Now, to try and get back on track (see what I did there?), Forza Motorsport has gone from strength to strength as the numbers have risen.

So start your engines, and let’s proceed out into an orderly parade lap as we list, in no particular order, the best of the racing simulation games on the Xbox – at least those that I have played. So, what I hope to do with this article is present the other side of the coin from that of the arcade racers, detailing 5 of the best racing simulator games on Xbox. However, when it’s just you and the track, all excuses are removed, and you just need to be as quick and as clean as you can. Being put into a wall on the last corner of the last lap? Standard practice for my colleagues. This may have something to do with the fact that playing with TheXboxHub crew in any racing game is a bit like being dropped into the middle of a dodgem ring, with many and varied dirty tactics being deployed. While all good racers these days support multiplayer races over the online worlds, I may be in a subset of the normal racing breed I’d rather tweak my car, and then try and set a flying time to compare with my friends than actually go wheel-to-wheel, with them online.

Top 5 driving simulator games