Grid Walk: Team MAD Glad to Call NEO Home
This article is the first in our series of profiles about teams on the NEO grid. An Englishman, an Irishman, and a Scotsman form a sim racing team… No, this isn’t the beginning of a joke with some off-color punch line. In fact, it’s the…
NEO Notebook: Out with the Old, In with the New
What was old is new again in the season-three iRacing build, set for release on Tuesday, as several pieces of content will receive a refresh, including a track very familiar to the NEO Endurance Series. The Silverstone Circuit will finally get its 2011-spec layout —…
Release notes: 2019 season 3 build
This season release includes SIX new or upgraded cars, THREE new or upgraded tracks, a host of massive improvement to the iRacing BETA Interface, and a whole garage-full of other enhancements to make iRacing more realistic than ever before. Some highlights include: • Lucas Oil Off…
10 Turns with Ronny Nunez
Welcome everyone to the final edition of 10 Turns for NEO season five. I’m joined today by Ronny Nunez, who was part of Torque Freak Racing’s P2 team that won the season finale at Le Mans and finished second in the class championship. Corey Davis:…
¡Hola, CVR! NEO Partners With the Spanish Endurance Series
Next season’s NEO Endurance Series finale will have an added international flair thanks to the latest league partnership announced today with the Campeonato Virtual de Resistencia, or CVR. The Spanish-based championship finished its inaugural season in February, and while it’s one of iRacing’s newest endurance…
Improving communication via text only
There are many similarities between software development and online gaming communities. Mainly in the way we communicate. In my previous blog post, I looked at good practices for Discord. Which I based on my experience with Slack and email at work. In this blog post,…
Hits and Misses: Reviewing our Pre-Season Predictions
The beginning of any sports or esports season brings its own set of changes that can shake up the balance, but the start of NEO Endurance Series season five was particularly disruptive. Along with a new class and three new cars in total coming into…
Discord good practices
With the rise of Discord, a lot of mini-communities are formed. Every league, team, or streamer has their own Discord server now. I am not certain spreading the sim racing community over smaller communities is necessarily a good thing, but that is another discussion. Discord…
Wanted: feedback and opinions to shape the future
The organisers send out a post-season survey after completing each season, to get feedback from the teams and drivers. This is a great way to collect opinions and feedback to consider for next season. New for this season is that the survey is also available…
Roundtable: That’s a Wrap for Season Five
What was your team’s biggest challenge over 24 hours of racing at Le Mans? Nick Rowland, Wyvern Racing #25: The start! Damage before we even saw the green flag cost us. From that point, it was just grinding and fighting back. We felt a sense…
GT Recap: After 24 Hours, a Title Decided by Seconds
It’s the sort of racing that series organizers dream of, fans tune in for, and drivers lose sleep over: a head-to-head, winner-take-all duel for the championship. And when it all happens over the course of a 24-hour race, with each of the main contenders driving…
P2 Recap: Slim Standings Margins in a Decisive Le Mans Race
After a thrilling battle in pre-qualifying last fall to determine the NEO Endurance Series grid, it was clear that despite its demotion from the top prototype class, the P2s could still offer plenty of excitement this season. Six months later, after numerous late-race battles for…