It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for: a massive new iRacing build! From new cars and tracks to an expansive set of new AI content and a complete overhaul of dirt racing, 2023 Season 3 has a little something for everyone. Here are just some of the major new releases and features included in this build: Cadillac V-Series.R GTP: Our latest challenger from the top of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship joins the fray as the fastest of three new sports car releases. Porsche 911 GT3 R (992): Porsche’s updated GT3 challenger breaks cover for Season 3, replacing the…
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After a few weeks of uncertainty surrounding the fate of the 2023 Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup championship, Altus Esports’ Jordan Caruso put all of that to rest when the series travelled to the virtual Autodromo Nazionale Monza for the final race of the season. Despite a load of controversy throughout the day, it was evident that Caruso was the top fighter in the battle amongst VRS Coanda’s Zac Campbell, Oracle Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Job and Stormforce Racing ART’s Alejandro Sánchez. The outgoing champion for Team Redline, Diogo Pinto, scored the final TAG Heuer Pole Award of the season…
A host of road racing cars, headlined by the all-new Cadillac V-Series.R GTP, Ligier JS P320, and Porsche 911 GT3 R (992), and a mix of oval and road racing tracks will join the ever-growing list of content unlocked for iRacing AI use in 2023. With the new release, eight different tracks—including the newly released MotorLand Aragón and Willow Springs International Raceway—will have all of their layouts available for AI use. On the car side, joining the list of new releases available for AI competition will be a quintet of established machines: the Aston Martin DBR9 and Chevrolet Corvette C6.R…
Looking forward to getting behind the wheel of our newest cars and tracks? The latest edition of iRacing Week 13 has you covered with all sorts of fun new weeklong championships! For our newest racers, iRacing Week 13 is our week between the four quarterly iRacing seasons where we debut new content, give our most serious racers a week to recharge between championships, and have some fun with a handful of out-of-the-box ideas. Here’s the full list of what to expect: New Content and Features Series* (*all start after build) 13th Week Prototype Challenge: Cadillac V-Series.R and Ligier JS P320…
“At Racing Prodigy, we are lowering the financial barriers to enter motorsports to the same level of traditional sports. Gamers just need a console, mobile device, or PC with a wheel and pedals to participate in esports tournaments, which is how we open the sport we love from the few to the many,” Racing Prodigy CEO David Cook said in a release. “The PRL is the new home for racers of all backgrounds and abilities, where they can chase their motorsports dreams from the screen to the track. We believe everyone should have an opportunity to participate in motorsports, and…
In the past few eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series seasons, multi-time winners haven’t been prevalent, with 10 or more different winners usually filling the playoff grid with still some races left in the regular season. Entering the Coca-Cola 150 on Tuesday, the series already had three with JR Motorsports’ Michael Conti, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Bobby Zalenski and XSET’s Casey Kirwan. Following the 100-lap battle at Charlotte Motor Speedway, rookie competitor and Daytona winner Tucker Minter for Team Dillon Esports can also add his name to that list. In the closing laps, Minter held off fgrAccel’s Garrett Manes and William Byron eSports’…
iRacing, the world’s premier motorsport simulation and leader in eSports, is extremely pleased to announce an official partnership with the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) to bring a licensed FIA Formula 4 experience to iRacing. As part of the agreement, the car currently known as the iRacing Formula iR-04 will be relaunched as the FIA F4 with iRacing’s 2023 Season 3 release in June. Nikolas Tombazis, FIA Single Seater Director said: “This partnership with iRacing is an important step for grassroots motor sport development. The virtual racing space is a key area for the FIA in its goal to double…
The BMW M SIM Cup pits iRacers from around the world against one another on legendary racetracks, competing behind the wheel of the BMW M Hybrid V8 GTP or BMW M4 GT3. This Sunday’s BMW M SIM Cup event sends racers to Watkins Glen International, where they’ll take on the full layout including the always-popular Boot. Team up with another driver in this series of 120-minute, multi-class team races, and see if you have what it takes to stand on top of the podium! The BMW M SIM Cup is open to the entire iRacing community, with extra prizes available…
[embedded content] Ligier’s latest design to compete under global LMP3 regulations, the Ligier JS P320 launched in the summer of 2019. The JS P320 succeeded the JS P3 that had been running since 2015, scoring hundreds of wins and multiple championships across global and international series. It represented major changes from its predecessor in bodywork and suspension, and added traction control and a new, more powerful Nissan V8 engine as part of a new generation of LMP3 regulations. In its first two seasons as a part of the top-level IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Ligier entries dominated the LMP3 class. Riley…
In the penultimate round of the 2023 Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup season at the always exciting Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans, the race for the championship hit a boiling point when the championship leader Jordan Caruso was unable to cross the line on the final lap of the Feature. As Stormforce Racing ART’s Yohann Harth and Alejandro Sánchez came across the line for a 1-2 finish, Oracle Red Bull Racing Esports’ Sebastian Job was fighting to keep his championship hopes alive in a scrap against the points leader from Altus Esports. Caruso would not make it out of…