iReporter — Smarter Race Communication for iRacing

Overview

iReporter is an add-on for SimHub that helps iRacing drivers communicate quickly and easily during a race.

It works by automatically pulling in live information about your car and the cars around you — things like your car number, your current lap, who's near you, and how close they are. You can then use this information to send pre-built, customisable messages with the press of a single button.

For example, you could set up a button that:

• Tells the cars right behind you that you're pitting this lap
• Reports a crash to race control, automatically including your car number, the lap, and which cars were involved

In the middle of a busy race, things happen fast. Trying to type a message into the iRacing chat while staying on the racing line is difficult and dangerous. iReporter solves this by letting you set up your most common messages ahead of time as buttons — either on the iReporter button box, on an Elgato Stream Deck, or both.

One press sends a complete, ready-to-go message instantly. No typing. No distractions. Just keep racing.

Input Options

iReporter supports three input modes, selectable from the settings panel:

• iReporter Button Box — a dedicated hardware button box (4, 8, or 16 buttons) connected via USB. Physical buttons trigger reports and hardware LEDs show live race status.
• Stream Deck — an Elgato Stream Deck used as the sole input device. Keys display live colour and data (countdowns, gap times) and trigger the same reports as physical buttons.
• iReporter Button Box & Stream Deck — both devices active simultaneously, giving you flexibility to use whichever is within reach.