<s>
Simraceway	B-Application
is	O
an	O
online	O
racing	O
simulation	O
that	O
hosted	O
live	O
,	O
multiplayer	O
racing	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
used	O
a	O
client-server	B-Operating_System
software	O
model	O
similar	O
to	O
popular	O
online	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
allowing	O
the	O
racing	O
environment	O
to	O
be	O
continually	O
updated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simraceway	B-Application
allowed	O
racers	O
to	O
compete	O
online	O
for	O
free	O
or	O
prize-based	O
competitions	O
monitored	O
by	O
professional	O
race	O
marshals	O
who	O
encouraged	O
fair	O
,	O
competitive	O
racing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simraceway	B-Application
offered	O
multiplayer	O
auto	B-Application
racing	I-Application
over	O
the	O
internet	O
and	O
used	O
laser	O
scanned	O
tracks	O
for	O
millimeter	O
accuracy	O
of	O
the	O
racing	O
surface	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
realistic	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
9	O
,	O
2011	O
two-time	O
Indy	B-Application
500	I-Application
winner	O
Dan	O
Wheldon	O
signed	O
on	O
to	O
the	O
Simraceway	B-Application
team	O
to	O
help	O
design	O
the	O
gameplay	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
It	O
was	O
pretty	O
obvious	O
that	O
Ignite	O
was	O
not	O
looking	O
to	O
build	O
just	O
another	O
racing	O
game	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
influence	O
Simraceway'''s	O
physics	O
directly	O
was	O
pretty	O
appealing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
13	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Dario	O
Franchitti	O
signed	O
on	O
to	O
the	O
Simraceway	B-Application
team	O
to	O
help	O
with	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
tracks	O
,	O
cars	O
and	O
overall	O
gameplay	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
It	O
's	O
almost	O
impossible	O
to	O
describe	O
the	O
feeling	O
you	O
get	O
inside	O
when	O
you	O
're	O
behind	O
the	O
wheel	O
of	O
an	O
old	O
race	O
car	O
but	O
what	O
I	O
hope	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
do	O
is	O
use	O
my	O
knowledge	O
and	O
experience	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
team	O
at	O
Simraceway	B-Application
replicate	O
how	O
it	O
feels	O
to	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Simraceway	B-Application
Adds	O
Champion	O
Dario	O
Franchitti	O
to	O
Development	O
Team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simraceway	B-Application
featured	O
30	O
laser	O
scanned	O
and	O
fictional	O
circuits	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Mid-Ohio	O
,	O
Daytona	O
International	O
Speedway	O
,	O
Brno	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Models	O
included	O
F1	B-Operating_System
,	O
Indycar	O
&	O
GT	O
race	O
cars	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
various	O
street	O
cars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2011	O
Simraceway	B-Application
licensed	O
the	O
entire	O
catalogue	O
(	O
60	O
)	O
of	O
McLaren	O
group	O
vehicles	O
(	O
both	O
F1	B-Operating_System
and	O
automotive	O
divisions	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2011	O
SteelSeries	B-Device
and	O
Simraceway	B-Application
formed	O
a	O
partnership	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
"	O
SteelSeries	B-Device
Simraceway	B-Application
SRW-S1	O
"	O
steering	O
wheel	O
,	O
Who	O
needs	O
feet	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
SteelSeries	B-Device
Simraceway	B-Application
SRW-S1	O
steering	O
wheel	O
puts	O
pedals	O
at	O
your	O
fingertips	O
https://www.engadget.com/2011/11/18/who-needs-feet-steelseries-simraceway-srw-s1-steering-wheel-put/	O
an	O
officially	O
branded	O
,	O
motion	O
sensing	O
steering	O
wheel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|Simraceway	O
Racing	O
Facility	O
On	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Simraceway''	O
teamed	O
up	O
with	O
Jim	O
Russell	O
driving	O
school	O
and	O
opened	O
a	O
30,000	O
square-foot	O
performance	O
driving	O
facility	O
at	O
Infineon	O
Raceway	O
in	O
Sonoma	O
,	O
Calif	O
.	O
</s>
