THIS WEEK: iRacing Mountain Showdown | Special Event
November 9th, 2026 by Justin Melillo
iRacing’s Special Event calendar features a selection of the world’s most compelling races across numerous disciplines. Whether you’re interested in stock cars or sports cars, open-wheel formula cars or sprint cars, sticking to pavement or playing in the dirt, running solo or racing with a team of your closest friends, our Special Events have something for everyone!
This week, the iRacing Mountain Showdown takes the spotlight, a new event that races up and down Mount Panorama Circuit in Australia in the Super Formula Lights.
Here’s everything you need to know about participating in this iRacing Special Event.
TRACK: MOUNT PANORAMA CIRCUIT
CAR COMPETING:
BROADCAST DETAILS
There will be a broadcast of the Top Split broadcast for the third time slot, the Saturday 12:00 GMT, or Saturday 7 a.m. ET event. RACESPOT will be handling the call of the action. The show will be available at iRacing.com/live.
TIMES TO RACE
- Timeslot #1: Friday at 22:00 GMT (5:00 p.m. ET)
- Timeslot #2: Saturday at 7:00 GMT (2:00 a.m. ET)
- Timeslot #3: Saturday at 12:00 GMT (7:00 a.m. ET) <- BROADCASTED SPLIT
- Timeslot #4: Saturday at 16:00 GMT (11:00 a.m. ET)
- Timeslot #5: Sunday at 00:00 GMT (7:00 p.m. ET Saturday)
ABOUT THE 2026 IRACING MOUNTAIN SHOWDOWN
The iRacing Mountain Showdown brings the Super Formula Lights to Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, Australia, for a special event featuring heat racing and a 25-lap feature. There’s nothing quite like open-wheel racing on narrow public roads, with walls close by and little room for error. So naturally, we thought we’d take it up a mountain.
This weekend, from November 13th to November 15th, iRacing members can sign up to battle against one another in the heat racing event at Bathurst. This race is an open setup event and will be scheduled in the sim for November 22nd at 9:00 AM. Dynamic weather is enabled as well.
Registration opens 60 minutes prior, and sessions will include both a 30 minute warmup and an eight minute, two lap qualifying session. Splits are determined by iRating. Sessions will feature up to 50 drivers per split, competing across two heat races, a Last Chance Qualifier, and a 20-car feature. The top-eight finishers from each heat will advance directly to the feature, while the remaining drivers will compete in a Last Chance Qualifier for the final four starting positions.
This event is open to iRacing members that have a Formula license at Class D or higher, or a Rookie license with a 4.0 Safety Rating. A disqualification limit has been set at 40 incident points, or 40X per team. A drive through penalty will be administered after 20 incidents, or 20X. Another 20X would mean that the limit is reached and disqualification occurs. More details are available on the iRacing Forum post here.
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ABOUT MOUNT PANORAMA CIRCUIT
To learn more about the event and join in on the discussion, visit our Special Events page and head over to the iRacing Forums.
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