AnE DTM League sept-2009

Sign ups are now open for AnE Racing's 2009 DTM League, all info can be found at www.ane-race.co.uk

SRT - Episode 43 Released

Jessica, Darin & Shaun of Insidesimracing.tv have released a new episode of InsideSimRacing, providing the usual great mix of hard & software reviews as well as a competition.

This episode includes a review of the Gameracer racing rig as well as reviews of two new console titles - Fuel for Xbox 360 & Superbike SBK 09 for Playstation 3.

Furthermore, watching the show allows you to take the chance and win a Thrustmaster F430 Force Feedback steering wheel or a three-month iRacing.com subscription. Enjoy the show!

Formula One Showcar & Motion Simulator

Something to spend this weeks pocket money chaps.

We´ve already seen quite a lot of motion simulators that try to bring the forces of real racing to virtual motorsports. F1Showcar goes a step further, using a full blown Formula One showcar for their motion simulator.
The show car looks just like a real Formula One car, including an authentic livery. Equipped with a pc system, screen, a Logitech racing wheel and put on the motion platform, the car is turned into a full motion simulator that is able to accelerate up to 1.62g.
Of course, all this high tech glory does not come cheap as motion simulators from F1Showcar start at $30.000, coming with your choice of livery and wings. Below are photos and a video of the set in action, more info can be found on the F1Showcar website

STC League all set to return

Thursday night will see the STC start back with a test race at Zhuhai, driverscan expect 90 minutes of hard racing at a very demanding track.

SRT - Episode 42 Released

Jessica, Darin & Shaun of Insidesimracing.tv have released a new episode of InsideSimRacing, the final one to air out of the their current set that served them for over 40 episodes.

The 33-minute show features Volvo - The Game and a review of the Playseat Evolution and Bob Earl’s Virtual Racing Chassis. Furthermore, Shaun is once again giving tech tips, this time on field of view settings. Enjoy the show!

CART Factor - Laguna Seca Previews

Racing Line Developments has released four new previews of their CART Factor project for rFactor, showing us three different cars as well as the mod’s Toyota Supra safety car at Laguna Seca.

CART Factor will include the 1997, 1998 & 1999 CART seasons, featuring legendary drivers such as Juan Pablo Montoya, Michael Andretti and Bryan Herta. The inntial release will include the 1998 season with the other two seasons being released as service packs later on.

Richard Burns Rally slides into RD!

As everyone knows, we aim to cater for all your sim racing needs here at RD. From tourers to GTs, from open wheelers to oval racing - if it goes on a track, we've got it covered. In fact, the only racing itch we don't scratch is rallying... until now, this is!And so we welcome Richard Burns Rally to our list of supported simulations. By utlising the RSRBR 2009 mod, we'll soon be posting RD organized rallies in our newest, shiniest, most-sideways club! So, if you've a copy gathering dust in the corner or always fancied yourself as a bit of a loose-surface specialist - now is the time to take the plunge!Check out the forum for information on how to get set up, to share setups and to post any mod projects.Above all, keep your eyes open for the first event appearing soon.See you guys out on the stages!Click here to visit the brand new Richard Burns Rally forums

Ferrari F2008 Wheel

Leopoldo is already well-known for his stunning self-made Formula One wheel and here is the latest on his newest creation - The Ferrari F2008 wheel.

The replica wheel comes with an authentic look, including working buttons & dials, leather grips and a built-in LCD display & rev meter. Unlike other modding wheels, this one does not use the Logitech G25 as technical base but Thrustmaster’s F430 wheel.

Below are three high resolution photos of the wheel and a video showing it in action with the FSONE 2008 rFactor mod - Enjoy!

RSRBR 2009 Update 5 - Released

The team behind the highly popular RSRBR 2009 project for Richard Burns Rally has released the fifth update for their mod, fixing several bugs and adding three new cars.
New to this version are the Subaru Impreza 95, the Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 and the Renault 5 Turbo II.
RSRBR 2009 includes new cars, textures, physics, a new night mode and much more, giving Richard Burns Rally a complete overhaul. Released in 2004, RBR is still the best and most recent rally simulation around.
Changelog:
- Various sound fixes
- Fixed pace notes on some tracks
- Fixed bug concerning Xsara VTS
New in this update :
- Subaru Impreza 95
- Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05
- Renault 5 Turbo II v1.0 (TDC & Maxi)
- Update for PTD RallySprint (v1.1)
- Add packs : D1-RC1 / D1-RC2 / D3-RC1 / D3-RC2
Important: This is just an update, make sure to have the initial version & all earlier updates installed before using it.

The NASCAR Nationwide Cup Rd 4 Atlanta

Tomorrow night will see rd 4 of race connects Nationwide Cup, although there has been a few problems with the series so far Atlanta is set up to be a great race with a tough track and long race ahead of the field.

Chequered Flag will be looking for a good finish from Nick Carnell to keep the team in the top 4 and of the 36 entrants for the series Carnell is in a respectable 9th position.After technical issue's with the track floodlighting at Vegas, Atlanta is scheduled for a day race.

SRT - Episode 40 Released

Jessica, Darin & Shaun have released the newest episode of InsideSimRacing.tv. The 47-minute episode features racing rigs for under $1000, including the Z Frame by TSW and Sim Seat created by Dean Ayer.
Furthermore, Shaun is giving us some new tech tips, Team Redline shows us how to master VIR in iRacing and we get a little sneak peak of Fanatec’s much anticipated Porsche GT3 RS wheel.
To wrap things up, the guys are giving away copies of Simbin’s RACE Pro and codes to download new content for Simbin’s Xbox 360 racer. All in all, plenty of good reasons to watch episode 40 which you can do below!

http://www.insidesimracing.tv/

Ettles Bags a Double

Keith Ettles drove 2 great races to take a clean sweep at Silverstone.Great drives from Matt Gray and Paul Gray made Ettles work hard for all the points.As well as topping the drivers table Ettles and fellow Scot Andy Docherty lead in the Team championship, although they are closely followed by Team Chequered Flag who's drivers Nick Carnell and Martin Holman had a solid start.Round 2 visits Donnington next Sunday for more Lotus Cup action.

FSONE 2008 - Vettel at Barcelona

Here's a lap driven by Race Connects Richard Sobolewski in the Fs One mod.There are a couple of slots left for Barcelona on the 10th May.

FSONE 2008 1.01 - Released

International Pro-Modding has released an update for their recently released FSONE 2008 Formula One mod for rFactor.
The update fixes some minor glitches that spoiled this otherwise fine and popular mod, a detailed list of all changes can be found below.
Changelog:
Some people have erros on moncar.dds—fixedPiquet missing helmet when select rain tyres—fixedMissing Honrs of mclaren on cockpit when move cam—fixedSome people have problems with FS08_CUBE_DX9.DD—FixedHondar cars have problems on mirrors—fixedSmall performance on all mod—fixedFisichella and Adrian Sutill Vehicle —fixedSome Bugs on Physics —fixed
The mod includes all cars and drivers of the 2008 season, including full pit crews, new physics, AI talent files, a new show room, wet & slick tires and much more.
Important: This is just an update, make sure to have version 1.0 installed before using it.
Download FSONE 2008 1.01 Patch Here

The Real Formula 1 Champtionship

Race Connect's new F1 series is set to start on Sunday 10th May,Registration is open At http://www.raceconnect.com/ the fs one mod for rfactor is the tool of choice for this league.

The Real Formula 1 Champtionship is a championship that mirrors the actual FIA Formula 1 Championship of 2009. This means that the races will be held on the same day as the FIA race and at the same track if possible.

AnE Lotus Cup rd 1

Sunday will see the start of the new AnE Lotus Cup series, with 6 teams and 12 drivers so far to sign up it looks like there will be some good racing.The series will tour the UK and visit some great race circuits with Brands, Silverstone and Donington to name a few of the venue's.

Gardner Takes Win and Title

AnE GT-Pro 2009 Champion
Daz Gardner


2nd
Keith Ettles

3rd

Nick Carnell

Ian Beech

It all hinged on the last race of the season at the AnE GT-Pro League,with the last 2 rounds being won by Keith Ettles the pressure was on for Gardner to finish in the top 2 to become league champion.With a tight qualifying session seeing Ettles take top spot closely followed by Gardner and Bertram in 2nd and 3rd.

Gardner with a great start was into turn 1 clear of Nick Carnell, disaster was to strike Ettles who had being suffering gearbox problems with a big lock up off the grid which also slowed Bertrams start.Carnell would keep pace with Gardner until lap 7 when Gardner pulled away widening the gap between himself and Ettles who was battling back through the field.Carnell with a 10 second gap over 3rd place Ettles would lose his 2nd place with a big lockup into the sand on turn 5.With the pit stops having little effect on the places the race would draw to an end with Gardner taking the win, Ettles finished 12 seconds behind in 2nd and Carnell needing a good finish to challenge for 3rd in the championship would come in 3rd.Bertram 4th and Beech 5th would be enough to tie Carnell for overall 3rd place in the league.

Inside Sim Racing Episode 39

Its here peeps, Episode 39 and long may it continue.

AnE GT Pro League news

Well its going to the wire, after another race win from Kieth Ettles the AnE GT Pro League will be decided on the last race of the season.With only 4 points seperating the top 2 its all to play for from china next weekend, and the drama doesn't stop there the battle for 3rd and 4th between Ian Beech and Chequered flags Nick Carnell is just as close with only 4 points the difference.

STC A1 Ring Cancelled

Due to technical problems tonights STC race is off.The race will take place on the 30th April instead.

Chequered Flag in the points

A large field of 25 took to the circuit at Spa to see the opener for Race Connect's RLMS series.With a big field covering 2 classes, lmp1 & lmp2 the racing was tight for the whole event with alot of action in the pits for fuel and tyres.Richard Sobolewski was to take the flag in the lmp1 class and George Pol took top spot in the lmp2 class.With a 9th place overall and 4th position in the lmp2 class Nick Carnell is nicely placed on the leader board for Chequered Flag Racing team with his Porsche Spyder.The race also saw PJ Racing and AnE Team member Ian Beech finish in a solid 13th position.
Next month will see the event moving to Spain for rd 2.Visit www.raceconnect.com for more info.

RLMS Endurance Cup

Tonight will see the start of Race Connects RMLS series, 5 races over 5 months the Le man series is a tough Endurance setup.Races lasting 2 hours with time scaling on tyres and fuel this will see the rfactor race driving through the night and on to the morning.For more info on this great event please go to www.raceconnect.com
Chequered Flag Racing will have Nick Carnell driving in the LMP2 Class with his Porsche RS Spyder in the ING livery.

AnE GT-Pro League Table Rd 9

With 2 rounds left things are hotting up, Keith Ettles improved on a p2 grid position to take full points and the win while Daz Gardner came in 2nd after never recovering from a early stop and go penalty and Nick Carnell took the final podium position.

P	Driver	Country										Points
1.	darren gardner		15	20	20	20	20	20	20		17	152
2.	Keith Ettles		20	17		17	17	17	17	20	20	145
3.	Ian Beech		10	11	15	10	13	11	0	11	11	92
4.	nick carnell		11	15		0	0	13	13	15	15	82
5.	Paul Gray		13	10	11	11	11		10		13	79
6.	Martin Holman			13	13	15	10	10	11			72
7.	Dirk Bertram						15	15	15	17	7	69
8.	Andy Docherty		0	6	9	7	7	9	8	8	8	62
9.	Gerhard Hirschle		9	7		8			9	9	9	51
10.	Simon Butler			0		9	9	8		13		39
11.	Chris File		17		17							34
12.	Tim Martin		0	0	10	13		0			10	33
.	Harold Tuinstra		0	8	0		8	7	0	10		33
14.	Mick Payne		8	9				0				17

Motec Add DX for GTR Evolution - Released

Alekhine has released a new version of his Motec Add tool for GTR Evolution & RACE07. The tool displays plenty of useful telemetry data directly on the game’s HUD, check out the video below to see it in action.

The tool can be downloaded below, detailed instructions in both English and French are available here.

I have the previous version and that works well and they now seem to have gone to the old GTR2 view mode, which you run on the same screen as your game, very handy if you only have 1 monitor.

Daytona Race Replay

Well its a video fest today.Enjoy

Thanks to Nathan Robinson here's some of the action from the weekends race at Daytona,thrills and spills all the way.

STC Blue Cup High lights

With the second race from the STC Blue Cup only a day away I thought I'd posted the video round up of race 1 from Watkins Glen.This was featuring the GT Sport class, although slightly underpowered compared to the Pro Class its first class racing all the way.A big thanks to Kris Leeten from Blue Flag Racing for making the video.

Chaos Reigns at Daytona

Last night saw the League opener at Daytona for Race Connects Nationwide Nascar Series, the event will run for a total of 36 races covering Oval and Road Circuits.The race was marred with numerous cautions and was never to really get going.Steve Dyche would go on to take the Chequered flag and the opening win.On a positive note there was a strong field of 27 drivers at the start, but the race would see many fall short of the final flag. 1 of those would be Chequered Flags own team driver Nick Carnell who with only 10 minutes to go and in a strong 9th position was hit by a flying wheel only to brake his steering and then to get collected in the massive shunt on the home straight.

Race Connect's Daytona track day

There was a good turn out tonight for track testing at Daytona, with the start of the Nascar season on Saturday it looks like it will be a popular series.Anyone wishing to take part can sign up at www.raceconnect.com

AnE GT League Stnadings rd 6

P	Driver	Country								Points
1.	darren gardner		15	20	20	20	20	20	20	135
2.	Keith Ettles		20	17		17	17	17	17	105
3.	Martin Holman			13	13	15	10	10	11	72
4.	Ian Beech		10	11	15	10	13	11	0	70
5.	Paul Gray		13	10	11	11	11		10	66
6.	nick carnell		11	15		0	0	13	13	52
7.	Andy Docherty		0	6	9	7	7	9	8	46
8.	Dirk Bertram						15	15	15	45
9.	Chris File		17		17					34
10.	Gerhard Hirschle		9	7		8			9	33
11.	Simon Butler			0		9	9	8		26
12.	Harold Tuinstra		0	8	0		8	7	0	23
.	Tim Martin		0	0	10	13		0		23
14.	Mick Payne		8	9				0		17