News: Newshttps://www.drivingitalia.net/home-page/web/page/62/?d=1News: NewsenE' in edicola il nuovo numero di Auto Sim Sporthttps://www.drivingitalia.net/home-page/web/e-in-edicola-il-nuovo-numero-di-auto-sim-sport-r7657/

imgPuntuale come ogni mese arriva il nuovo numero di Auto Sim Sport, una delle più importanti riviste dedicate al sim-racing che potete trovare online. Tanti e interessanti gli articoli di questo mese: si va dal futuro Driver's Republic alle interviste agli autori dei mod F1 1979 e 2005 per rFactor. Per il download non vi resta che cliccare su questo link!

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Eero’s Aero—Build It And They Will Race:  Jon Denton and Lx Martini take a cyber-drive alongside Eero Piitulainen to discuss the progress on what promises to be a revolutionary new sim from the lead-physics designer of Richard Burns Rally. Featuring a hardcore simulation, and a building-component specifically targeted at sim-engineers, Simcito’s Driver’s Republic is about to re-define what is possible in the ever-changing world of simulated-racing.

NASCAR's Car of Tomorrow-Today!:  Bob Simmerman investigates Justin Jacobs and RPM-3D’s Car of Tomorrow Mod: In what is surely a first in simulated racing, sim-racers are already experiencing what the real-NASCAR boys are still a year away from racing themselves—the aero-push-free Car of Tomorrow … how does it handle? Jacobs and physics designer Jason DeVriese reveal all …

PC Gamer’s ‘Sim Columnist’ Andy Mahood:  Bob Simmerman follows the assorted career of PC Gamer’s most celebrated ‘sim-columnist’: how did Andy Mahood progress from one of Canada’s top ten prospects for a Formula One drive to the sim-world’s most respected writer?

Laying Down The Law:  Ivan Askew finds time to convince Renato Simioni, the man responsible for the physics of the mod del día—the 1979 F1 demo—to explain just how he went about creating this defining moment for ISI’s rFactor.

Struck by Lightning:  Lou Magyar takes a shift at product-testing with Sim-Gear.com’s Lightning SST™, the ‘fastest shifter on the planet’. Jeff Bell, of Sim-Gear.com, navigates AUTOSIMSPORT through the upshifts with an exclusive interview introducing this company—with deep roots in manufacturing and sim-racing— to the community.

Side-by-side with: Adam Zerlin:  RACER founder Eric Alexander sat down with Adam Zerlin for a one-on-one conversation with the man behind the vision that is RaceCast, the online stats tracking website that monitors every server running rFactor that has, with the latest rFactor update, moved out of beta.

Autodrome—The lost race circuits of Europe by S.S. Collins & Gavin D. Ireland:  Full-color evocative photos of abandoned and decaying racing circuits scattered throughout Europe, enlivened by crisply written and well researched text, and featuring period-photographs of the tracks in their glory-days, all bound in a 176 pages of desolate beauty, makes this book an absolute must-have for motor-racing aficionados.

Finding The Drive In Oh-Five  Bob Simmerman finally gets a chance to do what he loves best—experiment! By combining MoTeC telemetry, CTDP's 2005 Formula One cars, and ISI Nuerburg, Bob's pure pursuit provides AUTOSIMSPORT readers with a definitive answer to the question—why the hell is that Minardi so damn slow!

Higher Learning:  Jiminee Smith, in an undisclosed location, met up with an Australian practioner of the shrouded art of race-car setup—join Smith as he discovers the secrets that lurk behind parasitic stiction, component deflection and inefficient linkages. It may not be the Holy Grail, and it may not grant us ever-lasting life, but the advice of a car setup specialist will surely help with our setups—and that is far more important.

Senna’s Legacy: The 1991 Formula One Season:  Ivan Askew on how a four-year-old boy’s Imola 1994 memory inspired him, a decade later, to re-create the 1991 season for F1C.

Is Petter Solberg About to Replace Richard Burns?:  Bjørn Erik Hagen gives Rally sim-racers the latest scoop on Solberg’s foray into sim-racing development, before unveiling RSRBR3.

Back Into The Fray:  Ryan Soucy, veteran sim-racer, discovers the passion and glory to be found racing online against the best … will his years of offline practice be good enough to secure his first win at Trois-Rivières? And will online racing give him the adrenaline rush he experienced in real-life racing?

Interactive Racing: Attitudes in the Bullring:  Eric Alexander has had a busy month, leaving him no real theme for this edition of his Interactive Column—not that it matters much, though, since his usual over-riding theme is … ranting! On that front, there are a few things he needs to write about—like attitude (as in, please check it in the garage), his month in the Bullring (don’t get him started), and a little side project that he’s been working on (please … get him started!).

Baby It’s Cold Out There:  Magnus Tellbom on the most uniquely-situated track on earth—twenty-four hour racing under the sun, anyone?

Checkered Flag   Results from this month's races!

Classified Ads: AutoSimSport Media provides a free classified advertisement section. Sell, buy or recruit - please feel free to use the Classifieds ... ]]>7657Tue, 05 Sep 2006 18:42:00 +0000Un quiz "piccante" per Super-Bikes: Riding Challengehttps://www.drivingitalia.net/home-page/web/un-quiz-piccante-per-super-bikes-riding-challenge-r7600/Milestone e Black Bean, in collaborazione con la rivista Superbike Magazine, hanno trovato un metodo originale per sponsorizzare il loro prossimo titolo motociclistico. Si tratta sostanzialmente di rispondere a poche semplici domande per svelare l'immagine "segreta". Se volete cimentarvi nel quiz, seguite questo link!

]]>7600Tue, 29 Aug 2006 14:51:00 +0000F1GrandPrix.it lancia F1 Inside Grand Prixhttps://www.drivingitalia.net/home-page/web/f1grandprixit-lancia-f1-inside-grand-prix-r7583/

A cominciare da questo Gran Premio di Formula 1, F1GrandPrix.it dà il via ad una nuova e lodevole iniziativa, intitolata F1 Inside Grand Prix: si tratta in sostanza di un video di ben 30 minuti volto a presentare la gara che i piloti andranno a correre, il paese che la ospita e tanti altri argomenti di carattere più tecnico. Numerosi gli interventi anche da parte dei piloti della massima serie automobilistica. Per la visione in streaming, seguite questo link! Attendiamo i vostri pareri sul forum.

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A partire dal Gran Premio di Turchia, F1GrandPrix.it, nell'ambito del progetto Radio Box, amplia ulteriormente la sua offerta di contenuti multimediali sul mondo della Formula 1, proponendovi un magazine video che vi porterà a scoprire tutti i segreti della serie regina dell'automobilismo, Inside Grand Prix.

Il magazine Inside Grand Prix conterrà mezz'ora di video per ogni Gran Premio della stagione, che potranno essere visualizzati gratuitamente e per un numero illimitato di volte da parte di tutti gli utenti di F1GrandPrix.it. Ogni due settimane, una nuova puntata che vi consentirà di scoprire un nuovo appuntamento del calendario.

Magnifiche riprese, contenuti esclusivi da tutto il mondo in un format imperdibile non solo per i grandi appassionati di Formula 1, ma anche per gli amanti della tecnica e per i semplici spettatori delle corse più glamour nel mondo. In più, animazioni tridimensionali di monoposto e circuiti e le interviste ai piloti, ai tecnici e agli esperti. Inside Grand Prix vi porta in pole position!

Nella prima puntata:
- Andiamo a fare un giro per la città di Istanbul, che ospiterà il primo Gran Premio dopo la pausa estiva
- Tutti i particolari del circuito turco, l'ultimo ingresso nel calendario della Formula 1
- Dopo anni di collaudi, nel 2007 tornerà a correre: Alexander Wurz, intervistato in esclusiva per Inside Grand Prix
- Uno dei grandi segreti della Formula 1 moderna, la telemetria, svelata per voi dai tecnici che ci lavorano 24 ore su 24
- Le vie di fuga, pochi metri che possono salvare la vita
- Facciamo un salto indietro di 30 anni e andiamo a rivivere il Gran Premio d'Austria 1976, il primo dopo la tragedia di Niki Lauda al Nurburgring
- Estate, la stagione calda del mercato piloti: un servizio su tutte le novità e i possibili accoppiamenti in ottica 2007

Per vedere la prima puntata di Inside Grand Prix, clicca qui:

]]>7583Sun, 27 Aug 2006 11:20:00 +0000Sim-Magazine, nuova rivista per l'online racinghttps://www.drivingitalia.net/home-page/web/sim-magazine-nuova-rivista-per-lonline-racing-r7570/Sono già diverse le riviste disponibili online che trattano di simulazioni di guida e non solo (ricordiamo per esempio una delle più famose, AutoSimSport). Oggi ne viene lanciata un'altra, tutta italiana, con l'intento di trattare in dettaglio i campionati online più importanti (la lista di affiliati non lascia dubbio a riguardo). In attesa del primo numero, potete visitare il sito ufficiale del progetto Sim Magazine, inaugurato proprio nella giornata odierna, mentre per commenti e, perchè no, complimenti, correte qui.

]]>7570Thu, 24 Aug 2006 20:16:00 +0000AutoSimSport di Agosto a tutta Formula 1https://www.drivingitalia.net/home-page/web/autosimsport-di-agosto-a-tutta-formula-1-r7461/

imgLa giornata odierna sarà sicuramente ricordata con piacere dai tanti appassionati di Formula 1 che seguono il mondo della guida simulata: anche il numero di Agosto di AutoSimSport è ricco di servizi sulla massima formula automobilistica, a partire dal mod 1979, per continuare con quello 1992 e finire con il 2006. Un altro numero imperdibile da scaricare a questo link!

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Head OpEd– History, yet again on a loop; What a difference a month makes; What a difference a year makes …

News: Ian Bell on GTR2; NetKarPro – BRD – A Match of Epic Proportions; iRacing.com’s Big Splash on PC Gamer; GTR2 Demo Overview; The Ever Expanding World of Sim-Racing; and much, much more …

Green Light: CTDP’s F1 2005—the Legend is Waiting for the Green Light. Bob Simmerman has four hours to come to grips with rFactor’s Great Summer Hope, the 2005 F1 Season mod by that venerable modding crew …

T1: F1’s Last Epic Season is rFactor’s First Epic Mod. Lx Martini previews the demo of the F1 1979 season for rFactor along with modder extraordinaire ‘shutt1e’, physics-maestro Renato Simioni, and audio-whiz ‘Wassalfada’ …

T2:History in the Making. Ivan Askew manages to sneak an interview with Australian F3 Champ’ Petros Mak before he boarded a plane destined for California …

Split Second: Active Suspension – of Disbelief. Ivan Askew previews modder Luca Giuntoli’s (Lord Kamder) 1992 F1 mod for rFactor. Can Luca and his team rise to the challenge of replicating Williams’ all conquering active-suspension ride for rFactor?

Side-by-side:Ricardo Zonta. Luisa Ghibaudo shares some thoughts with Panasonic Toyota F1’s third driver, Ricardo Zonta, at the Monaco Grand Prix for an exclusive AutoSimSport Interview. What does Zonta think of traction control? Sim-racing? And what, exactly, does a test-run actually involve?

T3: Heading in the Right Direction. Lou Magyar and Eric Alexander take a time-out alongside NaturalPoint’s Kevin Fox to find out more about what makes this hardware manufacturer's head spin, why they’re so closely involved with the community, and what we can expect from one of sim-racing’s most dedicated manufacturers.

The Kink: EleV8ation! Jiminee Smith, last month, introduced non-Antipodean AutoSimSport readers to the history of Australia’s home-grown Touring Car Championship, and the fabled stories that surround the jewel in its crown—Bathurst. This month, he gets to test, courtesy of mod-group ORSM, the much-anticipated V8 Supercars—will this latest attempt at replicating the muscle-car series meet up to his demanding standards?

T4: The Sim Experiment.Jan Kohl sets out to settle the age-old argument—can a sim-racer, using nothing but the skills acquired on virtual race-tracks, make the transition to real-racing and be fast right off the bat?

Rally Insider: Catch My Drift! Jiminee Smith this month fills in for Bjorn’s regular Rally column. So what did he find in the world of Rally? Nothing much … besides slides … and a fist-full of opposite-lock. Are we ready to drift with Live For Speed?

Fifth Column: Pirates of the Computernation. Jan Kohl, legendary chief of the US Pits—no strangers to the controversy surrounding mods and copyrights—examines how piracy impacts the sim- racing community. A decade in the game has given him an insight into the rights and wrongs of modding and here, he answers the big questions of what is legal, what is (copy)right, what is ethical and what, in the end, is moral.

Interactive:Debunking the Existence of Aliens. Eric Alexander examines the term ‘alien’ that has become synonymous with the fastest-of-the-fast drivers in sim-racing. But is this definition accurate? More importantly, it is fair? … Eric has compiled a detailed case-study and warns the reader that evidence contained in this report might just dispel any theories of extraterrestrial life in virtual racing.

Oval Office: Immersed in Longevity - Photo-Realism for NASCAR Season 2003 Bob Simmerman hangs out with modder extraordinaire Todd Stark—learn with Bob as he discovers the secrets in the House of Hardtops, the beauty of photo-realistic addons to N2003, iRacing.com’s slim sim and … what the hell are MIPs exactly?

Front Straight: The KINGS of GPL. Gary Poon takes the most intensive look at the simulator that spawned a community and a sport—Grand Prix Legends—as seen through the eyes of Australian sim-racing legends Greg Stewart and Geordie Pugh.

Back Straight: Eye of the Tiger. R.A.C.E.R. founder Eric Alexander sits down with the legendary Greger Huttu— who has dominated sim-racing for nigh on a decade now—to find how … what makes him so fast! And is it true that he has thrown out his bed and now sleeps in his BRD Race-frame?

Nascar HEAT:Prevent Cheat. Please! Magnus Tellbom tackles the thorny subject whose name shall not be spoken …

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Chequered Flag: AAL GTR 2006 Series Launched. Making their first appearance in AutoSimSport are the drivers of the Australasian Racing League. As the name of the league suggests, the AAL is an Australian based Live For Speed league that has been racing since 2003. ]]>7461Wed, 02 Aug 2006 16:00:00 +0000Il mondo slot italianohttps://www.drivingitalia.net/home-page/web/il-mondo-slot-italiano-r7411/L'amico Massimo ha segnalato sl nostro forum dedicato l'apertura del nuovo sito web, interamente in italiano, di Tuttoslot.it, un completo portale interamente dedicato al fantastico mondo delle piste slot, ovvero le gloriose "autopiste elettriche": sicuramente un sito da tenere d'occhio!

]]>7411Mon, 24 Jul 2006 14:34:00 +0000Ecco Screenshot Magazinehttps://www.drivingitalia.net/home-page/web/ecco-screenshot-magazine-r7381/La SE Games ha lanciato il nuovo Screenshot Magazine, ovvero una testata esclusivamente online dedicata ovviamente alle immagini in game più interessanti: come prima esclusiva potrete ammirare gli screens del prossimo Kart Champions.

]]>7381Wed, 19 Jul 2006 15:40:00 +0000Ritorna AutoSimSporthttps://www.drivingitalia.net/home-page/web/ritorna-autosimsport-r7297/imgDopo un mese di pausa, ritorna finalmente in tutte le edicole virtuali uno dei più noti magazine disponibili online, AutoSimSport (con cui anche DrivingItalia collabora). Numerosi e interessanti, come sempre, i servizi di questo mese, a cominciare dall'intervista con Ian Bell a proposito di GTR 2 per proseguire con quella agli US Pits e alla nostra Milestone. Per il download dirigetevi sul sito ufficiale, per i commenti invece vi aspettiamo qui.

]]>7297Mon, 03 Jul 2006 14:54:00 +0000Un sito molto ... Tacticalhttps://www.drivingitalia.net/home-page/web/un-sito-molto-tactical-r7275/Segnaliamo a tutti i fans del divertente Tactical Racing Simulation che il suo autore, l'amico Topweb, ha inaugurato oggi il nuovo sito ufficiale dedicato al software, nel quale fra l'altro potrete trovare anche il nuovo Tactical Soccer Simulation, molto utile in pieno clima da Mondiali di calcio...

]]>7275Thu, 29 Jun 2006 18:55:00 +0000Creiamo un GTR2 fansitehttps://www.drivingitalia.net/home-page/web/creiamo-un-gtr2-fansite-r7272/Il team Simbin ha rilasciato un kit completo, che potete scaricare direttamente da questo link, molto utile per chi volesse realizzare un sito web "fansite" dedicato al prossimo ed atteso GTR 2. Il kit, oltre alla ovvia grafica, contiene anche i files sonori MP3 del gioco.

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