This Week in iRacing: October 24-30, 2023

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

From official eSports to some of the top community-driven events, and everything in between, here’s what you should know for Week 7 of 2023 Season 4 (October 24-30).

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.

FIA F4 ESPORTS REGIONAL TOURS

Every week, FIA F4 Esports Regional Tour races take place on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:00 PM, 9:00 PM, and 11:00 PM in time zones appropriate for each region. While all iRacers are eligible to run in any region’s event, the servers will always be set to the most appropriate iRacing server for each region.

Week 7 Schedule: 

• Americas: WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
• Asia-Pacific: Oran Park Raceway – Grand Prix
• Europe-North: Motorsport Arena Oschersleben – Grand Prix
• Europe-South: Red Bull Ring – Grand Prix

RING MEISTER / DRAFT MASTER COMBINATIONS

Two of the more unique daily racing series added in recent seasons are the Ring Meister Ricmotech Series and the Draft Master Series, where the cars change every week as opposed to the tracks.

Ring Meister (every ODD hour EST/GMT) takes place at the Nürburgring Nordschleife – Industriefahrten and cycles through mostly road-type racing vehicles every week.

As for Draft Master (every hour), there are two tracks—Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway—and six NASCAR vehicles that each track will cycle through. Week 7 is the first week that Draft Master will compete at Talladega.

Week 7 Schedule:

• Ring Meister: Volkswagen Jetta at Nürburgring Nordschleife – Industriefahrten
• Draft Master: NASCAR Truck Series at Talladega Superspeedway

NASCAR iRACING SERIES

Following the NASCAR Cup Series schedule, the NASCAR iRacing Series (both Open Setup and Fixed Setup) will head to Martinsville Speedway for the penultimate race of the 2023 schedule. The races this week are scheduled for:

Fixed Schedule: Wednesday, 21:00 GMT; Friday, 01:00 GMT; Saturday, 10:00 and 16:00 GMT; Monday, 01:00 GMT

Open Schedule: Thursday, 01:00 and 18:00 GMT; Saturday, 01:00 GMT; Sunday, 14:00 GMT

OFF THIS WEEK

• BMW M Sim Cup 
  • Next Race: November 5 at Circuit Zandvoort Grand Prix 2023
• Creventic Endurance Series
  • Next Race: December 12 at VIRginia International Raceway Full

Official iRacing eSports

Both the newly announced IMSA Esports Global Championship and the World of Outlaws Thrustmaster Sprint Car Series aren’t due until November, but there are still plenty of official iRacing eSports to keep an eye out for through the week.

iRACING WORLD OF OUTLAWS SPRINT CAR QUALIFYING SERIES

First up on Monday night (October 23) is the fifth round of the iRacing World of Outlaws Sprint Car Qualifying Series, taking place at Williams Grove Speedway. 

The Top 20 points finishers who aren’t already qualified, have an A Class dirt oval license, and are in good standing with iRacing will be considered for a Pro/WC license and entry into the iRacing World of Outlaws Thrustmaster Sprint Car Series which begins on November 13.

More details on the iRacing World of Outlaws Sprint Car Qualifying Series -> CLICK HERE

NO OFFICIAL BROADCAST

eNASCAR CONTENDER iRACING SERIES

On Tuesday night (October 24), the third race of the 2023 eNASCAR Contender iRacing Series heads to Phoenix Raceway.

Like the World of Outlaws, the Top 20 points finishers in the series will be considered for a chance to race in the 2024 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series, which will start up early in 2024.

More details on the eNASCAR Contender iRacing Series -> CLICK HERE

BROADCAST STARTS AT 8:00 PM ET (00:00 GMT) 

GRAND PRIX TURN RACING iRACING SERIES

Thursday afternoon (October 26) plays host to some top level open-wheel competition in the Grand Prix Turn Racing iRacing Series. This week, the series will contend Fuji Speedway for the seventh round of the 2023 season.

More details on the Grand Prix Turn Racing iRacing Series -> CLICK HERE

BROADCAST STARTS AT 3:00 PM ET (19:00 GMT) 

PORSCHE TAG HEUER ESPORTS SUPERCUP CONTENDER SERIES

This Saturday (October 28), the Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup Contender Series returns after a week off. The fifth race of the 2023 season takes the contenders to Long Beach Street Circuit. Similar to both World of Outlaws and eNASCAR, this series will offer a chance for the 15 highest points-scoring drivers after results finalization to race in the top level of competition in 2024.

More details on the Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup Contender Series -> CLICK HERE

BROADCAST STARTS AT 3:00 PM ET (19:00 GMT) 

OFF THIS WEEK

• eNASCAR College iRacing Series
  • Next Race: November 7 at Dover Motor Speedway

More details on the eNASCAR College iRacing Series -> CLICK HERE

Around the iRacing Community

GROOVY HOLLOW 3

On Tuesday night (October 24), Out Of The Groove and Eric Estepp’s Groovy Hollow event returns for its third iteration of Halloween-themed sim racing. The event will feature many well-known names from the iRacing community and will be set to benefit Extra Life, a Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals program.

The race itself is a 200-lap feature around Iowa Speedway, utilizing the NASCAR NEXT Gen cars. Catch the coverage over on YouTube.com/EricEstepp starting at 7:30 pm ET, a show in conjunction with Podium eSports.

For more details about Groovy Hollow 3, visit the Groovy Hollow website.

For more information on iRacing and for special offers, visit www.iracing.com.

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