It’s not just the shiny new titles that leave a lasting impression on the Gamescom expo in Cologne but also brand new hardware such as Fanatec’s upcoming new wheels. Below are two videos made by Maggieschnitzel & fmPIXEL, showing off the new Formula One Wheel and the Clubsport wheel in action. Both wheels are using the same [...]

Back in July, iRacing successfully released their much-anticipated summer 2.0 update, adding plenty of new content items and various new features to the simulation. Aside from the switch to the new tire model for all cars that not yet finished, the launch has been successfully completed but that does not mean that iRacing’s simulation stops [...]

The Gamescom expo in Cologne does not just feature plenty of brand new titles that visitors can try, the event also shows off what is arguably one of the most impressive racing simulators ever. Audi’s Quattro GmbH has put together a custom Gran Turismo 5 simulator, resembling the Audi R8 LMS race car that is used [...]

Back in June 2008, Team BITDT released their BMW M1 Procar 1979-1980 mod for rFactor, bringing the legendary Procar series to the simulation. Over 3 years later, the team has released version 2.0, adding plenty of improvements and a new carset to the long-running mod project. Version 2.0 does not just contain the 1979 & 1980 BMW [...]

Yesterday’s announcement of a working safety car in Codemasters’ upcoming F1 2011 title has created quite a lot of buzz and below is first moving footage of the sought-after feature. The safety car makes a brief appearance in a unrealeased new trailer that has been filmed off a screen. Also included are two videos of the [...]

Custom Compagneros have released three extensive new preview videos of their VW Scirocco 1 for GT Legends modding project. The videos show both the normal and the widebody version at Mosport as well as a full lap around the Nürburgring Nordschleife to give us an idea of the car’s physics. Introduced in 1974, the VW Scirroco Type [...]

Forza Motorsport 4 is among the many playable new titles that visitors of the Gamescom expo in Cologne can currently check out. Below is some new gameplay footage of Turn 10’s upcoming Xbox 360 racer, giving us a closer look at the menus and the fictional Alps racetrack. Also featured in the first video is Fanatec’s upcoming [...]

Back in June, two time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart and Mclaren’s Lewis Hamilton swapped their cars as part of a Mobil 1 event at Watkins Glen. While the former British Formula One champion got to try out Stewart’s big and heavy Chevrolet Sprint Cup car, the NASCAR superstar got the chance to sample the [...]