🏁 iRacing Season 3 Update: New Cars, Tracks & Overhaul

By Slick Voltage — June 27, 2025 LostNachos.com

🚗 What’s Hot in Season 3

iRacing just dropped its 2025 Season 3 update, and it’s firing on all cylinders. Here's what's roaring into the sim garage:

• Ferrari 296 Challenge — a sleek, modern beast with real-world physics modeling

• NASCAR Gen 4 Legends — the 2003 Chevy Monte Carlo and Ford Taurus make their triumphant return

• GT3 Class Overhaul — refined tire models and improved aero balance across all makes

• Track Drop — Shell V‑Power Motorsport Park (aka The Bend) joins the rotation, bringing Aussie heat to global laps

• Performance Tweaks — Gen 7 NASCAR and IndyCar Dallara IR18 got fine-tuned for better realism and stability

  
  

From oval to road, there’s something new for every type of driver.

🌐 EuroNASCAR Joins the iRacing Grid

The NASCAR Whelen Euro Series has officially partnered with iRacing. That means the thunder of V8s on European asphalt is coming soon to a cockpit near you.

What to expect:

• The EuroNASCAR V8 car in-game

• Real-world tracks like Brands Hatch, Oschersleben, and Zolder

• Cross-brand marketing — iRacing logos will be featured on actual race cars

• Potential future crossover events between virtual and real-world drivers

It’s a big step in taking sim racing global — and a huge win for fans of European oval and road circuits.

📅 Special Events & Community Favorites

• Driven to Give 400 — A charity-focused team event using Mini Stocks at Iowa Speedway

• Skip Barber Formula Series — The new six-race schedule kicked off this week with fresh license points and prize structures

• Weekly Series Adjustments — Balance changes to Time Attack, Rallycross, and Touring series

Whether you’re in it for clean leagues or the chaos of open lobbies, Season 3’s giving everyone something to grip.

🔧 What It Means for Racers

This isn’t just another patch — it’s a major shift in iRacing’s trajectory:

• Car Variety: Whether you're a GT3 specialist or a stock car lifer, new tools are in your box

• Global Racing Access: With EuroNASCAR integration, sim drivers now have even more international flavor

• Enhanced Physics: Updates to tires and chassis across key series bring the sim closer than ever to reality

• More Competitive Depth: Revamped series keep racers hungry from rookie to pro

  
  

🧨 Final Thought: Sim Chaos Perfected

This season proves that iRacing isn’t resting on its laurels. It’s building the most complete, cross-continental motorsports experience available — one patch at a time.

It’s a racer’s dream. It’s a try-hard’s battlefield. It’s sim racing at its most ambitious.

By Slick Voltage — June 27, 2025 LostNachos.com

Raw, Reckless, and Real.