iRacing News

2024 Season 1 Patch 2 has been deployed!

See the Release Notes below, or on the iRacing forums here:
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/53063/2024-season-1-patch-2-release-notes-2023-12-19-02#latest


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This Patch Release contains a variety of updates, fixes, and improvements for the 2024 Season 1 Release. Among these included is the second wave of sweeping performance improvements for our 2024 Season 1 tracks.


iRACING:
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Cart
Improved the flow when a user attempts to register for a session where they do not own any of the necessary content used in the session.

Hosted Races
Resolved an issue when clicking on the "See Full Profile" button of the session host was opening the Session Info modal rather than the user's Profile.

Car & Track Info
Resolved an issue when registering for a multiclass hosted session from the "Find Session" tab of the Car or Track modal was not finding the session to which the user was registering.

Results & Stats
This update fixes the images in the logo column of the Series Stats & Standings table.

Series List
Fixed "Full Series Page" button alignment in Race Guide view.


SIMULATION:
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Graphics
A sweeping change has been made to the processing of tree textures. SpeedTree textures have been added to the texture tossing algorithm. Whenever the application is running with low video memory, the SpeedTree textures are now downgraded in addition to other objects. This should improve the framerate for users with lower video memory.
- - The SpeedTree system is used at all of our new tracks.
For SSR, fixed a Simulation crash issue that could occur when enabling SSR on Low, after loading into a Session with SSR disabled (and while also having SSAO enabled).

Audio
Sounds for sawtooth and rumble strips as well as rumble curbs have been improved.


CARS:
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GT3 Class Cars
Traction Control (TC) tooltips have been updated in the garage.

GTP Class Cars
For the New Damage Model, a small tuning pass has been completed to improve balance across the vehicle class, including lowering break limits for wheels and noses.

LMP2 Class Cars
For the New Damage Model, a small tuning pass has been completed to improve balance across the vehicle class, including lowering break limits for wheels and noses.

LMP3 Class Cars
For the New Damage Model, a small tuning pass has been completed to improve balance across the vehicle class, including lowering break limits for wheels and noses.

ARCA Menards Chevy / Gen 4 Cup
(Gen 4 Cup) - iRacing setups have been updated.

Audi R8 LMS EVO II GT3
GT3 Class BoP: Engine torque has been reduced slightly.
A tuning pass for the New Damage Model has been completed for this car which now correctly allows the nose of the car to detach.

Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO
GT3 Class BoP: Engine torque has been reduced slightly.
Fixed an issue where the steering wheel was not being correctly hidden when its display was disabled in the graphics options.

Lotus 79
iRacing setup for Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello has been added.

Lucas Oil Off Road Pro 2 Lite
For the New Damage Model, fixed an issue where some removable parts appeared to detach and float nearby at certain camera distances.

Lucas Oil Off Road Pro Trucks
(Pro 2 Truck) - For the New Damage Model, fixed an issue where some removable parts appeared to detach and float nearby at certain camera distances.

Mercedes-AMG GT3 2020
Fixed an issue where the Traction Control (TC) light was not illuminating correctly.

Modified - SK / NASCAR Whelen Tour Modified
(Modified - SK) - For the New Damage Model, improved the bumper shape and stiffness. The bumpers are now perfect for bumping.

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)
For the New Damage Model, fixed an issue with vehicle suspension at certain camera distances.

Sprint Car
iRacing setups have been updated.

[Legacy] Pro Mazda
iRacing setup for Nürburgring Nordschleife has been added.


TRACKS:
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Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello
Tirewalls have been adjusted for improved rendering performance.
Fixed an issue where some tirewalls were not two-sided objects, and were invisible when viewed from the back.
Several additional optimizations for tree models have been completed.

Chicago Street Course
(2023 Cup) - DRS Zones have been added.

Okayama International Circuit
Tree wall textures have been updated.

2024 Season 1 Patch 1 is now deployed and ready for racing!

The Release Notes for today's Patch have been posted to the iRacing Forums!

Read them below, or on the iRacing forums here: https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/52660/2024-season-1-patch-1-release-notes-2023-12-12-04#latest

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This Patch Release contains a variety of updates, fixes, and improvements for the 2024 Season 1 Release. Among these included is the release of the New Damage Model for the Lotus 49 and Lotus 79, as well as a first wave of sweeping performance improvements for our 2024 Season 1 tracks.


iRACING:
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Paint Shop
A new sponsor, Coach Dave Delta, is now available in the Paint Shop!


SIMULATION:
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Cars
Fixed an issue where many external shift lights were not working correctly.

AI Racing
AI Drivers have received some specialized driver training relating to speed calculations for corners and chicanes to prevent crashing and spinning out. AKA: Use the brake!

New Damage Model
Fixed an issue where some vehicles could get into a state with a negative mass value for their chassis while crashing.

Graphics
Made changes to VRAM accounting for some objects to more accurately estimate the required memory budget for the Simulation.

Audio
Improved the audio levels for 3D curb rumble sounds.

Spotter - Foreign Language
The Italian Macro Arcidiacono Spotter Pack has been updated.
- - Grazie, Marco!
The Italian Renzo Olivieri Spotter Pack has been updated.
- - Grazie, Renzo!


CARS:
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GTP
Renamed setups to make them more clear.

Audi R8 LMS EVO II GT3
The center trunk light has been adjusted to perform as a rain light instead of a brake light.
Fixed an issue where the cockpit lighting could appear to flicker violently when dynamic cubemaps were in use.
Fixed an issue with some driver animation paddle shift timing.
For the New Damage Model, fixed an issue where wheels could re-attaching incorrectly when Fast Repairs were used.

Dallara F3
iRacing setup for Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello has been updated.

Dallara iR-01
iRacing setup for Daytona International Speedway - Road Course has been updated.

Dallara IR18
iRacing setup for Texas Motor Speedway - Oval has been updated.

Dirt Street Stock
For the New Damage Model, fixed an issue where aerodynamic downforce was increasing as vehicle damage increased.

Indy Pro 2000 PM-18
iRacing setups have been updated.

Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO
For the New Damage Model, fixed an issue where wheels could re-attaching incorrectly when Fast Repairs were used.

Lotus 49
The New Damage Model is now enabled for this vehicle!

Lotus 79
The New Damage Model is now enabled for this vehicle!

Lucas Oil Off Road Pro 2
Fixed an issue where the right-rear fender could appear detached from the vehicle at certain camera distances.

Lucas Oil Off Road Pro 4
Fix an issue that prevented the digital dash from functioning when using NDM.

Modified - SK / NASCAR Whelen Tour Modified
(Modified - SK) - For the New Damage Model, a tuning pass has been completed which improves bumpers for improved bumping and should reduce the frequency of 4x contacts.

Super Formula SF23
(BOTH) iRacing setups for Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello have been updated.

[Legacy] NASCAR Cup Chevrolet Impala COT - 2009
For the New Damage Model, tuned the engine to receive less damage when the car frame is heavily impacted.
For the New Damage Model, fixed an issue where aerodynamic downforce was increasing as vehicle damage increased.

[Legacy] NASCAR Cup Chevrolet SS - 2013
For the New Damage Model, fixed an issue where the nose of this car could appear to face the wrong way at certain camera distances.
For the New Damage Model, fixed an issue where aerodynamic downforce was increasing as vehicle damage increased.

[Legacy] NASCAR Cup Ford Fusion - 2016
For the New Damage Model, fixed an issue where aerodynamic downforce was increasing as vehicle damage increased.


TRACKS:
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Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello
Barney, Legendary Flagman, has been summoned to this track!
Tirewalls, tire stacks, catch fences, and outer walls have been optimized for improved rendering performance.
Track camera set has been improved.
Catch fences and outer fencing have been updated.
Additional speakers and security cameras have been deployed around the track.
A select set of tree models have been updated for improved rendering performance.
All trees have been optimized to consume a lower memory size.
Water drains have been added to some of the track surfaces.
Fixed an issue where some terrain was intersecting with the tunnels.
Fixed some obvious visual popping that could occur with structures around the Start/Finish line and pit entry ARMCO based on camera distances.

Okayama International Circuit
Trees have been optimized for performance improvements.
Tirewalls, tire stacks, catch fences, and outer walls have been optimized for improved rendering performance.
A variety of tarmac edge textures have been updated, and grass detail textures have been optimized for improved rendering performance.
Visitor cars in the parking lots will now be correctly removed at lower graphics settings.
Fixed a variety of issues with incorrect off-track surface types.
Fixed a feature where Barney, Legendary Flagman, would divinely levitate instead of using a worldly flagstand, when it was inadvertently hidden from view at lower graphics display settings.
Fixed a track edge surface issue that could cause the Simulator to crash at night.
Patched a small hole in the terrain near a Start/Finish wall.

Slinger Speedway
(Figure Eight) - Number of grid spots has been set to 50.
Caution lights and scoreboards are now plugged in and functional.
Some missing catch fences, outer fencing, and gates have been added.
A full artwork fixing pass has been completed including: ambient occlusion maps, UV texture mapping, terrain alignment, and grounding assets.
A complete artwork optimization pass has been completed on environment objects which includes a texture memory update to reduce oversized textures.
Catchfence appearance has been adjusted for improved rendering performance.
Environment and asset lightmaps have been regenerated based on the latest updates and optimization.
Some tree trimming has been completed.
Fixed a gap in the world between the close terrain and the far terrain.
Fixed an issue with track camera angles.

The iRacing 2024 Season 1 Release is here! This release includes both new content and upgrades for 2024 Season 1, which officially starts on December 12th at 0000 UTC! iRacing adds one new car, the Audi R8 LMS EVO II GT3, to our lineup of vehicle content. iRacing also adds one brand new Oval and Road track each to the service: Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello (Grand Prix, and Short), and Slinger Speedway (Oval, and Figure Eight). We also have a complete rebuild of Okayama International Circuit (Full Course, and Short), a fan favorite piece of free Rookie content, using 2023 data.

iRacing 2024 Season 1 includes Phase 1 of the Oval Refresh Project - you will find more realistic track grip levels as they relate to surface temperature throughout the course of a race. With this release, iRacing is pioneering new 3D curb technology at Mugello and Okayama, which should provide drivers with the most realistic track-edge experience to date - every curb bump of any type and size is now fully modeled for tire interaction. Mother Nature has sprouted with the 3D Foliage System at three additional beloved tracks and the system has been further optimized for look and feel.

The New Damage Model comes enabled on the new Audi R8 LMS EVO II GT3, and it has been added to a whopping FIFTEEN more car models, including nearly every Asphalt Oval car we have! Our AI wranglers have approved both the Audi R8 LMS EVO II GT3 and HPD ARX-01c to report for competitive duty, and have unlocked eight new track configs for racing. Our vehicle dynamics team, per usual, have tested every single car, top-to-bottom, and have supplied you with hundreds of fully optimized new vehicle setups. Ring in the new year with iRacing 2024 Season 1!



Season highlights include:

• Audi R8 LMS EVO II GT3
  
• Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello (Grand Prix, and Short)
  
• Slinger Speedway (Oval, and Figure Eight)
  
• Okayama International Circuit, 2023 full artwork update (Full Course, and Short)
  
• Oval Refresh Project: Phase 1
  
• 3D Curbs (Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, and Okayama International Circuit)
  
• 3D Foliage (Lime Rock Park, Okayama International Circuit, and Virginia International Raceway)
  
• New Damage Model for 16 vehicle models [Audi R8 LMS EVO II GT3, Dirt Modified (Big Block and 358), HPD ARX-01c, Lucas Oil Off Road Pro 2 Lite, Lucas Oil Off Road Pro Trucks (Pro 2 and Pro 4), NASCAR Cup Series Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, NASCAR Cup Series Ford Mustang, NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Camry, Super Late Model, [Legacy] NASCAR Cup Chevrolet Impala COT - 2009, [Legacy] NASCAR Cup Chevrolet SS - 2013, [Legacy] NASCAR Cup Ford Fusion - 2016, [Legacy] NASCAR Truck Chevrolet Silverado - 2008, [Legacy] Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (991)]
  
• AI Racing for 2 vehicle models [Audi R8 LMS EVO II GT3, HPD ARX-01c]
  
• AI Racing at 8 track configurations [Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello (Grand Prix & Short), Homestead Miami Speedway (Road Course A & Road Course B), Silverstone Circuit (International & National), Slinger Speedway (Oval & Figure Eight)]
  
• Hundreds of professionally crafted iRacing vehicle setups
  

Visit our 2024 Season 1 features page here: https://www.iracing.com/seasons/2024-s1/



Full 2024 Season 1 Release details may be found on the iRacing Forums, here:
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/51932/2024-season-1-release-notes-2023-12-05-04#latest

2023 Season 4 Patch 4 has been deployed!

Read the release Notes for this Patch below, or on the iRacing Forums here:
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/50799/2023-season-4-patch-4-release-notes-2023-11-06-02#latest



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This Patch includes new features, updates, and fixes for the 2023 Season 4 Release.


SIMULATION:
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Spotter
The spotter messages for cars moving to pass you ("Faster coming up quick" and "Group of faster cars approaching") now only play for cars that are in a faster car class than the player car.

Spotter - Foreign Language
The Renzo A Olivieri Italian Spotter pack has been updated.
- - Grazie mille, Renzo!

Options
A link to an iRacing guide for setting up triple monitors has been added to the appropriate section of the Options screen (Guide: https://iracing.com/triples).


CARS:
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GTP Class Cars
A New Damage Model tuning pass has been completed, which increases the break limits of the rear and rear wing panels.

NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen Cars
A New Damage Model tuning pass has been completed on these cars:
- - Lowered the break limits for the nose, front fenders, and rear.
- - Increased the break limits for the rear hood mounts.
- - Lowered the stiffness for the rear hood mounts.
iRacing setups have been updated.

ARCA Menards Chevy / Gen 4 Cup
Fixed an issue where the brake bias knob was rotating incorrectly when viewing opponent cars.

Ferrari 296 GT3
A New Damage Model tuning pass has been completed on this car:
- - Increased the yield and break limits for mirrors, nose, and rear mounts.
- - Side panels have been strengthened.
- - An additional mount has been added for the front splitter and the rear diffuser.


TRACKS:
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Kern County Raceway Park
(Dirt Track) - Fixed an issue where driving on some overlapping areas of the Dirt Mini Oval were triggering cautions.

iRacing has has deployed the 2023 Season 4 Patch 3 Release!

You can read the full Release Notes below, or on the iRacing Forums, here: https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/50074/2023-season-4-patch-3-release-notes-2023-10-18-01#latest

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This Patch includes new features, updates, and fixes for the 2023 Season 4 Release.


[h2]iRACING:
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Cart
A new fully featured shopping Cart for making purchases has been fully integrated into iRacing!
- - There is no longer a need to be redirected to the iRacing Membersite when you click on items to purchase. Items may be added to your Cart and purchased directly within the iRacing application.
Cars and Tracks may be added to the Cart from anywhere within iRacing. Anywhere you see a Cart button, you can add that content directly to your Cart for purchase now or later.
You can access your Cart at any time with the Cart button in the header bar at the top-right. The button also displays a number indicating how many items are currently in your Cart.
- - Details about items in your Cart are provided, including: SKU#, Description, List Price, and Your Price. The Cart also informs you of the Estimated VAT/Sales Tax that will be applied to your order, and how many iRacing Credits would be applied to your order.
When making a purchase in the Cart, you may select your method of payment including iRacing Credits and iRacing Dollars, Credit Card on file, a different Credit Card, or Venmo.
- - PayPal is not currently available for purchases directly within the iRacing application, but it remains an option via the Classic Membersite Cart functionality.
- - You may select to use iRacing Credits for content purchases directly in the Cart.
Upon completing an order with the Cart, a confirmation screen is shown in iRacing, and a confirmation email is sent to your account email on file for reference.

Wallet
A new Add Funds button has replaced the previously available Recharge button.
- - This new button utilizes the new Cart feature, and allows you to complete the transaction for purchasing additional iRacing Dollars right inside the application.
A new Send Gift button has been added to the Wallet.
- - This new button utilizes the new Cart feature, and allows you to purchase iRacing Dollars for other users right inside the application. You can select from your Friends and Followed users, as well as anyone via a Search ability. You can enter any amount and optionally add a friendly message to your gift.
A new Promo Codes & Gift Cards section has been added to the Wallet.
- - This new section allows users to check promotional and gift card codes, as well as redeem them right inside the application.
All three of these new features are also available within the My Account > Overview > Account Balance section.

Spectate Sessions Page
A new page within Go Racing is now available, Spectate Sessions!
- - This page displays all actively running Sessions which allow you to join as a Spectator.
- - The Spectate Session Page is divided into three tabs which limit which type of Sessions are displayed at any one time:
- - - - Official Sessions
- - - - Hosted Sessions
- - - - League Sessions
- - Selecting each tab (Official, Hosted, or League) showcases the list of Sessions of that type for which you may join as a Spectator.
The Spectate Sessions Page includes a variety of methods a user can search, sort, and filter the Sessions which they might wish to spectate.
- - Search Bar - Users can input any text string that may be related to a Session for which they would like to browse, such as Series name, car, or track.
- - Sort - The displayed results can be reorganized based on several criteria. If there are many results, this page is paginated, so Sorting can come in handy.
- - Filters - Criteria that can be applied to further limit the displayed results. These filter criteria include reference to the number or drivers or if specific drivers relative to the user are included (such as Friends), the type of Session (such as Race, or Quality), and the License Class Level.
- - Favorite - Only Favorite Series are displayed.
A helpful “About Spectating” information link is also available on the Spectate Sessions Page with some unique information about how Spectating works.

Automatic Crash Reporter
A new system has been implemented which automatically copies crash dump files and log files whenever a user generates them and adds them to a database iRacing can access for analysis.
- - We hope this system will catch unreported issues we can address and enable us to see trends for issues in real-time. This system is only in place for crash events from within the Simulator application at the present time.
An Opt-Out option is available for the Automatic Crash Reporter tool.
- - This option can be found in the Account Settings page.
- - Opting Out prevents automatic sending of crash reports to iRacing. iRacing will not automatically collect crash report data from you.
- - The default for users is Opt-In.

Downloader
The options for selecting which content to Update/Download have been consolidated into a dropdown menu, and a new option “Select Owned” has been added.
- - The new Select Owned option includes all Required Updates, as well as all content you own, and is now the default selection mode.

Series
The Drive Now dropdown now offers a Track Info option which displays the Track INfo page for the chosen week.

Leagues
Nicknames and Car #'s are now visible in the League Roster by league members and not just league admins.
Fixed an issue where if you stayed on the League Sessions page while a session launched, the session would disappear from the screen until the page was refreshed.

Spotter
Fixed an issue where spotters in Race Sessions were being presented with a “Forfeit” button when they wished to exit or stop spotting for the session.

Help
The “Get Support” option has been relabeled to: “Support & Live Chat” and is now a blue color for improved visibility.
- - The function of this button remains the same in that it opens a browser to the iRacing Support page where FAQs and Live Chat are available.


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AI Racing
Fixed an issue where AI rosters with 11 or more car types did not correctly grid cars by relative speed.

Tires
Rolling drag parameters for tires without ABS on off-track surfaces have been updated.

Spotter
All explicitly triggered spotter messages, such as damage report, will now always play when triggered even if the spotter has been temporarily silenced.
The off-track Spotter messages for the car immediately in front or behind of the player for position have been updated for improved accuracy.
The "That car is a lap down" spotter message will now only play for cars that are in the same class as the player.
Fixed an issue where the Spotter was miscalculating your Strength of Field competition while gridding.
Nearly 160 of the original iRacing Aussie Spotter calls have been re-recorded and improved!

Spotter - Foreign Language
A new “SPCC_MID_ZERO” optional spotter call has been added that lets spotter translators call out zeros in a number.
- - As an example, the number 1001 would be called as “SPCC_N1000 + SPCC_MID_ZERO + SPCC_N1”. This only triggers on zeros above the first digit and below the last digit, and if two zeros are next to each other it will only call zero once.

Graphics
Fixed an issue where smoke was not appearing in VR with SPS enabled while using Low particle detail.

Telemetry
The units for "AirPressure" have been changed from “inHg” to “Pa” to better match other telemetry values.


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NASCAR Legends - 1987 Cars
iRacing setups have been updated.

Acura ARX-06 GTP
The new official HRC paint scheme has been added.

BMW M4 GT4
Fixed an issue where parts of the cockpit model could appear to seep onto the windshield banner at distant camera views.

Dallara IR18
iRacing setups have been updated.

Ferrari 296 GT3
For the New Damage Model, fixed an issue that prevented the rear wing from being repaired when the rear panel was also broken.

Modified - SK / NASCAR Whelen Tour Modified
(Modified - SK) - iRacing setups fuel level have been updated.

NASCAR Legends Pontiac Grand Prix - 1987
For the New Damage Model, updated the nose shapes of the car.

Super Formula SF23
The Launch Control system may now be triggered in Sessions using Fixed Setups.
The Overtake System variables have been added to live telemetry output (they are shown as P2P).
Front Wing and Rear Wing spotter messages have been added to the new damage repair bindings.
Fixed a variety of issues with the Overtake System, including:
- - Fixed an issue with incorrect timing at Fuji International Speedway - Grand Prix and Twin Ring Motegi - Grand Prix.
- - Fixed an issue where the Overtake System could be locked-out after reconnected to a Session.
- - Fixed an issue where the Overtake System timer was not getting reset correctly when Cautions occurred.
Fixed an issue where the color of the pit box tent was not correctly referencing the car paint pattern.


[h2]TRACKS:
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Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari
Italian PA announcements and commentary have been added at this track.

Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Portuguese PA announcements and commentary have been added at this track.

Autodromo Nazionale Monza
Italian PA announcements and commentary have been added at this track.

Charlotte Motor Speedway
A tirestack collision shape has been tightened to prevent ghost-contacts.

Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya
Spanish PA announcements and commentary have been added at this track.

Circuit de Lédenon
French PA announcements and commentary have been added at this track.

Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
French PA announcements and commentary have been added at this track.

Kern County Raceway Park
(Legends) - Fixed an issue with fence collision.