Sono tante oggi le novità per gli appassionati di iRacing. Come prima cosa il team americano ha annunciato che saranno ben $300,000 i dollari a disposizione come premi in denaro per la nuova stagione 2019 che partirà dal prossimo mese di Febbraio con i vari tornei mondiali. Oltre ai campionati eNascar Peak e Porsche Series già annunciati in dettaglio, ci saranno infatti anche quelli per le gare su sterrato e rallycross, per un montepremi totale che arriverà appunto ad oltre 261mila Euro!
QuoteSix eSport World Championships to be Contested on iRacing
iRacing announced today the total prize pool for the six eSport World Championships organized and contested on the racing simulation platform. A total of $300,000 cash will be paid out to the top simracers in the world in 2019. The championships begin in February and run through the end of the year and will see racers compete online, from their homes, connecting through the iRacing service. All World Championship series will be broadcast live on the iRacing eSports Network (www.youtube.com/iracing-esports-network), Facebook (facebook.com/iracing), twitch (twitch.com/iracing) and on iRacing.com (iRacing.com/live). The six World Championships showcase the diversity of iRacing’s offerings – NASCAR, Sports Cars, Dirt Ovals and Rallycross – ensuring there is something for everyone to enjoy.
“This is exactly what we envisioned we would be doing when we launched iRacing in 2008 – create the most competitive and authentic racing simulation,” said Dave Kaemmer, founder and CEO, iRacing.com. “We have serious prize money for all of these World Championship series now. eSports are here to stay and the commitment from iRacing and our amazing partners shows we are in it for the long haul.”
2019 will be the tenth year iRacing has hosted World Championships and sees monumental increases in prize money for competitors. The eNASCAR PEAK Antifreeze iRacing Series, NASCAR’s only officially sanctioned World Championship eSports Series, and the longest-running eSports World Championship, jumps to $100,000.
The recently announced Porsche iRacing World Championship will also pay out $100,000 in prize money. This brand new eSports World Championship Series is supported by Porsche Motorsports and will see drivers from around the globe racing in the iconic Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car.
The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car and World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Championships, will each increase their prize pools to $25,000. Showcasing the best dirt oval simracers, these series live up to the hype – “the fastest show on dirt.” Finally, the iRacing Rallycross World Championship and the VRS GT iRacing World Championship, which features team endurance racing, will see their prize pools increased to $25,000 per series.
iRacing, the original eSports racing game, was built with championship series like these in mind. Using a proprietary match-making system (iRating) that ranks drivers skill, simracers progress through the ranks and ultimately to world championship level drivers if they are in among the best. The iRating system works equally as well for the non-elite drivers and helps to keep all levels of racing competitive for everyone on iRacing. For more information on the iRacing World Championship Series visit www.iRacing.com/world-championships.
Nella serata di ieri è stata poi rilasciata la nuova patch 1 della Season 1 del 2019: oltre ai consueti bugfix e migliorie, l'update porta con sè anche un paio di interessanti novità, ovvero il tracciato ovale da sterrato di Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals e le animazioni ai box dei meccanici Indycar, che ci vengono presentati entrambe con i trailer qui sotto.
QuoteThis release includes The Chili Bowl dirt oval track, and the fully animated IndyCar pit crews for all Dallara models! We've also included some fixes to keep your racing at top-notch to help you bring in the new year. Happy Holidays!
CHANGE LOG:
UPDATES:
iRacing BETA Interface
- Fixed a background issue that was causing some users to experience a slow response when taking some interface actions.
Rendering
- A curative elixir has been given to all crew members who were suffering from a metallic skin condition. Hopefully, there are no lasting side effects.
- Fixed an issue where headlight flare effects were not rendering correctly during the day.
- Fixed an issue where the sky was not appearing behind the rest of the scene, and at a distance in 3D, when using nVidia3D.
Dynamic Sky
- Fixed an issue where track-side objects could turn black at twilight when vehicle headlights were disabled.
- Some diffuse light is now added to the reflections of objects at night. This will correct an issue, as seen on the cones at Lime Rock Park, where reflective areas could appear black at night.
- Fixed an issue where static shadows on the track surface were not turning on or off when getting in or out of a car with different Replay vs Graphics settings.
- Fixed an issue with cloud lighting where it would incorrectly dim and then get brighter again at sunset and sunrise.
Time of Day
- The "Clock:" label has been changed to "Sim Time:" on the Replay screen.
- The short day-of-week name has been added to the displayed value, and changed the color of the value from red to black so that it does not stand out as much as the Session Time.
Pit Stops
- Fully animated IndyCar pit crews have been hired to work on all Dallara models!
- - Dallara DW12
- - Dallara F3
- - Dallara IR18
- - Indycar Dallara - 2011
- - - Be sure to take a pit stop with one of these cars to see the team in action!
- A rule change for GTE pit stops has been implemented.
- - Cars must now re-fuel first and may only change tires once re-fueling is complete. This addresses both Members' requests and the anticipated change in real-life WEC rules for the 2019/20 season.
Telemetry
- The variable name "dc" has been changed to "dp" based on if a driver control is tied to the F7 black box or not.
- Fixed an issue where the "TimeOfDay:" and "Date:" strings were not being pulled correctly.
CARS:
Dallara IR18
- Fixed an issue where some wheels on opponent cars were not spinning correctly or were floating above the ground.
NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 - 2018
- Additional details have been added to more distant LODs of this vehicle to reduce popping seen when the model and textures down-sample.
TRACKS:
Charlotte Motor Speedway
- The flagger is now properly situated in his box.
- Removed some of the extra blue cones that block off the old Roval configuration road.
- Fixed a bump located at the exit of the infield road course near the light pole, and stitched up a terrain seam under the pit-out wall.
The Chili Bowl
- NEW TRACK!
- - The Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals, a brand new indoor dirt oval track, is now available for purchase in the iRacing Store!
- - Located at the Tulsa Expo Center in Oklahoma, racers from around the country across multiple disciplines come together to bear witness to what has been dubbed the 'Super Bowl of Midget Racing'. The Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is a prestigious dirt racing event that has seen the likes of Tony Stewart, Kasey Kahne, Christopher Bell, Kyle Larson, Rico Abreu, and the Swindell family fill the grids. The inaugural Chili Bowl was organized by Lanny Edwards and partner Emmett Hahn. It was named after a local company who sponsored the first event. The race has been hosted at the Tulsa Expo Center since it was founded in 1987. The inaugural 1987 event consisted of 52 midgets competing in the 2-day event. The event now consists of four days of qualifiers for the Saturday night A-main event. The Chili Bowl's key ingredient is the clay which once covered the adjacent fairgrounds. Without sun or wind to harm it, the indoor garden (roughly a quarter-mile circle) is heavily saturated so that the boldest dirt track artists of our time can truly shine. It accommodates over two hundred race rigs, bleachers for thousands of people, and an ever-growing trade show. To stroll the aisles of Tulsa's QuikTrip Center, the home of The Golden Driller, is to rub shoulders with champions from across America.
- Grab yourself a helping of the fabled indoor dirt oval from the iRacing Store!
Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans
- Additional lightmaps have been added for greater detail at night.
Williams Grove Speedway
- Fixed a terrain seam located on an access road on T2 outside access road
