Night Racing Is Coming to iRacing for the First Time
iRacing’s new physically-based lighting engine enables night racing on fully lit tracks for the first time. The August 2026 development update confirms the project is nearing completion.
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iRacing FOV: How Monitor Distance Affects Lap Times
Most iRacing drivers run with the wrong FOV and never know it. Here is how your seating distance affects your field of view and what to do about it.
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iRacing Graphics Settings Guide
iRacing can look genuinely impressive when the settings are right. Here is what to change, what to leave alone, and how to balance visual quality with frame rate.
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Shadow system overhaul preview (June 2018 build)
One of the improvements iRacing is most excited about with this upcoming June release, is a significant overhaul of our shadow system. Many more things in the sim now receive shadows and the end result is a much more lifelike environment. Check out the below animations to see the before and after. You’ll be surprised…
