This Week in iRacing: December 10-16, 2024

Welcome back to This Week in iRacing, our weekly post that details all you need to know about what is going on in the world of iRacing!

As always, This Week includes topics ranging from official eSports to some of the top community-driven events, and everything in between.

Happy New Build Week! We’ve got a special Week 14, acting as a Week 13 this week with special series and races to participate in regarding new features and content.

Here’s what to expect from 2024 Season 4, Week 14, from December 10th to December 16th, 2024.

For the Members: iRacing Official Series Highlights

Every week, iRacing offers daily, even hourly racing that members can get into, based on where their license level is at. There are also some special series that run at specific times that anyone can jump into, with the right credentials, that offer a more meaningful sim racing experience.

Here are a few of the highlighted series taking place this week.

iRACING PRESENTS THE 2024 CHILI BOWL NATIONALS – SPECIAL EVENT!

The penultimate special event for the 2024 calendar is the yearly tradition of the iRacing Chili Bowl Nationals. Through the week, there will be two timeslots every day. Monday through Friday, at 10am and 9pm EST (02:00 GMT & 15:00 GMT), for drivers to partake in and earn points in a Super Sessions setting.

The top points-scoring drivers from the week will take part in the top split events on Saturday, December 14th, at 10am and 9pm EST (Saturday at 15:00 GMT & Sunday at 02:00 GMT). All drivers who register, however, will be able to race in one of the splits.

For more information on the iRacing Chili Bowl Nationals -> CLICK HERE
For more information on the 2024 iRacing Special Events calendar -> CLICK HERE

WEEK 13/14 SERIES

On Tuesday, December 10th, the 2025 Season 1 build is scheduled to release with new content and updates across the service. Members who want to get in on the new content will get the chance to do so in some of our curated week-long series. This new content will also feature in various Week 13/14 festivities.

New Content and Features Series* for 2025 Season 1 Week 13 (*all start after build):

13^th Week GT3 Challenge – Fixed (includes new Acura, Thruxton; weather adjusted daily)
13^th Week Funny Forecast: GT3, GT4, BMW M2 CS at Nurburgring Nordschleife (rain expected)
13^th Week Wet and Wild: Supercars Gen 3, Toyota GR86 (rain expected)
13^th Week Shiny New Shakedown: Supercars Gen 3
13^thWeek BMW 12.0 Challenge: BMW M2 CS
13^th Week World of Outlaws Sprint Car: 305 Sprint Car (includes Huset’s)

For more information regarding the Week 13/14 schedule -> CLICK HERE

WINTER NASCAR iRACING SERIES

Since there’s no NASCAR iRacing Series until the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season begins, the offseason makes room for the Winter NASCAR iRacing Series (WNiS), a similarly-structured fixed and open setup series which will utilize the 1987 NASCAR Cup Series cars. Week 5 will feature the 1987 cars at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

The races this week are scheduled for:

Fixed Schedule: Wednesday, 21:00 GMT; Friday, 02:00 GMT; Saturday, 10:00 and 17:00 GMT; Monday, 02:00 GMT
Open Schedule: Thursday, 02:00 and 19:00 GMT; Saturday, 02:00 GMT; Sunday, 15:00 GMT

For more information on the Winter NASCAR iRacing Series -> CLICK HERE

iRACING CREVENTIC ENDURANCE SERIES

The iRacing CREVENTIC Endurance Series, one of iRacing’s longest-standing team racing challenges, returned in 2024 with a four race schedule through the end of the year. In partnership with CREVENTIC, the organizers of the real-world 24H Series and iRacing’s 24H Series Esports Endurance League, this series of 12-hour endurance events brings a full slate of GT and touring cars to some of the world’s most iconic tracks. The fourth and final venue on the calendar is Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps with the Grand Prix Pits layout.

Competitors can choose between three different classes, featuring the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992), GT4 cars, and TCR cars. GT4 racers have the choice of the Aston Martin Vantage, BMW M4, McLaren 570S, Mercedes-AMG, and Porsche 718 Cayman. TCR teams can select the Audi RS 3 LMS TCR, Honda Civic Type R, Hyundai Elantra N TCR, or Hyundai Veloster TCR.

Race 4 Schedule: Saturday, 01:00 and 13:00 GMT

For more information on the iRacing CREVENTIC Endurance Series -> CLICK HERE

Official iRacing eSports

There are only two eSports events left on the 2024 calendar. Both of them will be races in the World of Outlaws Pro Series. World of Outlaws will continue into the 2025 calendar with their final four races in January.

Both the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series and Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup will be back early on in 2025. The eNASCAR College Series will have a Spring Semester and championship to look forward to as well. Also, the IMSA Esports Global Championship has two races to go at the beginning of January!

WORLD OF OUTLAWS PRO SERIES/QUALIFYING SERIES

The World of Outlaws are back in the eSports rotation with the fifth race of the 2024-25 season in the Super Late Models at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55. This season, the qualifying series will take place simultaneously as the season progresses, with each race getting their 35 driver lineup from the week prior’s qualifying series action. The series will also rotate between 410 Sprint Cars and Super Late Models.

Qualifying for Knoxville Raceway, the sixth race of the season, which will utilize the 410 Sprint Car, starts on Tuesday.

I-55 – RACE #5 — BROADCAST BEGINS AT 8:00 PM ET (01:00 GMT)

For more information on the World of Outlaws Pro Series -> CLICK HERE

OFF THIS WEEK:

IMSA Esports Global Championship
- Next Race -> Race #3 at Sebring International Raceway (January 5th)
eNASCAR College iRacing Series
- Next Race -> Race #5 at Watkins Glen International (January 21st)

For more information on the IMSA Esports Global Championship -> CLICK HERE
For more information on the eNASCAR College iRacing Series -> CLICK HERE

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