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My Biggest Big Box Held a Sim Racing Gem Inside

January 14, 2026 at 8:53 PM

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This full computer system bundle included a copy of Geoff Crammond's Formula One Grand Prix. It was an incredible gift that I am so grateful to have received when I was a 13. (Thanks Mum and Dad). youtu.be/Tp4eubpdEWA #simracing #retrogaming #amigasforever #f1gp #frontierelite2 #commodore

January 13, 2026 at 11:43 PM

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New patch for Automobilista 2 improves TAA and AI logic
racesimcentral.net/automobilist... #simracing #ams2 #automobilista2

Indy 500 (1989) vs Real Life (Indianapolis Motor Speedway)

January 13, 2026 at 6:23 PM

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How much detail did they get into this track model? Every. Bit. youtu.be/h4dba11eVhA #simracing #retrogaming #indy500 #indycar

SIMBIN Announce GTR 2 For Summer 2006 Release | Race Sim Central

January 13, 2026 at 4:08 PM

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#OnThisDay in 2006, SIMBIN Announce #GTR2. Only a month later they would announce an FIA GT license that would take them all the way to 2012. Unfortunately, we did not get any future standalone GTR titles. racesimcentral.net/simbin-annou... #simracing #retrogaming

GTR was a spectacular achievement and broke new ground in sim racing. I fully expect SIMBIN to deliver again with GTR 2. Screenshots: Press release: Warm up for GTR 2 The successor to the award-winnin...

Grand Pro Circuit Adelaide vs Real life Comparison Video Shows Off AI | Race Sim Central

January 12, 2026 at 9:52 PM

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A new video compares AI and Johnny Dumfries at Adelaide in 1986 racesimcentral.net/grand-pro-ci... #simracing #grandprocircuit

Marcell Baranyai has uploaded another video to his YouTube (embed below) showing of a comparison between a car driven by AI and the real Johnny Dumfries in 1986. Looks good to me! View this video on Y...

January 12, 2026 at 9:14 PM

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Ferrari once signed an insane deal. INDYCAR haven't signed a good one in a few decades. Enjoy a few Cover Stories. youtu.be/vhI9TphvpdQ #simracing #retrogaming #indycar

Cover Stories

I want my Alonso career simulator

January 12, 2026 at 7:34 PM

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If you have multiple seasons of content and aren't building a career mode where a user can combine them, you're doing it wrong. youtu.be/HLvi4lyZM60 #simracing #f1game #retrogaming #f1

The Unreleased GPL-Like Genre-Defining Historic Trans-Am Simulation | Race Sim Central

January 10, 2026 at 9:03 PM

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Well, I have been intending to dump the forums from my site for a long time because, well, nobody used them. Anyway...

How are we feeling about Discord going public and sending out a survey about using AI to collect data from servers?

January 10, 2026 at 4:35 PM

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#OnThisDay in 1998, GT Interactive (also publisher of Driver) announced Trans-Am '68-'72. Before Grand Prix Legends had released, this title was groundbreaking, and would have been an extremely early 6DOF physics engine. racesimcentral.net/the-unreleas... #simracing #retrogaming #unreleasedgame

Shortly after the release of Grand Prix Legends the sim racing community looked forward to another title that promised to offer a similar insight into historic racing. Trans-Am Racing '68-'72 ultimate...

Assetto Corsa EVO Eifel Teaser Takeaways

January 9, 2026 at 11:02 PM

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Eifel Free Roam is still coming to Assetto Corsa EVO in 2026, and while the new trailer obviously showcases a work-in-progess version of ACE, it already looks pretty impressive. I even did a 'takeaways' YouTube video for you: youtu.be/YZEopIQmb2U #simracing #acevo #assettocorsaevo

How Papyrus A.I. Path Lines Worked

January 9, 2026 at 9:31 PM

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Slowly getting used to 'actually posting on YouTube'. This time, talking about how the A.I. lines worked in Papyrus sims and why, potentially, more advanced developments for AI might be a bit of a step back. youtu.be/LxSa5A7nmgE #simracing #retrogaming #papyrus #nascarracing

NASCAR Racing 2002 Season Educational Unboxing

January 9, 2026 at 5:27 PM

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I'll be in Daytona Beach next month for a race of some kind. Will be a bit busy, but between Florida and Illinois there has to be some good retro gaming and computer shops, right?

January 8, 2026 at 9:20 PM

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January 8, 2026 at 8:53 PM

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Don't you miss game manuals? Me too man, me too. Check out this 'educational' unboxing of NASCAR Racing 2002 Season and a look through the manual. #simracing #retrogaming #nascar #nr2002 www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzkb...

NVIDIA STILL doesn't have the AI for racing games

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January 8, 2026 at 5:10 PM

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How old are you on a scale of Cartridge to Cat6? The only scale that matters. #simracing #retrogaming

January 8, 2026 at 4:24 PM

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This had to go through a lot to get here. It has been in attics, storage units, suitcases, four countries, and it took 25 years to get framed. #stirlingmoss

January 7, 2026 at 7:32 PM

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Because the NVIDIA presentation annoyed me yesterday, showcasing another racing game and making it look worse in the process, here's a quick unscripted rant. :)
youtu.be/4q-JuwJiJ1Y #nvidia

Papyrus Extend CART License | Race Sim Central

January 7, 2026 at 6:22 PM

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Around this date in 1998 news emerged that Papyrus had extended their CART license. This was later confirmed with an announcement in Sierra's InterAction Magazine. I recently found paperwork from Papyrus naming CART Racing 1999. #simracing #cart #indycar #onthisday racesimcentral.net/papyrus-exte...

According to GameCenter, Papyrus have extended their CART licensing agreement and should ship a new CART Racing title in Spring, 1999. Check out their news item: Papyrus Design Group, a division of Si...

NVIDIA Isn’t Offering Much To Racing Sims At CES 2026 | Race Sim Central

January 7, 2026 at 1:41 PM

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Yikes. NVIDIA isn’t offering much to racing sims at CES 2026. racesimcentral.net/nvidia-isnt-... #simracing #racinggames #screamer

The first NVIDIA graphics card ever, the NV1, featured a special version of NASCAR Racing that utilized the GPU long before DirectX dominated the market or the company had bought (and killed) 3DFX. Da...

Grand Pro Circuit Developer Tackles Important World Boundaries And Event Triggers | Race Sim Central

January 6, 2026 at 9:07 PM

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Yesterday the Grand Pro Circuit developer tweeted about the important work he's doing on world boundaries and event triggers. racesimcentral.net/grand-pro-ci... #simracing #grandprocircuit

While Grand Pro Circuit is most likely playable if you know exactly how to avoid all the work-in-progress gameplay and assets, the developer is doing a good job of showing just how much work remains, ...

MOZA Racing Announces Porsche Mission R, CS Pro And KS Pro At CES | Race Sim Central

January 6, 2026 at 8:02 PM

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MOZA have announced three new wheels at CES 2026, including a licensed Porsche wheel racesimcentral.net/moza-racing-... #simracing #moza

MOZA Racing (affiliate link) has used CES 2026 to announce three new steering wheels that appear to span a few levels of pricing, including a licensed Porsche Mission R Steering Wheel. You can see ful...

iRacing 2026 Season 1 Patch 2 Extends Demo Drive Functionality | Race Sim Central

January 6, 2026 at 3:22 PM

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Your iRacing downtime just got more interesting. racesimcentral.net/iracing-2026... #simracing #iracing

iRacing have deployed a new patch for their service that extends the demo, giving more time to try out content and more access to paid content from the next season. Patch notes Demo Drive: Demo Drive ...

Career Mode Preview For Le Mans Ultimate Hits Social Media | Race Sim Central

January 5, 2026 at 3:47 PM

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Got about a third of the way through price adjustments on my eBay listings to try to supplement my income a bit. Lot of big box games I either don’t want or have duplicates of, if interested. US only, sorry. www.ebay.com/usr/racesimc...

January 4, 2026 at 7:56 AM

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Interested in a career mode? Incase you missed it, Le Mans Ultimate opened 2026 with a preview of their career mode, showing off an image of a user accepting a contract to run as a supporting driver for a customer team and more. racesimcentral.net/career-mode-... #simracing #lemansultimate

With a single image, shown below, the Le Mans Ultimate social media team have made an effective and exciting preview of the career mode they are expected to add to the title in 2026. The screen shown ...