This Week in iRacing: November 12-18, 2024

Welcome back to This Week in iRacing, our weekly post that details all you need to know about what is going on in the world of iRacing!

As always, This Week includes topics ranging from official eSports to some of the top community-driven events, and everything in between.

Here’s what to expect from 2024 Season 4, Week 10, from November 12th to November 18th, 2024.

For the Members: iRacing Official Series Highlights

Every week, iRacing offers daily, even hourly racing that members can get into, based on where their license level is at. There are also some special series that run at specific times that anyone can jump into, with the right credentials, that offer a more meaningful sim racing experience.

Here are a few of the highlighted series taking place this week.

2024 Fuji 8 Hour presented by Thrustmaster – iRacing SPECIAL EVENT!

The next special event on the 2024 calendar is the Fuji 8 Hour presented by Thrustmaster! This race is a sports car endurance race held in Japan at Fuji International Speedway. Fuji has played host to top sports car events, both on national and international series calendars, for most of its 60-year history.

This week, from November 15th to November 17th, there will be five opportunities to participate. The iRacing Fuji 8 Hours will feature GT3 cars, including the Audi R8 LMS EVO II GT3, BMW M4 GT3, Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R, Ferrari 296 GT3, Ford Mustang GT3, Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO, McLaren 720S GT3 EVO, Mercedes-AMG GT3 2020, and Porsche 911 GT3 R (992). Splits will be determined by iRating.

2024 FUJI 8 HOUR SCHEDULE:

Timeslot #1 – Friday 22:00 GMT
Timeslot #2 – Saturday 07:00 GMT
Timeslot #3 – Saturday 12:00 GMT
Timeslot #4 – Saturday 16:00 GMT
Timeslot #5 – Sunday 00:00 GMT

For more information on the 2024 iRacing Fuji 8 Hour Presented by Thrustmaster -> CLICK HERE
For more information on the 2024 iRacing Special Events calendar -> CLICK HERE

SIMAGIC FIA F4 ESPORTS REGIONAL TOURS

While 2024 Season 3 featured a regional face-off to qualify for the Global Championship, in 2024 Season 4, the SIMAGIC FIA F4 eSports returns to a normal weekly series. With the popularity of the series, this season will introduce racing every hour, each region start time offset by 15-minute intervals. The global FIA Formula 4 Challenge series will also pair with a Regional Tour schedule every week and will alternate throughout the season.

Week 10 Schedule:

Americas (races every hour at :45 after): Detroit Grand Prix at Belle Isle – Belle Isle
Asia-Pacific (races every hour at :15 after): Sandown International Motor Raceway
Europe (races every hour at :30 after): Brands Hatch Circuit – Grand Prix
Challenge Series (Fixed Setup races every odd hour on the :00 / Open Setup races every even hour on the :00): Detroit Grand Prix at Belle Isle – Belle Isle

GLOBAL MAZDA MX-5 FANATEC CUP | RACING PRODIGY PASSES AVAILABLE!

Four Prodigy Passes are on the line in 2024 Season 4’s Global Mazda MX-5 Fanatec Cup. Compete for your all-expenses-paid trip to Prodigy Week for tryouts in a real race car and a shot at being drafted by a Prodigy Racing Team for a pro racing career. The top 36 drivers with the most series points will earn a spot in the iRacing Prodigy Racing League Finals on Sunday, December 15. An additional 12 drivers will secure their spot through the Williams Gaming Club iRacing MX-5 Cup Time Attack series.

The top 25% of drivers from the series will be eligible for two of the Prodigy Passes via the Prodigy Search Committee. Eligible driver must have an active Racing Prodigy Membership via the iRacing or Combo Game Pass. Go to RacingProdigy.com/membership to join.

Week 10 Schedule:

at Oulton Park Circuit – International

RICMOTECH RING MEISTER / SIMAGIC DRAFT MASTER COMBINATIONS

Two of the more unique daily racing series on iRacing are the Ring Meister Ricmotech Series and the Draft Master SIMAGIC Series, where the cars change every week as opposed to the tracks. The setups are fixed in both series, which means it’s all about jumping in and racing the combination at hand.

The Ring Meister Ricmotech Series (races on every odd 2 hours | qualifying every even 2 hours at :30) takes place at the Nürburgring Nordschleife – Industriefahrten and cycles through mostly road-type racing vehicles every week, although this season will feature a week with some Rallycross cars and a few weeks with some oval stock cars.

As for Draft Master (races every hour on the hour), the series contests six weeks at Talladega Superspeedway and six weeks at Daytona International Speedway. With Season 4 having a 14th week this year, iRacing Superspeedway returns for a 13th week showdown as well in the 2009 NASCAR Cup Series Impala COT. Both Talladega and Daytona will feature six oval racing vehicles—the SRX, 1987 NASCAR Cup cars, NASCAR Craftsman Trucks, the aforementioned 2009 Impala COT, NASCAR Next Gen cars, and the Xfinity cars. This series heads to Daytona for weeks seven through twelve.

Week 10 Schedule:

Ring Meister: GT1s at Nürburgring Nordschleife – Industriefahrten
Draft Master: [Legacy] NASCAR Cup Chevrolet Impala COT – 2009 at Daytona International Speedway

RAIN MASTER

For wet weather racing enthusiasts, Rain Master is one of the latest Special Series available on iRacing. New for 2024 Season 4, those looking for some fixed setup wet weather racing can now jump into select GT3 vehicles, including the BMW M4, Lamborghini Huracán EVO, Mercedes-AMG, Porsche 911, Ferrari 296, Audi R8 LMS EVO II, Chevrolet Corvette Z06, and Ford Mustang, at 12 different road courses around the world. The forecasts will include light rain throughout the short, 15 minute events. Races run every hour at 15 minutes past the hour.

Week 10 Schedule:

at Fuji International Speedway – Grand Prix

Official iRacing eSports

While both the eNASCAR Contender iRacing Series and the INDYCAR ButtKicker iRacing Pro Series have only two races remaining, the World of Outlaws are back this week with their first race of the 2024-25 season.

WORLD OF OUTLAWS PRO SERIES/QUALIFYING SERIES

The World of Outlaws are back in the eSports rotation with the first race of the 2024-25 season in the Super Late Models at Volusia Speedway Park. This season, the qualifying series will take place simultaneously as the season progresses, with each race getting their 35 driver lineup from the week prior’s qualifying series action. The series will also rotate between 410 Sprint Cars and Super Late Models. Qualifying for Weedsport Speedway, the second race, which will utilize the 410 Sprint Car, starts on Tuesday.

VOLUSIA – RACE #1 – BROADCAST BEGINS AT 8:00 PM ET (01:00 GMT)

For more information on the World of Outlaws Pro Series -> CLICK HERE

eNASCAR CONTENDER iRACING SERIES

The eNASCAR Contender iRacing Series returns on Tuesday night with the penultimate race of the season at Dover Motor Speedway. 40 drivers, made up of those relegated from the 2024 season of the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series and the top of the class in the eNASCAR Qualifying iRacing Series, will fight for seven weeks at some of the most-popular intermediate tracks on the NASCAR schedule. The top-30 drivers at the end of the season will qualify for a chance to advance to the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series roster for the 2025 season.

Last week, Taylor Hurst doubled down on his quest to get back onto a Coca-Cola iRacing Series team in 2025 with his second win of the season at Richmond Raceway.

DOVER – RACE #6 – BROADCAST BEGINS AT 8:30 PM ET (01:30 GMT)

For more information on the eNASCAR Road to Pro Ladder -> CLICK HERE

INDYCAR BUTTKICKER iRACING PRO SERIES

Only two races remain in the inaugural INDYCAR ButtKicker iRacing Pro Series season. The top-33 drivers in the Dallara IR-18 are back on the oval for the final two races of the season, starting this Thursday night. The series visits many of the most recognizable venues on the NTT INDYCAR Series schedule, and next up for the open-wheel championship series is a trip to The Milwaukee Mile for 120 laps of racing.

Last week, Diogo Pinto scored his first win of the season in dominating fashion, extending his points lead into the final two oval events over teammate Edoardo Leo and rival Philip Kraus.

MILWAUKEE – RACE #9 – BROADCAST STARTS AT 8:00 PM ET (01:00 GMT)

For more information on the INDYCAR ButtKicker Pro iRacing Series -> CLICK HERE

OFF THIS WEEK

eNASCAR College iRacing Series
- Next Race -> November 19th at Michigan International Speedway (Race #4)
IMSA Esports Global Championship
- Next Race -> November 24th at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta (Race #1)

For more information on the eNASCAR College iRacing Series -> CLICK HERE
For more information on the IMSA Esports Global Championship -> CLICK HERE

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