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iRacing 2021 Season 1

Welcome to iRacing 2021 Season 1! This season release is one of our biggest yet, including something for your favorite license type. We have added three new vehicles, two new or fully updated tracks, and three new track configurations! But wait, there's more: tire updates on many cars, multiple tire compounds for the Dallara IR18, competition-focused improvements for the New Damage Model, cross-license racing, the 3D Car Viewer, and much more!


Some highlights include:
• Dallara iR-01
• Dirt Modified (two classes!)
• Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO
• Cedar Lake Speedway
• Long Beach Street Circuit (fully updated!)
• Brands Hatch Circuit - Rallycross
• Charlotte Motor Speedway - Rallycross
• Irwindale Speedway - Figure Eight Jump
• Cross-License Racing
• 3D Car Viewer
• New AI Racing Content (four vehicles and two tracks!)
• Tire updates on many cars
• Wall proximity aerodynamics effects for a number of stockcars
• Custom Competitive Setups for a variety of vehicles
• Significant New Damage Model Updates
• Night Lighting Improvements
• Russian Spotter Pack
• Multiple Tire Compounds for the Dallara IR18
• New Damage Model added to the Dallara IR18


Full 2021 Season 1 Release details may be found on the Members Forums here:
https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3779269.page

iRacing 2020 Season 4 Patch 5

This Patch includes fixes and updates for the 2020 Season 4 Release.
Check out the Release Notes for this update below, or on our Members Forums here:
https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3777767.page


2020 Season 4 Patch 5 Release Notes [2020.11.19.01]


This Patch contains some updates and fixes for the 2020 Season 4 Release.


iRACING UI: (4.20.07)

Up Next

- Fixed an issue where the "Ranked" and "Unranked" filter names were incorrect in the Filter Summary Bar.

- Fixed an issue where the Registration Bar was appearing incorrectly.


Current Series

- Fixed an issue where the "Heats" filter Tag was not collecting any results.


Heat Racing

- Fixed an error that occurred when users attempted to create or edit events using any Heat Racing format.



MEMBERSITE:

Payments

- Fixed an issue where users were unable to create a League if the Account option, "Use iRacing Credits and Dollars towards my subscription & car/track purchases" was disabled.



SIMULATION:

Race Servers

- Two new Race Server farms for hosting user-created Hosted Sessions have been brought online.
- - These new Race Server farms are JP-Tok in Tokyo, Japan, and BR-Sao in São Paulo, Brazil.
- - - When creating a Hosted Session, select the Race Server farm geographically closest to you in order ensure ideal connectivity and racing for your session.
- - No Official Races are planned to be run on these Race Server farms at this time.


Race Control

- When a Race finishes under Caution, you should now receive the same pace order messages as you would under any other Caution. This may help to prevent unexpected penalties due to passing under a Yellow Flag after a Race has finished.

- Fixed an issue with the new pit exit delay Race Control system where if the first and last cars on grid are on either side of the Start/Finish line, the grid traversal time would compute out to be negative instead of wrapping positive, resulting in a 2.0 second Pit Exit Hold Penalty for some racers.


Old Damage Model

- Collision incident reporting has been updated for the Old Damage Model so that world impacts check to ensure the material is a non-racing surface before reporting an incident.



CARS:

McLaren MP4-30

- Fixed a wrist twist animation issue for some drivers when steering counter-clockwise.


iRacing 2020 Season 4 Patch 4 Hotfix 1

This Hotfix includes fixes for the 2020 Season 4 Patch 4 Release.
Check out the Release Notes for this update below, or on our Members Forums here:
https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3775370.page


2020 Se4 Pa4 Hotfix 1 Release Notes [2020.10.28.02]


This Hotfix contains a trunk-load of iRacing UI updates and fixes, and some fixes for the 2020 Season 4 Patch 4 Release.



iRACING UI:

Account

- A new tab has been added the the Account window, Connection.
- - This tab allows you to select your desired connection type, as you may from the iRacing Membersite. For example, you may select "DSL, Cable, Fiber, 1Mbit/sec or faster".

- A link has been added to the Account page where you can redeem Gift and Promotional Codes.
- - This area also now displays your current balance of iRacing Dollars.


Store

- A new button has been added to the Store: iRacing Dollars!
- - You can find this button in the Store section on the sidebar.
- - This button takes you to a page where you may purchase iRacing Dollars for yourself or others.


Price List

- An informative banner has been added at the top of the window, informing users how many more pieces of content they need in order to begin receiving the "20% off - 40+ Piece Club" discount, or if they are already benefiting.

- A progress bar has been added to the top of the window, informing users of how many pieces of content they own, and how many are available.

- The Car / Track tab buttons have been updated.

- Each item's Owned/Unowned status has been put in a single column. Any unowned items feature a "Purchase" button.

- Each item in the list now always features an "Info" button that takes the user to the item's information page.


Up Next

- The visible fields have been adjusted and improved for narrow screen sizes.


Current Series

- For table view, the visible fields have been adjusted and improved for narrow screen sizes.


Search

- Search functionality for international characters has been added.
- - Search boxes now correctly recognize the following international characters: å, é, ó, and ü.


Join a Race

- For the Entries List, fixed an issue where text could appear for a user's Selected Car instead of a small thumbnail image of their livery.


Create a Race

- Fixed an issue with the "Back" button having an incorrect behavior.


Tracks

- The night lighting status on each track's information page has been made more clear.


Track Maps

- New track maps have been added for the following tracks:
- - Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari
- - Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya
- - Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
- - Circuit Park Zandvoort
- - Circuit Zolder
- - Okayama International Circuit
- - Oran Park Raceway
- - Oulton Park Circuit
- - Oxford Plains Speedway
- - Phillip Island Circuit
- - [Legacy] Michigan International Speedway - 2009
- - [Legacy] Phoenix Raceway - 2008
- - [Legacy] Pocono Raceway - 2009
- - [Legacy] Silverstone Circuit - 2008
- - [Legacy] Texas Motor Speedway - 2009


Loading Screen

- Fixed a gap in the text spacing that appeared on the right side when loading into the Simulator.


Teams

- Fixed an issue where a multi-car Team Session would incorrectly show a green Register button when a user owned at least one of the cars used by the session, but not the car selected for use by their Team.
- - Now, a yellow Purchase button correctly displays. If the user purchases the needed car, then the button changes to the green Register button.


Declare Drivers

- Fixed an issue where a previously Declared Driver was seeing a "Watch" button to join the Team Session in progress instead of a "Register as Driver" button.


Documents and Tools

- A link to our Membersite Documents and Tools page has been added.



MEMBERSITE:

Purchasing

- The user preference for applying your iRacing Dollars and Credits to your subscription has been expanded to include car and track purchases.
- - When enabled (checked), transactions for subscription renewals, car purchases, and track purchases will all utilize your available iRacing Dollars and Credits first. This is the default behavior, and is not a change.
- - When disabled (not checked), transactions for subscription renewals, car purchases, and track purchases will NOT utilize your available iRacing Dollars and Credits. This is an expanded behavior, as it now includes car and track purchases.
- - - You can find this option under: Account --> Preferences.



SIMULATION:

Race Control

- The code that computes the pit exit delay at the start of a race has been updated to allow for a variety of new cases, including the Crandon International Raceway land-rush.
- - Crandon's pit exit delay should now work as one would expect using either configuration.



Visual Effects

- Adjusted dirt racing particles for improved frame-rates.



CARS:

ARCA Menards Chevrolet Impala

- For the New Damage Model, collision parameters have been adjusted to prevent front-end damage to the fenders, hood, and bumper from rubbing on the wheels and giving an unintended speed boost.



TRACKS:

Autódromo José Carlos Pace

- Track check points have been updated slightly.


Five Flags Speedway

- Additional merge check points have been added for pit exit.


Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park

- A Jersey barrier has been added to prevent cutting the tabletop jump.


iRacing 2020 Season 4 Patch 4

This Patch includes fixes and updates for the 2020 Season 4 Release.
Check out the Release Notes for this update below, or on our Members Forums here:
https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3774596.page


2020 Season 4 Patch 4 Release Notes [2020.10.21.02]


This Patch contains some updates and fixes for the 2020 Season 4 Release.



iRACING UI:

Loading Screen

- Fixed a gap in the text spacing that appeared on the right side when loading into Test Drive.


Track Maps

- A new set of track maps have been added, including the following:
- - Centripetal Circuit
- - Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
- - Myrtle Beach Speedway
- - New Hampshire Motor Speedway
- - New Jersey Motorsports Park
- - New Smyrna Speedway
- - North Wilkesboro Speedway
- - Road America
- - Sonoma Raceway
- - Suzuka International Racing Course
- - Tsukuba Circuit



SIMULATION:

AI Racing

- AI Racing is now available with the following additional vehicles:
- - NASCAR Xfinity Chevrolet Camaro
- - NASCAR Xfinity Ford Mustang
- - NASCAR Xfinity Toyota Supra

- AI Racing is now available at Rockingham Speedway - Oval!

- AI Drivers have improved their brake bias settings for the VW Jetta TDI Cup.


Environmental Audio

- Small crowd cheers have been improved.


Audio

- XAudio2 support has been added for Low-Frequency Effects (LFE) engine sounds.
- - This enables engine sounds in TrueForce when using XAudio2.


Telemetry

- Fixed an issue that was causing some users to fail to enable telemetry.
- - This was being caused by limiting the frequency telemetry logging could be enabled and disabled. The cooldown limiter has been removed.


Replays

- Attempting to use the "+" character in the filename when saving a Replay to disk will now correctly provide an error.



CARS:

Audi R8 LMS

- 2020 Season GT3 Balance of Power Adjustment: Aerodynamic downforce has been reduced slightly.


Audi RS 3 LMS

- The rev limiter maximum RPM audio has been improved.


BMW M4 GT4

- The rev limiter maximum RPM audio has been improved.


BMW M8 GTE

- 2020 Season GTE Balance of Power Adjustment: Aerodynamic downforce has been reduced slightly.


Dallara F3

- Fixed an issue with the missing rain switch toggle.


Dallara IR18

- Fixed an issue with the ambient occlusion for the cockpit model.

- The iRacing setup for [Legacy] Texas Motor Speedway - 2009 - Oval has been updated.


Ferrari 488 GT3

- Update the engine sound of the rev limiter range.


Ferrari 488 GTE

- 2020 Season GTE Balance of Power Adjustment: Aerodynamic downforce has been increased slightly.


Ford GTE

- 2020 Season GTE Balance of Power Adjustment: Aerodynamic downforce has been increased slightly.


Formula Renault 3.5

- The rev limiter maximum RPM audio has been improved.


Indy Pro 2000 PM-18

- The rev limiter maximum RPM audio has been improved.


Mercedes-AMG GT3

- Down-shift parameters have been adjusted to improve downshift quality and reduce tendency to lock rear wheels during down-shifts.


NASCAR Gander Outdoors Chevrolet Silverado

- Draft strength has been reduced slightly when running at non-Super Speedway tracks.


NASCAR Gander Outdoors Ford F150

- Draft strength has been reduced slightly when running at non-Super Speedway tracks.


NASCAR Gander Outdoors Toyota Tundra

- Draft strength has been reduced slightly when running at non-Super Speedway tracks.


Porsche 911 RSR

- 2020 Season GTE Balance of Power Adjustment: Aerodynamic downforce has been increased slightly.



TRACKS:

Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans

- Pit alarm environmental sounds have been added.


Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

- Gain-time checkpoints have been adjusted to prevent course cutting at the Bus Stop.


Homestead Miami Speedway

- (Oval & Indy Oval) - Chase camera sets have been updated.


Road America

- Fixed some bumps located on pit entry road.

iRacing 2020 Season 4 Patch 3

This Patch includes fixes and updates for the 2020 Season 4 Release.

Check out the Release Notes for this update below, or on our Members Forums here:
https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3771495.page



2020 Season 4 Patch 3 Release Notes [2020.10.07.02]

This Patch contains some updates and fixes for the 2020 Season 4 Release.



iRACING UI:

Create a Race

- Resolved an issue where clicking the “Back” button was not returning to the previous screen.


Teams

- A "Register" button has been added to the Registered Teams table of the Team Registration window for an event, so you can Register directly from there.

- Resolved an issue where the “Purchase” button was not being displayed when registering for a Team that has selected a car to drive that you do not own.

- You can now Spectate for any team you are a part of via the split “Register/Watch” button in both the Team Registration and Team Sessions screens. This is a different role than joining as “Crew” for your team and will not allow you to spot for your team. You should only register as this role if you want to spectate the session and not have the full functionality that being a “crew” member of the team entails.



SIMULATION:

Dirt Racing

- Dirt hardpan water content is now more uniform across the width of the track.

- Dirt hardpan water content has been customized at some tracks to alleviate slick spots that sometimes appear in the low line. These tracks include:
- - Knoxville Raceway
- - Limaland Motorsports Park
- - Volusia Speedway Park


AI Racing

- AI Vehicle parameters have been updated for the following vehicles:
- - NASCAR Cup Series Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
- - NASCAR Cup Series Ford Mustang
- - NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Camry

- AI Drivers have received additional training at the following tracks:
- - Charlotte Motor Speedway - Oval - 2018
- - Dover International Speedway


Rendering

- Fixed an issue with rendering lights, especially when there are many light sources at night tracks, that could cause a SIM crashing issue.


Visual Effects

- Smoke effects have been improved.

- Carbon fiber and metal impact effects have been improved.


Environmental Audio

- PA announcements may now be heard at the following track configurations:
- - Atlanta Motor Speedway - Road Course
- - Barber Motorsports Park
- - Circuit of the Americas
- - Homestead Miami Speedway - Road Course A
- - Homestead Miami Speedway - Road Course B
- - Road Atlanta
- - Summit Point Raceway
- - Texas Motor Speedway - Road Course
- - Virginia International Raceway
- - [Legacy] Charlotte Motor Speedway - 2008 - Road Course
- - [Legacy] Charlotte Motor Speedway - 2008 - Infield Road Course

- Some default PA announcements have been updated for non-southern USA tracks.

- Australian PA announcer may now only be heard at Australian tracks.



CARS:

BMW M8 GTE

- 2020 Season 4 Balance of Power Update: Engine power has been reduced by 1.5% throughout the rev range.


Dallara IR18

- The iRacing setups for Indianapolis Motor Speedway - IndyCar Oval, Texas Motor Speedway - Oval, and [Legacy] Texas Motor Speedway - 2009 - Oval have been updated.


Dallara P217

- Engine torque has been adjusted slightly to fix a fuel issue.


Indy Pro 2000 PM-18

- Brake bias is now adjustable in the garage during Fixed Setups Sessions.


NASCAR Cup Series Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

- The iRacing setups for Charlotte Motor Speedway - Roval and Charlotte Motor Speedway - Roval - 2018 have been updated.


NASCAR Cup Series Ford Mustang

- The iRacing setups for Charlotte Motor Speedway - Roval and Charlotte Motor Speedway - Roval - 2018 have been updated.


NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Camry

- The iRacing setups for Charlotte Motor Speedway - Roval and Charlotte Motor Speedway - Roval - 2018 have been updated.


NASCAR Gander Outdoors Chevrolet Silverado

- The iRacing setup for Phoenix Raceway has been updated.


NASCAR Gander Outdoors Ford F150

- The iRacing setup for Phoenix Raceway has been updated.


NASCAR Gander Outdoors Toyota Tundra

- The iRacing setup for Phoenix Raceway has been updated.


USF 2000

- Brake bias is now adjustable in the garage during Fixed Setups Sessions.

- The iRacing baseline setup has been updated.



TRACKS:

Crandon International Raceway

- Added a barrier on the inside of Turn 2 to prevent corner-cutting.


Virginia International Raceway

- (Grand East, Grand West, Full Course, and North) - Pit box locations for the first three pit stalls have been adjusted slightly.