Since the first humans started competing against each other, people have been trying to gain an advantage through loopholes or exploits. It's part of the long, rich history of motorsport. And it's also a key element of videogames, including sim racing. So what is the iRacing brakedragging controversy, and why has it suddenly become a major talking point. How do real racers … [Read more...]
The 2022 VCO Grand Slam Starts This Weekend
Featuring selected endurance events from the official iRacing calendar, the 2022 VCO Grand Slam starts this weekend, April 9th and 10th, as sim drivers from around the globe will comepete at the Nurburgring for 24 hours. Each year, all iRacing susbcribers can take part in special team endurance events. And the Virtual Competition Organisation (VCO) has been covering four of … [Read more...]
iRacing Announces A World of Outlaws Console Game
The acquisition of Monster Games back in January already makes more sense, as iRacing announces a World of Outlaws console game due out in Autumn 2022. The new game will be coming to Xbox and PlayStation as a first example of iRacing expanding beyond the core PC racing sim, and releasing work from the studios it has recently picked up (they also picked up DRAG developers … [Read more...]
iRacing 2022 Season 2 Update Released
The iRacing 2022 Season 2 Update has been released with six new cars, and both the Winton Motor Raceway and Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 circuits added, along with overhauls for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and GT3 class, netcode improvements, and more. The 5.05 GB download, if you select all available content and updates, also expanded AI racing to more … [Read more...]
Six New Cars Arriving For iRacing 2022 Season 2
A new build will be deployed on Tuesday March 8th, with six new cars arriving for iRacing 2022 Season 2. And there should be something for everything with an open wheel machine, four road racing saloons, and a classic oval example, plus updates to the existing NASCAR Camping World Trucks to bring them up to 2022 specifications. Aston Martin Vantage GT4 First up is the … [Read more...]
1987 Buick Lesabre Arriving On iRacing in March 2022
Fans of classic NASCAR racing will be exicted to see the 1987 Buick Lesabre arriving on iRacing in March 2022 as part of the next round of updates. The news was revealed by iRacing Executive Director and racer Dale Earnhardt Jnr as he asked for votes for the default livery on the new car via Twitter. The sixth generation Buick was introduced in 1986 on a new front wheel … [Read more...]
iRacing 2022 Season 1 Patch 4 Released
Some changes have arrived for the NASCAR NEXT Gen cars in the run-up to the annual Daytona 500 event and the NASCAR Cup Series season, with iRacing 2022 Season 1 Patch 4 released. It's relatively small compared to the previous patch earlier this month, and focuses on the world of oval racing. There are visual updates for the NEXT Gen and Xfinity class cars to match what … [Read more...]
iRacing 2022 Season 1 Patch 3 Released
The latest update clocks in at a fairly compact 228MB if you download everything, but there are some useful improvements arriving with iRacing 2022 Season 1 Patch 3. And you'll need to install the minimum requirements before you can get back on track. A lot of the tweaks are for the UI and back end of the sim, including pausing the live data being used by the user interface … [Read more...]
iRacing 2022 Season 1 Patch 2 Released
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...]