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December Quiz Question of the Day (30)

December Quiz Question of the Day (30)

As a follow up on yesterday's quiz question we continue with the NASCAR series today. Let's see how good your track knowledge is when it comes to american ovals!


December Quiz Question of the Day (29)

December Quiz Question of the Day (29)

Todays question is about the highest form of motorsport in the United States: The NASCAR Sprint Cup.


December Quiz Question of the Day (28)

December Quiz Question of the Day (28)

Dunlop is the sponsor of the 2010 edition of the British Touring Car Championship. The most prestigeous national touring car champonship in the world.


December Quiz Question of the Day (27)

December Quiz Question of the Day (27)

Besides Formula 1 there are some other major racing events each year, both on two or four wheels that drag an incredible amount of visitors to the race tracks. Today we will focus on racing in the United States where one legendary event is held for almost a century now and only gets bigger year after year.


December Quiz Question of the Day (26)

December Quiz Question of the Day (26)

Thank you for returning to RTR. We hope you all had a great Christmas with your family and friends! This week we wrap up our contest with an estimation question focused on the iOpener Headquaters!


December Quiz Question of the Day (25)

December Quiz Question of the Day (25)

Time for our picture question of the week. This time it is not about finding the errors but we are going to check your knowledge of race tracks.


December Quiz Question of the Day (24)

December Quiz Question of the Day (24)

Recently iOpener and BMW did a joined test session at the famous Nùrburgring Nordschleife. The 22km long Green Hell is used as a test track for a lot of car manufacturers where they try to break the track lap record for their class.


December Quiz Question of the Day (23)

December Quiz Question of the Day (23)

Many different powerful people are involved in the F1 nowadays. But who does what exactly. Let's see if you know your facts!


December Quiz Question of the Day (22)

December Quiz Question of the Day (22)

The German newspaper Bild revealed yesterday that Michael Schumacher will return to Formula One in 2010! The upcoming season is now being awaited by even more fans than normal.


Interview with iOpener CEO Andy Lürling

Interview with iOpener CEO Andy Lürling

The RTR Crew sat down with the CEO of iOpener and asked him the questions that the community wanted to ask him. Some remarkable answers were the result!


Brussels Autosalon: iOpener Enabled

Brussels Autosalon: iOpener Enabled

Our simulators will be present during the Brussels Autosalon at the booth of Circuit Zolder, the first official iOpener Enabled test track.


December Quiz Question of the Day (21)

December Quiz Question of the Day (21)

A few of the following drivers were named as our legendary driver that proved to be Santa Claus. For real F1 fans the following question should be easy to answer.


December Quiz Question of the Day (20)

December Quiz Question of the Day (20)

Time to focus on some questions related to the pinnacle of motorsport: the Formula 1


December Quiz Question of the Day (19)

December Quiz Question of the Day (19)

At the iOpener Media office we sometimes have time to relax and play a race game for fun. We have of course most of the racing titles available on PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, just like you at home!


December Quiz Question of the Day (18)

December Quiz Question of the Day (18)

It's Saturday and time for another photo question. Compare the two pictures and see what we have changed or left out.


Dunlop Open Time Competition II: The Finish

Dunlop Open Time Competition II: The Finish

After 3 long hours of racing the Marcos and the two Mini's are approaching the end of their races. It has been a good test from technical perspective. The testers have seen a group of Mini's that were nose to tail for the full set of races we had today, brilliant driver skills from all involved!


Dunlop Open Time Competition II: The Start

Dunlop Open Time Competition II: The Start

The real cars at Zolder have started their race, closely followed by the gamers sitting at home behind their pc's. The RTR Crew is of course live on the track in Zolder and we have taken some pictures of the real cars in action.


Trailer Real-Time Racing, iOpener Enabled released

The trailer of the first iOpener Enabled game: Real-Time Racing by SimBin. The iOpener Enabled feature makes it possible for gamers to race in REAL-TIME against the REAL drivers in REAL cars on the REAL tracks.


December Quiz Question of the Day (17)

December Quiz Question of the Day (17)

The orange box, the technological heart of every iOpener Enabled vehicle is today subject of a daily quiz question.


Friday the 18th of December Circuit Zolder hosts the Dunlop Open Time Competition

Friday the 18th of December Circuit Zolder hosts the Dunlop Open Time Competition

This Friday Circuit Zolder host the Dunlop sponsored Open Time Competition for our beta testers. New beta keys have been sent out this week so we'll have a maximum reach of testers available for this last live event of 2009!.


December Quiz Question of the Day (16)

December Quiz Question of the Day (16)

Another Rally question today about one of the most succesful drivers of all time in the WRC.


Interview with Nico Verdonck, European Formula Le Mans 2009

Interview with Nico Verdonck, European Formula Le Mans 2009

The RTR Crew sat down with the Formula Le Mans Series champion of 2009: Nico Verdonck and we spoke about his racing career and the iOpener Enabled feature.


December Quiz Question of the Day (15)

December Quiz Question of the Day (15)

Due to the big succes of our competition we have decided to extend the time you can send in your answers at the end of the competition. You now need to send all your answers before the 11th of January 2010 to become the winner of the race license and to race a real Mini Cooper on Circuit Zolder.


Win a race license!...and be the real driver in an iOpener Enabled race event!

Win a race license!...and be the real driver in an iOpener Enabled race event!

Today Skylimit Events from Belgium agreed on supplying a race-license course for the winner of the December Quiz! This means that you can become an official licensed race driver.


December Quiz Question of the Day (14)

December Quiz Question of the Day (14)

We have passed the half way mark of this competition, in a moment we will make an extra announcement that will make this event even more exciting then it already is! Stay tuned but first answer today's question please.


The legendary driver exposed

The legendary driver exposed

Last month here at RTR it was announced that we signed up a legendary driver, who everybody likes to see in action again! The reactions were overwhelming of people guessing in the different forums and sites who it would be. Names of the Schumacher brothers, Verstappen, Coulthard, Raikonen, but also names from the past were mentioned ofthen, such as Lauda, Stewart and Mansell.


December Quiz Question of the Day (13)

December Quiz Question of the Day (13)

Thank you for sending in all your answers yesterday! We are overwelmed by the many participants in the our December Quiz month. Appereantly a lot of you want to win a rid in that race Mini Cooper S by Dunlop. Today we go offroad with a rally related question!


December Quiz Question of the Day (12)

December Quiz Question of the Day (12)

It´s time to wrap up this week´s contests with a final estimation question to determine the winner! Subject today is the company behind the iOpener Enabled feature to allows you to race in real-time against real drivers with real cars on the real tracks!


December Quiz Question of the Day (11)

December Quiz Question of the Day (11)

It's Saturday and therefore time for our photoquestion of the week. You will see the Matech Ford GT1 of Bas Leinders & Renaud Kuppen during a pitstop they made during the FIA GT event on Zolder last month. Can you find the errors?


December Quiz Question of the Day (10)

December Quiz Question of the Day (10)

Back to the old days. Previously SimBin released two highly awarded simulation games where the FIA GT played the central role. The question is fairly simple if you are an active user of SimBin games.


Latest update before revealing the legendary driver

Latest update before revealing the legendary driver

This week our legendary driver has let us know that he is fit again and feels up for his important task! Together with his assistants he has prepared himself during the last few months.


Screenshot of the Week (3)

Screenshot of the Week (3)

The theme of last week was quite a challenge for our testers, not many got the car in the right position to make a screenshot of driving the car "On Two Wheels". Does who did managed some really nice shots and gave the jury a hard time to make a decision.


December Quiz Question of the Day (9)

December Quiz Question of the Day (9)

Earlier this week we should have announced the winner of last weeks competition. As you might have seen there was not a winner selected yet. Due to some troubles with our email system we were not able to open up RTR Crew mail and therefore no winner has been picked. Tomorrow we will look into all the hundreds of mails we have received and announce the winner of the first week. Below you find a fresh question. Please add the answer to your collection and store them anywhere safe and you might become that lucky winner to race a MINI Cooper on Zolder!


December Quiz Question of the Day (8)

December Quiz Question of the Day (8)

Today's question is about the legendary Le Mans track, one of our all time favorite courses. The track is well known by many endurance race fans in the world and many of those fans have been watching this track for years on television during the 24 Hour races.


December Quiz Question of the Day (7)

December Quiz Question of the Day (7)

More easy than this question of the day it won't get this month! You would expect the answer to be Nordschleife after yesterday's news item, but we have announced earlier this year what our official test circuit is.


BMW and iOpener team up: “Real-Time Racing am Ring”

BMW and iOpener team up: “Real-Time Racing am Ring”

On Tuesday the 8th of December 2009 the iOpener team will, do an initial test for BMW on the number 1 favorite circuit for racers and gamers: The Nürburging Nordschleife.


December Quiz Question of the Day (6)

December Quiz Question of the Day (6)

The second week of the December Quiz we start with question number six. Add the answer to your growing collection and win to race in a Mini Cooper S on Circuit Zolder.


December Quiz Question of the Day (5)

December Quiz Question of the Day (5)

Today we will present you the last question of this week! Besides the ultimate prize of winning a drive in a Dunlop sponsored Mini Cooper S on Circuit Zolder for the overal Quiz winner we also reward winners on a weekly basis with some great prizes!


December Quiz Question of the Day (4)

December Quiz Question of the Day (4)

Saturday's are reserved for a photo question. It's really simple, we have modified a picture and it's up to you to find the errors and answer the daily question correctly. Today you will see two Mini Coopers, one shot is taken directly from the game, the other is a modified version of it.


December Quiz Question of the Day (3)

December Quiz Question of the Day (3)

The third question of our Quiz is now available. If you have them all correctly answered by now you are on your way to win that race drive in the Dunlop Mini Cooper S Works!


iOpener CEO on his way to Abu Dhabi and Bahrain! Send him your questions.

iOpener CEO on his way to Abu Dhabi and Bahrain! Send him your questions.

iOpener CEO Andy Lürling is on his way to Abu Dhabi and Bahrain to have meetings which would highly interest gamers! During his trip he has reserved some free time to answer questions from the community!


December Quiz Question of the Day (2)

December Quiz Question of the Day (2)

Day 2 of the December Race Quiz. You have your previous answer stored somewhere safe? Then let's go and find the answer to this question!


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The December Race Quiz: Win to race a real Mini Cooper Race Car on Circuit Zolder! (Updated)

The December Race Quiz: Win to race a real Mini Cooper Race Car on Circuit Zolder! (Updated)

Your chance to show the world your race driver talent! So what about winning the ultimate prize with all RTR elements involved? RTR gives you the opportunity to let all beta testers race against you! For you can win a drive in a Dunlop Mini Cooper S (as used in the 10hrs of Zolder) on the circuit of Zolder!!!


December Quiz Question of the Day (1)

December Quiz Question of the Day (1)

Here is the first question of the December Race Quiz. Answer it correctly and you are on your way to win that ride in the Mini Cooper S!


Focus on: Fernando Rees

Focus on: Fernando Rees

We sat down with Le Mans Series driver Fernando Rees. The Brazilian is of great value for the beta test as he is both a real life driver as an enthusiastic sim racer. Besides simracing he speaks about his past, current and future career in the world of motorsports.


The Return of the Legend is the talk of the town

The Return of the Legend is the talk of the town

The last week iOpener was the talk of the town on many racing and simracing websites all over the world. We have received so many e-mails with the same question all over again: "Who is the legend?". To avoid that we have to answer all those mails personally we feel obliged to give you a more detailed explanation here on the RTR website.