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Fanatec Porsche 911 GT2 Wheel Announced

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 03:17 PM PST

Fanatec has officially announced the newest addition to their lineup of Porsche-licensed steering wheels – The Porsche 911 GT2. The new wheel combines the most distinctive features of the popular GT3 RS and the discontinued Turbo S, combining unrivaled compatibility with the PC, Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3 with the high-quality Alcantara-leather rim that GT3 [...]

iRacingTV Episode 6 Reveals New Content Additions

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 02:48 PM PST

iRacing has just released the sixth episode of iRacingTV, revealing three new content additions that will be coming to their online racing simulation in the coming months. The episode included first scan-images of the Chevrolet Impala COT car that is used by the NASCAR Nationwide Series since this season as well as the Doran Ford GT-R [...]

netKar Pro – Rainy Osella Hillclimb Preview Video

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 01:57 PM PST

Kunos Simulazioni has released a very impressive new preview video of their netKar Pro simulation, showing off three upcoming innovations at once. The video reveals a brand new track & car, showing the Osella PA21S hillclimb prototype on the Trento Bondone hillclimb track. To add to that, the video shows the title’s brand new weather engine [...]

Greger Huttu In A Real Race Car – iRacing Video Feature

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 01:54 PM PST

Back in October, an article in Top Gear Magazine reported on Finland’s Greger Huttu’s first ever chance to drive a real life Star Mazda open-wheeler at Road Atlanta. Despite not even having a driver license, the “alien” and reigning iRacing World Champion impressed everyone by getting up to speed very quickly without putting a single scratch on [...]

Gran Turismo 5 – Nordschleife Reality Check Video

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 01:29 PM PST

Without taking away too much from the upcoming VirtualR review, Gran Turismo 5 includes what may very well be the most accurate virtual version of the Nürburgring Nordschleife to date. To show off just how accurate GT5’s Green Hell really is, krisa9977 has put together a comparison video, showing a complete lap around the 16 mile [...]

Thrustmaster T500RS Steering Wheel – First Photos & Specs

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 01:03 PM PST

First photos of Thrustmaster’s yet to be announced T500RS steering wheel have surfaced, giving us first hints of what to expect from the company’s newest wheel. The T500RS first surfaced in Gran Turismo 5’s controller configuration menu and first details about the wheel have been disclosed by GT creator Kazunori Yamauchi. Following Logitech’s loss of Polyphony [...]

NASCAR The Game 2011 – Car & Driver Suits Renders

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 12:34 PM PST

Eutechnyx has released new previews of their upcoming NASCAR The Game 2011 title for Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Nintendo Wii, showing off renders of the detailed driver suits and cars. Included are suits and cars of over 20 NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers including reigning five-time champion Jimmie Johnson. Also included is a new in-game preview, [...]

GMC RTS Bus for rFactor – Preview Video

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 12:11 PM PST

The Wing Modding Team has always tackled the challenge to bring rather odd vehicles to rFactor. Following the work on their Camel Trophy off-road mod, the team has picked up another project – The GMC RTS Bus. Below is a preview video, showing the nicely modelled Diesel-powered bus in action as we get to check out [...]

Off-Road Drive – Video Trailer

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 12:02 PM PST

1C Company has released a new video trailer of their Off-Road Drive title that will soon be bringing realistic off-road racing to the PC and Xbox 360. The title is powered not by a typical engine used for racing games but by Eden Games’ popular Unreal 3 engine that is mostly used for first-person shooters but [...]

F1 2010 on CXC’s Motion Pro II Simulator – Video

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 11:49 AM PST

CXC Simulations has released a new video, showing their mighty impressive Motion Pro II simulator in action with Codemasters’ F1 2010 Formula One title. As mouth-watering and impressive as this looks, CXC’s products are unfortunately out of reach for any normal sim racer. The setup shown in the video exceeds a price of $40.000 and even [...]
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