Indy is now available

Both car and track or just track? I'm locked out until I renew in a few days...

just the track.

They also just announced V8 supercars and Phillips Island are coming next year.

http://members.iracing.com/ifo ... readID=50077&tstart=0

Sounds like only the Ford is coming, would be really awesome to get the Holden too since they have already done work with GM on other cars.

Wicked, That's great news

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Ford V8 Supercar and Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit to Join iRacing.com Service
Australian Car and Track to Be Available to iRacing Members Around the World

BEDFORD, MA (September 10, 2009) – The L & H 500 at Phillip Island, ninth round of the V8 Supercar Championship Series – top auto-racing attraction in motorsport-mad Australia – kicks off this Friday at the eponymous race track on the popular Australian island tourist destination. In celebration of the event, iRacing.com has announced agreements to include both the historic Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit and the 2009 Ford Falcon “FG01” V8 Supercar in iRacing’s internet-based motorsport simulation service.

“One of our initiatives this year has been to expand our list of tracks and cars to reflect the international nature of our membership,” said Steve Myers, iRacing’s executive producer, noting that earlier this year the company had begun work on England’s Brands Hatch and Oulton Park and Circuit Club Zandvoort in the Netherlands. “Approximately 40% of our membership lives outside North America, and a significant portion of those members are in Australia and New Zealand. We’re pleased to be adding Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit and the Ford V8 Supercar to our growing list of international tracks and cars.”

Myers thanked Ford Performance Racing’s Mark Roworth for assistance with the Ford V8 Supercar and Australia’s former V8 Supercar champion and budding NASCAR star, Marcos Ambrose, for his help in expanding iRacing’s membership in Australia and New Zealand. Myers also noted that while the addition of these two items of Australian content – which are expected to become available to iRacing members in 2010 – might generate a degree of home-town pride for Kiwis and Aussies, the appeal of the Ford Falcon V8 Supercar and Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit would not be limited to iRacers in those two countries.

“The Aussie V8 Supercar races have been broadcast internationally, and fans across the globe have recognized the appeal of the tight competition the series offers,” Myers said. “And one of the great things about our internet-based service is that it permits motorsport fans from all over the world to enjoy the fun of competing in online races at venues across the globe.”

Ford Falcon V8 Supercar

The Falcon FG01 was developed to comply with a strict set of technical regulations developed by V8 Supercars Australia (the body that markets, manages and promotes the series) to ensure close competition between Ford and the other series’ other major manufacturer, GM’s Australian arm, Holden.

Based on the Falcon XR8 road car, the 2009 Ford V8 Supercar is the result of collaboration among leading Ford teams Ford Performance Racing, Triple 8 and Stone Brothers Racing, according to Ford Australia motorsport manager Ray Price.

"Aside from the obvious lines and aesthetics that we've inherited from the FG Falcon XR8 road car, the adjustments to create a unique and functional V8 Supercar have come together into one extremely well-rounded vehicle, Price said at the race car’s public introduction last year. "We're absolutely ecstatic with our new FG01 – overall the car just looks a tougher package."

The rulebook controls virtually all vehicle specifications, including those of body dimensions, wheelbase, track, suspension configuration and pick-up points, as well as front and rear aero devices.

“The rules even specify the maximum amount of downforce the car can generate,” Price said, “so we have concentrated instead on things like safety, damageability and repairability.”

Those are three factors that iRacing’s members don’t have to concern themselves with; they can just focus on enjoying the close competition for which the V8 Supercar Series is famous.

Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit

Tracing its roots back to a very dusty 10.6-kilometer course made up of dirt roads on an island 90 miles from Melbourne in the state of Victoria, the facility struggled financially and twice closed before finding sporting and economic stability in the 1980s. Today’s modern 4.5-kilometer (2.8-mile) 12-turn, asphalt-paved Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is one of Australia’s premier motorsport facilities and a favorite of Australian motorcycle and car racing fans.

In addition to the 500-kilometer L & H 500 endurance round of the V8 Supercar Championship Series, the track hosts the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, the Phillip Island Round of the Superbike World Championship, and numerous motorcycle and auto club events.

Thought you on the outside might want to read.

Quote from R34GTR :

Taking some getting used to navigating around the site etc, but I like it so far

Welcome to the club.

Ford supercar V8

hmm so thats half the australians happy and half threatening to leave then !!

Anyone else run indy yet?

My best so far in the Lotus is 46.961 @197

Edit: 46.559 @ 198.

Best on the forums so far is 46.3 :O

Edit. The Pb on the forums is actually a 46.5x

Quote from AjRose :

Anyone else run indy yet?

My best so far in the Lotus is 46.961 @197

Edit: 46.559 @ 198.

Best on the forums so far is 46.3 :O

I don't have it yet AJ. Sadly, it's not as iconic for me being across the pond. I'm going to wait for the Indycar and get them both and a 3rd item for 10% off

Does look very good. you like?

Quote from R34GTR :

Taking some getting used to navigating around the site etc, but I like it so far

whats your iRacing name? I'll add you to my friends so I can see when you're on

Look for Andy Kirschetorte

Dominic Healy

46.003 draft

Such a challenge, I'm getting faster at Laguna with the Pontiac, but I'm still only doing 1:50's whereas some people are doing consistent 1:48's :|

Quote from R34GTR :

Such a challenge, I'm getting faster at Laguna with the Pontiac, but I'm still only doing 1:50's whereas some people are doing consistent 1:48's :|

It takes time to use the weight of the car to take the corner and then put your foot on the gas in the right place.

First win

Quote from R34GTR :

First win

you'll be getting a winners certificate

Indianapolis NOW AVAILABLE! Only $7.50 per corner! + subs + cars.* subject to improvements while they play catch up with LFS & NKpro

Quote from anttt69 :

Indianapolis NOW AVAILABLE! Only $7.50 per corner! + subs + cars.* subject to improvements while they play catch up with LFS & NKpro

Pretty lame, and your math and knowledge of the track is way off.

Your pretty lame, the oval which is what Indianapolis is famous for has FOUR corners right?
edit: ok so i rushed the maths part 25/4 = $6.25. i stand corrected.

Quote from anttt69 :

Your pretty lame, the oval which is what Indianapolis is famous for has FOUR corners right?

The last time I checked, F1 or MotoGP didn't run on the oval. Besides, even if the track only had four corners, your math would still be off.

2 wins now

Quote from Liff :

The last time I checked, F1 or MotoGP didn't run on the oval. Besides, even if the track only had four corners, your math would still be off.

F1 definitely ran on part of the oval, MotoGP I'm not sure about.

Quote from carey :

MotoGP basically use a reversed version of the F1 circuit, with the modified corners being the first, and last corner (I think) which means they also use the main straight of the oval.

Yeah, that's basically the case. The first corner of the MotoGP layout is changed so that it doesn't use any of the four banked oval corners.

Quote from AlienT. :

Unfortunately they've cancelled the free trials due to nincompoops ubusing it by signing up with fake names and causing mayhem on the Rookie servers.

I think that was only for the paypal thing that allowed people to use fake names. Normally you're needed to signup using creditcard even if it's free trial, they won't charge you but username will be the name you have in that card.