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Monday, January 26

Racing @ SimHQ Motorsports: A practise race for the GP79 series was held today with 15 drivers making the grid. Some great racing at the exciting Kyalami circuit saw Dan Bailey taking the win after with Ahmad and Steve rounding off the podium finishers. The official series starts on 7th February 2009.
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GTR Evolution: Preview of the DTM 2007 mod

GTR Evolution: Corvette C5-R Pack released

rFactor: Grand Slam Beta version 0.2 released

rFactor: GP2 2008 version 1.2 released

Tuesday, January 27

iRacing: Chevrolet Impala Screenshots

GTR2: Laguna Seca version 1.2 released

rFactor: Suzuka 2008 version 1.0 released

Sim Racing Media: Inside Sim Racing - Episode 36 released
The 38-minute show includes SRT's visit to the CES 2009 where they go head to head against Indycar racer Sarah Fisher and take a look at the new CST F1-style pedals. The episode includes a review of Moto GP 08, a look at RSRBR 2009 and much more (courtesy of VirtualR.net)

Thursday, February 5

General Sim Racing: Simbin - Multi-Platform Title Plans

General Sim Racing: RACE Pro - Video of Racing Academy Part 1

General Sim Racing: Project 500 Miles - From Sim To Reality
Ace Sim racers David Greco & Bruno Marques are planning to contest the 500 mile kart race at Granja Viana (Brazil). First run in 1997, the 12-hour event has attracted acclaimed drivers like Rubens Barrichello & Felipe Massa and uses karts with special bodywork. David & Bruno’s goal is to get some attention to sim racing, showing that sim racers have real driving talent. More information on the event and the drivers can be found on their website , the guys are also planning to have a painting contest soon. The winning design will enrich their kart (courtesy: VirtualR.net)

Monday, February 16

General Sim Racing: rFactor vs. iRacing - Daytona Prototype Comparison

rFactor: Oran Park Laser Scanned Preview Video

Sim Racing Hardware: SRT's Fanatec Carrera Wheel Review

rFactor: TPSCC version 2.0 released

GTR2: Peugeot V12 GT version 1.0 released

Racing @ SimHQ Motorsports:
Japan Super GT300 Series - Some good hard racing in the final round of the series at Fuji saw Dan Bailey aka DBR9 secure the title amassing a total of 124 points. Race reports and results can be found here

F1 1979 Series - Ahmad continued his recent domination in the open-wheelers by taking a hard fought win at Kyalami in his Ferrari over the Lotus Cosworth of pole-sitter SteV8. Pierre rounded of the podium in his Williams FW07. Race reports and results can be found here

Monday, February 23

General Sim Racing: Nissan Skyline GTR for GT Legends released

GTR Evolution : Stockcar Light for released

GTR Evolution: Moatlspeed's Porsche skin pack released

GTR2: BMW M3 Challenge Cockpit released

Racing @ SimHQ Motorsports:

SimHQ F1 '79 Series
Ahmad took his third win in succession in the SimHQ F1 1979 series at Monaco with a 55 second win in his Ferrari T4 over Felipe Catalan in the Lotus Cosworth followed by Pierre in the Williams in third and Spydoc rounding of the finishers with an excellent fourth in the underpowered Rebaque Cosworth. A massive grid of 17 cars started the race, but the tight twisty track claimed all but 4 cars. Ahmad has a perfect record so far with 3 wins from 3 races in this series, but all the other drivers are champing at the bit to ensure that trend does not continue at Dijon. Race results and driver reports can be found here

Monday, March 9

rFactor: World Super GT for rFactor - Help Needed

Sim Racing Hardware: F1 Replica Simulator For Sale

rFactor: Bob`s Track Builder version 0.6 released

rFactor: NLC's VLN 2005 mod version 1.0 released

rFactor: DRM Mod version 1.01 released

GTR Evolution: Aston Martin Skin Pack released

Racing @ SimHQ Motorsports:

SimHQ F1 '79 Series
Ahmad's dominance over the SimHQ GP '79 series was finally broken with Uwe Kloeppel taking a well deserved first win with a flawless drive at Silverstone. Ten cars made it to the grid and the usual high attrition rate continued with only five cars making it to the finish. Stev8 has closed up by 2 points on Ahmad in the battle for the driver's title and with only 11 points in it now, the last two races should be see a good head to head battle between the two. Birdski grabbed his first podium of the series with a great drive into third. Race results and driver reports can be found here. Screenshots from Silverstone can be found here

Monday, March 16

Codemasters F1 2009: Unofficial Developer FAQ

GTR Evolution: GTR2 for GTR Evolution 2.0 - Released

rFactor 2: Tidbit Updates

rFactor: Weissach 1.0 - Released

rFactor: Vielsalm Festival 0.5 - Released

General Sim Racing: RSRBR 2009 Update 4 - Released

Racing @ SimHQ Motorsports:

SimHQ F1 '79 Series
Ahmad's wrapped up the 1979 title in style with a pole, fastest lap and the win in the latest round held at the tight but fast Zandvoort track. SteV8 consolidated second in the championship and the unofficial results show Pierre1 in third. Uwe Kloeppel wrapped up the SimHQ 100 Challenge after his main competitor had a bit of a brain fade and didn't show up. Race results and driver reports can be found here.

Monday, March 30

GTR2: Audi R8 GT3 LMS 1.0 - Released

GTR Evolution: Jylandsringen 1.0 - Released

rFactor: VLN 2008 Cup3B 1.0 - Released

rFactor: Skoda Octavia Cup 2006-2008 - Released

rFactor: Mid Ohio Sports Car Course 1.1 - Released

General Sim Racing: Ferrari Virtual Race 1.0 - Released

Racing @ SimHQ Motorsports:

SimHQ F1 2009 Series
Ahmad won the opening race of the SimHQ F1 2009 series at Melbourne, Australia. Driving the McLaren, he was miles faster than anyone else in the field. The rest of the drivers were left embarassed by the difference in pace and have promised to come good in the second race of the season at Malaysia in a week's time. Race results and driver reports can be found here

Friday, May 1

rFactor: Brno 1.0 released

rFactor: F1 2009 F1RL 1.4 released

GTR Evolution: Laguna Seca 1.2 released

iRacing.com: Road Atlanta Available

Race Pro (patched): Reviewed at SimHQ

News from "RACEDEPARTMENT.COM"

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tourers to GTs, from open wheelers to oval racing - if it goes on a track, we've got
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this is!

And so we welcome Richard Burns Rally to our list of supported simulations. By
utlising the RSRBR 2009 mod, we'll soon be posting RD organized rallies in our
newest, shiniest, most-sideways club!

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bit of a loose-surface specialist - now is the time to take the plunge!

Check out the forum for information on how to get set up, to share setups and to
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EA Games has released Need for Speed Shift for the PC. You can get the game in stores or buy from the EA Store as a digital download. (09/15/09)

Tuesday, October 6

rFactor: Endurance Series 1.1 – Released

GTR2: Le Mans 24 Hour Race 2009 – Sign Up Now

Need For Speed Shift: Need for Speed Shift – No Bloom Mod Released

Need for Speed Shift: Real Mod 2.0 Released

Need For Speed Shift: Need for Speed Shift – Real Mod 1.0

General Sim Racing: RSRBR 2009 Update 10 – Released

General Sim Racing: iOpener & Simbin – New FIA GT Title Coming?

Sim Racing Media: SRT Episode 48 – Released

Sim Racing Hardware: Fanatec Porsche 911 Turbo S – GTForums Hands-On

Monday, October 19

rFactor: Brno 1.2 – Released

rFactor: Endurance Series 1.2 – Released

rFactor: Renault Clio Cup 2008 1.0 – Templates Released

RACE On: RACE On – Coming To Steam Today

RACE On: Win a copy of RACE On

iRacing: Price Drop & Hosted Racing Announced

Need For Speed Shift: Pro Career Mod 1.4 Released

General Sim Racing: New WRC Title Coming September 2010

Sim Racing Media: Sim Racing In The New York Times

Sim Racing Hardware: DIY Ferrari F1 Wheel – Photos & Video

Sim Racing Hardware: Fanatec Porsche 911 Turbo S – Video Review

Sim Racing Hardware: SLI-PRO Steering Wheel Display Unveiled

Tuesday, October 27

GTR2: Map Plugin 1.01 – Released

iRacing: Camera Editor Tutorial

Need for Speed Shift: Template Pack Released

Need For Speed Shift: Need for Speed Franchise Sells 100 Million Copies

General Sim Racing: Superleague Formula Game – Intro Video & Release Info

General Sim Racing: City Bus Simulator 2010 – Demo Released

General Sim Racing: Forza Motorsport 3 – Out Now

Sim Racing Hardware: DIY Ferrari F1 Wheel – Photos & Video