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McNish on Simraceway Racers

Allan Q&A1

by John | May 2, 2013

While he was visiting the Simraceway Performance Driving Center earlier in the year, we grabbed Allan McNish and dragged him back into the Simraceway race trailer to answer a brand new set of questions from our players.

 

In the final episode of our exclusive series, Allan rates the abilities of Simraceway players and discusses the ever-increasing likelihood of sim racers making the jump to real-world racing.

 

Read on to discover just how close you are to being a pro racer!

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McNish on Racing in Simraceway

Allan Q&A1

by John | April 25, 2013

While he was visiting the Simraceway Performance Driving Center earlier in the year, we grabbed Allan McNish and dragged him back into the Simraceway race trailer to answer a brand new set of questions from our players.

 

In the penultimate episode of our exclusive series, Mr Jolly asks Allan the question we all want to know the answer to: what’s the difference between racing in a real car and racing in a Simraceway car?

 

Read on to discover why the two-time Le Mans winner reckons real-world racing might actually be easier than racing in a sim!

 

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McNish Shares his Silverstone Secrets

Allan Q&A1

by John | April 18, 2013

While he was visiting the Simraceway Performance Driving Center earlier in the year, we grabbed Allan McNish and dragged him back into the Simraceway race trailer to answer a brand new set of questions from our players.

 

This week, following his amazing performance at the 6 Hours of Silverstone, Allan answers PigSkin’s question about his gear changes in the R18, offering a thoroughly topical insight into how he negotiates one of Silverstone’s most important corners.

 

Read on to pick up some tips from the master.

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The Voice of Simraceway Meets Anthony Davidson

Liam meets Anthony Davidson

by John | April 18, 2013

On Sunday, Simraceway commentator Liam Jenkins caught up with Toyota driver Anthony Davidson amidst the heat of battle at the 6 Hours of Silverstone. Read on to discover the British driver’s fascinating mid-race insights as Allan McNish and his Audi team began to turn the screw on their chief rivals.

 

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McNish Triumphs at Silverstone

McNish helmet

by John | April 15, 2013

From his early domination of the pair of Toyotas that had locked out the first row of the grid to his dramatic all-Audi battle with Benoit Treluyer with minutes of the Six Hours of Silverstone remaining, it’s fair to say Simraceway pro driver Allan McNish played a prominent part in Sunday’s exciting opener to the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship season!

 

Everyone at Simraceway would like to congratulate Allan and his teammates, Loic Duval and Tom Kristensen, on their fantastic victory and we look forward to seeing them repeat the feat at the next WEC round at Spa on May 4.

 

Remember there are still Events and Quick Races taking place to celebrate the start of the new endurance racing season–just grab our brand-new Bentley Speed 8 and get racing!

 

Celebrate the 2013 FIA WEC Opener on Simraceway

Endurance Weekend

by John | April 12, 2013

With the first race of the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship season taking place at Silverstone on Sunday, we’re marking the occasion with a special car release, a bunch of Events and Quick Races featuring Silverstone and Le Mans Prototype racers, and free test drives in no less than three legendary cars. Read on to find out more about what you can expect on Simraceway this weekend.

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McNish: “Dindo is Irreplaceable”

Allan Q&A1

by John | April 10, 2013

While he was visiting the Simraceway Performance Driving Center earlier in the year, we grabbed Allan McNish and dragged him back into the Simraceway race trailer to answer a brand new set of questions from our players.

 

This week, with less than a week to go before the second FIA World Endurance Championship season begins, Allan answers Martin Hall’s question about the characteristics he’s looking for in his long-time teammate Dindo Capello’s ultimate replacement.

 

After conceding that three-time Le Mans winner Dindo is a complete one-off, the Scot reviews his friend’s potential replacements and lists all the capabilities they would need in order to cope with the unique demands of both endurance racing and the “Audi mentality”.

 

Read on to watch his comprehensive reply.

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McNish: “2012 Was a Year of Seconds”

Allan Q&A1

by John | April 4, 2013

While he was visiting the Simraceway Performance Driving Center recently, we grabbed Allan McNish and dragged him back into the Simraceway race trailer to answer a brand new set of questions from our players.

 

This week, on the eve of the second FIA World Endurance Championship season, Allan reviews the inaugural campaign and looks forward to the new one, which starts on April 14 at Silverstone. Read on to find out why he called 2012 “a year of seconds”.

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McNish on LMP vs DP Racers

Allan Q&A1

by John | March 21, 2013

While he was visiting the Simraceway Performance Driving Center recently, we grabbed Allan McNish and dragged him back into the Simraceway race trailer to answer a brand new set of questions from our players.

 

This week he answers John Daniels’ highly-topical question about the relative difficulties of driving a Le Mans Prototype like the Audi R18, and a Daytona Prototype racer. Read on to find out which is harder to pilot!

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McNish’s Dream Addition to Simraceway

Allan Q&A1

by John | March 15, 2013

While he was visiting the Simraceway Performance Driving Center recently, we grabbed Allan McNish and dragged him back into the Simraceway race trailer to answer a brand new set of questions from our players.

 

This week he tells us the car he would add to Simraceway‘s “sim library” of 90 vehicles. Read on to find out more!

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