<s>
iRacing	B-Application
is	O
a	O
subscription-based	B-Architecture
online	O
racing	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
iRacing.com	B-Application
Motorsport	O
Simulations	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
simulates	O
real	O
world	O
cars	O
,	O
tracks	O
,	O
and	O
racing	O
events	O
,	O
and	O
enforces	O
rules	O
of	O
conduct	O
modeled	O
on	O
real	O
auto	B-Application
racing	I-Application
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iRacing	B-Application
primarily	O
focuses	O
on	O
creating	O
an	O
environment	O
in	O
game	O
that	O
will	O
mimic	O
real-life	O
driving	O
close	O
as	O
possible	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
LIDAR-scanned	O
cars	O
and	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Without	O
special	O
settings	O
either	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
custom	O
session	O
or	O
by	O
administrators	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
confined	O
to	O
a	O
cockpit-only	O
view	O
when	O
driving	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
other	O
popular	O
sim	B-Application
racing	I-Application
games	O
like	O
Gran	O
Turismo	O
or	O
Assetto	B-Application
Corsa	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
iRacing	B-Application
offers	O
a	O
day-night-cycle	O
,	O
offering	O
more	O
dynamic	O
racing	O
due	O
to	O
temperature	O
variation	O
and	O
limited	O
sight	O
at	O
night	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
provides	O
support	O
for	O
racing	B-Application
wheels	I-Application
and	O
gamepads	B-Device
alike	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
generally	O
recommended	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
racing	B-Application
wheel	I-Application
,	O
support	O
for	O
adaptive	O
controls	O
used	O
by	O
players	O
with	O
physical	O
challenges	O
is	O
also	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iRacing	B-Application
also	O
supports	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
VR	B-Device
headsets	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
iRacing.com	B-Application
released	O
AI	O
capable	O
driving	O
in	O
late	O
2019	O
,	O
which	O
continues	O
to	O
see	O
more	O
tracks	O
and	O
cars	O
added	O
to	O
AI	O
capability	O
as	O
the	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
go	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iRacing.com	B-Application
sanctions	O
many	O
different	O
race	O
series	O
on	O
its	O
service	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
meant	O
to	O
correspond	O
to	O
race	O
series	O
held	O
in	O
real	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
disciplines	O
of	O
auto	B-Application
racing	I-Application
available	O
for	O
players	O
:	O
road	O
,	O
oval	O
,	O
dirt	O
road	O
(	O
composed	O
of	O
rallycross	O
and	O
trophy	O
truck	O
racing	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
dirt	B-Application
oval	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
are	O
allowed	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
race	O
or	O
practice	O
sessions	O
and	O
their	O
own	O
full	O
series	O
and	O
seasons	O
using	O
iRacings	B-Application
Hosted	O
Sessions	O
and	O
Leagues	O
features	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
"	O
Rookie	O
"	O
license	O
,	O
which	O
all	O
players	O
start	O
at	O
,	O
iRacing	B-Application
uses	O
a	O
letter-grade	O
licensing	O
system	O
,	O
with	O
grades	O
of	O
D	O
,	O
C	O
,	O
B	O
,	O
and	O
A	O
,	O
from	O
lowest	O
to	O
highest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
Pro	O
license	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
reserved	O
for	O
drivers	O
who	O
qualify	O
for	O
the	O
premier	O
eSports	O
series	O
hosted	O
by	O
iRacing.com,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
eNASCAR	O
iRacing	B-Application
Series	O
and	O
the	O
Porsche	O
eSports	O
Supercup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
safety	O
rating	O
system	O
in	O
iRacing	B-Application
is	O
a	O
rudimentary	O
,	O
no-blame	O
system	O
for	O
determining	O
how	O
"	O
safe	O
"	O
a	O
player	O
is	O
on	O
the	O
track	O
by	O
penalizing	O
a	O
player	O
for	O
"	O
incident	O
points	O
"	O
by	O
deducting	O
from	O
their	O
safety	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iRacing	B-Application
also	O
includes	O
an	O
ELO-type	O
driver	O
skill	O
rating	O
system	O
called	O
iRating	O
,	O
used	O
to	O
split	O
drivers	O
into	O
different	O
race	O
sessions	O
and	O
championship	O
divisions	O
for	O
better	O
competition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iRating	O
and	O
safety	O
rating	O
are	O
only	O
impacted	O
in	O
iRacing.com-sanctioned	O
official	O
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
track	O
and	O
vehicle	O
catalogue	O
in	O
iRacing	B-Application
is	O
subject	O
to	O
additions	O
of	O
new	O
content	O
with	O
each	O
season	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
iRacing.com	B-Application
themselves	O
,	O
their	O
catalogue	O
consists	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
100	O
cars	O
and	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iRacing	B-Application
began	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
when	O
Dave	O
Kaemmer	O
,	O
co-founder	O
of	O
the	O
Papyrus	O
Design	O
Group	O
,	O
partnered	O
with	O
John	O
W	O
.	O
Henry	O
to	O
create	O
FIRST.net	O
LLC	O
,	O
which	O
then	O
acquired	O
the	O
code	O
to	O
NASCAR	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
2003	I-Application
Season	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kaemmer	O
then	O
worked	O
this	O
source	O
code	O
into	O
what	O
would	O
become	O
iRacing	B-Application
,	O
released	O
four	O
years	O
later	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
iRacing	B-Application
retains	O
the	O
multi-body	O
physics	O
system	O
of	O
NR2003	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
track	O
presentation	O
and	O
multi-user	O
packet	O
code	O
,	O
but	O
everything	O
else	O
has	O
been	O
changed	O
,	O
or	O
is	O
completely	O
new	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
tire	B-Application
model	I-Application
and	O
graphics	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
a	O
two-month	O
period	O
in	O
December	O
2021	O
and	O
January	O
2022	O
,	O
iRacing.com	B-Application
acquired	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
racing	O
game	O
companies	O
,	O
Orontes	O
Games	O
and	O
Monster	O
Games	O
;	O
the	O
former	O
developed	O
the	O
Oorntes	O
game	O
engine	O
used	O
in	O
its	O
2020	O
off-road	O
racing	O
game	O
Drag	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
latter	O
has	O
created	O
multiple	O
racing	O
games	O
including	O
NASCAR	B-Application
Heat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
remained	O
independent	O
from	O
their	O
new	O
parent	O
,	O
though	O
iRacing	B-Application
's	O
development	O
team	O
absorbed	O
assets	O
like	O
Orontes	O
 '	O
lead	O
developers	O
Christian	O
Folkers	O
and	O
Thorsten	O
Folkers	O
and	O
Monster	O
's	O
owner	O
Rich	O
Garcia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iRacing.com	B-Application
has	O
been	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
partner	O
of	O
NASCAR	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
2	O
,	O
2020	O
NASCAR	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
member	O
Dale	O
Earnhardt	O
Jr.	O
was	O
named	O
as	O
executive	O
director	O
at	O
iRacing.com	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NASCAR	O
is	O
involved	O
in	O
several	O
series	O
present	O
on	O
iRacing	B-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
premier	O
eNASCAR	O
Coca-Cola	O
iRacing	B-Application
Series	O
and	O
its	O
respective	O
,	O
iRacing.com-sanctioned	O
series	O
:	O
the	O
NASCAR	O
iRacing	B-Application
Series	O
classes	O
A	O
B	O
and	O
C	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
eNASCAR	O
Road	O
to	O
Pro	O
Qualifying	O
Series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IMSA	O
first	O
partnered	O
with	O
iRacing.com	B-Application
in	O
2020	O
with	O
the	O
debut	O
of	O
the	O
IMSA	O
iRacing	B-Application
Pro	O
Series	O
,	O
which	O
put	O
professional	O
racing	O
drivers	O
from	O
IMSA	O
and	O
other	O
series	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
the	O
iRacing	B-Application
simulation	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IMSA	O
also	O
sponsors	O
several	O
iRacing.com-sanctioned	O
series	O
designed	O
to	O
reflect	O
real	O
series	O
that	O
IMSA	O
holds	O
:	O
the	O
IMSA	O
Hagerty	O
iRacing	B-Application
Series	O
,	O
iRacing	B-Application
IMSA	O
Michelin	O
Pilot	O
Challenge	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
IMSA	O
iRacing	B-Application
Endurance	O
Series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	O
of	O
Outlaws	O
began	O
partnering	O
with	O
iRacing.com	B-Application
in	O
2018	O
to	O
provide	O
two	O
eSports	O
World	O
Championship	O
Series	O
,	O
one	O
for	O
late	O
models	O
,	O
the	O
other	O
for	O
sprint	O
cars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
5	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
extension	O
of	O
their	O
partnership	O
,	O
WoO	O
announced	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
developing	O
a	O
new	O
World	O
of	O
Outlaws	O
console	O
game	O
with	O
iRacing.com	B-Application
and	O
Monster	O
Games	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
new	O
World	O
of	O
Outlaws	O
game	O
in	O
more	O
than	O
10	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
German	O
automobile	O
manufacturer	O
Porsche	O
has	O
worked	O
together	O
with	O
iRacing.com	B-Application
since	O
2017	O
,	O
announcing	O
the	O
first	O
iteration	O
of	O
the	O
Porsche	O
eSports	O
Supercup	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
iRacing.com	B-Application
has	O
many	O
of	O
Porsche	O
's	O
vehicles	O
in	O
its	O
catalogue	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
connection	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2020	O
,	O
FOX	O
Sports	O
aired	O
the	O
inaugural	O
event	O
of	O
the	O
eNASCAR	O
iRacing	B-Application
Pro	O
Invitational	O
Series	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
real-life	O
auto	B-Application
racing	I-Application
events	O
being	O
hindered	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iRacing.com	B-Application
has	O
many	O
other	O
partnerships	O
with	O
other	O
racing	O
organisations	O
like	O
USAC	O
and	O
IndyCar	O
,	O
and	O
licensing	O
deals	O
with	O
major	O
automotive	O
manufacturers	O
like	O
Audi	O
and	O
Mercedes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
full	O
list	O
of	O
com	O
's	O
partners	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
on	O
their	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iRacing	B-Application
was	O
launched	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
on	O
August	O
26	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
April	O
of	O
2020	O
,	O
iRacing.com	B-Application
president	O
and	O
CFO	O
Anthony	O
Gardner	O
claimed	O
the	O
service	O
had	O
over	O
160,000	O
active	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iRacing	B-Application
has	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
automobile	O
,	O
racing	O
and	O
gaming	O
magazines	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
websites	O
dedicated	O
to	O
racing	B-Application
simulators	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
criticized	O
for	O
not	O
yet	O
including	O
features	O
often	O
found	O
on	O
other	O
racing	B-Application
simulators	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
rain	O
and	O
more	O
advanced	O
visual	O
damage	O
modeling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iRacing	B-Application
interview	O
with	O
Scott	O
Mckee	O
(	O
Flash	O
video	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inside	O
Sim	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
