You don't expect major changes towards the end of an official season, but there are some important tweaks to note with iRacing 2023 Season 4 Patch 4 released. The main updates have been for the New Damage Model, as it applies to the GTP Class, NASCAR Next Gen, and the Ferrari 296 GT3, which means some parts will break more easily and others will stand up to damage a little … [Read more...]
BRSCC iRacing FF1600 Festival To Take Place In November
Just like the real Formula Ford event each year, there will now be a virtual BRSCC iRacing FF1600 Festival to take place in November, 2023. It'll run on specific time slots over the 17th and 18th of the month on the Brands Hatch Indy circuit, with two heats and a last chance qualifer before the 30 driver final. The Formula Ford Festival has run since 1972, and moved to … [Read more...]
iRacing 2023 Season 4 Patch 3 Released
The biggest change is to how you buy new cars and tracks with iRacing 2023 Season 4 Patch 3 released. There's now a shopping cart integrated into the new user interface, although you'll still need to visit the classic member website if you want to complete your purchase via PayPal. But you can send gifts, buy content, and redeem promo codes, all within the iRacing app from now … [Read more...]
Motorsport Games Sell Their NASCAR License To iRacing
There's some potentially great news for fans of the sport, as Motorsport Games sell their NASCAR license to iRacing. It covers "NASCAR themed simulation-style console games". And that announcement was swiftly followed by iRacing revealing plans for a game in 2025, with the Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch logos accompanied by the Steam icon, suggesting it might also be … [Read more...]
iRacing 2023 Season 4 Patch 2 Hotfix 1 Released
There's been a fairly small update with iRacing 2023 Season 4 Patch 2 Hotfix 1 released, mainly focusing on some slight tweaks to the newest cars and circuits. The most notable is that a gate at Kern County Raceway Park should no longer snag cars that get to close to it along the back wall of the asphalt track. And the Ferrari 296 GT3 has been strengthened slightly so it can … [Read more...]
iRacing 2023 Season 4 Patch 2 Adds Honda SF23 Engines
The Super Formula series now replicates the real world championship, as iRacing 2023 Season 4 Patch 2 adds Honda SF23 engines which can be chosen as an alternative Toyota power. Whether you already own the Super Formula SF23 or buy it in the future, it will include both the Honda and Toyota choices, with both using the same Dallara chassis to produce near-F1 levels of open … [Read more...]
SRX Is Coming To iRacing In 2024
As part of a new partnership agreement with the Superstar Racing Experience, SRX is coming to iRacing in 2024 with both the car and series appearing some time next year. The American stock car series began in 2021 with founders including Tony Stewart, and offers shorter length racing at smaller tracks, with drivers and crew chiefs randomly paired for each event. Cars are … [Read more...]
iRacing 2023 Season 4 Update Released
There's a lot packed into a 20.81GB download with the iRacing 2023 Season 4 Update released. Along with five new cars, Circuit de Ledenon, Kern Country Raceway Park and the refreshed Circuit Zandvoort, it also lets you load 12 different car models in a single session, expands AI racing and the new damage model, and even expands the Spotter calls to include details like the … [Read more...]
Super Formula SF23 Confirmed For iRacing 2023 Season 4
If you want near-F1 levels of open wheel racing, then you'll be pleased to see the Super Formula SF23 confirmed for iRacing 2023 Season 4. The Japanese series features the Dallara chassis powered by one of two engine manufacturers, and it's the Toyota RDF 01F that's been revealed for the update on Wednesday, September 6th. Established in 2013 as a successor to Formula … [Read more...]
1987 NASCAR Pontiac Grand Prix Coming To iRacing
The Legends series will almost have the complete field of late 1980s Winston Cup cars, with the news that the 1987 NASCAR Pontiac Grand Prix is coming to iRacing in the 2023 Season 4 update. It joins the original releases of the Chevrolet Monte Carlo and Ford Thunderbird from June 2020, which were later joined by the Buick Lesabre as the B licence fixed series remains … [Read more...]
Trading Paints User Data Leaked
If you're one of the may people using the third party app to run custom liveries on iRacing, make sure you update your password, with Trading Paints user data leaked and for sale online. Around 270,000 accounts are impacted, and the breach has since been officially confirmed. The issue was first shared by @Musantro on X (formerly Twitter), who linked to a forum displaying … [Read more...]
The Porsche 963 is confirmed for iRacing 2023 Season 4
As predicted from a teaser image at the start of August, the Porsche 963 is confirmed for iRacing 2023 Season 4. It'll join the BMW M Hybrid V8 LMDh and Cadillac V-Series.R GTP, and also makes it increasingly likely the Acura ARX-06 will also be revealed in the near future. All the new content should arrive in an update at midnight on September 5th, allowing iRacing … [Read more...]
iRacing Tease Circuit de Ledenon
You can tell the build up has started for the 2023 Season 4 update, as iRacing tease Circuit de Ledenon with a new screenshot. The picture of the startline and control tower do make it clear which track is coming. Located around 16 miles northeast of Nimes in France, next to the town of Ledenon itself, the circuit was originally created by motorsport enthusiasts Jean-Claude … [Read more...]
iRacing Will Gift Credits To Active Accounts In August 2023
As part of the 15th Anniversary celebrations since the sim racing service first launched, iRacing will gift credits to active accounts in August 2023. Each account will receive up to $15, with $1 for every year since it was created. So if you joined up in 2008, you'll get fifteen dollars, but there's a minimum of one dollar for everyone, no matter if you've only joined … [Read more...]
Two New IMSA GTP Cars Confirmed For iRacing
With the Cadillac V-Series.R GTP introduced with the recent Season 3 update, joining the BMW M Hybrid V8 LMDh from 2022, it seems the 2023 field could be completed soon with two new IMSA GTP cars confirmed for iRacing. While iRacing hasn't confirmed the models which will be released, it seems likely to be the Porsche 963 and Acura ARX-06 currently racing in the IMSA GTP … [Read more...]