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iRacing announced yesterday that they will be adding dirt tracks and cars in the near future.

osracing.net/iracing-to-add-dirt-racing/

I just posted same damn thing. get up off my koolaid

Settle down, Beavis. Besides, I wanted to get a link to my website in there.

Kilbey, thanks for coming back to post. I think most of us saw this, but I can't help think that it was an April fools joke? If it isn't, we will definitely be keeping our eyes on this. Thanks.

I initially thought it was an April fools joke at first too, until I saw the video. The video has too many special effects, interviews, and the like to be fake. And if it is fake, they have too much time on their hands.

Good job on the OSR site as well, easy to use and informational.

I thought it was a joke too, and there's still a remote chance it could be. The fact that they've let it go this long and now also have a 28 page thread in the official iRacing forum would indicate otherwise. I've also seen some of the other sim racing news websites post it as the truth. We will see for sure.

I'm hoping, and I know a lot of guys in the OSR League are hoping that this is for real. It would be a great thing to have a modern dirt simulation with dynamic tracks, night and day races, a full measure of statistics, and a large, supportive community. Like I put on my website, iRacing isn't perfect, but they do put in a tremendous effort to make the simulated racing very realistic. If they do dirt, they will do it well. I have faith in that.

Also, thanks for the compliment on the website. I try to provide something for the iRacing community. I have some setup help stuff on there, and, for the guys who don't have the time or patience to fool with it, I have a ton of setups for the short track cars. Some of that credit also goes to Jeremy Adams, a guy who has been building setups for our (fixed setup) league for the past month or so. Jeremy has built some of the best Street Stock and Late Model setups I have driven in my three years on iRacing.

Thanks

Yes it is! Here's a link to the story!

www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/eldora-sp...-announcement-040416

Here's some updated information on iRacing dirt for those who are interested.

osracing.net/tony-gardner-talks-dirt/

Yeah it feels like they're not taking this as serious as I would have expected. Still hope it ends up being good though.

For those anxiously awaiting iRacing dirt, have no fear. It takes a good while to do things right. There have been several updates posted in the official iRacing forums. You can read the latest one here , as well as see a picture of Eldora Speedway as a work in progress and also a picture of the Sprint car.

osracing.net/iracing-dirt-development-mini-update/

I monitor the official iRacing forums and I post relevant dirt updates any time I see them, so, if you're interested in the development of dirt on iRacing, check back once in a while.

More news and a video preview of iRacing Dirt.

osracing.net/iracing-dirt-street-stock-at-eldora-speedway/

Another update on iRacing Dirt from Tony Gardner - osracing.net/iracing-forum/iracing-dirt/...-dirt-update-112916/

Also, if any of you are thinking about iRacing or currently running iRacing, please take a look at this post - osracing.net/iracing-forum/other-racing-...dirt-track-racing-2/ .

Here's another update that consists of a whole batch of photos demonstrating iRacing Dirt development. It won't be long now.

osracing.net/iracing-releases-new-dirt-images/

iRacing Dirt alpha testing begins next week.

osracing.net/the-latest-dirt-on-iracing-...ng-begins-next-week/

It's getting close now. Here's another update on iRacing Dirt with some new pictures of the DLM.

osracing.net/tyler-d-hudson-joins-the-ir...am-dirt-gets-closer/

More updates, more images from iRacing. The link takes you to my new iRacing Dirt page. Latest updates at the top, scroll down to see older news.

osracing.net/category/iracing-dirt/

I also added an iRacing Dirt Gallery with all of the images I've collected during development. The Dirt Truck image is full 4k. Click twice to blow it up, it looks great.

osracing.net/iracing-dirt-gallery/

iRacing does a major update every 3 months. The next one is around March 10. We're all hoping dirt is coming in that build.

What wheel should I use, G27? And if so, is there anywhere to get one for under $300?

The G27 is great. They sell on eBay all day long for $200. Make sure it has wheel, pedals, H-pattern shifter, and power supply. It will work fine without the shifter but knock $25 off. Paddles are enough for shifting and take up less space. My H-pattern shifter is in a storage box. If you have a cockpit it's nice. if you use a desk, probably not. You can buy power supplies separately. Knock $25 off if it doesn't have one.

The G29 is the same thing according to every review I've read. More buttons for Playstation compatibility. $400 on Amazon.