Saturday, August 14, 2010

F1 2010 - Exclusive video preview

Codemasters has released an exclusive video preview of the F1 2010 on the official website www.formula1.com.

Complete with all the drivers, teams and circuits featuring in the current 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship, F1 2010 will immerse players in the glamour and exhilaration of the world’s most exciting motorsport, from the paddock to the track. Read more ...

Codemasters will bring the F1 2010 to PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 in September 2010.

Friday, August 13, 2010

iRacing.com - Pocono is coming

Pre-Order Pocono Raceway now and you’ll get a special bonus of $3 in iRacing credit. Don't wait as this offer is for a very limited time.  All you need to do to qualify for the iRacing credits is pre-purchase the track before August 23rd 00:01 GMT. iRacing will send you a promo code soon thereafter which you can redeem for a future purchase.

Pocono International Raceway also known as the Tricky Triangle, is a superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania at Long Pond. Pocono Raceway has a unique design. Each turn is modeled after turns at 3 different tracks. Turn One (14 degree banking) was modeled after the now defunct Trenton Speedway, Turn Two (also known as "The Tunnel Turn") is like Indianapolis Motor Speedway (9 degree banking), and Turn 3 (6 degree banking) is similar to The Milwaukee Mile.

Thursday, August 12, 2010

iRacing Today – Episode 12

Trevor: "To celebrate the first live recording of the show I talk about the season that was and the season to be, throw my stamp of approval on spectate mode, let you know about a display that shows how smooth your experience is, take you around Thompson International Speedway, discuss homemade racing rigs, and bring you up to speed on a slow week in the Championships."
Listen the 12th episode at iracingtoday.com

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

iRacing.com - Spa-Francorchamps Scan Images

iRacing.com has released first scan images of the Belgian race track Spa-Francorchamps.

Spa-Francorchamps is one of the most famous and beautiful race tracks in the world. The 7km long circuit is the venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix and the Spa 24 Hours endurance race. It is considered to be one of the most challenging race tracks in the world, mainly due to its fast, hilly and twisty nature. Spa is a favourite circuit of many racing drivers and fans.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Gran Turismo 5 - Car Battles Mix

VisionRacer has released a video from Gran Turismo 5 showing us the online spectator mode.

Gran Turismo 5 is to be the fifth edition of the highly acclaimed Gran Turismo racing simulator series, scheduled for release in the fourth quarter of 2010. For the first time in the main series, an online mode will be available in the game, with 16 player capability. Both mechanical and external damage have been confirmed, along with interior damage for 170 "premium" cars. Night racing will make a reappearance for GT5, with every course having the option for night racing. Weather effects are also confirmed to be included, although the extent of the implementation is currently unknown. GT5 will be the first Gran Turismo game in the series' history to display in an optional Stereoscopic-3D resolution.

Monday, August 9, 2010

InsideSimRacing: Episode 76

InsideSimRacing.tv has released a new episode 76. In this Episode they start things by looking at Mod Nation Racers by Sony San Diego Studios for the PS3 and PSP. They also present some exclusive footage from iRacing as Greg Hill shows the stuff they have in the pipeline (Pocono, Dover, F1, MX5) and Shaun talks about the new build. In top story they show how to setup triple screens using Eyefinity technology and ATI 5850 graphics card. They test the system on iRacing, rFactor, Live For Speed, Need for Speed Shift, Dirt 2 and GTR Evolution.

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Colin McRae DiRT 3 – Screenshots

Codemasters have released a preview screenshots of their racing upcoming rally game Colin McRae DiRT 3.

DiRT 3 will offer the '70s cars such as the Lancia Stratos, the famously fierce Group B cars of the mid-80s are represented by Quattro S1, RS2000 and Peugeot 205 among others. The '90s gives us the Toyota Celica, the Lancia Delta Integrale or Colin McRae's Subaru Impreza.

Colin McRae DiRT 3 is scheduled for release in 2011 for the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The game will feature over 50 cars that can be raced on over 100 stages.

Saturday, August 7, 2010

iRacing.com - Scan images of Street Stock car

iRacing.com has released scan pictures of Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s street stock car, new addition for iRacing.com simulation.