{"id":726074,"date":"2026-06-09T22:04:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T22:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/726074\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T22:04:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T22:04:15","slug":"iracing-2026-season-3-is-here-iracing-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/726074\/","title":{"rendered":"iRacing 2026 Season 3 is HERE! &#8211; iRacing.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-289387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/build-26s3-featured.jpg\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The iRacing 2026 Season 3 build is officially HERE! Featuring five new cars, two new tracks, tons of new sim UI widgets, and the debut of Dirt AI, our newest deployment has plenty for iRacers to be excited about.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s a look at just some of the new content and features in this season\u2019s release:<\/p>\n<p>BMW M2 Racing (G87): Available FREE for all iRacers, the newest entry-level BMW hits the sweet spot between technical sophistication and affordability.<br \/>\nEURO NASCAR V8GP: The NASCAR Euro Series car combines American stock car racing with the challenge of European road racing.<br \/>\nNew Formula Vees: The Cutlass and Conqueror bodies come as a 2-for-1 package for those who would like some visual variation compared to our free Classic model.<br \/>\nBMW M Hybrid V8 Evo: The new-for-2026 iteration of BMW\u2019s GTP contender comes as an automatic upgrade for all users who owned the previous version of the car.<br \/>\nQualcomm Circuit (Naval Base Coronado): NASCAR\u2019s newest street circuit hits the sim weeks before its real-world debut later this month.<br \/>\nWeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca: Built from the ground up off an all-new scan, one of the world\u2019s most iconic circuits gets a major upgrade.<br \/>\nCar Upgrades: The NASCAR Whelen Tour and SK Modifieds get full refreshes and all-new tires, while the Dallara IR18 and Porsche 911 Cup (992.2) get visual updates as well.<br \/>\nTrack Upgrades: Oschersleben and Magny-Cours get new 3D curbs, Oran Park and Chicagoland receive art updates, and Charlotte receives a new Dirt Road configuration.<br \/>\nSim UI: Control profiles provide for easy swaps between vehicle profiles, four new track maps, a fuel calculator, and incident tracker.<br \/>\nDirt AI: The Dirt Legends \u201934 Coupe and Dirt Street Stock are supplemented by 12 AI-configured dirt oval tracks.<br \/>\nAI Racing: All of our new cars come AI enabled, as do the Pontiac Solstice and Radical SR8. The new Laguna Seca scan and three Monza combined layouts are now AI-enabled as well, and Heat Racing has been added as an option.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.iracing.com\/discussion\/96438\/2026-season-3-initial-release-notes-2026-06-09-01#latest\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to read the full release notes on the iRacing forums!<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"hupso_counters\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dot.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:2px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-center\">Interested in special offers, free giveaways, and news?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iracing.com\/join-newslist\/\" class=\"btn btn-info btn-block\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stay In Touch<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The iRacing 2026 Season 3 build is officially HERE! 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