iRacing News

vobler · July 24, 2008, 05:22:31 PM

Hello

There will be an updata to iRacing today. Expect it around 7 pm GMT.
Here is a list of updates.
http://forum.racesimcentral.com/showpost.php?p=3848636&postcount=7

Doorman · July 25, 2008, 12:50:32 AM

Thanks for that. I gave it another go tonight. Not as bad as last time. Who knows, might be ok at some point.

Doorman · July 25, 2008, 01:54:12 PM

OMG! What have I done? I've just paid for a year, bought the Skip Barber(good) AND the Radical(superb!) along with Silverstone,(good) Infineon (brilliant!) and one other that my mind won't admit to! That's what I've done! :blink: I have to admit, that as a sim it's extremely good. Whether it will convince me that racing on it is as good still remains to be seen.

vobler · July 25, 2008, 02:32:58 PM

Quote from: Doorman;238834OMG! What have I done? I've just paid for a year, bought the Skip Barber(good) AND the Radical(superb!) along with Silverstone,(good) Infineon (brilliant!) and one other that my mind won't admit to! That's what I've done! :blink: I have to admit, that as a sim it's extremely good. Whether it will convince me that racing on it is as good still remains to be seen.

Good to see that your judgement still is working well. I agree that we need to be able to race with our friends, and that there is much that is not up to LFS standards as Oldie and You have pointed out before, but the sim is superb.

Iam sure it will be a great year both for me and you and sim racing in general.

Romus · July 31, 2008, 01:43:07 PM

Quote from: Doorman;238834OMG! What have I done? I've just paid for a year, bought the Skip Barber(good) AND the Radical(superb!) along with Silverstone,(good) Infineon (brilliant!) and one other that my mind won't admit to! That's what I've done! :blink: I have to admit, that as a sim it's extremely good. Whether it will convince me that racing on it is as good still remains to be seen.

I can't wait for the summer to be over! I'll try iRacing as soon as I'll have enough time for it. :beer:

vobler · August 01, 2008, 10:56:49 PM

New Season
With awards for the Summer 2008 iRacing Season being distributed as you read this, the third iRacing competition season of 2008 is upon us. Starting Saturday, Aug. 2, at 8 p.m. EDT (Midnight GMT), the new season brings with it several significant changes to the iRacing service. Most immediately obvious is the season name.

Out of respect for our members in the southern hemisphere, we're adopting a numeric naming convention. Rather than "Fall 2008," this season will be known as "2008-Season 3" - a bit dry, we know, but we felt it was necessary for our growing global community. Season 3 will run through the end of October and be followed, predictably enough, by 2008-Season 4, starting in early November.

New Series
As previously announced, Season 3 will feature more frequent rookie races and more convenient scheduling of qualifying sessions and races for the higher-level series. The schedule will also include new Class C series, adding the Formula Mazda, Road America and Silverstone to FIRST-sanctioned road racing, and the USAC Silver Crown car, Atlanta, Homestead and Richmond to FIRST-sanctioned oval competition.

We're also pleased to announce a new series based on the success of our 13th Week Fun Races. The SK Modified Weekly Series will feature the same schedule of tracks as the Late Model series, with Practice and Time Trial sessions running every day. But in an effort to maintain full fields, Qualifying and Race sessions will be limited to the period between
8 p.m. EDT, Wednesday and 7:59 p.m. EDT, Thursday. Like the Late Model series, the SK Weekly Series will be open to drivers with Class D or higher oval licenses (or rookies with a Safety Rating of 4.0 or higher).

New members
The next wave of invitations to join iRacing.com will go out on Wednesday, Aug. 6. With several thousand invitations being distributed and a large influx of new members expected, we'd like to remind everyone of our Code of Conduct (section 1.4 of the FIRST Sporting Code).

New members, please remember that your primary focus should be on getting acclimated to the iRacing community and driving cleanly. Above all, always be respectful to your fellow members.

Experienced iRacers, remember to be patient with those new to our community and help them find their bearings. You know how important sportsmanship and courtesy are to all of us. Please lead by example.

Reminder! Please remember the August 29th Annual Subscription Bonus Program. All members with one-year subscriptions in place as of midnight GMT on that date will receive an additional $15 iRacing credit (on top of the $60 iRacing credit that you normally receive with the purchase of an annual subscription). For full information on this Bonus Program, please see the related post in the iRacing.com Announcements section of the member forums.

vobler · August 01, 2008, 10:58:11 PM

Sim

The sim will properly recognise 4GB or more of system RAM.

The replayMemoryOverride setting in core.ini will no longer cause sim to fail to load if size is set too large.

Fix buffer overflow bug in garage when using long filenames for setups for most cars that could sometimes cause setups to not load or the sim to crash.

Web

The functionality of the Club Stats page has been expanded. You can now view data on a per-season level.

A driver stats listing has been added to the STATS > Drivers section. On this page you can view a listing of all members who have participated in at least one race session. This list can be filtered in a variety of ways.

A new page has been added to the SERIES section: Past Seasons. This page can be used to navigate to the miscellaneous past seasons and lists all past season champions.

Tracks

Fixed a black flag bug at VIR South.

The Infineon grandstand is now visible again.

A graphical bump coming out of Irwindaleâ€™s turn 2 has been fixed.

Cars

Updated the 3rd gear ratio in the Solstice from the 2006 model's 1.37 to the 2007-present model's 1.51.

Updated full throttle engine sounds for Formula Mazda.

Doorman · August 02, 2008, 12:16:51 AM

Got that lot and everything else they got!

vobler · August 02, 2008, 09:00:54 AM

And for those of you that does not have iRacing. In just 10 days we have had 3 updates to the software and one superb multi config track. (http://www.barbermotorsports.com/)
Next track is Sebring.

And yes, they are inviting thousands new racers August 6.th.
Be sure to be on their mailing list if you want in.

vobler · August 07, 2008, 10:14:26 AM

Quote from: vobler;239683And yes, they are inviting thousands new racers August 6.th.
Be sure to be on their mailing list if you want in.

Did anyone here get invited?

EarlHaz · August 07, 2008, 12:58:55 PM

I got one. Still testing it out, but from what I can see so far its very good and everything I've tried has given clean racing (in general).

Will give it a couple more weeks to see if I want a full subscription though.

Doorman · August 07, 2008, 02:17:12 PM

Top man!

You'll find, at least I did, that the more you get into it the better it becomes.

delankster · August 07, 2008, 06:32:34 PM

got my invitation tonight

will hopfelly get chance to give it a try this wkend

Romus · August 07, 2008, 06:55:03 PM

Quote from: delankster;240376got my invitation tonight
will hopfelly get chance to give it a try this wkend

Oh no. I knew I could not resist, so I went and subscribed their newsletter. Is that the way to possibly get the invitation? Hrrr...

vobler · August 14, 2008, 04:48:30 PM

August 14, 2008 - General Launch Date Announced!
After pledging to launch the iRacing.com service to the general public before the end of the summer, we're pleased to be able to add a specific date and time to our promise. As of 12:00 pm EST (18:00 GMT) August 26, 2008, iRacing.com will be available to racers everywhere who want to take advantage of simulation technology for training purposes, compete in the newest branch of motorsport - internet racing - and join our growing global community.

Because our public Web site (//www.iRacing.com) is the only way to subscribe to our service, we've added a countdown clock to the home page to highlight the moment when our storefront will open its doors.

In addition to the countdown timer, we've added a Testimonial page to the public site, on which you'll find comments about iRacing from a variety of professional racers and other prominent figures in motorsport. We'll be adding to this collection of quotes frequently. And there are some other improvements to the members' and public sites that will follow along shortly.

This is an exciting time for all of us at iRacing.com. While development will, of course, continue unabated, August 26 will mark the culmination of years of hard work and the realization of our collective vision for this sport. We're thrilled to share this moment with all of you, our former alpha and beta testers and our pre-launch members, who have helped us reach this momentous occasion. This is only the beginning ...

Reminder! Please remember the August 29th Annual Subscription Bonus Program. All members with one-year subscriptions in place as of midnight GMT on that date will receive an additional $15 iRacing credit (on top of the $60 iRacing credit that you normally receive with the purchase of an annual subscription). For full information on this Bonus Program, please see the related post in the iRacing.com Announcements section of the member forums.