iRacing drama is absolutely off the rails this week, from controversial penalties to straight-up cheating scandals, there’s no shortage of chaos. One of the most popular Coke Series drivers gets suspended, a legacy track wipeout causes heartbreak, and an elite sim racing team nearly blew up the Nürburgring 24 with a shady exploit. Buckle up.
- Blake McCandless was suspended for one race for allegedly causing a caution, but the footage is not conclusive. Even the appeal board reversed it.
- A growing concern is that legacy iRacing tracks like 2008 Charlotte are being retired, and with them, thousands of historic replays are being lost for good.
- Team Redline, the top dogs in sim racing, got caught using a loophole to lower their ride height pre-race at Nürburgring 24. iRacing pulled the plug fast.
- Some fans defend it as a racer mentality, but iRacing’s history says exploiting the system, not the sim, gets you hammered every time.
With so many issues blowing up across the community, this feels like a turning point. iRacing isn’t just putting its foot down on cheating; it’s also making decisions that could erase years of sim history. But is the community getting a say? Drop your take in the comments. Would you have let Redline race? Should legacy tracks be preserved? And what about that Blake McCandless call?
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