iRon is a project that offers several lightweight overlays for iRacing. It includes: a relative display with an optional minimap, an instrument panel with a fuel calculator, a throttle/brake input graph, and a standings display.
We have extracted the fundamental steps for its installation from its official documentation. The complete repository can be found at the following link.
The creator of iRon made it for his personal use. Therefore, its feature set is limited to what he considered sensible in practice, considering the way he uses iRacing. He currently does not plan to extend it further. That said, he makes it available to the iRacing community in the hope that it may be useful to others, either for direct use or as a starting point for other homemade overlays.
Its code is simple and easy to modify, making it ideal for both experienced users and those who are just starting to work with custom overlays. In addition, because it has no external dependencies, it is a fast and reliable option for those seeking an efficient and uncomplicated overlay.
Installing & Running
iRon is an application that does not require prior installation, simply copying the executable to the folder of your choice is enough. It is important to make sure that the folder is not write protected, as iRon will try to save its configuration file in the working directory.
To use it, simply run the executable, regardless of whether you do this before or after launching iRacing. A console window will appear to indicate that iRon is running.
Once you are in the vehicle in iRacing, the overlays should appear and you can adjust them to your preferences. We recommend running iRacing in borderless window mode. Although it is possible that the overlays may also work in other modes, we have not tested it.
How To Customize
To place and resize the overlays, press ALT-j. This will enter a mode in which you can move the overlays with the mouse and resize them by dragging their bottom-right corner. Press ALT-j again to go back to normal mode.
The overlays can be turned on and off at runtime using the hotkeys displayed during startup. All hotkeys are configurable.
Certain aspects of the overlays, such as colors, font types, sizes, etc., can be customized. To do so, open the config.json file that iRon created and experiment by editing the (hopefully mostly self-explanatory) parameters. You can do this while the app is running – the changes will take effect immediately whenever the file is saved.
In summary, iRon is a simple and easy to use application that offers several useful overlays to enhance the iRacing gaming experience.
You can access the latest version from the following link:
See you on the track!
