WRC

The results from the first round of WRC Esports 2022 came as quite a shock to the virtual rallying community. Sami-Joe Abi Nakhle has been the standout performer in WRC Esports over the past 12 months, winning 12 out of 13 qualifying rounds in the 2021 edition. Although he fell short to rival Nexl in…Continue reading “WRC Esports 2022 Sweden: Sami-Joe hits back”»

We reported all the way back in March 2021 on the FIA Rally Star DLC for WRC 9. The DLC coincided with the announcement of an esports competition to find eligible candidates quick enough in Kylotonn’s WRC 9 game to progress to the Continental Final stages, with the first European leg taking place over last…Continue reading “Jürgenson wins WRC3 chance in FIA Rally Star program”»

One of our favourite rallying sims, WRC 10, will be arriving on the portable Nintendo Switch 17th March 2022 in Europe and 29th March in America. The rally game arrived on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S in September 2022, and we were impressed by its handling, stage variety and…Continue reading “WRC 10 arrives on Nintendo Switch in March”»

The final content-focused update for the official World Rally Championship video game – WRC 10 – is now live on PC and Xbox and includes a new Teams mode. Teams Online is a brand-new game mode where you can compete against other squads in unique challenges each week. You can team up with your friends,…Continue reading “Online Teams mode added to WRC 10 in latest update”»

Following a successful campaign in 2021 – that also saw the 2020 World Finals take place – the WRC Esports series will return in 2022 and it starts again soon. There will be a 13-event calendar in 2022 using the WRC 10 game. The first round will be using the Monte Carlo stages and is…Continue reading “WRC Esports series will return, starts February 2022”»

Kylotonn and Nacon recently highlighted the breadth and quality of WRC 10 players’ painting skills as they held a worldwide competition to find the best custom livery painted in-game. The paint scheme editor is a new addition to the ever-improving rallying series, enabling the creation of some truly vibrant designs across all the game’s vehicles…Continue reading “WRC 10 livery competition highlights community’s creativity”»

Three-time, and 2021, British Rally Champion Matt Edwards speaks to Traxion.GG about his career, his victorious season and his involvement in rallying esports events.  Newly crowned the best rally driver in Britain for this year, and taking part in the Jersey eRally, Matt explains the differences between real-world motorsport and sim rallying, plus where he’d…Continue reading “How rally sims could improve, with BRC champion Matt Edwards | Traxion.GG Podcast S3 E8”»

Rally is a category that is largely distinct from all other forms of motorsport, the driving method tends to go against circuit racing common sense. So here’s a brief guide to esports-level rally driving techniques. Before we dive in, let’s start with the basics, however: on asphalt, you need the same smooth circuit racing style,…Continue reading “How to get quicker at sim rally driving by an esports professional”»

Following its launch in August and a hefty patch in September, the first batch of free post-release content is coming soon for WRC 10 in the form of Ypres Rally Belgium. Run as a round of the World Rally Championship for the very first time this year, the Belgian round of the championship features an…Continue reading “Ypres Rally Belgium is coming to WRC 10 this week”»