All Things iRacing.
Build coverage, news, guides, & tools for iRacers.
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What to Look for in an iRacing Team (and What Teams Expect From You)
Finding the right iRacing team takes more than clicking join on the first Discord you find. Here is what drivers want from a team and what team captains are actually looking for.
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iRating vs Safety Rating: Why iRacing Splits Races by Pace, Not Cleanliness
Why does iRacing use iRating instead of Safety Rating to organize race splits? Here’s how the system works and what the tradeoffs actually are.
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Don’t Start From the Pits: Just Race
Using a pit start in iRacing to protect your Safety Rating feels logical. Here is why it makes things worse, and what actually builds SR over time.
Up Next · Special Event
Knoxville Nationals
Knoxville Raceway · 410 Sprint Cars
Aug 4–9
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iRacing Spark Engine Has Skeptics. The FPS Numbers Don’t.
Not everyone in the iRacing community is excited about the Spark graphics engine. Here is why the drivers most skeptical about FPS performance stand to benefit most from the architecture underneath the visuals.
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Mid-Race Car Adjustments in iRacing
Learn which iRacing pit adjustments actually move the needle mid-race, from brake bias to traction control to pit stop changes.
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iRacing Race Start Anxiety: How to Stay Calm and Launch Clean in GT3 & Multiclass
A repeatable pre‑start routine to calm nerves and nail clean launches in traffic.
iRacing 2027 Season 1 Build Tracker
Everything we know for the next iRacing build.
- Winchester Speedway#oval-tracks
- Circuit Paul Ricard#road-tracks
- iRacing confirms Career Mode is coming! UPDATE 10:#features#career-mode
- Circuit Bugatti#road-tracks
- New Helmet Model UPDATE:#features
- Circuit Ricardo Tormo#road-tracks
- Oval Rubber/Surface Behavior Updates#physics
- Dirt Oval Improvements#features
- GT3 Pit Stop Animation#features
- Save Feature#features
- 2027 Mercedes AMG GT3 Coming to iRacing?#cars#gt3#small-chance
- Circuit Paul Armagnac#road-tracks#small-chance
- Croft Circuit#road-tracks#small-chance
- Spark: iRacing’s New Graphics Engine UPDATE 3:#graphics#small-chance
- IndyCar Street Courses UPDATE:#road-tracks#small-chance
- 128 Cars Per Session#features#small-chance
- Lamborghini Temerario GT3#cars#gt3#small-chance
- NTMv10 Future Tire Model#physics#small-chance
- Salem Speedway#oval-tracks#small-chance
- TT Circuit Assen#road-tracks#small-chance
- Bowman Gray Stadium coming to iRacing? UPDATE 3:#oval-tracks#small-chance
- Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit#road-tracks#small-chance
- Arlington Street Course#road-tracks#small-chance
- Detroit Street Course#road-tracks#small-chance
- Marham Street Course#road-tracks#small-chance
- Washington D.C. Street Course#road-tracks#small-chance
- Bushy Park Barbados#road-tracks#small-chance
Inside iRacing
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When Original iRacing Members Return
The drivers who subscribed to iRacing at launch in 2008 are now in their thirties and forties. When they come back, the badge is still there, and so is the pull.
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Why iRacing Doesn’t Have a Trial Mode (And Whether It Should)
iRacing charges for every car and track. Here is what the community keeps asking for, why a real trial mode has not happened yet, and whether it could.
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iRacing: When Realism Stops Being Fun
iRacing realism is the platform’s core promise. Here is why the superspeedway plate racing package is where that promise consistently breaks down, and what it means for the sim in 2026.
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iRacing Has No Podium Celebration. Racers Want One.
You finish on the podium in iRacing and nothing happens. No fanfare, no animation. Just a results table. Here’s why the community wants that to change.
Speed & Strategy
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How to Avoid Crashes in iRacing: Racecraft Tips for Cleaner Racing
Most iRacing crashes follow predictable patterns. This guide covers the racecraft decisions that lead to fewer incidents, cleaner finishes, and a Safety Rating that actually climbs.
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How to Use Side Draft in iRacing
Side draft in iRacing is one of the best tools for oval racing. Here is how iRacing models it, when to use it, and how to apply it in a race without ending up in the wall.
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Driver School #11: How to Race in the Rain on iRacing
Learn iRacing rain driving from the ground up. Line choice, braking, throttle control, and reading a drying track. These skills pay off fast.
