All Things iRacing.
Build coverage, news, guides, & tools for iRacers.
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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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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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iRacing Telemetry Widget: The Free Overlay That Loads Your Garage 61 Laps
The iRacing Telemetry Widget is a free Windows overlay that loads your Garage 61 CSV lap exports into the sim. Here is how it works and how to set it up.
Up Next · Special Event
Knoxville Nationals
Knoxville Raceway · 410 Sprint Cars
Aug 4–9
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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.
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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.
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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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.
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Hosted vs Official vs League Racing
Three Ways to Race in iRacing Understanding the difference between iRacing hosted vs league racing and official series competition is…
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Is iRacing’s Division System Still Relevant?
iRacing ranks every driver from Division 1 to 10 by iRating percentile. The system still shapes how most drivers think about progression, but the community has questions about whether it still fits how the game works.
Speed & Strategy
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Driver School #10: Finding Time in Slow Corners
Master the slow corner technique iRacing drivers use to gain lap time through hairpins and tight bends. From entry speed to exit line, here is what matters.
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How to Get Faster at Oval Racing in iRacing
Getting faster at oval racing in iRacing comes down to a few specific areas: entry technique, throttle application, line variation, setup, and consistency. Here is how to work on each.
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Oval Racing Line: Why Circular Corners Are Slower
The oval racing line is why the fastest drivers brake harder, go slower at the apex, and exit faster. Here is how it works and how to apply it in iRacing.
