Getting Started on iRacing

Build your own virtual motorsports career from the ground up. Watch this video to learn about the different options you have for how to progress through our competition ladder. You can build a road racing, open wheel or oval racing career, or all three in any combination you want!

iRacing offers every member the opportunity to join a private league or to manage and build your own. Running your own league gives you the ultimate control over your iRacing experience. Combine your friends, your cars, your tracks and your rules into an incredible sim racing experience. Watch this how-to video to learn more!

This How-To video will cover our very useful Lap Times feature. Using this feature will help you become a faster iRacer! Also covered are the black information boxes that allow you to do some basic adjustments while you are racing in-sim.

This iRacing how-to will cover how to use our new radio; add channels, talk to your friends, and communicate with other drivers. This video will also give you the basics so that you can spot for your friends and call out traffic. Also, you will learn how to ghost race against other drivers. Ghost racing is one of the best ways to practice without impacting any other drivers.

Learn how to host your own tournament on iRacing for your friends and fellow sim racers!

Sometime during your iRacing career, you may want to load and share racecar setups. Most racecars outside the rookie classes benefit from a setup. Thus, learning this process will make you a faster driver and help you get more out of your iRacing experience.

Hosted racing is one of iRacing's coolest features. Your car, your track, your rules. If you have ever wondered how to get the most out of your hosted session, watch this informative "how-to" video.

One of the greatest ways to share your iRacing experience with friends is by saving a replay and uploading onto the web. In this how-to, our host will explain the process so that you can enjoy your favorite racing replays.

Check out this video for a more in-depth look on iRacing.com's new Team Racing & Driver Swap feature! Learn how to set up and register your teams, join a friend's team, communicate with your teammates, driver swap, and much more!