Here are some interesting updates relating to iRacing dirt that are coming up from 2018 Season 2. The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway and Limaland Raceway Park have been confirmed for 2018 Season 3 by both Steve Myers and Tony Gardner. iRacing has created a cushion or berm for all dirt tracks. Lots of testing went into making the cushion more lively and feel more … [Read more...] about iRacing 2018 Season 2 Update From Tyler Hudson, Steve Myers, and Tony Gardner
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Useless Practice
I recently realized that I had fallen into a bit of a dilemma. I spent so much time in test sessions making setups, testing other setups, that my actual racing skills became atrocious. I was spending hours upon hours and thousands upon thousands of laps in test sessions working with setups for six or eight different cars. After entering a couple of races I realized quickly that … [Read more...] about Useless Practice
iRacing Development Update from Tony Gardner
Tony Gardner posted another iRacing development update this afternoon for those who are curious about what is next in regard to development. I'll include some of the highlights here. New graphical and physical damage model. This should be released this year but no promises. Let's hope the crashes get at least a little more realistic, especially in the winged sprint … [Read more...] about iRacing Development Update from Tony Gardner
How iRacing Heat Races Work
iRacing released more detailed information on their heat racing format that will be released very soon. I'm going to try to hit the major points in this article, and summarize the heat race process. Heat races will take place in several different iRacing official series including short asphalt oval series, dirt oval series, and global rallycross. It's unclear which official … [Read more...] about How iRacing Heat Races Work
iRacing Testing USAC Midgets and Irwindale Speedway Dirt?
USAC Midgets on iRacing? There have been a lot of rumors floating around about a couple of things that may be in development at iRacing. Earlier (November 3) I reported the rumor about USAC Midgets in alpha testing at iRacing. Another source reports that the car scanned appears to be a Keith Kunz Bullet. Irwindale Dirt on iRacing? Now I'm hearing that a dirt surface has … [Read more...] about iRacing Testing USAC Midgets and Irwindale Speedway Dirt?