Ross McGregor

Being an accurate simulation, Assetto Corsa Competizione (ACC) features all the teams, drivers and manufacturers of the real-life GT World Challenge series. This includes a diverse group of cars from manufacturers such as Aston Martin, Audi, Bentley, BMW, Ferrari, Honda, Jaguar, Lamborghini, Lexus, McLaren, Mercedes, Nissan and Porsche. SRO Motorsports Group – the organisers of…Continue reading “How to use different car characteristics in Assetto Corsa Competizione to your advantage”»

Picture the scene; it’s 1998 and I’m in my local branch of Comet in Dunfermline. I’m wearing Kappa tracksuit bottoms with a Fila sweatshirt, with the stylish ensemble perfectly finished off with a pair of Adidas Sambas. While walking past the rows of Minidisc players, pagers and fax machines (ask your dad), something caught my…Continue reading “How Gran Turismo became a cultural icon, and why you can’t afford a Skyline”»

In the grand scheme of things, I’m an average esports racer. I don’t have an awesome hot-lap pace, I have a regular nine-to-five job and there are a number of hobbies outside of sim racing that fill my spare time. But mainly, I also have very poor Balance of Performance moaning skills (more on that…Continue reading “What it’s like to compete in the GT World Challenge Europe Esports Championship”»

The developer of Assetto Corsa Competizione (ACC), KUNOS Simulazioni, is on a constant journey to provide the closest, most accurate experience of the GT World Challenge series in videogame form. Part of this drive for realism has resulted in the simulation of throttle and ECU maps in each of the sim’s GT3 vehicles. For those…Continue reading “The key to engine mapping in Assetto Corsa Competizione”»

Assetto Corsa (AC), was released on PC 19th December 2014 after a period of a year or so in Steam Early Access. It generally received positive reviews, gaining a score of 85/100 on Metacritic, with particular praise for its driving physics, visuals and sounds. A subsequent release on the PS4 & Xbox One occurred on…Continue reading “How Assetto Corsa set the template for modern-day simulators”»

Assetto Corsa Competizione (ACC) was first released to Steam Early Access in September 2018, gaining a full release on 29th May 2019. PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions then followed on 23rd June 2020. Kunos Simulazioni, the developers of ACC, has released consistent paid and free DLC since its release, including GT4 cars, updated liveries…Continue reading “What’s next for Assetto Corsa Competizione?”»

If you’ve played Assetto Corsa Competizione (ACC) then chances are you’ll have had to make a pitstop. And when you’ve made that pitstop, you’ll be wondering why the driver that was four seconds behind you coming into the pitlane is now ahead when you rejoin the track. This highlights why pitstops in ACC are so…Continue reading “The dark art of mastering pit stops in Assetto Corsa Competizione”»

For those not up to speed, Richard Burns Rally (RBR) is a rally sim originally released for PlayStation 2, Xbox and Windows PC in 2004 followed by, of all things, a Gizmondo version in 2005. It was developed by Warthog – a small and passionate team of rally enthusiasts, now sadly defunct – with input…Continue reading “Is Richard Burns Rally still the king of rally sims?”»

iRacing is a PC-based racing simulator that spans a multitude of various motorsports enterprises across the globe. Dave Kaemmer, iRacing’s Chief Executive Officer, has been well-known in sim racing circles for over three decades and had a big part to play in highly rated titles such as Indianapolis 500: The Simulation and Grand Prix Legends,…Continue reading “What’s the cost of iRacing?”»

BeamNG.Drive (commonly shortened to BeamNG) was originally released by developers BeamNG GmbH as a tech demo way back in 2013 and has been available as a Steam Early Access title since 2015. Its unique selling proposition is a soft-body physics model that creates realistic-looking vehicle crashes. I use the word ‘vehicle’ more loosely to encompass…Continue reading “How BeamNG is more than just a physics sandbox”»