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...]
Formula Vee Coming To iRacing For Free
Despite being announced on April 1st, it seems there's going to be a new open wheel car available on the sim racing service, with the Formula Vee coming to iRacing for free in June, 2021. The Formula Vee will be a rookie class open wheel series. And it should be popular as the real world series has been running since 1964 in the U.S, with other series in the UK, Ireland, … [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...]
2021 VW Jetta Cup Team ORD Official Unveiling
It's with great pleasure that I introduce the 2021 VW Jetta Cup Team ORD official unveiling. The original idea was that I'd try getting back into orgnaised league sim racing by running around the back of the field with a couple of logos on my paintjob. But that's grown a fair bit now. The first thing to mention is the amazing team livery created by Lee Walker, who … [Read more...]
iRacing and Next Level Racing Partner For Two New Sim Cockpits
You'll be able to demonstrate your allegience to a particular racing sim with your rig, as iRacing and Next Level Racing partner for new two sim cockpits to arrive in the second quarter of 2021. The Australian sim racing hardware company was founded in 2009, and already has partnerships with Thrustmaster and Team Fordzilla, along with an official PlayStation license. The … [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...]
Watch Max Verstappen’s Amazing Bathurst Qualifying Lap
Max Verssappen is pretty talented behind the wheel of both the Red Bull Formula 1 car and a sim rig. If you're in any doubt, just watch Max Verstappen's amazing Bathurst qualifying lap, driving for Team Redline in the iRacing Bathurst 12 Hour Special event. Partnering with professional sim racer Enzo Bonito, the youngest driver to ever compete in F1 was tasked with setting … [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...]
New iRacing GT3 Challenge Fixed Series Announced
Aimed at those who don't have time for the existing VRS GT Sprint or IMSA series, there's a new iRacing GT3 Challenge fixed series announced to debut in iRacing 2021 Season 2. Revealed by Greg West on the iRacing forums, the series will offer 20 minute races, open to anyone with a B Class licence. And they'll be run using fixed set ups on the seven GT3 cars which are also … [Read more...]
Team ORD Enters The VW Jetta Cup
It's been a while since there's been any official Team ORD competitive sim racing. But having already shared my love of the VW Jetta and the Sim-Lab PCC series on iRacing, I couldn't resist signing up to the new VW Jetta Cup being organised by The Racing Line. It's a 12 week series for 30 drivers, with the schedule mirroring the PCC series. Taking place on Monday evenings … [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...]