This week you will find out what it feels like to race against Max Verstappen in sim racing. I also have a comparison between sim racing and the real thing, how a sim racer went on to engineer a Supercar and a new sim racing competition featuring the Mustang GT3. All this and much more in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup.
From Sim Racing to the Real Thing
The PR piece Sim.Racing vs. traditional motorsport racing: A comparison does a good job of laying out the similarities and differences between sim racing and real-world motorsport. Although it does not mention the “fear factor,” it is implied.
“In traditional motorsport, physical presence plays a central role. Drivers have to deal with real physical forces generated by speed and acceleration. A driver’s sensory system is heavily taxed as they have to react to immediate changes in the environment.”
PremiAir Nulon Racing competition boss Ludo Lacroix has handed the reins of Tim Slade’s Chevrolet Supercar to an online racer turned engineer in Tasmania. Data Engineer Andrew Gilliam has been handed the Race Engineer by Lacroix, who oversaw Slade’s entry in recent rounds following the departure of Mirko De Rosa.
Now an influential figure in the real world, Gilliam is also known in sim racing circles, previously driving for Tickford Racing and Matt Stone Racing in Supercars’ eSeries. You can read more about him here.
YouTube star and Nürburgring specialist Misha Charoudin joined last weekend’s NXT Gen Cup round in Germany as a guest driver. You can see how he did at the NXT Gen Cup website.
Competitive Sim Racing News
Virtual2Reality.tv Platform has launched a sim racing competition called the Emustang Champion Series 2024 using the new Ford Performance Mustang GT3 at Watkins Glen which they feel is a fantastic car and track combination. The event will take place at 10 sim centers in 8 states with plans to grow the concept to more in the future. Full details can be found at the Virtual2Reality.tv website.
Here are more headlines from the world of competitive sim racing
- UK FF1600 Esports Cup qualifying open, Heusinkveld prizes up for grabs (Traxion)
- What it’s like to sim race against Max Verstappen (Motorsport.com)
- Redline Teammate Reveals Max Verstappen Scraps Hours From Race Weekends to Help Them Win Races (The Sports Rush)
- “When Max Verstappen has the time to prepare, he’s top 3 in the world”: Team Redline’s director on the Dutch driver’s sim-racing exploits (SportSkeeda)
- Max Verstappen’s Controversial Sim Racing Makes Him the Ultimate Driver: “This Guy Can Drive Anything” (The Sports Rush)
- Porsche’s sim racing works team competes for the Esports World Cup (Porsche)
- ADAC SimRacing Expo GT500: Beilicke and Rondoletto triumph at Oschersleben (Traxion)
- USEF.GG and Init Esports looking for US Assetto Corsa Competizione Global Esports Games drivers (Traxion)
- Red Bull hijack Jarno Opmeer from Mercedes with multi-year deal (GP Blog)
Sim Racing Tips & Techniques
In the video above, Daniel Morad explains how a pro racing driver sets up buttons for the sim.
“It’s not the amount of buttons you have… it’s how you use them! This is a detailed walk through of my button layout on my racing simulator. I try to place the important buttons I use in the real race car in the same place as my sim to enhance muscle memory and subconscious programming.
Radio button, headlight flash and pit speed limiter button are some of the more important and frequently used buttons so I have those in the same spot as the real car. There are a lot of buttons and options here, so hopefully this gives you some ideas and can help inspire you to set up your sim in a similar way, regardless of how many buttons you have.”
Sim Racing Tech Roundup
Here is a roundup of the latest sim racing tech news, reviews, and recommendations from around the world
- Moza Racing’s Vision GS – futuristic features and great price force this wheel into every sim racer’s consideration (ReadWrite)
- Handsome Sim Racing Button Box Is A Super Easy Build (Hackaday)
- Sim Racing: Top Racing Pedals for PlayStation 5 (Box This Lap)
- The best PS5 steering wheels 2024 (Games Radar)
- MOZA Racing Upgrades R12 DD Wheelbase with NexGen 3.0 FFB (Box This Lap)
- Moza R12 sim racing wheel base upgraded, price cut (Traxion)
- See us unbox the Moza Vision GS (Game Reactor)
- Sim Racing: The Best Entry-Level Racing Wheels in 2024 (Box This Lap)
- Let’s go back to Jason England’s place — my perfect desk setup, the ultimate budget sim racing rig and more (Tom’s Guide)
- Officially Licensed Hori Apex Wireless Racing Wheel for PS5 Now Available for Preorder on Amazon (Game Rant)
- D-BOX and FIA Renew Partnership to Drive Growth in Haptic-Enabled Esports (Auganix)
- D-BOX Renews FIA Licensing Rights, Continuing to Elevate Motorsport Simulation Experience (Globe Newswire)
- Moza R12 sim racing wheel base upgraded, price cut (Traxion)
- Logitech’s Deals at Amazon Have Me Itchy to Take a Crack at Sim Racing (The Drive)
- Max Verstappen’s Red Bull-Themed Sim Racing Room Is Deceptively Small With Multiple Cool Details (The Sports Rush)
- MOZA Unveils Active Pedal At gamescom, Shows Porsche Wheel (Overtake)
- Moza Racing shows the first product of the Porsche partnership (Box This Lap)
- Porsche and Moza have created a sim racing replica Mission R wheel (Traxion)
- Moza reveals improved CRP2 load cell pedals (Traxion)
- Moza muscles in on haptic pedal market with mBooster Active Pedals (Traxion)
General Sim Racing News
- Upcoming race sim Project Motor Racing will use Giants Software Engine to power it, here are the first screenshots of how it looks (ReadWrite)
- iRacing: Why Karting Isn’t an Option for Now (Box This Lap)
- How Might the Fanatec Bankruptcy Affect the Sim Racing World? (Game Rant via MSN)
- Win cash in the Traxion Livery Competition (Traxion)
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.
