NEWVU Opening in Stevenage
A new social gaming centre has opened in Stevenage town centre in the UK called NEWVU, which aims to provide a one-size-fits-all location for a wide variety of different gaming […]
Lukáš Přáda breaks Martin Štefankos winning streak at Silverstone
Virtual GP, the premier racing series from the Czech Republic, returned after the summer break for round seven of the 2022 season, the first race in the single-seaters, which for […]
The age of competition
Last month, we wrote about how age is just a number (here to be precise), and no matter how old you are, as long as you’re able to hold a […]
The first steps
A question I have been asked several times in my commentary career, and also a question I asked several commentators in “The world of the commentator, virtual or real” series […]
Change of the guard?
Formula 1 esports will enter its fifth full season this year, and there are indications that there could potentially be some new challengers to the throne, currently occupied by Dutchman […]
FEL fell over
Sim racing leagues live and die by their reputation, which takes a long to build and can be destroyed very quickly by rash decisions of a few individuals. New to […]
Expert or Exploit?
Racing teams, real and virtual, will always try to find all means to find those valuable tenths of a second over their opponents, be it in car design, setup or […]
Race Anywhere World Series – Season 3 Round 4 – Imola
Race Anywhere makes some amazing sim-racing hardware, from monitor mounts to full sim rigs, and the British company are no stranger to running a successful sim racing team. As their […]
Frustrations from Rocket Simsport
Different types of sim racing require different skillsets. Sprint races need more aggression (within reason), as the driver has less time to make moves happen or recover from a mistake. […]
For whom the wedding bells toll
Finding love is often a difficult process, particularly for the “gamer” type. Whilst the gaming world continues to have more of a wider audience, with esports forever growing, and of […]
Is Sim racing a sport?
One of the criticisms that sim racing gets thrown at it is “It’s not a real sport”, along with the usual “It’s just a game”. Whilst the latter is correct, […]
Age is just a number
From my very first commentary in May 2016, I’ve been the “elder statesman” of the sim racing world, old enough to be a parent of the rising stars coming through […]
Free to play, or Prize pool?
The wide diversity of racing leagues out there offers drivers a choice of where to race, whether it’s a casual “race when you have time” setup or a highly competitive […]
Future signings
Last month, we reported on an unfortunate incident regarding the Hungarian organisation FuturEsports (FES) with regards to signing James Doherty into their ranks, which caused quite a bit of upset […]
F1 22 Creator Race-off
The latest iteration of the Formula 1 racing game franchise was released last week, and this is the second game in the franchise to be released since Electronic Arts bought […]
Virtual GP 2022 season so far
As VGP enters its traditional summer break, half the season has already passed, with six incredible races at numerous amazing European circuits and a stateside to Daytona. Each year, VGP […]
Healthy Body, Healthy Mind
The general perception of sim racers, indeed of gamers in general, has, for many years, been the stereotypical image of a teenage boy that doesn’t know what the outside world […]
Shazoo Racing Championship
As the F1 league racing continues to be a buzz of activity of driver and management signings in the run-up to the new game, Team Shazoo has made a new […]
Mercedes Benz Virtual GP heads to Hockenheim
The Mercedes Benz Virtual GP has always given the viewers some incredible racing; year after year, the series has grown from strength to strength, and for the first time in […]
The Global Championship season 1 finale
The inaugural season of TGC draws to a close tonight, and the championship is still up for grabs. Two titanic teams have their sights set on the title, and the […]
DDOS for SRO? WTF?
The second round of the SRO-hosted Intercontinental GT Challenge Esports powered by Mobileye series took place over the weekend. 24 hours of Spa Francorchamps awaited the nearly 50 teams competing, […]
The importance of reputation
It’s not uncommon to see teams announcing new driver signings regularly, as established talent look to maximise their potential with the best teams available, and the rising stars are looking […]
VCO ERL Summer cup begins
VCOs Esports Racing League begins its summer calendar tonight with the opening round of the ERL Summer Cup. New teams and new cars have been introduced since the Spring cup […]
The Global Championship enters its penultimate round
Eight rounds down, TGC heads stateside for its penultimate round of the season. Every round thus far has been a thrilling show of the best of the participating esports teams, […]
Burst Esport Become stronger
Whilst the costs of motorsport are forever on the rise, and thus place more pressure on commercial partnerships for teams, the same applies in the sim racing world. Teams will […]
Closure for Consistent
A few weeks ago, we had a chat with Oskar from Consistent Racing Esports about the management structure of a modern day esports team (the article can be found here). […]
Rennsports march around europe
Rennsport’s new simulator has been causing quite a stir in recent weeks, with their launch event taking place in Munich, Germany, and the feedback from the attendees has been quite […]
The future of Future?
The F1 league racing scene isn’t immune to a scandal here and there, and this week, the subject of two scandals last year was involved in two separate signings that […]
A new league launches with high hopes
With the new F1 game launching this month, leagues will be quick to evaluate the capabilities of the new game. It’s not uncommon for new leagues to launch with the […]
The world of the commentator, virtual or real. Luke Crane
Luke “Actrollvision” Crane has been a powerhouse in the sim racing commentary world for several years and is a testament to how hard work and determination pay off to get […]
Grid Finder finding grids, both real and sim.
Grid Finder has established itself as a comprehensive tool for those seeking to get into league racing on many different racing sims, and across all three major platforms, but the […]
The world of the commentator, virtual or real. Kieran McGinley
The next commentator in this series is a young man we at GTR24H have enjoyed the company of behind our own commentary desk. Kieran McGinley has proven himself as a […]
Virtual GP 2022 Round 5 – Donington Park
The most prestigious sim racing series from the Czech Republic’s 5th round of the season returns to British soil for the penultimate round in the GT3 machinery. Donington Park, near […]
From the sim to the seat – Yvonne Houffelaar
It’s the dream of many sim racers to climb into a real race seat, and the opportunities to do that are slowly growing for the sim racing elite. Rudy Van […]
VRC Formula Alpha 2022
The official Formula one license has been in the hands of Codemasters since 2008, and the Southam based company has been releasing annual F1 games ever since. Almost every racing […]
Floris Wijers returns to sim racing
Sim racing has enjoyed several hugely successful drivers from The Netherlands, and Floris Wijers was one such Dutch driver who put himself in the mix with the very best in […]
Coanda Simsport joins forces with Porsche
Coanda Simsport has been a force to be reckoned with in various sim racing championships for several years. With a multi-national driver roster, the amount of success that the team […]
F1 2021 racing continues with VSL
An inevitable part of an annually released title, such as the F1 and FIFA games, is when the next title in the series is soon due to arrive, the life […]
Victory for Burst esports in the Formula Pro Series
The Formula Pro Series has seen a lot of very intense action from numerous esports teams, and round two travelled to the temple of speed, Tifosi territory, the Autodromo Nazionale […]
Elite Racing Team Star-studded Summer PC event
The fine folks over at Elite Racing Team (ERT) are hosting a social event that will combine some legendary names in the F1 league racing scene along with some major […]
Management structure of the modern sim racing team
Back in the formative years of sim racing esports, a team would consist of a few friends who share a passion for racing and want to compete with other like-minded […]
Jeffrey Richie signs for Race Anywhere
Jeffrey Richie is a Dutch F1 league racing star, with his eyes set on the next F1 challengers series, and to race against the likes of fellow countryman Jarno Opmeer, […]
FBL Community
The sim racing world is filled with leagues for almost any sim that is available, the majority of which will cater for the fresh face as well as the racing […]
VCO and SimGrid open their next round track votes
VCO esports have opened up the track vote for the final time in the ERL Spring Cup, and this time it’s another pair of incredible Italian classics that are open […]
Roster rebuild time for Team Shazoo
Managing a driver roster is one of the most important tasks of an esports team. Every team always wants the best drivers, but getting the best out of the roster […]
VGP 2022 Season Round 4 – Spielberg
The Virtual GP circus heads to the home of Red Bull racing, the Spielberg circuit in Austria, for round four of the 2022 campaign. Following the race at Hungaroring last […]
Nicolas Longuet signs with Simracing Centre as a driver coach
Veloce driver Nicolas Longuet has been in the Formula 1 racing scene for almost as long as the scene has existed. He has been in F1 esports since 2019, being […]
The role of the stewards, part two
Previously, we looked at the role of the stewards, and the potential backlash they can receive when the decisions are contested. When the league is the size of PSGL, they […]
The role of the stewards, Part one
Race stewarding, be it for real or sim racing, can often be a very thankless task, but it is essential to the success of any racing event. Without stewards to […]