Senior Editor of Traxion.GG. Occasional motorsport photographer, esports competitor and distinctly average cyclist.
I love speed. When not flying down hills on my mountain bike, I can be found redlining my sports car in fifth and sixth gears, sometimes reaching speeds of up to 70 miles per hour – naturally only on motorways or dual carriageways… So, imagine my excitement when, in December last year, we reported that…Continue reading “Gravity Chase review: Zero-G thrills on a budget”»
Kunos Simulazioni has just announced a hotfix for their popular GT3 simulator Assetto Corsa Competizione (ACC). Update 1.8.10 includes fixes for a couple of minor bugs like the Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo default setup asymmetry, but it is the car ‘balancing tweaks’ most players will be interested in. The BMW M4 GT3 – added…Continue reading “Assetto Corsa Competizione update alters BMW M4 GT3 aero”»
It was the fifth and final round of the Formula Sim Racing 2021 IndyPRO championship on 9th January, and a new champion was crowned in the highly rated esports racing series. The previous round at Apple Valley saw Yuri Kasdorp take the win for Red Bull Racing Esports, but heading into the final race it…Continue reading “de Waal wins FSR Indy 300, Jordan title”»
Created by Polyphony Digital, Tourist Trophy (TT), came out for the PlayStation 2 in 2006 and was pitched as ‘Gran Turismo for bikes’. Somewhat surprisingly, it leaned heavily on the side of simulation – in stark contrast to many of its direct rivals at the time, including the MotoGP series. It set a graphical benchmark…Continue reading “Was Tourist Trophy the real riding simulator?”»
Join us as we talk you through the highs and lows of the 2021 Formula One World Championship season. Our resident F1 guru – and Yuki Tsunoda fanboy – John Munro runs through some of the predictions he made at the start and middle of the season, and we get to examine whether he was…Continue reading “WATCH: F1 2021 season review”»
Razer has just released details on a concept gaming chair featuring haptic feedback from experts D-BOX. Based on Razer’s Enki Pro gaming chairs, the Enki Pro HyperSense features 65,000 haptic variations and can simulate forces of +/- 1G. The chair tilts backwards and vertically 1.5 inches according to the actions in-game, providing an immersive experience…Continue reading “Razer announces concept Enki Pro HyperSense haptic feedback gaming chair”»
Recently we had an informative discussion with Monisha Kaltenborn about her former career in Formula 1 and her current role as CEO of Racing Unleashed – a business aiming to provide sim racing to the masses via simulator centres filled with top-of-the-line equipment. On listening to our podcast with the former Team Principal, CEO and…Continue reading “Motorsport vs sim racing: how the virtual world is real”»
So, you’ve been nice to yourself this Christmas and bought a shiny new VR headset. You’ve heard the positives and negatives – more immersion vs motion sickness – and now you’re looking for some awesome sim racing experiences to blow you away. Well, we’re here to help, and the following is a list of what…Continue reading “The best PC VR racing games”»
Photo modes are a common thing these days and they appear in almost every main racing game or sim. For some racing titles, the photo mode is a bit of an afterthought – little effort has gone into making the photography experience engaging and fun. On the other hand, there are a few games out…Continue reading “Ranked: the best photo modes in sim racing”»
It’s the final festive part of our Three Wise Men mercy mission using Euro Truck Simulator 2. Big Oas, big John and big Rich are leaving their Scandinavian pick-up points and are headed back to Glasgow. Delivering presents to the needy Glaswegian bairns is all part of the job for the trio, but after all…Continue reading “WATCH: Three Wise Men, part 3”»
