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) 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

For people in need of a frame rate boost (more frames per second, or "FPS"), iRacing has recommended setting the "Crowd Detail" on "Low" in the in-game graphics options -- "High" detail just adds backsides to the people in the crowds, which is the... Read More

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

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

--  In order to view replay files (*.rpy) that people post in the forum areas, or that are included with setup files that can be downloaded elsewhere, save the .rpy files into your My Documents / iRacing/ Replays folder.   --  ... Read More

If it ever seems that your practice, test, Time Trial, and Qualifying goes better than your race, you might want to check your graphic options and make sure you don't have things turned up too high -- if you are experiencing lower framerates... Read More

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 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

It's one thing to be a fast driver, and to be able to race with others who are close to your skill level, but you have to look at it this way: In any race series, there's always someone who's the fastest, and there are always... Read More

If it ever seems that your lap times during Practice, Test, Time Trial, and Qualifying sessions are fine, but your performance falls off dramatically during a race, you may want to remember that how you practice will affect how you race.  Even... Read More

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

Undocumented ("Hidden") Feature: DriverRotateHead There is a neat undocumented (or "hidden") feature called DriverRotateHead that can be enabled via the iRacing app.ini file which enables a "yaw" effect that helps you to visually observe the... Read More

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

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