Microsoft's racing simulation on starter's orders as demo is launched on Xbox Live Marketplace.

Forza Motorsport 2 screenshot

Forza Motorsport 2 will be racing to European stores on June 8, but ahead of its release Microsoft has gone and released a playable demo.

As promised a while back now, a demo has now been released enabling all Gold Xbox Live members to sample Turn 10's efforts - Silver members should have access to the demo next week. The 691 MB demo features a selection of cars and a single track to race around.

You can read much more about the game in Pro-G's recent Forza Motorsport 2 preview.