What is the potential of Apple Vision Pro to the future of Sim Racing? A critical one according to this week’s edition of the Sim Racing Roundup.
I also bring you more news on the potentially ground-breaking sim racing to real world motorsports program Racing Prodigy, comparing a real racing car to iRacing, exercises that real-world racers can perform on their sim to help them on a real track and 50 sim racing mistakes made by beginners up to the pros.
I also have the latest competitive and general sim racing news and developments and tech news and reviews.
All this and more in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup on Motorsport Prospects. Its sim racing news for racers, not gamers.
From Sim Racing to the Real Thing
I mentioned this just before I left for holidays and talked about it in my Sim Racing Roundup column. As I have made abundantly clear in my Sim Racing Roundup columns, I firmly believe that sim racing can offer a genuine development path to real-world motorsport, and I have proven this with multiple examples week over week.
On June 1st, Racing Prodigy announced the launch of the Prodigy Racing League which is using esports as a pathway to real-world racing. Registration opens today for the first iRacing esports tournament, starting June 19, with additional tournaments planned across Street Kart Racing, rFactor 2, and RaceRoom over the summer/fall. This could be a gamechanger. Full details are available in my post.
I have also included some further coverage both on Racing Prodigy and some additional context on the role that sim racing can and will play in identifying future motorsport talent.
- Prodigy Racing League Aims to Make Motorsports Accessible to All
- Motorsports’ Race to the Future Might Just Start on Gaming Screens
- Racing Prodigy Launches Gamer-to-Racer League, Starts June 19
- Racing Prodigy Announces Prodigy Racing League, Real-World Prodigy Week Competition for Top Sim Racers
- Prodigy Racing League launches, blending esports and motorsports
- Prodigy Racing League aims to create esports and motorsport crossover
- Racing Prodigy: Revolutionising Sim Racing
- Asetek SimSports® Announces Racing Prodigy™ Foundational Sponsorship
- SBJ Esports: Prodigy Racing League looks to create real drivers
- Finding Vettels of the future on the eSports circuit
In the video above, Blayze pro racecar driver coach, Dion von Moltke demonstrates 5 Drills To Practice on a Sim For Real Life Driving.
Don’t forget that Motorsport Prospects readers get a special discount on Blayze services using this code.
In light of the announcement that FIA F4 will be officially supported in iRacing, in the video above Daniel Morad compares real racing with iRacing to determine how closely the two compare. “This is a side-by-side video comparison of a real life lap and an iRacing lap at Circuit of the Americas in the Mercedes-AMG GT3. I walk through the performance of braking, mid-corner and on-throttle performance and how it compares and how it can be improved.”
Hot Cars explains why they think that the brand new, yet to be released Apple Vision Pro could become essential for Forza GT7 sim racing rigs.
“There is a huge debate in the sim racing world about whether a VR setup or a three-monitor setup is the best. The Apple Vision Pro has the potential to do both. If full VR isn’t your cup of tea, the Apple Vision Pro’s tech can theoretically render three monitors or a massive curved monitor setup in front of your eyes. All you need to do is play your favorite sim racing app on your Mac and load it up on the Vision Pro.”
Jaroslav ‘Jardier’ Honzik, one of the most influential racing Esports sensations, tells Grand Prix 247 how sim racing helped him overcome his struggles and his thoughts on its rising popularity.
“He said: “That’s something I love about sim racing – you can do it so easily like you just get the gear and you can drive and it really doesn’t matter, you can do whatever you want and it never lets you down so that’s why I’ve been sim racing for 15/16 years.”
Here are a great trio of articles on how simulators are used in Formula 1 that will give you a feel for the technology and the opportunities for sim racers in modern F1.
- Unveiling the mechanics and benefits of F1 simulators: A comprehensive guide
- How do F1 simulators work and why do teams need them?
- Revealed: The key role Mick Schumacher played in Mercedes turnaround
Competitive Sim Racing News
Here are more headlines from the world of competitive sim racing:
- Sauber Esports and KICK Announce Title Partnership for Alfa Romeo F1 Team KICK Esports
- Alfa Romeo F1 Team KICK Esports Reveals Powerful Driver Line-Up for 2023 F1 Esports Pro Championship
- Fanatec GT Pro Series: Verhagen secures win at Paul Ricard
- Alpine Esports unveils partnership with Shikenso Analytics
- Fanatec GT Pro Series: Verhagen secures win at Paul Ricard
- Hungarian esports racer Marcell Csincsik emerges victorious in ESL R1 Major for 2023 Spring Season
- Csincsik wins €45,000 and inaugural ESL R1 title
- $1 million prize pool at Saudi Gamers8 event for ESL R1 grid
- Gran Turismo 7’s Servers Struggle Ahead of Manufacturers Cup
- First ESL R1 winners from Spring Major revealed, with British sim racers among the best
- BMW M SIM Cup: URANO monopoly dispelled by Apex Racing Academy at hectic Watkins Glen
- Porsche Coanda simracer Joshua Rogers narrowly misses out on ESL R1 title
- Rowe and out: Verhagen scores big in thrilling Fanatec Esports GT Pro Series contest at Circuit Paul Ricard
Sim Racing Tips & Techniques
In the video above, Suellio Almeida explains 50 Sim Racing Mistakes from Beginners to PRO Level. Download the PDF version for proper study on his website: www.suellioalmeida.ca
In the video above, Daniel Morad reveals the most realistic wheel settings for sim racing. “Dial in your wheel force feedback settings to feel like a real race car with this ultimate guide. I will take you through each setting and how it feels in relation to my real life race cars.”
Sim Racing Tech Roundup
Here is a roundup of the latest sim racing tech news and reviews from around the world.
- Fanatec slashes price of direct drive sim racing bundle
- Step Up Your Digital Driving With the Best Sim Racing Wheels
- Next Level Racing F-GT Elite 160 review: a new segment leader
- Asetek Invicta Direct Drive Wheelbase
- Best No Direct Drive Steering Wheel Bases
- Steer Your Way Into P1 with the Best Sim Racing Wheels
- Run Into Max Verstappen on iRacing With These Great Amazon Sim Rig Deals
- Asetek Forte Pedals *Review*
- Next Level Racing F-GT Elite 160 review: a new segment leader
- High-end EK Sim Racer sim racing rig available for pre-order
- Best sim racing handbrake 2023
- Asetek Forte Direct Drive Wheelbase
- June 2023 PC Sim Racing Build
- Step Up Your Digital Driving With the Best Sim Racing Wheels
- Monoprice Dark Matter GT Foldable Racing Wheel Stand
- Chillblast Champions Gaming PC released for F1 23
General Sim Racing News
- Guild Esports signs technical partnership with Fanatec
- Guild Esports launch Guild Simulator Facility with Fanatec
- The Crew Motorfest is an even more accessible Forza Horizon
- Verstappen leads Alonso, Hamilton in initial F1 23 Driver Ratings
- Drivers Try to Guess Their F1 23 In-Game Ratings
- Gran Turismo 7’s Lap Time Challenge, 8th-22nd June: TTsukuba
- Forza Motorsport release date confirms the sim racer is coming this year
- Forza Motorsport gets October 10, 2023, release date
- Forza Motorsport Will Feature Ray Traced Global Illumination Exclusively On PC
- Everything announced at the Xbox Games Showcase in June 2023
- GRID 2 10 years on: Revisiting the sequel that should have defined the genre
- MotoGP 23 game review: Significant progress
- Le Mans Ultimate is the new official WEC sim racing game
- Official 24 Hours of Le Mans Game announced and named “Le Mans Ultimate”
- Indy Autonomous Challenge relaunches simulator races
- How your favourite mod could be coming to Rennsport
- Veloce: the biggest racing name in multi-billion pound Esports industry
- 15 Best Racing Games You Can Play On Roblox
- Brighton Marina: Vrroom opens e-sport racing centre including F1 cars
- RENNSPORT to add Monza Circuit to list of tracks
- F1 game’s returning story mode leans further on Drive To Survive
- Get ready to race at Guelph’s Turn1 Sim Racing
- F1 23 Impressions: A step in the right direction or a stall on the starting line?
- Player 0.0 Contest Comes With Chance to Race Max Verstappen
- Gran Turismo True Story Explained
- ‘Forza Motorsport’ wants you to drive forever
- F1 23 Driver Ratings Full List
- Laughs and questions aplenty as F1 drivers find out their F1 23 game ratings
- Put the Pedal to the Metal with the Best Sim Racing Games
- The New Forza Motorsport Makes Smart Changes To Career Mode and AI
- F1 23 review: Racing never felt so good
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.
