It's never easy to update any large piece of software without complications. So I've got a lot of sympathy for the fact that iRacing 2021 Season 2 Patch 4 creates a game crashing issue after being released to the sim racing public. The issue causes users to crash when transitioning from Practice to Race servers. A Htofix should arrive in the 'near future', but fortunately in … [Read more...]
iRacing 2021 Season 2 Patch 3 Hotfix 1 Released
There's a required update to download to race this week with iRacing 2021 Season 2 Patch 3 Hotfix 1 released. It follows the previous patch deployment on April 7th. While that update largely made changes for the new damage model, the big news from the hotfix is probably that Logitech TrueForce support has been temporarily disabled due to a bug which cases a lockup at sim … [Read more...]
iRacing 2021 Season 2 Patch 3 Released
The focs is on the new damage model, with iRacing 2021 Season 2 Patch 3 released for the sim racing service. The system has be re-enabled for the Street Stock, and a wide range of cars have had adjustments to wheel and body durability. But the ARCA Menards Chevrolet Impala and the 1987 NASCAR Chevrolet Monte Carlo and Ford Thunderbird will have to wait a bit longer. Other … [Read more...]
iRacing 2021 Season 2 Patch 2 Released
Pit lane starts should be possible again with iRacing 2021 Season 2 Patch 2 released. After the previous update, drivers were finding that they were unable to move when starting from the pits. And there are also some improvements to the pace car, and releasing drivers in multi-class races, along with various other changes to cars, tracks, and animations. Off-track excursions … [Read more...]
iRacing 2021 Season 2 Hotfix 1 Out Now
We knew this update was coming immediately after the release of the first Season 2 patch and the discovery of some issues with the new damage model roll out. Unfortunately, even with iRacing 2021 Season 2 Hotfix 1 out now to download, the new system will be kept disabled for the time being. But hopefully the issue causing iRacing to crash back to the desktop has now been … [Read more...]
iRacing 2021 Season 2 Patch 1 Released
You'll need to spend some time downloading the latest updates before your sim racing weekend starts with iRacing 2021 Season 2 Patch 1 released this week, and a further Patch 1 hotfix scheduled to arrive at 13:00 UTC. The reason for the quick hotfix is the new damage model causing issues with specific cars. In this case, it's the ARCA Menards Chevrolet Impala, the 1987 … [Read more...]
iRacing 2021 Season 2 Hotfix 1 and the McLaren 570s GT4
You'd expect some quick fixes to be available following the big Season 2 update. But in a bit of a surprise we've seen iRacing 2021 Season 2 Hotfix 1 and the McLaren 570s GT4 both arrive for the sim racing service. And the 3.8 litre twin turbo V8 is certainly a nice unexpected extra. The McLaren joins the existing BMW M4 GT4 and Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR on iRacing … [Read more...]
iRacing 2021 Season 2 Release Notes
Although iRacing will always publicise upcoming new cars, tracks and big changes, you tend to only get a detailed list of updates when the latest deployment goes live. But that's changed with a draft version of the iRacing 2021 Season 2 release notes already available. And it's quite a list, with even the season highlights running to several lines. On the car front there's a … [Read more...]
iRacing 2021 Season 2 Video: New Damage Model For More Cars
An iRacing 2021 Season 2 video preview has revealed more cars will move onto the new damage model, covering open wheels and oval racing. The new system has been rolled out gradually across cars over the last 18 months or so, and now four more series will be included. The cars using the new damage model in iRacing 2021 Season 2 will be: The Dallara iR-01The Formula Renault … [Read more...]
iRacing 2021 Season 1 Patch 5 Released
A new update has arrived with iRacing 2021 Season 1 Patch 5 released for everyone to download. And it seems to focus largely on changes to race servers for bigger events, which isn't surprising following some issues with the recent Daytona races. It includes a Status page to help you find out about outages, a new Warm-Up Session option, and changes to how the race servers … [Read more...]
iRacing 2021 Season 1 Patch 4 Released
Delayed from the normal Tuesday schedule, we've now seen iRacing 2021 Season 1 Patch 4 released. It's a fairly small update for file size, clocking in at 151Mb, but as always, there are some parts required to be installed before you can race again. The biggest changes are for the NASCAR Cup Series cars, with downforce reduced, engine cooling increased, and paramaters … [Read more...]
iRacing 2021 Season 1 Patch 3 Released
It might be early in the new year for most of us, but not in sim racing where iRacing 2021 Season 1 Patch 3 has now been released. There are quite a few Balance of Power adjustments in the GT3 and GTE classes. These mainly focus on raising or lowering fuel consumption, although there are also aero changes for the Audi R8 LMS, BMW M4 GT3, and Mercedes AMG GT3. The AI … [Read more...]
iRacing 2021 Season 1 Patch 2 Hotfix 1 Released
Just in time for Christmas, iRacing 2021 Season 1 Patch 2 Hotfix 1 has been released. It's a relatively small update to futher tweak and fix some elements following the last big update. Along with some new base set-ups, probably the biggest fix is for the Brands Hatch Rallycross circuit, where cars were able to crash into each other on the pit road. And some potholes have … [Read more...]
iRacing 2021 Season 1 Patch 2 Update Released
Make sure you log on and download the latest hotfix before racing this weekend, with the iRacing 2021 Season 1 Patch 2 update released to bring the BMW M4 GT3 early access release and a number of changes. While the BMW grabs the headlines for the patch, there are also some sizeable changes for the Dallara iR-01 and IR18 open-wheelers, some adjustments to the Porsche 911 … [Read more...]
iRacing SuperSpeedway Arrives With 2021 Season 1 Patch 1
It might not be based on a real world circuit, but iRacing SuperSpeedway arrives with the 2021 Season 1 Patch 1 release, and comes with some sim racing history. Coca-Cola Speedway originally appeared in the NASCAR Racing series of games developed by Papyrus Design Group. It was available in NASCAR Racing 2002 Season and NASCAR Racing 2003 Season, and the three-mile long … [Read more...]