iRacing

iRacing seems to be building some close links with the American Le Mans Series (ALMS), first was the deal with Panoz to bring their tracks to the service, now, it seems, iRacing is the official training simulator of ALMS. I’m not sure whether that had been announced previously but it’s mentioned on the official ALMS site here.

On Monday (July 13), BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Team’s Tommy Milner, who drives one of two M3 race cars in the Series’ GT2 class, will be featured live Monday morning on New York City’s WPIX-TV from BMW’s Manhattan showroom. iRacing, the official training simulator of Lime Rock Park and the American Le Mans Series, will have a component in the segment as well. Later that day, Milner will participate in a “Meet and Greet” for key clients, customers and fans at the showroom (57th Street & 11th Avenue ).

Texas Motor Speedway has been confirmed as one of the racks to be released in early March.

Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas — the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track layout is very similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Lowe’s Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway). The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the quad-oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Lowe’s Motor Speedways, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.

Nodefinite news on whether there will be any new road courses but hopes are high for Mosport or Road Atlanta due to the partnership with Panoz.