Ahead of the special events season kicking off this weekend with the ROAR, we've seen 2024 Season 1 Patch 3 released, which includes updates to the Daytona International Speedway. It's a relatively small update in total, with 269MB for the entire download if you select everything The Daytona Road Course gets adjustments to checkpoints for penalties, along with tyre stacks … [Read more...]
iRacing Cuts Connection To The Member Site on Jan 16 2024
Sim racers will need to use the new User Interface for more of their admin and race hosting as iRacing cuts connection to the Member Site on Jan 16 2024. While the 'Legacy Membersite' will still be available, and usable for account management, the iRacing Store and Gift Cards, Stats and Race Results, the connection to the actual Simulator is being ended. It was originally … [Read more...]
iRacing and Indycar Sign A Multiyear Licensing Agreement
Things finally go back to normal, as iRacing and Indycar sign a multiyear licensing agreement which goes into effect immediately. This means the return of the iRacing Indianapolis 500, Indycar branding and events, and an extension to the license for the Indianpolis Motor Speedway. The two brands had worked together for more than a dozen years, and the Indy 500 was one of … [Read more...]
An ExoCross Progress Update For December 2023
Even if you're not familiar with the futuristic off-road game, there's an interesting nugget for all sim racing fans in the ExoCross progress update for December 2023. The PC and console title is heading towards release after the original indie developers Orontes were acquired by iRacing, and the name was changed from the original DRAG Outer Zones. It was planned for Autumn … [Read more...]
The 2023 iRacing Stats Show Some Impressive Numbers
With a total of 501,657,697 laps completed over the last 12 months, and 1,565,866 total events, the 2023 iRacing stats show some impressive numbers. Posted with a couple of days left in the year, there are some interesting insights from the figures shared by iRacing, including the number of unique drivers, and the proportion of ranked events versus those hosted by … [Read more...]
iRacing 2024 Season 1 Patch 2 Released
Christmas offers a chance for many of us to indulge our sim racing during some time off, and there are some new tweaks and improvements to download with iRacing 2024 Season 1 Patch 2 released. It's a fairly small update, coming in around 364MB, with the most notable changces being a tuning pass for the New Damage Model across the GTP, LMP2 and LMP3 classes. And some slightly … [Read more...]
The iRacing 2024 Season 1 Update Is Now Available
After a slight delay, the iRacing 2024 Season1 update is now available, with an 11.52GB download if you choose everything available. It adds the new Audi R8 LMS EVO II Gt3, Mugello, Slinger Speedway, a rework of Okayama, and the new damage model for 16 new car models, including the Audi. Mugello was originally opened in 1974 to replace road races in the area, and is mostly … [Read more...]
The iRacing 2024 Season 1 Update Is Delayed By 24 Hours
Originally scheduled to arrive today, the iRacing 2024 Season 1 update is delayed by 24 hours until Wednesday December 6th, 2023, with downtime from 8:00 EST, or 1pm GMT/UTC. It's been postponed while the team investigate an undisclosed issue, which is the first time in a while that a release hasn't happened on a Tuesday as planned. And while you're waiting, the iRacing Test … [Read more...]
iRacing 2023 Season 4 Patch 4 Released
You don't expect major changes towards the end of an official season, but there are some important tweaks to note with iRacing 2023 Season 4 Patch 4 released. The main updates have been for the New Damage Model, as it applies to the GTP Class, NASCAR Next Gen, and the Ferrari 296 GT3, which means some parts will break more easily and others will stand up to damage a little … [Read more...]
BRSCC iRacing FF1600 Festival To Take Place In November
Just like the real Formula Ford event each year, there will now be a virtual BRSCC iRacing FF1600 Festival to take place in November, 2023. It'll run on specific time slots over the 17th and 18th of the month on the Brands Hatch Indy circuit, with two heats and a last chance qualifer before the 30 driver final. The Formula Ford Festival has run since 1972, and moved to … [Read more...]
iRacing 2023 Season 4 Patch 3 Released
The biggest change is to how you buy new cars and tracks with iRacing 2023 Season 4 Patch 3 released. There's now a shopping cart integrated into the new user interface, although you'll still need to visit the classic member website if you want to complete your purchase via PayPal. But you can send gifts, buy content, and redeem promo codes, all within the iRacing app from now … [Read more...]
World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing ’23 Edition Out On The Switch
If you've been waiting patiently to try your hand at dirt ovals, you'll be happy to see World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing '23 Edition out on the Switch. It's available for £53.99 via the Nintendo website. Developed by Monster Games after they were acquired by iRacing, World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing was originally released in September 2022 for the Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS4 … [Read more...]
Motorsport Games Sell Their NASCAR License To iRacing
There's some potentially great news for fans of the sport, as Motorsport Games sell their NASCAR license to iRacing. It covers "NASCAR themed simulation-style console games". And that announcement was swiftly followed by iRacing revealing plans for a game in 2025, with the Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch logos accompanied by the Steam icon, suggesting it might also be … [Read more...]
iRacing 2023 Season 4 Patch 2 Hotfix 1 Released
There's been a fairly small update with iRacing 2023 Season 4 Patch 2 Hotfix 1 released, mainly focusing on some slight tweaks to the newest cars and circuits. The most notable is that a gate at Kern County Raceway Park should no longer snag cars that get to close to it along the back wall of the asphalt track. And the Ferrari 296 GT3 has been strengthened slightly so it can … [Read more...]
iRacing 2023 Season 4 Patch 2 Adds Honda SF23 Engines
The Super Formula series now replicates the real world championship, as iRacing 2023 Season 4 Patch 2 adds Honda SF23 engines which can be chosen as an alternative Toyota power. Whether you already own the Super Formula SF23 or buy it in the future, it will include both the Honda and Toyota choices, with both using the same Dallara chassis to produce near-F1 levels of open … [Read more...]