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Forza Motorsport 3 - Online Mode & New Previews

Montoya — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:03:13 +0000

Following yesterday’s disappointing announcement about weather & night racing, Turn 10 is trying to please their fans again by announcing some more pleasant facts about the title’s online mode. Forza Motorsport 3 will give players the ability to edit the rules of online-racing events, allowing over 100 settings to be tweaked. That allows some creative competitions, [...]

Need for Speed Shift - Honda S2000 Previews

Montoya — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:32:27 +0000

EA keeps on showing us new previews of one car in Need for Speed Shift every day, today we´ll take a lot at Honda’s S2000 roadster. Powered by engines up to 250hp, the S2000 is one of Honda’s most successful and longest-running cars, being still sold and produced since 1999. The car also enjoyed some success [...]

CART Factor - Laguna Seca Previews

Montoya — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:17:58 +0000

Racing Line Developments has released four new previews of their CART Factor project for rFactor, showing us three different cars as well as the mod’s Toyota Supra safety car at Laguna Seca. CART Factor will include the 1997, 1998 & 1999 CART seasons, featuring legendary drivers such as Juan Pablo Montoya, Michael Andretti and Bryan Herta. [...]

Supercar Challenge - New Nürburgring Videos

Montoya — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:53:36 +0000

System 3 and Eutechnyx have released a new preview video of their Playstation 3 title Supercar Challenge, showing a dry and wet Lamborghini race on the Nürburgring Grand Prix track. While the graphics overall are pretty impressive, the highly inaccurate track modelling spoils this title a bit. Some corners are hard to recognise and elevation seems [...]

Spa Francorchamps 2007 - Preview Video

Montoya — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:35:38 +0000

Apex Modding is working on a 2007 version of the Belgian Spa Francorchamps track for rFactor. Back in 2007, the track was majorly overhauled, including a new pit building as well as a changed layout for the famous Bus Stop and La Source corners. Below is a preview video, showing a lap around the new track. [...]

Need for Speed Shift - Audi R8 LMS Previews

Montoya — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:25:09 +0000

EA is on a roll these days, releasing previews of their upcoming Need for Speed Shift title on a daily basis. The newest previews show the Audi R8 LMS race car from the inside and outside. Despite releasing plenty of preview material, there still is no word on when the much-anticipated demo will be available. Build [...]

Forza Motorsport 3 - No Rain, Nightracing or Rally

Montoya — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:12:33 +0000

After plenty of impressive preview material on Turn 10’s upcoming Forza Motorsport 3 title for Xbox 360, the studio has now revealed some less-impressive facts on their upcoming title. To end rumors in the community, Turn 10 community manager Che Chou has now confirmed that Forza Motorsport 3 will not feature weather, night racing or rally [...]

TC 2000 - Fiat Linea Previews

Montoya — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:57:51 +0000

2PEZ Games has released new previews of their TC 2000 touring car simulation title, showing some wireframe-shots of the Fiat Linea model. The Turismo Competición 2000 is Argentina’s most popular touring car series held since 1980. The 2009 season includes a variety of cars such as the Ford Focus, Chevrolet Astra, Peugeot 307 and Renault Megane. [...]

Two Years Have Passed By…Time for Some Change

Montoya — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:54:21 +0000

It’ somewhat hard to believe but VirtualR is already starting its third year of existence today. It almost feels like yesterday that I started playing around with the blogging software, starting the site with no particular goal. To celebrate the site’s second birthday, the design has undergone a major change, more info on the new [...]

Need for Speed Shift - Megane RS Previews

Montoya — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:02:00 +0000

Following the Porsche & Nordschleife previews posted earlier today, here’s more new material on Need for Speed Shift as EA has released a bunch of new previews, showing the Renault Megane RS. The racing version of the Renault Megane is powered by 2 liter turbo engine, putting out 250hp. The French car can be seen racing [...]

rFactor Oran Park - Reality Check

Montoya — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:50:59 +0000

ChrisL999999 has put together an impressive video, comparing the recently released laser-scanned Oran Park track for rFactor with real-life footage. His video does not just compare on-board footage but fully recreates a lap of V8 Supercar racing on the Australian track. The well put-together video even features commentary, adding to the atmosphere. The HD video can [...]

ARCA Sim Racing - 2009 Season Pack Previews

Montoya — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:44:31 +0000

IronDog is working on adding the 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series season to the official ARCA Re/Max Sim Racing title by the Sim Factory. The pack will be adding all cars and drivers of the current season to the simulation, including plenty of details including pitboards, haulers and more. All skins will be available both in low [...]

Nissan 350Z - New In Game Previews

Montoya — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:34:39 +0000

Aleksss has made some good progress getting Simulationfanatiker’s Nissan 350Z model in-game as new previews have been released, showing the car in GTR2 & GTR Evolution. Powered by a 3.5 liter V6 engine, the 350Z was built from 2003 to 2009, being available both as coupe and roadster version. The car will be released for rFactor, [...]

Need for Speed Shift - Porsche & Ring Previews

Montoya — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:20:26 +0000

German PC Games magazine has released a batch of new Need for Speed Shift preview screenshots, mainly showing the Porsche 997 GT3-RSR and some other cars. Furthermore, the shots show us some more of the Nürburgring Nordschleife in Shift as the famous Caroussel can be seen. Developed by Slightly Mad Studios (former Blimey! Games) and distributed by [...]

netKar Pro - Version 1.1 Previews

Montoya — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:11:40 +0000

Kunos Simulazioni has released some previews of the upcoming new version of netKar Pro. The shots show the Fiat Abarth 500 that will be joining the simulation in version 1.1, including a shot of the car’s very detailed interior. More previews of netKar Pro can be found in the simulation’s new flash gallery.

Formula Two 2009 - First Renders

Montoya — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:52:17 +0000

The Simco Modding Team is working on bringing the newest open-wheel series to rFactor by working on a Formula Two mod. Launched in 2009, The FIA Formula Two Championship is meant to provide young drivers with a chance to compete in top-tier motorsport. The series uses a standard chassis built by Williams, the cars are powered [...]

Formula Nippon 2008 1.06 - Released

Montoya — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:33:11 +0000

rFactor Series has released another small update for their Formula Nippon 2008 rFactor mod that fixes traction control and ABS configuration. The mod includes all cars and drivers of the 2008 Formula Nippon series, Japan’s most popular open wheel racing series. Furthermore, RealFeel & controller settings as well as matching templates are included. Using Lola-build cars powered [...]

Donington Park 1.0 - Released

Montoya — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:21:22 +0000

[dd]Baule has released an rFactor version of Donington Park, bringing the former (and future) British Grand Prix venue from Simbin’s GTR2 to the simulation. The track has been equipped with a new AIW, new cameras, working nightlights and some new textures . Located in North West Leicestershire, Donington Park was opened in 1931. The current layout [...]

Gran Turismo 5 - New Video Interview

Montoya — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:09:39 +0000

Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi was recently interviewed by the official Playstation Blog, answering questions about the upcoming Gran Turismo titles for Playstation Portable and the Playstation 3. Yamauchi makes some very promising comments, stating that the impressive Gran Turismo 5 E3 trailer showed only a very small portion of GT5 and that he expects the [...]

iRacing.com - Track Licensing Background Info

Montoya — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:02:59 +0000

The latest iRacing items on new tracks in Europe started a rather interesting discussion in the comments, here’s more to fuel it as iRacing’s Tony Gardner has shared some interesting knowledge in the iRacing forums on the process of licensing international tracks. Gardner comments that the time-frame of licensing an international track can vary from a [...]