. I also have explanations of both understeer and oversteer, all about data loggers and the increasing popularity of vintage racing. All this and more in this week’s edition of the Racecraft … Read more

Prodigy Racing League Draft Set for July 6

The Prodigy Racing League draft

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 … Read more