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Largest iRacing Daytona 24 powered by VCO in History Shatters Total Driver Record

January 20th, 2025 by

Over 23,000 total drivers complete nearly 3 million laps of virtual Daytona in sim racing’s biggest event For the first time in event history, the iRacing Daytona 24 powered by VCO saw more than 20,000 total drivers participate in the virtual version of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s premier event. When all was said and … Read the Rest »

Chris Walsh: From Military to Motorsport (Part 2)

January 5th, 2025 by

Few drivers have had a career ascent that has looked anything like Chris Walsh’s. After all, it’s not often that you’ll see an active-duty member of the United States Air Force balance his military commitments with a professional racing career, but that’s exactly what Walsh has been doing. 2024 was his finest season yet, as … Read the Rest »

Chris Walsh: From Military to Motorsport (Part 1)

January 4th, 2025 by

Few drivers have had a career ascent that has looked anything like Chris Walsh’s. After all, it’s not often that you’ll see an active-duty member of the United States Air Force balance his military commitments with a professional racing career, but that’s exactly what Walsh has been doing. 2024 was his finest season yet, as … Read the Rest »

iRacing to Reality: Yevan David

January 2nd, 2025 by

As the world of motorsport continues to grow, with more and more countries producing front-running drivers, Yevan David proudly flies the flag of Sri Lanka in his racing endeavors. 2024 was a year to remember for David, who not only became the first driver to win a major international single-seater event on behalf of his … Read the Rest »

iRacing 2025 Season 1 is HERE!

December 10th, 2024 by

The first build of the new year is HERE! iRacing’s 2025 Season 1 deployment is now complete, and with it comes five cars, two tracks, and a substantial amount of sim-wide improvements. Here’s a look at highlights of the new release: Acura NSX GT3 EVO 22: iRacing’s latest GT3 joins the fray after three seasons … Read the Rest »

NEW FEATURE // Debris Refresh

December 9th, 2024 by

AVAILABLE IN THE 2025 SEASON 1 BUILD // CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO Introducing Debris Refresh, a complete overhaul of the dynamic track debris system! The update adds new types of debris, improves their physics properties, upgrades their appearance, and vastly improves how debris is generated and moves around the track over time.

iRacing to Reality: Naquib and Nabil Azlan

December 5th, 2024 by

In just four short years, Naquib and Nabil Azlan have gone from sim racing upstarts to two of the most promising young racing talents in Malaysia. Under the tutelage of Alex Yoong, Malaysia’s first Formula 1 driver, the Azlan brothers have become stars in both virtual and real-world racing, earning their way into not only … Read the Rest »

iRacing Collaborates with Microsoft on AI and Large Action Model Research

November 25th, 2024 by

iRacing’s focus on providing unrivaled experiences to race fans and gamers involves continuous innovation at the frontiers of technology. As we’ve been actively pursuing new possibilities with AI, we’re launching a collaboration with Microsoft Research to explore this cutting-edge field. Together with Microsoft Research, our goal is to embark on a research-driven journey that will … Read the Rest »

iRacing Development Update: November 2024

November 8th, 2024 by Greg Hill

Hello iRacers, As we approach the end of Season 4, 2024, we will soon welcome a new year of competition, experiences, and advancements to the iRacing platform. In last year’s November update, I took an opportunity to reflect on 2023, which had been a landmark year for iRacing on many levels and seemed hard to … Read the Rest »

iRacing Staff Member Profile: Director of Development and Production John Schneider

November 1st, 2024 by

This week on the return of the iRacing Staff Member highlight series, we’ve got one of the key members from the Monster Games side of things, the Director of Development and Production, John Schneider! Following the recent release of World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing ’24 and heading towards next year’s release of NASCAR 25, John has … Read the Rest »