Thomas Harrison-Lord is the Editor in Chief at Traxion. An automotive and sim racing journalist, credits include Motorsport.com, Autosport, The Race, TheSixthAxis, RaceDepartment and OverTake.
Aaah, the Ford GT LM Race Car Spec II. A confusing title for a fictional race car version of the second-generation Ford GT. Special in the hearts of those of a certain age as it was the pin-up car for Gran Turismo 4 – seen by many as Polyphony Digital’s peak. In the latest Gran…Continue reading “Ford GT LM in latest Gran Turismo 7 teaser throws us back to GT4”»
RiMS Racing is an intriguing motorcycle simulator, which has a different take on the genre. That’s perhaps not the easiest sell, so if you’re interested, you can now try the game for free on PC, Xbox and PS5. On PC, starting yesterday (25th October) and ending tomorrow (27th October 6 pm BST / 7 pm…Continue reading “Play RiMS Racing for free this week”»
The second episode of the ‘Behind The Scenes’ video series has been published ahead of Gran Turismo 7’s launch, and once again hints at a possible return for a classic Gran Turismo track. In the first episode, entitled The Starting Line, we were provided with glimpses of several new cars to the series. This time…Continue reading “Apricot Hill Raceway teased in latest Gran Turismo 7 trailer”»
When the servers have long been switched off, the patches stopped downloading and digital stores closed, there will still be physical media. Thanks to companies like Limited Run Games, collectors can pick up some of the indie-published games in a physical form for prosperity. In the case of #DRIVE, they may also purchase it simply…Continue reading “Endless racer #DRIVE to receive Limited Run Games physical release”»
After successfully launching a brand new, and unique, esports championship, the REMUS GT3 Championship within RaceRoom moves on to the fabled Nürburgring later this evening. The championship sees a 28-car GT3 grid, with the field split evenly across two teams. One for German automotive television presenter and race car driver Matthias Malmedie and one for…Continue reading “Round 2 of Malmedie vs Shmee150 REMUS GT3 Championship is today”»
A former NASCAR Cup Series champion, a two-time Daytona 500 winner, a Hall of Fame inductee and current driver in SRX, Bill Elliott has a storied career. He’s also got plenty to say about video games and sim racing, as he once had his own game in the early 1990s, and his son Chase Elliott…Continue reading “NASCAR legend Bill Elliott discusses his career and gaming | Traxion.GG Podcast”»
With Gran Turismo 7 now less than five months away, and new teasers seemingly on a bi-weekly basis at this point, the venerable GT Sport Daily Races are still being updated and we’re still having fun racing within them. But, we’ve seen most, if not all, of this week’s playlist recently. Specifically, Race A, where…Continue reading “Going through the motions: GT Sport Daily Races, w/c 25th October 2021”»
Out-and-out simulators don’t really have detailed career modes with non-linear paths, vehicle upgrades and collectable trinkets. I’m thinking the perfunctory career in Assetto Corsa Competizione or AI racing restricted to certain vehicles in iRacing. Well, that similar ethos applies to Circuit Superstars. There’s still public and private online racing, computer-controlled rivals on any circuit with…Continue reading “Circuit Superstars review: The stylised simulator”»
I’ve said this many times before, in pretty much every review I’ve written in the past five years, to I’m blue in the face and from the rooftops of Northern England – the track representations are the biggest drawback of the current Formula 1 games. Please do not misconstrue that sentiment – I enjoy the…Continue reading “How Imola and Portimão hint at bright future for the F1 games”»
The second of the animated Daniel Ricciardo video series is now live, and the 2021 Italian Grand Prix winner talks openly about how the upcoming Circuit of The Americas is his favourite US racing venue. Also covered is his anticipation to race in Miami in 2022 and the dream of competing in an event at…Continue reading “WATCH: Episode 2 of After the Apex with Daniel Ricciardo”»
