Archive for the ‘Racing’ Category

We don't like to admit it, but there's nothing really new about racing videogames. They've been a staple since the days of mall arcades, Atari 2600s, and the Carter Administration; in the interim, they simply gotten faster, sharper, more complex, and more exciting. But the folks behind iRacing.com -- an online, subscription-based racing service -- have something bigger in mind: "a vision of Internet racing as a recognized competition with its own global sanctioning body, a place where an amateur racer can have a fulfilling career and where professional drivers can hone their skills".  Which sounds awesome, but we're still buying Forza...

Racing fans in the Deep South have reason to celebrate: NOLA Motorsports Park is constructing one of the longest road courses in America, and it's located just outside New Orleans. Altogether, the track will offer three short-ish segments of 2.4, 1.3, and 1.3 miles, which can be run all at once as a five-mile lap. TCC staffers in the Big Easy are stoked -- and happy to point out that the track's location in Avondale, Louisiana isn't prone to flooding. Not that we'd oppose a multi-fuction racetrack/boat launch, mind you. [NOLAMotor via Jalopnik]

If you're a frequent surfer of the interweb (and we're going to assume you are), you already know how awesome Google Street View can be. We use it all the time to peek at hotels, restaurants, the Playboy Mansion, and so on. But now, you can do even more with Google's technology -- namely, run the Laguna Seca raceway. The ride isn't quite as fast as racecar drivers experience it, but we find it way more fun than scoping out the McMansions our exes share with their current beaus. Check it out for yourself after the jump. [Carscoop]

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