First used for racing in 1926, Brands Hatch was transformed into a purpose-built motor racing circuit in 1950. In 1964 it hosted its first British Grand Prix—an event it would go on to share with Silverstone until 1986. Now you can experience it on your PC absolutely free-of-charge at Simraceway’s Online Racing World. Click here to find out more on our ORW blog.
Last weekend saw Silverstone host its 50th British Grand Prix after staging the race for the first time way back in 1948, and Simraceway‘s Online Racing World is celebrating with a series of associated Events and features throughout the month. Head to simraceway.com to join in and race for free.
This British Grand Prix weekend, you can get behind the wheel of McLaren’s latest Formula One challenger, the MP4-29, free on Simraceway‘s Online Racing World! Find out more on our ORW blog, or read on to view our new racer.
Take to the tracks in Simraceway‘s latest virtual release, the Jaguar D-Type, free this weekend! Find out more on our Online Racing World blog, or read on to view our new car.
One of Simraceway Online Racing World‘s Car Bundles–themed collections of virtual cars that can be downloaded quickly and cost-effectively–the Instructors Choice Bundle comprises cars personally selected by PDC instructors, from the McLaren MP4/4 and BMW M1 Procar to the Mazda 787 and Maserati Tipo 61 ‘Birdcage’.To discover more about the reasons behind the Bundle’s classic constituents, check out our Online Racing World blog. To view the Bundle itself, head to the Simraceway ORW website.
Ever fancied putting NISMO’s 2012 flyer to the test around Sonoma–or another of our sim racing game’s world-famous circuits? This weekend, you can race the Nissan GT-R GT3 for free! Find out more on our Online Racing World blog, or read on to view our new virtual racer.
Simraceway Performance Driving Center instructor Matt Bell is one of a select group: a driver who has taken on Circuit of The Americas twice. In fact, in March of this year the Californian got up-close-and-personal with the Austin circuit twice in one day—once in a Chevrolet Camaro SS GS.R, and once in an Audi R8 LMS.
So who better than the expert GT racer, who has placed second in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Series Driver’s Championship (GS Class) two years in a row, to guide us through a lap of COTA in our R8 LMS ultra–as Simraceway players battle to record the quickest times with that same car/track combo and qualify for the 50th Sunday Race-Off?
Read on to benefit from his video and guide, which is also available to download as a PDF.
With the new Audi R8 LMS ultra already proving a popular addition to the Simraceway showroom, we’re taking a closer look at just how much effort and expertise goes into the creation of our cars in the latest episode of our Real vs. Virtual series, recently launched on our YouTube channel. Read on to find out more.
“I’ve already learned a couple of things before we even take the real car out on the track. I know exactly what gear I should be in, what kind of entry speed I should have, where my break markers should be”, reflected a visibly-impressed James Sofronas.
The GMG Racing owner, co-founder, and driver was talking to our Head of Physics, Nico Rondet, at the Simraceway Performance Driving Center as the pair, aided by the hard-working Simraceway physics team, tuned our virtual R8 LMS ultra to behave exactly like the car Sofronas’ team had driven into battle in 2012.
Check out the video below to see how they got on.
In 2008, Volkswagen of America took the bold step of launching its own single-make series for, of all things, its diesel Jetta model. The Jetta TDI Cup produced great racing and an inexpensive entry-level option for young drivers who were looking for a way into sedan, GT, and sports car racing. As part of the program VW put the competitors, all between the ages of 18 and 25, through a regime of physical fitness and high-level driver training carried out by the dedicated series coach, Jan Heylen. Now it’s your chance to become a racer in the making with your very own, free-to-drive Jetta TDI Cup Car, thanks to another Simraceway Test Drive Tuesday.
