We wrote previously about whether a load cell brake pedal is worth it, as well as discussing the value an aluminium profile rig plays in sim racing. The next item in our Top 5 sim racing hardware items to consider is a direct-drive steering wheel/wheelbase. What is a direct-drive

The iRacing European Sprint Series (ESS) is more or less a 60-minute version of the FIA World Endurance Championship that's aimed at giving you all of the excitement and challenges of endurance racing in a shorter format that's more appealing to the majority of sim racers.

Telemetry is normally ignored by most sim racers mainly due to its complexity. It's typically seen as a tool for people with a good grasp of engineering and data analysis and is, therefore, out of reach to the rest of us. However, we'll show you during

Sim racing demands a variety of skills and, at times, quite a bit of technical knowledge to perform at a competitive level. This not only includes the skills required to drive the car but specific knowledge of how car setup works that includes telemetry data, the intricacies of car suspension