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Massive Updates to iRacing AI Availability for 2023 Season 1

December 6th, 2022 by

iRacing AI will receive one of its biggest updates yet for 2023 Season 1, with nine vehicles enabled for AI use and dozens of track configurations. The release is highlighted by the long-awaited release of 1987 NASCAR Cup Series AI, as well as the all-new BMW M Hybrid V8 and Toyota GR86, Circuit de Nevers … Read the Rest »

iRacing 2022 Season 4 is HERE!

September 7th, 2022 by

It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for: the iRacing 2022 Season 4 build! Check out multiple new tracks, our first-ever electric car, and a host of AI unlocks and improvements as a part of our latest release: Porsche Mission R: Porsche’s Mission R is a look into the future of customer racing with electric … Read the Rest »

Lionheart Retro Series: Morgan wins strategy-based thriller at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

April 17th, 2021 by Justin Prince

Broadcast Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7P6LPS9ZSE After gaining more than two seconds in the pits and a dramatic crash in the battle for the race lead, Aaron Morgan has won the SimXperience Grand Prix of Mosport. In an eventful round of the Lionheart Retro Series Presented by SimXperience, Morgan took the checkered flag at iRacing’s virtual Canadian Tire … Read the Rest »

Lionheart Retro Series: Karam makes late-race pass, wins third straight at Phoenix

April 9th, 2021 by Justin Prince

Broadcast Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeusJEISnV4 After a pass for the race win with five laps to go, Sage Karam has won his third straight race in the Lionheart Retro Series Presented by SimXperience. The KARNOX 175 at Phoenix came down to a six-lap shootout after two late-race cautions. Taylor, who had cycled to the lead after undercutting … Read the Rest »

Blocker Makes Opening Round Statement in Lionheart Retro Win

March 23rd, 2018 by Jason Galvin

The Broadcast can be found HERE. Once again, the combination of the Lotus 79, a high-banked oval and some of the best open-wheel fixed setup drivers using the iRacing.com simulator delivered a fantastic finish.   Adam Blocker firmly planted his seed in the field of championship contenders, holding off Dustin Wardlow over the final seven … Read the Rest »

Wright Earns First Retro Road Win

July 5th, 2017 by Patrick Taylor

When it comes to predicting road course winners in Lionheart, Jake Wright is usually the safe bet – at least when he’s behind the wheel of a Dallara DW-12. It’s been a different story so far in the Lionheart Retro Series where Wright had yet to pilot the classic Lotus 79 to a road course … Read the Rest »

Wardlow Wins Chaotic Lionheart Retro Indy 250

June 5th, 2017 by Jason Galvin

It will go down as one of the most spectacular races in Lionheart Racing Series history, unquestionably the best in the short history of the Lionheart Retro Series. And in the end, the candy man from Bakersfield, California, with a damaged car and buried in fifth coming to a restart and the white flag, slipped … Read the Rest »

Galvin Pulls the Upset at Long Beach

May 12th, 2017 by Jason Galvin

In one of the most shocking upsets in league history, Jason Galvin fended-off Ryan Otis and Jake Wright over the final 24 laps en route to a win in the Long Beach 100 in the Lionheart Retro Series. “This is amazing, I’ve never been so nervous in my life,” Galvin said of the second half … Read the Rest »

The Wright Time for Caution

April 24th, 2017 by Patrick Taylor

New Hampshire Motor Speedway has a long history with open-wheel racing that includes some very memorable moments. There was Nigel Mansell’s duel with Paul Tracy in 1993, Andre Ribeiro’s first-ever Indycar win for Honda in 1995 and the 2011 race that saw a controversial re-start in wet conditions and the five-car pileup that followed. On … Read the Rest »

Otis Has the Right Stuff in Montreal

April 11th, 2017 by Jason Galvin

In a sight all too common to their competitors, Ryan Otis and Jake Wright proved once again it will be hard to keep up in the Lionheart Retro Series Canadian Grand Prix presented by Dewar’s Candy Shop. It was Otis’ second win in as many road course starts, leading all 37 laps from the pole … Read the Rest »