by Ross Bentley | Jan 8, 2021 | News
Porsche has unveiled its first eSports factory team in partnership with Coanda eSports, one of the most successful sim racing teams in the world. Tommy Ostgaard, Mitchell DeJong, Mack Bakkum, Joshua Rogers, and Martin Kronke have been given the title of Porsche...
by Ross Bentley | Jan 7, 2021 | News
Sim Racing is about constantly improving. It’s about controlling your car and taking into account a lot of parameters that you are not thinking about in an arcade racing game, like how much heat/wear you are putting into your tires, racing clean, and not taking...
by Ross Bentley | Jan 7, 2021 | News
In both Sim Racing and real-world motorsports, unpredictable weather is a huge factor for wheel to wheel fun! The majority of this feature is absent from iRacing, however rain is being worked on and may be available soon. There is no set date for the introduction of...
by Ross Bentley | Jan 6, 2021 | News
Imagine having to book time on your simulator two months in advance, just to reserve your spot, and paying $25,000 per hour to practice on it. Would that change the way you approached the way you developed your driving skills? That’s what professional race drivers are...
by Ross Bentley | Jan 5, 2021 | News
Recently the Traxion.GG Podcast interviewed Jarno Opmeer, one of the world’s fastest sim racers. He is a Mercedes-AMG Esports driver and a two-time F1 Esports Series Pro champion. He won the eRace of Champions earlier this year and just won the Premier Sim...
by Ross Bentley | Jan 5, 2021 | News, Product Review
Simulator Steering Systems use three different technologies, gears, belts and direct drive, that provide increasing precision, feedback and torque. A gear driven force feedback wheel will serve most new racers well for a year or two. Belt driven wheels are a a bit...