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With the NASCAR Cup Series set to race on dirt for the first time since 1970, at the Food City Dirt Race at Bristol later this month, iRacing will add the dirt-converted venue on 9th March.  Both the main Cup Series and the feeder Camping World Truck Series will take to the mud in real life, and so will iRacing competitors. The regular asphalt Bristol Speedway…Continue reading “Bristol Dirt Track to be added to iRacing 9th March”»

Only once has Ryan Luza lost at Las Vegas Motor Speedway since joining the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series in 2017.  That fact stayed true on Tuesday night when Luza brought his XSET Gaming Ford into victory lane for the first time in 2021, and for the fourth time in five attempts at the 1.5 mile…Continue reading “Luza bets on pit strategy and wins at Las Vegas Motor Speedway”»

For many of the class of 2021, if Round 5 of the PESC was to be made into a movie it would be called ‘Disaster at Road Atlanta’. After his first event without a win at Silverstone, Joshua K Rogers replied with a double win in the backyard of closest challenger Mitchell deJong. The American…Continue reading “Campbell stars in Montreal Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup as deJong scrapes into Rogers’ advantage”»

iRacing will implement a revised damage model for at least five cars in the game when the 2021 Season 2 update arrives. A brief teaser trailer has been revealed, showcasing the Formula Renault 2.0, Dallara iR-01, Street Stock, 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS and Ford Thunderbird all crashing into each other. For single-seater vehicles such…Continue reading “iRacing to update damage model for specific cars”»

The second round of the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series is in the books, and after 134 laps of uninterrupted, green flag racing, Keegan Leahy (23XI Racing) was the undisputed winner at Homestead-Miami Speedway.  Sure, there were nine lead changes throughout the event, but that had more to do with differing pit strategies taken than anyone outpacing Leahy on Tuesday…Continue reading “eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series: Keegan Leahy wins caution-free race at Homestead”»

Do-da do-da do-do-do-do do-do-do, Daytonaaaaa, let’s go away! Oh wait, hang on, wrong game… The iRacing 500 is one of the esport platform’s signature events and took place during mid-February this year. 200 laps of the oval, virtually, online against a full grid of competitive rivals. A tough test, so my colleague Dan and me…Continue reading “WATCH: Can We Actually Win This? iRacing Daytona 500”»

Road Atlanta would play host to the fifth round of the 2021 Porsche Esports Supercup season and for the entirety of the field barring one man, there was one shared objective. Stop Joshua K. Rogers. Easier said than done however with the 2019 champion’s first winless round of the season at Silverstone still producing a…Continue reading “Rogers hits the jackpot as Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup rivals falter”»

The fifth iRacing update of the current season is out today, bringing a number of improvements to the simulation platform. Most importantly, the update includes some changes to reduce the likelihood of scheduler problems that have plagued special events, resulting in issues like we recently witnessed at the iRacing Daytona 24 Hours. When you schedule…Continue reading “Registration and scheduler changes with new iRacing patch”»

Out of the blue, iRacing has teased a new car coming to the service. It looks suspiciously like a super late model stock car, although that hasn’t been confirmed by the developers. Super late models are considered the premier short-track oval racing in North America. The category generally contains cars with power in excess of…Continue reading “Super Late Model Teased by iRacing”»