What do you get if you combine slot cars with video games and throw in a touch of artificial intelligence for good measure? Well, previously it would just be an awful slot car video game, but thanks to some very clever people and a Hollywood movie car designer, we now get an awesome real world […]
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Hankook – one of the fastest growing tyre brands in the world both on the road and on the track – has today confirmed that the BNT V8 SuperTourers will be the principal category in a brand new series, the Hankook Super Series. The BNT V8 SuperTourer field runs exclusively on Hankook racing rubber and […]
For as long as I can remember, I have been playing racing games. It all started back in the early eighties, when my father stupidly brought home a Fountain Force 2 videogame system, unwittingly kicking off a habit of mine that would soon take over my life. One of the games dear old Dad brought […]
One at both ends – OVERSTEER looks at the bizarre Alfa Romeo Bimotore (To read photo captions, please hold your cursor over the image) Grand Prix racing in the mid to late thirties was totally dominated by two teams, Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union (a name created specifically for the cars) — both were funded by the […]
During this weekend’s Le Mans 24 Hours, former Formula 1 driver Anthony Davidson suffered a terrifying high-speed accident at the wheel of the #8 Toyota TS030 Hybrid when he was hit by a lapped car. Davidson was able to free himself from the car, but was taken to hospital suffering from shock and complaining of […]
I am absolutely certain that it is no coincidence that the 1973 Ford Falcon XB GT features in Forza Motorsport 4. Aside from being my dream car when I was 10 years old, it is almost identical to Aussie actor Eric Bana’s ‘74 variety that was the basis of his awesomely brilliant 2009 documentary Love […]
So, after a massive five year wait, Gran Turismo 5 is finally here. Originally slated to be one of the PS3’s launch titles, GT5 has been delayed constantly to the point where it was in danger of becoming irrelevant in the face of ever-improving competing racing games. But now it is finally here, and the […]
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