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Daytona 500 Race Connect style

2011-02-11T15:28:00.000Z

Tomorrow night is RC's Daytona 500, 200 laps at one of the best Ovals is going to make for some great racing.

Megane Trophy Rd 1 results

2011-01-08T10:51:00.000Z

With a larger field of 30 and a slight delay to the proceedings the Megane Trophy got off to a very clean start & some great racing throughtout the field.Although all of the CFR drivers failed to score points they all had solid finishes with Ettles finishing in 13th, Holman 19th & Carnell 17th.With some close racing at the front of the pack Paul Le Gallez brought home the first win in the 2011 Trophy.Round 2 will be held at Brno with some close racing expected, George T. has put a nice video of round 1 together for all to see the action at Magny-Cours.

Megane Trophy 2011

2011-01-06T19:40:00.000Z

Tomorrow night will see the start of Race Connect's Megane Trophy this race series will see the teams visit France, Czech Republic, Hungary, Germany & Spain. Chequered Flag Racing will be looking to continue their current form with some strong finishes in the individual and team championships of the GT1 and the RCTCC, Keith Ettles, Marin Holman and Nick Carnell will representing the CFR Team.

SRT – Thrustmaster T500RS Unboxing & First Look

2011-01-03T16:02:00.000Z

Darin & Shaun & Jessica of InsideSimRacing.tv have gotten their hands on the much-anticipated Thrustmaster T500RS wheel.

The video below shows the unboxing of both the wheel and the pedal unit as well as a first test drive in Gran Turismo 5. As rumored before, the wheel does only work on the Playstation 3 platform so far as PC drivers are still in the works. The only fully-supported PS3 title is Gran Turismo 5 as other titles still lack force feedback support even though the wheel will go on sale in just two days.

The T500RS is Thrustmaster’s new upper-market wheel featuring 1080 degrees of sterring, double-belt driven Force Feedback and a seven-kilo pedal unit that can be used both standing and inverted for hanging pedals. The T500RS sells for 499€ in Europe and $599 in the United States.

Happy New Year

2011-01-02T15:07:00.000Z

Seasons greetings from all the drivers & staff at Chequered Flag Racing, as we look forward to another busy year of racing.

SRT- Nascar playseat review

2010-09-27T20:19:00.000+01:00

F1 2010 – Crash Compilation & Hockenheim Wet Race

2010-09-23T20:10:00.000+01:00

It’s only one more day until Codemasters’ F1 2010 title hits the shelves and there’s some new material for all of you sitting on the edge of your seats waiting for release day.
The first video made by GamesRadar shows us 50 hefty crashes in F1 2010, showing off the title’s rather spectacular damage model.
The second video is a follow up on the Bahrain race video by FrontmedienTV, showing us a wet race at Hockenheim without any driving aids and the AI difficulty set to legend. The footage includes a nice battle against AI cars and is available as 720p resolution direct-feed so make sure to watch it in fullscreen mode.
Following their maiden Formula One title that was released only for the Playstation Portable and the Nintendo Wii, Codemasters will be bringing the 2010 Formula One season to the PC, the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3. F1 2010 has been confirmed to be released September 24.

F1 2010 – Monaco Reality Check Video

2010-08-31T22:26:00.000+01:00

DigiProst has posted a very interesting video on Youtube, comparing in-game footage from Codemasters’ soon to be released F1 2010 title with footage from the 2008 Monaco Grand Prix.

We get to see a full lap around the world’s most famous street circuit in the rain, giving us the chance to compare both the track accuracy and car’s performance on track.

Following their maiden Formula One title that was released only for the Playstation Portable and the Nintendo Wii, Codemasters will be bringing the 2010 Formula One season to the PC, the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3. F1 2010 has been confirmed to be released September 24.

Monday 9th August - Round 2 - Road Atlanta

2010-08-09T11:03:00.003+01:00

Tonight will see rd2 from Rc's FBMW, this weeks race comes from the very fast Road Alanta circuit with Gerald Brown looking to stretch his lead at the top from Mark Foley and Ricardo Pino.Chequered flags Nick Carnell will be out to get more points before missing the next 2 races.At present there is a field of 20 with 4 places left for grabs, all series info can be found at

http://www.raceconnect.com

Hungaroring 2010 – Released

2010-08-08T21:41:00.001+01:00

mrk37 & VRG have released the 2010 version of the Hungaroring for rFactor, bringing the current version of the Hungarian Grand Prix to the simulation.

Based on 6e66o’s & LMT’s 2009 version, the track comes with 2010 adboards and pit stalls as well as other features listed below.

Features:

- 2010 adverts and sponsor
- 2010 box with new Teams
- new material
- new objects
- new sky and ambient light
- other small fixes

Located near the state capital of Budapest, the Hungaroring has been hosting an annual Formula One Grand Prix since 1986, being the first behind the iron curtain. The track layout consists of 16 turns that make up a total track length of 4.3 kilometers.

Droopy Wings May Need Hardening

2010-08-05T21:50:00.002+01:00

After being asked for clarification on the rules governing wings, the FIA are set to bring in more extensive testing, possibly doubling the weight that is placed on the wing ends to 100kg. This could force Red Bull and Ferrari to make some difficult changes to their cars, as the front wing has a big effect on the aerodynamics of the car as a whole.

Mark Webber sees the complaints about the front wing as bad grapes from teams that can't keep up.
"When people don't like what they see on the stopwatch, they have to justify their own positions sometimes."
He also said that F1 should bring in engine parity, as it's known that the Renault engine is not as powerful as the Mercedes.

F1 2010 – PC Version Minimum Specs Announced

2010-08-04T22:37:00.001+01:00

Codemasters has revealed the minimum specs required to run their upcoming Formula One 2010 title on Windows PCs.

Recommended specs have not been announced yet. Since the title features lots of spectacular graphic effects especially in rainy conditions, sim racers should expect the recommended specs to be more demanding, especially for higher resolutions.

- Windows XP/Vista/7
- DirectX 9.0c
- Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.4GHz or Athlon X2
- 1GB RAM (2GB for Vista)
- Graphics Card: GeForce 7800 / Radeon X1800 or above
- DirectX Compatible Sound Card or motherboard audio
- Dual Layer Compatible DVD-ROM Drive
- 12.5 GB Hard Drive Space

Colin McRae DiRT 3 – First Details Revealed

2010-08-04T17:44:00.002+01:00

Three days ago, Codemasters released a first video trailer of their upcoming Colin McRae
DiRT 3 title that is scheduled to be released in 2011 for the PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.

Codemasters’ own Helios confirmed right here on VirtualR that the third part of the DiRT franchise will be offering much more traditional-style rallying than its predecessors.

This is backed up by chief game designer Matt Horsman who recently revealed some details on DiRT 3 to EDGE Magazine. DiRT 3 will feature a mix of modern and classical rally cars that can be used in an all-new career mode. Players start out as privateer driver in 90s rally machinery and have to work their way up the ladder.

The cars can be raced on over 100 stages, ranging from Norway to Africa, including the site of the most famous rally of them all – Monte Carlo. DiRT 3 will be featuring a dynamic weather system including snow & ice, players will be able to upload their most spectacular replays straight to Youtube.

Using the trusted EGO-engine, Colin McRae DiRT 3 will be released in 2011 for the PC and consoles, following the successful second edition of the franchise that sold over 1.7 million copies

Rd1 Laguna Seca Results

2010-08-03T18:25:00.002+01:00

A tough first round at Laguna Seca saw some great driving through out the field, running in 14 with half the race gone Chequered flag racing had a spill ending in a 1 1/2 minutes in the pits which pretty much finished the race but a good last fews laps managed to secure some points.

Pos Driver Points
1 Gerald Brown 35
2 Mark Foley 32
3 Ricardo Pino 29
4 Kresimir Prasnicki 27
5 Andy Roberts 25
6 Gregor Reid 23
7 George Talbot 21
8 Lee Russell 19
9 Jonathan Hallas 17
10 Terry Swiednicki 15
11 Stephen King 14
12 Steve Warson 13
13 Paul Le Messurier 12
14 Ian Bundell 11
15 Dean Tew 10
16 Stephane Klein 9
17 Nick Carnell 8
18 Andy Miller 0
19 David Alexis 0
20 Ian Le Messurier 0

Pos Team Points
1 Pro Am Racing 49
2 Golden Trophy Racing 35
3 Mellow Motorsports 29
4 BaRRaka Racing 27
5 Team Vaillante 13
6 Lemtech Racing 12
7 Chequered Flag Racing 8
8 Millertech 0

SRT Episode75

2010-08-02T22:56:00.002+01:00

Latest SRT show has just come out,enjoy :)

AnE league f1 93 Teams Announced

2010-08-02T09:49:00.002+01:00

Last night saw some indifferent draws coming out of the bag for drivers and teams for the forthcoming f1 league.With the start date still to be announced it looking like early to mid september but here is a brake down of what come out in last nights draw:

Chris File - Lee Reed - Ligier

Tim Martin - neil tasker - Minardi

Martin Holman - Andy Docherty - Williams

Nick Carnell - Ian Beech - McLaren Chequered Flag Racing

Michael Hart-Jones - Keith Ettles - Sauber

Mick Payne-TBA

rFactor F1 2010 Formula SimRacing Round 11 - Germany, Hockenheim

2010-08-01T16:50:00.002+01:00

Fantastic driver skill and racing from the latest round of FSR's World Championship.For some of the best f1 sim action check out www.formula-simracing.net

Race Connect's Formula BMW

2010-08-01T16:34:00.003+01:00

Tomorrow night will see rd1 of Rc's FBMW League, the drivers will be heading off to Laguna Seca for a tough opening round event with another 5 races to follow across America and europe.Team AnE and CF driver Nick Carnell is among the field of24 drivers taking part, all racing info can be found at http://www.raceconnect.com/ .

Hungarian Grand Prix

2010-08-01T14:45:00.002+01:00

Mark Webber has stormed to victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix, Vettel suffered a drive through for backing the pack up under the safety car while looking sure to take top spot and yet again blows another great qualifying section.

More from f1 2010

2010-07-30T22:04:00.000+01:00

AnE DTM League sept-2009

2009-08-09T18:14:00.002+01:00

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

2009-08-04T20:39:00.000+01:00

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

2009-08-01T13:19:00.001+01:00

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

2009-07-27T17:49:00.003+01:00

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

2009-07-12T15:31:00.002+01:00

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

2009-07-12T15:27:00.003+01:00

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!

2009-07-04T19:20:00.000+01:00

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

2009-05-17T10:38:00.002+01:00

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

2009-05-02T12:57:00.004+01:00

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

2009-05-01T09:08:00.003+01:00

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

2009-04-30T22:28:00.002+01:00

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

2009-04-28T20:34:00.002+01:00

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

2009-04-23T21:21:00.002+01:00

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

2009-04-22T12:28:00.001+01:00

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

2009-04-21T20:04:00.002+01:00

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

2009-04-20T17:28:00.002+01:00

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

2009-04-13T09:59:00.010+01:00

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

2009-04-07T19:13:00.001+01:00

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

AnE GT Pro League news

2009-04-06T18:04:00.002+01:00

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

2009-04-02T17:48:00.002+01:00

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

Chequered Flag in the points

2009-03-31T19:00:00.002+01:00

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

2009-03-30T14:42:00.004+01:00

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

2009-03-29T21:37:00.002+01:00

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

2009-03-28T14:25:00.002Z

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

2009-03-25T14:58:00.002Z

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

2009-03-25T13:08:00.002Z

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

2009-03-22T14:46:00.002Z

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

2009-03-16T22:17:00.002Z

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

2009-03-16T16:58:00.000Z

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

STC League AnE Racing Ready to Roll

2009-03-11T11:55:00.006Z

After alot of hard work by Ane's resident artist Chris File, the new cars for the Blue Cup at STC are ready to roll.A big thank you to Chris from all of us at AnE for what is a fantastic job.

Inside Sim Racing Episode 38 Race Pro with 911 Turbo S

2009-03-10T16:47:00.001Z

AnE GT Standings Rd 6

2009-03-09T10:03:00.000Z

P	Driver	Country							Points
1.	darren gardner		15	20	20	20	20	20	115
2.	Keith Ettles		20	17		17	17	17	88
3.	Ian Beech		10	11	15	10	13	11	70
4.	Martin Holman			13	13	15	10	10	61
5.	Paul Gray		13	10	11	11	11		56
6.	nick carnell		11	15		0	0	13	39
7.	Andy Docherty		0	6	9	7	7	9	38
8.	Chris File		17		17				34
9.	Dirk Bertram						15	15	30
10.	Simon Butler			0		9	9	8	26
11.	Gerhard Hirschle		9	7		8			24
12.	Tim Martin		0	0	10	13		0	23
.	Harold Tuinstra		0	8	0		8	7	23
14.	Mick Payne		8	9				0	17

Tarquini fastest man in first test

2009-03-06T21:53:00.002Z

The World Touring Car Championship season has started with the first test session at the Curitiba track in Brazil. Gabriele Tarquini was the fastest man on track, setting a time of 1:25.497 round the 3.695 kilometer long track. By setting this time in the final minutes of the session, the italian just outpaced the BMW driver pair Augusto Farfus and Jörg Müller.
The Italian set the best lap with a slight advantage over Augusto Farfus Jr and Jörg Müller, who were respectively only 0.057s and 0.058s shy of the Seat Sport driver.
The top eight of the final time table was dominated by the SEAT's and BMW's. After a difficult session, also due to traffic issues, Priaulx clocked the 4th fastest laptime, just ahead of the only other World Champion on the track, Yvan Muller, who couldn't maximize a good session in which the Frenchman was constantly in the Top five.

01	Gabriele Tarquini	1:25.497
02	Augusto Farfus	0.057
03	Jörg Müller	0.058
04	Andy Priaulx	0.240
05	Yvan Muller	0.386
06	Rickard Rydell	0.558
07	Tiago Monteiro	0.633
08	Jordi Gené	0.804
09	Nicola Larini	0.905
10	Alain Menu	1.288

Frex Sim Wheel Review by SRT

2009-03-05T17:53:00.003Z

We all love race gadgets and they come no bigger than the frex wheel, now before you all fall over at the price you can only marvel at the workmanship that makes this probably the best wheel on the market.With rumours of MMG going into the wheel making,with a release later in 2009 according to reports I thought we would have another look at the frex and the great review done by the boys at SRT.

SEAT want to repeat the success from 2008

2009-03-05T08:58:00.002Z

SEAT are the chased ones in the FIA World Touring Car Championship 2009. Last season saw them taking a clean sweep of the drivers, team and manufacturers title. But the goal for the Spanish manufacturer is to repeat the success.
"The keys to repeat our success will be consistency and good team-work. It would be fantastic to start again with a victory in Brazil,” said champion Yvan Muller.
Muller's team mate and touring car legend Gabriele Tarquini finished second in the championship last year. The Italian is also urging for a repetition of the 2008 season, but admits that it is going to be tougher.
"I would be very satisfied if I can repeat the great season I had last year, although it’s clear that this is going to be tough because our rivals are a lot stronger now," said Tarquini.
The Swede Rickard Rydell was third best SEAT-driver last year, finishing fifth in the championship. The goal for this season is to not only beat the other drivers and manufacturers, but also his team mates.
"I have worked hard with my engineer and I hope to win the world title. I’m sure SEAT will be in the running again for the both titles in 2009, though I think competition is going to be stronger," said Rydell.
Previous Formula One-driver Tiago Monteiro hopes to use his experience from last year to be able to run for the title.
"2008 was a very good year and I learned a lot. My goal for 2009 is to put my experience into getting good qualifying results. The most important thing is to score points early on, in order to be in a good position to aim for the title.”

By Johan Meissner

Gentlemen start your Engines

2009-03-04T21:50:00.002Z

A truly American feel will grace our Saturdays from the 21st March as the NASCAR Nationwide Cup makes a welcome stop on the Raceconnect calander. Using the complete package that is the VHR09 V3 mod, this promises to be an awesome experience. The entire NASCAR real life schedule will be replicated, with three trimesters giving rise to possibly three champions. The races will be run on both oval and road courses and will incorporate full flag rules.

And here's what you can expect, some great racing....

Lamborghini Murcielago LP 670-4 SuperVel

2009-03-03T16:55:00.004Z

You might think that the world doesn't need another supercar but Lamborghini differs in opinion. The Italian firm has stayed true to its promise to offer a new model every year, this year's Geneva show seeing the unveiling of the new Murcielago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce. That's 670 as in bhp, this super Murcielago gaining 30bhp extra, as well as reducing in bulk to provide quite staggering performance.
Any Lamborghini launch is going to be interesting, but the SuperVeloce tops even the Reventon's unveiling last year. Lamborghini is claiming a best in class power to weight ratio of 2.3kg per bhp. That's enough to allow the four-wheel drive SuperVeloce to sprint to 62mph in 3.2 seconds. Top speed is either 212mph in standard guise or 209mph depending on whether you've opted for the 'Aeropack Wing' rear spoiler.
Although the SuperVeloce looks much like a regular Murcielago with some body addenda Lamborghini is claiming that it's a serious reworking of the standard car. Carbon fibre is used extensively - the floor and transmission tunnel being made of the strong, lightweight material for example. As a result of this and other weight-saving measures the Murcielago SuperVeloce is around 100kg lighter than the regular car. Fitted with a paddle-shift two-pedal transmission as standard those wanting a regular six-speed manual can specify it for no additional cost.
Assuming your freefalling shares and investments haven't left you penniless the Lamborghini LP 670-4 SuperVeloce is available to order now. Lamborghini will only be building 350 over the coming year so if you want one you'll need to get your order in soon.

AnE Racing new colours

2009-02-26T17:36:00.007Z

AnE and Chequered Flags very own Chris File has been hard at work respraying AnE's entry's for the new STC season.Here are a few Shots of some fantastic work by Chris aka Morbib Monk.

Gardner snatches late win

2009-02-23T13:09:00.002Z

After a tough fought race between the leagues top 2, it came down to drama on the last lap to decide the winner.Pole sitter Ettles lead the majority of the race only losing the lead briefly when pitting.There was a long battle between Holman and Martin for 3rd and 4th positions which Holman would eventually win and take 3rd position at the flag.So disaster was to strike for Keith Ettles after not putting a foot wrong all race, on the last lap Ettles and Gardner closed in on a battle between Andy Docherty and Gerhard Hirschle,on braking into the tight right hand er Docherty was collected by Hirschle.This ending with Docherty in the sand trap and Hirschle stranded mid track just as the 2 lead cars approached,Daz Gardner having slightly more time to react managed to guide his Lambo through the wreckage but Keith Ettles Ferrari clipped the rear of the stranded Aston Martin and there losing the lead, and the race.So with the 2 Italian car giants dominating the series again its of to Brno for rd 5.

OP	QP	Driver/Team	C/C	L/LL	Racetime/FL	Diff/Reason	V	Car/Class	P/PD
1.	(7) +6	darren gardner Lambo Dambo		27 4	46m09.250 1m39.436	-		Lamborghini Mur... -	20 0/20/0
2.	(1) -1	Keith Ettles PJ Racing		27 23	46m29.376 1m39.627	+20.126		Ferrari 550 Mar... -	17 0/17/0
3.	(3) -	Martin Holman Lambo Dambo		26 0	1 lap down 1m43.899	-		Lamborghini Mur... -	15 0/15/0
4.	(6) +2	Tim Martin TM Racing		26 0	1 lap down 1m43.303	-		Corvette C6R -	13 0/13/0
5.	(4) -1	Paul Gray The Race is a Lie		26 0	1 lap down 1m44.245	-		Audi R8 GT1 Con... -	11 0/11/0
6.	(5) -1	Ian Beech PJ Racing		25 0	2 laps down 1m44.852	-		Ferrari 550 Mar... -	10 0/10/0
7.	(9) +2	Simon Butler Fly Racing		24 0	3 laps down 1m47.291	-		Audi R8 GT1 Con... -	9 0/9/0
8.	(10) +2	Gerhard Hirschle Evolution Race Team		24 0	3 laps down 1m48.671	-		Aston Martin DB9R -	8 0/8/0
9.	(8) -1	Andy Docherty Fly Racing		22 0	5 laps down 1m48.578	-		Audi R8 GT1 Con... -	7 0/7/0

Kyle Busch Goes For Triple Win

2009-02-22T12:49:00.002Z

FONTANA, Calif. -- Hours after winning a Camping World Truck Series race in a runaway,Kyle Busch staged a repeat performance in Saturday night's Stater Bros. 300 Nationwide Series event at Auto Club Speedway.

"It's awesome," Busch said after climbing out of his No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. "This is just a blast. It's pretty special to beat guys like Carl [Edwards] and Kevin [Harvick]. To win here twice in one day is even more special."

In claiming the 22nd Nationwide Series victory of his career, Busch became the first driver ever to win two races in any of NASCAR's top three series on the same day. Busch had come close once before, finishing second to Jamie Mcmurry by .005 seconds in a July 2007 Cup race at Daytona after winning a rain-delayed Nationwide race earlier in the day.

On Sunday, he'll try for another record -- a weekend sweep of NASCAR's top three series at the same race track.

All we can hope for is it was as good as last weeks Daytona 500, below is the biggest talking point of the race as Dale Jr takes out most of the field.Also ending Busch's race which he was dominating.

Skysports 2 23:00 GMT

Branson may rescue Formula One team

2009-02-21T14:26:00.004Z

Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson has signalled that he might be prepared to step in to rescue the Honda Formula One motor racing team.

The British-based team was put up for sale in December after the parent company in Japan announced it was quitting the sport as both a constructor and engine supplier.

Sir Richard refused to confirm reports that he was already in negotiations with Honda over the purchase of the team.

However, in an interview with BBC Radio 4'S Today programme, he emphasised his enthusiasm for the sport while making clear that it would have to change if Virgin was to become involved.

"I love Formula One. I think that there are faults there that would need to be rectified before we moved into Formula One," he said.

"We would need to be sure that Bernie Ecclestone is running it so that the teams can make ends meet and we would need to be sure that he is on a path to try to turn Formula One a sport that is championing green technology.

"It would be great fun and subject to those two provisos maybe something might be able to get sorted out.

"With the Virgin brand expanding on a global basis, it is certainly something that is attractive."

Source P.A

AnE GT-Pro League Rd 4

2009-02-21T12:03:00.002Z

This weekend See's the return of GT racing with the boys from AnE Racing Leagues.The tour stops at Hockenheim which will see some demanding driving conditions, also with the return of the flying Scotsman Keith Ettles the battle is set to continue with Daz Gardner.Chequered Flags team challenge is set to continue with Chris File holding the fort as CF's Nick Carnell is on the injured list following a knee op.So with Gardner & Holman for Lambo Dambo and Ettles & Beech for PJ Racing the team championship and driver championship is still wide open.This brings us onto the constructors dominating the championship, its the 2 Italian giants of motor sport Ferrari and Lamborghini who are set to take the fight right to the end of the season.With that in mind i'll leave you with a nice video tribute of pure classic car building.

STC Tribute Video

2009-02-20T13:25:00.002Z

With the new STC League coming up I thought I'd post a great video showing some of the first seasons action. AnE Racing have gained a new licence and will be racing again this year in the Blue Cup.

AnE GT pro Rd 3 Results

2009-02-17T17:04:00.001Z

Daz Gardner keeps up the pressure with another good race win, round 4 See's the racing moving to the forests of Germany.

OP	QP	Driver/Team	C/C	L/LL	Racetime/FL	Diff/Reason	V	Car/Class	P/PD
1.	(1) -	darren gardner Lambo Dambo		27 26	45m08.066 1m37.417	-		Lamborghini Mur... -	20 0/20/0
2.	(2) -	Chris File Chequered Flag Racing		27 1	45m55.662 1m38.074	+47.596		Lamborghini Mur... -	17 0/17/0
3.	(5) +2	Ian Beech PJ Racing		26 0	1 lap down 1m40.629	-		Ferrari 550 Mar... -	15 0/15/0
4.	(4) -	Martin Holman Lambo Dambo		26 0	1 lap down 1m42.995	-		Lamborghini Mur... -	13 0/13/0
5.	(3) -2	Paul Gray The Race is a Lie		25 0	2 laps down 1m40.382	-		Audi R8 GT1 Con... -	11 0/11/0
6.	(6) -	Tim Martin		25 0	2 laps down 1m43.111	-		Corvette C6R -	10 0/10/0
7.	(8) +1	Andy Docherty Fly Racing		24 0	3 laps down 1m45.771	-		Audi R8 GT1 Con... -	9 0/9/0
8.	(7) -1	Harold Tuinstra Fly Racing		11 0	16 laps down 1m41.546	-		Audi R8 GT1 Con... -	0 0/0/0

MMG SimRDisp7X - G25 Edition

2009-02-16T19:22:00.002Z

As promised, MMG has been working on the G25 edition of their recently unveiled MMG SimRDisp7X data display. Plenty of people have already pre-ordered the desktop edition of the display while others are still waiting to get the Logitech G25 compatible version.

Below are first photos of the G25 edition which supports the full 900-degree steering of the wheel. VirtualR will be having a review on the desktop of the MMG SimRDisp7X shortly so stay tuned for more on MMG’s display.

The MMG SimRDisp7X Desktop unit sells for €100 while the G25 unit is available for €120. Both can be bought visiting the MMG website.

Best of rFactor 2008

2009-02-15T19:08:00.001Z

Great video showing rfactor still is one of the best racing sims on the market.

Sebastien Loeb leads from the front

2009-02-14T12:39:00.001Z

Rally leader Sebastien Loeb set the fastest time though Saturday’s opening stage and reckoned that running as first car on the road was no worse than going second.

With two metre snow banks either side of the twisty, ice-covered road, the Mountain stage resembles a 24.36km bobsleigh track. It’s one of the fastest and most extreme challenges of the World Rally Championship - and a firm favourite with drivers.

Loeb will tackle all of Saturday’s stages first, after he was gifted a slim rally lead last night by Mikko Hirvonen, so the Finn had a swept racing line to follow on each stage. Loeb, however, felt there was little to be gained by running second.

“I was flat out all the time, and the split times with Mikko were the same,” he said. “The conditions are very, very nice and I made no mistakes. It’s great fun to drive like that. On this stage the surface is completely ice. There is no difference for Mikko, I think.”

Hirvonen completed the stage in the second fastest time, seven-tenths of a second slower than Loeb but more concerned about the pace of his own team-mate behind. “With Sebastien it’s a close fight, but somehow I have a feeling Jari-Matti will be fast,” he said. “It’s enjoyable to drive this stage, and the car worked well, but I didn’t get the perfect lines and sometimes I was braking when I didn’t need to. Perhaps I wasn’t quite awake.”

Fortunately for Hirvonen, Latvala was also struggling to get into the groove. Jari-Matti set the third fastest time but was 14 seconds slower than Mikko. “I just really didn’t find the right feeling,” he explained. “The grip was amazingly good and the stage was absolutely fabulous, but I was braking too much. I only need to look in the mirror to see who is to blame. It’s okay though.”

Dani Sordo said his C4 WRC was moving about a lot on the fast section but he did enough to stay fourth in the overall standings. However Petter Solberg, who was fifth overnight, dropped down to seventh after a slow stage in his Xsara. “I tried my best but the time wasn’t so good,” he said. “Maybe the car has some more to give, I don’t know, but on the very fast stages this is the best we can do for the time being.”

Skoda driver P-G Andersson moved up to fifth and felt there was more to come from his Fabia WRC. “I’m not happy with that,” he said at the finish. “We can do much better than this.” Stobart Ford driver Henning Solberg set the fourth fastest time and moved up a place to sixth. “It’s not much, but it’s okay,” he said.

Citroen Junior Team drivers Sebastien Ogier and Evgeny Novikov both experienced problems. Ogier reported a mysterious lack of power in his C4 WRC, while Novikov collected a 1min time penalty for leaving service late.

SRT - Episode 37 Released

2009-02-10T21:17:00.001Z

Jessica, Darin & Shaun have released a new episode of InsideSimRacing.tv. The newest episode includes a look at iRacing.com’s new COT, Virtual Grand Prix 3, a Buttkicker review, the mod squad news and more.

Furthermore, the episode includes a new segment called “Project Sim Racing”, featuring sim racer in training Andrea Lopez.

Source Virtualr.net

Gardner Grounds the flying Scotsman

2009-02-08T22:31:00.002Z

With Keith Ettles taking pole by 0.009 Darren Gardner was moved to 2nd on the grid closely followed by Nick Carnell and Gerhard Hirschle filling the final position the 2nd row.
Valencia renowned for being tough on car and driver was soon to show its teeth as Tim Martin lost control and was collected by Ian Beech in his 550,Martin was forced to retire.
Carnell had a uneventful race in 3rd from which he started and finished in the same position,Ettles was to make one mistake on the approach to the final corner letting Gardner through and from there he continued to the finish.On to France for rd 3 and more great racing.

Rallyesim in action

2009-02-07T11:35:00.001Z

Preview video of Richard Burns and Rallyesim.Enjoy

3D Motors Richard Burns Rally Mod RS-RBR 2009
Uploaded by MotorsTV

Rallyesim.com

2009-02-06T17:58:00.002Z

SRT's the mod squad have done a nice review on Richard Burns Rally,although the game is old the people over at Rallyesim.com have come up with a great mod that brings it right up to date.There are a couple of links on this site with all the info needed to get you power sliding through the forests and snow trails.I have installed my old copy of RB and downloaded and put on the mod and must say what a great setup it is.So for a couple of pounds for RB you could be going up against the boys at rallyesim and SRT .

Race Connect F1 Rd 2 Albert Park

2009-02-05T14:16:00.002Z

Tonight See's the second race in Race Connects F1 series.The drivers will be taking to the mean streets around Albert Park for what will be a tough full race length event.With all the boy from AnE racing hoping to get on the points table.

The RaceConnect Formula 1 Championship uses the recently released CDTP 2006 1.0 Mod.

This series runs Fortnightly on Thursday evenings.

Practice:- 19:45 UK Time
Qualifying:- 20:10 UK Time
Warm-Up:- 20:25 UK Time
Race Start:- 20:30 UK Time

Formation Lap With Standing Start.

Driving Aids Allowed :- Low ABS & Medium Traction Control

F1 1991 LE 1.3 - Released

2009-02-03T16:46:00.001Z

Slimjim, TMF & EViL Group keep on improving the leage edition of their Formula One 1991 mod for rFactor by releasing a new patch that brings the mod to version 1.3.

The patch includes new collision models for all cars, new mip maps, a fixed problem with alt-tabbing out of the simulation and more.

Important: This is just a patch, make sure to have the latest full version installed.

Kicking The Ass out of racing

2009-02-02T13:43:00.008Z

After reading a forum post on pit building I started to see what I could do to improve my cockpit and racing experience.Reading the post about motion pads and sound sensors it soon came apparent we were in the realms of fantasy with the costs these can occur it then hit me "Buttkicker"
Coming from a flightsim back ground I had a buttkicker for my flightsim rig.Now all I had to do was adapt it for my Evo Playseat,Back to the forums for some inspiration and bingo it had already been done.A slight modification to fit the Buttkicker clamp to the base of the seat and onto the track for a test.What can I say as a race friend of mine would say "Its the Bollocks" every small bump you can feel and running the rumble strips at the corners really does hurt.This has taken my cockpit setup to another level and improved the racing experience even more.
So if your looking to improve your racing experience its the way to go.Stay tuned for my next addon, you know there's bound to be one.

Flying Scotsman Takes Monza

2009-02-02T13:28:00.002Z

Keith Ettles drove a commanding race from start to finish to take top spot at Monza for Rd 1 of the AnE gt pro league.The fireman from Edinburgh was just to hot for the rest of the field,although early on in the race Chris File from our very own Chequered flag Race Team was in the no.1 seat until he caught the curb exiting the parabolica.Ettles passed him and never looked back taking maximum points for PJ Racing.Chris recovered from his slight mishap and took second closely followed by Lambo Dambo's Darren Gardener.Paul Gray made a impressive League debut with a 5 place after Chequered flags no.2 driver Nick Carnell had to make a stop and go from fourth place throwing away a 38 second lead over gray.Some great racing from nearly a full field and very little in the way of race incidents capped a great start to the gt league which now moves to sunny Spain and Valencia for what will be a taxing twisty and very bumpy track.

DIY

2009-02-01T11:43:00.009Z

With alot of controls in any race game and only so many buttons on a G25 its a fact that you need to use your keyboard.Not a problem you would think, but when your travelling at high speeds in the middle of a tough race its not always easy to find that right button.This were with a bit of technical info and a few spare hours you could make your racing experience alot easier.I found a old wingman controller on ebay for 1 pound and some push to make buttons + wire from Maplins for 8 pounds and I was all set to go.Taking the circuit board out of the contoller, all was needed to do was to redirect the contol inputs of the control buttons to my buttons.Armed with my trusty soldering iron and steady hand this is a task most people can achieve.

AnE GT-Pro League starts Sunday

2009-01-30T21:04:00.002Z

Hope its a clean start like this on sunday, looking down the start finish straight at Monza.

Inside Sim Racing Episode 36

2009-01-28T18:02:00.001Z

New episode is up.....

Got to love motorsport

2009-01-27T21:51:00.001Z

Who said motorsport was boring.

OTC, Carnell Grabs pole but fails to finish

2009-01-27T21:31:00.002Z

A mixed night of racing saw round 3 of Syncro's OTC go off with a bang.With a tough track and very fast car there where lots of thrills and spills.A tight qualifying session saw Nick Carnell pinch poll from Damon Clewlow.With many cautions it turned into a long night.With all the AnE drivers gaining points bar Carnell who with 12 laps to go suffered a crash with Jake Adams and was unable to finish.

Historic TC Cup Final Rd 08 coverage

2009-01-25T14:45:00.002Z

Fantastic racing in the mk1 Escort from the last round of race connects TC Cup.

rF. Escort. Zolder. from 808 on Vimeo.

AnE GT pro Pre-Season Event

2009-01-25T14:36:00.002Z

Tonight See's the last test session before next Sundays season opener at Monza.Spa is the venue tonight and it looks like there will be a full grid, and with lap times being very close at the top its set up for a good race.

Race Connect F1 Video round up

2009-01-24T09:23:00.002Z

The boys at Race Connect have just released a race video from round 1 at Bahrain showing some great racing an very clean driving.

Round 2 Albert Park

2009-01-23T20:58:00.002Z

With Race connect's F1 series moving down under here's a nice little preview of the great Albert Park, with a great soundtrack to go with it.

Holman Grabs point

2009-01-22T23:41:00.002Z

A tough opening race in the race connect GP series was won by Andrea's Nilson.Nilson qualified on pole and dominated the field of 22 drivers.Of the 4 AnE drivers taking part only 1 finished, Martin Holman came 8th to grab a championship point while Ian Beech retired with a broken rear suspension Chris file Decided to bring it back to the pits with wing and handling problems and Nick Carnell's coming together with team mate Holman ended with broken front suspension and a missing front wheel.The Championship moves down under for the next round at Albert park a tough street circuit which could bring many retirements.
All in all it was a great nights racing and the start of a great series, hats off to race connect for a well run and organised event.

F1 whispers doubt Renault future

2009-01-22T21:56:00.000Z

Speculation has stepped up a gear that 2009 could be Renault's last season in Formula One.

Team president Bernard Rey said this week that the Enstone-based squad's parent Renault Group has pledged its support for "this year."

This comment was followed by whispers in F1 circles that team management may have informed the latest meeting of the FOTA alliance that Renault engines will not be available to customer teams beyond 2009.
Sources are also reporting that nearly 100 staff at Enstone will shortly be shed, ostensibly due to the newly installed cost-saving measures.
In fact, the sources said precisely 98 staff may now already have been given notice that their employ is to end.

The sources informed that the majority of the losses will be limited to both the test team and the aerodynamic department.

© CAPSIS International
Source: GMM

Race connect F1 series

2009-01-22T17:24:00.002Z

Good luck to all who are taking part in the f1 series tonight over at race connect,the mini series kicks off at Bahrain.There is going to be some tough full length racing over 5 tracks in this mini GP league.The new CTDP 06 is the mod being used through rfactor and it looks made for such a league.Check out the boys at race connect for some great race leagues which cater for everyone's racing needs.They can be found at www.raceconnect.com
Now for a taster of the action to come later on tonight, here is a look at the mod vs the real deal around the very track Bahrain.Enjoy

InsideSimRacing Episode 35

2009-01-21T13:55:00.001Z

This is a fully packed Episode to close the year out with. In this
episode we have a full review of Turismo Carretera, we cover the
latest new regarding the Live For Speed patch, review the ear
buds by Razer. In addition we cover the ARCA Elite racing series,
and showcase many new mods for Rfactor including CTDP the
long awaited Formula One more as well as the new world that is
VHR stock cars. We also are giving away a copy of both Rfactor
as well as STCC the game.

Beechy's Dream Car

2009-01-19T18:04:00.001Z

If you´re wondering what the ever rising computing power will mean for the graphical aspect of driving simulations, the following might give you an idea.

Imaging company Proper Graphics has created a virtual version of the Koenigsegg CCX supercar, made of 192.449 triangles. Even though the car is much more detailed than the vehicles in Gran Turismo 5, it has been crafted according to Polyphony Digital’s polygon and texture specifications.

Today’s systems and gaming consoles aren’t powerful enough to handle more than one of these beauties yet. Once the time comes, we´ll be in for some serious eye-candy as the high resolution pictures and video show.

F1 1991 LE 1.1 - Released

2009-01-19T17:57:00.000Z

Slimjim, TMF & EViL Group have released a new version of the Formula One 1991 Leage Edition mod for rFactor.

Improvements in version 1.1 mainly include new sounds by Montesky as well as some graphical fixes. The new version comes as a complete download, you don’t have to have the initial released installed.

Update can be found at:

http://www.virtualr.net/f1-1991-le-11-released/

Dennis to quit as McLaren F1 boss

2009-01-16T22:45:00.002Z

Ron Dennis is to step down as team principal of McLaren and hand over to current number two Martin Whitmarsh ahead of the new Formula One season.
Dennis, 61, who has run McLaren since 1981, will stay on as executive chairman of the McLaren Group.
The 51-year-old Whitmarsh will take over McLaren's F1 operation on 1 March

"It's time for Martin to take over. It is 100% my decision - this is a job he will embrace and from now most race-day decisions will be his," said Dennis.

"I still have huge passion for F1 and I want to be supportive of Martin's responsibilities, but that will come purely in the form of voicing an opinion.

"Maybe they'll get my opinion when they don't want it! But I hope Martin will listen to my opinions, even if ultimately - as it will - the ultimate decision rests solely with him.

"This is the right time for this decision. But don't see this as some sort of retirement because it is the exact opposite.

"The first thing I must do is raise my own game because everybody realises this is a tough period in which to work. My decision - and it is solely, and exclusively my decision - has been made on the basis of what is best for McLaren.

"We are a very diverse organisation and we have a number of other projects ongoing, including the development of our road car, and that is going to be a real challenge.

"However, really I want to downplay this decision, because today is about the new car, where we're going forward as a team - it certainly isn't about my stepping down," added the 61-year-old.

Dennis merged his Project Four racing company with Team McLaren Ltd to form McLaren Racing in 1980 and took over as team principal in 1981.

Whitmarsh has been at McLaren since 1989, when he assumed the role of head of operations.

And he said: "It doesn't feel like a bombshell to me - Ron has reached this point and I was keen for him to dictate a timeframe - but I certainly didn't push him.

"I've worked with Ron for 20 years and he has had an incredible career, but Formula One is changing and evolving and so is this business."

The 2009 Formula One season opens with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on 29 March.

F1 1991 LE 1.0 - Released

2009-01-14T18:55:00.000Z

Slimjim, TMF & EViL Group have released the Formula One 1991 LE mod for rFactor, bringing another historic F1 season to rFactor.

Based on Erik Van Leeuwen’s F1 1991 mod for GP4, these cars have been carefully converted to bring them to rFactor standard. The mod takes us back to a time when Formula One was still healthy as the grids were made up of up to 18 teams.

Please note that this is a leage-edition mod, meaning that all cars have the same physics for equal racing. If you´re looking for realistic 1991 cars, you should wait for the full historical version of this mod.

This fantastic mod can be download at Virtualr.net. just follow the link below.

http://www.virtualr.net/f1-1991-le-10-released/

ParcFerme F1 Championship 2009

2009-01-13T19:43:00.003Z

The RaceConnect Formula 1 Championship uses the recently released CDTP 2006 1.0 Mod.

This series runs Fortnightly on Thursday evenings.

Practice:- 19:45 UK Time
Qualifying:- 20:10 UK Time
Warm-Up:- 20:25 UK Time
Race Start:- 20:30 UK Time

Formation Lap With Standing Start.

Driving Aids Allowed :- Low ABS & Medium Traction Control
Points Allocation :- 1st = 10 points, 2nd = 8 points, 3rd = 6 points, 4th = 5 points, 5th = 4 points, 6th = 3 points, 7th = 2 points, 8th = 1 point

OTC off and running

2009-01-13T19:20:00.004Z

With a field of 14 runners Syncro's OTC got off to a great start, with Damon and Jake taking the sprint and endurance wins.With such a big field there were no problems or crashes and the racing was very clean.A big thanks goes out to Dan cable for running the show, it was a first class night.Next week it See's the turn of the Legends.Here are a couple of shots from the racing taken by the Syncro staff.

FSR 2008 Ama summary video

2009-01-10T22:48:00.002Z

FSR's amateur season comes to a end with a great video looking back over some fantastic racing.

Chequered Flag announce race Team

2009-01-10T16:30:00.002Z

Chequered Flag are entering a team in the [AnE]GT pro League,the drivers slots will be filled by Nick Carnell and Chris File.Although no official announcement has been made rumours are building as to which car has been secured for the drive.It seems the Lamborghini Murcielago is the favourite to take to the field.There will be updates on the teams progress as the season continues.

Hot out of the spray booth

2009-01-09T20:00:00.002Z

With the paint still drying some photo's of the OTC cars are out, Pj racing and team spurs are finished and ready to race.The cars belong to Chris file, Ian Beech and Martin Holman.These fantastic looking paint jobs are the work of Chris File aka Morbid Monk, Chris recently won a award for his paint jobs at the Race Department.When he's not spraying Chris can be found green lanening his tractor around the valley's of Whales.

DTM: Schumacher not in DTM 2009?

2009-01-08T23:04:00.002Z

2008 might have been Ralf Schumacher's only year in DTM. The former Formula 1 driver is still without a new contract for 2009. His contract with Mercedes ended on December 31st. Although talks with Mercedes are still ongoing, the 33-year-old driver stated that he only wants to continue in DTM if he can drive a car of 2009-specification.

Historic GT & Touring Cars 1.01

2009-01-07T22:51:00.002Z

As part of Chequered flag service we try to promote good Mods for all of the racing Sims on the market.Rfactor is one of the best Sims which has a massive following and more mods than you could ever wish for, and Historic GT is one of the best.

Using GT Legends' 3D models as base of the project, the mod will include classic racing cars which were seen during touring races in the 60's & 70's, as well as the actual FIA historic counterparts with physics, sounds, liveries, etc. made from scratch, to bring a satisfactory and realistic driving experience to the player.

2009 Syncro Touring Car Championship (STCC)

2009-01-07T22:28:00.002Z

Tonight See's the start of Syncro Racing's STCC, good luck to all drivers taking part especially the boys from AnE racing.

chequered flag

Daytona 500 Race Connect style

Megane Trophy Rd 1 results

Megane Trophy 2011

SRT – Thrustmaster T500RS Unboxing & First Look

Happy New Year

SRT- Nascar playseat review

F1 2010 – Crash Compilation & Hockenheim Wet Race

F1 2010 – Monaco Reality Check Video

Monday 9th August - Round 2 - Road Atlanta

Hungaroring 2010 – Released

Droopy Wings May Need Hardening

F1 2010 – PC Version Minimum Specs Announced

Colin McRae DiRT 3 – First Details Revealed

Rd1 Laguna Seca Results

SRT Episode75

AnE league f1 93 Teams Announced

rFactor F1 2010 Formula SimRacing Round 11 - Germany, Hockenheim

Race Connect's Formula BMW

Hungarian Grand Prix

More from f1 2010

AnE DTM League sept-2009

SRT - Episode 43 Released

Formula One Showcar & Motion Simulator

STC League all set to return

SRT - Episode 42 Released

CART Factor - Laguna Seca Previews

Richard Burns Rally slides into RD!

Ferrari F2008 Wheel

RSRBR 2009 Update 5 - Released

The NASCAR Nationwide Cup Rd 4 Atlanta

SRT - Episode 40 Released

Ettles Bags a Double

FSONE 2008 - Vettel at Barcelona

FSONE 2008 1.01 - Released

The Real Formula 1 Champtionship

AnE Lotus Cup rd 1

Gardner Takes Win and Title

Inside Sim Racing Episode 39

AnE GT Pro League news

STC A1 Ring Cancelled

Chequered Flag in the points

RLMS Endurance Cup

AnE GT-Pro League Table Rd 9

Motec Add DX for GTR Evolution - Released

Daytona Race Replay

STC Blue Cup High lights

Chaos Reigns at Daytona

Race Connect's Daytona track day

AnE GT League Stnadings rd 6

STC League AnE Racing Ready to Roll

Inside Sim Racing Episode 38 Race Pro with 911 Turbo S

AnE GT Standings Rd 6

Tarquini fastest man in first test

Frex Sim Wheel Review by SRT

SEAT want to repeat the success from 2008

Gentlemen start your Engines

Lamborghini Murcielago LP 670-4 SuperVel

AnE Racing new colours

Gardner snatches late win

Kyle Busch Goes For Triple Win

Branson may rescue Formula One team

AnE GT-Pro League Rd 4

STC Tribute Video

AnE GT pro Rd 3 Results

MMG SimRDisp7X - G25 Edition

Best of rFactor 2008

Sebastien Loeb leads from the front

SRT - Episode 37 Released

Gardner Grounds the flying Scotsman

Rallyesim in action

Rallyesim.com

Race Connect F1 Rd 2 Albert Park

The RaceConnect Formula 1 Championship uses the recently released CDTP 2006 1.0 Mod.

This series runs Fortnightly on Thursday evenings.

Practice:- 19:45 UK TimeQualifying:- 20:10 UK TimeWarm-Up:- 20:25 UK TimeRace Start:- 20:30 UK Time

Formation Lap With Standing Start.

Driving Aids Allowed :- Low ABS & Medium Traction Control

F1 1991 LE 1.3 - Released

Kicking The Ass out of racing

Practice:- 19:45 UK Time
Qualifying:- 20:10 UK Time
Warm-Up:- 20:25 UK Time
Race Start:- 20:30 UK Time

Practice:- 19:45 UK Time
Qualifying:- 20:10 UK Time
Warm-Up:- 20:25 UK Time
Race Start:- 20:30 UK Time

Driving Aids Allowed :- Low ABS & Medium Traction Control
Points Allocation :- 1st = 10 points, 2nd = 8 points, 3rd = 6 points, 4th = 5 points, 5th = 4 points, 6th = 3 points, 7th = 2 points, 8th = 1 point