The arrival of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum oval is probably the best part of the 169MB download now that iRacing 2022 Season 1 Patch 2 has been released. But there are a number of other cars and circuits with fixes and tweaks to make note of. iRacing designed and developed the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum circuit in cooperation with NASCAR ahead of the first … [Read more...]
Lots Of New Dirt Tracks Coming To iRacing in 2022
A whole host of new venues have been announced, with lots of new Dirt Tracks coming to iRacing in 2022. It's already the sim racing choice for short ovals and longer speedway tracks, and the ramping up of releases could be tied to the recent acquisition of developers Orontes Games. So it's great news if you enjoy racing dirt ovals across the various car classes in iRacing, … [Read more...]
iRacing 2022 Season 1 Patch 1 Hotfix 1 Released
There are some changes to popular cars, and some important fixes for Daytona International Speedway, with iRacing 2022 Season 1 Patch 1 Hotfix 1 released to download now for the weekend. The 175MB download also tackles a tyre issue which could have had serious implications on your race performance. With the Daytona 24 Hour event coming up, and the 2.4 hour solo endurance … [Read more...]
New iRacing Videos Highlight Daytona Updates
Two new iRacing videos highlight Daytona updates included in the 2022 Season 1 Patch 1 release. The latest 2021 laser scan data has been used to tweak and change Daytona International Speedway, replicating it as close as possible to the real thing. Big changes you'll notice include the Bus Stop curbing changing and new gain-time checkpoints, meaning you might have to change … [Read more...]
iRacing 2022 Season 1 Patch 1 Released
The first big update of the year has arrived with iRacing 2022 Season1 Patch 1 released now to download as a 1.07GB file if you select everything available. And while most people will probably be interested in the tweaks to the new Honda Civic Type R and McLaren-AMG F1 W12 E Performance, the big news is that the VW Jetta TDI will take more damage. In all seriousness, the … [Read more...]
iRacing Acquires Monster Games
If picking up one racing game developer before Christmas wasn't enough, then why not grab two, as iRacing acquires Monster Games just days after they announced the acquisition of Orontes Games. The plan for both developers is for them to continue as standalone development studios working on their own projects, while the iRacing dev team remains focused on their own racing … [Read more...]
iRacing Acquires DRAG Developers Orontes Games
Announced just before the festive break, iRacing acquires DRAG developers Orontes Games in an interesting move for the sim racing organisation. We've seen a number of acquisitions over recent years, but this is the first announced by iRacing. Orontes Games was founded in 2016 by Christian and Thorsten Folkers. And the German developers had built their own propriety game … [Read more...]
Team VRS Win VCO ProSim Series Season 2 Round 3
Reigning champions Josh Rogers and Ayhancan Güven have taken their first victory of the season as Team VRS win VCO ProSIM Series Season 2 Round 3. The penultimate round of the championship saw heat race success for Team Redline and BS+Competition, but it was the Team VRS duo who finished first in the Bonus Race. 148 drivers and 74 teams made their way to the virtual Road … [Read more...]
VCO ProSIM Series Season 2 Round Two
A trio of teams and drivers were able to celebrate victories at the Hockenheimring for the VCO ProSIM Series Season 2 Round Two. Compared to the dominance of Team Redline at the opening round, the wins were shared between three different teams, although Maximilian Benecke and Chris Lulham still managed to extend their championship lead. In the first race it was the Coanda … [Read more...]
The 2021 iRacing 10h Suzuka Goes to Biela Racing
The fourth and final of the VCO Grand Slam events saw a different team on top of the podium, as the 2021 iRacing 10h Suzuka goes to Biela Racing Team Euronics. The duo of Sven Haase and Michael Neumeier had qualified outside the top ten with their Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO, but battled through the field in the even powered by VCO. And the drama coninuted even as the … [Read more...]
Team Redline Dominate The VCO ProSIM Series Season 2 Opener
Considering they took all three classes at the 2021 iRacing Petit Le Mans last month, it's not entirely surprising to see Team Redline dominate the VCO ProSIM Series Season 2 opener at the Red Bull Ring. More than 30 teams competed in the two heat races, which saw drivers racing the Dallara P217 LMP2 around the Austrian circuit for 20 minutes of competition. With the top 15 … [Read more...]
VCO Partners with Coupe de France GT
French sim racers will have a higher profile series to compete in as VCO partners with Coupe de France GT for iRacing events starting in December 2021. The Virtual Competition Organisation (VCO) will be working on the joint venture as the popular Coupe de France GT becomes powered by VCO. The first event to be scheduled under the new partnership takes place on 12th December … [Read more...]
iRacing 2021 Season 4 Patch 2 Hotfix 1 Released
Following on from the most recent update at the start of October, iRacing 2021 Season 4 Patch 2 Hotfix 1 has now been released to download at a relatively small size of 96MB for everything available. The big news is that the meatball flag will not be served to any of the dirt oval racing cars. You'll still suffer damage, but whether or not to continue will be down to the … [Read more...]
Redline Dominated The 2021 iRacing Petit Le Mans
It was a commanding performance as Team Redline dominated the 2021 iRacing Petit Le Mans powered by VCO, with wins across all three classes. The 10 hour endurance race held at the virtual Road Atlanta saw the eSports organisation take victory in the GT3, GTE and LMP2 categories in the top split of the event. And that was despite the car of F1 star Max Verstappen retire after … [Read more...]
iRacing 2021 Season 4 Patch 2 Released
A new update has arrived with iRacing 2021 Season 4 Patch 2 released now to download. And there's a pretty wide range of tweaks and fixes covering a number of cars and tracks, as well as the UI and AI opponents. It's not surprising that there are no massive changes mid-season, but various default iRacing set-ups have been improved. And both the BMW M4 GT4 and Porsche 718 … [Read more...]














