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Build coverage, news, guides, & tools for iRacers.
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How iRacing’s New Pit Speed System Works in Season 3
iRacing Season 3 redesigns pit road speed enforcement around a PID controller that targets the exact speed limit. Here is what changed and how to drive pit road correctly under the new system.
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iRacing SK and Tour Modifieds Get a Ground-Up Physics Refresh in Season 3
iRacing’s SK Modified and Tour Modified both received a full ground-up physics refresh in Season 3 2026, including new tires, rebuilt suspension geometry, and separated tech limits.
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iRacing Control Profiles: No More Juggling CFG Files
iRacing Season 3 ships Control Profiles, a native UI system for saving, loading, and switching input configurations without managing .cfg files manually.
Up Next · Special Event
Watkins Glen 6 Hour
Watkins Glen · GTP, LMP2, GT3
Jun 19–21
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iRacing Season 3 2026 Full Release Notes [2026.06.09.01]
Complete official release notes for iRacing Season 3 2026, build 2026.06.09.01. Every car update, track change, UI feature, and physics change from the full build.
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WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Rebuilt from Scratch in iRacing Season 3
iRacing has rebuilt WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca from the ground up in Season 3 2026, using brand-new scan data for the first time since the circuit launched in 2008. Here is what changed and what it means.
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iRacing Season 3 2026 Is Live: Full Build Breakdown
iRacing Season 3 2026 dropped today. New cars, Laguna Seca rebuilt from scratch, Qualcomm Circuit, dirt AI, four new UI widgets, and physics changes across the board. Here is everything in the build.
iRacing 2026 Season 3 Build Tracker
Everything we know for the next iRacing build.
- BMW M2 Racing (G87)#cars#confirmed#season-3#s3-confirmed
- Euro NASCAR RC01#cars#nascar#confirmed#season-3#s3-confirmed
- Formula Vee (Two New Variants)#cars#confirmed#season-3#s3-confirmed
- BMW M Hybrid V8 Evo#cars#confirmed#season-3#s3-confirmed
- Dallara IR18 Updates#cars#indycar#confirmed#season-3#s3-confirmed
- SK Modified and Tour Modified (Ground-Up Physics Refresh)#cars#physics#confirmed#season-3#s3-confirmed
- Physics Engine Multi-Threading Overhaul#physics#confirmed#season-3#s3-confirmed
- Pit Speed Enforcement Redesign#features#confirmed#season-3#s3-confirmed
- WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca (Ground-Up Rescan)#road-tracks#confirmed#season-3#s3-confirmed
- San Diego Street Circuit, Qualcomm Circuit at Naval Base Coronado#road-tracks#confirmed#season-3#s3-confirmed
- Dirt Oval AI#features#confirmed#season-3#s3-confirmed
- Heat Racing AI#features#confirmed#season-3#s3-confirmed
- Summit Point Motorsports Park Refresh#road-tracks#confirmed#season-3#s3-confirmed
- Oval Rubber/Surface Behavior Updates#physics#confirmed#season-3#s3-likely
- Future Track Refreshes and Rescans#oval-tracks#road-tracks#confirmed#s3-longshot#season-3
- iRacing confirms Career Mode is coming! UPDATE 7:#features#wip#s3-longshot#season-3
- Touring Car / TCR Updates#cars#confirmed#s3-longshot#season-3
Inside iRacing
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iRacing Is Working Toward 128 Cars Per Session
iRacing has confirmed that 128 or more cars per session is a future platform goal. Here is what that would change for oval racing, endurance events, and multiclass sessions.
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iRacing Finally Has a Built-In Fuel Calculator
iRacing Season 3 ships a native fuel calculator widget with real-time consumption data, pit window display, and green-white-checker projections. No spreadsheet or third-party app required.
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iRacing Live Track Maps Are Here: Built Right Into the Sim
iRacing Season 3 ships four native track map modes built directly into the sim engine, with a new lightweight data packet that avoids the CPU overhead of third-party overlays.
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iRacing Physics Update Season 3: Multi-Threading and What It Means for You
iRacing Season 3 brings a major physics engine update with multi-threaded processing, cutting CPU usage by half or more in full-grid sessions. Season 3 also redesigns pit speed enforcement for more consistent behavior on pit road.
Speed & Strategy
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The GR86 Is iRacing’s Most Popular Car, So Why Doesn’t It Have a Real Series?
The Toyota GR86 is one of iRacing’s most popular cars, but it has no competitive home above C license. Here is why the community wants that to change.
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iRacing Pit Window Strategy: Early or Late in GT Sprint Races
In a 40-minute iRacing GT Sprint or IMSA race, pitting late is usually the right call. However, there are real situations where an early stop wins you positions. Here is how to read the pit window.
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iRacing GT4 Trail Braking Guide: How to Get the Car to Rotate
The GT4 doesn’t rotate like a formula car. Here’s how trail braking works differently in GT cars and how to adjust your technique to get the car rotating properly at corner entry.
