
iRacing’s 2019 “Holiday Build” Brings IndyCar Pit Crew & the “Chili Bowl”
The latest version of iRacing is now available to all subscribers. Following the first update of the 2019 season, the iRacing team is back at it again, this time with some holiday cheer.

FIAT’s Got Christmas Wrapped With the FIAT 500 Little Helper
If you’re as bad at planning gifts as us, you’ll face the same story every year. Even if you’ve picked up the presents you wanted, you won’t have wrapped them by the time NORAD says Santa’s at your chimney — and then you can’t find anything to wrap them with anyway.

Steve McQueen’s Pontiac Trans Am From The Hunter Emerges From a Barn
Earlier this year Ford showed off the original 1968 Mustang GT-390 from Bullitt it found on a farm in California. Now, another classic Steve McQueen film car has resurfaced.

Have Some Fun With Caterham’s First-Ever Car Configurator
You can hardly accuse Caterham of being progressive. It’s a company whose core business is a car effectively designed in 1952… and you make it yourself.

The MG Metro 6R4: A Little-Known Group B Era Monster
This week’s Wednesday Want once again zeros in on one of our favorite automotive genres, Group B rally cars. In the past, we’ve showcased the Porsche 959, Peugeot 205 T16, and the Toyota 222D. Now joining that list is the MG Metro 6R4.

Listen to the New Toyota Supra’s Straight Six Sing Ahead of its 2019 Debut
The upcoming fifth-generation Toyota Supra has been all the rave lately, and for good reason. With its production run coming to an end in 2002, the fan favorite is set to return next year in a blaze of glory.

Thanks to Fortnite, We Could See More Cross-Platform Racing Games
It’s been quite a year for racing games, especially in the competitive scene. The racing world of esports appears to grow larger by the day, with just about every major player onboard. If there’s one thing that could improve competitive racing, it would be the growth of the community at-large.

Lotus is Drifting Home for Christmas With the Evora 410
If there’s a better way to get into the festive spirit than to attach a Christmas tree to a $140,000 sports car and take it drifting, we don’t know what it is. Fortunately Lotus agrees, and threw in a whistle-stop tour of its headquarters near Norwich too.

How a Man With Tetraplegia Plays Gran Turismo Sport with His Mouth
After a motorcycle accident injured his spinal cord, Alvaro Blanco was no longer able to use his hands and feet to control his favorite racing game — but that wasn’t about to stop him from playing. Now, Alvaro uses a special controller known as a Quadstick to play GT Sport using only his mouth.

This Guy Built a Formula 1 Car Out of Cardboard
If you think you’re bored of F1, spare a thought for the chap in this video. He’s not only bored, he’s card-bored…

I Played iRacing With F1 Drivers Max Verstappen & Lando Norris
The scene: it’s Sunday, it’s my day off. After a tough 6 hour race at Sebring the day before, I’m trying to rest my aching wrist and giddy head. I’m sitting on TeamSpeak with some friends, relaxing and having a laugh. Then I get a message from Atze Kerkhof (Member of Team Redline): “Would you like to race against Max Verstappen and Lando Norris in an F3 car?”

Thrustmaster T.Racing Scuderia Ferrari Edition Review: Supercars For Your Ears
Audio. It’s an integral part of sim racing, but it’s safe to say it often takes a backseat to visuals, physics, and input devices.

“Wrench”, VR-Enabled Mechanic Simulator, Begins Early Access December 19
With only days to spare, it looks like Wrench will meet its autumn release date. Heading to Steam Early Access on Wednesday, December 19, it beats the Winter Solstice by two days.

Why iRacing’s Endurance Le Mans Series is My Favorite in Sim-Racing
The iRacing Endurance Le Mans Series – or to put it another way, my favourite online racing series in sim racing at present. With its 6 hour races and multiclass format, including my beloved hybrid LMP1 class, it was always going to win me over.

GTPlanet Forza Horizon 4 Photo Mode Competition 02 Now Open
We’re back for some good old-fashioned photographic fun in Forza Horizon 4. It’s been a while, but to make things simpler during this busy holiday season, our latest theme is all about Forza Edition cars.

Here’s Your Chance to Join a 24 Hours of Lemons Team with Other GTPlanet Members
As you may have read previously on the site, back in May GTPlanet member Brad McClaren (McClarenDesign) made the trip from Oklahoma, USA to Auckland, NZ (a trip of over 7,500 miles) to race with Hooncorp in the New Zealand 24 Hours of Lemons. Driving the #137 Commodore, Brad managed to survive the dark, the rain, and the opposition, with the team finishing 22nd amongst a field of 53 starters. The second Hooncorp car on the track, the #37 Pulsar, came 15th.

Ken Block’s Farewell Tour Lets Him Hoon the Globe in Gymkhana 10
Pull out the flat brim hat and crack open a Monster, it’s time for the latest edition of Ken Block’s Gymkhana videos.

GT Sport Has Around 7.5 Million Players, According to “My PS4 Life” Feature
If you’re active on social media, you might have seen a new project from Sony doing the rounds. “My PS4 Life” is a community feature that shows off individual players’ gaming skills in the PS4’s five years on sale.

How to Find Forza Horizon 4’s Fortune Island Hidden Treasures
Last week Fortune Island appeared off the coast of Great Britain in Forza Horizon 4. It introduced not only a harsh new environment to master and 10 new cars — it brought with it one of the easiest sources of credits in the game.

The 1,000mph Car Might Be Back On With Bloodhound SSC’s Rescue From The Brink
It’s been looking bad for the Bloodhound team recently. A project to send a car to 1,000mph was never going to be easy, but with some big-name sponsors on board, all the pieces were nearly in place. After a decade of work, the track was ready, the car had performed well in its shakedown and Bloodhound had marked its calendar.