Today we are making available Time Attack and a preview of our new user interface (UI). With the new user interface you will be able to
- view scheduled seasons and sessions
- join/withdraw from both official and non-official sessions
- create and join hosted sessions
- launch test sessions
- update and purchase content (via redirect to existing membersite)
- view and join time attack competitions
- view time attack standings
- time trials
- VR
At this time, you cannot use the preview of the new UI to
- use web team or league functionality (However you could join a league race directly from hosted)
- access the forums
- paint items
- view results or other statistics
- manage your account/profile/friends
- file protests
- manage replays
- spectate or ghost (outside of TA)
- drive like an alien (unless you are one)
For the most seamless operation, we suggest that you enable "remember me" when signing in. When exiting the new UI, if you elect to quit, you will not be prompted when you next use the sim. If you sign-out, you will be prompted for credentials. To better secure your account, you need to sign-out when exiting the sim if others have access to your computer.
There is a "feedback" option on the menu bar of the new sim. Please use this to report bugs and to provide suggestions and feedback. Note that you need to contact support using normal methods for help with any issues. You will not get a response to anything submitted via the feedback link, but it will be read. Please consult known issues before doing so at http://www.iracing.com/known-issues-with-the-new-ui/
Please bear in mind that this is a preview. We are aware that there are some bugs, and some performance issues. We haven't yet implemented full redundancy or complete monitoring. We cannot yet automatically scale all services. If things aren't working well for you, we are likely addressing the issue. Give us a bit of time and try again. If the problem remains, please let us know. We intend to collect data that will help us better the offering. Because it is a preview, we may opt to take it offline at any point in time.
Any sessions you join or competitions you participate in are the same as available on the membersite. In other words, there is still only one sim but now two places to get into the sim.(old website and the new UI). While the user interface is in preview, the sessions count. If you register on the membersite, you can withdraw using the new UI, and vice versa. If you have issues with the new UI, you should be able to use the membersite as you would normally. Launching Time Attack sessions will be available only via the new UI.
To launch into Time Attack and the associated UI Preview, you can either launch from the membersite menu under "Time Attack", or you need to double click the executable iRacingSim64DX11.exe that is found in the folder of your iRacing installation. In a future update to the service, we'll give you the option to create a link to the executable on your desktop
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