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iRacing Development Update – February 2024

February 13th, 2024 by Greg Hill

  Hello iRacers, There is a lot of ground to cover in this development update, including our upcoming build, the strong start to the 2024 special event schedule, and future projects.  I will cut to the chase, though – the Tempest weather system is ready for release and you will be racing in the rain … Read the Rest »

iRacing Creator Spotlight: Matt Malone

January 13th, 2024 by Alex Horn

For nearly 10 years, iRacing member Matt Malone has been building his own, personal community around sim racing through means of streaming on Twitch. Live since 2014, the Illinois native works a full-time job, but his real passion is racing, and he’s able to achieve that through his favorite platform, iRacing. Matt boasts over 1000 … Read the Rest »

Champion’s Blog: Steven Wilson

November 23rd, 2023 by Steven Wilson

As part of winning the 2023 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series championship, Stewart-Haas Racing driver Steven Wilson 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 2023 … Read the Rest »

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 »