2024 Season 2 Release Notes [2024.03.05.02]
The iRacing 2024 Season 2 Release is here! After years of extensive R&D efforts and significant iRacer anticipation, rain and the Tempest Weather system have arrived. Together with multiple new product features, an improved UI, new content, and buckets of updates and fixes, the 2024 Season 2 Release is truly a landmark moment for iRacing. We'll start things off with a week of fun in Week 13, and then official competition will commence on March 12th at 0000 UTC!
Tempest, iRacing’s brand-new weather system that allows for rain racing, is fully operational and ready to manage the meteorological simulation demands of iRacing. The Road License Type is being split into Sports Car License Type and Formula License Type to provide separate competition ladders for drivers and to improve participation, competition, and matchmaking. We’ve added a fun New Driver Onboarding Experience that will help all new customers get onto the track immediately, set up their controls, get them racing with AI Drivers, and provide instructions and a guide for their next steps. We’ve also refreshed the look and feel of iRacing to improve navigation.
Three new cars have been added to the iRacing paddock, including the Dirt Micro Sprint (2 models), SRX, and Super Formula Lights. Three new tracks have also been constructed for iRacing: Algarve International Circuit (4 configs), Millbridge Speedway, and Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli (5 configs). A new configuration has also been added to Kokomo Speedway (Tires Out) to provide a different racing line, and a new configuration has been added to Lime Rock Park (School) as part of a new educational experience. Additionally, several pieces of content have been added to the iRacing base package, making them FREE for all iRacing members, including Dirt Micro Sprint, Circuit de Lédenon, Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Snetterton Circuit, and Winton Motor Raceway.
The New Damage Model is enabled straight out-of-the-box on all three new cars, and it has been overhauled onto an additional FIFTEEN existing car models, including all GTE Class cars and all LMP1 Class cars. The AI training team has been hard at work conditioning AI Drivers to no longer fear water, allowing all rain-enabled vehicles to launch with fully tuned AI compatibility. Additionally, AI Drivers were able to master the Super Formula Lights, Algarve International Circuit (ALL), Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli (ALL), Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari - Moto, & Sebring International Raceway - Modified. Finally, our vehicle dynamics team has crafted hundreds of optimized vehicle setups, including a rain-ready setup for each rain-ready car. Flip down your visor and slip into your galoshes; iRacing 2024 Season 2 is pouring in!
Season highlights include:
- Dirt Micro Sprint (Winged & Non-Winged) [FREE!]
- SRX (Supports pavement and dirt)
- Super Formula Lights
- Algarve International Circuit (Grand Prix, Grand Prix - Chicanes, Moto, & Moto - Chicanes)
- Millbridge Speedway
- Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli (Grand Prix, Grand Prix 2007, Grand Prix - Historic, Club, & Truck)
- Kokomo Speedway - Tires Out
- Lime Rock Park - School
- Tempest Weather System
- Rain Racing
- Road License Type Split (Sports Car & Formula)
- New Driver Onboarding Experience
- iRacing Visual Refresh
- 3D Curbs at Fuji International Speedway & Sebring International Raceway
- 3D Foliage System at Algarve International Circuit & Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli
- New Damage Model for 19 vehicle models [Audi R18, BMW M8 GTE, Cadillac CTS-V Racecar, Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTE, Dirt Micro Sprint Car (Winged & Non-Winged), Dirt Midget, Ferrari 488 GTE, Ford GTE, Kia Optima, Porsche 911 RSR, Porsche 919, SRX, Super Formula Lights, VW Beetle, VW Beetle Lite, VW Jetta TDI Cup, [Legacy] Dallara DW12, [Legacy] Dallara IR-05]
- AI-Ready Rain Racing
- AI Racing for Super Formula Lights
- AI Racing at 11 track configurations [Algarve International Circuit (ALL), Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli (ALL), Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari - Moto, and Sebring International Raceway - Modified]
- Hundreds of expertly tailored iRacing vehicle setups (including a rain-ready setup)
Visit our 2024 Season 2 features page here: https://www.iracing.com/seasons/2024-s2/
Full 2024 Season 2 Release details can be found on the iRacing Forums here: https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/57032/2024-season-2-release-notes-2024-03-05-01
