When I hear the name Cosworth I immediately think of fast Fords and legendary DFV engine used in Formula One across three decades. But obviously times have changed as iRacing and Cosworth partner on a free telemetry system available to all active subscribers. The multi-year agreement means Cosworth are an official data analysis partner, and their PI Toolbox software will be … [Read more...]
Originally launched in 2008, the subscription-based iRacing service has always focused on being the most accurate sim racing representation of motorsport competition, with a license and safety rating system for access to specific cars and series, and iRating for skill-based splits in official races.
Membership gives you access to a selection of cars and circuits, with many more available to purchase individually.
iRacing Studios Launches As A New Racing Game Brand
Having added console and more simple racing games alongside the core motorsport simulation, there's some business restructing as iRacing Studios launches as a new racing game brand. Now iRacing will sit within iRacing Studios, alongside NASCAR 25, the World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing series, ExoCross, iRacing Arcade and all future titles. Which is probably more about doing some … [Read more...]
iRacing 2025 Season 3 Patch 3 Released
A third update has arrived with iRacing 2025 Season 3 Patch 3 released with changes including an adustment of how driver divisions have been separated out. Not every pays attention to their division championships, but the splits were changed for the start of Season 3 and apparently it didn't have the desired effect. So now they're being adjusted a bit more. Most notable … [Read more...]
Race For Your Country In The 2025 Four Nations Esports Cup
Sim racers from the UK, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand can race for your country in the 2025 Four Nations Esports Cup, which is organised by Motorsport UK (along with the corresponding Motorsport organisations in each country), and takes place on iRacing. After starting in 2022 as a competition between the UK and Australia, it became a three-way battle with New … [Read more...]
iRacing Partners With The NASCAR Euro Series
There's one sim racing platform that has dominated oval series for years, and that's expanding as iRacing partners with the NASCAR Euro Series. The combination of V8 stock cars and European circuits has been around since 2008 under various names, becoming an officially sanctioned series in 2012. EuroNASCAR cars and engines are built by Team FJ badged as various … [Read more...]
iRacing 2025 Season 3 Patch 1 Released
With the big Season 3 update launched on June 10th during the start of Week 13, further fixes and improvements have already arrived with iRacing 2025 Season 3 Patch 1 released. General changes include enabling the Connection Black Flag for hosted sessions, so you can enable an automatic return to the pits for people with intermittent and unstable server issues. There was … [Read more...]
Adaptive AI Opponents Arrive With iRacing 2025 Season 2
While it's always been seen as the leader in competitive online sim racing, the single player AI experience has always been pretty good in iRacing. But it's about to get a lot more interesting as Adaptive AI opponents arrive with iRacing 2025 Season 2. AI racers were first introduced towards the end of 2019 and start of 2020, and since then more cars and tracks have been … [Read more...]
NASCAR 25 Will Include The Truck And ARCA Series
As iRacing take over publishing the standalone NASCAR franchise, it's been announced that NASCAR 25 will include the truck and ARCA series. Due out in Autumn, and developed by Monster Games, who previously developed NASCAR Heat up to, and including Heat 4, the four championships which will appear in NASCAR 25 are the NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, the NASCAR … [Read more...]
iRacing Introduces Two New Yearlong Dirt Oval Series
If you're a dirt track sim racer, then you'll probably be pleased as iRacing introduces two new yearlong Dirt Oval series. The new Dirt 410 Sprint Car Tour and Dirt Super Late Model Tour will run from January until November each year, with more than 35 weeks of racing. Both series are modelled after real-world events, with finales at The Dirt Track at Charlotte. And it puts … [Read more...]
2025 iRacing Daytona 24 Is Spoiled By A Ferrari Controversy
Plenty of sim racers will be celebrating the first big special event of the 2025 iRacing calendar, with more than 23,000 drivers competing across all splits. But the 2025 iRacing Daytona 24 is spoiled by a Ferrari controversy following a suspicious disconnection just under eight hours from the finish. The early stages of the race saw a battle in the GTP class between the BMW … [Read more...]
Introducing The First Team ORD Social Night On iRacing
We're ramping things up a bit when it comes to sim racing in 2025, and as part of that, our first Team ORD Social Night will take place on iRacing tomorrow, Wednesday January 15th, from 7pm. Anyone is welcome to come and join us, and for our first public hangout, we're going back to our roots with the free VW Jetta TDI, and the free Snetterton circuit. You can come along for … [Read more...]
Craig’s Setup Shop Will Close In December 2024
Anyone that has been simracing for a while will have either played around with tuning options, or found somewhere to provide them. And one of the most popular options will be ending their service soon, as Craig's Setup Shop will close in December 2024. Founder Craig A Williams announced that operations will end when iRacing Season 4, 2024 comes to a conclusion. It marks the … [Read more...]
The iRacing Black Friday 2024 Sale Is Live Until December
The annual opportunity to save on subscriptions has arrived, as the iRacing Black Friday 2024 Sale is live until December 2nd. You can save on new memberships, reactivating an expired account, or extending your current access. If you're currently an active iRacing member, you can buy 12 or 24 months now, and the time will be added onto your current subscription. So it's a … [Read more...]
iRacing 2024 Season 4 Will Add The McLaren 720S GT3 EVO
A new choice for the most popular category of sim racing will appear in September, as iRacing 2024 Season 4 will add the McLaren 720S GT3 EVO to the available car choices. The sim has featured the McLaren MP4-12C GT3 since 2013, so it's great to see the new model arrive, with the EVO version launched in the real world in 2023 on top, following the 720S GT3 in 2018. It was … [Read more...]
The 2024 UK FF1600 Esports Cup Begins In August
Introduced in 2023 as a feeder series by Motorsports UK for non-professional drivers to progress into the British F4 Esports Championship, the 2024 UK FF1600 Esports Cup beings in August with a Time Attack pre-qualification on iRacing. It's open to all nationalities, and you don't need Motosport UK Esports membership or an entry fee to test your skills when the pre-qualifier … [Read more...]