Retrospective

After a tumultuous outing in last week’s episode of John Munro’s Let’s Play Race Driver: GRID series, John Traxion and the higher ups at Rick Racing had some tough decisions to make to get things back on the winning track. As mentioned in Episode 17, Lee Niven’s days were indeed numbered. Sorry Traxion Twitter, but…Continue reading “WATCH: Let’s Play Race Driver: GRID, Episode 18”»

When I started sim racing back in the mid-nineties, racing video games and technology were both pretty scarce. As a huge NASCAR fan, I had Bill Elliott’s NASCAR Challenge, but it wasn’t great. I graduated up to console gaming with the EA Sports games, but those were perhaps overly accessible. Eventually, I came across the…Continue reading “How NASCAR Racing 2003 Season is still pioneering 19 years later”»

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”»

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”»

Growing up in the late 1980s and early 90s, I can scarcely believe that Mario Kart 64 was first released exactly 25 years ago. On the other hand, my bald patch and aching joints say it’s definitely been at least a quarter of a century. Fear not dear reader, this isn’t a middle-aged cry for…Continue reading “Mario Kart 64 is still a pioneering racing game 25 years on”»