A new class of cars will be available to race this Summer, as the Ligier JS P320 LMP3 is coming to iRacing in June 2023. It's been confirmed via social media after fans spotted iRacing logos on a Sean Creech Motorsport car competing at the Sebring 12 Hours, and the team revealed they'd worked with the sim racing platform on audio and data. The third class of Le Man … [Read more...]
iRacing 2023 Season 2 Patch 2 Released
You'll need to drive a little more carefully in various classes of car with iRacing 2023 Season 2 Patch 2 released to download. It's a fairly small download, but includes body panel adjustments to generally weaken the strength of cars including the TCRs, GT4s, classic 1987 NASCARs, MX-5 Cup, Street Stock and various open wheelers. And while you'll generally try and avoid … [Read more...]
iRacing 2023 Season 2 Patch 1 Update Released
As the official series begin for another 12 weeks of competitive sim racing, we've seen the iRacing 2023 Season 2 Patch 1 update released to tweak the new cars and tracks along with existing content. This includes some minor issues with the new free Ray FF1600, and removing a hand brake previously available for the Renault Clio R.S. V, along with adding the Gen 4 Cup version … [Read more...]
ARCA Update Mistake Sparks A New Official iRacing Series
In a rare example of a sim racing accident with a happy ending, an ARCA update mistake sparks a new official iRacing series launching next week. The most recent iRacing 2023 Season 2 update accidentally applied a change to the NASCAR ARCA Menards Chevrolet Impala used for the one-make oval development series. And as a result, the car gained a much higher 9700rpm rev limit … [Read more...]
iRacing 2023 Season 2 Update Released
There's a lot to download with 3.68GB of required and optional changes, tweaks and new content now that we've seen the iRacing 2023 Season 2 update released. The biggest news is the arrival of three new cars, with the Ray FF1600 joining the sim racing platform as a free addition, and the paid Renault Clio R.S V and Late Model Stocks also becoming available. Another potential … [Read more...]
New Late Model And Official Partnership For iRacing
Short track sim racers will have something to look forward to in Season 2, with a new Late Model and official partnership for iRacing with the CARS Tour. The new car is based on the JR Motorsports' CARS Late Model Stock Tour entry which won both the driver and owner championships with Carson Kvapil. And it should be accurate, given that the owner of the team and CARS Tour is … [Read more...]
iRacing Announces The End For The VW Jetta TDi Cup Car
It's personally a sad day as iRacing announces the end for the VW Jetta TDi Cup Car, confirming it will be replaced for 2023 Season 2 by the new Clio Cup in the Production Car Challenge. Retirement was always likely for the Jetta following the reveal of the new Clio. The diesel saloon briefly competed in one-make series in America from 2008 until 2011, along with some racing … [Read more...]
The Renault Clio Cup Is Coming To iRacing
Following an accidential leak via the iRacing forums yesterday, it's now been confirmed that the Renault Clio Cup is coming to iRacing. After various people spotted the file name in the screenshot of sound clips, images of the car have now been sharing on the official iRacing social media channels. Given that the car model looks pretty much finished, it suggests the Clio … [Read more...]
iRacing Preview Jerez And The Formula 1600
New content appears in video as iRacing preview Jerez and the Formula 1600 with work in progress footage. While the lap of the Spanish track is very clearly work in progress, the thumbnail on Youtube does display 'Season 02' suggesting both could be released in a couple of weeks. iRacing previously released a laserscan image of the Circuito de Jerez - Angel Nieto, a 2.751 … [Read more...]
iRacing 2023 Season 1 Patch 4 Focuses On Graphics
There are various visual improvements to download for cars and circuits as iRacing 2023 Season 1 Patch 4 focuses on graphics. Aside from a new League option to remove drop weeks after a certain point in the season, and an issue with pit starts at Wild West Motorsports Park, everything else is about improving the performance and look of the sim racing platform. The changes … [Read more...]
iRacing 2023 Season 1 Patch 3 Hotfix 2 Released
Along with teasing Jerez for a future update, there are further tweaks to the new damage model, especially in the GT3 class, with iRacing 2023 Season 1 Patch 3 Hotfix 2 released to download. The previous update arrived at the end of January and updated cars which were running on the new damage model prior to the start of the year. Existing issues had meant those vehicles had … [Read more...]
iRacing Tease The Jerez Circuit
A Spanish track best known to fans of MotoGP will soon be coming to sim racing, as iRacing tease the Jerez circuit for release in the near future. The Circuito de Jerez - Angel Nieto is a 2.751 mile (4.428km) track located close to Jerez de la Frontera, and originally opened in December, 1985. It famously hosted the 1997 European Grand Prix, which saw Jacques Villenueve … [Read more...]
iRacing 2023 Season 1 Patch 3 Updates Damage Models
You might need to be a little more careful about contact and crashes when you're sim racing as iRacing 2023 Season 1 Patch 3 updates damage models for a wide range of car classes. Cars which were developed on the iRacing New Damage Model prior to the start of 2023 had ended up stronger and more durable than was realistic to cope with some issues with the system being used. But … [Read more...]
Team ORD Return For The TRL RLTC Season 2
Preparations are getting underway for the first race of the season as Team ORD return for the TRL RLTC Season 2. It's a seven round series running from the 30th January 2023 until March 20th, followed by a special multiclass event, with each driver picking one of three touring car options to run throughout the championship. Our initial effort in Season 1 saw the first Team … [Read more...]
2023 iRacing Daytona 24 Wins For Williams and Apex
With a total of 16,651 drivers across 85 races, the weekend saw 2023 iRacing Daytona 24 wins for Williams and Apex Racing Team across the GTP, LMP2 and GTD classes in the top split. The 24 hour endurance event saw a total of 4,191 teams registered, with the iRacing 24 Hours of Daytona powered by VCO top two splits broadcast live over the weekend on the VCO Esports Youtube … [Read more...]