What Is Oversteer? The Sim Racer’s Plain-English Guide
Oversteer is when the rear tyres break grip first and the car rotates. Here’s how it feels through a sim wheel, what causes it, and how to fix it.
Racing Line Explained: Late vs Geometric Apex (with diagrams)
The racing line is the fastest path through a corner. Here’s what late apex and geometric apex actually mean, with three diagrams and the sim-racing case for each.
What Is Understeer? The Sim Racer’s Plain-English Guide
Understeer is when the front tyres break grip first and the car runs wide. Here’s how it feels through a sim wheel, what causes it, and how to fix it.
Understeer vs Oversteer: What’s Actually Happening (and Why F1 Drivers Set Up for Each)
Two failure modes, both real, both with their own defenders at the top of the sport. Of all the conversations in sim racing forums, understeer-versus-oversteer is the one that won’t…
How to Learn a New Track Faster in Sim Racing
Featured Image: my Radical SR3 rsx at Brands Hatch Learning a new track used to take me an evening. Now it’s more like 20 laps. The difference isn’t more talent…
The Science of Tyre Warming in iRacing: Testing Shows Braking Beats Weaving
Featured Image: Apex Racing League I saw this thread on Reddit earlier and thought it well worth a discussion. A McLaren 720S GT3 driver at Suzuka ran some proper scientific…
Le Mans Ultimate: How to Drive the LMGT3 and Hypercar
Le Mans Ultimate is quickly becoming the de facto choice for sim racers craving GT3 and prototype racing, providing realistic physics, force feedback and maximum immersion in its depiction of…
How to Pull off the Perfect Overtake / Pass in Sim Racing
Featured image: One of the greatest passes, ever: Hakkinen vs Schumacher (source) Sure, sim racing and motorsport have a lot in common. After all, that’s why Formula 1 teamsinvest so…
How To Defend In Sim Racing
Defending your racing position is a critical skill to learn to win races and championships. Making a poorly thought-out defensive move can be a high-risk thing to do, unfortunately, in…
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…
How to Drift in the Simulator
Featured image: Aiden’s 1jz S15 Are you feeling like something a little different to standard track or offroad racing in your favourite simulator game? Have you checked out our guide…