Paul's rFactor Blog

My New GP2 Arc Wheel

2010-08-21T15:41:00.000-07:00

I recently purchased a ARC GP2 steering wheel complete with quick release mechanism and modified G25 force feedback system. This purchase has really completed my simulator, it adds the F1 feel to the wheel I was missing before.

Classic Ayton Senna Lotus

2010-03-29T07:22:00.000-07:00

I spent a few hours racing online the other night with a mate. We ended up being a little silly, in this race my mate was driving a double decker bus.

Melbourne Australia

2010-03-20T07:33:00.000-07:00

This morning I had a few practice laps around Melbourne on my simulator. I have updated the 2010 F1MG mod to version 1.1.

More Bahrain Footage

2010-03-13T16:21:00.000-08:00

I have slowly got used to the new Bahrain layout after spending a few hours getting to know the new corners. I can't wait to watch the Grand Prix tomorrow.

Michael Schumacher Bahrain 2010 rfactor F1MG Mod

2010-03-13T09:06:00.000-08:00

This is a lap in the 2010 Mercedes F1 car on my race simulator. I completed the lap with no driver aids and fuel onboard in 1:57.900. I have only had the mod a few hours so the lap times should continue to fall.

Schumacher Split Screen

2010-03-12T15:28:00.000-08:00

Today saw the first two practice sessions for the Bahrain grand prix, the first of the 2010 season. In addition it was also the release date of the 2010 F1 rfactor mod created by F1MG. I downloaded the mod and had a practice with some of the cars. I have the Bahrain 2010 circuit but need to get to grips with the new layout.

For a final laugh I decided to have a crack at a decent lap time on the A1 Ring circuit in Austria. The video below shows my lap time against one of Schumachers taken back in 2003.

2010 F1 Testing Jerez

2010-02-19T01:43:00.000-08:00

Here is some awsome footage of the pre-season testing in Jerez Spain.

2002 F1 mod

2010-02-16T11:25:00.000-08:00

I had a blast on my simulator on Sunday night, it's been a while since I have been on it since I started a new project building a arcade machine.

The Master's Back

2010-02-01T07:33:00.000-08:00

I was so excited when I heard Michael Schumacher was returning to Formula 1, and now the day has finally arived when he's re-united with a modern day F1 car.

My Cousin John using my race simulator

2009-12-26T14:26:00.000-08:00

We had family over for boxing day and naturally everyone wanted to have a go on my race simulator.

New Simulator Video

2009-12-23T12:04:00.000-08:00

Here's a video of my simulator with the lights switched on in the room, so you can see the seat motion in more detail.

More Forza 3 Pics

2009-10-28T05:46:00.000-07:00

Here are a few more pics taken from within Forza 3, you can see some of the cars I have in my garage.

Forza 3

2009-10-28T05:45:00.000-07:00

Over the last week or so I have been spending more time competing in races on Forza 3 for the Xbox 360. I easily feel it's currently the best racing sim for a console.

Here are a few shots taken from within the game.

Online Rfactor session with a mate

2009-09-27T14:02:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since I have been on my simulator recently as I have had a cold and have felt crap. This evening I met up with a mate and had some fun races online.

How Nelson Piquet Should Have Driven Singapore

2009-09-17T13:28:00.000-07:00

This evening I decided to have a go at throwing Nelson Piquet's 2008 Renault F1 car around Singapore. I was interested in comparing the telemetry with the leaked information from the crashgate scandal, as you can see I didn't crash this lap.

My New BMW Z4 SDRIVE

2009-09-11T15:18:00.000-07:00

Today I collected my new car!

Part Exchange my 07 BMW Z4

2009-09-11T15:07:00.000-07:00

These are a few photos of my 2007 2.0 litre BMW Z4 which I part exchanged today for a 2009 Z4.

Live Qik Stream - Spa Practice Session

2009-08-28T14:28:00.000-07:00

I decided to stream my session on the simulator tonight via Qik using my Iphone 3GS.

Jason driving a 09 Indycar

2009-08-03T05:11:00.000-07:00

This is another clip from the weekend, here a mate from work is driving an 09 Indy Car.

Lap of Mugello in a 2007 Ferrari

2009-08-02T15:38:00.000-07:00

This evening I spent some time on my rFactor simulator, after Massa's accident last weekend the recent news regarding Michael Schumacher coming back is awsome. I decided to do some Laps of Mugello in the 2007 F1 Ferrari just like Michael did this weekend as he prepares for Valencia.

Here's the onboard version.

Racing some GT cars round an oval with a mate

2009-08-02T15:32:00.000-07:00

I had a few online races with a mate this evening and decided to race some ovals with a few GT cars for a laugh.

Phil competing in a Clio Cup Race

2009-08-02T15:28:00.000-07:00

This is Phil one of my work mates competing in a Clio Cup race at Donnington.

External footage.

Jason's lap of São Paulo in 2006 Renault F1 Car

2009-08-02T15:20:00.000-07:00

I had some mates over on Saturday and we spent the afternoon driving varoius race machinery on my simulator. This was Jason's lap of São Paulo in 2006 Renault F1 Car.

Quick Oval Race From This Evening

2009-07-13T16:01:00.000-07:00

I haven't posted any new videos in a while as I haven't really been on my simulator while the weather has been warm. This evening the weather wasn't so fantastic and the temperature in the loft wasn't too bad so I decided to meet up with a mate and go for a few races.

David Coulthard

2009-07-13T16:00:00.001-07:00

David Coulthard, originally uploaded by paulwoolrich.

Porsche 911 GT3

2009-07-13T15:59:00.003-07:00

Porsche 911 GT3, originally uploaded by paulwoolrich.

Lewis Driving a McLaren Mercedes SLR

2009-07-13T15:59:00.001-07:00

Lewis Driving a McLaren Mercedes SLR, originally uploaded by paulwoolrich.

The passenger was a competition winner.

Timo Glock

2009-07-13T15:58:00.001-07:00

Timo Glock, originally uploaded by paulwoolrich.

This was taken a few second after he got out of his Toyota from 2008.

Lewis Hamilton

2009-07-13T15:57:00.003-07:00

Lewis Hamilton, originally uploaded by paulwoolrich.

Lewis Hamilton

2009-07-13T15:57:00.001-07:00

Lewis Hamilton, originally uploaded by paulwoolrich.

Lewis heading up the hill in last years World Championship winning car.

Nascar Burnout

2009-07-13T15:56:00.001-07:00

Nascar Burnout, originally uploaded by paulwoolrich.

I don't know much about Nascar but this was one cool burnout!

Nissan Primera Touring Car

2009-07-13T15:54:00.001-07:00

Nissan Primera Touring Car, originally uploaded by paulwoolrich.

It's been a while since I posted anything on my blog lately. This mainly due to the warmer weather, i'd rather spend my time outdoors while I can. A few weekends ago I was at Goodwood for the Festival of Speed, I haven't processed hardly any of the photo's yet but I will post a selection here.

Karting on my 30th Birthday

2009-05-24T04:28:00.000-07:00

Today is my 30th Birthday, so to celebrate yesterday we went to an outdoor Karting track in Tamworth. The Karts there are quite quick, they are 270cc and with the sweeping corners you can take almost every corner flatout. I finished 2nd in both races, I just couldn't get past my brother even after trying all through the first race. We both did rather well as the 2nd race had a reversed grid so we started at the very back.

Today I have bruises all over and ache, I guess I am not used to being thrown around quite as much.

New Clip of My Simulator

2009-05-15T15:58:00.000-07:00

This evening my brother popped over to have a blast on my simulator, I decided to take some video footage as usually it's me driving. I don't really have anything new in my setup other than my PC now has 8gig of DDR3 ram to make it run even faster.

MMG SimRDisp7X Close Up

2009-04-21T16:02:00.000-07:00

Here's a second clip of my new MMG SimRDisp7X unit, I am filming this while sat in my simulator so the camera gets shaken around a bit as I race around the circuit.

MMG SimRDisp7X

2009-04-21T15:57:00.000-07:00

Today I finally received my MMG SimRDisp7X for my steering wheel, it was the last component from my original order that I was waiting for. I guess I can now call my simulator complete for the time being. The display is really great because I can tell when to change gear without looking at the dash as the blue led's are really bright.

Clip Showing My Car Control

2009-04-08T15:19:00.000-07:00

My brother filmed me while I was driving a BMW M3 GT car around Toban. I think having my simulator my driving and car control has improved no end so I wanted to show my steering input around several laps of the Toban circuit. This is with no driver aids of course, it's the proper way to drive a car.

Endurance Touring Car - Bathurst

2009-04-08T00:57:00.000-07:00

I competed in several online races with a mate this evening, we both connected to my rFactor dedicated server. I was hoping a few others would join us online to race however there was no such luck. I instead added a few AI drivers which my mate and I could race against.

This was an awsome race with me starting at the back of the grid and slowly coming through to just take first place.

Anyone wanting to race?

2009-04-07T10:57:00.000-07:00

If you fancy taking part in a race or two meet us online now, just get the password from my forum and make sure you have the SRM ETCS Mod.

Race Toban Long Tuesday April 7th

2009-04-06T14:54:00.000-07:00

Join me and a friend for a race around Toban Long using SRM ETC's edurance mod. My server will be available from mid afternoon with practice starting around 6:30pm GMT. For more details join my forum and follow the links to download the car mod and view my server info.

Dedicated rFactor Server Up & Running

2009-04-03T07:17:00.001-07:00

I decided to setup a dedicated rFactor server on my home network which will be connected to the world wide web so others can race online with me. I presently have only been hosting non dedicated races with a close friend, so to date there has only ever been two cars lining up on the grid.

There are many good leagues out there which you can join but they require commitment timewise, so I am setting up my only server for some casual racing for now. I might look to host a league of some sort in the future. If your interesting in meeting up online with a few of my mates just join the forum for further details. I have included the connection details below along with the mods I plan to use.

Server: paulwoolrich.blogspot
Password: Join the forum for this

Car mods: (Click the mod itself to be taken to the download site)
Touring Car Legends *requires soundpack
Edurance Touring Car Series *requires update as well
VLN 2005
Formula Nippon 2008 *requires 1.02 patch

Robert Kubica Melbourne 2009

2009-03-30T15:02:00.000-07:00

This evening I joined a F1 2009 league for rFactor, the first race is this weekend and will be Australia. I will be racing for Toyota, however here you can see me getting some practice in Robert Kubica's 2009 BMW.

F1 Practice Melbourne 2009

2009-03-27T15:01:00.000-07:00

As it's the Australian Grand Prix this weekend and the first two practices have finished I decided to have a crack myself. So far my best lap was 1:29.644 which you see here.

Youtube Footage - Ferrari Enzo around Nuerburg Ring

2009-03-27T02:46:00.001-07:00

Here's a clip of the real thing.

Tom Driving & Ferrari Enzo around Nuerburg Ring

2009-03-27T02:30:00.000-07:00

This clip shows one of my mates taking a Ferrari Enzo around Nuerburg Ring.

Touring Car Legends Bathurst

2009-03-25T16:43:00.000-07:00

This is the new Touring Car Legends mod that was released yesterday. I was surprised to see the Royal Mail Datapost Escort. I remember this as my Dad used to work for Royal Mail and attended the races at Silverstone and he gave me a photo of this car.

Jason Driving Indy Car's

2009-03-23T16:34:00.000-07:00

I had some friends from work over on Sunday, they wanted to see my simulator in the flesh and give it a go. This clip shows Jason driving Indy Cars around the Indy 500 motor speedway, it was his first go and he soon got the hang of things.

Formula 1 2009 Mod Footage

2009-03-18T16:50:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I downloaded the first 2009 F1 mod released by f1ligue.com. In this clip you can see me driving Lewis Hamilton 2009 championship contending car. This clip also shows the full movement of my motion simulator which I recently converted to run X-Sim.

SCM X-Sim Conversation Clip 2

2009-03-16T16:43:00.000-07:00

This clip fully shows the X-Sim software in motion along with some of the other new features on my simulator including my two laptops displaying realtime telemetry.

SCM X-Sim Conversation Clip 1

2009-03-16T16:38:00.000-07:00

I managed to take some video of my simulator in action since converting it over to X-Sim 2.0 software. I had some friends over so a shot some video of my simulator so you can see my latest setup which includes a Mimo 7" touch display.

Finally got the simulator up and running again

2009-03-14T18:36:00.000-07:00

I finally got my simulator up and running this weekend after being without it for a few weeks due to the Frex Simconbase controller unit blowing. The controller unit itself still hasn't arrived back from Japan yet, however I switched the simulator to run X-Sim software so it's using a different interface now.

Below are two clips taken from this evening.

Rfactorlive + X-Sim Software

2009-03-09T16:36:00.000-07:00

While my simulator is out of action due to my simconbase controller unit breaking I have been playing around with some software to add to my simulator setup. This video shows Rfactorlive pitwall telemetry software working along with X-Sim virtual gauge display.

Shark Cockpit

2009-03-07T10:23:00.000-08:00

I came across this the other day while looking on VirtualR, it's a full dashboard for your cockpit complete with dials & switches. The cockpit dash is manufactured by a company called Shark Productions, you can take a look at their website here.

Touchbuddy rFactor Dashboard

2009-03-01T12:18:00.000-08:00

I might not have mentioned up here but my Simconmotion simulator is currently out of action, my simconbase unit packed up and has been sent away for repair. I think the issue is that Frex doesn't include any instructions about earthing the cockpit and the simconbase unit is very fragile. I can't say I was too happy about it only lasting four days, however I am going to earth my cockpit so that should be the last of it fingers crossed.

In the meantime I have been working to make my simulator even better and last week ordered a Mimo 7" touch display with built in webcam. I am now making a touchbuddy display for rFactor, the two pic's below show my progress.

Less than 30 days to the start of F1 2009

2009-03-01T09:41:00.000-08:00

We are now less than 30 days away from the start of the 2009 Formula World Championship. I had allot of reservations about what this season would bring after the radical rule changes. I have to say with the news of USF1 and a management buyout for Honda it's looking very positive and things could be quite exciting.

I eagerly await the release of a 2009 F1 rfactor mod, hopefully a few should start to see the day of light in the next 30days.

The clip below is taken from the recent Jerez group test session.

Williams Race Simulator

2009-02-22T14:49:00.000-08:00

I came across this clip while surfing Youtube for race simulators, Williams are widely known to have one of the best race simulators around. With a few extra laptops and mods such as the Pitwall Project & rfactorlive I think I can get something quite close for a very small budget.

My Lap vs Fernando Alonso Renault R26 Silverstone 2006 rFactor

2009-02-19T14:23:00.000-08:00

I completed the lap in 1:24.720 with no driver aids vs Alonso's 1:20.253, I did forgot to select minimal fuel so I think I could have gone a little quicker.

Renault R26 2006 Silverstone

2009-02-19T01:20:00.000-08:00

Last night I decided to do some practice laps around Silverstone in an F1 car of some sort. I was very keen to only use the driver aids available at the time so I went with a Renault R26 from the 2006 season. This was Renaults World Championship winning chassis and had traction control as the only driver aid. I will post the lap time tonight once I boot up rFactor again and plan to release a split screen vid against Alonso actual qualifying lap.

Mid Ohio Champ Car 2006

2009-02-16T15:29:00.000-08:00

This was a video I put together for my boss, he's attended Champ Car races at Mid Ohio and has been a Paul Tracy fan in the past so I created this clip to show the simulator working.

Frex Simconmotion Demo Clip 2

2009-02-15T10:40:00.000-08:00

This is the second clip of my newly finished Frex Simconmotion Simulator. I have to say it's worth every penny it truly transforms the experience of driving.

Simconmotion Demo Clip 1

2009-02-15T10:37:00.000-08:00

I finished my simulator around mid-day today and have spent the last few hours trying it out.

Simconmotion Projector Test

2009-02-14T14:35:00.000-08:00

This clip was taken shortly after we had mounted the projector to the ceiling, we ran some rFactor footage just to check the angle and screen size. I am currently using something fabric to project onto as my motorized screen hasn't arrived yet.

Simconmotion Assembly Part 4

2009-02-14T13:05:00.000-08:00

This shows how far I got with the construction at the end of Saturday night, tomorrow I just need to complete the wiring and mount the pedals.

Simconmotion Assembly Part 3

2009-02-14T13:03:00.000-08:00

Here you can see my Sparco Sprint race seat being fitted.

Simconmotion Assembly Part 2

2009-02-14T13:01:00.000-08:00

Here you can see the Frex cockpit assembly.

Simconmotion Assembly Part 1

2009-02-14T12:59:00.000-08:00

My Frex Simconmotion cockpit has finally arrived, here you can see me unpacking the components on Friday night.

i'd like to say a huge thanks to my mate Craig who drove all the way down to Stansted to collect this for me.

SRM ETCS - Bathurst

2009-02-11T14:07:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I figured out how to use Fraps so I am posting a few clips from some recent races I had with a mate.

Formula Nippon 2007 Series - Laguna Seca

2009-02-11T12:02:00.000-08:00

The clip below is taken from a race I had around Laguna Seca, the mod is FN2007 and I have to say it's one of my favourites the cars are just superb to drive.

Lexus IS F - Kyalami

2009-02-11T01:40:00.000-08:00

This video was shot using Fraps an excellent utillity allowing you to record from within rFactor on the fly without any post encoding.

The clip is taken from a race I had yesterday with a mate, this was my fastest lap set with all driver aids switched off.

Getting the Loft Ready For My Frex Simconmotion Simulator

2009-02-09T03:26:00.000-08:00

Over the last few months with help from friends & family my loft has been undergoing a conversion to allow me to use the space to setup my Frex Simconmotion simulator. The center of the loft is now complete and ready for the arrival of my cockpit which should arrive from Japan later this week.

I will post more pics as the cockpit goes up. I have ordered a motorized projector screen to hang on the wall and will use my 720p DLP Optimo projector for the display. The Frex cockpit will be fitted with a Logitech G25 steering wheel, pedals & gearshifter.

Michael Schumacher Uses rFactor

2009-02-09T02:43:00.000-08:00

The Michael Schumacher Karting Center in Kerpen Garmany has recently installed a simulator powered by rFactor. This particular setup at the Kart center includes a motion contolled rig and F1 style cockpit.

The clip below includes footage of the simulator along with an interview with Michael in German, in the inteview Michael comments how realistic the simulator is compared with Ferrari's million dollar simulator.

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Frex Simconmotion Shipped!

2009-02-06T05:20:00.000-08:00

This morning I got a shipping confirmation notice from Fed Ex to say my Frex Simconmotion simulator is on it's way to me. I should have the components with me mid next week and then I can start the building of my F1 simulator, hurray!

Mclaren F1 in the wet at Interlagos

2009-02-05T15:40:00.000-08:00

One drawback with rFactor is it doesn't truly support wet weather conditions so modders have to create work arounds to make it work, this is such a work around.

Interlagos Brazil - Porsche GT Series

2009-02-05T15:30:00.000-08:00

Tonight we raced 15 laps of Interlagos in the dark, it's amazing how little you can see when racing round these circuits, it makes it alot harder to find your braking point.

I just managed to pull out the victory, had I stopped for new tires I would have lost for sure.

My Top Five Race Circuits

2009-02-05T05:55:00.001-08:00

Over the past few months since I first installed rFactor and started racing quite frequently I have come to love several circuits. I am yet to race any of these circuits for real yet, however as far as virtual racing goes the following circuits are my top 5 to race on.

1.) Mount Panorama - Bathurst Australia

2.) Laguna Seca - Monterey California

3.) Spa Francorchamps - Belgium

4.) Mugello- Italy

5.) Road Atlanta- Georgia USA

MMG SimRDisp7X-PreviewVideo

2009-02-04T02:17:00.000-08:00

In the next few weeks I will begin the construction of my permanent racing sim cockpit which will include the Frex Simconmotion cockpit. The cockpit will have a Logitech G25 steering wheel and pedals mounted to it and MMG's SimRDisplay.

Here's a clip of MMG's digital display.

Road Atlanta

2009-01-30T15:09:00.000-08:00

So after downloading Road Atlanta we decided to jump straight into the race. This was no doubt a very close race with only a few tenths to seperate us to the very end, however I managed to pull out the victory.

The car mod used was SRM ETCS

Accelerama 10000

2009-01-30T15:07:00.000-08:00

So tonight we started proceedings at Accelerama a fantasy track with long sweeping corners.

I am glad to say I was back on form tonight and took the first race with a little time to spare.

Road Atlanta 2007 Beta - rFactor

2009-01-30T08:54:00.000-08:00

I just downloaded this track ready to tryout tonight. The Road Atlanta US circuit is present in Forza 2 and it's a great track to drive, so I am looking forward to trying this out in rfactor.

Forza 2 Xbox 360

2009-01-30T04:37:00.000-08:00

Without a doubt the best racing simulator on a console in my eyes is Forza 2 for the xbox 360. I haven't played this game in a while since getting a Logitech G25 and rFactor, however it's still a classic.

I had these screenshots from a few online races I had with a mate so I thought I'd upload them.

Lap World Records Set

2009-01-30T02:06:00.000-08:00

According to rF Rank I have managed to set some lap world records for specific cars in there class.
Here are my lap world records.

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Avus1967
ZondaRS
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United Kingdom
Bathurst 2006
SRM_ETCS
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United Kingdom
Orchard Lake Rc
BMW M3
01:33.066
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United Kingdom
Lagunaseca
BMW M3
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United Kingdom
Bathurst 2006
Season 2008
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United Kingdom
Bathurst 2006
Season 2008
01:41.628
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United Kingdom
Mugello 07
996
02:12.020
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Brianza Oval
Eurocup
01:08.863
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Lagunaseca Gp
Indy Series
01:15.052
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Lagunaseca Gp
GallardoGT3
01:30.234
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United Kingdom
Mugello 07
FN2007
01:37.792
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United Kingdom
Lagunaseca Gp
FN2007
01:12.435
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United Kingdom
Bathurst 2006
FN2007
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United Kingdom
Limerock Normal
Season 2008
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Nas Britishgp
F248
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United Kingdom
Birmingham Mp Long
Classic
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United Kingdom
Lagunaseca
PMSCS2007
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Lagunaseca
FN2007
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Mugello - Lost the series

2009-01-29T15:42:00.000-08:00

This was our last race of the evening, we decided to finish things off at the fantastic Mugello circuit in Italy. I missed out some screenshots from a race we had at Silverstone in the Formula Nippon cars which I won.

I managed to spin a few times on our last race so Craig won fair & square 3 races to my 2.

Mugello 07

SRM_ETCS

02:12.610

Mount Panorama - Victory

2009-01-29T15:40:00.000-08:00

I think I am alot more used to single seaters now when racing in rfactor, this was my first clear victory of the evening with another fastest lap.

Bathurst 2006

FN2007

01:54.376

Laguna Seca - More Accidents

2009-01-29T15:38:00.000-08:00

I have to say given I know this circuit well I should have done better, I guess I am more used to single seaters so perhaps braked a little late on a few of the corners. The net result was my mate Craig beat me on this track as well.

I did get the fastest lap at least.

Lagunaseca Gp

GallardoGT3

01:30.233

Crashed Out Sebring

2009-01-29T15:36:00.000-08:00

Tonight my friend & I decided to race a series of circuits to see who would come out on top. We started of with Sebring in the Gallardo GT3, it was all going really well until I left the braking a little late on the last but one lap. The accident took out my engine so I came second to my mate with only a fastest lap to claim.

Sebring

GallardoGT3

02:08.477

Finally got my hands on a F1 2009 mod

2009-01-28T06:16:00.000-08:00

I am currently in the process of downloading an F1 2009 mod from a French rFactor league site called f1ligue. I won't know how many of the 2009 launch cars are contained in the mod until I install it tonight, however I do know it has the new Ferrari F60 and the BMW F1.09.

The clip below shows the new Ferrari F60.

UPDATE: The mod didn't actually include the Ferrari 2009 car after all :0(

American Muscle on Australian Tarmac

2009-01-27T15:07:00.000-08:00

We finished up the evening with some American Muscle cars which require some careful throttle application.

Endurance Series Mount Panorama

2009-01-27T15:01:00.000-08:00

Tonight I couldn't resist another bash at the Mount Panorama circuit Australia on rfactor. I met up with a mate online and we decided to try some endurance cars for size.

Frex Simconmotion

2009-01-27T09:08:00.000-08:00

Here is a clip of the Frex Simconmotion cockpit which I have recently ordered from Japan. I will post regular updates on my blog as soon as the components arrive and I start to build the simulator.

Anyone interested in the Simconmotion setup and the cost of buying one can take a look at the Frex website here.

My Lap of Spa Francorchamps rfactor McLaren vs Senna

2009-01-27T04:32:00.000-08:00

I created this video so I could compare the race line I took compared with a real racing driver. I think the race line I used is pretty close, even if I was still slower with a faster car, perhaps a little more practice required.

A few laps of Laguna Seca while wearing Lewis Hamilton's helmet

2009-01-27T04:26:00.000-08:00

I purchased a replica of Lewis Hamilton's helmet to use when I get my Frex Simconmotion race simulator. Wearing a helmet while sitting in the Simconmotion cockpit adds to the realism as the G-Forces create more pressure on you neck. I haven't got my Simconmotion setup yet so this was just messing around with the Logitech G25 wheel mounted to the desk.

First few items for my race cockpit

2009-01-27T02:52:00.000-08:00

I have always had a fascination with Formula 1 since I was a kid and any Formula 1 games or race software has always been a must have for me. A few months ago I was in Singapore on business and while in my hotel room I came across a clip on youtube for a race simulator built by a Japanese company called Frex.

The big difference with this race simulator was that the race seat itself moved using actuators, so this means it can actually replicate some of the G-Forces of a real car. After seeing a few videos on youtube I was totally blown away and soon started pricing up the components.

A few months later I have now made the purchase and ordered a Simconmotion from Frex, I am currently awaiting for the cockpit to be shipped. As you can see from the photo below I already have my race seat, I got a Sparco Sprint seat and a replica Lewis Hamilton helmet to boot.

Mount Panorama

2009-01-26T15:28:00.000-08:00

Last night I discovered a new circuit which shot into my top ten race circuits of all time. The circuit is Barthurst Mount Panorama in Australia, I have to say it's awsome. I spent at least an hour racing on this circuit with a friend and I have posted a few of the screenshots from one of the races below.