All News: video-game

Virtual reality’s driving force

October 4th, 2016 by Martin Robinson at Euro Gamer

How one genre stands above all others in VR’s new frontiers. It is, in purely technical terms, a bit of a shit. The left-hander of Surtees climbs slowly uphill, propelling you into the wilderness of Brands Hatch’s Grand Prix loop where the delightfully named Pilgrim’s Drop and Dingle Dell await. I’ve never really got the … Read the Rest »

How a Video Game Developed NASCAR’s Newest Rookie Superstar

August 24th, 2016 by Owen S. Good

Truck series leader William Byron says iRacing proved he was worth the risk Air wrenches chirp through the walls of the high-tech garage as I ask the 18-year-old rookie to confess the dumbest thing he’s ever done on the track. He grins like he’s been caught shooting spitwads. “Oh yeah, well, one time I went … Read the Rest »

Computer Racing Sharpened Teen’s Skills

June 28th, 2013 by

Editor’s note:  The following story appeared in the June 28 issue of The Charlotte Observer: William Byron celebrates after a Legends racing event. Byron partly credits his meteoric rise to the top of his racing division’s standings to computer racing simulations on the iRacing website. A SouthPark teenager may make it in big-time racing one … Read the Rest »

Joe’s iRacing Experience

March 1st, 2013 by

Editor’s note:  Last week we told you how iRacing proved to be the catalyst to Richard Brown’s purchase of his Cadillac CTS-V Coupe.  This week we’re sharing a story written by iRacer Joe Pisciotta for www.StangNet.com about racing his Mustang FR500s year ’round on iRacing.com . . . In the early 1980′s, video game arcades … Read the Rest »

Lotus 49 Coming to iRacing

November 8th, 2011 by

iRacing.com and Classic Team Lotus have announced plans to create a digital version of the renowned 1967 Lotus 49.  This will be the second of the marque’s iconic Formula One cars available on iRacing, joining the 1978 World Championship-winning Lotus 79 which has been raced in the Classic Lotus Grand Prix Series since 2009. “We’re … Read the Rest »