This small release is designed to fix some of the issues introduced with our 2018 Season 1 Release earlier this week.
CHANGE LOG:
Membersite
– Heat Racing is now considered a Session Type within the Popular Races Guide.
– Heat Racing Sessions for Series and Hosted are now additionally indicated with a flame icon.
– The “Launch Beta UI” buttons will now check your Sim version to see if it needs updates before launching the iRacing Beta Interface.
Heat Racing
– Fixed an issue that was causing the Consolation Race(s) to be skipped in some Heat Racing events.
– If only one person has not advanced to the Feature Race when the Consolation Race(s) are reached, the Consolation Race(s) will be skipped.
– If nobody is actively competing in a Race Session in a Heat Racing event, that particular Race Session will end early, so that the Heat Racing events can continue.
– Pit lane will now use Stall 0 for Qualification sessions if no stall is defined for that session.
– The default starting track state for Dirt Oval Heat Races has been increased slightly, and the variance has been expanded.
Simulation
– Fixed the “ResizeBuffers()” crash that has started happening with the Windows 10 Fall Creator’s Update.
– Jump-start rules have been adjusted to include the amount of time the start was jumped into the penalty.
Pit Stop
– Fixed an issue with refueling pit stops taking 25 seconds.
Spotter
– Fixed an issue where some Spotter calls were causing application crashes.
Controls
– Handbrake calibration will now favor an analog input over a button input when available.
Telemetry
– Removed some unnecessary blank lines from telemetry session string.
iRacing Beta Interface
– Local/Full-Course Cautions can now be set for User-Created Races.
– Lucky Dog can now be set for User-Created Races.
– User-Created Rallycross races now default to necessary settings (ie: Local Cautions / Standing Starts).
– User-Created Rallycross races can now set the number of Joker Laps.
– Fixed an issue with track selection while making a User-Created Race.
– Fixed an issue with the Test Drive button when used from a Race Series window.
CARS:
NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Chevrolet SS
– Season setups have been updated.
NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Ford Fusion
– Season setups have been updated.
NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Toyota Camry
– Season setups have been updated.
NASCAR XFINITY Chevrolet Camaro
– Season setups have been updated.
NASCAR XFINITY Ford Mustang
– Season setups have been updated.
NASCAR XFINITY Toyota Camry
– Season setups have been updated.
Ruf RT 12R
– Season setups have been updated.
TRACKS:
Iowa Speedway
– (Rallycross) – Added some additional trackside objects to help direct the course flow.
Knoxville Raceway
– A new pyrotechnics master has been hired at Knoxville Raceway.
Lucas Oil Raceway
– (Rallycross) – Added some additional trackside objects to help direct the course flow.
Phoenix International Raceway – 2008
– (Rallycross) – The Qualification Session stalls have been removed from the Oval pits, and set to where they should be for Rallycross.
– (Rallycross) – Some tire barrier locations have been adjusted.
– (Rallycross) – The track bumpmap has been adjusted.
– (Rallycross) – Fixed a minor dirt graphical issue in the righthander.