Team RMT’s Arnold Wong continues to impress with very detailed cockpit models for the team’s World Super GT 2 mod for rFactor 2, as a newly-released render shows us the inside of the Mercedes CLK-GTR.

Powered by a six-liter V12 engine, the CLK-GTR was Mercedes’ weapon of choice during the 1997 FIA GT championship, the German manufacturer managed to clinch both the drivers and manufacturers title.

Successor to World Super GT for GTR 2, World Super GT 2 will bring some of of the most legendary GT cars of the 90s as well as Super GT GT500 class machinery to rFactor 2.

 

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In a recent interview with Autoweek Magazine, Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi revealed some very interesting infos on the upcoming Gran Turismo 5 title for Playstation 3 and the franchise’s future.

Yamauchi confirms that Gran Turismo 6 is already planned, even though the fifth installment of the series is still five months away from hitting the shelves in Japan. According to the creator, the development time for the next title will be much shorter as it will be using base components from Gran Turismo 5.

Furthermore, he confirms that even though Sony holds the NASCAR license for Gran Turismo 5, the title will only include selected cars and tracks from the Sprint Cup Series. Also mentioned for the first time is the possibility to “reverse your game”, indicating that Gran Turismo 5 will include a rewind mode that can be found in many modern racing titles.

When asked about the production costs of Gran Turismo 5, Yamauchi estimates that 60 million dollars have been spent on the title’s development. Even though some car manufacturers were willing to pay to see their cars in the game, the studio has never accepted money from car makers. Gran Turismo 5 will be released in Japan in March 2010, a release date for the rest of the world has not yet been announced.

You can check out the full interview with Autoweek here.

The Simco Modding Team has released two new preview screenshots of their Formula Two mod project for rFactor, showing us the cars of German Sanchez and Ollie Hancock in the showroom.

Launched in 2009, The FIA Formula Two Championship is meant to provide young drivers with a chance to compete in top-tier motorsport.The series uses a standard chassis built by Williams, the cars are powered by Audi engines that put out 400hp.

The cars offer a boost-feature that extends the car’s power to 450hp for up to six seconds, ten times during a race. The young series made headlines for all the wrong reasons when young John Surtees suffered fatal injuries during a Formula Two race at Brands Hatch earlier this year.

 

Turn 10 has confirmed that the first download content pack for their recently released Forza Motorsport 3 title for Xbox 360 will be available starting early December.

The pack will include ten cars, none of which have been revealed yet. Unlike the free Hyundai pack announced earlier this week, this DLC pack will be the start of a series of commercial download-content packs as Turn 10 plans on keeping Forza 3 fresh by releasing new cars and tracks on a monthly basis. The packs will be available on Xbox LIVE, payable using Microsoft’s Points system.

The German Modding Team is working on bringing the current VLN season to GTR2, adding the spectacular mix of touring and GT cars that race on the Nürburgring Nordschleife to the simulation.

A new batch of previews show the Land Motorsport Porsche 997 GT3-RSR as well as the Raeder Motorsport Ford GT. The GT3-class Ford made a stunning debut in the series this year, leading the Nürburgring 24h race in a spectacular fashion and coming very close to clinch its first VLN win later in the year.

 

Pete Ness has released iSpeed, a clever piece of software for iRacers that have a second screen to display data on. iSpeed displays detailed info on your laps such as speeds, splits and more – Everything you need to find out where to improve your laps.

The software is designed to work on a second display, it can also be used on the same screen when running iRacing in windowed mode. Follow the download link to find detailed info and instructions.

 

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International Pro-Modding has released a big bunch of helmet previews of their upcoming Formula One 2009 mod for rFactor.

We get to check out the helmets of Giancarlo Fisichella inoth b Ferrari and Force India colors, McLaren’s Heiki Kovalainen as well as championship runner-up Sebastian Vettel.

Made by International Pro-Modding, FSONE 2009 will include all cars and drivers of the current Formula One season which introduced a whole lot of changes to the world championship.

 

Following his first ever prewiew video of  HistorX’s Historic GT & Touring Car 2.0 mod for rFactor, stabiz has released a new video, showing us some very impressive on-board footage of the Ferrari 250 GTO at Monza.

The 250 GTO was build by Ferrari from 1962 to 1964, only 36 examples were built, being powered by a three-liter V12 engine, putting out 300hp. The car enjoyed tremendous success in racing, winning the 1962, 1963 and 1964 World Manufacturers Championship.

Using GT Legends as a base, the Historic GT & Touring Car mod for rFactor proved to be one of the most popular releases for the simulation. The second version of the mod will be made up completely of scratch-made material, bringing several famous historic racing cars to rFactor.

A week ago, iRacing added Mosport Raceway to the lineup of tracks in their online racing simulation. As with all their laser-scanned tracks, the virtual version of the famous Canadian track is very accurate.

You can check for yourself by watching the official track comparison video below, showing the virtual and the real-world version side by side.

Located north of Bowmanville, Ontario, Mosport is one of Canada’s most famous motorsport venues. The 4 kilometer track layout includes 10 turns and is one of the very few classical racetracks that remained almost completely unchanged over the years.

Following the first patch that was released shortly after Need for Speed Shift hit the shelves, Slightly Mad Studios are now busy preparing the second patch that will address a variety of issues.

Alongside various small fixes for all platforms, the patch also addresses the technical issues of the PC version such as poor ATI support, crashes when changing graphic settings and more. Furthermore, the patch will increase the number of players in online races from 8 to 12.

The patch is currently being tested, a release date has not yet been announced. You can find the full changelog below, you might have to click “Read More” to see it.

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Less than two weeks after the release of Forza Motorsport 3, Turn 10 has announced the first download pack as players will be able to get their hands on the Hyundai Genesis Coupe starting November 17th.

The pack will bring the Hyundai Genesis Coupe to the console driving title, the car will be included both as street and racing version. Furthermore, the pack will add a Hyundai Genesis event to the game’s career mode. The pack will be available on Xbox LIVE starting November 17th, the download will be free of charge for all Forza owners.

 

F1-S-R is not just working on the 1985 and 1991 Formula One seasons for rFactor, the team will also bring the 1993 F1 season to the simulation.

Below is a new video trailer, showing some footage of the season’s cars. 1993 was the final season to allow driver aids such as active suspension and anti-lock brakes, the season was dominated by Alain Prost and the Williams team, clinching both the driver and manufacturers title.

The annual SEMA show in Las Vegas is not just an important date for tuning fans but also for Gran Turismo followers as Polyphony Digital regularly picks vehicles from the show to be included in their titles.

That includes the HPA Motorsports Audi TT and the JR Rocha Infinity G37 which are playable in the newest Gran Turismo showfloor demo at SEMA. Those who can’t make it to Vegas can enjoy plenty of screenshots of both cars below.

Gran Turismo 5 will be bringing 1000 cars and over 60 tracks to the Playstation 3, including new features such as damage, weather and day/night effects. The title has been announced to be released in March 2010 in Japan, dates for the US & Europe have not been given.

 

Strava has released his Formula Vee mod for rFactor, bringing three different Formula Vee cars from the 60s to the simulation.

The Formula Vee started competition in 1965, meant to provide motorsport beginners with a cheap base to start from. Engine, transmission and other parts have been taken from the 1963 VW Beetle, despite the simple formula, the cars were able to reach speeds up to 200kph. Notable drivers started their career in Formula Vee, including Nikki Lauda, Emerson Fittipaldi, Keke Rosbger and Nelson Piquet.

 

Download Vintage Formula Vee 1.0 Here