Hey, that’s one of the cars I drive on iRacing! This sim has come a long way since 2008. That wasn’t the case and still isn’t today, but it’s intriguing to see what was planned from the start. I dug up part of the iRacing site from back in 2006 that highlighted plans to release karting related venues at launch. During the process of building the sim, the iRacing website continually shared updates of the progress made, the cars and tracks that were laser-scanned, and their dreams to encompass all forms of motorsport one day.
The sim was one of the most hyped during its incubation as many of the top racers from NASCAR Racing 2003 Season had hopes of moving their skills over to the new platform.
Since August 2008, virtual racers have been able to get online and compete against one another at a high level of competition on the iRacing servers, utilizing a number of vehicles and tracks available with subscription to the service. IRacing is one of the leading sim racing platforms on PC in the world right now.