Ross McGregor

iRacing’s second Special Event of 2022 took place over the weekend, with iRacers from all over the world participating in the Bathurst 12 Hours. Based at the Mount Panorama Circuit in New South Wales, Australia, the Bathurst 12 Hours is a professional endurance race for GT3 cars – although GT4 and Invitational classes are also…Continue reading “Verstappen doubles up in iRacing’s Bathurst 12 Hours”»

The iRacing Bathurst 12 Hours takes place this weekend, and the top split is suitably stacked with real motorsport talent. The GT3 endurance race this year features some incredible talents, with the Team Redline and VRS Coanda Simsport line-ups particularly drawing the eye. Over four cars, Team Redline has entered eight drivers for their Australian…Continue reading “Verstappen, van Gisbergen and Palou line up for Redline at iRacing Bathurst 12 hours”»

Watch as John jumps into Automobilista 2’s latest Racin’ USA pt2 DLC update. The update brought a new track and a number of new cars to Reiza’s colourful and varied sim, including the McLaren MP4-1C and Road America. But for this video John will be concentrating on using the F-USA Gen3 cars around the afore-mentioned…Continue reading “WATCH: Hands-on with Automobilista 2’s Racin’ USA pt2 update”»

Sector 3 Studios have announced another update to its online sim RaceRoom Racing Experience today. Version 0.9.3.96 arrives as the fourth Raceroom update of 2022, which so far has included the addition of the TT Circuit Assen, and the Indianapolis Road and Oval layouts. This time, one of RaceRoom’s free cars receives close attention, with…Continue reading “RaceRoom update tweaks free car, revises US content”»

Álex Palou, the 2021 NTT IndyCar champion, has been announced as a Team Redline ambassador today, according to Team Redline’s Twitter account. 24-year-old Palou most recently drove for Team Fordzilla in the LMP class of the 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual, finishing seventh overall with team-mates Luke Browning, Nuno Pinto and Gianmarco Fiduci. The…Continue reading “IndyCar champion Álex Palou joins esports squad Team Redline”»

KartKraft recently moved to version 1.0 status, and in my opinion, is a terrific simulation of karting. Not only that, but it also looks beautiful thanks to using the Unreal 4 game engine. What better way to show off a great looking racing game by using its photo mode to take awesome shots? I love…Continue reading “How to get the best out of KartKraft’s photo mode”»

When you think of great audio design in racing games, what’s your first thought? Forza? Assetto Corsa Competizione? RaceRoom Racing Experience? I can tell you what doesn’t spring to mind – the Gran Turismo series. Released in Japan just before Christmas in 1997, then in the EU in 1998, Gran Turismo was a racing game…Continue reading “The changing sounds of Gran Turismo”»

Yesterday we reported on the release of a new trailer for the PS5/Xbox Series X|S version of Assetto Corsa Competizione (ACC). At the end of the trailer, eagle-eyed viewers will have spotted the game is set for release on the 22nd February, despite initial reports stating the 24th. You’d be forgiven for thinking this was…Continue reading “PS5 and Xbox Series X|S release of Assetto Corsa Competizione brought forward”»

The indie racing genre finds itself in a bit of a purple patch currently, with the likes of Gravity Chase, Formula Retro Racing and Art of Rally releasing in the past year, and other titles such as Horizon Chase Turbo enjoying a resurgence thanks to its Senna Forever DLC. And now another example is set…Continue reading “Futuristic racer Phaseshift announces Early Access release date”»

Details on Codemasters EA’s new entry in the GRID franchise, GRID Legends, have been drip-fed to us consistently over the past few months, and we’ve been shown a huge amount of content since the initial announcement back in July 2021. Today, the developers have released the official GRID Legends trailer ahead of its launch on…Continue reading “GRID Legends’ latest trailer showcases hop-in multiplayer”»