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Sim racing news: GT7 Eifel Cup, RaceRoom VR, Asetek DD10

After the busy Expo weeks, this was a week of races and smaller updates. The highlights:

Verstappen Sim Racing (GTP) and Bleu Mercure Esport (GTD) won the IMSA esports race at Watkins Glen on 25 October.
The FIA F4 Global Esports Championship got under way on 31 October at Mid-Ohio and Fuji.
RaceRoom released foveated rendering for VR on 28 October.
Asetek released the Initium DD10, a 10 Nm direct drive base, on 27 October.
The Fanatec Gran Turismo Eifel Cup starts in Gran Turismo 7 on 2 November, with hardware as prizes.

By Redactie Goodfellas · Published on 2 November 2026

The #33 Verstappen Sim Racing BMW alongside the #132 Bleu Mercure Esport Porsche at Watkins Glen in iRacing

iRacing: IMSA at Watkins Glen and FIA F4 gets going

Round 3 of the IMSA Esports Global Championship ran on Sunday 25 October at Watkins Glen, on the Boot layout: 2 hours and 40 minutes of multi-class racing.

GTP: the #33 Verstappen Sim Racing BMW of Enzo Bonito and Sam Kuitert won. The #8 Grid-and-Go.com eSports Aston Martin looked set for the win, but dropped back after computer issues.
GTD: the #132 Bleu Mercure Esport Porsche of Vasilios Beletsiotis and Thibaud Prevot won for the second race in a row. Both winners started third.
Standings: after three races, Bleu Mercure leads both classes by more than 100 points. Round 4 is at Laguna Seca on 8 November.

On Saturday 31 October the FIA F4 Global Esports Championship presented by MOZA began. Thirty drivers from the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe race with fixed setups, and the tracks are only revealed 24 hours in advance. The first two races were at Mid-Ohio and Fuji.

Format: two 15-minute races per evening, each with 10 minutes of practice and 10 minutes of qualifying.
Calendar: 31 October, 7, 14 and 21 November.
Defending champion: Henry Moore from the United Kingdom, who runs the number 1.

From the pit wall A track you only hear about the day before and a fixed setup: whoever learns a circuit fastest wins here. You can practise that yourself too; read your first online race for the basics.

RaceRoom: foveated rendering for VR

A week after the Historic Update, RaceRoom released a 1.3 GB update on Wednesday 28 October (client 0.9.9.19). The headline is foveated rendering for VR: the middle of each eye's view renders at full resolution and the rest at a lower one. At the default settings the game then renders only a third of the pixels.

Headsets: it works with any OpenXR headset and needs no extra software. The sharp area follows your head, not your eyes.
Switching it on: it is off by default. Turn on Foveated Rendering in the VR options. Among other things you set the resolution outside the focus area (default 40%) and the width and height of that area (40% each).
More gain: according to KW Studios the gain is larger with the "RaceRoom (VR) with DXVK" launch option in Steam.

There is also a Horizon Lock slider for the cockpit camera. The game no longer freezes for up to a minute when the content server doesn't answer, which could get you dropped from a ranked server. At Zandvoort (Modern) a lagging TV camera has been fixed.

From the pit wall A third of the pixels is a big gain if you want to run Spa '95 with a full grid in VR. We'll leave the defaults alone first and only tweak after that.

Gran Turismo 7: Fanatec Gran Turismo Eifel Cup

On Monday 2 November at 12:00 UTC the Fanatec Gran Turismo Eifel Cup 2026 starts in Gran Turismo 7, a global online time trial hosted by Fanatec. It runs until 16 November, 12:00 UTC.

Car and track: the Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) '22 on the Nürburgring GP (5,148 metres), on Racing: Hard tyres and with specified car settings.
Penalties: touch the wall or cut a corner and your time doesn't count.
Prizes: the fastest player in each region picks a Fanatec Gran Turismo DD Pro (8Nm) or a set of Podium Pedals Sport. The Netherlands and Belgium are in Europe / Middle East / Africa. To win a prize you must be 18 or older when the event begins; younger players can still take part.
How to enter: through Online Time Trials in the Sport pavilion on the World Map.

From the pit wall One touch of the wall and your lap is gone. So put in a few clean laps first and only then hunt for the last tenths.

Hardware: Asetek Initium DD10

Asetek released the Initium DD10, a 10 Nm direct drive base, on 27 October. With the separately sold Asetek Racing Wheelbase Boost Kit it goes to 14 Nm; you only swap the power supply.

Quick release: zero play, with USB passthrough. According to Asetek it also works with wheels from other brands.
Tech: a 14-bit encoder (16,384 steps per turn), USB-C and the RaceHub software. It weighs 7.92 kg.
Price: € 419.33 excl. VAT in Asetek's European web shop, which lists PC as the platform.

From the pit wall 10 Nm now and 14 Nm later without a new base: handy if you upgrade step by step. Still planning the rest of your setup? Read our guide to building a sim racing rig.

Coming up

2–16 November: Fanatec Gran Turismo Eifel Cup in Gran Turismo 7.
4–9 November: Homestead Championship in iRacing, the finale of the NASCAR iRacing Series.
7 November: FIA F4 Global Esports Championship, races 3 and 4.
8 November: IMSA Esports Global Championship, round 4 at Laguna Seca.
10 November: World Endurance Pack for Project Motor Racing, with 11 cars in four classes and Fuji (modern and 1966).
Week of 10 November: 8 Hours of Bahrain in Le Mans Ultimate (Hypercar and LMGT3).
13–15 November: Mountain Showdown in iRacing, with the Super Formula Lights at Mount Panorama.
16 November: the tenth season of the World of Outlaws Pro Series in iRacing starts, with the 410 Sprint Car Championship.
Mid-November: Fanatec's ClubSport Formula V3 Oracle Red Bull Racing is scheduled for release.
27–29 November: 992 Endurance Cup in iRacing: 12 hours in the Porsche 911 Cup (992.2).
December: part 2 of Spec IV for Gran Turismo 7, with Autumn Ring and six new cars.
9 December: update 0.10 with Free Roam for Assetto Corsa EVO.

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