Le Mans Ultimate predictions, iRacing Season 3 2025 and F1 25 has been released, plus your thoughts on the game - all that and more in this episode of the Traxion Control Podcast. Join Tom and John from the Traxion team as they also discuss the Switch 2, Mario Kart World and why June is an important month for racing video games and sim racing. They also go hands-on with Endurance Motorsport Series and Revosim's new direct drive wheel. As ever, let us know in the comments below what you're most-a...
Jun 08, 2025•49 min
EA SPORTS WRC has been axed, with the team either being placed elsewhere within EA (including the F1 games) or their role ended. Meanwhile, we sift through your feedback on the initial Project Motor Racing unveiling and take you behind the scenes of the event. Finally, tariff uncertainty continues to affect sim racing equipment manufacturers. Oh, and MotoGP 25 was released. We’ll be back in a month for another episode! EA confirms both Codemasters layoffs and job redeployment following WRC cance...
May 04, 2025•47 min
BeamNG has new rally content, Gran Turismo 7 a van and F1 25 has finally been unveiled - plus, your F1 25 opinions discussed. Here, we discuss what we think Gran Turismo 7 should do for its next update, if BeamNG.drive will ever be finished (nope) and what we made of the initial F1 25 news, followed by the community's opinion too. Safe to say, it's been mixed... We'll be back once a month with a new episode. If you're purchasing Fanatec sim racing equipment, please consider using the Traxion aff...
Apr 05, 2025•45 min
The first in what will be a monthly round-up, join Tom Bunten, John Munro and Thomas Harrison-Lord for Traxion Control. We asked you what is the best racing game or sim racing title released in the decade so far - so 2020-2025. You delivered! The Traxion team discusses your answers and explains their picks in this episode of the monthly Traxion Control Podcast. Before then, the team run through three of the main talking points from last month - Le Mans Ultimate (LMU) vs Assetto Corsa Competizion...
Mar 02, 2025•44 min
Jaroslav Honzik, aka Jardier, entered some races in the Czech Republic 18 years ago. But, his motorsport dream ended there, until earlier this year, when he put his (and sponsor's) money where his mouth is and went for his dream - a season of touring car racing. Competing the Clio Cup, Jardier still adores Assetto Corsa, in particular Assetto Corsa Competizione. Naturally, we also discuss what the future may hold for ACC, but also hopes and dreams for Assetto Corsa EVO. All this, and more, in th...
Nov 10, 2024•47 min
Welcome to Traxion Control - your monthly round-up and discussion podcast for sim racing and racing video games. This month - we discuss your Assetto Corsa EVO points, consider if sim racing equipment development is outpacing games, the best in show at the ADAC SimRacing Expo and a game we have lost faith in… Let us know your questions for next month’s edition via social media! If you’d like to hear more episodes like this one, please follow, like and subscribe on your podcast app of choice. If ...
Nov 03, 2024•1 hr 3 min
Misha Charoudin has made a name for himself as the King of the Nurburgring-Nordschleife. Through his entertaining YouTube videos, where Charoudin drives a range of cars supplied by fans and manufacturers, the affable Russian has built up a legion of followers enthralled by his skill behind the wheel. He has also been a prolific racer in the last few years, currently participating in the Nurburgring Langstrecken-Serie in the SP8T class alongside Jimmy Broadbent, Steve Alvarez Brown (YouTube's Sup...
Oct 27, 2024•1 hr 10 min
We sat down for a chat about modding, driving on public roads, and online multiplayer with Kunos Simulazioni co-founder and executive manager Marco Massarutto. Assetto Corsa EVO has made its public hands-on debut at the ADAC SimRacing Expo. The early demo sees you driving three different cars around three different tracks. But, EVO is much more than that. Listen, as Massarutto explains on-road driving, modding and reaching a larger gaming audience, without upsetting the hardcore sim racing fans....
Oct 18, 2024•16 min
This year's ADAC SimRacing Expo begins on the 18th of October, showcasing the best of sim racing with over 70 confirmed exhibitors including the likes of Fanatec, Kunos Simulazioni, iRacing, Heusinkveld, Moza, Simucube, TrakRacer, Logitech and Hyundai. As a preview, Tom and Tom discuss what to expect from SimRacing Expo with Danny Giusa, Luke Crane and Alex Goldschmidt, running through the exhibitors and discussing which sim racing personalities are likely to attend the Dortmund-based event. Run...
Oct 13, 2024•47 min
Anyone that has watched Formula 1, or any of the junior series, will have heard of our guest for this edition of the Sim Sundays podcast. Alex Jacques has forged a successful broadcasting career, working with Formula 1, Formula 2, W Series and also the F1 Esports Series! In this podcast, Alex Jacques discusses his pathway into F1 commentary, talks about his experiences commentating in the F1 Esports Series and provides valuable insight for any budding commentator out there! Follow Alex Jacques: ...
Oct 06, 2024•58 min
This is the first-ever Traxion news podcast round-up magazine show thing. An episode zero pilot, we need your help with naming suggestions and questions for next month's episode - let us know in the comments below! Once a month, the Traxion team will discuss the most important sim racing news. This time, it includes Corsair's purchase of Fanatec, EA offering a DLC expansion instead of a yearly release and the current state of games when they are released. We also touch upon what we've been worki...
Sep 29, 2024•1 hr 8 min
Asetek SimSports has gone from strength to strength since it launched three years ago, making a name for itself in the sim racing hardware manufacturer space, providing everything from entry-level to premium gear. In this podcast, André Eriksen, CEO of Asetek SimSports, reveals that Asetek is set to launch a brand-new entry-level range for consumers! Find out more about this, the incoming Invicta steering wheel and much more in our podcast! Save 5% on Asetek SimSports hardware. Hit this link: ht...
Sep 22, 2024•35 min
Romain Grosjean, most famous for founding his esports team R8G Esports... okay maybe not, but he does have a sim racing team - and he's seriously passionate about it! Romain has had an illustrious career in motorsports, from winning five junior championships to being thrust into the world of Formula 1, to now competing in IndyCar for the Juncos Hollinger Racing team. In 2020, Romain decided to step into the world of sim racing and start R8G Esports which fields some of the best drivers in the wo...
Sep 15, 2024•35 min
In significant news for fans of the Formula 1 games and the F1 Sim Racing (Esports) competition, Jarno Opmeer has joined Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing. The team, with links to Max Verstappen and Team Redline, now sees two-time champion Opmeer join the reigning champion Frederik Rasmussen at the Milton Keynes outfit. In this podcast interview, the Dutch competitor and content creator talks about his return to shifter karting, LAN events for esports and what could be done to improve EA SPORTS' F1 gam...
Sep 08, 2024•50 min
GTRevival is now called Project Motor Racing and will be published by Farming Simulator custodians GIANTS Software. Hear from, first, GIANTS Founder and CEO Christian Ammann about why the independent Swiss firm is entering sim racing and then from Ian Bell. The former lead of GTR, Need for Speed: Shift and Project CARS (among others) explains project delays, custom physics engines, the Lister Storm and Project Motor Racing’s new direction. Details about the new graphics engine are expected at a ...
Jul 16, 2024•27 min
Ahead of Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown's release in September, we spoke to its Game Director, Guillaume Guinet. Why is it an always-online MMO? What will change from the demo to the final version in three months time? What are the post-release plans? Nintendo Switch? VR? Bikes? It's all answered here... Let us know which other developers you'd like to hear from in future episodes. This is the second episode of a new podcast series, "Under the Hood", where we speak to the game development indu...
Jun 15, 2024•40 min
Le Mans Ultimate's DLC and possible subscription extras. What happened to the IndyCar Game? The rebirth of Motorsport Games. Your questions answered (consoles, VR, co-op within LMU). Stephen Hood, CEO, discusses this and more in this Traxion Podcast episode. It's Motorsport Games unleashed, no holds barred. The BTCC relationship, a possible rFactor 3 and a single-player career for Le Mans Ultimate. Discuss in our Discord or via social. Let us know which other developers you'd like to hear from i...
Jun 08, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 9Ep. 1
Join Ross Gowing, Senior Creative Director, and Jon Armstong, Game Designer and real-world rally champion, to discuss EA SPORTS WRC with Thomas Harrison-Lord, covering all the smaller details you may have missed. Are stages 1:1 recreations of the real-world WRC venues? How was the 2017-spec Volkswagen Polo captured? How did the project come about? The first official World Rally Championship games, by Codemasters, hear how the team has worked with Unreal Engine, refined DiRT Rally 2.0's handling ...
Sep 28, 2023•26 min•Season 8Ep. 5
For nearly two years now, Rory Alexander aka EERIEISSSS, has been a full-time sim racing content creator, driving Gran Turismo 7 and Assetto Corsa Competizione. It follows his first upload over five years ago. Here, Thomas Harrison-Lord speaks to Rory about the shift to a new job in life, and balancing family with the will to push his YouTube channel forward. How Shorts mixed with live streaming works for him, the motivation behind his process and how to keep the channel financially secure. We a...
Sep 21, 2023•28 min•Season 8Ep. 4
Max Esterson grew up in New York City playing Formula 1 video games, and latterly, iRacing. He didn't kart for a decade. Yet, here's racing, and winning, in GB3 - the UK's premier single-seater championship, on the ladder to Formula 1. He aims to compete in FIA Formula 3 next season and has backing from the sim racing subscription-based platform. If you've seen the Gran Turismo Movie, well Esterson is working the sim-to-real career, but without winning a reality TV show competition. Just raw tal...
Sep 12, 2023•26 min•Season 8Ep. 3
Join Thomas Harrison-Lord to discuss The Crew Motorsport with Ubisoft Ivory Tower's Stéphane Beley, Senior Creative Director, and Julien Hummer, Content Director. With just days until the multi-platform open-world racing game launches, here you will hear about its four-year gestation (beginning as DLC for The Crew 2), the original game name and the new playlist structure. The team also covers why Hawaii is the ideal location for this new Crew spin-off and the work required to get Toyota cars inc...
Sep 08, 2023•15 min•Season 8Ep. 2
We’re back with a brand new season of the Traxion Podcast, and we begin with a riveting conversation with Circuit Superstars and Karting Superstars developer Original Fire Games. On this episode of the Traxion Podcast, Thomas Harrison-Lord speaks to Carolina, Alberto and Carlos Mastretta of Original Fire Games about its upcoming title Karting Superstars. The team talk passionately about its newest game, which sees you race in a chase camera perspective using karts in a world familiar to fans of ...
Sep 06, 2023•37 min•Season 8Ep. 1
In this insightful interview, we discuss the benefits of a sorted car setup in sim racing, how to sell your used equipment and the perfect segue. On this episode of the Traxion Podcast, Thomas Harrison-Lord speaks to David Perel and Steve Worrell about what makes sim racing setup shop Coach Dave Academy tick, how its Delta app is making competitive driving easy, the future of The SimGrid and a new venture, SimTrader . Ferrari GT driver Perel explains how real-world motorsport competition helps h...
Jul 31, 2023•1 hr•Season 7Ep. 14
A Traxion Podcast interview with Senior Creative Director at Electronic Arts, Codemasters, Lee Mather – who’s responsible for the official Formula 1 game’s direction each year. Mather has worked on the F1 games since 2008, spanning a 15-year stint. We asked him about his time working on the yearly motorsport titles, but also what the thinking was behind the F1 World game mode, if we’ll see more Braking Point in the future and how the new car handling was developed. We also touch upon the importa...
Jul 24, 2023•29 min•Season 7Ep. 13
Oracle Red Bull Racing Esports driver Sebastian Job has tasted virtual success, previously winning the Porsche Esports Supercup world championship on iRacing and he currently competes at the top level of sim racing: ESL R1, F1 and Le Mans Virtual to name but a few are on his CV so far. But where next? The actual Red Bull Racing Formula 1 team, that's where. John Munro spoke to Job at the team's Milton Keynes base to hear what it's like working with an F1 outfit and also the differences between s...
Jul 05, 2023•28 min•Season 7Ep. 12
On this episode of the Traxion Podcast, Thomas Harrison-Lord is joined by Ben 'Rwaggy' McConnell of 505 Games, where he is the Brand Community Manager for Assetto Corsa. They discuss how Assetto Corsa Competizione gets ported to console and why it's so important for 505, Untold Games and KUNOS-Simulazioni. In particular, the date (27th June 2023) for the Version 1.9 physics update, free McLaren 720S GT3 Evo and paid-for 2023 GT World Challenge DLC will be available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Seri...
Jun 20, 2023•27 min•Season 7Ep. 11
Online multiplayer ranking systems, a ladder of esports opportunity, VR support, car classes, beta roll-outs and modding tools. It's all covered, direct from the source, in this latest Traxion Podcast Episode covering the latest Rennsport and ESL R1 updates. How is the tyre model implemented, what will the second season of ESL R1 look like and where will mods be hosted? It's all here, and more, thanks to our recent trip to Rennsport Summit 2 and ESL R1 Spring Major in Munich. Guests on this epis...
Jun 06, 2023•44 min•Season 6Ep. 10
On this episode of the Traxion.GG Podcast, we are joined by Jean-François Chardon, Head of Studio at KW Studios, responsible for RaceRoom Racing Experience . He’s worked at what was formerly SimBin Studios, then Sector3 and now KW Studios since 2009, so this interview is hopefully interesting for those who’d like to know more about RaceRoom’s story and are part of the cognoscenti. We also hear about a prior Unreal engine prototype and how the platform is now in a strong place for the future, wit...
May 29, 2023•53 min•Season 6Ep. 9
David Karapetianm, aka Dave Gaming, has over 200,000 YouTube subscribers and 90,000 Twitch followers and primarily creates F1 game content, whether that’s the driving games by EA Sports or the management titles by Frontier Developments. There’s no one better to ask about the current state of Formula 1 gaming, his favourite titles to date and what EA SPORTS F1 23 and F1 Manager 2023 must do in order to succeed. His content is primarily in German, but in this English-language interview, Thomas Har...
May 15, 2023•33 min•Season 6Ep. 8
Is version 1.9 a step forward? Will ACC continue to receive support? What’s it like creating a sim racing community? Jardier reveals all. On this episode of the Traxion.GG Podcast, Thomas Harrison-Lord speaks to Jaroslav Honzík, aka Jardier, about his sim racing content creator and esports career, but also, crucially, what the future may have in store for Assetto Corsa Competizione. While Jardier does create content about, and stream playing, iRacing, Richard Burns Rally and rFactor 2, he’s know...
May 10, 2023•52 min•Season 6Ep. 7
