Jun 29, 2021

iRacing - OverdriveAlex

This Patch includes fixes and updates for the 2021 Season 3 Release.
Check out the Release Notes for this update below, or on our Members Forums here:
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/2868/2021-season-3-patch-2-release-notes-2021-06-28-02

2021 Season 3 Patch 2 Release Notes [2021.06.28.02]
The 2021 Season 3 Patch 2 Release contains a variety of updates and fixes for the 2021 Season 3 Release.

iRACING UI: (05.13.22-2021-S3)
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General
Fixed an issue where the iRacing UI could sometimes throw an error regarding a failure to initialize.
Fixed a rare issue where the iRacing UI could fail to load, and users were presented with a blank screen.

Test Drive
Fixed an issue where the Car selection was empty when creating a Test Drive from a Hosted Session that included multiple cars.

Leagues
Resolved an issue where viewing the Announcements tab of the League Modal was causing an error.

League Standings
We have changed the timing of drops from league standings.
- - Leagues had been required to specify the number of races to count towards the season championship and drops would start occurring when more than that number of races was completed. Now, leagues are required to specify the number of races to be dropped and the drops will start occurring when there are more than that number of races completed. In other words, drops are applied as soon as possible rather than as late as possible.
- - A conversion has been applied to switch leagues from “number of races to count” to “number of races to drop”. However this will only have functioned correctly if the league has scheduled every race for the season. Leagues dropping races from their season(s) will need to verify that the number of drops is correct.

League Points
Drivers disqualified from league races by the system (i.e. for exceeding incident limits) have been receiving zero points. Now they will receive the points for their finishing position.
- - Drivers disqualified by an admin will still receive 0 points.
- - Drivers who registered for but did not start a race have been receiving points for their “finishing” position. They will now receive 0 points.

Team Racing
Team registration will now correctly report an error if the person is registering a team with themselves as a declared driver and they already have registered a different team with themselves as a declared driver.

SIMULATION:
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Cars
The Display page settings are now selectable when running any car using a Fixed Setup.

Rendering
Fixed an issue where the player's car could jerk around (mostly forwards and backwards) when being viewed in the Replay while still in the Session, and while the player's car was not the camera's focus car.
Fixed an issue where some crowds were so persistent to watch the races they would not leave, even when disabled in the Options menu. These crowds were present at the following tracks:
- - Chicago Street Circuit
- - Silverstone Circuit
- - Snetterton Circuit
- - Southern National Motorsports Park
- - Volusia Speedway Park
- - Wild West Motorsports Park
- - Williams Grove Speedway

Visual Effects
The rate of rubber build-up on car body panels has been reduced.

Cameras
The “Relaxed Camera View” may now be used with the roll bar and nose cameras in addition to the near and far chase and driving cameras. This is an advanced Hosted Session option that allows you to use page up/down to cycle between cameras while driving if enabled for your session.

Admin Commands
New Admin commands have been added: !pitclose and !pitopen.
- - !pitclose = Manually closes pit entrances during Green Flag racing.
- - !pitopen = Manually opens pit entrances during Green Flag racing.
- - - - These commands can be used for purposes such as closing the pit lanes early prior to throwing a competition caution.

Controls
Fixed a calibration issue that could make it difficult to set a dead-zone when calibrating the brake pedal.

Peripherals
Fixed an issue with the new Bass Shaker sliders that would not allow some adjustments to take effect until the Simulator was restarted.

CARS:
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ARCA Menards Chevrolet Impala
iRacing setups have been updated.

BMW M4 GT3
The prototype paint pattern has been removed.

Dallara IR18
Driver view has been shifted up slightly.

Dirt Late Model
(ALL) World of Outlaws contingency logos have been updated to match the 2021 season.

Dirt Modified
(ALL) World of Outlaws contingency logos have been updated to match the 2021 season.

Dirt Sprint Car
(ALL) World of Outlaws contingency logos have been updated to match the 2021 season.

Dirt Sprint Car Non-Winged
(ALL) World of Outlaws contingency logos have been updated to match the 2021 season.

Dirt Street Stock
World of Outlaws contingency logos have been updated to match the 2021 season.

Dirt UMP Modified
World of Outlaws contingency logos have been updated to match the 2021 season.

Ferrari 488 GTE
Fixed an issue where older setups could inadvertently adjust the fixed packer heights.

Ford GTE
Fixed an issue where older setups could inadvertently adjust the fixed packer heights.

Ford Mustang FR500S
Fixed an issue with the incorrect reflections in the cockpit window frame.

Formula Renault 2.0
Fixed an issue with multiple mirror names appearing in the black box.

Formula Vee
Fixed the rollbar camera so VR users do not clip through the helmet.
Adjusted the camera distances at which lower detail tire models appear.
The view of the car in the iRacing UI has been adjusted, and the shadow has been improved.
Improved the look of the tires from various camera distances.

Global Mazda MX-5 Cup
The downshift parameters for the sequential gearbox have been adjusted.

Indy Pro 2000 PM-18
Rear wing damage or removal of the rear wing now correctly increases aerodynamic drag.

Lucas Oil Off Road Pro Trucks
(Pro 2 Truck) - iRacing setups have been updated.

Modified - SK
Fixed an issue where the pitboxes would not change their color to match the driver.

NASCAR Chevrolet Monte Carlo - 1987
Second and Third gear ratios have been shortened slightly.

NASCAR Cup Series Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
Drafting parameters have been adjusted based on car-to-car distances.
A new bioethanol decal has been added.
iRacing setups have been updated.

NASCAR Cup Series Ford Mustang
Drafting parameters have been adjusted based on car-to-car distances.
A new bioethanol decal has been added.
iRacing setups have been updated.

NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Camry
Drafting parameters have been adjusted based on car-to-car distances.
A new bioethanol decal has been added.
iRacing setups have been updated.

NASCAR Ford Thunderbird - 1987
Second and Third gear ratios have been shortened slightly.

NASCAR Gander Outdoors Chevrolet Silverado
A new bioethanol decal has been added.
iRacing setups have been updated.

NASCAR Gander Outdoors Ford F150
A new bioethanol decal has been added.
iRacing setups have been updated.

NASCAR Gander Outdoors Toyota Tundra
Fixed an issue with panels disappearing when damaged.
A new bioethanol decal has been added.
iRacing setups have been updated.

NASCAR Next Gen Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
A new bioethanol decal has been added.

NASCAR Next Gen Ford Mustang
A new bioethanol decal has been added.

NASCAR Next Gen Toyota Camry
A new bioethanol decal has been added.

NASCAR Xfinity Chevrolet Camaro
A new bioethanol decal has been added.
iRacing setups have been updated.

NASCAR Xfinity Ford Mustang
A new bioethanol decal has been added.
iRacing setups have been updated.

NASCAR Xfinity Toyota Supra
A new bioethanol decal has been added.
iRacing setups have been updated.

Porsche 911 GT3 R
Appearance of the front tires has been updated for certain camera distances.
Fixed an issue with IMSA LED panels displaying the wrong colors.
Fixed an issue with vehicle numbering during IMSA events.

Porsche 911 RSR
Fixed an issue where older setups could inadvertently adjust the fixed packer heights.

USF 2000
Rear wing damage or removal of the rear wing now correctly increases aerodynamic drag.

TRACKS:
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Chicago Street Course
Fixed a misspelled street name.

Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg
(National B) - Removed an errant brake marker.

Mount Panorama Circuit
Fixed an issue with some surface heights on pit road.

New Hampshire Motor Speedway
(Oval) - Track surface parameters have been updated.

Oulton Park Circuit
Terrain has been updated to prevent seeing under the terrain through ARMCO.

Red Bull Ring
Fixed some incorrect wall collision on pit walls.

Road America
Fixed a gap in the terrain near Turn 2.
Some signs and advertisements have been updated.

Jun 15, 2021

2021 Season 3 Patch 1 Release

iRacing - OverdriveAlex

Jun 9, 2021

iRacing 2021 Season 3

iRacing - OverdriveAlex

iRacing 2021 Season 3 is here! This Release features three brand new cars (Formula Vee, Porsche 911 GT3 R, and VW Beetle Lite), two brand new tracks (Red Bull Ring, and Nashville Superspeedway), and 34 new pieces of content for AI Racing. We’ve updated the SCCA Spec Racer Ford to its Gen3 evolution, added new features to the iRacing UI, and have reinvigorated our visual effects engine. There’s also some important changes to the New Damage Model that will improve competition and fairness for all. Welcome to iRacing 2021 Season 3!

Season highlights include:

Formula Vee
Porsche 911 GT3 R
SCCA Spec Racer Ford (fully updated)
VW Beetle Lite
Red Bull Ring (3 configs)
Nashville Superspeedway
Custom Paints displayed in the iRacing UI on car thumbnails
Ability to Edit Declared Drivers for a team session
Ability to Find Sessions for Car or Track within the car or track modal
New iRacing Forums
AI Racing with 2 new cars, and 32 new track configs
Area-Specific Off Track Four-Tire Detection System
Smoke, Dust, Sparks, and more visual effects updates
New Damage Model adjustments to reduce debris estimate latency incidents
New Damage Model for the Formula Vee and the Street Stock
Post Season 2 Initial Release Items included: NASCAR Next Gen Series Class Cars, and Chicago Street Circuit

Visit our 2021 Season 3 features page here: https://www.iracing.com/2021-season-3/

Full 2021 Season 3 Release details can be found on our new Forums here:
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/209/2021-season-3-release-notes-2021-06-08-02

NOTE: If you have not signed into the new iRacing Forums yet, you will need to do that before a direct link to a specific post will work correctly for you. Sign-in here: https://forums.iracing.com/

May 17, 2021

iRacing 2021 Season 2 Patch 6 Hotfix 1

iRacing - OverdriveAlex

This Hotfix includes fixes for the 2021 Season 2 Patch 6 Release.

Check out the Release Notes for this update below, or on our Members Forums here:
https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3806048.page

2021 Se2 Pa6 Hotfix 1 - Release Notes [2021.05.16.01]

This Hotfix contains some fixes and updates for the 2021 Season 2 Patch 6 Release.

iRACING UI: (5.13.05-2021-s2)

Launching

- Fixed an issue where using "Remember Me" was logging the user into the UI twice.

Connectivity

- Improved the connectivity between the iRacing UI and Session data, allowing for greater stability.

Up Next

- Fixed an issue where the Event Start Countdown column was not sorting correctly.

- Fixed an issue with sorting by MPR in Table view.

Race Series

- Fixed an issue where the current sessions for a Series would initially appear to be sorted by the number of drivers, but actually were not.

- Fixed an issue where sorting by the number of drivers was not working correctly.

Car Classes

- Fixed an issue with the display of car classes that arose due to lacking ownership of some of the items displayed.

My Cars

- Tooltips have been added for column headers.

My Tracks

- Tooltips have been added for column headers.

- The table may now be sorted by the Location column.

Store

- Fixed a sorting issue when switching from Tile view to Table view.

Hosted Races

- Fixed an issue where the Number of Drivers column was not being properly displayed and sorted while using table view.

- Fixed an issue where sorting by Start Time in Table view was not working correctly.

Leagues

- Fixed an issue where editing a League Session would cause it's specific Time of Day to be reset to Afternoon.

- Fixed an error that appeared when attempting to sort League Sessions by Start Time.

Results

- Added the ability to filter results by Practice, Race, and Hosted

Replays

- Replays may now be alphabetically sorted by Car Name.

Paint Shop

- The McLaren MP4-30 interface model has been updated to better match the in-Sim version.

Views

- Fixed an issue when sorting in a table view, leaving the page and then returning, the sort was not maintained.

Notifications

- The Notifications panel has been updated to make some notices more clear. Also, not yet viewed announcements are now included in the total number of notices.

CARS:

ARCA Menards Chevrolet Impala

- For the New Damage Model, spring damper hyper extension limits have been increased to prevent the car from hopping when in a specific damage state.

TRACKS:

Circuit of the Americas

- Some ads and signs have been updated.

May 13, 2021

iRacing 2021 Season 2 Patch 6

iRacing - OverdriveAlex

This Patch includes fixes and updates for the 2021 Season 2 Release.

Check out the Release Notes for this update below, or on our Members Forums here:
https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3805568.page

2021 Season 2 Patch 6 - Release Notes [2021.05.12.03]

This patch contains some updates and fixes for the 2021 Season 2 Release.

iRACING UI:

Friends List

- Fixed issues with the "Watch" and "Spot" options in the Friends List.

SIMULATION:

Race Control

- Fixed an issue with the missed start delay timing for standing starts if the starting grid has stalls that are beyond the start line. This was causing an unintentional extra lap's-worth of delay.

- Fixed an issue where the pacing info box was subtracting a lap for how many to go green during road course cautions.

Tires

- Stockcar tire parameters while running on Road courses have been updated.
- - This change affects the following vehicles:
- - - ARCA Menards Chevrolet Impala
- - - NASCAR Chevrolet Monte Carlo - 1987
- - - NASCAR Cup Series Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
- - - NASCAR Cup Series Ford Mustang
- - - NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Camry
- - - NASCAR Ford Thunderbird - 1987
- - - NASCAR Gander Outdoors Chevrolet Silverado
- - - NASCAR Gander Outdoors Ford F150
- - - NASCAR Gander Outdoors Toyota Tundra
- - - NASCAR Next Gen Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
- - - NASCAR Next Gen Ford Mustang
- - - NASCAR Next Gen Toyota Camry
- - - NASCAR Xfinity Chevrolet Camaro
- - - NASCAR Xfinity Ford Mustang
- - - NASCAR Xfinity Toyota Supra
- - - [Legacy] NASCAR Cup Chevrolet Impala COT - 2009
- - - [Legacy] NASCAR Cup Chevrolet SS - 2013
- - - [Legacy] NASCAR Cup Ford Fusion - 2016
- - - [Legacy] NASCAR Nationwide Chevrolet Impala - 2012
- - - [Legacy] NASCAR Truck Chevrolet Silverado - 2008
- - - [Legacy] NASCAR Xfinity Chevrolet Camaro - 2014
- - - [Legacy] NASCAR Xfinity Ford Mustang - 2016
- - - [Legacy] NASCAR Xfinity Toyota Camry - 2015

CARS:

Dallara IR18

- iRacing setups have been updated.

NASCAR Cup Series Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

- Tire parameters have been updated slightly.

- Dynamic heating of brake pads has been adjusted.

- Some garage adjustment ranges for vehicle parameters have been updated.

- iRacing setups have been updated.

NASCAR Cup Series Ford Mustang

- Tire parameters have been updated slightly.

- Dynamic heating of brake pads has been adjusted.

- Some garage adjustment ranges for vehicle parameters have been updated.

- iRacing setups have been updated.

NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Camry

- Tire parameters have been updated slightly.

- Dynamic heating of brake pads has been adjusted.

- Some garage adjustment ranges for vehicle parameters have been updated.

- iRacing setups have been updated.

NASCAR Next Gen Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

- Engine and transmission sounds now emit from the correct locations.

- Damage decals as seen at a long distance have been updated.

- Fixed an issue with an excessive reverse gear ratio.

NASCAR Next Gen Ford Mustang

- Engine and transmission sounds now emit from the correct locations.

- Adjusted the stamping order of nose decals so custom numbers are placed over them.

- Damage decals as seen at a long distance have been updated.

- Fixed an issue with an excessive reverse gear ratio.

NASCAR Next Gen Toyota Camry

- Engine and transmission sounds now emit from the correct locations.

- Adjusted the stamping order of nose decals so custom numbers are placed over them.

- Damage decals as seen at a long distance have been updated.

- Fixed an issue with an excessive reverse gear ratio.

TRACKS:

Charlotte Motor Speedway

- (Oval - 2018) - Track surface parameters have been updated.

Circuit of the Americas

- (ALL) - Track surface parameters have been updated.

Darlington Raceway

- Fixed an issue that could cause pit service checkboxes to be reset midway down pit road.

May 5, 2021

iRacing 2021 Season 2 Patch 5

iRacing - OverdriveAlex

This Patch includes fixes and updates for the 2021 Season 2 Release.

This Release now also includes the brand new 2022 NASCAR Next Gen vehicles!
NASCAR’s Next Gen cars make their debut on iRacing before anywhere else in preparation for its inaugural real-world NASCAR Cup Series campaign in 2022. Featuring a number of technological innovations, from a new chassis design and independent rear suspension to a sequential transmission and single-lug wheel design, the Next Gen car is designed to continue pushing the sport forward.
https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3804492.page

Check out the Release Notes for this update below, or on our Members Forums here:
https://members.iracing.com/jforum/posts/list/3804196.page

2021 Season 2 Patch 5 - Release Notes [2021.05.03.01]

This Patch contains some updates and fixes for the 2021 Season 2 Release.

iRACING UI: (5.13.03-2021-s2)

Registration

- Fixed an issue with registering for an event where the Register button would appear to be re-enabled for several seconds (and could appear to some as a registration failure) while the registration process was actively completing. This occurred for users who had their confirmation dialog bypass enabled.

Current Series

- Fixed an issue when creating a Hosted Session from a Series Schedule did not maintain the correct car classes or amount of drivers and was incorrectly displaying the length for an Open Practice Session.

Team Racing

- A Back button has been added to the Team Registration window which returns a user back to the Series window.

- The "Watch" option has been removed from the Team Registration window.

- Fixed an issue where the Register button was not being correctly disabled for users attempting to register their team for an Open Practice Team Session that was full.

AI Racing

- AI Drivers in Opponent Rosters are now editable using the upgraded Paint Shop with the 3D Model Viewer!

- Fixed an issue with Opponent Rosters where newly added AI Drivers could be assigned the same driver number as an existing AI driver.

- Fixed an issue with outputting AI results after a Race if the Opponent Roster had duplicate names or numbers.

Hosted Racing

- Fixed an issue where creating a Hosted Session from the Season Schedule window was incorrectly setting the duration of the Practice to 20 minutes instead of a full hour.
- - Fixed an additional issue with these Hosted Sessions when attempting to add additional hours was also only adding time in 20 minute increments instead of the full hour.

League Racing

- Fixed an issue where users were unable to launch Test Drive sessions from Pending League Sessions.

Paint Shop

- Fixed an issue where improper colors could be used with fixed paint schemes for some vehicles.

MEMBERSITE:

Hosted Racing

- Fixed an issue where an error message was being displayed when trying to schedule a Hosted Session using car classes.

SIMULATION:

Connectivity

- Fixed an issue that could crash the Simulation for multiple users under certain conditions.
- - This was mostly observed during serious high-speed collision events involving one or more Dallara IR18's, but could also occur with other vehicles. It would appear to others as though the server had dumped several users all at once, when in fact their Simulations had crashed.

Race Control

- Fixed an issue where a missed start delay could not account for the pit lane's exit time from the pit lane end to the merge point being potentially different from the race line's path.
- - Typically this is not an issue, but at a track like Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps - Grand Prix Pits where the pit exit cuts the inside of a hairpin on a 90 meters shorter path, a missed start car would be released 4-6 seconds too early.

CARS:

Dirt Late Model

- (ALL) - Opponent car parameters have been updated to improve stability and correlation to the player car.

Dirt Midget

- Tire parameters have been updated, construction has been made stiffer, and tread pattern has been updated.

- Opponent car wheel spring rates and ride heights now have a better correlation.

- iRacing setups have been updated.

NASCAR Chevrolet Monte Carlo - 1987

- The New Damage Model has been re-enabled for this vehicle!

NASCAR Ford Thunderbird - 1987

- The New Damage Model has been re-enabled for this vehicle!

NASCAR Next Gen Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

- NEW CAR!
- - The NASCAR Next Gen Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, an asphalt oval car, is now available for purchase!
- - - After using the model for a number of years in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, Chevrolet introduced the Camaro to the Cup Series for the first time in 2018, and the Camaro carries on as the brand’s Next Gen car. Like its counterparts from Ford and Toyota, it’s powered by a 358 cubic-inch V8 powerplant, and weighs 3,400 pounds with driver and fuel. After multiple years of testing by some of the sport’s biggest names, the Next Gen Camaro will make its real-world debut in the 2022 Daytona 500.
- - Add the NASCAR Next Gen Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 to your digital garage from the iRacing Store, here: https://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/CarDetail.do?carid=139

NASCAR Next Gen Ford Mustang

- NEW CAR!
- - The NASCAR Next Gen Ford Mustang, an asphalt oval car, is now available for purchase!
- - - Just three years after making its Cup debut, the Ford Mustang marque moves into the next generation of NASCAR with the Next Gen car. Like its counterparts from Chevrolet and Toyota, it’s powered by a 358 cubic-inch V8 powerplant, and weighs 3,400 pounds with driver and fuel. After multiple years of testing by some of the sport’s biggest names, the Next Gen Mustang will make its real-world debut in the 2022 Daytona 500.
- - Add the NASCAR Next Gen Ford Mustang to your digital garage from the iRacing Store, here: https://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/CarDetail.do?carid=140

NASCAR Next Gen Toyota Camry

- NEW CAR!
- - The NASCAR Next Gen Toyota Camry, an asphalt oval car, is now available for purchase!
- - - The Camry continues on as Toyota’s only model in NASCAR Cup Series competition since the brand’s debut in 2007. Like its counterparts from Chevrolet and Ford, it’s powered by a 358 cubic-inch V8 powerplant, and weighs 3,400 pounds with driver and fuel. After multiple years of testing by some of the sport’s biggest names, the Next Gen Camry will make its real-world debut in the 2022 Daytona 500.
- - Add the NASCAR Next Gen Toyota Camry to your digital garage from the iRacing Store, here: https://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/CarDetail.do?carid=141

TRACKS:

Darlington Raceway

- Track surface parameters have been updated.

- Some advertisements and signs have been updated.

- Some additional SAFER foam has been added.

- Fixed a lighting issue with some glass in the tower at Turn 3.

Texas Motor Speedway

- (Legends Oval) - Pace speed has been reduced.