Following on from the sizeable update to mark the start of a new season, iRacing 2021 Season 3 Patch 1 has been released, with a few tweaks to the new Porsche 911 GT3 R and the updated SCCA Spec Racer Ford among the changes. It also adds the new Formula Vee to the selection available to use by AI Drivers, along with the Langley Speedway circuit. And there are a range of … [Read more...]
iRacing 2021 Season 3 Update Released
There's a hefty 9.64GB of cars, tracks and improvements to download with the iRacing 2021 Season 3 update released for the next 12 weeks of online sim racing competition. Season updates are normally pretty sizeable, but this might be the biggest yet, with a lot of new content to delve into. New cars in the iRacing 2021 Season 3 Update The most eagerly anticipated new … [Read more...]
Watch The iRacing Formula Vee Preview Video
Arriving as a new free car for 2022 Season 3, an iRacing Formula Vee preview video has been released to build excitement around the rookie class open wheeler. Originally announced on April 1st, 2021, the car is no joke. Formula Vee series have been held around the world since 1964, using 1300cc or 1600cc VW engines in a tubular frame. With around 90-95hp and no aero, it … [Read more...]
Chicago Street Circuit Released on iRacing
Ever fancied driving around the roads in a NASCAR Cup Series machine? Your dreams have now been answered with the Chicago Street Circuit released on iRacing and available to buy now for $14.95. There's talk of the real world NASCAR championship visiting a street circuit in the future, but in the meantime, they partnered with iRacing to laser scan some of the most familiar … [Read more...]
How to delete and replace lap times on iRacing
As you delve deeper into sim racing, there are a surprising number of tools and tips which might not be immediately obvious. But all of them can help you become faster, and have a more enjoyable time. Such as discovering how to delete and replace lap times on iRacing. There are two methods to wipe old Sector Times, Optimal Laps or Best Laps from your timing records. One is … [Read more...]
iRacing 2021 Season 2 Patch 6 Hotfix 1 Released
Various issues have been resolved with iRacing 2021 Season 2 Patch 6 Hotfix 1 released roughly a week after the last bigger update was deployed. If you've got a busy week of sim racing planned, the good news is that it's a relatively small patch, and only one car receives any changes. The ARCA Menards Chevrolet Impala gets increased spring damper hyper extention limits. … [Read more...]
Four New Fixed Series for iRacing 2021 Season 3
In a continued effort to make things easier for new drivers or those with less spare time for sim racing, there are four new fixes series for iRacing 2021 Season 3, which starts in June. The fixed series cover open wheel, road and dirt oval racing. And by removing tuning and set-ups, they should offer a more level playing field for sim racers who just want to jump in and … [Read more...]
New iRacing Dirt Road Ladder For 2021 Season 3
Rallycross and Pro Lite truck sim racers will an easier time progressing in a new iRacing Dirt Road Ladder for 2021 Season 3. Which means it'll be possible to actually earn an A Class license in Dirt Road for the first time, and also includes a new car which will be free to all iRacing subscribers. From the new season in June, Rookie drivers will have access to the lower … [Read more...]
iRacing 2021 Season 2 Patch 6 Released
There are some interesting changes in iRacing 2021 Season 2 Patch 6, which is now available to download. And the biggest is probably that tyre parameters have been changes for road courses for every NASCAR car and truck, from the 1987 vintage models to the new Next Gen Ford, Chevrolet and Toyota. Presumably it will improve the feel of those vehicles when they're tackling … [Read more...]
iRacing Release The 2022 NASCAR Next Gen Cars
The Gen-7 cars will make their real world racing debut at the Daytona 500 next year, but in the meantime iRacing release the 2022 NASCAR Next Gen cars to drive virtually. The new models were unveiled on May 5th at the NASCAR tech centre in Charlotte, North Carolina, while the sim racing versions appeared on the same day in the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series event at … [Read more...]
iRacing 2021 Season 2 Patch 5 Deployed
The new damage model has been re-enabled for the 1987 NASCAR Chevrolet Monte Carlo and Ford Thunderbird with the release of iRacing 2021 Season 2 Patch 5. It's a relatively small update at 109MB, but drivers of those two cars will definitely be glad to test the potential for wrecking. There are also some changes to the Dirt Midget, and Darlington Raceway gets a visual … [Read more...]
The Porsche 911 GT3 R is coming to iRacing
There's a new addition to the Porsche family, and the GT3 field, as the Porsche 911 GT3 R is coming to iRacing in the 2021 Season 3 build. The news was revealed during the finale of the iRacing Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup, and it's likely to be a popular choice for GT3 sim racers. The current model of the Porsche 911 GT3 R (991) features a water-cooled flat-six 4.0 … [Read more...]
iRacing 2021 Season 2 Patch 4 Hotfix 1 Released
You can now download iRacing 2021 Season 2 Patch 4 Hotfix 1, which resolves a crash-to-desktop issue triggered after the last update to the sim racing service. A workaround disabling external LCD displays seemed to work in the meantime, but you can now revert that temporary measure. There's also been an issue discovered with the Thrustmaster OneWheel API, and this has … [Read more...]
iRacing 2021 Season 2 Patch 4 Creates A Game Crashing Issue
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...]