iRacing Chat

[Scottie]

I was worried about that, given the PC does OK with what detail I'm used to, but future games might have made this thing struggle.
Thank Sarsi, I think 9 years from a PC is half decent for what I do and have done with it. I'll lay some groundwork for more future proofing

[Duke]

2020 Season 2 Patch 1 - Release Notes

iRACING BETA INTERFACE (02.03.28):
Spotting
- All instances of the Spot button have been updated for function consistency.

AI Racing
- AI Opponent Rosters may now be sorted.
- The process for handling invalid AI Opponent Roster data has been improved.
- - Valid AI Opponent Rosters are now displayed even when invalid AI Opponent Rosters are also present.
- The process for copying AI Opponent Rosters has been improved.
- The toggle for disabling car decals and numbers is now available when setting up AI Races.

SIMULATION:
Dirt Racing
- Fixed an issue where drivers during Dirt events were not using the proper helmets or visor tear offs.
- - The Dirt Racing quartermaster has been demoted for this error.

AI Racing
- AI Racing has been unlocked on the following track configurations:
- - Watkins Glen International - Boot
- AI Drivers have completed training downloads on the following subjects:
- - Managing pit lane speeds.
- - Entering and exiting pit lane.
- - Shifting gears with the Audi RS 3 LMS.
- - Using the appropriate gear ratios for the Dallara F3 at superspeedways.
- AI Drivers have received additional training at the following track configurations:
- - Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya
- - Watkins Glen International - Cup
- AI Vehicles now appropriately deposit and tear rubber from the track surface.

New Damage Model
- Visual scrape effects have been updated.
- Opponent cars' wheels should now better detect track bumps and curbing and appropriately make contact if a collision is detected.
- - This change also fixes an issue where opponent cars were snagging body work and/or breaking wheels on the curbing when they should not have been.
- Cars utilizing the New Damage Model should now correctly ignore car and car part collisions while they are in the pits.
- Fixed an issue that could result in car parts intersecting incorrectly.

Pace Car
- The default Pace Car is now the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car (991).
- - The Ruf RT 12R is no longer available for use as a Pace Car.

Rendering
- Fixed an issue where the environment mapping was upside down during night events when the shader level was set to "Ultra".

Dynamic Level of Detail System
- The default Dynamic Level of Detail (LOD) settings have been adjusted from "+/- max" to "-only".
- - This is because increasing LODs, when already over the target rate, may interfere with frame rate on VR and VSYNC devices if the target FPS is not adjusted properly by the user. This "-only" setting is much safer as a default value.

Bass Shaker
- The bass shaker will now only buzz when the pit speed limiter is actually limiting your engines rpm.
- The bass shaker will now use engine redline rather than shift rpm if the car is not equipped with a rev limiter for rev limiter effects.
- Internal cache size is now limited to prevent latency greater than 50 milliseconds.

Peripherals
- Support has been added for vibrating motors in XInput devices (XBox controllers).
- - You can disable this by either turning off all vibrations in the Simulator via the "vibrate pedals" checkbox in the Options Menu, or, to only disable vibrations for XInput devices, adjust the [Force Feedback] joyEnableVibrateXInputWithPedal=1 parameter in the "app.ini" file.
- Fixed an issue that caused Fanatec pedal vibrations to be delayed.
- Fixed an issue that caused Fanatec pedals to not vibrate if the shift indicator on the wheel was disabled.
- Fixed an issue that could cause a steering wheel's shift indicator to stop functioning.
- - After this change, you may still need to manually enable the wheel display in the Options tab.

Clubs
- A brand new Club, "Club Africa/South Africa" has been created.
- - All Members on the African continent have been moved to this Club and have been assigned to this Club in the members forums. These Members have been put in this new Club for the start of 2020 Season 2. All Members of this Club were previously in the International Club.
- - New artwork is available for use for this club in the paint shop.

CARS:
Audi R18
- A series of tire adjustments, including:
- - Tire warmer target temperature has been increased.
- - Rolling drag has been reduced.
- - Tire wear rate has been increased.

Audi R8 LMS GT3
- Allowable camber ranges have been adjusted to between -5 and +1 degrees for the front, and between -4.5 and +1 degrees for the rear.
- Tire wear rate has been increased to discourage double or triple stinting tires.
- Balance of Power Adjustment for 2020 Season 2: Fuel consumption rate has been reduced by 2.5%.

Audi RS 3 LMS
- Fuel economy has been adjusted.
- Brakelight bloom has been adjusted.

BMW M8 GTE
- Allowable camber ranges have been adjusted to between -5 and +1 degrees for the front, and between -4.5 and +1 degrees for the rear.
- Tire wear rate has been increased to discourage double and triple stinting tires.

BMW Z4 GT3
- Allowable camber ranges have been adjusted to between -5 and +1 degrees for the front, and between -4.5 and +1 degrees for the rear.
- Tire wear rate has been increased to discourage double or triple stinting tires.

Chevrolet Corvette C7 Daytona Prototype
- Aggression of the traction control has been adjusted.
- Drive-train spring/damper has been adjusted.
- A series of tire adjustments, including:
- - Tire warmer target temperature has been increased.
- - Rolling drag has been reduced.
- - Tire wear rate has been increased.
- Rear ride heights are now limited.
- Season setups have been added.

Dallara IR18
- Season setups have been updated.

Ferrari 488 GT3
- Allowable camber ranges have been adjusted to between -5 and +1 degrees for the front, and between -4.5 and +1 degrees for the rear.
- Tire wear rate has been increased to discourage double or triple stinting tires.
- Balance of Power Adjustment for 2020 Season 2: Fuel consumption rate has been increased by 6.0%.

Ferrari 488 GTE
- Allowable camber ranges have been adjusted to between -5 and +1 degrees for the front, and between -4.5 and +1 degrees for the rear.
- Tire wear rate has been increased to discourage double and triple stinting tires.

Ford GT - 2017
- Allowable camber ranges have been adjusted to between -5 and +1 degrees for the front, and between -4.5 and +1 degrees for the rear.
- Tire wear rate has been increased to discourage double and triple stinting tires.

Ford GT GT3
- Allowable camber ranges have been adjusted to between -5 and +1 degrees for the front, and between -4.5 and +1 degrees for the rear.
- Tire wear rate has been increased to discourage double or triple stinting tires.

HPD ARX-01c
- Aggression of the traction control has been adjusted.
- A series of tire adjustments, including:
- - Tire warmer target temperature has been increased.
- - Rolling drag has been reduced.
- - Tire wear rate has been increased.

Lotus 79
- Tire compound has been adjusted.
- Season setups have been updated.

McLaren MP4-12C GT3
- Allowable camber ranges have been adjusted to between -5 and +1 degrees for the front, and between -4.5 and +1 degrees for the rear.
- Tire wear rate has been increased to discourage double or triple stinting tires.
- Baseline setup has been updated.

Mercedes-AMG GT3
- Allowable camber ranges have been adjusted to between -5 and +1 degrees for the front, and between -4.5 and +1 degrees for the rear.
- Tire wear rate has been increased to discourage double or triple stinting tires.

NASCAR Cup Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
- Level of Detail (LOD) settings have been improved.
- Season setups have been updated.

NASCAR Cup Ford Mustang
- Level of Detail (LOD) settings have been improved.
- Season setups have been updated.

NASCAR Cup Toyota Camry
- Level of Detail (LOD) settings have been improved.
- Season setups have been updated.

NASCAR Gander Outdoors Chevrolet Silverado
- Ty Majeski's paint scheme is now available as a fixed paint scheme!
- - This paint scheme is now available as Paint Pattern #2; the original Paint Pattern #2 has been moved to Paint Pattern #25.

NASCAR K&N Pro Chevrolet Impala
- Removed an orphaned Peak logo from the specular map of the windows texture.

NASCAR Truck Series Chevrolet Silverado - 2013
- Season setups have been updated.

Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR
- Tire compound has been adjusted.
- - Tires should heat up faster and reach peak operating conditions faster.
- For pit stops, tires may now be changed while refueling, rather than waiting until after refueling is finished.
- For the New Damage Model, greatly increased the lateral strength of wheel mounts to avoid collapsing wheels when sliding sideways, especially over grass.
- For the New Damage Model, side mirrors and wheel mounts durability has been increased.
- Fixed several dashboard issues, including:
- - A malfunctioning lap counter.
- - The low fuel lamp now illuminate at 7L or less.
- - The ABS lamp now illuminates correctly when active.
- - The Traction Control lamp now illuminates correctly when active.
- - Fixed an issue with the oil pressure label.
- Level of Detail settings for brakelights have been adjusted slightly.
- Engine sound levels for cameras located inside the car have been improved.
- Garage tooltips have been updated.

Porsche 911 RSR
- Allowable camber ranges have been adjusted to between -5 and +1 degrees for the front, and between -4.5 and +1 degrees for the rear.
- Tire wear rate has been increased to discourage double and triple stinting tires.
- Balance of Power Adjustment for 2020 Season 2: Fuel consumption rate has been increased by 2.25%.

Porsche 919 Hybrid
- A series of tire adjustments, including:
- - Tire warmer target temperature has been increased.
- - Rolling drag has been reduced.
- - Tire wear rate has been increased.

Ruf RT 12R
- (Track) - Allowable camber ranges have been adjusted to between -5 and +1 degrees for the front, and between -4.5 and +1 degrees for the rear.
- (Track) - Tire wear rate has been increased to discourage double or triple stinting tires.

Street Stock
- Season setups have been updated.

[Archive] Riley MkXX Daytona Prototype
- A series of tire adjustments, including:
- - Tire warmer target temperature has been increased.
- - Rolling drag has been reduced.
- - Tire wear rate has been increased.
- Rear ride height limits have been reduced.

TRACKS:
Atlanta Motor Speedway
- Loading screen image has been updated.

Auto Club Speedway
- Intensity of glass reflections have been reduced.

Charlotte Motor Speedway
- (Roval and Roval - 2018) - Fixed an issue where the curbs at this track could launch cars that were using the New Damage Model into the air.
- Intensity of glass reflections have been reduced.

Chicagoland Speedway
- Intensity of glass reflections have been reduced.

Darlington Raceway
- Intensity of glass reflections have been reduced.

Daytona International Speedway
- Intensity of glass reflections have been reduced.

Dover International Speedway
- Intensity of glass reflections have been reduced.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway
- Intensity of glass reflections have been reduced.

ISM Raceway
- (Oval w/open Dogleg) - Flagman is no longer petrified.

Lånkebanen (Hell RX)
- Gain/time checkpoints have been adjusted for the entry of the final turn.

Martinsville Speedway
- Loading screen image has been updated.

Richmond Raceway
- Intensity of glass reflections have been reduced.

Texas Motor Speedway
- Patched a hole in the safer barrier along the inside backstretch.

Virginia International Raceway
- Removed a rogue wall section.

[NeilPearson]

scottie you will wanna upgrade. I just went from a 3770k (oc to 4.6) with a 2070, to a i79700k both with with the 2070 and it was night and day. the gfx did help a little with, but with the 9700k its so much smoother.

Nvidia have a new gen of cards coming out sooooooonish (rumoured june) that are supposed to be cheaper and faster. so might wanna wait for that if you can

[Scottie]

Yeah will give everything a little more time now, Thanks Neil!

I guess it's the downside of future-proofing a PC... when you don't have to upgrade for ages, and then you do need to update, may as well go brand new all over again.

[Duke]

iRacing deployed the first Hotfix to address some issues and apply some adjustments for the 2020 Season 2 Patch 1 Release.

Changelog:
Simulator:
Rendering
Reduced sparkling effects from lights at night.

Broadcast Mode
Fixed an issue where headlights could have a ghostly bloom appearance in broadcast mode.
Fixed an issue with shadows at night while in broadcast mode.
Fixed an issue where low-resolution particles and post-processing effects were freeing and recreating render targets every frame when split-screen broadcast mode is enabled. This may have been impacting performance speed.

Cars:
HPD ARX-01c
Baseline setup has been updated.

NASCAR Cup Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
Aerodynamics while in traffic has been adjusted.

NASCAR Cup Ford Mustang
Aerodynamics while in traffic has been adjusted.

NASCAR Cup Toyota Camry
Aerodynamics while in traffic has been adjusted.

Tracks:
Lånkebanen (Hell RX)
Improved normal (bump) map for gravel area edges.

[Sarsippius]

I did 6hrs all up at Sebring last weekend in the RSR, with a DD1 and such a bumpy track you get a bit of a workout and I'm only at about 1/3rd of the base's output. The pecs and arm muscles were a bit sore the following day. One combo that's a completely different experience with a DD wheel is the Indycar at Detroit, I love it but you can't overpower the forces like a regular wheel so you just gotta roll with it

[NeilPearson]

Wow thats good effort! need to hit the gym.. for sim racing!

[Sarsippius]

Yeah either that or race more so you don't have to hit the gym

[Duke]

iRacing.com continues to update its various car models to represent their real-life counterparts as good as possible.
The Indycar Aeroscreen is a combination of a “Halo”-like structure used by Formula One with the added safety benefit of a canopy-like windshield, which should better protect the driver during a crash. While the real-world Indycar races are postponed, the Aeroscreen cockpit protection has already arrived on iRacing’s virtual version of the IndyCar Dallara.

[Duke]

[quote2020 Season 2 Patch 2 - Release Notes [2020.03.26.01]
This Patch includes fixes and updates for the 2020 Season 2 Season Release.

CHANGE LOGS:
iRACING BETA INTERFACE - (03.04.03)
Go Racing
- Performance and response times for the entire Go Racing section of the iRacing BETA Interface has been improved!
- For Team Official Series, additional information has been added to the Series window.
- Non-Private League Hosted Sessions are now available for users to Spectate in the User-Created Races section of the Interface.
- Fixed an issue with sorting items for Official Series.

AI Racing
- Fixed an issue when using "All Cars in Single Class" AI Opponent Rosters where users were not being included in the same car class as the AI Drivers if the user had run a previous AI Race using a "Use Car Classes" AI Opponent Roster.

Teams
- The default minimum and maximum Driver counts for Team User-Created Races has been set to two and eight respectively.
- Team application banners will now only be shown if the Team is recruiting.
- Fixed an issue where Team Registration could sometimes create multiple Teams.

Leagues
- Fixed an issue with sorting items for Leagues.

Friends
- The interface now responds immediately when you make a friend a Favorite.

Miscellaneous
- Error handling for Registration has been improved.
- Fixed an issue where the Car selection window could sometimes get stuck open.

SIMULATION:
Cars and Tracks
- A variety of cars and tracks have had their names changed to better reflect their current status within the world of iRacing Official Series. These changes include re-branding the prefix term "[Archive]" to "[Legacy]", and changing all appended dates to best reflect the year in which the car or track data represents. These changes include the following:
- - CARS:
- - - [Legacy] Indycar Dallara - 2009, formerly known as, Indycar Dallara - 2011
- - - [Legacy] Mazda MX-5 Cup - 2010, formerly known as, [Archive] Mazda MX-5 Cup - 2015
- - - [Legacy] Mazda MX-5 Roadster - 2010, formerly known as, [Archive] Mazda MX-5 Roadster - 2015
- - - [Legacy] NASCAR Cup Chevrolet Impala COT - 2009, formerly known as, [Archive] Sprint Cup Chevrolet Impala COT - 2011
- - - [Legacy] NASCAR Cup Chevrolet SS - 2013, formerly known as, [Archive] NASCAR Cup Chevrolet SS
- - - [Legacy] NASCAR Cup Ford Fusion - 2016, formerly known as, [Archive] Sprint Cup Ford Fusion
- - - [Legacy] NASCAR Nationwide Chevrolet Impala - 2012, formerly known as, [Archive] Nationwide Chevrolet Impala - 2011
- - - [Legacy] NASCAR Truck Chevrolet Silverado - 2008, formerly known as, NASCAR Truck Series Chevrolet Silverado - 2013
- - - [Legacy] NASCAR Xfinity Chevrolet Camaro - 2014, formerly known as, [Archive] XFINITY Chevrolet Camaro
- - - [Legacy] NASCAR Xfinity Ford Mustang - 2016, formerly known as, [Archive] XFINITY Ford Mustang
- - - [Legacy] NASCAR Xfinity Toyota Camry - 2015, formerly known as, [Archive] XFINITY Toyota Camry
- - - [Legacy] Riley MkXX Daytona Prototype - 2008, formerly known as, [Archive] Riley MkXX Daytona Prototype
- - - [Legacy] V8 Supercar Ford Falcon - 2009, formerly known as, [Archive] V8 Supercar Ford Falcon - 2012
- - - [Legacy] V8 Supercar Ford FG Falcon - 2014, formerly known as, [Archive] V8 Supercars Ford FG Falcon
- - - [Legacy] V8 Supercar Holden VF Commodore - 2014, formerly known as, [Archive] V8 Supercars Holden VF Commodore

- - TRACKS:
- - - [Legacy] Charlotte Motor Speedway - 2008, formerly known as, Charlotte Motor Speedway - 2016
- - - [Legacy] Daytona International Speedway - 2008, formerly known as, Daytona International Speedway - 2007
- - - [Legacy] Lime Rock Park - 2008, formerly known as, [Archive] Lime Rock Park - 2007
- - - [Legacy] Michigan International Speedway - 2009, formerly known as, Michigan International Speedway - 2014
- - - [Legacy] Phoenix Raceway - 2008, formerly known as, Phoenix International Raceway - 2008
- - - [Legacy] Pocono Raceway - 2009, formerly known as, Pocono Raceway - 2011
- - - [Legacy] Silverstone Circuit - 2008, formerly known as, Silverstone Circuit - 2011
- - - [Legacy] Texas Motor Speedway - 2009, formerly known as, [Archive] Texas Motor Speedway - 2009

AI Racing
- AI Drivers will now limp to the pits rather than calling for a tow when a suspension spring or damper is broken.

Race Control
- Fixed a very rare issue where the pace car could get stuck in the pits, and never come back out, if a new caution emerged just as it was parking.

Pit Stop
- The valid pit stall area to receive pit service has been increased slightly.

Cautions
- Fixed an issue with Caution Laps do Not Count (DNC Caution Laps) where a driver involved in bringing out the Caution flag could end up a lap ahead of where they should be after going back to green.
- Fixed an issue where a potential frame freeze could occur when the messages about extending the race for G/W/C finishes appeared.

Garage
- When in a Test Session, the adjustment buttons for Weight and Engine Power may now be held down for faster adjusting.

Pace Car
- Fixed some issues with the pace car driver's perception of reality.
- - The pace car driver should no longer phase through walls when leaving the pits to catch up to the leader.
- - The pace car driver should no longer fly off banked turns and disappear into the nether world for a while, when it was trying to zoom out in front of the leader for pacing.

Rendering
- The intensity of specular reflections from stadium lights has been increased.
- - This means car surfaces now reflect brighter versions of the stadium light bulbs, and the bulb surfaces are also brighter when looked at directly on HDR displays.
- Fixed an issue with the stadium lighting that was resulting in lighting pops.

Dynamic Level of Detail System
- Fixed an issue where the "LODPctMax" and "LODPctDynoMax" values would sometimes reset themselves to 100% after running the Simulator.

Audio
- Fixed an issue where low frequency effects could cease to function when moving from a Practice Session directly to a Race Session.
- Fixed an issue where low frequency sounds were sometimes mapped to the wrong speakers when the Simulation was utilizing surround sound mode.

Peripherals
- Brake, wheel, and XBox rumble motors are now driven with an analog signal.
- - You can revert back to the binary on/off signal via the "[Force Feedback] joyEnableVibratePedalBinary=1" option, found in the "app.ini" file.
- By default, XInput devices will now only vibrate if mapped to the steering wheel.
- - You can enable all XInput devices to vibrate by setting "[Force Feedback] joyEnableVibrateAllXInputWithPedal=1" in the "app.ini" file, if you want to use an XBox controller to vibrate your pedals.
- Fixed an issue that caused the XBox controller shaker to be disabled if the wheel shift indicator was disabled.


CARS:
ARCA Menards Chevrolet Impala
- This car, formerly known as, NASCAR K&N Pro Chevrolet Impala, has been renamed to the ARCA Menards Chevrolet Impala.

Audi R8 LMS
- 2020 Season 2 Balance of Power Adjustment: Aerodynamic downforce has been reduced slightly, and fuel efficiency has been reduced slightly.

BMW M8 GTE
- A new fixed Paint Pattern has been added for this vehicle in the Paint Shop!
- - This new fixed Paint Pattern replaces Paint Pattern #2; the original Paint Pattern #2 has been moved to Paint Pattern #25.

Dallara F3
- Fixed an issue where this car would fail to load when in a multiclass session with cars that were not utilizing the New Damage Model.
- Spring damper strength and break-point has been increased on opponent cars to better match the player car.
- - This change also applies to AI Dallara F3 vehicles.

Dallara IR18
- The new aeroscreen has been added to the Dallara IR18.
- - Paint patterns have been updated to reflect this addition.
- - Visor tear-offs have been replaced with windshield tear-offs for drivers of this vehicle.
- Vehicle mirror orientation has been updated slightly.
- Season setups have been updated.

Dirt Sprint Car
- (410) - Fuel economy has been improved slightly.

Ferrari 488 GT3
- 2020 Season 2 Balance of Power Adjustment: Fuel efficiency has been increased slightly.

Ferrari 488 GTE
- 2020 Season 2 Balance of Power Adjustment: Aerodynamic drag has been decreased slightly, and aerodynamic downforce has been increased slightly.

Ford GT - 2017
- 2020 Season 2 Balance of Power Adjustment: Minimum weight has been reduced by 5kg.

Kia Optima
- Glass shaders have been updated.

McLaren MP4-12C GT3
- 2020 Season 2 Balance of Power Adjustment: Engine power has been reduced slightly.

NASCAR Cup Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
- Car model is now updated to the correct 2020 NASCAR Season specs for short tracks, including the adjustments to the rear spoiler, front splitter, and radiator pan.
- Contingency decals have been updated for the 2020 NASCAR season.
- A dashboard decal has been added which displays the driver's last name and number.
- Glass has been placed over the digital dashboard display.
- Season setups have been updated.

NASCAR Cup Ford Mustang
- Car model is now updated to the correct 2020 NASCAR Season specs for short tracks, including the adjustments to the rear spoiler, front splitter, and radiator pan.
- Contingency decals have been updated for the 2020 NASCAR season.
- A dashboard decal has been added which displays the driver's last name and number.
- Glass has been placed over the digital dashboard display.
- Season setups have been updated.

NASCAR Cup Toyota Camry
- Car model is now updated to the correct 2020 NASCAR Season specs for short tracks, including the adjustments to the rear spoiler, front splitter, and radiator pan.
- Contingency decals have been updated for the 2020 NASCAR season.
- A dashboard decal has been added which displays the driver's last name and number.
- Glass has been placed over the digital dashboard display.
- Season setups have been updated.

Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR
- Fixed an issue with the ABS/TC/ESC sequence.
- - Assists should now be off (0) and increasing ABS/TC/ESC as you go from 1-11.
- TC/ESC may now be toggled independently from ABS.
- ABS/TC dashboard lamp logic has been improved.
- Fixed an issue where this vehicle would be gridded ahead of GT3 class vehicles during multi-class events.
- Fixed an issue where the "dcBrakeBias" telemetry channel was not reflecting in-car brake bias adjustments.
- Fixed a typo in the garage tooltips.

Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (991)
- Tire warmers target temperature has been increased to 80 degrees Celsius.

Pro Mazda
- Tire branding has been updated to Cooper Tires.

TRACKS:
Atlanta Motor Speedway
- (Oval) - Scenic cameras have been updated.
- Some glass shaders have been updated.

Bristol Motor Speedway
- NEW TRACK CONFIGURATION!
- - A new track configuration, Single Pit Road, has been added to this track!
- - - The Single Pit Road track configuration features a single pit road design, where pit entry occurs on the apron of Turn 2.
- Track surface parameters have been adjusted slightly.
- New specular and normal maps have been added to some areas of track surface.
- Track surface shaders have been adjusted.
- Pit barrels have been updated to a new higher detail version.
- Some signs and advertisements has been updated.

Homestead Miami Speedway
- (Oval and Indy Oval) - Camera sets have been updated.

Lånkebanen (Hell RX)
- NEW TRACK CONFIGURATIONS!
- - Lånkebanen (Hell RX) now features FOUR additional track configurations!
- - These include two new Rallycross configs, and two new Road configs: Club, Rallycross Short, Road Short, and Road Long.
- (Hell Rallycross) - Fixed a course-cut at the bottom hairpin turn.

Phoenix Raceway
- This track, formerly known as, ISM Raceway, has been renamed to Phoenix Raceway.

Richmond Raceway
- Pit barrels have been updated to a new higher detail version.

Texas Motor Speedway
- Night mode has been completed for this track!
- - All lighting, shadows, and other objects have been fine-tuned for an ideal night racing experience!
- Various track-side decals have been updated.
- Crowds and grandstands have been adjusted slightly.
- Some advertisements have been updated.
- Adjusted Level of Detail (LoD) settings on a variety of objects to reduce camera distance change popping./quote]

[thornz]

Been a while since I tried it, but they finally seem to have nailed the V8 Supercars. For the first time ever I was able to jump into the new car and feel reasonably comfortable and on the pace. Always used to find it the worst car in iRacing by a country mile.

[somebloke]

They created AU servers for our main evening time slots considering it’s mostly AU/NZ racing in it.

The 0215GMT (roughly lunch time in AU) race today goes official too.

Otherwise there’s the league racing on Tue/Wed nights with OSR.

If you wanted to join in.

[Duke]

This Hotfix includes fixes for the 2020 Season 2 Patch 2 Release.

CHANGE LOGS:
SIMULATION:
Pace Car
- Fixed an issue where the Pace Car could sometimes stay out on the track during a Green Flag.

Rendering
- Disabled cockpit mirrors have had their color adjusted.

Voice Chat
- Fixed an issue for some users where voice chat was too quiet.

CARS:
NASCAR Cup Series Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
- Season setups have been updated.

NASCAR Cup Series Ford Mustang
- Season setups have been updated.

NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Camry
- Season setups have been updated.

NASCAR Gander Outdoors Toyota Tundra
- Fixed an imbalance in the tires of this truck when running at Bristol Motor Speedway.

[DarrenM]

https://www.tradingpaints.com/showroom/ ... river-Suit

[Duke]

2020 Season 2 Patch 3 & Hotfix 1 Deployed

Changelog:

Simulation:
Rendering
Disabled cockpit mirrors have had their color returned to black.

Flagman
Flagman has received some additional training from a flag-waving grandmaster. He should now transition from yellow to green faster, and be ready with that green!

Cars:
Audi R18
Some Level of Detail (LoD) settings have been improved.

Audi R8 LMS
Rear wheels may now have their toe adjusted independently.

BMW M8 GTE
Some Level of Detail (LoD) settings have been improved.

Chevrolet Corvette C7 Daytona Prototype
Some Level of Detail (LoD) settings have been improved.

Dallara DW12
Active Push 2 Pass now appears on opponent vehicle dashboards, and in Replay mode.

Dallara F3
Some Level of Detail (LoD) settings have been improved.

Dallara IR18
Engine water cooling has been increased.
– Push 2 Pass may now be engaged when throttle position is above 80%, rather than 90%.
– – Push 2 Pass also now disengages automatically when throttle position falls below 50%, rather than 90%.
Push 2 Pass screen has been adjusted so it appears more similar to the other warning screens on the display. The four outer lights blink green when Push 2 Pass is active.
Active Push 2 Pass now appears on opponent vehicle dashboards, and in Replay mode.

Ferrari 488 GT3
Some Level of Detail (LoD) settings have been improved.

Ferrari 488 GTE
Some Level of Detail (LoD) settings have been improved.

Ford Fiesta RS WRC
Tire branding has been adjusted.

Ford GT – 2017
Some Level of Detail (LoD) settings have been improved.

Formula Renault 2.0
Some Level of Detail (LoD) settings have been improved.

Formula Renault 3.5
Some Level of Detail (LoD) settings have been improved.

NASCAR Gander Outdoors Chevrolet Silverado
Some Level of Detail (LoD) settings have been improved.

NASCAR Gander Outdoors Toyota Tundra
Some Level of Detail (LoD) settings have been improved.

NASCAR Xfinity Chevrolet Camaro
A dashboard decal has been added which displays the driver’s last name and number.

NASCAR Xfinity Ford Mustang
Car model has been updated to match the 2020 NASCAR Season.
– – This change affects all paint patterns.
A dashboard decal has been added which displays the driver’s last name and number.

NASCAR Xfinity Toyota Supra
A dashboard decal has been added which displays the driver’s last name and number.

Pro Mazda
Tire branding has been adjusted.

Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (991)
Some Level of Detail (LoD) settings have been improved.

Porsche 911 RSR
Some Level of Detail (LoD) settings have been improved.

Porsche 919
Some Level of Detail (LoD) settings have been improved.

Skip Barber Formula 2000
Some Level of Detail (LoD) settings have been improved.

Subaru WRX STI
Tire branding has been adjusted.

Supercars Ford Mustang GT
Tire parameters have been updated.
– – These changes influence tire cooling, tire compound, cornering stiffness, grip, and rolling drag. Current Season setups remain unaffected.
Some Level of Detail (LoD) settings have been improved.

Supercars Holden ZB Commodore
Tire parameters have been updated.
– – These changes influence tire cooling, tire compound, cornering stiffness, grip, and rolling drag. Current Season setups remain unaffected.
Some Level of Detail (LoD) settings have been improved.

VW Beetle
Tire branding has been adjusted.

[Legacy] V8 Supercar Ford Falcon – 2009
Tire parameters have been updated.
– – These changes influence tire cooling, tire compound, cornering stiffness, grip, and rolling drag. Current Season setups remain unaffected.

[Legacy] V8 Supercar Ford FG Falcon – 2014
Tire parameters have been updated.
– – These changes influence tire cooling, tire compound, cornering stiffness, grip, and rolling drag. Current Season setups remain unaffected.

[Legacy] V8 Supercar Holden VF Commodore – 2014
Tire parameters have been updated.
– – These changes influence tire cooling, tire compound, cornering stiffness, grip, and rolling drag. Current Season setups remain unaffected.

Tracks:
Barber Motorsports Park
Track surface textures have been updated.

Bristol Motor Speedway
Some advertisements and signs have been updated.
The colossus has been added.
Track logo on the start/finish booth has been updated.
Camera set has been updated.
(Single Pit Road) – Fixed an issue where drivers starting in stall positions greater than 50 were getting a Black Flag for a closed pit entry at the start of the parade lap.

Lånkebanen (Hell RX)
(Hell Rallycross) – Fixed an issue with the track name in-Sim.

Myrtle Beach Speedway
The position of the Qualifying stall has been adjusted.

Richmond Raceway
Camera set has been updated.

Patch 3 Hotfix 1
Changelog:
Rallycross Racing
Fixed an issue where Official Sessions and User-Created Sessions utilizing Rallycross track configurations were not launching.

Audi R8 LMS
Baseline setup has been updated.

[Duke]

Indy Pro 2000 And US F2000 Are Coming To iRacing In June
When yesterday, iRacing Tweeted that the Indy Pro 2000 And US F2000 would become available later this year, allot of iRacing members immediately were thinking April Fools day.
However, Marketing Manager at iRacing.com, Greg West now confirmed that both the Indy Pro 2000 And US F2000 cars have been scheduled for a June 2020 release.

The Indy Pro 2000 will replace the former Pro Mazda car at the C-class license level open setup series.
The US F2000 will be used in the fixed setup Formula Sprint races (D-class license) replacing the Dallara F3 which will stay active in its own C-class license competition.
Last but not least, Greg also hints that later on some new short ovals will be added to the racing service to better replicate the real-world Road to Indy ladder.

The first in-game previews (or renders) will be revealed later this week.

Greg West Quote:
Utilizing the same chassis, the Tatuus USF17 and Tatuus PM18 represent the first two steps in the Road to Indy program. After conquering the USF17 in US F2000 action, drivers get to play with 100 more horsepower, more aerodynamic options, and larger tires with the PM18 in Indy Pro 2000.

Upon release, the US F2000 will be used as a more appropriate car in the fixed setup Formula Sprint races at the D-class license level, where it will replace the Dallara F3. The Dallara F3 will remain in its own series at the C-class license level.

Upon release, the Indy Pro 2000 will replace the former Pro Mazda car at the C-class license level open setup series. The Pro Mazda will be renamed as a “Legacy” car and removed from official racing. Any user who purchased the Pro Mazda within the last two years will receive the Indy Pro 2000 for free!

Finally, future seasons at both levels will see the addition of a couple of short ovals run in real life to more closely replicate the real-world Road to Indy ladder. (looking at you IRP)

Stay tuned for images later this week!

[Duke]

First shots of both the Indy Pro 2000 And US F2000 cars that are scheduled for a June 2020 release

[KNAPPO]

When rage quitting actually costs you a real life sponsor!

https://wtf1.com/post/a-nascar-driver-l ... n-iracing/

[Sarsippius]

I get why some real life drivers look at sim racing as just a video game but it seems a lot of the guys in the Nascar, Indycar and Supercar series are taking it pretty seriously which is cool to see.

[Jiminee]

I think the ones who are getting a prod in the back from their sponsors are putting in the effort - plus there are the guys like Dale Jr, Scotty Mac and SVG who just love doing it regardless.
But it can certainly be a good boost to your 'brand' and create a real social media presence which certain sponsors would just lap up.

[Duke]

iRacing deployed the 2020 Season 2 Patch 4 for their online racing service. This Patch includes a number of updates and fixes for the 2020 Season 2 Release.

CHANGE LOGS:
iRacing BETA UI - (03.05.05)
- The "Saved" notification banner now clears after saving again.
- Fixed an issue where the specified Track State for Practice + Race User-Created Sessions was being ignored.

SIMULATION:
AI Racing
- New AI content is available!
- - The following tracks are now available for use with AI Racing:
- - - Charlotte Motor Speedway - Oval - 2018
- - - Kentucky Speedway - Oval
- AI Drivers have completed lessons on the following topics:
- - Oval driving tactics.
- - Driving through tight areas of the track, especially with traffic.
- - Calculating the ideal speed for their current location on the track.
- - Reacting and stabilizing when forced to switch their driving line.
- - Fuel use strategy.
- - Exiting the pits during Practice Sessions.
- - Lateral movements during pit entry and exit.
- - Post-collision pit return strategy.
- - Passing the field as a Lucky Dog.
- AI Drivers have received some additional training with the following vehicles:
- - NASCAR Cup Series Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
- - NASCAR Cup Series Ford Mustang
- - NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Camry
- AI Drivers now have a greater margin for error when calculating fuel strategy.
- AI Vehicles now utilize more accurate tire conditioning and tire degradation characteristics over the course of a race.

Pace Car
- Fixed a race control issue where cars that have run ahead in the pace field and are ahead of the leaders as the pace car triggers either "Two to Go" or "One to Go", can essentially hijack the "lead" of the pace field and trigger race control to throw the Green Flag based on their position, even if they have run half a lap ahead of everyone else, causing a very early Green Flag while the pace car is still on the back stretch.
- - This fix identifies these naughty cars that are ahead of their pacing placement and it will ignore them, preventing the pace car hijacking from taking place.

Flagman
- Flagman has received some additional training from a flag-waving grand master. He should now transition from yellow to green faster, and be ready with that green!

Telemetry
- Telemetry data has been added for all applicable cars' Push-2-Pass status and count.

CARS:
Audi R8 LMS
- Baseline setup has been updated.

Dallara DW12
- Fixed an issue where the Push 2 Pass status was not getting reset during Session transitions.

Dallara IR18
- Drafting has been adjusted.
- A dashboard decal has been added which displays the driver's last name and number.
- Fixed an issue where damage decals were not appearing correctly.
- Fixed an issue where the Push 2 Pass status was not getting reset during Session transitions.

Ferrari 488 GTE
- 2020 Season 2 Balance of Power Adjustment: Minimum vehicle weight has been reduced by 5kg.

Ford GT - 2017
- 2020 Season 2 Balance of Power Adjustment: Minimum vehicle weight has been increased by 2.5kg.

Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR
- Improved engine sounds.
- Fixed an issue where the onboard limiter was audible for external camera views.

Porsche 919
- 2020 Season 2 Balance of Power Adjustment: MGU-H harvesting has been reduced significantly, downforce for the high downforce aero package has been increased slightly.

Pro Mazda
- Brake bias is now adjustable when using Fixed Setups.

Supercars Ford Mustang GT
- Brake bias is now adjustable when using Fixed Setups.
- A taller drop gear has been added for use at Superspeedways.

Supercars Holden ZB Commodore
- Brake bias is now adjustable when using Fixed Setups.
- A taller drop gear has been added for use at Superspeedways.

TRACKS:
Bristol Motor Speedway
- Fixed an issue where some terrain overlapped a wall.

Charlotte Motor Speedway
- Fixed an issue where some of the behind-the-wall pit crew characters were getting stuck in the ground.

Kentucky Speedway
- Fixed an issue where several objects appeared incorrectly when grandstand details were reduced.

Lucas Oil Raceway
- Camera set has been updated.

Martinsville Speedway
- In-field garage logos have been updated.

Richmond Raceway
- Track surface parameters have been adjusted.
- Track surface and terrain textures have been converted to PBR shaders.
- Safer barriers, foam blocks, pit barrels, and safety workers have been updated.
- Start/Finish line graphic has been updated.
- Some advertisements and logos have been updated.

Silverstone Circuit
- Fixed an issue where several objects appeared incorrectly when grandstand details were reduced.

[KNAPPO]

[w00dsy]

I assume that was the same race where Kyle Larson dropped the N word.

[DarrenM]

Dumped by Chip Ganassi and Chev for it.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2020/04/an ... n-esports/

[Duke]

Last year, iRacing announced that with the help of famous iRacing ambasador, Dale Earnhardt Jr. they would try to laserscan the Historic North Wilkesboro Speedway.
This classic venue started to host races in 1949, but is currently closed for the public and in a degenerate state. Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his team, JR Motorsports helped to initiate the cleanup of the speedway in order to make it possible for the iRacing development team to laserscan the speedway. Dale himself never raced at North Wilkesboro, but his father, the late NASCAR superstar Dale, Sr., raced at the track from 1979 to 1996, winning five times.
Yesterday Dale Earnhardt Jr. shared the first in-game WIP screenshot of the upcoming track on his social media account, and hinted that the track will become available on the iRacing service in June of this year.