Fans of historic American racing venues will be pleased with the news North Wilkesboro Speedway will come to iRacing. It's been revealed after members of the team visited to laserscan the track, and shared images from their visit. The NASCAR original track opened in 1947 as a dirt track, hosting the right and final race of the 1949 NASCAR Strictly Stock Division. It hosted … [Read more...]
iRacing Gets A New Skip Barber and Lime Rock Park
Anyone familiar with iRacing will have experienced both the Skip Barber Formula 2000 car and the Lime Rock Park circuit in Connecticut. The car and track are popular choices for plenty of racing. So it's big news when iRacing gets a new Skip Barber and Lime Rock Park in December, 2019. The Lime Rock Park circuit was originally developed from 2004, and released to members in … [Read more...]
Lernerville Speedway Is Coming To iRacing
You'll be able to compete on a new dirt oval soon, as Lernerville Speedway is coming to iRacing next month, December 2019. And it looks interesting, as one end of the historic circuit doesn't have any barriers lining the banking of the course, which suggests a risk of sliding over it if you're not careful! Don Martin's Lernerville Speedway originally opened in 1967 as a … [Read more...]
iRacing Season 4 Patch 2 Update Released
You'll need to download some content before you race right now, with the iRacing Season 4 Patch 2 update released. As always with iRacing, updates are required to be installed before you can enter the scheduled races. So allow some extra time before your next track outing. It's smaller than the first Season 4 Hotfix, but alongside some cosmetic improvements come more tweaks … [Read more...]
iRacing Season 4 Hotfix Released
The latest big update to iRacing has seen the addition of the Audi RS 3 LMS, three new NASCAR cars, the addition of Circuit de Barcelona and Fairbury Speedway and the V7 tyre model on a selection of vehicles. But any big release will tend to have minor issues, so the iRacing Season 4 Hotfix released earlier this week fixes everything discovered so far. It's a prompt … [Read more...]
iRacing Top 10 Highlights for August 2019
There's usually plenty of close racing action available in iRacing. And last month was no exception, as the iRacing Top 10 Highlights for August 2019 makes clear. Check out some of the passes, near crashes and more in the regular video round-up by the online racing service. Do you agree with the choices, or would you have put them in a different order? What's great is … [Read more...]
iRacing – 3 New NASCAR XFINITY Cars For Season 4
There's important iRacing news for racers in the American series, with 3 new NASCAR XFINITY cars for season 4. The Season 4 2019 build update will include the Ford Mustang, Toyota Supra and Chevrolet Camaro. Each of the new cars will be priced at $11.95, but if you bought the predecessor of each vehicle in the last 24 months, you'll get the new versions for free (or $5 in … [Read more...]
Watch iRacing World of Outlaws 2019 – Knoxville
Race 10 of the 2019 iRacing World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink World Championship took place at the Knoxville venue on May 27th, 2019. And with more than $25,000 in prizes on the line, the best Sprint Car sim racers in the world lined up to see who would claim the iRacing title for this year. Defending 2018 champion Tim Ryan was in action. But could the dominant Alex … [Read more...]
Check out the epic finish for the 2019 iRacing Indy 500
The 2019 iRacing Indy 500 took place on May 18th, and like the real race at Indianaplis, it's a big event. The real world event has been running since 1911, and took place a week later on May 26th, 2019. Now the iRacing version is rapidly building up a similar heritage. And ironically, both events saw close finishes. In the Indianpolis 500, Simon Pagenaud won from Alexander … [Read more...]
BMW 120 at Le Mans on iRacing – May 26th, 2019
The first BMW 120 at Le Mans takes place in iRacing on Sunday, May 26th, 2019 with a two-hour, one-make endurance battle. Top iRacing sim racers from around the world will compete in a field including two BMW works drivers. Who are scheduled to compete in the same BMW M8 GTE for the actual 24 Hours of Le Mans in June. The M8 GTE being used in the BMW 120 at Le Mans was … [Read more...]
iRacing: Watch the 2017 RSR Full Throttle Cup at Talladega
Watch Round 30 of the 2017 RSR Full Throttle Cup at Talladega below and check out the oval action. The series is running for the sixth time, with races airing on Monday evenings in the U.S via LSR TV. The championship emulates the Sprint Cup and runs Chevy, Toyota and Ford Gen-6 cup cars with iRacing fixed setups, which means plenty of rubbing, racing and action. And even … [Read more...]
iRacing: Watch the 2017 NEO Endurance Series 6 Hours of Sebring
The fourth season of the NEO Endurance Series has now kicked off. Originally launched in 2013 by the Niel and Egil Organisation (NEO), the latest championship has slimmed down to just the LMP and GT cars. The calendar has begun at Sebring, which is followed by Road America, a night race at Twin Ring Motegi, the Nurgburgring, Spa-Francorchamps and a final race at Circuit de la … [Read more...]
Top iRacer Makes NASCAR Debut At Iowa
In another example of how closely virtual and realy-world racing have become, top iRacer Ty Majeski will debut in the NASCAR XFINITY Series at Iowa Speedway in the American Ethanol E15 250 Presented by Enogen event. Majeski will be driving the No 60 iRacing Ford Mustang, run by Roush Fenway Racing. And he's well prepared. In addition to being the top rated oval driver on … [Read more...]
Video: iRacing Introduces Time Attack Mode
iRacing is introducing a lot of new modes and features in 2017. And one of the additions to the PC racing simulator is a new Time Attack mode. It's a single car, hotlapping option, which allows it to be available anytime, rather than waiting for a scheduled race session to begin. And it also has a Time Attack rank, from Novice to World Champion. You won't just be able … [Read more...]
iRacing Adds Porsches From January 2017
If you're a fan of rear-engined German sportscars, then you may be excited as iRacing adds Porsches from January 2017. And it's also notable given that a few years ago, the licence for the cars meant they appeared in relatively few games - it seems that now they've seen the benefits of opening up. The announcement was focused around the first car to be digitally created, … [Read more...]