Nuovo arrivo questa sera nel garage di SimRaceWay: si tratta della divertentissima Formula SAE, una monoposto creata a livello di università da novelli ingegneri e molto nota soprattutto in Inghilterra.

New car @Simraceway! Nicknamed "Vader", Team Cal Simraceway's 2011-12 Formula SAE car was UC Berkeley's entry into the FSAE West 2011 competition, established to put students' engineering skills to the test. Get it at http://bit.ly/IEvTX8 for just $0.58!

La Kalypso Media ha rilasciato oggi il nuovo Pole Position 2012, un interessante simulatore manageriale legato al mondo della Formula 1. Il gioco si può acquistare direttamente tramite Steam con lo sconto del 15%, ovvero per soli 16,14€.

Pole Position 2012 will put your manager skills to the test by putting you in charge of your Formula 1 racing team. It’s your responsibility not only to buy spare parts, but also to design the car and to recruit the members of your team. And then, you have to decide which training sessions are the most appropriate for your pilots. Pole Position 2012 offers you more features than ever in a Formula 1 racing team management simulation. The whole technology tree was revised from the ground up and you have to pick your own research from over 100 new technology projects. The team management system is easier to use and is even more interesting.

Oggi Codemasters ha invitato i giocatori ad unirsi alla fase closed beta di F1 ONLINE: THE GAME registrandosi al www.F1OnlineTheGame.com e ha rivelato nuovi dettagli sulla gestione manageriale del gioco. F1 ONLINE: THE GAME è un nuovo gioco free-to-play di corsa e di gestione in fase di ultimazione presso i Codemasters Studios in esclusivo accordo mondiale con Formula One World Championship Limited e sarà caratterizzato da tutte le macchine, i campioni ed i circuiti del FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2011.....

E' disponibile per tutti gli appassionati del simulatore SimRaceWay la nuova e bellissima Bugatti Veyron Super sport del 2011. Da non perdere poi anche l'attesissima McLaren MP4 12C, che possiamo inserire nel nostro garage per soli 2 euro.

Quick update on what's happening. (Yes we are still working hard behind the scenes). This last month Zach had unfortunately hit a few barriers in the software he is using to make KartSim. Long story short, there was something affecting the performance of the physics model. In motorsports speak, we were bouncing off the rev limiter in top gear, couldn't go any faster....

A partire dal primo maggio sarà disponibile un nuovo "pacco" di vetture per l'ottimo Forza Motorsport 4 del team Turn10: il TopGear car pack ci metterà a disposizione infatti 7 nuove auto, per un totale di 560 punti Microsoft.

2012 Hennessey Venom GT

1977 AMC Pacer X

2011 Ford Transit SuperSportVan

1965 Austin-Healey 3000 MkIII

2012 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon

1966 Lotus Cortina

1992 Mitsubishi Galant VR-4

2012 Smart ForTwo

1990 Subaru Legacy RS

2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8

"Previously you might have been bouncing over the kerbs or driving along and the tyres weren't always in contact with the ground, they didn't come back down quick enough. But now when you update the suspension, it sounds a bit weird, but it's almost more compliant. The wheels are in contact with the ground a lot more and you suddenly get a lot more feedback.... F1 is on the edge of performance, so these things can become very apparent to the user, because you're doing such high speeds. Now it changes so that the car just feels… I wouldn't say more alive, because that makes it sound skittish, but more in contact with the ground.... You are driving a car now, it's really on the road."

La Codemasters ha inoltre fornito i primi dettagli sul nuovo sistema RaceNet, che sarà utilizzato per le partite online in multiplayer e sarà sperimentato con il prossimo lancio di DiRT Showdown, ma sarà attivo anche con il successivo F1 2012. Via Twitter infatti, la casa inglese ha confermato che F1 2012 non sarà dotato di supporto per i server dedicati, purtroppo...

Con un comunicato a sorpresa, il team di SimRaceWay ha annunciato l'accordo con la Indycar per la realizzazione del nuovo Indycar Game, simulatore di guida ufficiale della serie americana, che si appoggerà ovviamente alla piattaforma SimRaceWay già esistente. Il team di sviluppo si avvarrà della collaborazione, già nota, del pilota Indy Dario Franchitti per realizzare una fisica degna delle spettacolari gare USA.

Ignite Game Technologies ("Ignite") and INDYCAR today announced the Silicon Valley-based video game company will develop the next official INDYCAR game and release it on its online racing platform, Simraceway (http://simraceway.com/). The title will include all the teams and tracks from current and future IZOD IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights races in live, full-size re-creations of each season, authentic vehicle physics affirmed by four-time IZOD IndyCar Series champion Dario Franchitti, and millimeter-perfect tracks produced by highly-accurate laser-scanning techniques. While its launch date is yet to be announced, Ignite will be releasing details of its full feature set shortly, as well as a range of INDYCAR content, including the brand new 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series car.

The company also stated that the game will be powered by its brand-new, proprietary "Skillquant" technology. Skillquant, the world's first 100 percent accurate, real-time player skill quantification system, is able to precisely match players in order to give them competitive online racing experiences, regardless of whether they are beginners used to playing arcade games or hardcore enthusiasts regularly driving sim racing titles. The game's authenticity has been enhanced by significant involvement from two IndyCar legends, Franchitti and the late Dan Wheldon, who won the 2005 IZOD IndyCar Series championship and two Indianapolis 500s.

Franchitti is currently overseeing development of the game's vehicle dynamics, which will boast simulation-grade physics. Working alongside Simraceway's Head of Racing Physics Nico Rondet at the game's permanent, real-world testing facility on Infineon Raceway, the Scot has already begun shaking down the virtual IZOD IndyCar Series car -- a rigorous process that was aided by the fact he had just completed the shakedown for his real Target Chip Ganassi Racing car on the same track. Wheldon, who tragically lost his life at the end of the 2011 season, played a key role in getting the project off the ground, as well as helping make the company's S1 Steering Wheel -- which will be supported by the game -- a reality.

Having already started work on the title, Ignite is planning to use it to take the racing game genre in a new direction, with special emphasis on its in-car authenticity and more closely linking its virtual events with the real-world ones they mirror.

"Securing the license for a series with the glamour and prestige of INDYCAR represents a real coup for us and a clear sign of our intent for the Simraceway platform," said Ignite CEO Jonathan Haswell. "Not only will our players be able to enjoy exciting, on-demand races and prize-based challenges, they will soon be able to take part in completely authentic re-creations of some of the most celebrated events in motorsport, including the Indianapolis 500. We're particularly excited about the innovative plans we have to blur the line between virtual and real-life racing." On the subject of the game's expert guidance, Haswell added: "We've been truly blessed to be able to call on two drivers so engrained in Indy car folklore. Dario will ensure our players experience the real deal when they're out on the track while the importance of Dan's help over the last few years cannot be overstated -- without his expertise and enthusiasm, we simply wouldn't be here -- and we plan to recognize his unstinting support and valued friendship in the game."

"I'm really enjoying working on a project as ambitious as Simraceway," added Franchitti, "and I'm naturally delighted that the team behind it is producing an IndyCar Series game. Having spent some time shaking down the DW-12 in the simulator and seeing the ambition of the people behind the game, I have no doubt that it's going to be a massive hit. I'm excited about doing my bit and helping to complete the work begun by my great friend, Dan Wheldon."

Con perfetta puntualità, è disponibile la nuova build aggiornata di iRacing, che potremo utilizzare nella prossima stagione di gare online che partirà fra 7 giorni: questa nuova release, oltre alle consuete migliorie e bugfix, ci mette a disposizione un nuovo modello fisico dei pneumatici per le vetture Dallara Indycar e K&N, aggiornamenti in campo audio e grafico (con nuovi shader per asfalto e oggetti sul tracciato, oltre ad un modello delle braccia del pilota più dettagliato), sviluppo in generale del New Tire Model e rilascio del circuito di Motegi e della Cadillac CTS-V. Per tutti i dettagli e commenti fate riferimento a questo topic del forum.

The 2012 Season 2 build is out, with the sensational new Cadillac CTS-V and a new track in Twin Ring Motegi leading the way. Actually, make that four new tracks as Twin Ring Motegi is one of the world’s most modern multi-purpose facilities, featuring a 1.5 mile oval and three very different road courses – all of which run independently of the oval.

The Cadillac CTS-V is the all-out racing version of America’s foremost high performance sedan, a car that has already won two of the first three rounds of the 2012 SCCA Pirelli World Challenge. With a V8 producing 460 bhp and a Pratt & Miller-developed chassis that sticks to asphalt like Velcro, the Caddy is one serious race car. Better yet, the CTS-V has automatically been added toeveryone’s account, so every iRacer can take it out for a test drive . . . now.

Other features of the new build include enhanced graphics at Twin Ring Motegi and New Smyrna Speedway, updated aerodynamics on virtually all the NASCAR series cars and a host of improvements to the camera, spotter, telemetry and sound features.