iRacing News

2023 Season 2 Release [2023.03.07.02]

It is time for iRacing to shift into 2023 Season 2! This release contains both content and upgrades for 2023 Season 2, which officially starts on March 13th! This season update includes three new cars: Late Model Stock, Ray FF1600, and Renault Clio R.S. V. Circuito de Jerez - Ángel Nieto joins the iRacing roster of racetracks. The iRacing UI has undergone an architectural and stylistic refresh, and has been rebranded as iRacing! A new Auto Fuel feature has been added, and we have improved our Start Zone logic for jump start assessments. A new dynamic brake audio system has been enabled for the GT3, GT4, GTE, and Touring Car classes. The New Damage Model is now also in effect for Ray FF1600 and Toyota GR86. Our iRacing AI have completed their latest round of training which includes 4 new cars and 26 new track configs. Welcome to iRacing 2023 Season 2!


Season highlights include:

• Late Model Stock
  
• Ray FF1600 (FREE!)
  
• Renault Clio R.S. V
  
• Circuito de Jerez - Ángel Nieto (2 configs)
  
• iRacing (UI) Visual Refresh
  
• New “Auto Fuel” refuel mode
  
• Start Zone Jump Start Assessment Improvements
  
• Dynamic Brake Audio System (GT3, GT4, GTE, and Touring Cars)
  
• New Damage Model for Ray FF1600 and Toyota GR86
  
• AI Racing for 4 Cars (Late Model Stock, Mercedes-AMG W13 E Performance, Ray FF1600, and Renault Clio R.S. V)
  
• AI Racing at 26 Track Configurations (Atlanta Motor Speedway - Oval, Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya - Club, Historic, Moto, and National, Circuito de Jerez - Ángel Nieto - Grand Prix and Moto, Circuit Park Zandvoort - Chicane, Club, Grand Prix, National, and Oostelijk, Circuit Zolder - Alternate and Grand Prix, Darlington Raceway, Detroit Grand Prix at Belle Isle, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Nashville Superspeedway, Oxford Plains Speedway, Pocono Raceway, Suzuka International Racing Course - East, Moto, West, and West w/chicane, Twin Ring Motegi - Grand Prix and West.)
  
• Hundreds of new and optimized official iRacing vehicle setups
  

Visit our 2023 Season 2 features page here: https://www.iracing.com/seasons/2023-s2/


Full 2023 Season 2 Release details can be found on the iRacing Members Forums here:
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/38063/2023-season-2-release-notes-2023-03-07-02#latest

You can find the full release notes below, or on the iRacing Members Forums, here:
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/36829/2023-season-1-patch-4-release-notes-2023-02-06-02#latest


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2023 Season 1 Patch 4 Release Notes [2023.02.06.02]

This Patch includes a variety of updates and fixes for the 2023 Season 1 Release!


iRACING UI:
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Guided Tours
The bowtie icon has been replaced with an “i” icon. Farewell, Jeeves!

Leagues
We have added an input box for a new League Season option: “No Drops on or After Week X”. This allows the user to specify that race weeks cannot be dropped after a given week number. This feature is only enabled if the number or drop weeks is not 0.

Results & Stats
The iRacing UI now allows for viewing Standings by All Cars, by Car Class, by Car, and by Car in Car Class.

Paint Shop
Slightly reduced overexposure for bright colors.


SIMULATOR:
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Graphics
The SpeedTree self-shadow option is now disabled by default for all graphics performance classes. Previously, it had been enabled in all graphics performance classes, but it requires two extra renders of the trees and may have contributed to stuttering or a general performance hit.

Visual Effects
Fixed an issue where brake rotor glow was not appearing correctly on the following cars:
- - Aston Martin Vantage GT4
- - Audi RS 3 LMS
- - BMW M4 GT4
- - BMW M Hybrid V8
- - Dallara iR-01
- - Dirt Midget
- - Formula Renault 2.0
- - Honda Civic Type R
- - Legends Ford '34 Coupe
- - Legends Ford '34 Coupe - Rookie
- - Mercedes-AMG GT3 2020
- - Mercedes-AMG GT4
- - NASCAR Cup Series Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
- - NASCAR Cup Series Ford Mustang
- - NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Camry
- - NASCAR Xfinity Chevrolet Camaro
- - NASCAR Xfinity Ford Mustang
- - NASCAR Xfinity Toyota Supra
- - Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR
- - Porsche 919
- - SCCA Spec Racer Ford
- - Street Stock
- - Subaru WRX STI
- - Toyota GR86


CARS:
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NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen Cars
Rub block shapes have been updated.

NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen Ford Mustang
Texture mapping on the front fenders has been updated, which fixes issues with damage decals and camera draw distances.

NASCAR Truck Ford F150
Fixed an issue with duplicate contingency decals on the nose.


TRACKS:
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Starting grid positions have been moved away from the wall slightly.

Long Beach Street Racing Course
Adjusted the location of the short parade lap grid to give the rear of the field time to get rolling before the green flag is given.

Wild West
Fixed an issue where cars that missed the start would be released immediately and would come out of the pits way ahead of the pack. Now, Race Control properly holds these cars for about 20 seconds so they come out just behind the pack as expected.

You can find the full release notes below, or on the iRacing Members Forums, here:
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/36592/2023-season-1-patch-3-hotfix-2-release-notes-2023-02-01-02#latest

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2023 Season 1 Patch 3 Hotfix 2 Release Notes [2023.02.01.02]

This Hotfix includes a needed fix for the 2023 Season 1 Patch 3 Release.


SIMULATION:
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Tire Model
Fixed an issue for some cars where tire rubber was becoming unrealistically extra conditioned when driving over curbs and rumble strips.

Surface Model
Soft surface model properties for gravel have been updated.

New Damage Model
A system-wide adjustment has been made for how bodies that connect and retain contact with each other over time behave. This change is designed to reduce the likelihood and severity of objects snagging on one another.
- - Objects that retain contact with each other must be allowed a degree of lateral displacement, provided they can overcome the forces of friction provided by their surfaces, the angle of movement, and the force of the movement. Too much displacement can cause snagging. To avoid snagging, we have limited the amount of displacement allowed relative to the axis of contact.
Physics properties for a variety of wall objects have been adjusted to prevent snagging and catching behaviors, as well as reduce the likelihood of a vehicle becoming stuck bisecting the wall. These adjustments should also create more uniform damage from impacts based on the wall type. The wall types affected include: concrete, chain link fences, ARMCO barriers, and tire walls.

Replays
Fixed an issue where users’ screens would serve a 10 second penalty in a dark void after loading a replay that included the maximum number of car types in the session.


CARS:
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GT3 Cars
A New Damage Model tuning update has been completed for these cars to avoid excessive scraping from curb impacts.

NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen Toyota Camry
Texture mapping on the front fenders has been updated. This fixes some UV warping from the 2023 Season update, and fixes issues with damage decals and camera draw distances.


TRACKS:
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Daytona International Speedway
(Road Course) - Slowdown penalties have been added to the banked apron, and cones have been adjusted to show where it is safe to use the apron again.

You can find the full release notes below, or on the iRacing Members Forums, here:
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/36265/2023-season-1-patch-3-hotfix-1-release-notes-2023-01-26-06#latest


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2023 Season 1 Patch 3 Hotfix 1 Release Notes [2023.01.26.06]

This Hotfix includes a needed fix for the 2023 Season 1 Patch 3 Release.


TRACKS:
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The Dirt Track at Charlotte
Fixed a wall snag issue and some troublesome bumps at Turn 3/4.

You can find the full release notes below, or on the iRacing Members Forums, here:
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/36188/2023-season-1-patch-3-release-notes-2023-01-25-01#latest


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2023 Season 1 Patch 3 Release Notes [2023.01.25.01]

This Patch includes a variety of updates and fixes for the 2023 Season 1 Release!


iRACING UI:
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Go Racing
Fixed an issue that caused non-repeating events to disappear from the Race Guide if the selected time was after the events began.

Series
After clicking a race in the Go Racing menu, the Results tab now reads Series Results instead of Season Results.
The order of Race Results has been inverted, so that the newest events are first, for the Results displayed in the Season Modal window.
Season Session Results now includes a tooltip for Field Size that showcases the car class entries distribution.

AI Racing
A Time of Day warning will now appear when creating AI Racing sessions if one is needed.
Using Car Classes with cars that are not AI-enabled now correctly omits the non-AI-enabled cars from the session.

Leagues
Resolved an issue where attempting to Create several League Race events in a row could result in an error.
Resolved an issue when creating a Hosted Event and clicking "Enable League Racing", the dropdown list of a user's leagues was not populating.

Results
Resolved an issue on the Results & Stats page where Rookie Licenses were displaying iRating in the Series Stats table.

Stats
The number of rows displayed per page in the Series Stats Modal has been increased from 10 to 25.

Replays
Resolved an issue that could occur when deleting multiple replays in a row.
Fixed an issue with the Display Mode modal window not closing correctly.

Protests
Submit A Protest data calls have been optimized.

Account
Fixed an issue where using the “Back” button from the View Order window was not taking you back to the correct location.

Errors
A specific Help Page URL has been added to the “Could Not Find SIM Error” to better assist users who encounter this error.


SIMULATION:
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Clubs
Mid-South Club logo has been updated.

AI Racing
AI Drivers have improved their racing skills with the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992).

New Damage Model
With the 2023 Season 1 Release, some long-standing issues with the overall New Damage Model were fixed. Because of these issues, cars developed using the New Damage Model prior to 2023 Season 1 were generally stronger and more durable than was realistic in order to counter these systemic issues. This Patch includes a variety of New Damage Model adjustments to reset these cars to realistic and ideal settings now that these long-standing issues have been solved. Generally, this will serve to weaken many cars utilizing the New Damage Model. Drive carefully!

Camera
A new control has been added to the camera tool to increase or decrease the amount of motion blur on that camera. This value is set on a per-camera basis.

Telemetry
A new telemetry value, "ClutchRaw" has been added.
- - This value shows your raw clutch pedal position without the anti-stall clutch aid being applied. This matches the other values like BrakeRaw.


CARS:
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GT4 Cars
A New Damage Model tuning pass has been completed:
- - Lowered yield and break limits for most panels.
- - Lowered friction strength on surfaces impacting the ground.

NASCAR Trucks Class Trucks
Vehicle artwork for textures and decals have been updated for the 2023 Season.
- - This includes the NASCAR Trucks Series new brand sponsor: Craftsman.
These vehicles have had their names adjusted for easier reading.
Fixed an issue where the fenders would appear scraped and damaged whenever shader quality was set to high.

NASCAR Classic 1987 Class Cars
A New Damage Model tuning pass has been completed which lowers yield and break limits for detachable vehicle pieces.

NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen Cars
The 2023 Season updates for car models and textures have been completed.
A new NASCAR 75th Anniversary contingency decal has been added.
An iRacing setup for Bristol Motor Speedway - Dirt has been added.

NASCAR Xfinity Class Cars
Vehicle artwork for textures and decals have been updated for the 2023 Season.

Touring Cars
A New Damage Model tuning pass has been completed:
- - Lowered yield and break limits for most panels and detachable mounts.
- - Lowered friction strength on surfaces impacting the ground.
- - Reduced the elastic rates for suspension pieces and nose mounts to lessen rebound velocity when these pieces break.

ARCA Menards Chevrolet Impala
A New Damage Model tuning pass has been completed:
- - Lowered yield and break limits for most panels and detachable pieces.
- - Increased yield and break limits for some front components.
- - Lowered hyperextension distance for rear wheels.

BMW M Hybrid V8
Car details text has been updated.

Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTE
Backfire audio has been improved.

Dallara F3
iRacing setup for Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours has been updated.

Dallara IR18
A New Damage Model tuning pass has been completed which substantially decreased yield and break limits for all body mounts.

Dirt Modified
Fixed an issue where this car was specifically named “Big Block” in some situations while referring to both the Big Block and 358 versions.

Dirt Sprint Car
A New Damage Model tuning pass has been completed which lowers the break limits for wings and wheels.

Dirt Sprint Car Non-Winged
A New Damage Model tuning pass has been completed which lowers the break limits for wheels.

Global Mazda MX-5 Cup
Fixed an issue where the interface model of this car was not rendering correctly.

NASCAR Trucks Chevrolet Silverado
Fixed a visual issue where rubber accumulation was not occurring correctly on the truck body.

Pontiac Solstice
Fixed an issue where the cockpit was not rendering correctly in the iRacing UI.

Radical SR10
A New Damage Model tuning pass has been completed which lowers yield and break limits for most panels.

Skip Barber Formula 2000
A New Damage Model tuning pass has been completed:
- - Lowered yield and break limits for most panels and detachable mounts.
- - Lowered friction strength on surfaces impacting the ground.

[Legacy] Dallara DW12
Tire branding for the iRacing UI model has been updated.


TRACKS:
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Chili Bowl
Starting grid size has been adjusted.

Daytona International Speedway
Fixed an issue where pieces of terrain could appear to be peeking through some SAFER barriers.

Kansas Speedway
(Road Course) - Starting grid has been expanded to 60 cars.

Sonoma Raceway
Short Parade Laps may now be selected for use at this track.

Suzuka International Racing Course
(West & West w/chicane) Starting grid size has been expanded to 60 cars.

Virginia International Raceway
(South Course & Patriot Course) - Barney, Legendary Flagman, has arrived at these configs to ply his craft!
A variety of holes and seams in the terrain have been patched.