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Williams Esports Chillblast, Team Redline top respective classes in IMSA Esports opener at Road Atlanta

November 25th, 2024 by

A grid of 49 hopeful teams arrived at the opening round of the 2024 IMSA Esports Global Championship at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta with aspirations of victory on Sunday. As it happens in multiclass sportscar racing at any level, those aspirations were met with challenges throughout the two hour, 40 minute event as GTPs and … Read the Rest »

iRacing Collaborates with Microsoft on AI and Large Action Model Research

November 25th, 2024 by

iRacing’s focus on providing unrivaled experiences to race fans and gamers involves continuous innovation at the frontiers of technology. As we’ve been actively pursuing new possibilities with AI, we’re launching a collaboration with Microsoft Research to explore this cutting-edge field. Together with Microsoft Research, our goal is to embark on a research-driven journey that will … Read the Rest »

THIS WEEK: iRacing Winter Derby Special Event

November 25th, 2024 by

iRacing’s Special Event calendar features a selection of the world’s most compelling races across numerous disciplines. Whether you’re interested in stock cars or sports cars, open-wheel formula cars or sprint cars, sticking to pavement or playing in the dirt, running solo or racing with a team of your closest friends, our Special Events have something … Read the Rest »

Diogo Pinto clinches 2024 INDYCAR ButtKicker iRacing Pro Series title at Nashville SS

November 22nd, 2024 by

The 2024 INDYCAR ButtKicker iRacing Pro Series concluded in orderly fashion as Team Redline’s Diogo Pinto claimed the inaugural championship at Nashville Superspeedway on Thursday night. With a 41 point lead entering, Pinto only needed to finish 16th or better to clinch the title, no matter what his opponents in the title fight did in … Read the Rest »

iRacing Downshift #59: 2025 Season 1 Build Preview

November 22nd, 2024 by

Click here to listen to the latest iRacing Downshift! The boys are back with a look ahead at the 2025 Season 1 build! With all sorts of new cars, tracks, and features, it’s the perfect holiday present for iRacers of all types. Plus, Greg, Kevin, and Chris talk about all the jet-setting they’ve been doing … Read the Rest »

2024 IMSA Esports Global Championship | Race Preview: AMD 240 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta

November 22nd, 2024 by

The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA), in conjunction with iRacing, the Virtual Competition Organisation (VCO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Grid Finder, Michelin, and Thrustmaster presents the 2024 IMSA Esports Global Championship. Four high-profile events are scheduled over the course of the next three months for this third iteration. 48 teams, each car with two drivers … Read the Rest »

INDYCAR ButtKicker iRacing Pro Series | Race Preview: Nashville SS

November 21st, 2024 by

Only one race remains in the inaugural INDYCAR ButtKicker iRacing Pro Series season. On Thursday night, the 2024 season concludes with one final oval battle at Nashville Superspeedway, the same venue that crowned the 2024 NTT INDYCAR Series champion a few months ago. This 1.33-mile concrete oval in Lebanon, Tennessee will prove to be a … Read the Rest »

Home Field Advantage pays off for Michigan’s Matthew Zwack in eNASCAR College Fall finale at Michigan

November 20th, 2024 by

One might not think of home field advantages in racing, but for the University of Michigan’s Matthew Zwack, who hails from Monroe, Michigan, it was a perk that he had always hoped to take advantage of in his professional sim racing career. On Tuesday night, in the eNASCAR College iRacing Series presented by Playfly College … Read the Rest »

Ivan Machado Perez wins full-season Skip Barber Formula Race Series ride for 2025

November 19th, 2024 by

The Skip Barber Formula Race Series will have a new name on the grid for the 2025 season. In another successful case of iRacing-to-reality, thanks to the Skip Barber Racing School and the 2024 Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series, Ivan Machado Perez from Spain has won a ride in a real-world open-wheel racing seat next … Read the Rest »

Tanner Pettit earns first career win in wild World of Outlaws Pro Series round at Weedsport Speedway

November 19th, 2024 by

The second round of the World of Outlaws Pro Series: Powered by iRacing’s 2024-25 season took 35 of the best dirt oval racers to Weedsport Speedway on Monday night. Following qualifying the week prior, a different looking group of drivers took to the 410 Sprint Cars for the second round. Making his first start of … Read the Rest »