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...]
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 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 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...]
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...]
Motorsport Arena Oschersleben Is Coming To iRacing
If you paid close attention to the screenshots used to announce the Porsche Mission R being released, then you might have also announced it was pictured at a new circuit for the sim. And that means Motorsport Arena Oschersleben is coming to iRacing in the near future. Given how complete the track and surroundings look, and the fact it was utilised to promote the Porsche … [Read more...]
iRacing Atlanta Motor Speedway Update Teased
With an image of the circuit logo, there's been an iRacing Atlanta Motor Speedway update teased by Seniour VP and Executive Producer Greg Hill on Twitter. The venue has been available on the sim racing service for decades, but has undergone a recent remodelling which used the opportunity to test the reconfiguration virtually before construction began. Back in the Summer of … [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 Preview Port Royal Speedway
With only a few days until the Season 3 update arrives for 2022, iRacing preview Port Royal Speedway in a new video. It's one of two new circuits definitely coming in the next release, along with the Sandown Raceway road course (and possibly Fuji). Unlike the Australian and Japanese tracks, this is very much an American half-mile dirt oval, which originally opened in 1938. … [Read more...]
iRacing Shows Off Fuji Speedway and Sandown Raceway
With the 2022 Season 3 update due to release on June 7th at 12:00 UTC, iRacing shows off Fuji Speedway and Sandown Raceway as new circuits coming to the sim racing service. We know that Sandown in Australia has been confirmed as arriving, but it seems increasingly likely that Fuji might also appear, given the screenshot shared on the iRacing social media accounts, and the … [Read more...]
iRacing Teases Fuji Speedway For 2022 Season 3
There's another iconic circuit on the way as iRacing teases Fuji Speedway, presumable set for release when the iRacing 2022 Season 3 update arrives in June. The current season ends on June 6th, followed by update and normal Week 13 iRacing shenanigans and testing. Back in January, iRacing promised three new dirt tracks this year, and with Federated Auto Parts Raceway already … [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...]
iRacing 2022 Season 1 Patch 2 Released
The arrival of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum oval is probably the best part of the 169MB download now that iRacing 2022 Season 1 Patch 2 has been released. But there are a number of other cars and circuits with fixes and tweaks to make note of. iRacing designed and developed the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum circuit in cooperation with NASCAR ahead of the first … [Read more...]
Lots Of New Dirt Tracks Coming To iRacing in 2022
A whole host of new venues have been announced, with lots of new Dirt Tracks coming to iRacing in 2022. It's already the sim racing choice for short ovals and longer speedway tracks, and the ramping up of releases could be tied to the recent acquisition of developers Orontes Games. So it's great news if you enjoy racing dirt ovals across the various car classes in iRacing, … [Read more...]
New iRacing Videos Highlight Daytona Updates
Two new iRacing videos highlight Daytona updates included in the 2022 Season 1 Patch 1 release. The latest 2021 laser scan data has been used to tweak and change Daytona International Speedway, replicating it as close as possible to the real thing. Big changes you'll notice include the Bus Stop curbing changing and new gain-time checkpoints, meaning you might have to change … [Read more...]