Modern Classics

It’s the start of the Global Series championships in this week’s episode of John Munro’s Let’s Play Race Driver: GRID series. Last week was easy-breezy, as John was able to sweep the LMP2 title. Later on, he pulled out a dramatic victory over Ravenwest in the Prototype classics. Moving on up to the GRID World…Continue reading “WATCH: Let’s Play Race Driver: GRID, Episode 17”»

After a week’s break for the 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual last weekend, John Munro’s Let’s Play Race Driver: GRID series returns! After a LMP2 win at Le Mans and the Global Tier license unlocked, this week John explores what is now available to race in. Following a quick search through the new levels…Continue reading “WATCH: Let’s Play Race Driver: GRID, Episode 16”»

Continuing the events from the last episode of John Munro’s Let’s Play Race Driver: GRID series, it’s all tied up at the top of the GT1 Goodyear Continental GT championship standings. John needs to win the title to advance to the top level license in America, the ARL National Badge. Unfortunately, things go off the…Continue reading “WATCH: Let’s Play Race Driver: GRID, Episode 15”»

Last week, Rick Racing had to let go of the team’s first hire, rookie sensation Gianni Fazio. His replacement, pro driver Lee Niven, had a flawless start with the team in the US Supercar Challenge. Lee scored the opening round win and finished runner-up in the championship to John. On top of that, the team…Continue reading “WATCH: Let’s Play Race Driver: GRID, Episode 14”»

With the upcoming release of the highly anticipated Gran Turismo 7 edging ever closer, I was thinking about if this version of Gran Turismo will have any of the vehicular surprises that have littered the illustrious series’ history. Now, I’m not talking about the latest offerings from the automotive supercar brands or that slight variation…Continue reading “The weird and wonderful world of Gran Turismo’s cars”»

It’s been some nine years since the Forza Motorsport series got its first off-road spin-off. I’m not sure why, but I never really played the original Forza Horizon, though I was big on 3, 4 and 5. So this week I’ve been playing the first one as if it was a new game, to see…Continue reading “Revisiting the original Forza Horizon – how it stacks up against FH5”»

Changes are coming to Rick Racing in today’s episode of John Munro’s Let’s Play Race Driver: GRID series. While there were plenty of gifts throughout this episode from John’s rivals constantly wrecking out of his way, the greatest gift comes in the form of a new teammate. It’s been no secret that Gianni Fazio, Rick…Continue reading “WATCH: Let’s Play Race Driver: GRID, Episode 13”»

After upgrading the Rick Racing shop and upgrading to the Euro A license in the last episode of John Munro’s Let’s Play Race Driver: GRID series, it’s time to take a trip back to Japan. In the midst of the fifth season, and with the team running on a top level status, John is confident in…Continue reading “WATCH: Let’s Play Race Driver: GRID, Episode 12”»

Returning to the GRID World of the past, John Munro’s Let’s Play Race Driver: GRID series enters its 11th episode this weekend. There’s a bit of an endurance racing theme in this episode as John looks to round up his fourth season and start Season 5. There’s a new car in the shop, a pile of good…Continue reading “WATCH: Let’s Play Race Driver: GRID, Episode 11”»