iRacing – 2021 Season 4 Patch 3 Deployed

iRacing has deployed the 2021 Season 4 Patch 3 for its online racing platform.

Besides adding the fully updated Phoenix Raceway, the patch contains a healthy number of fixes and improvements for various parts of the simulation.

For more details, check out the changelog below.

Credit: Featured iRacing screenshot by David J. Gibbons.

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iRacing UI:

Home Page

• The Season and Week display has been moved to the right side of the page.

Licenses

• Clicking on your licenses at the top-right now opens the Licenses page.

Current Series

• Fixed an issue where the icon for Road Course was incorrect.

Time Attack

• Resolved an issue where registering for a Time Attack Session could cause an unexpected error to occur.

Simulation:

AI Racing

• AI Racing is now available at Phoenix Raceway!
• AI Drivers have improved their pitting skills at Rockingham Speedway.

Cameras

• Fixed an issue where the focus depth decrease key-step could cause it to jump an inconsistent amount.

Spotter

• Fixed a grammar issue about your gas.

Cars:

ARCA Menards Chevrolet Impala

• iRacing setups have been updated.

Dirt Sprint Car

• (ALL) – Engine power and torque have been increased.
• (ALL) – Tire parameters have been adjusted slightly.
• (ALL) – Aerodynamic parameters have been overhauled and improved.
• – – These changes resolve a pitch sensitivity issue.
• – – All wing sensitivities have been adjusted to better reflect real world setups.
• – – Wing angle ranges have been adjusted.
• (ALL) – Opponent vehicle settings have been adjusted to reduce the visual warping that could sometimes be seen.
• (ALL) iRacing setups have been updated.

NASCAR Cup Series Class Cars

• Aerodynamic shifting in draft at super speedways has been reduced, especially for oversteer.
• iRacing setups have been updated.

NASCAR Gander Outdoors Series Class Trucks

• iRacing setups have been updated.

NASCAR Next Gen Series Class Cars

• iRacing setups have been updated.

NASCAR Xfinity Series Class Cars

• iRacing setups have been updated.

Tracks:

Daytona International Speedway

• Collision parameters for the tire island have been improved.

Hickory Motor Speedway

• Track checkpoints have been updated to prevent course cutting.
• Penalties for course cutting have been increased.

Hungaroring Circuit

• Collision parameters for the tire bundle at pit entry have been improved.
• Visibility settings for brake markers have been improved based on camera distances and graphics settings.

Lanier National Speedway

• Visibility settings for a variety of objects have been improved based on camera distances and graphics settings.

Oran Park Raceway

• A gain-time penalty has been added for leaving the race track and using the off-track road prior to the bridge.

Phoenix Raceway

• NEW AND FULLY UPDATED TRACK!
• – – Phoenix Raceway has been fully updated with brand new scan data fresh from 2021!
• This 2021 version completely replaces the previous 2012 version.
• – – The 2012 version has been retired with this deployment – only the 2021 version is now available.
• – – All users who previously owned the 2012 version have been granted ownership of the 2021 version for free!
• Opened in 1964, Phoenix Raceway was built with one thing in mind: becoming the home for open-wheel racing in the western half of the United States. It quickly accomplished that, hosting IndyCar races for more than 40 consecutive years and later adding the Copper World Classic for Silver Crown and midget cars in 1977. From there, it was only a matter of time until NASCAR brought the Cup Series there for the first time in 1988; Alan Kulwicki’s first career win came in that race, and he celebrated with the reverse “Polish Victory Lap” that many drivers still utilize today. The track also hosted the first-ever NASCAR Truck Series event in 1995. Through its history, Phoenix’s one-mile oval has always been defined by its asymmetrical turns and dogleg, which was implemented in part because of the natural terrain of the area. With different progressive banking at each end of the track as well, Phoenix is often a favorite track of drivers for the challenges that they face in setting up their cars and maximizing their performance. Although its backstretch dogleg already made it one of the most unique ovals in America, the track’s latest renovation, which was completed in October 2018, made it even more unique. The start-finish line was moved between the former Turn 2 and the dogleg, fundamentally changing how drivers would approach each lap, while the former frontstretch grandstand was removed in favor of expanding seating closer to the new start-finish line. The shift also led to a reconfiguration of pit road. This layout made its NASCAR Cup Series debut in November 2018, and began hosting NASCAR’s championship weekend with the 2020 season.
• Add this brand new version of Phoenix Raceway to your digital landscape from the iRacing Store here: https://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/TrackDetail.do?trkid=418

Sebring International Raceway

• (Club) – Pit stall locations have been adjusted slightly.

South Boston Speedway

• Collision parameters for pit barrels have been improved.
• Visibility settings for pit barrels have been improved based on camera distances and graphics settings.

Talladega Superspeedway

• Closed a gap in the Turn 2 SAFER Barrier.

Weedsport Speedway

• Visibility settings for a variety of objects have been improved based on camera distances and graphics settings.