The Totally Legit 2025 Sim Racing Awards

Welcome to the only awards show in sim racing that runs entirely on vibes, questionable trophies, and pure nonsense. The DJ EJ Sim Racing Awards are here to wrap up a bizarre, chaotic, and surprisingly important year for the sim racing world, where companies survived against all odds, early access ran wild, and iRacing did the most iRacing thing imaginable.

• Which company avoided total collapse and somehow reinvented itself with Le Mans Ultimate?
• What piece of sim racing hardware officially won the best midlife crisis purchase of the year?
• Which sim racing title ended up being the most fun to actually drive in 2025?
• And what was the most painfully iRacing move that left the community stunned?

From Motorsport Games narrowly escaping extinction, to active seat belts existing for reasons no one fully understands, this awards show covers the full spectrum of sim racing insanity. There were surprise wins, shameless self-nominations, shots fired at early access culture, and a reminder that RaceRoom will always show up in the comments if you do not mention it.

The show also touches on creator growth, Saudi-backed prize pools, the strange legacy of sim racing in film, and the heartbreaking loss of the original ARCA car. And of course, it all builds toward the ultimate honor, the iRacing Award, given for the most perfectly on-brand decision of the year. If you want laughs, deep cuts, and a brutally honest snapshot of sim racing in 2025, this one is for you. Let DJ know which award you agree with, and which one should never exist again.

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