Holden VF Commodore coming to iRacing
The Holden VF Commodore will be available in iRacing in the future after an agreement reached with GM Holden Ltd and Red Bull Racing Australia/Triple Eight Race Engineering. That means iRacers will be able to drive a digital model of Jamie Wincup's championship-wnning, 635hp Red Bull Holden VF Commodore. It's good timing as Wincup and his team took a third-straight V8 … [Read more...]
iRacing Bathurst: Behind the Scenes video
iRacing Mac OS X Version now available
Mac owners can now experience iRacing, with a Linux version to be released in the near future. The system requirements are listed below, and it expands the potential numbers of simulator racers looking to try the browser-based experience. The Mac version will be updated alongside PC editions. "We are excited that this expansion to Mac will allow those passionate users the … [Read more...]
2013 NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship: Rd 3: Phoenix
Las Vegas, Round 2, 2013 NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship
Daytona, Round 1, 2013 NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship
Rising stars in NASCAR include 8 iRacing drivers
NASCAR Next is an initiative which highlights rising racing drivers, and an impressive eight of those named for 2013 are currently also iRacing drivers. Along with competing in various NASCAR series, the 13 drivers named to the program also take part in various media and promotional activity throughout the year. The eight iRacing competitors named have raced in NASCAR … [Read more...]
iRacing reaching 5 years and 750 million laps
Since launching in 2008, iRacing has not only achieved 45,000 currently active members, but is close to recording three quarters of a billion laps raced. Development of iRacing began in 2004 with co-founders Dave Kaemmer (Papyrus: Grand Prix Legends, NASCAR 2003 etc), and John Henry. The game officially launched four years later to offer an accurate racing simulation … [Read more...]
iRacing.com Indy 500 takes place this weekend
The 97th running of the Indy 500 race takes place on Sunday, May 26, 2013, and for the fourth consecutive year iRacing.com members can compete in a virtual version on Friday May 24th and Saturday May 25th. It's open to iRacers at all levels, and the races will feature two fields composed of Pro-C and D-Rookie license holders. Practice for the races began at 00:00 GMT on … [Read more...]
iRacing: More details on the Gen-6 Ford Fusion and Chevy SS
Within a week of the first race of Gen-6 NASCAR Spring Cup Series cars, iRacing released the Chevy SS and Ford Fusion. In fact, within 2 weeks, Jason Karlavige had claimed the first victory for the virtual Chevy SS at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The virtual models were developed on the fly, to the point that, says iRacing artist Brian Simpson '"NASCAR and the teams tried to be … [Read more...]
iRacing Gen6 NASCAR Ford vs Chevy
One of the oldest rivalries in motorsport can continue online with the iRacing Gen6 NASCAR Ford vs Chevy battles we'll see as the Ford Fusion joins the subscription-based sim racing service. You can sign up to iRacing via the official membership page. Or why not catch up on the latest iRacing news, check out the full range available in the iRacing car list, or take a look … [Read more...]
NASCAR iRacing.com World Championship to be streamed live
The 2013 NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship will begin on Tuesday, March 12 with the first round at Daytona International Speedway, and the entire series will be broadcast live on both iRacing.com and the Motor Racing Network. The 18 race series will use the new Generation-6 stock cars as drivers will compete for more than $16,000 in prize money. Two-time champion … [Read more...]
iRacing – Zolder on final approach…
Zolder, the Belgian circuit built in the early 1960s and host to all manner of events from Formula One to Grand Prix motorcycle racing, 24-hour races and WTCC has received its image preview from iRacing, the online-only subscription-based racing simulator. The plan is for the new track to be released in August and it is possible to make a pre-order via an iRacing.com … [Read more...]
iRacing reaches 35,000 paying members
iRacing has now reached 35,000 active members, showing the growth in one of the most committed areas of online racing. It's a step beyond some of the more popular motorsport games, and although the total number is relatively small, it includes a large number of professional racing drivers such as Dale Earnhardt Jnr, Justin Wilson, Alex Gurney and Shave van Gisbergen. “35,000 … [Read more...]