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Corsair  today announced it has acquired the assets of Trak Racer, a global designer and manufacturer of sim racing and flight simulation cockpits, seats, monitor stands, motion systems and accessories. Trak Racer joins CORSAIR’s portfolio of brands as a complement to Fanatec, the leading name in sim racing hardware.  

 Race Against Dementia, a charity supported by Formula 1®, is giving fans across the UK and US the chance to win a one-of-a-kind replica of Sir Jackie Stewart’s iconic signed Bell Racing helmet and a VIP trip to the 2026 Formula 1® Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2026 

Fanatec shared an update on the upcoming Podium Pedals.

2 Pedal Setup - Pre-Orders on June 25th, with July shipments.  Launch will include 2 Aluminum GT pedal plates

3 Pedal Setup - Quality issues delaying until Q3

Clutch Pedal will be available separately at 235 Euros.

The iRacing updates for Season 3 have been released.  

New Cars: BMW M2 Racing, Euro NASCAR RC01,  BMW M Hybrid V8 Evo and 2 New Formula Vee's

New Tracks: Rescanned Laguna Seca and Qualcomm Circuit (Naval Base Coronado)

 The new DFP15 now features a redesigned power architecture that delivers an industry-leading 2.5A through the wheelbase USB passthrough. This ensures compatibility with your favorite third-party steering wheels - even at maximum brightness settings. 

AC Evo 0.6 released today, featuring 6 New Cars, the Sebring International Raceway and upgrades to Physics and suspension modeling.  Check out the video or site to see the new cars available to race.

Check out the detailed video posted by Fanatec to see how you can adjust the upcoming brake pedal without any tools.

As Fanatec is gearing up to release the Podium Pedals they have shared a new video highlighting the features for the 3-Pedal offering.  More details will be coming out at towards the end of April.

Opulent Hardware has released a brand new dash with compatibility with the Xeneon Edge in mind.  This latest design looks to mimic the high quality look and clean modern age with some classic car character.  Be sure to follow the link to the Patreon page for more information.

Another great analysis of the annual survey of the sim racing community by the team at alpyalay.org.  The reddit post, linked in the image, provides a full breakdown an analysis of the results for 2026 and how they compare to the results of 2025.

The Moza Community survey is back!  This is our chance to provide direct feedback on what Sim Racing or Flight Sim products we want to see next.  Be sure to complete the Survey by April 13th for your chance to win one of 63 prizes.

Leveraging both Moza equipment and advanced AI models, sim racers can experience the feel of optimal inputs to help progress with their racing goals.