Build stories, race reports, and the hardware and sim-software news we follow while engineering turn-key simulators.
iRacing’s 2026 Season 4 build went live on service servers this week, and it’s a meaty one: four new cars join the roster, three circuits come back with fresh laser-scan data, and a stack of…
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iRacing pushed its Season 4 2026 build live on September 9, and it’s the kind of update that reshuffles more than the car list. Alongside new content, the service rebuilt the physics model for a wide…
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We install and validate every seasonal iRacing build on our rigs before customers ever see it, so a Season 4 update never turns into a support headache for…
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Le Mans Ultimate’s version 1.4 update landed with the usual promise — new content, refined systems, a step forward. What it actually delivered online was lag spikes, contact that registered a…
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We tune the FFB and pedal calibration on our turn-key rigs specifically for high-downforce series like DTM, so drivers feel the Nürburgring's braking zones…
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Asetek just made a chunk of cockpit hardware obsolete without shipping a single new part. A firmware update rolling out to existing Asetek Racing wheels adds a virtual button box directly onto the…
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When someone on r/simracing asks how to pick between a Simucube 3 Pro, an Asetek Invicta, a Fanatec Podium DD, and a Simagic EVO Ultra, they’re not asking which wheelbase is “best.” They’re asking…
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The 2026 Porsche Esports Supercup regional season has hit its midpoint, and the picture is starting to sharpen. Thirty-two drivers are still fighting across regional qualifying series for a shot at…
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Moza’s lineup has quietly become one of the most complete direct-drive catalogs in sim racing — and Traxion.GG’s rundown of the current wheel and wheelbase range is a useful prompt to actually sort…
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Corsair just bought Trak Racer.
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Moza Racing just dropped a hardware announcement that reshapes what “consumer” means in this hobby. The centerpiece is the HMA150, a home-cockpit motion actuator system that brings genuine platform…
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Cranking your direct drive wheel to max torque and your loadcell pedal to a setting that requires a leg press to bottom out feels fast. It isn’t. A thread on r/simracing making the rounds this week…
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Moza Racing is now the official wheel and pedal supplier for the Gran Turismo World Series, GT7’s flagship esports competition — and buried in that announcement is the bigger story: Moza’s first-ever…
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Studio 397 has pushed a new Le Mans Ultimate update, and the headline change is one every Hypercar driver on the platform has felt at some point: cold tyres that don’t behave like anything real. The…
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Studio 397 has reversed course on one of the more baffling monetization decisions we’ve seen in sim racing: the joker lap in Le Mans Ultimate, a mechanic lifted straight from real-world endurance…
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Sim-Lab’s first direct drive wheelbases are no longer a preorder promise — the DDX26 and DDX39 are shipping to early customers now, months after preorders opened in late 2025. That alone makes them…
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The wait is over. Simucube 3 Ultimate is now shipping, and units are landing in cockpits rather than sitting on a pre-order list. The flagship wheelbase delivers 35Nm of torque through a custom…
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This past weekend we sent two McLaren 720S GT3s into the iRacing Spa 24H — RSR Red and RSR Purple — and came away with the kind of result that validates everything we do at the shop. RSR Purple drove…
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On June 6th, we lined up three cars for the iRacing Majors 24H at Le Mans — a paid, professionally hosted endurance event that put our GTP, LMP2, and GT3 teams on track for a full day of racing. Each…
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iRacing has confirmed a price increase across every subscription tier, effective this August. It’s the platform’s first broad pricing move in recent memory, and for a service that already asks racers…
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With the SC3 Ultimate now shipping, Simucube has finally closed the loop on one of the more anticipated hardware stories of the past year. Three tiers, one platform, all available: Sport at 15 Nm,…
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Simagic just raised the bar on what $969 USD buys you in a direct drive wheelbase. The Alpha EVO Ultra lands as their new flagship — 28Nm peak torque, a 5-pole servo motor, 21-bit encoder, and a…
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Every year, iRacing’s Special Events separate the drivers who’ve put in real work from those who’ve been coasting through weekly races. The Firecracker 400 is one of those events — a full-distance…
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Kunos Simulazioni dropped Update 0.7 for Assetto Corsa EVO on June 3rd, and this one deserves more attention than it's getting. Beneath the headline additions — four new cars, a revamped particle…
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If you follow what we do at Rocky Sim Racing, you already know Simucube is a cornerstone of our highest-fidelity builds. The Simucube 2 Ultimate sat at the top of our spec sheet for years, and for…
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iRacing's Season 3 2026 build is arriving in early June, and this one is different. This isn't a minor patch with a couple of paint scheme updates and a bug fix list — it's one of the most…
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The wait is nearly over. Simucube has confirmed that its flagship third-generation wheel base, the Simucube 3 Ultimate, begins shipping on June 16, 2026. Packing 35Nm of peak torque from an entirely…
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The sim racing world descended on Charlotte, North Carolina this past weekend for the very first SimRacing Expo on North American soil — and it did not disappoint. Over 100,000 square feet of the…
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For the real-world driver, a static simulator can feel like a sterile approximation of the sport you love. You might have the finest direct drive wheelbase and hydraulic pedals, but while your eyes…
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Welcome back to the Rocky Sim Racing blog! If you're anything like us, your obsession with motorsport doesn't end when you leave the track. For the discerning driver, the track-day enthusiast, and…
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The Nürburgring Nordschleife is entirely unforgiving. A 24-hour race through the "Green Hell" is the ultimate test of attrition, strategy, and pure survival. The line between absolute disaster and…
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The world of competitive motorsport and high-end sim racing is moving faster than ever. For the gentleman racer, the track-day enthusiast, and the luxury tech connoisseur, the line between the…
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At Rocky Sim Racing, our mission is singular: we build and deliver uncompromising, turn-key simulators for drivers who demand the very best. Whether we are dialing in chassis profiles for a 992…
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For the modern automotive enthusiast who demands the very best, time is the ultimate luxury. Whether you are attacking the apexes at Watkins Glen on a track day or competing at the highest levels of…
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The iRacing 12 Hours of Sebring is officially in the books, and what an absolutely insane weekend of racing it was. Endurance racing is always a massive undertaking, but the stories, the pace, and…
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The iRacing Special Event calendar is heating up, and this weekend, we're heading to one of the most notoriously unforgiving circuits on the planet: Sebring International Raceway. The 12 Hours of…
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The green flag has dropped on iRacing's 2026 Season 2, and it's bringing a massive haul of new content, physics overhauls, and user interface upgrades. Whether you're turning laps on one of our…
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For the discerning enthusiast, the pursuit of perfection in sim racing is a journey without end. It demands not only profound skill and dedication but also the most exquisite hardware capable of…
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The wait is finally over. After a brief delay—which Kunos Simulazioni attributes to the last-minute inclusion of Monza and the 2025 Ferrari F1 challenger—Assetto Corsa EVO has dropped its highly…
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So, you're ready to dive into the thrilling world of sim racing. You crave the adrenaline rush of high-speed corners, the strategic dance of overtaking, and the sweet taste of victory. But where do…
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Assetto Corsa EVO is generating significant excitement in the sim racing community, largely due to its expansive, fully drivable open-world map based on the Eifel region. With its Early Access…
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Here at Rocky Sim Racing, we are always on the lookout for how to improve our development racing simulator so that we can recommend great products to our customers as we build their dream simulators.…
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Assetto Corsa EVO is generating a lot of buzz, especially after news of a cool new feature: a car configurator that works like a real-life dealership!
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Automobilista 2 is getting a big update (v1.6) with lots of new stuff! This includes better physics, a new look, and a bunch of new content like 3 new tracks and 13 new cars.
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Get ready, sim racers! Assetto Corsa EVO is speeding towards early access in 2025, and the hype is real. We've got the latest scoop on the confirmed cars and tracks coming to this highly anticipated…
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Simucube, a name synonymous with top-tier sim racing hardware, has just announced a new addition to their renowned ActivePedal lineup: the ActivePedal Pro. Designed to offer a more budget-friendly…
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Hold on to your steering wheels, racers! After a bumpy start, Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown has received its first major patch, bringing over 300 fixes to smooth out the road ahead.
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The sim racing community is buzzing with excitement over the upcoming release of Assetto Corsa EVO, the latest installment in the beloved racing simulation franchise. Kunos Simulazioni has just…
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The iRacing 2024 Season 4 update is here, and it brings a ton of new content and features to the sim. Let's take a look at what's new:
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The McLaren 720S GT3 EVO has finally been added to iRacing, after a slight delay. The car is a popular choice for sim racers, and it replaces the older MP4-12C GT3. Owners of the older car will…
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For those who've been using the Epic Launcher solely for Rennsport, fret not! You can seamlessly transfer your progress, including purchased content like the Founder's Packs, to Steam. This allows…
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