La notizia, pur riguardando un titolo XBox, Ã¨ particolarmente interessante per il simracing: la Microsoft ha infatti annunciato che sponsorizzerà tramite il prossimo Forza Motorsport 2, il team Risi Competizione che corre nel campionato ALMS con una Ferrari 430. Inizio di un'era?

Microsoft and Turn 10 Studios today announced the sponsorship of Risi Competizione’s Ferrari 430GT for the American Le Mans Series (ALMS). As the official racing simulator during the entire race season, the Ferrari’s paint scheme will display Forza Motorsport 2 and Xbox 360® on the hood of the car.

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The new look 430GT debuted during the inaugural Lone Star Grand Prix in Houston, TX, Saturday, May 13, where Risi drivers Mika Salo took third place and teammate Jaime Melo posted the fastest lap time of the race at 1:11.383.

ALMS fans will also get an in-depth look at life in the fast lane when the Forza Motorsport 2 team gets its hands dirty from inside the Risi racing pits. Racing fans and gamers can visit www.forzamotorsport.net for behind the scenes look at all the competitive action.

Forza Motorsport 2, the sequel to Microsoft’s award-winning, fully-customizable driving simulator Forza Motorsport, speeds its way onto the Xbox 360 this Holiday. With authentic simulation physics, bone-jarring damage, and photo-realistic graphics as well as licensed tuning and customization options; the franchise improves on the unprecedented features gamers enjoyed in its debut instalment. Loaded with over 300 of the world’s hottest cars for you to collect, personalise and race; Forza Motorsport 2 gives you the complete racing experience.

“The addition of Forza Motorsport to the Risi Competizione team is a landmark for me personally, stated Risi Competizione Managing Director Giuseppe Risi. This type of opportunity is very rare in our sport and came about as the result of a lot of hard work, over a period of almost three years, by members of both teams. It’s a new world, both on and off the track.â€

The 2006 debut of the Ferrari 430GT has served the Risi Competizione race team well thus far, with third place finishes at the 12 Hours of Sebring and the Lone Star Grand Prix. Risi is one of the most consistent race teams on the circuit. To date, the team has won two championships, achieved 29 podium finishes and has a race completion ratio of 84% along with a podium place ratio of 64%. For more information, please visit www.risicompetizione.com.

“During the development of [the original] Forza Motorsport, our relationship with racing teams including Risi Competizione was vital to achieving a real and challenging racing experience for our fans. Taking our partnership with Risi to the next level will enable us to engage the drivers as well as a world class support team to push Forza Motorsport 2 on the Xbox 360 to a whole new level of realism. Plus, the Ferrari 430GT is HOT!†stated Alan Hartman, Turn 10 Studio Manager.

Dopo un primo rilascio che però non funzionava con la versione europea del gioco, la Codemasters sta lavorando in modo da riuscire a rilasciare nuovamente entro pochi giorni l'attesa patch ufficiale versione 1.1 per Toca Race Driver 3: tutti i dettagli a questo link.

E' invece già disponibile per Toca Race Driver 3 il completissimo Car Physics Editor, che permette di modificare in modo semplice e dettagliato praticamente tutti i vari parametri della fisica delle vetture.

Terzo ed ultimo video di anteprima dedicato al nuovo Evolution GT del team Milestone: questo filmato, del peso di 13,3 MB e scaricabile direttamente da questo link, pone particolare attenzione sulla fisica delle vetture e la IA avversaria.

Today Black Bean would like to unveil the final in a series of videos detailing the making of Evolution GT, the highly anticipated racing simulation video game. The title fuses an immensely detailed physics and handling engine with the ability to modify your driver’s skills and equipment. With impressive graphics, fantastic AI and a real sense of speed Evolution GT is a must have for any racing fan!

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This is the final of three videos, each one will focus on a different aspect of Evolution GT’s design. This week Andrea Martinoli Head of Programming lets us in on the secrets of Evolution GTs amazing physics and AI.
This video is available in both high and low resolution and is available for download now!

Evolution GT’s features include:
• 35 fully licenced and destructible cars
• 28 tracks including the famous Donington Park, Hockenhiem and also tracks in cities like London
• Career mode with driver development system
• Challenge mode to push players skills to the limit!
• Win and use extra gear to increase your skills for the next race
• Unique features like cannon overtaking and the tiger effect where players have the ability to avoid accidents before they happen!
• Split screen action