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F1 1994 LE by F1-S-R – New Preview Video

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 09:44 AM PDT

Following the cockpit preview batch, F1-S-R has now released a new video trailer of their upcoming Formula One 1994 League Edition mod for rFactor. The 71 second video trailer contains plenty of gameplay footage, showing the mod’s cars racing at Imola. The 1994 Formula One season will go down in history as one of the most tragic [...]

LMS Style Wheel for Logitech G25 – First Video

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 09:27 AM PDT

A week ago, I posted a first story on SimRacingHardware’s impressive custom Le Mans Prototype-style wheel rim for the Logitech G25. Now, the guys have released a first video of the unit in action, showing off some of the impressive features. The wheel comes with illuminated buttons, a rev-meter, a very large display to show various data [...]

C.A.R.S – New Audi R18 TDI Preview

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 07:59 AM PDT

Following the much-discussed first preview of the Audi R18 TDI Le Mans Prototype in C.A.R.S., Slightly Mad Studios have released a second high-resolution image of the Le Mans-winning car. The car is shown in garage mode as Slightly Mad Studios are currently busy building up the gameplay graphics engine. C.A.R.S., which stands for Community Assisted Race Sim, [...]

iRacing.com – New Shorttracks + Tire Model Blog

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 10:14 PM PDT

Following the release of several road courses, the iRacing development team is shifting their attention more towards oval tracks in the coming weeks as four new short tracks are scheduled to be released soon. Fans of bumper to bumper short track racing will soon be able to race at Mosport Speedway, Lucas Oil Raceway, New [...]

F1 1994 LE by F1-S-R – Cockpit Previews

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 10:00 PM PDT

F1-S-R has released new previews of their upcoming Formula One 1994 League Edition mod for rFactor. The new previews show off the cockpit of every single car model the mod will contain. The 1994 Formula One season will go down in history as one of the most tragic and intense years of Formula One, the year seems [...]

Silverstone 2011 – Pit Complex Previews

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 09:51 PM PDT

Aside from completing their Korea International Circuit for rFactor, macci dESIGN is also working on the 2011 layout of Silverstone. The British Grand Prix venue has undergone major renovations for this year’s Grand Prix, including a brand new pit complex called the “Wing”, a relocated start/finish line and more. Below are first previews of the pit complex, [...]

Gran Turismo 5 – Version 1.11 Out + More Coming Up

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 09:40 PM PDT

Following the release of version 1.10 in June, Polyphony Digital has released version 1.11 of their popular Gran Turismo 5 racer for the Playstation 3. After being interrupted by the Japan earthquake & tsunami, the Playstation Network hacking downtime and the studio’s expansion from Tokio to Fukuoka, the new update only introduces a bunch of [...]

i-Dea IT Steering Wheel Hubs for Logitech G25

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 09:26 PM PDT

i-Dea IT has been developing two steering wheel hubs for Logitech’s G25 wheel, allowing sim racers to use aftermarket wheel rims from companies like OMP and Sparco on the wheel. The hubs are available in two versions, the first allows to fit any 70mm steering wheel as you can see on the photos below. The second [...]

DDR Rennsport Mod – Two New Preview Videos

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 08:20 PM PDT

After a long while with no news, Track505 has released two new previews of his DDR Rennsport Mod for rFactor. The new videos show several historic East European racing cars at Mid Ohio and Fuji, including the Trabant, the Serbian Zastava 1100 and the East German Melkus RS1000. The DDR Rennsport mod will include several Trabants and [...]

Korea Circuit for rFactor – Release Date Announced

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 07:51 PM PDT

macci dESIGN have announced the release date of their Korea International Circuit for rFactor as the track will become available for download starting October 1st. To shorten the remaining waiting time, below is a new preview video of the track as we get to follow Fernando Alonso for a lap around the venue. Located 400 kilometers outside [...]

CTDP F1 1994 – More Helmet Previews

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:46 PM PDT

CTDP has released new previews of their Formula One 1994 mod project, showing off two new helmets for the well-progressing mod. This time, we get to check out the helmets of Pedro Lamy and Rubens Barrichello. While the Brazilian is still an active Formula One driver fifteen years later, Lamy has meanwhile become a successful sports [...]

This Week in Sim Racing by SRT – August 26 Edition

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 04:00 PM PDT

Jessica Lopez & Shaun Cole are hosting a new edition of InsideSimRacing.tv's excellent This Week in Sim Racing segment, recapping some of the things that happened during the past week. This week, the guys cover Fanatec’s upcoming ClubSport Wheel, the new Codemasters Formula One browser game and plenty of community mods. Furthermore, the guys show off an impressive [...]