iRacing Car Setup: Become a Master
iRacing provides a racing experience that demands a combination of strategic car setup, smart racecraft, and precision driving to be close to the pace. The more you improve in each…
Moza’s HGP Shifter: Review
The Moza HGP shifter is, I believe, the lowest-priced “premium” H-pattern sim racing shifter available at the moment. Priced at around $150 / €150 including delivery it’s a real bargain.…
Review: V-PF1 Pro Sim Steering Wheel by VPG
The F1-inspired V-PF1 Pro is the latest product iteration to come out of the VPG stable and, it is by far their best work yet. Working with the wheel these…
Reviewing the new Cube Controls SP01 Sim Racing Pedals
It’s new pedal day today as we test the brand new SP01 sim racing pedals from our friends at Cube Controls. It feels like it’s been a long wait since…
Crew Chief V4 Setup: How to Install and run Crew Chief in iRacing
Crew Chief V4 is free software developed purely as a sim racer’s assistant – I use it heavily in iRacing, particularly for endurance racing and special events. Crew Chief integrates…
The Best F1 Wheels for Sim Racing: Buyer’s Guide
If you’re shopping for a formula-style sim racing wheel this year, you’ve picked an interesting moment to do it. The manufacturers have been busy gravitating towards newer designs and brand…
Monitor Stands and Mounts for Sim Racing – Buyer’s Guide
Featured image: my cockpit with its three LG 32GP850-B screens, all hung on the rig itself. In 2023 I moved back from my Samsung G9 (which now makes an excellent…
Guide to the New iRacing UI for Web UI users
iRacing announced that as of this month (expected in March 2023 for the Season 2 build) that the old website version of iRacing’s UI will be sunsetted leaving us only…
MOZA vs Fanatec 2026: Which Brand Wins for Direct Drive?
I’ve had both ranges on my rig, so in today’s post I’m going tier by tier through Moza and Fanatec, from the CSL DD and the R5 up to the Podium DD and the R25 Ultra. On PlayStation it’s still Fanatec, and on PC above the entry level I’d go Moza, because the torque you get for your money is a lot higher.
How to Overtake, and How not to.
Whenever we attend a driver’s briefing in real life, we’re always reminded that Motorsport is a non-contact sport. Save a few categories, this rule is very much accepted by all…
How to Drive the Best Racing Line
Featured image: The Corkscrew at Laguna Seca “The Racing Line” is a fundamental theory of track driving that is crucial for speed. It’s not enough to simply learn the line;…
Using Brake Bias in the Sim for Faster Laptimes
Featured Image: Radical SR3 xx cockpit with brake bias adjuster (bottom right) A typical scenario in sim racing is having a car with similar specs to your opponent, but you’re…
iRacing Graphics Settings: Everything you need to know for a better FPS
So many sim racers spend ages getting their rig setup just right, only to completely neglect the look, and frame rate (FPS) performance of the graphics in-game. This is understandable…