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Every quarter of a year, iRacing descends into build week status during the 13th week for an upcoming season change. Not like a spring to summer sort of thing, but more of a period in which iRacing changes up the status quo. A lot happens in that week for the future of the sim and for the advancement of its members.   Sometimes, new…Continue reading “What happens when the seasons change in iRacing?”»

The new Superstar Racing Experience game got its first patch on Tuesday afternoon. Shortly after the game was announced and released, Marcus Lemonis and Camping World signed on as a series sponsor for the inaugural season, so the official game now reflects that update with branding inside.  One of the gripes I had mentioned in…Continue reading “SRX: The Game update lands Camping World branding, updated features”»

With the release of the new iRacing forums on Monday night, the details for iRacing’s 2021 Season 3 build were also announced. All of these changes we’re implemented on Wednesday at 8:00 a.m. ET / 1200 UTC / 1:00 p.m BST.  We knew of a few things that were in store, like the new Porsche…Continue reading “iRacing Season 3 build notes, new content announced”»

iRacing Executive Director and 2021 NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductee Dale Earnhardt Jr sent out a message on Sunday night to the iRacing forums regarding an upcoming update to the iRacing edition of the 1987 NASCAR Chevrolet Monte Carlo and 1987 NASCAR Ford Thunderbird.   The two historic cars were released last year for 2020 Season 3, so it’s been…Continue reading “Unique iRacing update coming for 1987 NASCAR Stock Cars”»

The big Automobilista 2 update that we highlighted on Tuesday finally dropped late in the day on Friday. With the recent version 1.2.0.0, the Racin’ USA Part 1 DLC is also out now, although certain ways to get it might not be ready until Monday, 7th June.  Looking through the changelog from the Reiza Studios…Continue reading “Automobilista 2 V1.2.0.0 released with Racin’ USA Part 1 DLC”»

Sebring International Raceway has received a visual facelift in the latest rFactor 2 update, and man, does it look so good.  The first track in rFactor 2 that was laser scanned, the current layout of Sebring was introduced to the service in 2018 with the most realistic feel, due to the exact measurements and capabilities at that time.  Just like with the Physically Based Rendering (PBR) updates for Lime Rock…Continue reading “Sebring gets Visual Refresh in latest rFactor 2 PBR update”»

The latest updates from Reiza Studios for their popular title Automobilista 2 brings a ton to the table for the future of the simulator.  In a development update post on the Reiza Studios forums, the outline for the 4th June update includes new content to purchase, new free content, and a ton of changes to the landscape of the simulation.  NEW…Continue reading “Automobilista 2 V1.2 brings new content, sim updates 4th June”»

The latest from iRacing in the form of updates was implemented on Wednesday on the heels of the longest race of the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series season at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The patch itself doesn’t have a whole lot to say, but one particular piece that’s getting remedied could explain a lot of things that have…Continue reading “iRacing Season 2 Patch 7 fixes possible NASCAR Cup Series discrepancy”»

Going back to the world of the RaceRoom Racing Experience, where some of those updates we covered last week are starting to make their way to the surface, it was announced on Tuesday that two new venues would be joining the RaceRoom service “very soon”. Vålerbanen, based in Braskereidfoss, Norway, will be joining the sim racing…Continue reading “Two new tracks heading to RaceRoom “very soon””»