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...]
iRacing 2022 Season 4 Patch 2 Released
The biggest fix deployed with iRacing 2022 Season 4 Patch 2 released is a solution for a glitch on oval short track restarts. The issue notably appeared during the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series playoff race at Bristol Motor Speedway, and also led to the discovery of another issue at the circuit with incorrect penalties for entering a closed pit. But the Patch also … [Read more...]
iRacing 2022 Season 4 Update Is Released
There are new cars, tracks and more to download as the iRacing 2022 Season4 update is released. And along with the paid additions of the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben and Lucas Oil Speedway comes the free Rudskogen Motorsenter for every iRacing member. Also included is the new electric Porsche Mission R, and a 2022 laser scan update of the IndyCar oval at Indianapolis Motor … [Read more...]
iRacing 2022 Season 3 Patch 4 Released
There are some relatively minor changes with iRacing 2022 Season 3 Patch 4 released, although the NASCAR Next Gen cars get updated aerodynamics packages, and the track surface parameters havebeen adjusted at Darlington Raceway. Those are the most notable changes, but there is a reminder that iSchedule is now being deprecated, and you should use the new iRacing Companion App … [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 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...]
iRacing 2022 Season 2 Patch 3 Released
There's a relatively small 274MB download with iRacing 2022 Season 2 Patch 3 released, but it includes improvements to the racing sim, UI, and some cars and tracks. Possibly the most notable is an attempt to reduce nose and rear-end contact due to netcode, which are always frustrating when they happen. Obviously nothing will ever completely fix issues with connecting 30 or … [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...]
iRacing 2022 Season 1 Patch 3 Released
The latest update clocks in at a fairly compact 228MB if you download everything, but there are some useful improvements arriving with iRacing 2022 Season 1 Patch 3. And you'll need to install the minimum requirements before you can get back on track. A lot of the tweaks are for the UI and back end of the sim, including pausing the live data being used by the user interface … [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...]
iRacing 2022 Season 1 Patch 1 Hotfix 1 Released
There are some changes to popular cars, and some important fixes for Daytona International Speedway, with iRacing 2022 Season 1 Patch 1 Hotfix 1 released to download now for the weekend. The 175MB download also tackles a tyre issue which could have had serious implications on your race performance. With the Daytona 24 Hour event coming up, and the 2.4 hour solo endurance … [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...]