As announced, Michigan International Speedway has been added to the iRacing’s lineup, adding one of the few missing NASCAR ovals to the simulation’s choice of available tracks.
Located in southeastern Michigan, MIS is a 2 mile superspeedway that opened in 1968. The track has been known as a popular CART/Champ Car venue and currently hosts races of all major NASCAR divisions, including two annual NASCAR Sprint Cup races.
Due to it’s long sweeping corners and long straightaways, MIS is one of the fastest tracks on the NASCAR schedule as cars regularly exceed speeds of 200mph. The track sells for $20, including the main 2 mile layout.
commodore
June 7th, 2009 at 10:02
These images lack indycars (for which this track is heaven) :P
freelanzer
June 7th, 2009 at 14:13
Why even bother with iRacing, rFactor2, V8Factor and every other racing title in development which has appalling graphics when we have Forza Motorsport 3, Need for Speed Shift and Gran Turismo 5??
I’m really curious to why some people would still play games with bad graphics when there’s games with proper graphics.. it’s like stabbing two forks in your eyes and then start racing. :(
navalhawkeye
June 7th, 2009 at 14:26
Because I’d rather have a game that is fun to play than one that looks good. Every Forza has been mediocre at best, Gran Turismo boring, Need For Speed has had like 2 good games ever. I’d rather play a game with good physics than one that just looks good. And to me, iRacing and from what I can see in the few rFactor 2 screenshots look great.
FooAtari
June 7th, 2009 at 15:33
Nail, head, hit.
The physics, accuracy and FFB is iRacing is exceptionally good imo, far ahead of both Forza and GT. In Sim racing I want the most authentic experience I can get. iRacing, rFactor (not sure why you mention rFactor 2 when it’s not even out yet…), GTR, Live for Speed etc etc are far from bad looking games.
I get more enjoyment from more realism and playability than I do better graphics.
Why else would I still play Grand Prix Legends :)
stabiz
June 7th, 2009 at 16:45
freelanzer, this is a site about sim racing (mostly), not Crysis racing.
Paul Kelly
June 7th, 2009 at 19:06
Because the only difference between the physics, AI and force feedback of the console games that you mentioned and a bucket of sh*t is the bucket.
skylark8
June 8th, 2009 at 00:11
GT & Forza are all about collecting cars while iracing, rfactor & GTR Evo. are all about racing. F1 drivers like Michael Schumacher, Kimi Raikonen & many others even played rfactor. There are also NASCAR & IRL drivers who played these games as well.
joseki
June 8th, 2009 at 00:24
Wow that was hilarious :) I guess that you are not serious, nobody is that stupid.
Dillyracer
June 8th, 2009 at 12:04
Wow, somebody totally missed the point of simracing.