The Grand Prix Virtual World Championship

A year long competition of sim racing enthusiasts

07/03/2012 by Scott Woodwiss

For anyone who has seen me around Sidepodcast.com in the past, you'll know I'm big on racing games and sim racing. Since the age of 4, where a Sega Mega Drive containing Lotus Turbo Challenge gave me my first virtual racing experience, my understanding of how to race and set quick lap times has come purely from playing on consoles, either with a controller or a wheel. But now, I face a much bigger challenge. One which I've never really looked into that much in terms of competing, but always observed and followed.

Scott's F1 2010 career - Part 1: Bahrain & Australia, season 1

Follow along as a brand new virtual racing career begins

26/09/2010 by Scott Woodwiss

So, just like a few of the other gamers here at Sidepodcast, my F1 2010 career has begun. I have started the journey to become Formula 1 World Champion, and I intend to do so on the highest difficulty. No driver aids, no help, just pure car control. Now while my blog Living The F1 Dream tells the sequence of events in more detail, playing them out like a story, here I'd like to go over what happens in the race weekends, both on the track and in front of the cameras.

A Sidepodcast meetup at Pure Tech Racing

Virtual racing in a group environment

23/05/2010 by Scott Woodwiss

For those who know me and a few others here in the Sidepodcast community, there are some of us who enjoy racing games quite a lot. Another thing we enjoy here is meeting up with each other and generally having a good time. In the past there have been a couple of meets at places such as Goodwood, the Autosport show and the London Science Museum. Now, myself and Pat W are in the process of organising a Sidepodcast meetup which combines the two.

Waving from behind the barriers

The history of a German driver that may oft be overlooked

03/12/2009 by Scott Woodwiss

German drivers in F1 were few and far between before the emergence of Schumacher. Once he started imposing his skills on the World Championship, more and more have managed to make their way to the top. Names which spring to mind include Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Nick Heidfeld, Nico Rosberg, Timo Glock and Adrian Sutil.

Petit Le Mans 2009

The smaller cousin to the 24 Hours gets underway

26/09/2009 by Scott Woodwiss

There is more Franck racing on today with Petit Le Mans starting very shortly. Mr C and I know very little about this kind of thing, but I always try and encourage support of FKM. To help us out, Scott Woodwiss has written an excellent introduction to the race.

Sidepodradio - Sim Racers Weekly

Introducing the gaming segment of the broadcast

07/09/2009 by Scott Woodwiss

Continuing our run up to the Sidepodradio event, we hand over to Scott Woodwiss to give us a quick rundown of what to expect from his Sim Racers Weekly show.