There have been plenty of memorable soundtracks in the history of video games. I think I have the entirety of the NASCAR Thunder 2004 soundtrack on my iTunes, as well as most of the songs from Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater. There really hasn’t been too memorable of a NASCAR soundtrack in a few years, but…Continue reading “Here’s the NASCAR 21: Ignition soundtrack”»

We’re halfway through another season on iRacing! The week ahead is the seventh of the 12 official week schedule. For the 2021 Season 4 Ferrari GT3 Challenge, the series will head over to North America to race at Road Atlanta. The full course at Road Atlanta clocks in at 2.54-miles or 4.08-kilometers. There are 12…Continue reading “2021 iRacing Season 4 Ferrari GT3 Challenge – Week 7, Road Atlanta Track Guide | Dave Cam”»

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”»

Here it is, the fourth episode in my Let’s Play Race Driver: GRID play through. The Rick Racing team made some heavy progress last week and I’m looking to continue that today. Seeing as we raced in some North American and European races last time out, we’re heading to Japan for this entire episode. This…Continue reading “WATCH: Let’s Play Race Driver: GRID, Episode 4”»

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”»

While we await the arrival of Codemasters’ next Formula 1 game and speculate about what EA will do to the pre-eminent racing game creator, it’s time to sit back, relax, and remember why we started playing video games in the first place. Fun. Micro Machines is the epitome of fantastical virtual entertainment, a game that…Continue reading “WATCH: Micro Machines 30 years later”»

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”»