Welcome to iRacing 101, where each week we’ll go through some of the many features that make iRacing the World’s Premier Motorsport Simulation. From highlighting our features to some of the top series and forms of racing you’ll encounter when you get behind the wheel.
This week’s topic: What is an iRacing Super Session?
Each year, the iRacing Special Events calendar challenges iRacers of all skill levels to compete in a diverse slate of events, ranging from premier oval and sports car races to dirt events. While many of these events see the entire community competing at the same time, a handful of others, called Super Sessions, are designed to showcase the best of the best at any given discipline.
How do iRacing Super Sessions differ from other iRacing Special Events?
iRacing Special Events using the Super Session model start out like any other public iRacing series, with regularly occurring events on a fixed time schedule throughout the week. Just like in a public series, your first four race results comprise your score in the point standings, but you can run additional events to continue trying to improve your total, as all of your race scores will be averaged out.
On Super Session day itself, all drivers will be assigned to a split based on how many points they scored during the week, rather than their iRating. For example, if the top split of the Super Session takes 20 drivers and one of the top 20 point scorers doesn’t register, the next available driver who is registered for the session will be allowed to compete in the top split for the title of event champion.
If I don’t make the top split, can I still compete on the Super Session race day?
Yes! The top split drivers will determine the official Special Event champion, but every driver who registers on Super Session day will still have their own race to compete in. Like any other iRacing Special Event, Super Session events will still see multiple splits during their designated feature race times.
Which iRacing Special Events use Super Sessions?
iRacing Super Sessions are often used for events with shorter-length features in order to give as many people as possible the opportunity to compete together. Examples of iRacing Special Events that use the Super Session model include the iRacing SCCA Runoffs, iRacing Crandon Pro 4 Championship, and iRacing Chili Bowl.