iRacing Reviews

I'm leaving iRacing after being a subscriber for 15 years because of how poorly they run their stewarding. The physics engine is top-tier, but the protest system has become unreliable for paying customers. I got slapped with a one-week ban for a zero-damage contact during a caution period that didn't affect anything. When I reported another driver for ramming me hard after the finish, the stewards used my own video against me and gave me a two-week suspension instead, saying my bounce off the wall was payback. As a customer, it feels like you're playing legal roulette where your entire investment in cars and tracks can disappear based on inconsistent decisions by moderators. I switched to console racing with NASCAR 25 and get almost the same experience with way less headache for a fraction of the cost. If you care about protecting your time and money, think hard before jumping in here. The system feels backwards.

The stewards are awful, the racing community lacks discipline, and customer service is nonexistent. They take your money with nothing stopping them, thanks to their terrible terms of service. Completely corrupt operation.

I really love this platform and the support team is genuinely helpful and responsive. Wrecking and ramming from other drivers is still frustrating, but I've learned you can run time trials to rebuild your safety rating after getting damaged by aggressive racers. I'm happy because time trial mode is basically a practice environment where you can learn smooth driving on real tracks. I even completed an endurance race using time trial mode, running two days of four-hour sessions with twenty-minute intervals and breaks, finishing four hours of racing at Spa which was incredible. One issue though - I accidentally bought the wrong Porsche model in the shop and ended up with the older 919 instead of the 963. I asked support to swap it or refund me so I could get the correct car, and it's been three days with no response yet.

The driving physics are incredibly realistic, but the penalty system ruins the whole experience. The safety rating grind, especially for GT3 racing, is punishing and forces you to drive defensively instead of competitively just to rank up. They claim to have the most lifelike sim out there, yet they penalize drivers regardless of who actually caused incidents. Real racing penalizes the driver at fault, not everyone involved. There are better GT3 alternatives that don't demand this kind of frustration while still being fun. If they overhauled how penalties work, they'd easily be the top choice again and deserve higher ratings. Right now though, potential buyers should understand what they're signing up for - the price-to-enjoyment ratio isn't there given all the aggravation.

iRacing is the top racing simulator you can buy, even if the price tag is steep. At under ten bucks monthly, you're competing online against drivers at your skill level in the most authentic racing experience available. The rental model for vehicles feels outdated, but you're getting what you pay for.

After completing over 600 races, I made 3 mistakes and received a two-week ban. That was enough for me to stop playing permanently.

Skip it. This is just a money pit with poor leadership running the show.

Too many inexperienced players and trolls wrecking everyone. Every single race turns into getting slammed. I've spent nearly six hundred dollars on this game and I regret every penny.

The game has taken a wrong turn. Using a G29 wheel is basically all I can manage budget-wise, and competing against players with load cells and direct drive hardware is nearly impossible now. iRacing support won't address this, so I've moved on to other titles where you can have fun with standard equipment. They just dropped a supercar that's virtually undrivable on a regular G29.

I got banned for forgetting to log out of a race session. I've apologized and asked for another chance, but now every time I race, someone crashes into the back of me. Those drivers don't face any penalties though. Trying to cancel my subscription has turned into a nightmare. I've been paying for six years and this is the treatment I get. Feels like they're just after your money.