We were delighted to see a New Zealand track being included in Project cars.  Ruapuna is in the Canterbury district and the local track to Christchurch.  Luckily is has not suffered from the recent earthquakes.

Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park is a permanent motor racing circuit owned by Canterbury Car Club.  It is located in Templeton, 13 kilometres (8.08 mi) northwest of Christchurch, New Zealand.

The circuit hosted 306 utilisation days and 40 events catering for all aspects of motorsport (both 2 wheeled and 4 wheeled).  The "Skope Motor Racing Classic" which is one of the events of Southern Festival of Speed. 

Well we will leave the verdict after the last two versions got a "C" grade its seems from our community.

The new Sharp 90-inch AQUOS LC-90LE745U measures nearly four feet (1.2 m) tall and six feet (1.8 m) across.  It won't fit on the our LED stand for the VisionRacer but would sure be cool to test out.

Less than 5-inches (12.7 cm) deep and weighs 141 lbs (64 kg) so wall mountable. Energy usage is around two 75-watt light bulbs and averages just $28 a year to run.

4K x 2K resolution compatibility so 1080p now. Localized dimming of the 500 LED backlight array that results in an 8,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, (AquoMotion) 240 Hz refresh rate, and 3D, with two pairs of active shutter glasses thrown in for good measure.

Retail price of US$10,999.99.

The last couple of years has seen the rise of the gaming PC with consoles reaching there capabilities.  

PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 are great pieces of kit and have brought HD quality graphics to the masses.  The speculation that both console are due for new versions soon would not surprise many.

What we can expect is always the juice.  So in scanning the tech blogs it seems a leaked "discussion" document has some "possible" details.  

Lets take a look at a few "speculations";

The Xbox 720 offers up to six times the performance of its predecessor, 

True 1080p video, full native 3D, and improved video acceleration. 

Blueray support,

Five different power states - full power, media playback, idle, streaming, and standby. Varied power states and improved processing power would allow for multiple apps to run at the same time. 

InsideSimRacing.tv release gameplay footage of Codemasters’ upcoming F1 2012 Formula One title.  The popular title is due for release in September this year.

Ok lets just leave it to the Video's.  What do you think about F2012?

You have to admit Forza is on to it when its comes down the brand association.

Turn 10 has released the latest content pack for Forza Motorsport 4 as the Meguiar Car Pack adds ten brand new cars to the Xbox 360 racer.

The pack includes an interesting mix of current machinery like the Corvette Racing ZR1 of ALMS fame and plenty of iconic classics such as the BMW 507 and Volkswagen Beetle.

This week, we`re getting treated to a special edition as Shaun Cole & Jessica Lopez are reporting straight from the E3 expo in Los Angeles. The episode touches on F1 2012, Forza Horizons and a few other arcade titles such as Need for Speed Most Wanted.

Fanatech are getting ready with their testers reactions starting on the 29th of June.  Testers were recruited from various forums to give their impressions after the beta testing and release period.  Fanatec had asked their testers not to announce their findings until the 29th so the event can be properly managed.  Thomas J must be hanging out with Apple guys, the masters of the product launch.  I do admit I am eagerly looking forward to news and better still a unit to review. 

Alan Boiston of VVV Automotive interview with Codemasters.