Some big changes are coming as iRacing 2020 Season 4 will make 2 more cars and 5 tracks free to anyone paying the standard monthly subscription. Plus two other cars will be discounted for the future. The new cars available for free will be the Volkswagen Jetta TDI, which features in series including the Sim Lab Production Car Challenge. So it might help to see more variation … [Read more...]
iRacing 2020 Season 3 Patch 6 Is Available Now
A collection of fairly minor improvements and fixes have been deployed with iRacing 2020 Season 3 Patch 6 available now. The only car specific changes are increasing the drag on the NASCAR Series Cup cars. There have been some further tweaks to the new NASCAR Road chicance at Daytona International Speedway. And an issue which caused the game to crash when you're going from … [Read more...]
iRacing 2020 Season 3 Patch 5 And New Daytona Layout Out Now
iRacing 2020 Season 3 Patch 5 is available to download now. And probably the biggest news is that it includes the new NASCAR Road Layout for Daytona International Speedway. The new configuration was only revealed a few days ago for the real world NASCAR event taking place at Daytona on August 15th and 16th, 2020. So it's pretty impressive that you can try out the new layout … [Read more...]
Hockenheim and New Grass Are Coming to iRacing
There's been a lot of new car and track content revealed for iRacing recently. And now there's news that both Hockenheim and new grass are coming to iRacing. The legendary German circuit probably doesn't need much introduction, as it was originally built in 1932, and has hosted multiple Formula One Grand Prix as recently as 2019. Hockenheimring was redesigned in 2002 … [Read more...]
iRacing 2020 Season 3 Patch 4 Released
In a slightly change to the normal Tuesday schedule, we've seen iRacing 2020 Season 3 Patch 4 released on a Thursday. And it includes a number of changes for the new damage model. Most of the updates are minor tweaks and improvements including how car damage is displayed on opponent cars and to prevent more unusual behaviour when wheels and suspension is damaged. The rest … [Read more...]
iRacing Dallara P217 LMP2 Previewed
If you weren't interested in the teasers for Weedsport Speedway and Big Block Modifieds, then you might be more excited to see the iRacing Dallara P217 LMP2 previewed. It will fill a current gap in the iRacing car list. Currently the sim racing platform offers two LMP1 choices, but the next classes available are GTE and GT3. Although there's the Corvette C7 Daytona … [Read more...]
iRacing Teases Weedsport Speedway and Big Block Modifieds
It seems more dirt oval action is on the way, as iRacing teases Weedsport Speedway and Big Block Modifieds as new additions to the sim racing subscriptions based service. First up is Weedsport Speedway, which is a 3/8 oval dirt track. Previously known as Cayuga Country Fair Speedway, the name was switched from matching its fairground location to the town it's based … [Read more...]
Cool BMW M4 GT4 Livery Competition Begins
There's a new BMW M4 GT4 Livery Competition running until 5th August 2020. And the winner doesn't just get a cash prize, but their design will also be used on a real DTM Trophy racing car, and be made available to all players in iRacing. BMW Motorsport has organised the competition, which is open to everyone, as you don't need to actually play iRacing to submit an entry. You … [Read more...]
iRacing 2020 Season 3 Patch 3 Hotfix 1 Released
A relatively small update has appeared with iRacing 2020 Season 3 Patch 3 Hotfix 1 released now to download before you can resume racing. It follows the publication of Patch 3 at the every end of June, which had a fairly sizeable list of improvements, tweaks and fixes for the game and individual cars. The updates in iRacing 2020 Season 3 Patch 3 Hotfix 1 do have a couple … [Read more...]
BMW Holds A Customer Racing Track Day in iRacing
We've seen racing championships, manufacturers, and drivers embracing sim racing during a period when motorsport has faced big disruption. And that's continued as BMW holds a customer racing track day in iRacing. A variety of drivers from BMW M Customer Racing teams attended the first BMW Motorsport Sim Racing Track Day on iRacing, allowing them to practice and race in the … [Read more...]
iRacing 2020 Season 3 Patch 3 Released
The third season of the year is well underway. And with iRacing 2020 Season 3 Patch 3 released, we've seen plenty of updates, tweaks and improvements released in the four weeks since competitive sim racing resumed on the service. Having already released Patch 1 and Patch 2 in June, the third update came out on the last day of the month. And it comes with a couple of … [Read more...]
How to join Team Races in the iRacing Beta UI
The web-browser based iRacing service has been around for years, but a new Beta User Interface was launched in 2018. But many people still aren't using it, which is why there's a new video on how to join team races in the iRacing Beta UI. One of the main reasons for the video was to encourage people to use the Beta UI particularly around special events, including the recent … [Read more...]
iRacing 2020 Season 3 Patch 2 Released
Another week has brought with it more improvements as we see iRacing 2020 Season 3 Patch 2 released. One of the main changes is to the 'Lucky Dog' rule when you're racing on ovals. Formally known as the beneficiary rule, the 'Lucky Dog' allows the closest lapped driver to be waved around everyone to gain back a lap. Which certainly confused me the first time I encountered … [Read more...]
iRacing Players Pass 3 Billion Sim Racing Laps
As a subscription based service since launching in 2008, it's an outlier when it comes to racing games. But as iRacing players pass 3 billion sim racing laps, it shows the dedication of members in what is one of the best competitive online racing platforms. iRacing originally launched in August 2008, and had more than 16,000 members in just under 12 months. By 2013, iRacing … [Read more...]
iRacing 2020 Season 3 Patch 1 Released
It's almost time to start another 12 weeks of competition. So it makes sense to see iRacing 2020 Season 3 Patch 1 released today, before all the normal series start once more from Tuesday June 9th. Obviously the most recent update and release of new cars covered a lot of the big new changes. So this is more a rundown of tweaks and improvements for a wide range of … [Read more...]