Announced at short notice due to catastrophic flooding in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy and cancellation of the Formula One Grand Prix due to take place last weekend, the Real Racers Never Quit Imola Event attracted big support on Sunday from professional and sim racers, along with a large audience on Twitch who could donate to support efforts. Obviously virtual and … [Read more...]
World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing Success For Monster Games
Recently released figures have demonstrated the World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing success for Monster Games and iRacing. The first title to be released after the developers were acquired by the sim racing platform back in January 2022, things seem to have gone well since the September 2022 release of the game. Currently available for the Xbox One, Xbox Series X\S, PlayStation 4 … [Read more...]
Motorland Aragon Is Coming Soon To iRacing
The release of Spanish tracks continues as after the Circuito de Jerez arrived in March 2023, it's now been revealed that Motorland Aragon is coming soon to iRacing. Given the official confirmation, it suggests the new venue will be released with iRacing 2023 Season 3 in June. Like Jerez, it's a venue that will probably be more familiar to fans of motorcycle racing. Since … [Read more...]
Support Team ORD in the RLCC Clio Cup Series
The Racing Line Clio Cup is a new five round iRacing championship kicking off tonight, Monday April 24th, and you can support Team ORD in the RLCC Clio Cup series each week as it's broadcast live online. Qualifying starts at 7.50pm UK time with two 15 minute races beginning at 8pm, and there's a field of around 20 teams and 40 drivers competing for the titles in the inaugral … [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 And Orontes Games Announce ExoCross
A futuristic off-road driving game will be coming to PC, Xbox and PlayStation consoles this year, as iRacing and Orontes Games announce ExoCross. It's a rebranding and evolution for DRAG Outer Zones, which was released by Orontes back in 2020 on Steam Early Access. Updates had slowed following the acqusition of the developers by iRacing, and many people assumed the company … [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...]
Ligier JS P320 LMP3 Is Coming To iRacing In June 2023
A new class of cars will be available to race this Summer, as the Ligier JS P320 LMP3 is coming to iRacing in June 2023. It's been confirmed via social media after fans spotted iRacing logos on a Sean Creech Motorsport car competing at the Sebring 12 Hours, and the team revealed they'd worked with the sim racing platform on audio and data. The third class of Le Man … [Read more...]
World of Outlaws 2023 Season Update And Switch Port
A World of Outlaws 2023 season update and Switch port have both revealed as plans for the coming year, along with an impending price drop for the PlayStation and Xbox versions of the racing game from iRacing. The console dirt oval title was developed by Monster Games following their acquisition by iRacing, and there's apparently a plan for "extensive" updates over the next … [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...]
New Late Model And Official Partnership For iRacing
Short track sim racers will have something to look forward to in Season 2, with a new Late Model and official partnership for iRacing with the CARS Tour. The new car is based on the JR Motorsports' CARS Late Model Stock Tour entry which won both the driver and owner championships with Carson Kvapil. And it should be accurate, given that the owner of the team and CARS Tour is … [Read more...]
iRacing Announces The End For The VW Jetta TDi Cup Car
It's personally a sad day as iRacing announces the end for the VW Jetta TDi Cup Car, confirming it will be replaced for 2023 Season 2 by the new Clio Cup in the Production Car Challenge. Retirement was always likely for the Jetta following the reveal of the new Clio. The diesel saloon briefly competed in one-make series in America from 2008 until 2011, along with some racing … [Read more...]