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 Tease A New Formula Ford
The 2023 season has already seen one long-running car being retired from iRacing series in the shape of the Pontiac Solstice. Now as iRacing tease a new Formula Ford, it suggests the same fate might fall on the Skip Barber Formula 2000 in the near future. The Formula Ford class of single seater, open-wheel racing has been running since a first event at Brands Hatch on … [Read more...]
iRacing 2023 Season 1 Update Released
There's a lot of cover with the iRacing 2023 Season 1 update released and available to download. In addition to the new free Toyota GR86, there are both the BMW M Hybrid LMDh and the Mercedes-AMG W13 E Performance F1 car as paid content. And a bumper-to-bumper artwork update for the Ford Mustang FR500S. The update also adds the new damage model for the GT3 class cars and … [Read more...]
The Pontiac Solstice Is Being Retired From iRacing Series
It's been around a long time on the sim racing service, and now the Pontiac Solstice is being retired from iRacing Series. The original Rookie car will now be replaced in the Sim Lab Production Car Challenge by the new free Toyota GR86. The change was announced right at the end of 2022 Season 4, and comes into effect for 2023 Season 1, which starts next week. So there was no … [Read more...]
New Free Cars And Tracks For iRacing 2023 Season 1
Along with paid DLC content and an overhaul of the existing GT3 and LMP2 classes, there will be new free cars and tracks for iRacing 2023 Season 1, with the update scheduled for Tuesday, December 6th, 2022. New season updates always arrive during the Week 13 break in most competitive official series, allowing a little time for sim racers to try out new content and discover … [Read more...]
New BMW M Hybrid V8 LMDh Is Coming To iRacing
It's been announced that the new BMW M Hybrid V8 LMDh is coming to iRacing for 2023, as the first car from the new motorsport class to be available for sim racing. The Le Mans Daytona h (LMDh) is the sports prototype class for IMSA and World Endurance for the coming seasons, and the BMW M Hybrid V8 is due to debut in the 24 Hours of Daytona in January 2023. So with the … [Read more...]
Electric Porsche Mission R Arrives In iRacing 2022 Season 4
Whether you love or hate alternative fuel cars, they're a growing part of motorsport and sim racing. And that continues as the electric Porsche Mission R arrives in iRacing 2022 Season 4. The concept car was unveiled by the German manufacturer around 12 months ago, with a self-contained monocoque-type driver cell which could also be used separately outside the car as a sim … [Read more...]
iRacing 2022 Season 3 Update Released
There are a few surprises in store with the iRacing 2022 Season 3 update released to download before you can get back into sim racing action. We knew that new circuits would include Sandown, Port Royal and probably Fuji, and that the Radical SR10 would become available. But there's also a new Mercedes-AMG GT4, and the current GT3 version becomes legacy content due to the … [Read more...]
iRacing Radical SR10 Preview Video
The launch of a new season in the sim generally means new cars and tracks. We've covered the circuits (Port Royal Speedway, Sandown Raceway and Fuji Speedway), but check out what's arriving at high speed in the iRacing Radical SR10 preview video featured below. The existing Radical sports car currently available in iRacing is the SR8 V8, which was originally launched in … [Read more...]
The Toyota GR86 Cup Car Is Coming To iRacing In 2023
Alongside forming a new single make racing series in America, the Toyota GR86 Cup Car is coming to iRacing in 2023. Unusually, the news was revealed on the Toyota Gazzoo Racing GR Cup North America website rather than by iRacing themselves. And the car should be fun to drive, taking a stock rear wheel drive 2.4 litre GR86 putting out 231bhp and 250Nm peak torque (which … [Read more...]
iRacing 2022 Season 2 Update Released
The iRacing 2022 Season 2 Update has been released with six new cars, and both the Winton Motor Raceway and Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 circuits added, along with overhauls for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and GT3 class, netcode improvements, and more. The 5.05 GB download, if you select all available content and updates, also expanded AI racing to more … [Read more...]
Six New Cars Arriving For iRacing 2022 Season 2
A new build will be deployed on Tuesday March 8th, with six new cars arriving for iRacing 2022 Season 2. And there should be something for everything with an open wheel machine, four road racing saloons, and a classic oval example, plus updates to the existing NASCAR Camping World Trucks to bring them up to 2022 specifications. Aston Martin Vantage GT4 First up is the … [Read more...]
1987 Buick Lesabre Arriving On iRacing in March 2022
Fans of classic NASCAR racing will be exicted to see the 1987 Buick Lesabre arriving on iRacing in March 2022 as part of the next round of updates. The news was revealed by iRacing Executive Director and racer Dale Earnhardt Jnr as he asked for votes for the default livery on the new car via Twitter. The sixth generation Buick was introduced in 1986 on a new front wheel … [Read more...]
iRacing 2021 Season 4 Build Released
It's finally here, as the 7.69GB iRacing 2021 Season 4 build has been released to download, bringing new cars, tracks, and a host of other changes to all aspects of the sim racing service. The arrival of the Ferrari 488 GT3 EVO 2020 and the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992) will be a significant change to the eligible series for both cars. And while American oval fans get Hickory … [Read more...]