VirtualR - Sim Racing News

iRacing.com – New Build & Content Available Now

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 11:04 AM PDT

iRacing has successfully launched the new build of their online racing simulation, adding a heap of new features and content items to the system. Among the new features is the racing line driving aid, tournament racing, depth of field for replays, the all-new tire model for four additional cars and much more. In terms of content, the [...]

Nissan Leaf NISMO RC – First Renders

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 08:59 PM PDT

Mexes has released first renders of his Nissan Leaf NISMO RC project for rFactor 2 that will bring a rather unusual race car to the upcoming simulation. Like its road-going counterpart, the racing version of the Leaf is powered by a electric engine. Designed by Nissan’s NISMO department, the car weighs 938 kilos and can reach [...]

CTDP F1 1994 – Jordan 194 Model Previews

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 08:42 PM PDT

CTDP has released new previews of their Formula One 1994 mod project, showing off the improved Jordan 194 model made by Andreas 'Neidryder' Neidhardt & Marco 'BMWFan' Büttner. Powered by a Hart V10 engine, the 194 was driven by Rubens Barrichello, Eddie Irvine, Arguri Suzuki and Andrea de Cesaris. Jordan clinched 28 points in the 1994 [...]

iRacing.com – Summer Update Release Notes

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 08:20 PM PDT

The big iRacing.com summer update for Season 3 of 2011 is just around the corner as iRacing has published the official release notes of the imminent release. The update will introduce a heap of the new content items and improvements to the simulation, including the release of the Honda HPD ARX-01C Le Mans Prototype, the Ford [...]

F1 2011 – New Gameplay Footage Video

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 08:13 PM PDT

Four days ago, Play3.de released an interesting video interview with Codemasters’ Paul Jeal, senior producer of the studios’ upcoming Formula One 2011 title. To follow up on that, the magazine has now released a new preview video, featuring more than three minutes of pure gameplay footage of the upcoming title. The video shows plenty of driving [...]

Illusion Motorsports NASCAR Simulator – Photos

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 08:02 PM PDT

While fans of touring car & formula racing have plenty of racing rigs to choose from, sim racers who prefer stock car racing rarely find any hardware that is designed towards their favorite form of racing. This changes now as Illusion Motorsports introduces the Classic Stock Car simulator for everyone who wants to put an authentic [...]

Forza Motorsport 4 – SRT Preview Footage

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 07:51 PM PDT

InsideSimRacing.tv has released some new gameplay footage of Turn 10’s upcoming Forza Motorsport 4 title for the Xbox 360. The videos do not just show the Autovista showroom narrated by Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson and the rather arcady car bowling mode but also lets us check out Fanatec’s upcoming Forza Motorsport CSR wheel in action in [...]

World Rally Championship 2 – Hands-On Videos

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 07:40 PM PDT

A few weeks ago, Black Bean Games’ Davide Latina gave a rather discouraging interview to IGN, commenting on how the main improvements in the studios’ upcoming World Rally Championship 2 title are concentrating on the graphical presentation. Even though fans of realistic rallying would disagree, Latina went on to call the driving model of the studio’s [...]

Game Stock Car – Salvador SRT Video

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 07:34 PM PDT

The guys over at InsideSimRacing.tv have put together a great gameplay video of Reiza Studios’ recently-released Game Stock Car title. The video shows a lap around the very detailed Salvador street circuit from four different views at once. Make sure to check out the free 30-minute demo of Game Stock Car here if you haven’t yet, Reiza’s [...]

Driving Two Generations of Spa Francorchamps

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 05:26 PM PDT

SimHQ.com's Jens "McGonigle" Lindblad has put together a very interesting feature story on how to master the iconic Spa Francorchamps circuit. The article focuses on two very different versions of the Belgian Grand Prix venue made by the same developer. The modern layout is represented with the iRacing version as Jens gives plenty of driving [...]

Hungaroring 1999 1.0 – Released

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 04:13 PM PDT

macci dESIGN has released his Hungaroring 1999 for rFactor, bringing a historical version of the Hungarian Formula One venue to the simulation. Below is an on-board preview video for you to check out the track, showing a lap around the venue in the Williams. Located near the state capital of Budapest, the Hungaroring has been hosting an [...]