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Ganassi fire Larson after iRacing racial slur

Kyle Larson was fired Tuesday by Chip Ganassi Racing, completing a stunning downfall for the budding NASCAR star who uttered a racial slur during ... Read More...

Nascar driver Kyle Larson suspended for iRacing road rage

Kyle Larson was suspended indefinitely by NASCAR and without pay by Chip Ganassi Racing on Monday for using a racial slur on a live stream during ... Read More...

Inside Line: Sign of the times

Turn up the volume and listen to Prince! I would like to start this week's column by apologising to grandprix247.com Editor Ben Stevens for not having this piece ready for yesterday's deadline, my bad!

IndyCar iRacing Challenge American Red Cross Grand Prix

Sim racing and eSport are fun but won’t carry teams for long

Virtual racing has been the small saving grace for motorsports since the coronavirus pandemic brought nearly everything to a halt reports AP's Jen... Read More...

SimGP247: Kyalami Hotlaps sizzle, Assetto Corsa server up

It was a very busy week and historic week for eSport on a global level, ironically boosted by the debilitating pandemic sweeping the planet, with ... Read More...

Esports: Franchitti virtual Indycar winner, Fittipaldi still has it at 73

Triple Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti won a virtual ‘Legends Trophy’ on Saturday while two-times Formula 1 world champion Emerson Fittip... Read More...

eSports: Timmy Hill wins online NASCAR iRacing event

Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead sang the national anthem from a remote location. Troy Aikman, borrowing Matthew McConaughey's trademark phrase “Alri... Read More...

Simming Memoirs – Part III: My very own Spanish castles

As the eighties roared on and the very first sims appeared, I went looking for racing thrills in amusement arcades and several other wrong places.... Read More...

IndyCar joins virtual racing boom as season on hold indefinitely

IndyCar isn't sure when it can get its cars on track to officially start the season, but for now, the American open-wheel series will follow the l... Read More...

Simming Memoirs – Part II: The era of second generation game consoles

Moving on from a bicycle as race simulator... although a true simulator was still a far way off. Google Dictionary adds the following example to its definition of simulation: “the production of a computer model of something, especially for the purpose of study.”

HSO Kyalami Speedweek 2: 1976 F1 Hotlaps, how good are you?

In the wake of the success of our first HSO Kyalami Speedweeks, we can announce that week two is up and running with three iconic Formula 1 cars f... Read More...

Simming Memoirs: Improbable beginnings

Simming Memoirs takes you on journey through Tom Fitch's attempts at replicating auto-racing. From initial elementary attempts to the latest curre... Read More...

Video: Indy legend Tony Kanaan sim racing in lockdown

https://youtu.be/YL3zffhrrOw Indycar legend Tony Kanaan meets Sadokist to talk about his view on sim racing, gaming, what's happening in his world ... Read More...

HSO Kyalami Hotlaps: Zenkov tames the Porsche 962C

Russian sim racer Vladislav Zenkov powered to the top of the timesheets to claim victory in the inaugural HSO Speedweek at Kyalami Hotlap series run under the auspices of the Historic Simraciung Organisation (HSO) using rFactor 2 as the simulator game of choice.