iRacing 2020 Season 2 Patch 1 Released

It’s good to see that sim racing developers are still managing to get updates out to racers, despite the challenging situation we’re all currently in. The latest example is iRacing 2020 Season 2 Patch 1, which has just been released.

It’s not the biggest hotfix change list, but has some broadcasting improvements, which are good considering the increase in popularity for watching virtual motorsport right now. And some tweaks to the aerodynamics of the NASCAR Cup cars.

The iRacing 2020 Season 2 Build was released at the start of March, including the new Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR, and the addition of the Lankebanen circuit along with a rebuilt Texas Motor Speedway.

iRacing 2020 Season 2 Patch 1 Notes:

SIMULATOR:
Rendering
– Reduced sparkling effects from lights at night.

Broadcast Mode
– Fixed an issue where headlights could have a ghostly bloom appearance in broadcast mode.
– Fixed an issue with shadows at night while in broadcast mode.
– Fixed an issue where low resolution particles and post processing effects were freeing and recreating render targets every frame, when split screen broadcast mode is enabled. This may have been impacting performance speed.

CARS:
HPD ARX-01c
– Baseline setup has been updated.

NASCAR Cup Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
– Aerodynamics while in traffic have been adjusted.

NASCAR Cup Ford Mustang
– Aerodynamics while in traffic have been adjusted.

NASCAR Cup Toyota Camry
– Aerodynamics while in traffic have been adjusted.

TRACKS:
Lånkebanen (Hell RX)
– Improved normal (bump) map for gravel area edges.

That’s the full list of change notes for iRacing 2020 Season 2 Patch 1. But there’s plenty of other iRacing news, with professional drivers all embracing eSports racing while real world motorsport is on pause.

You can also browse the full iRacing car list to see everything currently available, and the iRacing track list to see what is included in your subscription, and the circuits you can pay to access. If you want to start racing with iRacing, then you can sign up for the monthly subscription service via the official website. There’s currently 50% off for all new memberships, starting from $6.50 for one month.