Thomas Harrison-Lord

While Moritz Löhner was able to extend his championship lead last time out at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz, the title is far from settled as there is another round of the ADAC GT Masters Esports Championship 2021 later today and then a double-header finale at Hockenheimring next month. That means that the upcoming Sachsenring could shape…Continue reading “WATCH: Round 6 of the 2021 ADAC GT Masters Esports Championship live”»

Version 1.68 of Gran Turismo Sport has now hit for PS4 and PS5 players, and as expected, it doesn’t add anything major. But, in some ways it’s also surprising, as “improved connection stability” for the Lobby game mode has been implemented. Recently, updates for GT Sport have been so trivial that the last patch added…Continue reading “GT Sport update improves online lobby performance”»

I was on Team Matchbox when I was a child. If I was well behaved, my parents would treat me to a brand-new diecast car. I would spend ages selecting between a miniaturised facsimile of a Toyota or a Mazda and the moment of unboxing a fresh toy is one of my happiest childhood memories….Continue reading “Hot Wheels Unleashed review”»

One of our favourite arcade, retro-infused, racing games at the moment is Horizon Chase, and it will soon expand with a tribute to the late, great, Ayrton Senna. The Senna Forever Expansion will add a new set of cars, tracks and features inspired by the 41-time Grand Prix winner’s career. Far more than just a…Continue reading “Horizon Chase’s next DLC will celebrate the career of Ayrton Senna”»

Here we go, the grand final of the first-ever Formula Pro Series is here, as later today the V10-powered single-seaters take to the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. In a thrilling season, so far Bono Huis has one all five rounds – so watch this evening to see if anyone can prevent him from a clean sweep….Continue reading “WATCH: Formula Pro Series Round 6, Monza, Live”»

The virtual competition for motorcycle fans, the BMW Motorrad Esports Challenge, has now entered its third stage. Anyone with the Ride 4 video game on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S can take part in the time trial challenge, this time being held at the Algarve International Circuit near Portimão. Each challenge…Continue reading “Round 3 of the Ride 4 BMW Motorrad Esports Challenge now live”»

Of all the vehicles available within GT Sport to take around Mount Panorama, a Toyota pick-up would be the bottom of my list.  It isn’t even a true Ford F-150 Raptor rival either, so the TRD Pro Tundra has upgraded suspension and tyres designed primarily for off-road, not track, use.  But, here we are, a field…Continue reading “An unlikely combination: GT Sport Daily Races, w/c 27th September 2021”»

The Virtual Le Mans Series Cup kicked off this week as the support category for the main Virtual Le Mans Series. The grid is made up of competitors who have entered via a time trial within rFactor2’s Competition System. That means it’s open to anyone with the sim racing platform. The top 30 entrants, aka…Continue reading “WATCH: Virtual Le Mans Series Cup Round 1 highlights”»

Realteam Hydrogen Redline has won the 4 Hours of Monza, the opening round of the Le Mans Virtual Series, as Jeffrey Rietveld, Dani Juncadella and Michal Smidl held off GPX Rebellion Williams and Floyd ByKolles-Burst. In GTE, the Porsche Esports Team car driven by Mitchell deJong, Mack Bakkum and Martin Krönke was dominant. The opening…Continue reading “Realteam Hydrogen Redline, Porsche win Le Mans Virtual Series Round 1 at Monza”»

Realteam Hydrogen Redline, with Michal Smidl, Jeffrey Rietveld and Dani Juncadella sharing driving duties, leads the opening round of the Le Mans Virtual Series at Monza at the halfway mark, while Mitchell Dejong, Mack Bakkum and Martin Krönke for the Porsche Esports Team heads the GTE pack. After a frantic start to the very first event…Continue reading “Le Mans Virtual Series, Monza: Realteam Hydrogen Redline, Porsche lead at halfway”»