Setting up Heat Racing in iRacing

By Jeff Williams, Rocky Mountain Region PCA
PCA Sim Racing Entry Class Manager

Updated 5/23/2025

This document covers how to enable Heat Racing on the Time Limits page and set up a custom heat race format. Once you have the hang of it, it will take longer to read this than to actually do it. Pitfalls to be aware of are marked “IMPORTANT!”. To enable heat racing and create a custom heat race format from “Create A Race,” follow these steps:

1. Click on the “Time Limit” icon

  • On the Create A Race page, this is the fourth from the left if