RaceDepartment

Sports & Recreation Podcasts

Podcast from the world's largest sim racing and motorsport website. The team will discuss the latest news and goings on in sim racing and motorsport, they will be joined by the odd special guest. We would love to hear from you, feel free to tell us what you'd like us to talk about by posting on the forums at www.racedepartment.com. Don't forget to follow us at: Twitter: www.twitter.com/racedepartment Facebook: www.facebook.com/racedepartment Instagram: www.instagram.com/racedepartment Tell your friends and hit that subscribe button!

Location:

United Kingdom

Genres:

Sports & Recreation Podcasts

Description:

Podcast from the world's largest sim racing and motorsport website. The team will discuss the latest news and goings on in sim racing and motorsport, they will be joined by the odd special guest. We would love to hear from you, feel free to tell us what you'd like us to talk about by posting on the forums at www.racedepartment.com. Don't forget to follow us at: Twitter: www.twitter.com/racedepartment Facebook: www.facebook.com/racedepartment Instagram: www.instagram.com/racedepartment Tell your friends and hit that subscribe button!

Twitter:

@racedepartment

Language:

English

Website:

http://www.racedepartment.com/

Email:

info@racedepartment.com

Episodes

Bonus: Codemasters buy Slightly Mad Studios

12/5/2019

In a special edition release, the two Pauls of RaceDepartment analyse the recent purchase of Slightly Mad Studios by British developers Codemasters. Providing one of the most surprising announcements of the sim racing world in 2019, a few short days ago it was announced that Codemasters, developers of the acclaimed F1 series of games, have purchased Slightly Mad Studios (PCARS franchise) for a reported $30m - sparking plenty of interest from racing game fans who wonder what this might...

Duration:00:55:50

Episode 18: End of Season 1

11/29/2019

As usual your cheeky chappy host Mr. Paul Glover valiantly battles to keep control of Davide Nativo and Paul Jeffrey as the Podcast team tackle the diverse topics of real and virtual motorsport news and opinions from the last few weeks. In our end of season episode we chew the proverbial fat about Automobilista 2 and that delayed release (with some potentially controversial opinions), we have discussion about the new look racedepartment.com website refresh, share our musings from the...

Duration:02:05:43

S1 E17: ACC v1.1, Monster Energy Supercross, NFS Heat, Rate The Sims & Button on Verstappen

10/24/2019

Another RaceDepartment podcast for your ears, this week Paul Glover, Davide Nativo and Daniel Monteiro chew over the latest goings on. Discuss the highly anticipated v1.1 update for Assetto Corsa Competizione, announcement of incoming Monster Energy Supercross, the soon to be released Need For Speed Heat and then turn their attention to the recent Rate The Sims articles at RD and give their own scores. That was going to be it, but Davide really wanted to discuss the fact Jenson Button has...

Duration:01:42:01

S1 E16: Entry Level Hardware

10/10/2019

Paul Glover, Davide Nativo and Paul Jeffrey once again take a look at the recent happenings in the world of real and virtual motorsport. In this, our 16th episode of the series, we cast our eye over some of the key events from the past couple of weeks, and once again fail miserably to keep under that magical two hour recording limit... Hot topics of discussion in this edition of the podcast include the recent F1 2019 F2 update, exciting happenings in Automobilista 2, IndyCar 2019 and the...

Duration:02:05:14

S1 E15: What's Missing?

9/25/2019

We are back again with a new episode, this week Paul Glover, Paul Jeffrey and substitute Daniel Monteiro look at the latest goings on in sim racing and motor-sport. This week they cover Grid, ACC, Joseph's 24hr stream, Kubica leaving F1 before moving on try and answer the question what is missing from sim racing games? If you have not done so already make sure you check out the previous episodes and don't forget to hit that subscribe button! If you have any comments regarding any topics...

Duration:01:55:16

S1 E14: SimRacing, Recruitment For Real Life Drivers?

9/11/2019

This week week Paul Glover hosts our 14th episode of the RaceDepartment Podcast, joined by Paul Jeffrey, Davide Nativo, and Joseph Wright spend some time talking about a range of topics from the recent happenings in the real and virtual worlds. Discussions this week include the tragic passing of Formula 2 racer Anthonie Hubert at Spa, the state of safety in modern motor sports, the recent Sim Racing Expo and SRO E-Sport GT Series, all things rFactor 2, what's been happening with iRacing...

Duration:01:37:00

S1 E13: Simracing Expo and more!

8/30/2019

In this episode, the team discuss the state of rFactor 2 and the long awaiting new UI, get excited about Sim Racing Expo 2019, go all controversial about the new W Series championship, share their thoughts on McLaren and IndyCar next season, revisit the topic of sandals and socks (sorry), and other general garbage..... If you have not done so already make sure you check out the previous episodes! If you have any comments regarding any topics discussed in this episode then please do post...

Duration:01:46:10

S1 E12: News News News!!

8/11/2019

Paul Glover, Paul Jeffrey, Joseph Wright and Davide Nativo are back after a little break, fill those ears with episode 12. The lads all catch up with the recent ongoings, this includes SRO Group News, VR finally arriving for Dirt 2.0, give their views on the F1 season as it hits the summer break. Then they discuss a tweet from Ian Bell regarding the next evolution of the Project Cars series and talk about the announced update for rFactor 2. If you have not done so already check out the...

Duration:01:50:34

S1 E11: DLC's

7/9/2019

Paul Glover, Paul Jeffrey and Davide Nativo didn't wait long to bring you episode 11. In this episode they cover the GT2 car announcement from Audi, Wreckfest coming to console's, AMS 2 updates and Dirt 2.0 new content. After which they turn their attention to DLC's, is their use getting out of hand? Are they too expensive? Listen to find out as the team give their thoughts and opinions. As promised, chapters are back for this episode. We are having to take a short break due to other...

Duration:01:48:52

S1 E10: #ASKRD

7/3/2019

Anniversary edition time! The special #askRD 10th show anniversary episode of our new Podcast is now live! Breaking from the usual format, the RD Podcast team have reached out to the community and requested you submit your most pressing questions to the team, and in this one-off episode, we try to give those questions a semi-coherent answer! For this episode Paul Glover, Davide Nativo and Paul Jeffrey line up in the virtual booth and give you our thoughts and opinions, all whilst...

Duration:01:54:01

S1 E9: Hypercars

6/18/2019

Episode 9 is here, Paul Glover, Paul Jeffrey, Joseph Wright and Davide Nativo once again fill your ears with motorsport and sim racing news. In this show the guys look at: - Le Mans 24 (2019) - Circuit de la Sarthe available for rFactor 2 - Assetto Corsa Competizione v1.0 release and hot fixes - Haas F1 and Rich Energy After all of that, they chat about the recent announcement that Hypercars are coming to WEC! If you have any comments regarding any topics discussed in this episode...

Duration:01:53:00

Bonus: SRO E-Sport Special

6/9/2019

Paul Glover and Paul Jeffrey are joined by Davide Brivio, Davide is the marketing and development manager for Kunos Simulazioni. If you have any comments regarding what is discussed in this episode then please do post on the episodes thread at www.racedepartment.com, we would love to hear from you. If you enjoy this episode then why not leave us a review. You can find us at the following locations: Web: www.racedepartment.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/racedepartment Facebook:...

Duration:01:37:29

S1 E8: Automobilista 2

6/5/2019

In this episode the following topics are discussed at length: - 90s F1 in RaceRoom - Mclaren at Indy 500 - rFactor 2 development news - VW ID.R sets a new record After which they team talk about how excited they are about the news that Automobilista 2 is coming soon! If you have any comments regarding any topics discussed in this episode then please do post on the episodes thread at www.racedepartment.com, we would love to hear from you. If you enjoy this episode then why not leave...

Duration:01:41:54

S1 E7: Neural AI

5/17/2019

It's time for episode 7 and it's filled with Sim Racing and Motorsport delights, the topics are: - iRacing Damage Model - 10,000 AC Mods - F1 Track News In this episode the team talk discuss Neural AI coming first in Moto GP 19, what it is, what can it do and is it the future? If you have any comments regarding any topics discussed in this episode then please do post on the episodes thread at www.racedepartment.com, we would love to hear from you. If you enjoy this episode then why...

Duration:01:32:55

S1 E6: Does Better Sim Racing Hardware Make You Better?

4/30/2019

The team are back for episode 6, this week they fill your ears with much sim racing talk. They cover: - GP2 in F1 2019 - KartKraft Updates - New Truck Racing Game Following the news the trio share try to do their best to answer the following question, does better hardware make you a better sim racer? If you have any comments regarding any topics discussed in this episode then please do post on the episodes thread at www.racedepartment.com, we would love to hear from you. If you enjoy...

Duration:01:35:59

S1 E5: Biggest Change in Sim Racing?

4/16/2019

The team are back again, though this week they are minus Paul Jeffrey which means that you're stuck with Paul Glover, Joseph Wright and Davide Nativo to pick up the slack. Paul, Joseph and Davide discuss the recent news that Mika Häkkinen has announced his return to racing, the fact that Kunos have now told us when version 1.0 of Assetto Corsa Competitizione will hit Steam and that there is a new truck game in town. The main topic this week is a little different, the guys give their views...

Duration:01:15:59

S1 E4: How Do You Practice?

4/2/2019

We are pleased to tell you that Joseph Wright returns to join, Paul Glover, Paul Jeffrey and Davide Nativo in the RD virtual studio. Another week of great sim racing and motorsport news to talk through. The first item is the recent F1 documentary series released on Netflix, the guys give their views on the show, talk about what works well and what doesn't. Review round two of the Indycar season that took place at Circuit of Americas, Paul Jeffrey provides the lowdown on the recent...

Duration:01:30:32

S1 E3: Career Modes

3/19/2019

This week the team are man down, so Paul Glover, Paul Jeffrey and Davide Nativo take up the slack. There has been much motorsport and sim racing news, fortunately Davide was on hand to choose the topics this week. Firstly they look back at the first round of the F1 season which took place in Melbourne Australia, followed by a chat about the new entrants to Formula-E and give their views on the series. The next qualifying round for the women only championship W series is taking place in...

Duration:01:12:17

Bonus: Sim Racing Talk with Bram Hengeveld

3/12/2019

We promised you a bonus episode and we delivered! In this episode Paul Glover and Paul Jeffrey sit down in the virtual studio and talk with the owner of RaceDepartment, Bram Hengeveld. Hear how Bram got started with sim racing, talk about his first foray into online racing and how his hobby developed into RaceDepartment. Also him discuss arcade games, sim racing hardware, esports, game development and much much more. If you enjoyed this episode then please do leave us a review, why not...

Duration:01:36:03

S1 E2: Sim Racing Hardware

3/5/2019

This week Paul Glover, Joseph Wright, Davide Nativo and Paul Jeffrey bring you news, opinion and chat about a host of different real and virtual racing subjects. In this weeks episode the team talk about the rFactor 2 and Reiza news, Assetto Corsa Competizione build 0.6 release, Formula One pre-season testing, the rise and fall of arcade racing games and have a chat about sim racing hardware. If you enjoyed the show then please do leave us a review, why not get one of your friends to...

Duration:01:25:49