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Development Update November 2023

November 1st, 2023 by Greg Hill

Hello iRacers, With just a handful of weeks left to go in Season 4, we are quickly approaching the conclusion of the 2023 competition year, and what a year it’s been! Of course, every year at iRacing is unique; it’s the nature of our business that the sim and racing service are constantly evolving. However, … Read the Rest »

July 2023 Development Update

July 26th, 2023 by Greg Hill

Hello iRacers.  It’s been a few months since we last provided an update regarding our current and future sim development plans.  Our team is in midseason development mode right now with the real busy push to deliver Season 4 about to kick into gear soon, but right now is a great opportunity to sit down … Read the Rest »

Development Update- Dirt Racing Refresh

April 20th, 2023 by Tony Gardner

Good day,  On February 3rd of this year I posted a development update to members.  One of the main focuses of that update was to address concerns related to the state of oval dirt racing and oval pavement racing.  I mentioned that we formed a team focused on tackling these issues head-on, beginning with dirt, … Read the Rest »

INSIGHT: Max Esterson on the Ray FF1600

March 14th, 2023 by

The Ray FF1600 is one of iRacing’s newest cars, and iRacing-sponsored Max Esterson—whose car was replicated in the sim—is one of the best FF1600 racers in the world. Max was kind enough to offer us not only his feedback throughout our development process, but also a primer on the kind of racing you’ll be getting … Read the Rest »

Champion’s Blog: Casey Kirwan

November 21st, 2022 by

As part of winning the 2022 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series championship, XSET driver Casey Kirwan agreed to walk us through not only his experiences on site at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte for his $100,000 championship win, but also his visit to Phoenix Raceway to celebrate the title and even his 2022 season … Read the Rest »

Introducing Tire Set Limits

May 22nd, 2020 by

It’s one of the most important factors on a rough track: how well you manage your tires, and keeping a fresh set for the end of the race. Starting with 2020 Season 3, tire set limits will be coming to iRacing in a limited rollout, starting with five stock car series. The all-new NASCAR Legends … Read the Rest »

North Wilkesboro Speedway Available Now!

May 11th, 2020 by

You asked for it—you got it! Fresh off its iRacing debut in Saturday’s eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series finale, you won’t have to wait until our June build to turn your first laps on North Wilkesboro Speedway. Instead, it’s available right now! A longtime fan favorite and one of the most unique short tracks on … Read the Rest »

iRacing Adds Multiple Servers Around the World to Accommodate Rapidly Growing User Base

May 3rd, 2020 by

Over the past couple of weeks, iRacers may have noticed the addition of the letters “E” and “W” to the American flag when checking which servers are hosting their events. With the dramatic expansion of the iRacing user base to more than 170,000 active members, we have added a number of new server farms around … Read the Rest »

Welcome to the Big House: iRacing Comes to Crandon

September 4th, 2019 by

Just in time for the 50th anniversary of the World Championship Off-Road Races, iRacing made its way to Crandon International Raceway to scan the iconic track as the latest addition to our short course off-road track roster. A few days later, I showed up and got to see what the track was all about. For … Read the Rest »

iRacing Developer Blog: S4 Updates to the Dynamic Track Model

August 15th, 2019 by Dan Garrison

My name is Dan Garrison, and I am a Senior Software Engineer with iRacing. I was recently on the iRacing Downshift weekly podcast discussing some exciting changes coming to the dynamic track model. The feedback has been great, and I wanted to take a few moments to follow up with more detail. For those who … Read the Rest »