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Why does my Race Participation Tracker show less weeks counted than in the Series Stats?
Viewed 1672 times since Fri, Jan 8, 2010
You may find that if you look at your Series Stats for a particular Series that the number of weeks counted is more than what is showing in your Race Participation Tracker. In order for it to count in the Race Participation Credit Program, you... Read More
How to File a Protest
Viewed 5669 times since Mon, Feb 21, 2011
If you find yourself being subjected to verbal abuse or profanity via in-game chat (or typed abuse via text chat), or you see a driver violating the sporting code, remember that these types of behavior are in direct violation of the iRacing Code of... Read More
Undocumented ("Hidden") Feature: Active Roll Axis Cockpit View (DriverHeadHorizon)
Viewed 5314 times since Sun, Mar 6, 2011
Undocumented ("Hidden") Feature: Active Roll Axis Cockpit View (DriverHeadHorizon) There is a neat hidden feature called DriverHeadHorizon that can be enabled via the iRacing app.ini file which enables a "roll" effect that helps you to... Read More
Ghost Racing
Viewed 3983 times since Sun, Feb 27, 2011
Using ghost racing to prepare for the real thing iRacing offers a neat feature commonly referred to as "ghost mode" that's unfortunately not very well-documented or publicized -- "ghost mode" gives you the ability take a "test drive" during... Read More
FPS/Network Display Box ("F" key in-game)
Viewed 3851 times since Sat, Feb 19, 2011
Pressing "F" on your keyboard will enable the FPS/Network Display box, which shows your graphics performance in Frames Per Second, along with your Network connectivity detail display. The FPS/Network Display box appears in the upper right-hand... Read More
Series and Divisional Championships
Viewed 3068 times since Sun, Feb 20, 2011
When you compete in an official race in any regular series, from the Advanced Rookie level on up, you earn Championship Points, and the points you earn each week determine your position in the overall series championship race, and in the Divisional... Read More
Understanding how car numbers are assigned
Viewed 2925 times since Sat, Feb 12, 2011
Understanding iRatings and car numbers: In an official or unofficial race, if a driver has a higher iRating, his (or her) car number will be lower. The person in the field who has the number "1" on their car has the highest iRating (and,... Read More
Viewing championship points: How to tell which races count for the week
Viewed 2474 times since Fri, Mar 11, 2011
Viewing championship points: How to tell which races count for the week Race event points are scored in Official Series Races; the best 50% of a driver's race performance (based on points scored) in a given Race Week will be averaged to... Read More
Can I download iRacing onto a second computer if I am a member?
Viewed 2418 times since Wed, Mar 19, 2008
Yes, as described above, each license is a single license but if you have a second computer that you use to race for convenience purposes it is OK to download the service onto a second computer. For example, you may have one computer at... Read More
Driver Aids
Viewed 1590 times since Sun, Jul 31, 2011
From the Season 3 2011 Release Notes: Driver Aids - Additional assistance is available to help you get your favorite car around the track. You can now enable more driver aids in the Options configuration. - The Racing Line driver aid shows a... Read More
What if I buy a new computer; do I need to inform iRacing?
Viewed 1554 times since Wed, Mar 19, 2008
No, you can simply download and install the iRacing service at no charge onto new computer. Read More
iRacing Race Participation Credit program -- multiclass series and series with short schedules
Viewed 1464 times since Sat, Feb 12, 2011
With the iRacing Race Participation Credit Program, it is important to note that the Race Participation Credits are awarded per series, so for multiclass series you cannot double-up on your Participation Credits by running both classes of cars, but... Read More
Will I ever lose use of the content/property I have purchased?
Viewed 1450 times since Wed, Mar 19, 2008
No. Once you purchase content you have the rights to the content you purchased in perpetuity. However as iRacing officially licenses all of the content in the sim, there is a chance iRacing could lose a license to distribute... Read More
Do I “own” the content (cars and tracks) I have purchased?
Viewed 1310 times since Wed, Mar 19, 2008
No, you have purchased a license to the content for use on your personal computer only per the Terms of Use and End User License Agreement. Once you purchase the license for the content, it will be in service for many years in the... Read More
If I purchase a membership, how many people can use it?
Viewed 1253 times since Wed, Mar 19, 2008
Just you. It is a single license. Read More
Would iRacing ever want to charge me again for a property I already purchased?
Viewed 1234 times since Wed, Mar 19, 2008
iRacing has no plans to do that ever, although if we have to completely rescan and reproduce a track because it has changed dramatically we do reserve that right. You get normal updates for your tracks and cars for free. ... Read More
Can I send suggestions and feedback to iRacing about the product and service?
Viewed 1149 times since Wed, Mar 19, 2008
Yes, you can send feedback on the product and service to the Support Section of our member site. We view this as simple feedback. We appreciate the time and energy people put into this feedback to improve the service.... Read More
Is there any content that we're allowed to mod?
Viewed 1106 times since Wed, Mar 19, 2008
NO, iRacing.com content cannot be modded as described in the End User License Agreement. To attempt to do so would be in direct violation of the agreement. Again, the content can only be used by registered members... Read More
Is there a minimum guarantee or a warranty that the content will be available for racing for a certain amount of time?
Viewed 1071 times since Wed, Mar 19, 2008
No, because we hope never to lose a property, we do not want to send out that sort of message. However, if we ever lose an official license to a property, we would certainly be fair to customers who did not get a good value from that... Read More
Can I copy iRacing images, marks, and trademarks off the iRacing websites or materials and use for other purposes, for example for private clubs etc?
Viewed 1029 times since Wed, Mar 19, 2008
No, not without permission from an iRacing authorized employee. Read More
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