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iRacing DTM Series Now Official With Eight 2026 Races
The iRacing DTM Series is official for 2026, with eight rounds mirroring the real-world DTM calendar. Here’s the full schedule and how to enter.
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iRacing Rebuilds Road America, Mid-Ohio, and Milwaukee Mile in Season 4
Road America, Mid-Ohio, and Milwaukee Mile are all rebuilt from new laser scans for iRacing Season 4 2026. Existing owners get the updates free. Older versions retire.
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iRacing Southern 500 Returns to Darlington September 2-7
The iRacing Southern 500 runs at Darlington Raceway September 2-7 as the fourth of five full-length NASCAR Cup special events this year. Get the full schedule, eligibility requirements, and broadcast details.
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iRacing Season 4 UI Gets Pit Summary, Car Damage, and More
iRacing Season 4 2026 adds six UI features: Pit Summary, Car Damage display, Reference Car for time trials, Quick Settings, Shifting Feedback, and Pinned Mode.
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iRacing Confirms Track Reverb and Driver Gear for Season 4
iRacing has confirmed Track Reverb audio, new driver gear, and a physics overhaul for an undisclosed oval car for Season 4. Here is what the developer has officially committed to for the September build.
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eNASCAR College iRacing Series Starts September 23
The eNASCAR College iRacing Series 2026-27 season kicks off September 23 at Echo Park. Registration through PlayVS is still open for eligible college students.
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iRacing Tri-Nations Cup 2026 Pre-Qualifying Opens August 21
The iRacing Tri-Nations Cup is back for its fifth year. Pre-qualifying at Spa-Francorchamps opens August 21, free and open to all eligible drivers from the UK, Australia, and South Africa. Top 10 per nation advance to the September 6 main event at Bathurst and Silverstone.
Inside iRacing
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iRacing Superspeedway Update for the Gen 7, Not in Season 4
iRacing’s NASCAR Gen 7 cars are still running the old superspeedway aero specification. With Season 4 dropping now, here’s where the update stands and what to expect when it lands.
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Which iRacing Car and Track Would You Race Forever?
If you could only race one iRacing car and track combo forever, what would you pick? Here are the best answers, including the writer’s own.
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iRacing Suzuka 1000 GT3 Endurance Event Guide
The iRacing Suzuka 1000 runs September 11-13 at Suzuka Grand Prix. Get the schedule, eligible GT3 cars, team rules, and entry requirements.
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iRacing Week 13 Fun Series: All 8 Running in 2026
iRacing Week 13 fun series for 2026 includes eight unofficial races: two returning favorites and six new formats. Here is what is on the grid before Season 4 drops.
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iRacing Season 3 Week 13: Weather Rerolls and New Race Formats
iRacing Season 3 Week 13 brings Weather Rerolls across multiple series, a three-phase Porsche Cup format, an expanded 17-car iTested roster, and full-distance Truck racing at New Hampshire.
Car News
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Is GT4 Worth It in iRacing? A Buyer’s Guide to the Class
GT4 sits between entry-level iRacing content and the full GT3 grid. Whether it is worth buying depends on what kind of racing you want and where you are in your progression. Here is an honest breakdown.
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IndyCar Reveals the Dallara IR-28 for the 2028 Season
IndyCar revealed the IR-28 on July 28, introducing the car that replaces the Dallara IR-18 for 2028. Here’s what its specs tell sim racers and what it likely means for iRacing.
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iRacing LMP2 Setup Guide for New Prototype Drivers
Simple, high-impact LMP2 setup and driving tweaks. no PhD in telemetry required.
Track News
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Le Mans Mistakes Most iRacers Make
The Circuit de la Sarthe has a short list of spots where laps and races are lost. Here is where iRacers go wrong at Le Mans and how to fix it.
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GT3 at Spa: How to Survive the Chaos
GT3 at Spa-Francorchamps produces chaotic opening laps every time it runs in iRacing. Here is why it keeps happening and what you can do to improve your odds of surviving lap one.
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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.
- Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR-LMH S4 Confirmed:#cars#endurance#confirmed
- Gen 4 Grand National S4 Confirmed:#cars#nascar#confirmed
- Mazda MX-5 Physics Rework S4 Confirmed:#cars#physics#confirmed
- Pit Summary & Car Damage UI S4 Confirmed:#features#ui#confirmed
- Future Track Refreshes and Rescans#oval-tracks#road-tracks#confirmed
- Multiclass Starts S4 Confirmed (Race Control UPDATE 2):#features#confirmed
- Physics Islands: Multi-Threading Overhaul S4 Confirmed UPDATE 2:#physics#confirmed
- Caterham Academy & 420R S4 Confirmed UPDATE 3:#cars#confirmed
- Track Reverb & Reverb Zones#features#confirmed
- Circuit Bugatti#road-tracks#confirmed
- Aston Martin Vantage AMR-LMH (GTP)#cars#endurance#confirmed
- Bahrain International Circuit#road-tracks#confirmed
- iRacing confirms Career Mode is coming! UPDATE 10:#features#career-mode#confirmed
- Summit Point Motorsports Park Refresh#road-tracks#wip
- New Helmet Model UPDATE:#features#confirmed
- Circuit Paul Ricard#road-tracks#confirmed
- Oval Rubber/Surface Behavior Updates#physics#confirmed
- Dirt Oval Improvements#features#confirmed
- GT3 Pit Stop Animation#features#confirmed
- Save Feature#features#confirmed
- Circuit Ricardo Tormo#road-tracks#confirmed
- Winchester Speedway#oval-tracks#wip
- Spark: iRacing's New Graphics Engine UPDATE 3:#graphics#confirmed
- IndyCar Street Courses UPDATE:#road-tracks#rumor
- 128 Cars Per Session#features#future
- NTMv10 Future Tire Model#physics#confirmed
- Salem Speedway#oval-tracks#rumor
- TT Circuit Assen#road-tracks#rumor
- 2027 Mercedes AMG GT3 Coming to iRacing?#cars#gt3#rumor
- Bowman Gray Stadium coming to iRacing? UPDATE 3:#oval-tracks#rumor
- Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit#road-tracks#rumor
- Croft Circuit#road-tracks#wip
