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Fantasy cars in sim racing, a contradiction in terms perhaps but is it strictly a bad thing? That got Luca wondering as he puts it to the community, where do you stand on the debate regarding their existence? A couple of days ago, we highlighted a community creation that showcased what a...

Taking up space, but one day very useful, sim racing hardware boxes are both great and frustrating objects to keep. Where do you stand on this age-old question? To keep or not to keep, that is the question many a sim racer poses themselves after buying new equipment. Be it a new monitor, fresh...

Sim racers are all different, and our poll on what they listen to when in the rig showed that again: Engine notes top music notes for most of our community - but there were also a few surprises. Most of us, at one point, have probably attempted to distract ourselves from the monotony of...

Assetto Corsa is renowned for being the most versatile racing simulator on the market with thousands of cars and other vehicles available to download as mods. But which car do you want to see modded into Assetto Corsa? The sheer range of cars available makes choosing one that has not been...

Engine notes are music to motorsport fans' ears, but when sim racing, some prefer to listen to actual music. We want to know: Do you race with or without music? Fans of racing and, by extension, sim racers often point out the sound of certain cars as one of their best qualities. Sure, the...

Sim racing and the preferences of those who enjoy it - there are probably thousands of opinions out there. Our poll on sim racing footwear supports this claim - our community's unsurprising winner: socks. Depending on the sim racer you ask, the level of realism they strive for may vary. Many do...

The rally niche within sim racing is a competitive battlefield of dust, dirt and debris. EA Sports WRC and DiRT Rally 2.0 are two modern heavy hitters in the genre - we want to know: Which one do you prefer, and why? Opel Manta Rally Car. Image: Codemasters Reputation Ever since its launch...

There has been plenty of chatter over the past few days about Assetto Corsa Competizione's physics from sim racers up and down the grid. What is your stance on the matter? The dedicated GT World Challenge racing platform, Assetto Corsa Competizione has been around since 2018, with it seemingly...

Soft-body physics has always been a hot topic in the sim racing world, but which simulators could pull it off? What titles would it ruin? Soft-body physics, or dynamics in the wider reaches of the technology, is a field of simulation that focuses on visually realistic physical simulations of...

Injuries are part of real racing, although much less frequent than in previous decades. In sim racing, they happen even less - but if they do, they tend to be a bit bizarre. Sim racing is completely safe, right? No dangers present in real life motorsport whatsoever, you are at no risk of injury...

Sim racing offers a plethora of ways to compete, and hotlapping is quite possibly the fastest way to get stuck in. However, some do not appreciate running for lap time by themselves - what is your stance on it? Racing revolves around battling other cars on track to finish in the highest...

As games add more and more circuits to their line-ups, they must delve into the more niche locations. That is how RaceRoom got my two most local tracks, but what is your most local venue in sim racing? Too often are motorsport and its fandom limited to the upper echelons of the sport, with...

Racing formats are relatively straight forward in most cases. But are more unconventional structures something to pursue as well from time to time? Image credit: Honda Newsroom The essence of racing is easily explained: Whoever covers a set distance the fastest or the most distance in a set...

Custom liveries are very popular in sim racing, but there are many different types - and countless designs. We want to know: What are you looking for in a custom livery for your virtual race car? Header image: Vaillante McLaren 720S Evo for ACC by @Whalenap Sometimes, stock liveries just are...

An EA patent enabling player-voiced characters was recently unearthed. An interesting piece of tech, let’s look into its sim racing potential for both F1 and WRC game series. A few weeks ago, gaming site VeryAli Gaming stumbled upon a new EA patent with great potential. Essentially, it allows...

With Test Drive Unlimited and Taxi Life, Nacon is all about 1:1 scale locations in games. Where would you set a free roam sim racing game with a 1:1 scale real world location map? Image credit: Nacon This week, Nacon has announced an all-new driving game. Yes, the publisher does currently have...

Tracks in many racing games are out of date and in need of an update. Or is it just unnecessary? We were wondering when changes to circuits warrant reflecting those in games. Image credit: iRacing.com If you have been playing the F1 games as of late, you will notice that certain tracks do not...