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...]
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...]
iRacing 2023 Season 3 Update Released
As always, new cars and tracks dominate the highlights with the iRacing 2023 Season 3 update released and available to download. And it's a fairly hefty software package if you select everything, coming in at more than 13GB. The file size isn't too surprising when you consider the update includes three new cars, adding the Cadillac V-Series.R GTP, the Ligier JS P320, and the … [Read more...]
iRacing 2023 Season 2 Patch 4 Released
The main changes are for the Mercedes-AMG GT4 with the iRacing 2023 Season 2 Patch 4 released to download in around 114MB. The German sportscar gets an improved ABS system, a slightly increased vehicle mass and fixes for issues with the fuel consumption and rev lights weren't working as intended. It's a fairly small patch, as you'd expect for an update arriving later in an … [Read more...]
iRacing 2023 Season 2 Patch 3 Released
The new Auto Fuel functionality gets tweaked with iRacing 2023 Season 2 Patch 3 released now to download, along with some updates to the damage model on a range of cars and various other tweaks and improvements. Car changes are fairly limited, with the GT4 class getting improved ABS, and BoP tweaks including slight mass increases for the McLaren 570S and Mercdes-AMG, more … [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...]
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 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...]
iRacing 2023 Season 1 Patch 2 Released
There are some notable changes with iRacing 2023 Season 1 Patch 2 released, despite the relatively small 210MB download. And there's great news for anyone accidentally jump starting or messing up their pace lap speed, as you'll now get a drive-through, rather than a stop-and-go penalty. The other big changes are for the GT3 class, with less extreme behaviour when you strike … [Read more...]
iRacing 2023 Season 1 Hotfix 1 Released
As you might have expected after such a large update to kick off preparations for the next year, we've now seen iRacing 2023 Season 1 Hotfix 1 released. The 375MB download contains various fixes for the new content, including cars, tracks and tweaks to the new damage model for the GT3 class. But it also updates various new iRacing setups for the NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen … [Read more...]