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[Duke]

This Patch contains some updates and fixes for the 2021 Season 4 Release.
This Patch also includes the release of the fully updated Phoenix Raceway!

iRACING UI:
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Home Page
The Season and Week display has been moved to the right side of the page.

Licenses
Clicking on your licenses at the top-right now opens the Licenses page.

Current Series
Fixed an issue where the icon for Road Course was incorrect.

Time Attack
Resolved an issue where registering for a Time Attack Session could cause an unexpected error to occur.

SIMULATION:
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AI Racing
AI Racing is now available at Phoenix Raceway!
AI Drivers have improved their pitting skills at Rockingham Speedway.

Cameras
Fixed an issue where the focus depth decrease key-step could cause it to jump an inconsistent amount.

Spotter
Fixed a grammar issue about your gas.

CARS:
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ARCA Menards Chevrolet Impala
iRacing setups have been updated.

Dirt Sprint Car
(ALL) - Engine power and torque have been increased.
(ALL) - Tire parameters have been adjusted slightly.
(ALL) - Aerodynamic parameters have been overhauled and improved.
- - These changes resolve a pitch sensitivity issue.
- - All wing sensitivities have been adjusted to better reflect real world setups.
- - Wing angle ranges have been adjusted.
(ALL) - Opponent vehicle settings have been adjusted to reduce the visual warping that could sometimes be seen.
(ALL) iRacing setups have been updated.

NASCAR Cup Series Class Cars
Aerodynamic shifting in draft at super speedways has been reduced, especially for oversteer.
iRacing setups have been updated.

NASCAR Gander Outdoors Series Class Trucks
iRacing setups have been updated.

NASCAR Next Gen Series Class Cars
iRacing setups have been updated.

NASCAR Xfinity Series Class Cars
iRacing setups have been updated.

TRACKS:
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Daytona International Speedway
Collision parameters for the tire island have been improved.

Hickory Motor Speedway
Track checkpoints have been updated to prevent course cutting.
Penalties for course cutting have been increased.

Hungaroring Circuit
Collision parameters for the tire bundle at pit entry have been improved.
Visibility settings for brake markers have been improved based on camera distances and graphics settings.

Lanier National Speedway
Visibility settings for a variety of objects have been improved based on camera distances and graphics settings.

Oran Park Raceway
A gain-time penalty has been added for leaving the race track and using the off-track road prior to the bridge.

Phoenix Raceway
NEW AND FULLY UPDATED TRACK!
- - Phoenix Raceway has been fully updated with brand new scan data fresh from 2021!
This 2021 version completely replaces the previous 2012 version.
- - The 2012 version has been retired with this deployment - only the 2021 version is now available.
- - All users who previously owned the 2012 version have been granted ownership of the 2021 version for free!
Opened in 1964, Phoenix Raceway was built with one thing in mind: becoming the home for open-wheel racing in the western half of the United States. It quickly accomplished that, hosting IndyCar races for more than 40 consecutive years and later adding the Copper World Classic for Silver Crown and midget cars in 1977. From there, it was only a matter of time until NASCAR brought the Cup Series there for the first time in 1988; Alan Kulwicki’s first career win came in that race, and he celebrated with the reverse “Polish Victory Lap” that many drivers still utilize today. The track also hosted the first-ever NASCAR Truck Series event in 1995. Through its history, Phoenix’s one-mile oval has always been defined by its asymmetrical turns and dogleg, which was implemented in part because of the natural terrain of the area. With different progressive banking at each end of the track as well, Phoenix is often a favorite track of drivers for the challenges that they face in setting up their cars and maximizing their performance. Although its backstretch dogleg already made it one of the most unique ovals in America, the track’s latest renovation, which was completed in October 2018, made it even more unique. The start-finish line was moved between the former Turn 2 and the dogleg, fundamentally changing how drivers would approach each lap, while the former frontstretch grandstand was removed in favor of expanding seating closer to the new start-finish line. The shift also led to a reconfiguration of pit road. This layout made its NASCAR Cup Series debut in November 2018, and began hosting NASCAR’s championship weekend with the 2020 season.
Add this brand new version of Phoenix Raceway to your digital landscape from the iRacing Store here: https://members.iracing.com/membersite/ ... ?trkid=418

Sebring International Raceway
(Club) - Pit stall locations have been adjusted slightly.

South Boston Speedway
Collision parameters for pit barrels have been improved.
Visibility settings for pit barrels have been improved based on camera distances and graphics settings.

Talladega Superspeedway
Closed a gap in the Turn 2 SAFER Barrier.

Weedsport Speedway
Visibility settings for a variety of objects have been improved based on camera distances and graphics settings.

[Duke]

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[Duke]

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[Duke]

2021 Season 4 Patch 4 Release Notes [2021.11.10.03]
This Patch contains some updates and fixes for the 2021 Season 4 Release.

iRACING UI:
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AI Racing
Fixed an issue where “Disable Damage” was not working in AI Seasons.
Fixed an issue where the information bubbles shown near the top of the AI Seasons page were slightly misaligned.

League Racing
Resolved an issue when editing a future League Session where the "Starting Grid" was not loading previously gridded drivers properly when attempting to edit the existing Grid.

Search Bar
Various additional nicknames have been added as search criteria for a variety of cars and tracks.

Race Results
Fixed a bug where, when filing a protest from the Results page, drivers from the sub-session failed to populate the dropdown list.

SIMULATION:
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Telemetry
Fixed an issue where the telemetry logging for the ABS driving aid would stop if the current car was not equipped with ABS brakes.

CARS:
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Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992)
Fixed an issue where the steering animation did not correctly match the wheel lock.

[Legacy] Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (991)
Fixed an issue where the steering animation did not correctly match the wheel lock.

[Legacy] Pro Mazda
iRacing setups have been updated.

TRACKS:
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Charlotte Motor Speedway
(Roval) - - Patched a seam near Turn 4 and pit lane.

Hungaroring Circuit
Fixed an issue with the loading screen between Practice and Race.

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
(Oval and Alt Oval) - Vehicles will now load with road course tires at these track configurations.

Nürburgring Grand-Prix-Strecke
Level-of-Detail settings have been adjusted for some light poles to prevent visual popping as the camera changes distances from these objects.

Phoenix Raceway
Lightmaps have been updated.

[Duke]

Coming in the December build!

[durbster]

Funnily enough my mates and I were chatting just last week about circuits that never make it into sims, and Knockhill was one I thought of.

[Duke]

Honda and Hyundai Touring Cars Coming to iRacing for 2022 Season 1]Honda and Hyundai Touring Cars Coming to iRacing for 2022 Season 1

iRacing will add two new touring cars to the service for 2022 Season 1 with the addition of the Honda Civic Type R and Hyundai Elantra N TC. These two new vehicles will be available for purchase by all users with the coming build, and will join the Audi RS 3 LMS in various public iRacing series.
Both the Honda Civic Type R and Hyundai Elantra N TC will make their debut as part of the 13th Week Touring Car Challenge, a single-week touring car series that runs after next week’s build and will also feature the iRacing debuts of Knockhill Racing Circuit and an all-new scan of Watkins Glen International. The cars will then assume their positions in the C-class iRacing IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge and D-class Touring Car Challenge for 2022 Season 1 the following week.

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iRacing 2022 Season 1 has the green flag! This major season release adds a pair of new touring cars, the Honda Civic Type R and the Hyundai Elantra N TC, as well as the Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E Performance racing machine. The iRacing horizon has expanded to include Scotland’s Knockhill Racing Circuit, Watkins Glen International has been fully re-built with brand new 2021 scan data, and the Porsche Experience Center at the Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg is open for business with four new track configurations! iRacing also adds a new tire scuffing visual effect, and a “Ready to Race!” button to help everyone get back to the action even faster. Our AI Drivers have been busy training up on three new vehicles and NINETEEN new track configurations, and they’re ready to give you a run for the gold. Welcome to iRacing 2022 Season 1!





Season highlights include:

Honda Civic Type R
Hyundai Elantra N TC
Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E Performance
Knockhill Racing Circuit
Watkins Glen International (Fully re-scanned and re-built for 2021)
Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg - 4 New Track Configurations for the Porsche Experience Center
Tire Scuffing Visual Effect
New “Ready to Race!” Button in the Simulator
New Damage Model has been enabled on the Dirt Street Stock, Honda Civic Type R
Hyundai Elantra N TC, and the Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E Performance
AI Racing for THREE New Cars (Dallara IR18, Honda Civic Type R, Hyundai Elantra N TC)
AI Racing at NINETEEN New Track Configurations (Charlotte Motor Speedway - All 6 Non-Rallycross Road Configs, Homestead Miami Speedway - Indy Oval, Indianapolis Motor Speedway - Oval and IndyCar Oval, Knockhill Racing Circuit - All 4 Road Configs, Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway - Oval, Watkins Glen International - All 4 Configs, World Wide Technology Raceway - Oval)

Full 2022 Season 1 Release details are below.





iRACING UI:
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General
iRacing UI performance has been improved while the Simulator is busy loading.


AI Racing
Fixed an issue where the [Legacy] Ferrari 488 GT3 was restricted from being used in AI Racing due to a mismatch in the cars that are added as the default class of the vehicle.
Fixed an issue where if an AI Opponent’s preferred number was set to 64, and you did not have a preferred number set, in the Results screen, your results would be swapped with the AI Driver.


Paint Shop
Several new racing suit patterns have been added!
Several older sponsors have been replaced with new sponsors!


League Results
Resolved an issue in League Results where championship and aggregate season points were not being displayed for Open or Lone Qualifying subsessions in a League Race Session.


AI Opponent Rosters
Fixed an issue where attempting to sort AI Opponents by a column required two clicks instead of one.


Protests
Fixed an issue where selecting a violation to protest could cause an error preventing the user from moving forward in the protest process.


SIMULATION:
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Race Control
Time penalties that exceed a reasonable lap time are now administered in the form of lap penalties.
The Entries tab features a new “F” (for Flag) column between the car number and the participant name where flag icons will be shown for each team. A checkered flag, or a black flag with a white X icon (disqualified), indicate if the driver or team is finished with the current Session for any reason, such as they've actually taken the checkered flag, they've been disqualified, or if during a Qualify Session they've used the new “Ready To Race” button.
The Race Control flag icons have been updated.


Qualify Sessions
A new feature has been added that allows drivers or teams to indicate, via a “Ready To Race” button, that they or their team has finished with, or does not intend to participate in, the Qualify Session.
- - This can be used to avoid the wait for a Qualify Session's time limit to expire if everyone either finishes all their allowed laps in a lap-limited Qualify Session, or uses this button to indicate that they will not Qualify, or have finished their Qualify attempts.
- - Lap-limited Qualify Sessions embedded within scheduled iRacing events now monitor the session for on-track activity. If no connected participants are on the track and driving, and no driver is connected that has either recently finished loading into the session or is still loading, a warning message will be shown indicating that the Qualify Session will be ended early if no one starts driving. Should anyone start driving, or a driver connects to the session, the warning will be withdrawn and Qualify Session will continue.
- - In Hosted Sessions with embedded Qualify Sessions, the session host (or a designated admin) can monitor the new “F” column on the Entries tab. If they see checkered flags/disqualified black flags for everyone, and they know that no additional drivers are expected in the session, they can use the “!advance” admin command to shorten the Qualify session.


Hosted Racing
Race Admins are now allowed to enable telemetry even when it is set to be disabled for the server.


Team Racing
Fixed a rare issue where if a team member is in the Garage making changes to the team's car setup, and that user gets disconnected, the server did not fully process their disconnection. This left the team unable to drive the car until someone on the team entered the garage and claimed the ability to edit the setup.


Heat Racing
Fixed a rare Simulator crash that could occur during a session transition for a Heat event including an excess of 32 sessions.


AI Racing
AI Drivers can now race using the following additional vehicles:
- - Dallara IR18
- - Honda Civic Type R
- - Hyundai Elantra CN7
AI Drivers can now race at the following additional track configurations:
- - Charlotte Motor Speedway - Roval
- - Charlotte Motor Speedway - Roval - 2018
- - Charlotte Motor Speedway - Roval Long
- - Charlotte Motor Speedway - Legends RC Oval Long
- - Charlotte Motor Speedway - Legends RC Oval Medium
- - Charlotte Motor Speedway - Legends RC Oval Short
- - Homestead Miami Speedway - Indy Oval
- - Indianapolis Motor Speedway - Oval
- - Indianapolis Motor Speedway - IndyCar Oval
- - Knockhill Racing Circuit - International
- - Knockhill Racing Circuit - International Reverse
- - Knockhill Racing Circuit - National
- - Knockhill Racing Circuit - National Reverse
- - Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway - Oval
- - Watkins Glen International - Cup
- - Watkins Glen International - Boot
- - Watkins Glen International - Classic Boot
- - Watkins Glen International - Classic
- - World Wide Technology Raceway - Oval
AI Drivers have improved their driving skills with the following vehicles:
- - Audi RS 3 LMS
- - SCCA Spec Racer Ford
AI Drivers have improved their racing skills at the following track configurations:
- - Auto Club Speedway - Oval
- - Chicagoland Speedway
- - Hickory Motor Speedway
- - Iowa Speedway - Oval
- - Kentucky Speedway - Oval
- - Phoenix Raceway
- - Sebring International Raceway - Club
We are happy to report that most AI Drivers have graduated from the 2022 Season 1 curriculum! Those that did not were decompiled. Their grueling and expansive education included the following classes, readings, seminars, and special training:
- - The Zen of Pit Lane
- - Barney’s Master Class in Racing Flag Identification
- - Breaking the Curve: Pushing your Skill Beyond 125
- - Advanced Seminar in Gear Stacking
- - 1001 Fender Bender Simulations
- - Parade Float Navigation - Silver Class
- - Superspeedway Superstrategies
- - Professor Kaemmer’s Thermodynamics of Rubber
- - Going Green: Pro Tips for when Cautions End
- - BRAKES the Musical
- - Tactical Spacing and Lines for Oval Offensives
- - Jaime Regan’s Annotated and Illustrated Encyclopedia of Pit Entries - Updated for 2022
- - PHY-303: Aerodynamics and Drafting for Hard Surfaced Vehicles
- - Makin’ Moves ‘Round Ovals
- - Dealing with What’s Down the Road Later, and Other Procrastination Success Stories
- - The Dichotomy of Living on the High Lines and Low Lines
- - Psychology Lab 221: Detecting Hazards
- - Practical Applications from Wolfgang Kramer’s Downforce
An assortment of AI Driver behaviors have received special reprimand, and should no longer occur:
- - AI Drivers will no longer leave their pit stall after the checkered flag has been thrown.
- - AI Drivers who were limping back to the pits will no longer suddenly cut in front of other drivers.
- - AI Drivers will no longer have an incorrect fuel level during Qualify Sessions.
- - AI Drivers will no longer get lost in the digital shadow realm between session transitions and never re-materialize in the next session type. We don’t know where they went, but we hope they are safe and happy.


Test Drive
When loading into some tracks for a solo Test Drive Session, your car may now begin in a special Test Drive stall location. For some tracks, these stalls are located inside paddocks or garages, so you can drive out like the pros.
- - We have plans to expand the variety of tracks that use these new Test Drive stalls in the future.


Pit Lane
Some pit speed limits have been adjusted to 80 kph / 50 mph. This change affects the following track configurations:
- - Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari - Grand Prix
- - Autódromo José Carlos Pace - Grand Prix
- - Autodromo Nazionale Monza - Grand Prix
- - Circuit of the Americas - Grand Prix
- - Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
- - Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps - Grand Prix Pits
- - Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg - Grand Prix
- - Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg - Outer
- - Hungaroring Circuit
- - Nürburgring Grand-Prix-Strecke - Grand Prix
- - Red Bull Ring - Grand Prix
- - Silverstone Circuit - Grand Prix
- - Suzuka International Racing Course - Grand Prix


Pit Stop
Fixed an issue where engine temperatures and friction torque were not being reset until after repairs were complete, which could cause the engine to immediately blow again after repairs were done but before temperatures were reset.


New Damage Model
The mesh collision system has been updated to prevent colliding objects from stiffening up relative to their collision depth between each other. This was causing ground objects and wall objects to act more dense than intended, and could cause snagging or an excessively strong rebounding effect.
Fixed an issue where the pit crew could fail to jack-up a vehicle when using the New Damage Model.
Tires for vehicles using the new damage model should visually adjust to banked corners better.


Rendering
The maximum amount of darkness that can be applied by shadows has been adjusted.
- - This should prevent unrealistically dark shadows from overlapping shadow areas and from shadows cast at night.
Vehicle carbon fiber textures have been updated to work better with PBR shaders.
Fixed an issue where environment specular maps could sometimes not appear at night tracks.
Fixed an issue where environment specular maps carried the wrong intensity when transitioning from night to day or day to night.
Fixed an issue where jersey barriers could show flickering shadows depending on the camera angle.


Visual Effects
A tire rubber scuffing shader visual effect has been added to all cars. This effect is tracked locally across the width of the tire and will dull the “new tire” sheen through use. As tires continue to run on the track, highly cambered tires will appear rough in areas that touch the racing surface and remain shiny in areas that are raised.
Backfire ignition cut logic has been improved for a large variety of vehicles.
Tire smoke effects have been adjusted slightly.
Wing vortices may now appear when the conditions are right. This includes very high speeds and very high humidity. How long can you get them to stay?


Animation
Driver models that are using the animation blending system have been updated to ensure they display the correct model version based on camera distance whenever the camera is inside the cockpit. This change affects the following vehicles:
- - Audi R8 LMS
- - Ferrari 488 GTE
- - Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020
- - Ford GT GT2/GT3
- - Indy Pro 2000 PM-18
- - Lucas Oil Off Road Pro 2 Lite
- - Lucas Oil Off Road Pro Trucks (ALL)
- - Porsche 911 R GT3
- - Radical SR8
- - SCCA Spec Racer Ford
- - Street Stock
- - [Legacy] Dallara DW12
- - [Legacy] Ferrari 488 GT3
- - [Legacy] Indycar Dallara - 2009


Audio
The Low Frequency Emission (LFE) Effect has been updated. A more aggressive low-pass filter is now deployed to remove high frequency sounds from the game audio channel.
- - Also, a new setting has been added to the [BassShaker] section of the “app.ini” file, “freqGameLowpass_Hz=” that allows you to fine tune the low pass filter if needed. The default value is 200.
Additional variance and diversity has been added to road debris sounds.


Spotter
The spotter calls for fuel estimates have been recalculated and are dramatically improved. The spotter uses the more accurate laps remaining estimate seen in the Fuel black box.
Spotter messages for damaged and broken front and rear wings, and bent suspension have been added.
- - This is currently only enabled for all winged open-wheel cars.
New Italian spotter calls have been added for the Marco Arcidiacono spotter pack.
The Italian Renzo A. Olivieri spotter pack has been updated with additional phrases.


User Interface

The Simulator UI now allows a zoom of up to 300% to better support very high resolution displays.
In the Garage, appropriate units are now displayed in dropdown menus instead of only values.


Monitor Configuration
Preliminary support for curved monitors has been added. The FOV calculator now works for them, along with improved 3-screen support. Also a new render-per-view mode has been added which requests that a single curved screen (such as an ultrawide) be subdivided into three views, each rendered with individual projections. The new options for specifying the monitor types, selecting the 3-screen modes, and the FOV calculator have all been moved off from the main Graphics Options screen and onto a sub-dialog box accessible from that screen.


Controls

An option to use a second sequential control to go with the second throttle/brake/clutch controls has been added. This will make it easier to switch back and forth between paddle shifters and a sequential stick as well as making it easier to accommodate drivers with adaptive needs.
Fixed an issue that could cause pedals to vibrate incorrectly after a tire has been knocked off their car.


Force Feedback
The pedal and wheel rim vibration algorithms have been tweaked to better match the behavior of the Xbox controller.


Options
Fixed an issue where open wheel cars were leaving the steering wheel display screen behind when the “disable steering wheel” option was enabled.
Fixed a grammar error in the External Display Use language.


Telemetry

Variables have been added for “SessionJokerLapsRemain” and “SessionOnJokerLap” values.
New telemetry session strings, “ClubID” and “DivisionID”, have been added to match existing “ClubName” and “DivisionName” strings.


Cameras
The camera tool zoom slider is now inverted to match the behavior of the field of view slider.
Damping on camera zoom is now also disabled while editing the zoom value.


iRacing SDK
The system now properly detects and reports the current driver to the session string when watching a Replay of a multi-driver Session. Previously, only the first driver to join would be reported as being in the car.

CARS:
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Audi R8 LMS
Driver animations have been updated.


Audi RS 3 LMS
Tire compound parameters have been updated.
Aerodynamic mapping has been updated.
Vehicle weight and center-of-gravity have been adjusted slightly.
Rear toe adjustment range has been updated.
For the New Damage Model, yield limits on the nose area have been reduced in order to discourage hard bumping, and spring and damper strengths on both sides of the car have been rebalanced. Suspension droop has also been updated.
Opponent car gearing ratios have been updated to better match those of the player car.
Fixed an issue where the steering wheel was not rendering correctly when the “Show Static Steering Wheel” option was enabled.
iRacing setups have been updated.


BMW M4 GT3
Vehicle audio samples have been updated and remixed.
Driver animations have been updated.


BMW M4 GT4
Suspension components have been strengthened.


Chevrolet Corvette C6.R GT1
iRacing setups have been updated.


Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
iRacing setups have been updated.


Dallara F3
iRacing setups have been updated.


Dallara iR-01
The dashboard display has been updated so it will show the pit limiter active color even when a warning is active.
For the New Damage Model, suspension mount properties have been updated.


Dallara IR18
Tire parameters for short tracks have been updated.
Aerodynamic properties have been improved while running at large ovals.
The aeroscreen support pillar transparency is now a toggle option in the garage.
Fixed an issue with telemetry when tire compounds were switched.
iRacing setups have been updated.


Dallara P217
Fixed an issue where the driver’s head orientation could be incorrect when their car was the focus car for some cameras.


Dirt Modified
(Big Block Modified) - iRacing setups have been updated.


Dirt Sprint Car
(305) - iRacing setups have been updated.


Dirt Street Stock
The New Damage Model has been enabled for this vehicle!


Dirt UMP Modified
Carbon fiber car textures have been updated.
iRacing setups have been updated.


Ferrari 488 GTE
Carbon fiber car textures have been updated.


Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020
Carbon fiber car textures have been updated.


Ford Fiesta RS WRC
Yokohama logos have been added to the contingency decal set.


Ford GT GT2/GT3
Driver animations have been updated.


Ford Mustang FR500S
Brake bias has been moved forward slightly to increase stability.
iRacing setups have been updated.


Formula Renault 2.0
iRacing setups have been updated.


Formula Renault 3.5
iRacing setups have been updated.


Global Mazda MX-5 Cup
Updated the vehicle body panel damage mapping for improved accuracy.


Honda Civic Type R
NEW CAR!
The Honda Civic Type R is now available for purchase and use on iRacing!
- - Touring car racing remains one of the world’s most popular forms of road racing, combining approachable front-wheel drive cars with some of the most legendary circuits on the planet. The result is an aggressive, elbows-out form of road racing that proves to be just as much fun for the drivers behind the wheel as it is to watch for the fans in the seats. The Honda Civic Type R made its debut in 2018, and earned back-to-back Model of the Year awards on a global stage in 2019 and 2020. Boasting the same four-cylinder turbocharged engine as the roadgoing Civic Type R, the racing version puts out 340 horsepower. Campaigned around the world by various teams, North American fans may best recognize the Civic Type R for running the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge with teams like LA Honda World Racing and Atlanta Speedwerks.
- - Add the Honda Civic Type R to your iRacing garage from the iRacing Store, here: https://members.iracing.com/membersite/ ... ?carid=147
The New Damage Model is enabled for this vehicle!


Hyundai Elantra N TC
NEW CAR!
The Hyundai Elantra N TC is now available for purchase and use on iRacing!
- - Touring car racing remains one of the world’s most popular forms of road racing, combining approachable front-wheel drive cars with some of the most legendary circuits on the planet. The result is an aggressive, elbows-out form of road racing that proves to be just as much fun for the drivers behind the wheel as it is to watch for the fans in the seats. Introduced in September 2020, Hyundai’s Elantra N became its latest touring car offering to customer teams around the world. Succeeding the i30 and Veloster touring cars that had made their debuts in previous seasons, the Elantra improves upon Hyundai’s existing technology with a brand new two-liter, turbocharged engine that produces 350 horsepower. The car made its IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge debut in 2021, with Bryan Herta Autosport campaigning two cars.
- - Add the Hyundai Elantra N TC to your iRacing garage from the iRacing Store, here: https://members.iracing.com/membersite/ ... ?carid=146
The New Damage Model is enabled for this vehicle!


Indy Pro 2000 PM-18
Some New Damage Model parameters have been adjusted, including:
- - Chassis stiffness has been increased to reduce the tendency for cars to get stuck together.
- - Side pods and nose pieces have been stiffened.
- - Angular hinge rates have been reduced dramatically.
- - Tire tread collision properties have been adjusted.
iRacing setups have been updated.


Kia Optima
Brake bias has been moved forward slightly to increase stability.
iRacing setups have been updated.


Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO
A duplicate dive plane has been removed from the interface model of this car.
Fixed an issue where a bottom nose clip was intersecting the vehicle body.


Lotus 49
iRacing setups have been updated.


Lotus 79
Level-of-detail parameters have been adjusted so that a higher quality cockpit model will appear more often based on camera distances.
iRacing setups have been updated.


Lucas Oil Off Road Pro 2 Lite
Vehicle specs have been adjusted to better balance course cut penalty applications for this vehicle.


Lucas Oil Off Road Pro Trucks
(ALL) - Vehicle specs have been adjusted to better balance course cut penalty applications for this vehicle.


McLaren 570s GT4
Suspension components and spring dampers have been strengthened to reduce damage from curb strikes.
Fixed some mesh seams on the cockpit door panels.


McLaren MP4-12C GT3
Driver animations have been updated.


McLaren MP4-30
Tire textures have been updated.
When conditions are right, this vehicle may now generate vortices.


Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E Performance
NEW CAR!
The Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E Performance is now available for purchase and use on iRacing!
- - The Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team has been the most dominant race team in the world over much of the past decade, winning seven World Driver’s and World Constructor’s Championships in a row from 2014-2020 thanks to the combined efforts of Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg, Valtteri Bottas, and George Russell. For the 2021 season, the last before sweeping revisions to the competition formula, the team introduced the F1 W12 E Performance as its next heir to the throne. Powered by a 1.6-liter V6 hybrid capable of producing over 1,000 horsepower, the car was an evolution of the dominant W11 that had won all but four races the previous year. The W12 won with Hamilton on its debut in Bahrain and took victories in three of its first four starts, while also leading Hamilton to his milestone 100th career Grand Prix victory in a compelling Russian Grand Prix that saw rain fall in the race’s closing laps.
- - Add the Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E Performance to your iRacing garage from the iRacing Store, here: https://members.iracing.com/membersite/ ... ?carid=145
The New Damage Model is enabled for this vehicle!


Mercedes AMG GT3
Downforce has been increased slightly.
The rollbar camera has been moved.
iRacing setups have been updated.


Modified - SK
(ALL) - The driver may now choose the material type for the A-pillar of the vehicle via the garage options, either plexiglass or sheet metal.
(ALL) - Windshield reflections have been updated.
(ALL) - iRacing setups have been updated.


NASCAR 1987 Class Cars
Body panel stiffnesses have been adjusted.
iRacing setups have been updated.


NASCAR Gander Outdoors Series Class Trucks
iRacing setups have been updated.


NASCAR Next Gen Class Cars
Car numbers have been moved forward and sponsor locations have been updated to match the 2022 ruleset.
Brake master cylinder and steering gear settings should now display both english and metric units in the garage, depending on the selected units.
An average front rub block height sensor has been added to telemetry (cfridehight) to help with tuning ride heights.
Suspension pivots have been updated in order to fix a hub misalignment.
Fixed some display issues with tires at certain camera distances.
Fixed a rare issue that could occur where the rear tire changer could get stuck, and fail to progress with his work.
iRacing setups have been updated.


NASCAR Xfinity Series Class Cars
iRacing setups have been updated.


Porsche 718 GT4 Clubsport MR
Suspension components have been strengthened.


Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992)
Fixed an issue with missing steering components behind the steering wheel when the “Show Driver Arms” option is enabled.
iRacing setups have been updated.


Radical SR8
iRacing setups have been updated.


SCCA Spec Racer Ford
Tire parameters have been updated slightly.
iRacing setups have been updated.


Silver Crown
iRacing setups have been updated.


Skip Barber Formula 2000
Driver animations have been updated.
Driver “shake” animation has been tuned to better reflect the actual forces acting on the body.


Subaru WRX STI
Yokohama logos have been added to the contingency decal set.


Super Late Model
iRacing setups have been updated.


USF 2000
Some New Damage Model parameters have been adjusted, including:
- - Chassis stiffness has been increased to reduce the tendency for cars to get stuck together.
- - Side pods and nose pieces have been stiffened.
- - Angular hinge rates have been reduced dramatically.
- - Tire tread collision properties have been adjusted.


VW Beetle
Rear collision parameters have been adjusted.
Yokohama logos have been added to the contingency decal set.


[Legacy] Dallara DW12
iRacing setups have been updated.


[Legacy] Ferrari 488 GT3
Carbon fiber car textures have been updated.


[Legacy] Mazda MX-5 Cup and Roadster
Driver animations have been updated.
iRacing setups have been updated.


[Legacy] Pro Mazda
iRacing setups have been updated.


TRACKS:
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Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari
Some missing blue cones and a merge line have been added.
Painted lines for the DRS Zone have been added.
Track limits have been updated.


Autódromo José Carlos Pace
DRS Zones have been updated.
Fixed an issue with a curb rumble material.


Autodromo Nazionale Monza
DRS Zones have been updated.


Barber Motorsports Park
Some missing blue cones and a merge line have been added.


Brands Hatch Circuit
Some missing blue cones and a merge line have been added.


Cedar Lake Speedway
Flash photography may now be seen at this track.


Charlotte Motor Speedway
The starting position for Time Attack has been updated.
Some surface seams in the tunnel, near Turn 4, and in pit lane have been patched.
AI Racing is now available at the following additional configurations: Roval, Roval - 2018, Roval Long, Legends Oval, Legends RC Oval Long, Legends RC Oval Medium, and Legends RC Oval Short.


Circuit of the Americas
DRS Zones have been updated.
Some missing blue cones and a merge line have been added.
Painted lines have been added for the DRS detection zone.


Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya
Painted lines have been added for the DRS detection zone.
The starting position for Time Attack has been updated.
Adjusted the final level-of-detail (LOD) distances for some objects. These should appear sooner and disappear later.


Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Rules tab has been updated.
Track limits have been updated slightly.
DRS Zones have been updated.
Painted lines for the DRS Zone have been added.
Fixed some flickering texture issues near Turn 3.


Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
DRS Zones have been updated.
Some missing blue cones and a merge line have been added.


Daytona International Speedway
Track textures and surfaces have received a significant update and now utilize PBR shaders.
SAFER Barrier foam inserts have been added.
Some tire walls near the chicane have been nudged slightly.


The Dirt Track at Charlotte
The ground tires have been softened and should no longer behave like concrete.


Five Flags Speedway
Fixed an issue where some dynamic lights were not rendering into the light map. The ambient light intensity values have also been adjusted to build a bit more contrast.


Hickory Motor Speedway
The visual popping that can occur as a camera changes distances from some Turn 1 objects has been reduced.
Flash photography may now be seen at this track.
Some new advertisements have been placed.


Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg
A DRS deployment sign has been added for zone 1.
The starting position for Time Attack has been updated.
Some surface types for the interior areas of the track have been updated.
Some floating barriers have been grounded.


Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg - Porsche Experience Center
NEW TRACK!
- - The Porsche Experience Center (PEC) is a multi-configuration racetrack/time trial track housed within the infield of Hockenheim. It is available as a free upgrade to all current and future owners of Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg. Additional information on the real world PEC can be found here: https://www.porsche-experiencecenter-ho ... ing.de/en/
The Porsche Experience Center include four track configurations:
- - Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg - PEC - East
- - Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg - PEC - Handling
- - Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg - PEC - Outer
- - Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg - PEC - West
Add Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg, and the Porsche Experience Center, to your iRacing landscape from the iRacing Store, here: https://members.iracing.com/membersite/ ... rackid=390


Homestead Miami Speedway
AI Racing is now available at the Indy Oval configuration!


Hungaroring Circuit
DRS Zones have been updated.
The shape of the exit curbing at Turn 4 has been improved.
Race control will no longer require drivers remain in pacing order after leaving the racing surface to enter pit lane.
The starting position for Time Attack has been updated.


Indianapolis Motor Speedway
AI Racing is now available at the following additional configurations: Oval and IndyCar Oval.


Irwindale Speedway
Night lighting is now officially available at this track.
Flash photography may now be seen at this track.
(Figure Eight Jump) - Fixed an issue with the display name of this track.


Knockhill Racing Circuit
NEW TRACK!
- - Knockhill Racing Circuit is now available for purchase and use on iRacing!
Knockhill Racing Circuit includes six track configs: International, International Reverse, National, National Reverse, Rallycross, and Tri-Oval.
- - Based in Fife, Scotland, Knockhill Racing Circuit is Scotland’s premier motorsports venue. The 1.267-mile road course was formed by connecting service roads to a mineral railway that had been out of service for more than 20 years, and has been a regular host of both professional and amateur British and Scottish racing events ever since its opening in 1974. Knockhill packs a big punch in a small space, not only for its numerous track layouts, but also for being the United Kingdom’s first track to gain certification to run in both directions in the modern era in 2012. Between its International and National layouts, a half-mile tri-oval, and an interior section utilized for rallycross and supermoto racing, its utility for just about any type of racing imaginable has been proven time and again. The International layout, however, is the best known, as it’s used for top-tier events like the British Touring Car and Superbike Championships. Knockhill features nine corners and over 120 feet of elevation changes on its main layout, with lengthy straightaways both leading into and out of the final corner, known as Taylor’s hairpin. Aside from racing, demonstration runs in Formula 1 cars and driving experiences ranging from the world’s top supercars to entry-level cars for junior drivers are mainstays of the track’s annual program.
Add the Knockhill Racing Circuit to your iRacing landscape from the iRacing Store, here: https://members.iracing.com/membersite/ ... rackid=423
AI Racing is available at the following configurations: International, International Reverse, National, and National Reverse.


Long Beach Street Circuit
Track surface bumps in Turn 1 and the hairpin have been addressed.
Collision parameters for tirewalls and jersey barriers have been improved.
Curbs for the final turn have been improved.


Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
(Oval and Alt Oval) - Vehicles will now load with road course tires at these track configurations.
Some missing blue cones and a merge line have been added.


Mount Panorama Circuit
Some missing blue cones and a merge line have been added.


Mount Washington Auto Road
The “Don’t Spill the Water” Award has been suspended.


Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway
AI Racing is now available at the Oval configuration!


Nürburgring
DRS Zones have been updated.
Some missing blue cones and a merge line have been added.
A janky cone has been righted.
Fixed some flickering issues with some BMW signs.


Nürburgring Grand-Prix-Strecke
Level-of-Detail settings have been adjusted for some grandstands and poles to prevent visual popping as the camera changes distances from these objects.


Oran Park Raceway
Some missing blue cones and a merge line have been added.
Improved some bridge shadows.
Some terrain seams have been patched.


Oulton Park Circuit
Some missing blue cones and a merge line have been added.


Phillip Island Circuit
Several track bumps have been smoothed.
ARMCO barriers in pit lane have been adjusted.
Fixed an issue where some rumble strips were not behaving correctly.
Fixed an issue where some skid marks could appear extra glossy.


Phoenix Raceway
Lightmaps have been updated.
Flash photography may now be seen at this track.


Red Bull Ring
DRS Zones have been updated.
Race control will no longer require drivers remain in pacing order after leaving the racing surface to enter pit lane.
The starting position for Time Attack has been updated.


Road America
Some missing blue cones and a merge line have been added.


Sebring International Raceway
Some missing blue cones and a merge line have been added.


Silverstone Circuit
DRS Zones have been updated.
Specialized track limits have been re-enabled.
(Grand Prix) - The penalty for course cutting has been increased.
Race control will no longer require drivers remain in pacing order after leaving the racing surface to enter pit lane.
A painted line has been added for the DRS detection checkpoint.
The starting position for Time Attack has been updated.


Summit Point Raceway
(Jefferson Circuit) - The curbs at Turn 2 and Turn 4 have been adjusted.


Watkins Glen International
NEW FULLY UPDATED TRACK!
- - Watkins Glen International has been remodeled from the ground up, using current laser scan date and photo reference. This update includes all new PBR materials and graphical updates for the track and many surrounding objects.
Watkins Glen International includes four track configs: Cup, Boot, Classic Boot, and Classic.
- - Just south of Seneca Lake, amidst the rolling vineyards and woodlands in Upstate New York's Finger Lakes region, sits a shrine of American motorsport. Watkins Glen International is more than just a racetrack. It is the birthplace of post-war road racing in North America, a worthy test of some of the best drivers to ever sit in a racecar. Today, The Glen hosts the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series, as well as a six-hour crown jewel of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Sports Car Club of America professional and amateur racing, ARCA Menards Series, and a major vintage race meet. It has also been home to major concerts and other festivals. Over the years The Glen has been lengthened once and continually upgraded. Four different configurations of the track are available to iRacing members, and a lap around today's Grand Prix circuit still incorporates much of the original layout. The first turn is known as "The 90," a right-hander and a good place to pass. Then it's up toward "The Esses," a series of three fast, sweeping apexes leading onto the back straight. The cars reach their top speed here, before hard braking for the bus stop at the end of the straight. Here, the track deviates from its original circuit for "The Boot," a hammerhead-shaped up-and-downhill section of track added in 1971. Turn 9, where The Boot rejoins the original circuit, is another fairly quick lefthander, tricky because it's off camber, followed by the even quicker Turn 10, an almost flat-out left-hander. The last corner (Turn 11) is another fast right-hander that leads out onto the front straight. Racing first came to The Glen in 1948 in the form of the Watkins Glen Grand Prix, an SCCA-sanctioned event that ran on a more than six mile course over the back roads of the town. The success of that event eventually led to the construction of a permanent track, the resulting product a little more than a third in length of the original street course. In 1957, the track hosted its first race, a NASCAR Grand National Series event won by Buck Baker over Fireball Roberts. The following year, Formula Libre showed up, and, not long after that, Watkins Glen hit the big time. In 1961, Formula 1 came to the little town by the lake, bringing with it some of the most legendary names in motor sports. For the next two decades, the home of the United States Grand Prix was Watkins Glen. The early eighties saw some tough times for The Glen: F1 held its last race there in 1980, and it was closed to all but spectator-free SCCA meets for two years, but the track would recover soon enough under new ownership. In 1986, NASCAR's top series returned to The Glen, and with it, a whole new renaissance for the track began. A longtime mainstay of the iRacing track library, Watkins Glen received an all-new scan and updates in time for 2022 Season 1. All four of its previous layouts have been fully updated with new surface data and artwork, giving one of America’s most popular road courses a fresh new look on the service.
This 2021 version completely replaces the previous version.
- - The previous version has been retired with this deployment - only the 2021 version is now available.
- - All users who owned the previous version have been granted ownership of the 2021 version for free!
- - Add Watkins Glen International to your iRacing landscape from the iRacing Store, here: https://members.iracing.com/membersite/ ... trackid=56
AI Racing is now available at all track configs for this track: Cup, Boot, Classic Boot, and Classic.


WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
The pace car driver has been trained for entering the pit lane without hitting the wall.


World Wide Technology Raceway
AI Racing is now available at the Oval configuration!

[nutty]

Theres also a new podcast out which includes somone from Merc F1, Highlights from reddit are cool

Think I caught the basics.

Merc (and everything else) pending final approval

New TCRs (and update to the Audi physics)

Knockhill has 5 configs including RX (presumably the other 4 are both directions of the full and trioval).

Watkins Glen rescan is a free update for those who own it.

4 new Hockenheim configs from the Porsche Experience Center, time attack only.

Mercedes will have new damage model from the start.

Indycar AI for both road and oval.

Indianapolis AI, some other ovals

Mercedes apparently has an internal racing league where they find out the car and track right before the server opens.

Mercedes' initial interest was to help improve iR's modeling as many of their drivers are members. They felt there was some "low-hanging fruit" to be improved.

Track limit changes were apparently pushed by Merc, not wanting their drivers to have to learn different lines for their simracing hobby compared to what they would actually be using in real races.

The real car has over 30,000 channels of data they collect.

James talks about not needing the setup to be on the edge with oversteer, as that is unrealistic. Says often understeer if anything.

Bono Huis is is the go-to to find unrealistic aspects that can be exploited.

Barcelona T3 and T9 are flat, Spa Pouhon is flat.

Car is expected to be very approachable up to the last second of pace, then very difficult to find the last tenths. (Isn't that most cars though?)

Still some things Merc wants to work on with iRacing regarding F1 tires, but it's incredibly close.

W13 SERIES:

Shiny new shakedown (Merc)

TCR

Rookie Legends (kind of confused why not just fixed set legends)

Ridiculousness (Vee, Radical, HPD)

The 87 winter series will continue during W13

Tin top tussle (Multiclass superspeedway)

ID crisis (GT cars on short tracks)

Deutsche Drifters (991/992, presumably the new experience center?)

[Duke]

[Duke]

[Duke]

[nutty]

Man that Merc is FUN.

Im susprised at how easy it is to drive, like Im sure im seconds off the pace, but its just got soo much grip!

[Duke]

iRacing have deployed Hotfix 1 to their 2022 Season 1 build. While it fixes a number of issues the change most people in the sim racing community will immediately focus on is the locking down of custom templates for the new Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E Performance as well as the Williams FW31.

iRACING UI:
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Paint Shop
Custom paints and templates are now unavailable for use and download for both the Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E Performance and the Williams FW31.
– – All paint schemes for these two cars have been reset.

SIMULATION:
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AI Racing
Fixed an issue where some lower skill rating AI Drivers could sometimes fail to enter the pits on road courses entirely. They needed to rethink their “send it” strategy.

New Damage Model
The pit jack collision parameters have been adjusted, so it is far less likely for the jack to miss the ground when trying to service a vehicle and cause a car to become stuck in the pits since the tire change can’t be completed.

Monitor Configuration
Fix issue where the Monitor Setup screen would exit immediately when watching a saved replay.

CARS:
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Audi RS 3 LMS
The jack placement location for pit stops has been improved.

Dallara IR18
The reflection and specular properties of the transparent halo have been adjusted to match the improvements seen in the Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E Performance.

Ford Fiesta RS WRC
iRacing setups have been updated.

Honda Civic Type R
Fixed an issue where a reflectivity artifact could cause the windshield’s upper and lower halves to render differently.
The jack placement location for pit stops has been improved.

Hyundai Elantra N TC
Steering ratio may now be adjusted in Fixed Setup events.
Rotor glow texture has been added.
The jack placement location for pit stops has been improved.

Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E Performance
Custom car paints, decals, and specular maps have been disabled for this vehicle.
– – The current paint pattern for all customers has been reset.
Fixed an issue where drivers could get stuck using the “Attack” deployment mode in Fixed Setup events.
– – An issue remains where the dashboard displays that you are in “Attack” mode, but are actually in “Balanced” mode.
Fixed an issue with the display of the deployment mode order on the dashboard.

NASCAR 1987 Class Cars
Fixed an issue where users could get stuck in their pit stalls when attempting to make a spring adjustment using a mapped control option. This adjustment is not allowed.

Subaru WRX STI
iRacing setups have been updated.

VW Beetle
iRacing setups have been updated.

VW Beetle Lite
iRacing setups have been updated.

Williams FW31
Custom car paints, decals, and specular maps have been disabled for this vehicle.
– – The current paint pattern for all customers has been reset.

TRACKS:
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Daytona International Speedway
Some floating SAFER foam in Turn 1 has been tied down.
The Lake Lloyd water shader has been updated.
Some wall logos have been updated.

Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Rallycross) – Resolved an issue with some mysterious slowdowns on the dirt section exit and added a tire bundle.
Terrain details layer has been updated.

Nürburgring
Some new AMG advertisements have been added.

Snetterton Circuit
Loading screen track config maps have been updated.

Watkins Glen International
Smoothed a brutal bump in the center of the second-to-last turn.
(Classic) – Track rules have been updated.
Race marshal platforms have been updated.
Fixed an issue where a wall was penetrating the terrain at the esses.

[Duke]

2022 Season 1 Hotfix 2 Release Notes [2021.12.13.01]

iRACING UI:
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Paint Shop
The Global SimRacing Channel sponsor logo has been updated.

SIMULATION:
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Physics
Fixed an issue where some complex physics data could exceed the allotted parameters, causing the Simulator to crash-to-desktop for users in heavily populated sessions, especially during full-field-style crashes using the New Damage Model.

AI Racing
AI Drivers have improved their racing skills with the Touring Car Class Cars.

Track Info
Fixed an issue where the Track Conditions information on the Info tab in the Simulator had disappeared.

Replays
Fixed an issue where older Replays with an animated pit crew would crash the Simulator.

CARS:
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Dallara IR18
iRacing setups have been updated.

Global Mazda MX-5 Cup
Vehicle audio has been improved for startup blip and backfires.

Honda Civic Type R
Engine cooling has been updated.
iRacing setups have been updated.

Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E Performance
Fixed a variety of issues with the starting state of the power unit, including:
- - Not starting Sessions in “Attack” mode when it was selected.
- - Starting a Race Session with either Qualifying modes selected resulted in the “Balanced” mode being selected.
- - Starting a Qualifying Session with any of the Race modes selected resulted in a random Qualifying mode being selected.
The downforce reduction for damaged wings has been increased slightly.
Steering wheel lights have had their RPM adjusted to more closely align with the Simulator rev lights.
Fixed an issue where the colors of opponent car tires could flicker.
iRacing setups have been updated.

NASCAR Next Gen Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
Fixed an issue where the nose number stamp was not being stamped correctly.

NASCAR Next Gen Class Cars
The front ride height sensors have been moved to the forward rub blocks location instead of the middle rub blocks location. This should allow for tuning ride heights more effectively.

Touring Car Class Cars
For the Touring Cars Class, garage options have been standardized for fixed setup races, and all sprint setups have been updated to use the optimal launch RPM for each car.

TRACKS:
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Lanier National Speedway
Patched a terrain seam at the base of the Start/Finish booth.

[Duke]

iRacing Acquires Orontes Games – Developer of Racing Game DRAG and Proprietary Game Engine
iRacing Expands Portfolio and Enhances Development Capabilities

Chelmsford, MA – December 22, 2021 – iRacing and Orontes Games announced the acquisition today. Founded by Christian and Thorsten Folkers in 2016, Orontes Games released an Early Access version of their game DRAG in 2020, on the digital game distribution site Steam. Built upon their proprietary game engine, this online racing game features high fidelity next-generation graphics and advanced vehicle physics.

With lead developers Christian Folkers and Thorsten Folkers joining the iRacing team, iRacing adds even more depth to its overall team. Both Christian and Thorsten will continue to work on their game engine, develop additional games, as well as bring their expertise and technology to iRacing. iRacing will also be helping the Folkers, who are based in Germany, build a larger technology team.

“We have been on the lookout for opportunities to strategically expand our capabilities and reach. With the release of DRAG, we saw a team with tremendous potential to help. From our first conversations we have been extremely impressed with Christian and Thorsten”, said Tony Gardner, president of iRacing. “They are extremely creative and highly skilled developers, and we are excited to have them join our talented team here at iRacing. Their addition will allow us to further enhance iRacing and position us to potentially expand our offerings in the future.”

“We are extremely excited to be joining iRacing – the proven leader in the simulated racing space”, added Christian Folkers. “iRacing and Orontes Games share many of the same development philosophies so this is a natural fit for both of us. We remain passionate about DRAG and plan to continue development and we look forward to working with the entire iRacing team as we push the company to the next level.”

Over the past two years, iRacing has increased its headcount significantly allowing for quicker and broader development of their product, also called iRacing – for both content and features. Gardner continued, “Our existing team will stay 100% focused on making iRacing an even better racing simulation/game, in fact, we are looking to add even more resources focused on the iRacing product. However, having a larger team to take advantage of business synergies, technologies, shared assets and skills will make the products better and the overall company stronger. This acquisition further demonstrates our commitment to keeping iRacing the leading motorsport software company on the market.”

[nutty]

Interesting acquisition, sounds like more of a talent acquisition vs a engine/game perspective.. I personally hadn't even heard of DRAG.

[Duke]

And now another aquisition of Monster Games!!!

iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations announced today the acquisition of Monster Games, Inc. The Minnesota-based game development studio has a long history of racing game development, including the NASCAR Heat franchise and more recently Tony Stewart’s Sprint Car Racing game. The acquisition will bring another level of expertise under the iRacing roof, and further the company’s ability to bring the highest quality racing games to the broader market, including the console space.

This acquisition along with the previously announced Orontes Games purchase are standalone development studios and projects. The iRacing development team will remain 100% focused on continuing to develop the core product, iRacing. The iRacing platform is regarded as the most realistic and leading PC-based racing simulation on the market and features multiple forms of racing including – NASCAR, Dirt Oval, sports cars, open-wheel single-seaters, prototypes, off-road trucks and rallycross. In addition to its laser scanned tracks and officially licensed vehicles, iRacing provides a one-stop shop for sim racers and race gamers – fostering a racing community with official races, multiple racing licenses and matchmaking, private leagues and more.

President and owner of MGI, Rich Garcia, will join the iRacing development team and be reunited with iRacing CEO & CTO Dave Kaemmer, who worked together at Kaemmer’s former company, Papyrus Racing Games, where Garcia was instrumental in the early years of Papyrus in building the foundation for what iRacing has become today.

Garcia and his team will continue development on their currently unannounced project, with the aim to release the title later in 2022. Follow-up titles from MGI will be developed using technology and content from the shared resources of all three development studios – iRacing announced last month the acquisition of Orontes Games, see announcement here.

“We are really pleased to be able to share this news, it’s been in the works for some time now,” said iRacing president Tony Gardner. “Rich and his team are a proven studio with unique skills that will really add to our already fantastic team here at iRacing. We’ll be able to add a lot to MGI’s products as well in the long run, to include assets, graphics, technologies and physics. We see a tremendous amount of synergies that we can take advantage of between the studios,” Gardner continued. “That being said, our core strategy, values and culture will remain intact – to build the most realistic and best racing games possible.”

“Rich and I worked together for many years at Papyrus, with great success,” added Kaemmer. “We are at a point as a company that we are comfortable building out these two new teams to explore the broader racing game market to ultimately funnel serious sim racers to our flagship product iRacing on the PC. Rich and the Monster team will be an important part of that strategy as we use our code and experience to bring their games to another level. I am very excited to be working with Rich again, as well as the extremely talented team at Monster Games.”

“I’m really excited for the future of Monster Games and iRacing,” said Garcia. “To be working with my longtime friend and colleague Dave once again is awesome. Our studios will really complement each other’s and I fully expect to see positive impacts on both products. To now have tools and resources, and quite frankly time, to build these games and to do it with the leading racing simulation company in the marketplace is beyond exciting for me. I can’t wait to get started!”

Just as with the recently announced acquisition of Orontes Games by iRacing, combining forces with Monster Games enhances iRacing capabilities and will allow iRacing to grow further in the racing and gaming spaces. The core product, iRacing, will benefit in both the short and long term and remains the focus.

We look forward to sharing more information on the direction of these studios and the products they will work on in the coming year.

[Duke]

Daytona will be updated with tomorrow's patch!

detailed 3d fencing
fully upgraded track textures
current spec curb placements

[nutty]

Sweet! Just in time for the 24

[Duke]

2022 Season 1 Patch 1 Release Notes [2022.01.10.03]
This Patch contains some updates and fixes for 2022 Season 1.

iRACING UI:
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Home Page
Fixed an issue where the date display on the Home Page was a temporal anomaly from 2022 Season 4!

Up Next
Fixed an issue where the Up Next page was not updating the list of Sessions over time.

Tracks
Fixed an issue where some pit lane speed limits were missing from Knockhill Racing Circuit and Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg - Porsche Experience Center.

Leagues
Processing of league session data has been optimized to reduce overhead on both client and server. No functional changes.

Filters
Some additional search filters have been added for the Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E Performance.

Retired Content
Updated how content which is [Retired] is displayed in the iRacing Interface.

Documentation
A new Paint Policy document was added on 2021/12/15.
The Broadcast Policy document was updated on 2021/12/15.

SIMULATION:
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iRacing Live
The iRacing Live companion website is now available! https://iracing.com/live
- - Watch the biggest live broadcast events found across all of iRacing right here.
- - Never miss your favorite content. Browse upcoming broadcasts for all types of racing from our broadcast partners.
- - Search for upcoming or past events or broadcast partners based on keywords.
- - Missed an event or want to re-watch a broadcast? Go back in time up to 6 months and view previous broadcast events.

Loading
Fixed an issue where some sound scripts were hiccupping during track loading, which could cause some significant delays around the 75% loaded mark.

Race Control
Race Control has been adjusted to consider crossing any pit lane checkpoints as “pitting” for the purposes of any strict scoring events, such as Qualifying or Time Attack. This prevents users from using any areas of pit lane to illegally shorten their lap times.

Penalties
Fixed a bug that was preventing "clear penalty" events from being saved to the database, for display in the Session Events pop-up on the Members website's Results pages. Please note that penalties were properly being cleared, they were just not being logged to the database for later reference.

AI Racing
In preparation for our upcoming events, the AI Drivers have improved their racing skills at Daytona International Speedway.

Audio
The default audio device has been set to XAudio2 (for fresh app.ini files).

Spotter
Fixed an issue where your spotter incorrectly informs you about low fuel.
Some improvements have been made to some of the Aussie spotter calls.

Fuel Data
Fuel consumption data for predictions is now discarded for imperfect laps including: black flags, pitting, resets, loss of control, towing, or if the race is over.

Driver Display Name
For vehicles that display the driver name anywhere on the vehicle, this value is now directly derived from the values a customer inputs as their First Name and Last Name when signing up for iRacing.
- - If your name is not appearing correctly as an existing member, please contact Customer Service to have it adjusted manually.

CARS:
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ARCA Menards Chevrolet Impala
Fixed an issue with the hide steering wheel option for this vehicle.

Audi R8 LMS
Michelin branded tires are now equipped to this vehicle whenever it is running an IMSA series event.
IMSA series badging will now be displayed on this vehicle whenever it is running an IMSA series event.

Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTE
Fixed an issue where some headlight pieces were missing in the interface model of this vehicle.

Dallara iR-01
Fixed an issue where opponent cars could sometimes appear to start the Race using a different tire compound than the one they Qualified with.

Dallara IR18
Fixed an issue where opponent cars could sometimes appear to start the Race using a different tire compound than the one they Qualified with.
Fixed an issue where the driver’s hands would shift erratically on the steering wheel for some body types.

Global Mazda MX-5 Cup
All in-car vehicle engine audio has been updated.
Vehicle audio for tires rolling on asphalt have been improved.
Wind audio levels have been rebalanced.

Honda Civic Type R
Engine cooling has been updated.
A new shock package has been added to address issues with bouncing due to large curb strikes.
Fixed an issue where all opponent cars had active mirror portals, which was causing a severe hit to FPS.
Fixed a display issue with windshield digits.
iRacing setups have been updated.

Hyundai Elantra N TC
The IMSA number board and windshield numbers have returned to the default vehicle paint pattern.
Windshield digits have been improved and adjusted to prevent them from flickering with the windshield.
Fixed an issue where an extra tab was appearing in the garage.
Fixed an issue with the hide steering wheel option for this vehicle.

Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO
Fixed an issue where some dashboard knobs would disappear when some black box settings were adjusted.

McLaren MP4-12C GT3
Michelin branded tires are now equipped to this vehicle whenever it is running an IMSA series event.
IMSA series badging will now be displayed on this vehicle whenever it is running an IMSA series event.

Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E Performance
Paint pattern 12 has been updated.
Fixed an issue where opponent cars could appear to have dirty tires, or could appear to be using a different tire compound than that which they Qualified with, at the start of a Race.
Fixed an issue where shift lights were not working when the controls pop-up screens were active.
iRacing setups have been updated.

Mercedes-AMG GT3
Michelin branded tires are now equipped to this vehicle whenever it is running an IMSA series event.
IMSA series badging will now be displayed on this vehicle whenever it is running an IMSA series event.

Modified - SK
(ALL) - The pillar appearance is now editable when a Fixed Setup is in use.

NASCAR Cup Series Class Cars
The speed reduction from draft drag has been increased slightly.

NASCAR Gander Outdoors Class Trucks
iRacing setups have been updated.

NASCAR Next Gen Class Cars
Fixed an issue where the rear tire changer could get stuck in a looping animation when he missed a signal from the jack-man.
iRacing setups have been updated.

NASCAR Next Gen Ford Mustang
Fixed an issue with some visual artifacts appearing in the side windows.

NASCAR Xfinity Class Cars
iRacing setups have been updated.

Porsche 911 R GT3
Rev limiter and ignition cut backfire sounds have been improved.

Porsche 919
In-car engine and hybrid sounds have been improved.

Skip Barber Formula 2000
Fixed an issue where the driver’s arm could occasionally clip through the tube framing of the vehicle.

Touring Class Cars
Pit stop tire changer timing variance has been reduced.
Fixed a pit stop issue where a rear tire could become hidden.

VW Beetle
Fixed an issue with the orientation of the roof car number.

VW Jetta TDI Cup
Suspension strength and stiffness has been increased for generally better vehicle damage performance.

[Legacy] Dallara DW12
The driver for this vehicle is now utilizing the correct legacy helmet type.

[Legacy] Indycar Dallara - 2009
The driver for this vehicle is now utilizing the correct legacy helmet type.

TRACKS:
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Chili Bowl
Some extra dark flags have been brightened.

Daytona International Speedway
A variety of track surfaces and features have been updated utilizing our latest 2021 laser scan data, including the following:
- - The Bus Stop curbing has been updated.
- - The Bus Stop gain-time checkpoints have been updated.
- - A white dashed line has been added in the merge area leading onto the oval off of Turn 2.
- - Turn 5 curbs have been updated.
- - Pit road surface has been updated.
(Oval) - Starting grid size has been expanded to 60.
A large variety of track fencing has been updated to utilize 3D objects.
- - This should improve both photorealism and collision parameters.
Some previously missing sections of fencing have been added.
A variety of grass textures have been updated.
Some environment object properties and track-side decal properties have been updated and fixed.
Some rogue floating environmental objects have been grounded.
Fixed an issue where crowd members could show through the flag booth caution lights.

Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg
Several minor track issues have been fixed.
Fixed an issue where a rumble strip area was improperly handing out 1X penalties.

Knockhill Racing Circuit
Several floating buildings have been grounded.

Phoenix Raceway
Some terrain seams have been patched.
Some floating light poles have been grounded.

Silverstone Circuit
(Grand Prix) - The penalty for course cutting the arena has been increased.

Watkins Glen International
Fixed an issue where the dynamic track system was not working properly at this track. Normal behaviors for rubber, dust, marbles, debris, and heat have returned.
The track surface bump map has been re-generated.
Some waves near the curb in the boot section have been smoothed.
A variety of environment objects have had their textures updated.
The track loading screen has been updated.
Fixed an issue with some walls at the Boot.
Fixed an issue where some caution lights were not working correctly.

[Legacy] Pocono Raceway - 2009
Several minor track issues have been fixed.

[Duke]

2022 Season 1 Patch 1 Hotfix 1 Release Notes [2022.01.12.02]
This Hotfix contains some fixes and updates for 2022 Season 1 Patch 1.

SIMULATION:
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Tires
Fixed an issue where grass, dirt, and other debris could appear to be carried over from a previous Session into the start of the next Session, even though fresh tires were in use.

CARS:
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Audi R8 LMS
Fixed an issue with the IMSA position panel where the ones-place and the tens-place digits were reversed.
Fixed an issue where the lower fog lights were locked into IMSA colors.
Fixed an issue with the tire rims textures.

GT4 Class Cars
Spring damper yield and break limits have been rebalanced within the GT4 Class.

Hyundai Elantra N TC
Fixed an issue where the spring/damper strength for this vehicle was significantly lower when compared to the other Touring Class Cars.

McLaren MP4-12C GT3
Fixed an issue with the IMSA position panel where the ones-place and the tens-place digits were reversed.

Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E Performance
Fine brake bias has been limited to +/-1%.
- - Fine brake bias is now adjustable in the garage.
- - Dynamic brake bias is now visible on-screen while in the car.

Mercedes-AMG GT3
Fixed an issue with the IMSA position panel where the ones-place and the tens-place digits were reversed.
Fixed an issue with the tire rims textures.

TRACKS:
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Daytona International Speedway
Fixed an issue where the back-straight curb had an invisible and devastating extra bump.
A particularly nasty bump at pit exit has been ironed-out.
Fixed an issue where some track-side decals were missing their specular and normal maps.
A variety of terrain and track seams have been patched up.

[Duke]

iRacing will add to what is already an industry-leading lineup of officially licensed dirt tracks with multiple content releases over the course of 2022. The first scheduled release will add Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55, a mainstay of the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Sprint Car and Late Model Series, to the service in the spring, with additional tracks coming in future builds.

Home of the Ironman 55, a 55-lap feature for the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars staged every August, Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 is a third-mile high-banked dirt oval located in Pevely, Missouri. The track will host additional World of Outlaws events for sprint cars on April 15-16 and the late models, Xtreme Outlaw sprint cars, and DIRTcar Summer Nationals on June 24-25.

Following Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55, dirt tracks coming to iRacing later in 2022 include Wheatland, Missouri’s Lucas Oil Speedway and Pennsylvania’s Port Royal Speedway. Announcements on multiple additional dirt ovals set to join iRacing will be made in the coming months. Alongside the upcoming dirt oval releases, Lucas Oil Speedway’s off-road track will also join the iRacing service in a future build.

[Duke]