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iRacing Development Update: November 2024

November 8th, 2024 by Greg Hill

Hello iRacers, As we approach the end of Season 4, 2024, we will soon welcome a new year of competition, experiences, and advancements to the iRacing platform. In last year’s November update, I took an opportunity to reflect on 2023, which had been a landmark year for iRacing on many levels and seemed hard to … Read the Rest »

iRacing Staff Member Profile: Director of Development and Production John Schneider

November 1st, 2024 by

This week on the return of the iRacing Staff Member highlight series, we’ve got one of the key members from the Monster Games side of things, the Director of Development and Production, John Schneider! Following the recent release of World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing ’24 and heading towards next year’s release of NASCAR 25, John has … Read the Rest »

iRacing Staff Member Profile: Marketing and Communications Specialist Justin Melillo

September 19th, 2024 by

For this week of the iRacing Staff Member highlight series, everybody else was busy. Since we’ve got a free week, and I’m coming up on my first year here at iRacing, I decided to pull back the curtain a smidge and interview myself. It’s only fair, right? A lot of people call me the eSports … Read the Rest »

iRacing Staff Member Profile: Media Producer Sean Ambrose

September 5th, 2024 by

For this week of the iRacing Staff Member highlight series, we’ve got another member of our incredible in-house broadcast team. Whether he’s working the soundboard in the broadcast control room, or managing the parts and pieces that will go into making those broadcasts shine outside of it, Sean Ambrose is one of the main pieces … Read the Rest »

iRacing Staff Member Profile: Senior Software Engineer David Tucker

August 22nd, 2024 by

For this week of the iRacing Staff Member highlight series, we’ve got another long-time component behind the scenes of many facets around iRacing. A lot of the different systems that make iRacing work, from how the spotter relays information to how any sim racing wheel base ultimately feels in-hand, David Tucker has likely had his … Read the Rest »

iRacing Development Update: August 2024

August 8th, 2024 by

Hello iRacers, It’s been a few months since the last update, and with our Season 4 build rapidly approaching, it’s time to share how development has been progressing. As of this post, we’ve been sharing these quarterly updates for the last year and a half, and we hope that the added transparency has been both … Read the Rest »

iRacing Staff Member Profile: Graphic Designer Alex Patzke

August 8th, 2024 by

For this week of the iRacing Staff Member highlight series, we’ve got another one of the folks behind all of the incredible art and graphics around the many facets of the iRacing service. One of the newest members of the iRacing Marketing team, Alex Patzke’s artistic work has already spread far and wide across the … Read the Rest »

iRacing Staff Member Profile: Senior Creative and Graphics Manager Larry Fulcher

July 25th, 2024 by

For this week of the iRacing Staff Member highlight series, we’ve got one of the folks behind all of the incredible art and graphics around the many facets of the iRacing service. From logos to posters, and many things in between, Larry is leading the charge in making iRacing look good. Here’s more about iRacing’s … Read the Rest »

iRacing Staff Member Profile: Technical Art Director Kevin Combs

July 11th, 2024 by

For this week of the iRacing Staff Member highlight series, we’ve got one of iRacing’s OGs! Our guest joins us with an incredible background story, as a hobby and lifelong interest in motorsports and game development eventually led to his seat here at iRacing. Here’s more about iRacing’s Technical Art Director, Kevin Combs. Who are … Read the Rest »

iRacing Staff Member Profile: Senior Web Developer Jimmy VanVeen

June 27th, 2024 by

For this week of the iRacing Staff Member highlight series, we’ve got one of names behind the continued forward progress of the iRacing User Interface. A self-taught developer on iRacing’s Web team, and a diehard Boston sports fan, here’s more about Senior Web Developer Jimmy VanVeen! Who are you, and what is your job title … Read the Rest »