iRacing's Upcoming Releases

[Yoeri Gijsen]

Let's keep a little thread going about what iRacing has in store for us in the (near) future. Some things have been announced, some targets have been rumoured and who knows what you have picked up in the darkest recesses of the net...

Below I will put up some things I find or found. Please post any news, rumours or hints below so one of the moderators can update this thread.

Cars

• McLaren MP4-12C GT3 - Next up, but time unspecified
• Lotus 49 - Next up, but time unspecified
• RUF Rt12R - October 2012
• Honda Civic BTCC - May/July 2013
• Honda HSV-010 - May/July 2013
• NASCAR Sprint Cup 2013 models - TBA

Tracks

• Auto Club Speedway - To be scanned (confirmed!)
• Circuit de Gilles Villeneuve - To be scanned (confirmed!)
• Hongaroring - Plans
• Kansas Speedway - To be scanned (confirmed!)
• Lukas Oil Raceway - In production
• Rockingham Speedway - October 2012
• Interlagos - To be scanned (confirmed!)
• Miller Motorsports Park - To be scanned
• New Jersey Motorsports Park - To be scanned
• Long Beach - 2013
• Oran Park Raceway - October 2012
• Tsukuba Circuit - In production
• Willow Springs - Scanned but on hold

Features

• Crew chief & spotter functionality - February 2013 at the earliest, but probably later
• Driver swaps - February 2013 at the earliest, but probably later
• DirectX 11 and x64 support - Long term project
• Dirt and oil build up on windscreen - Side project
• Enhanced sounds (DirectSound > XAudio2) - Groundwork in next build; the rest later
• Exhaust fire - Side project
• Teams - February 2013 at the earliest, but probably later
• Time transition - Long term and after DirectX 11

Your turn!

 

[Hampus Andersson]

I am sure the Cadillac slowed them down because we didn't hear anything about it and all of a sudden it was done and going to be released at the end of the current season. I know there was a issue with the data that iRacing first had, looks like they have something to work with now!

This really means = We got an offer from Cadillac we could not say no to so we fabricated a story about not getting data.

As you said, the Caddy was done pretty much when they announced it.

 

[Hampus Andersson]

Even though it´s turbo charged it actually sounds quite nice. Not anywhere near the scream of a N/A flatplane V8 but works nonetheless

 

[Hampus Andersson]

So random people can try the CTS-VR but we can´t?

 

[Tom Van Put]

So random people can try the CTS-VR but we can´t?

Random people won't notice the little errors that are probably in the car

 

[Hampus Andersson]

Ok so some updates,

Steve Myers said, when i get 700 followers i´ll give you a hint. The hint was... "it´s not an american based manufacturer"

Another hint when he reaches 1000 followers. So anyone with twitter, add this man right now

Also new, Motegi will come in Day/Night lighting! First proper road track to be night lighting.

 

[Tom Van Put]

Ok so some updates,

Steve Myers said, when i get 700 followers i´ll give you a hint. The hint was... "it´s not an american based manufacturer"

Another hint when he reaches 1000 followers. So anyone with twitter, add this man right now

Also new, Motegi will come in Day/Night lighting! First proper road track to be night lighting.

To bad I 'm not on Twitter, but...

*BMW, BMW, BMW, BMW, ... please let it be BMW*

I hope they also give Spa night lighting, can't be that hard as only the paddock area has lightning.

 

[Hampus Andersson]

Yea would love a BMW M3 GT2 - M3 DTM - Z4 GT3 - M3 GT4

Anyone would do just fine M3 E30 DTM would be immense!

 

[Eckhart von Glan]

Porsche??? it won the vote for most wanted GT car on the iRacing forums easily.

 

[Hampus Andersson]

Porsche??? it won the vote for most wanted GT car on the iRacing forums easily.

Was it a GT3 thread with lots of pictures?

Porsche you can forget right now, sorry.

 

[Hampus Andersson]

Holy donkey crap it might actually be BMW....

"Throwing you a bone since 16 short and I want to go to bed. Company much older but first significant car was 1975. 1200 for next hint"
-Stever Myers

May 2, 1975. The first generation BMW 3 Series rolls off the production line. It's the BMW E21, the car that created the sports sedan segment, the original Ultimate Driving Machine. Available as a two-door saloon model only, the BMW E21 was praised for its performance, dynamic rear-wheel drive handling andathletic sports styling, enjoying several successes on the racetrack, and marking the beginning of a BMW design philosophy that would reign supreme for years to come: it's all about the driver.

 

[Eckhart von Glan]

Porsche you can forget right now, sorry.

dunno if it was the same thread, but that was more or less what everyone figured, lol.

 

[William Levesque]

What about RUF ?

 

[William Levesque]

https://twitter.com/#!/iRacingMyers/status/184724616923725824/photo/1/large

 

[Hampus Andersson]

Yup 740hp on the rear wheels. Insane

 

[Hampus Andersson]

How does RWD - 370km/h sound?

 

[Hampus Andersson]

Steve Myers ‏ @iRacingMyers Close
@KHSoundServices who said we aren't working on a BMW for @iRacing?

 

[Jamie Shorting]

750HP RUF. Meh. After the initial honeymoon period it will end up being just like the Williams. Not many will race it.

 

[Dario Jagar]

 

[Hampus Andersson]

To much for the brain to process

Donington, Long Beach, BMW, RUF, Silverstone re-scan, Mclaren, Cadillac, Lotus 49

just insane

 

[Marko Buhin]

To much for the brain to process

Donington, Long Beach, BMW, RUF, Silverstone re-scan, Mclaren, Cadillac, Lotus 49

just insane

BMW? which BMW?