iRacing Today – Episode 17

Trevor: "This week I spread some love back to the community, highlight a guide from the users that has gone legit, finally get back to some road course action, and go through all the Championship and Pro action from the past 2 weeks."

Listen the episode 17 at iracingtoday.com

WRC FIA World Rally Championship - Retro Trailer

WRC chases its old-school roots in this trailer for FIA World Rally Championship.

The video shows Group B rally cars - Peugeot 205 T 16, Lancia Delta S4, Ford RS200, Citroën BX4 TC and the Renault R5 Maxi Turbo.

The release date for the official World Rally Championship game is scheduled to be available starting October 8th. The game will feature all 13 rally events from the 2010 schedule and cars from the WRC, Junior WRC and the Production WRC class.

Ferrari The Race Experience: Intro Trailer

System 3 has released the intro movie for the new Ferrari racing game - The Race Experience.

As the successor to Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli, The Race Experience will implement an array of new gameplay features, including a revamped handling system, Career Mode, plus all the latest Ferrari motors and fresh circuits.

Ferrari The Race Experience will be available for €14.99 on the PlayStation Network in September 2010.

InsideSimRacing: Episode 82

InsideSimRacing.tv has released a new episode 82. In this episode they check out Ferrari Virtual Academy to see what its all about. Then they review the Playseat GT Nascar edition. Lastly they check out Nordschleife for rFactor on Top Simulation Cars of All Time.

World Rally Championship - PC Demo

Black Bean Games has released the PC demo of their upcoming World Rally Championship game.

Black Bean Games has announced the release date for their official World Rally Championship game as the title is scheduled to be available starting October 8th. The game will feature all 13 rally events from the 2010 schedule and cars from the WRC, Junior WRC and the Production WRC class.

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iRacing.com - Video: The sounds of iRacing

Video maker stabizisback has released a video from iRacing.com simulation showing us the sounds of almost all cars. Enjoy!

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - Most Wanted Racer Trailer

Criterion Games has released a new trailer from their upcoming game Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit.

Loaded with action, this game will challenge you to become Seacrest County's top cop or most wanted racer. For the first time ever in a Need for Speed game, you'll be able to play a full career on either side of the law. This fall, whether you're a lead-foot speeder or a cop with a mean streak, make sure your aviators are spotless and your driving record is anything but.

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit is scheduled for release on November 16th for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

iRacing.com - Williams F1 Teaser #2

The second teaser video for the soon to be released Williams FW 31. This car will be available in November 2010.

The Williams FW31 is a Formula One motor racing car designed and built by Williams F1. The AT&T Williams team used the FW31 to compete in the 2009 Formula One season. The car was unveiled on January 19, 2009 at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve circuit and was first driven by the team's test driver Nico Hülkenberg.

rFactor 2 - Video Rain Experiment

Image Space Incorporated has released the first gameplay footage of the rFactor 2 showing the rain effects.

"Video of the experimental rFactor 2 rain effects we've been working on lately. We still have work to do on the effect (especially the droplets) and will post another video at a later date so you can see the progression and improvements."

rFactor 2 will bring various improvements to the simulation such as weather, driver animations and better graphics.

F1 2010 - Launch Trailer

Codemasters has released the launch trailer of their F1 2010.

F1 2010 is the official game of the 2010 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP and will include all of the official teams, drivers and circuits featuring in the sport’s most exciting season to date. F1 2010 features a range of game modes, from quick-fire races and time trials to full GRAND PRIX weekends and an extensive career mode. Players will experience the thrill of racing motorsport’s most advanced cars at the world’s finest circuits, including, for the first time in a videogame, high-definition recreations of Singapore’s stunning night race and the dramatic Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi.

Codemasters will be bringing the 2010 Formula One season to the PC, the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3. F1 2010 has been confirmed to be released September 24.

iRacing.com - NiWCS at Chicagoland Speedway

iRacing’s top oval racers will be in action tonight on iRacing.com at 9 pm ET (01:00 GMT) as they visit Chicagoland Speedway for the penultimate round of the NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship.

Catch all the action tonight on iRacing.com.

Gran Turismo 5 - TGS 10: Red Bull Trailer

Enjoy the brand new Gran Turismo 5 trailer from Tokyo Game Show 2010.

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. 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.

The game will be out on 2nd November in the America, the European and Japanese release will follow a day later.

F1 2010 - Intro Trailer

Codemasters has released the official intro trailer of their F1 2010 racing game.

F1 2010 is the official game of the 2010 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP and will include all of the official teams, drivers and circuits featuring in the sport’s most exciting season to date. F1 2010 features a range of game modes, from quick-fire races and time trials to full GRAND PRIX weekends and an extensive career mode. Players will experience the thrill of racing motorsport’s most advanced cars at the world’s finest circuits, including, for the first time in a videogame, high-definition recreations of Singapore’s stunning night race and the dramatic Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi.

Codemasters will be bringing the 2010 Formula One season to the PC, the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3. F1 2010 has been confirmed to be released September 24.

iRacing Today – Episode 16

Trevor: "This week I update talk about my week in STPC and go over the week’s news.  Then we get to the main event as iRacing’s Sean Siff was kind enough to sit down with me for over an hour to chat about the past, present, and future of iRacing."

Listen the 16th episode at iracingtoday.com

rFactor 2 - Cockpit Previews

Image Space Incorporated has released 2 new preview screenshots from rFactor 2, showing rainy weather effects from the cockpit of the Nissan GT-R GT1 that competes in the GT1 World Championship.

F1 2010 - F1 2010 - Codemasters vs Real F1 in Hockenheim

YouTube user DigiProst has posted a video, comparing gameplay footage from F1 2010 with real footage from the Hockenheim Grand Prix circuit.

Gran Turismo 5 - Weather Trailer

Look at the new trailer from Gran Turismo 5 that was revealed at the Tokyo Game Show 2010 Sony press conference.

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. 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.

F1 2010 - System Requirements

Codemasters has released the minimum and recommended system requirements to run the PC version of their F1 2010 racing game.

Minimum Requirements

Windows XP/Vista/7
DirectX 9.0c
Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.4GHz or Athlon X2
1GB RAM (2GB for Vista)
Graphics Card: GeForce 7800 / Radeon X1800 or above
DirectX Compatible Sound Card or motherboard audio
Dual Layer Compatible DVD-ROM Drive
12.5 GB Hard Drive Space

Recommended Requirements

Windows XP/Vista/7
DirectX 9.0c
Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.66GHz or Athlon X2 4200+
2GB RAM
Graphics Card: GeForce 9800 or ATI Radeon HD 4850 series
DirectX Compatible Sound Card or motherboard audio
Dual Layer Compatible DVD-ROM Drive
12.5 GB Hard Drive Space

Supported Graphics cards

ATI Radeon x1800, x1900, x1950, HD2400, HD2600, HD2900, HD3XXX Series, HD4XXX Series, HD5XXX Series
NVIDIA Geforce 7800, 7900, 7950, 7950Gx2, 8400, 8600, 8800, 9600, 9800, 9800Gx2, GeForce 210, GT220, GTS250, GTX2XX Series, GTX4XX Series

Network/Internet Play Requirements

Broadband internet connection required (512kbps+ recommended)
TCP/IP Network

Codemasters will be bringing the 2010 Formula One season to the PC, the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3. F1 2010 has been confirmed to be released September 24.

InsideSimRacing: Episode 81

InsideSimRacing.tv has released a new episode 81. In this episode they are finalizing our coverage of Gamescom 2010 in Germany with Andreas Nie. The show begins with an interview with the creator of the Racestar ConverTTable. It's a coffee table that converts into a sim rig. Then he meets up Danny Engels of SK Gaming who is a Pro Sim Racer and we get to find out what it takes to get started as a professional gamer. Finally, Andreas checks out a full motion simulator by SimForce Emotions.

F1 2010 - Night Racing trailer

Codemasters has released a new trailer of their F1 2010 game showing us the night racing at Singapore and Abu Dhabi race circuits.

F1 2010 is the official game of the 2010 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP and will include all of the official teams, drivers and circuits featuring in the sport’s most exciting season to date. F1 2010 features a range of game modes, from quick-fire races and time trials to full GRAND PRIX weekends and an extensive career mode. Players will experience the thrill of racing motorsport’s most advanced cars at the world’s finest circuits, including, for the first time in a videogame, high-definition recreations of Singapore’s stunning night race and the dramatic Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi.

Codemasters will be bringing the 2010 Formula One season to the PC, the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3. F1 2010 has been confirmed to be released September 24.

Colin McRae DiRT 3 – Preview article

Computerandvideogames.com has released a preview article aboutupcoming rally game Colin McRae DiRT 3 made by Codemasters.

Read the article here ...

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.

iRacing.com - Video: Slow It Down 2, V8 Supercar

YouTube user griev0r has released really nice video from iRacing.com showing the racing action with the Ford Falcon V8 in the slow-motion. Enjoy!

The Ford Falcon V8 is a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive design and features a five-liter “Boss 302” SVO capable of producing 620 – 650 brake horsepower. The engine is a push rod, two valve design equipped with electronic fuel injection and electronically limited to 7,500 RPM.

V8 Supercars is a touring car racing category based in Australia. V8 Supercar events take place in all the states of Australia except Western Australia. As well as the rounds in Australia, rounds happen in New Zealand, Bahrain and Abu Dhabi.V8 Supercars have drawn crowds of over 250,000 spectators. Race formats range from sprint races, with either a 100 km or 200 km race on Saturday and one 200 km race on Sunday or two; 250 km races over the weekend or endurance races such as Bathurst, which runs over a 1000 km race distance, and Phillip Island, which runs over 500 km.

F1 2010 - Lewis Hamilton plays the F1 game by Codemasters

Lewis Hamilton, Nick Hamilton and Jake Humphrey plays the Formula 1 game, F1 2010, on the BBC's pre-race build up.

Codemasters will be bringing the 2010 Formula One season to the PC, the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3. F1 2010 has been confirmed to be released September 24.

iRacing Today – Episode 15

Trevor: "This week I recap the past two weeks in STPC, share a bucket load of news, explain why sometimes being behind the wheel isn’t the best place to be, gush about how much I love Richmond International Raceway, point out a blog you might be interested in, and recap a busy time in the Pro and World Championship series and share my opinion on the controversy surrounding the DWC road race at Indy."

Listen the 15th episode at iracingtoday.com

F1 2010 - In-depth look at Codemasters' F1 game

Autosport Magazine has released a video of Codemasters’ F1 game. F1 driver Anthony Davidson and AUTOSPORT give you an exclusive and unique look at the eagerly-awaited new official F1 2010 game from Codemasters.

F1 2010 is the official game of the 2010 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP and will include all of the official teams, drivers and circuits featuring in the sport’s most exciting season to date. F1 2010 features a range of game modes, from quick-fire races and time trials to full GRAND PRIX weekends and an extensive career mode. Players will experience the thrill of racing motorsport’s most advanced cars at the world’s finest circuits, including, for the first time in a videogame, high-definition recreations of Singapore’s stunning night race and the dramatic Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi.

F1 2010 will be released on September 24th for PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.

iRacing.com - Pocono Raceway is Available

 

Uniquely demanding Pocono Raceway is now available. For just $14.95 you can tackle Pocono’s Tricky Triangle or twisty road courses.

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.

InsideSimRacing: Episode 80

InsideSimRacing.tv has released a new episode 80. In this episode they are back to Germany for coverage of Gamescom with Andreas Nie and he meets up with Paul Jeal and Stephen Hood lead developers of Codemasters F1 2010 for another ISR interview. They also went on a road trip to Toyota Irwindale speedway and met up with 16 sim racers for a head to head competition in the Blue Tiger Motion Sim running iRacing.

F1 2010 - Codemasters vs Real F1 in Korea

YouTube user F1PoleFanpage has posted a video, comparing gameplay footage from F1 2010 with real footage from the Korean Grand Prix circuit.

The Korean International Circuit is a 5.62 km motorsport circuit located in Yeongam, South Korea. It will be the venue for the Formula One Korean Grand Prix. German designer Hermann Tilke was given the responsibility of the design of the track. It will be part permanent, part temporary. The temporary part will race along the harbour side of the province where spectators from the promenade, hotels and yachts can view the race. Part of the city with possible exhibition facilities, shops, restaurants and cafes will be utilized to be the pit lane during the F1 Grand Prix weekend. The first Formula One race will be held at the track in 2010.

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

F1 2010 - TV Spot

Codemasters has released a TV spot of the upcoming racing game F1 2010. It contains a lot of before unseen footage of the new Formula 1 simulation.

F1 2010 will be released on September 24th for PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.

World Rally Championship 2010 - Gameplay video

Magazine Spaziogames has released a new gameplay video from upcoming racing game World Rally Championship 2010 for the PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.

Black Bean Games has announced the release date for their official World Rally Championship game as the title is scheduled to be available starting October 8th. The game will feature all 13 rally events from the 2010 schedule and cars from the WRC, Junior WRC and the Production WRC class.

F1 2010 - GamesCom 2010: Authentic Experience Interview

Senior producer Paul Jeal has been interviewed at GamesCom 2010 by GameTrailers.com about upcoming racing game F1 2010 made by Codemasters.

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

iRacing.com - Promo video F1 Williams FW31

iRacing.com has released a promo video of the Formula 1 Williams FW31.

The Williams FW31 is a Formula One motor racing car designed and built by Williams F1. The AT&T Williams team used the FW31 to compete in the 2009 Formula One season. The car was unveiled on January 19, 2009 at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve circuit and was first driven by the team's test driver Nico Hülkenberg.

iRacing TV - Episode 3

iRacingTV Episode 3 is available for you to watch here: www.iracingtv.com

Sean Siff interviews several TDI Cup drivers, and David Phillips gives updates from inRacingNews. Also includes recaps and highlights from recent iDWC and other races. Includes a first look at the Williams FW31 car.

iRacing.com - New promo

Buy 1 Get 2 Free (Dale Jr.) - 3 Months Membership for only $12. It also includes 3 cars and 8 tracks with 15 different variations used by the Rookie Oval series and the Rookie Road Racing series.

For the activation use this link or enter “PR-JrRide” on the Subscription page. Offer is valid for new iRacing members only.

Regular retail price: $30
Discount: $18 (60 %)

Motorstorm Apocalypse - GC10 Interviews

Game Director Matt Southern outlines the desire to keep Motorstorm true to the franchise with Apocalypse.

MotorStorm: Apocalypse is an upcoming 2011 racing video game by Evolution Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. It is scheduled for release in Q1 2011.

InsideSimRacing: Episode 79

InsideSimRacing.tv has released a new episode 79. In this episode they are back to Germany for coverage of Gamescom with todays star being Gran Turismo5 in all of its glory. Andreas Nie hosts this report from Gamescom and meets up with Famine & Venari of http://www.gtplanet.net to gather as much on GT5 as they could. In the segment "Top Sim Cars of All Time" they present Factor mod AE86 Club and race track Laguna Seca made by Com8.

iRacing.com - Preview screenshot of Williams FW31

iRacing.com has released a first preview screenshot of the Formula 1 Williams FW31 in high resolution.

The Williams FW31 is a Formula One motor racing car designed and built by Williams F1. The AT&T Williams team used the FW31 to compete in the 2009 Formula One season. The car was unveiled on January 19, 2009 at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve circuit and was first driven by the team's test driver Nico Hülkenberg.