How to Broadcast an iRacing Race with OBS (2026 Guide)
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“name”: “Do the overlays keep working if my internet drops?”,
“acceptedAnswer”: { “@type”: “Answer”, “text”: “Yes. EDR Broadcast runs locally, so the overlays keep updating from iRacing session data. Only remote browser control and the public live-timing page need a connection.” }
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“acceptedAnswer”: { “@type”: “Answer”, “text”: “Yes, with the right workflow. Overlays that update themselves, an auto-director on cameras and a replay transport reduce the job to storytelling. Many EDR Broadcast shows run with a single operator.” }
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“acceptedAnswer”: { “@type”: “Answer”, “text”: “A mid-range gaming PC handles iRacing, OBS and browser-source overlays together, especially with a hardware encoder. If you want to spread the load, the EDR Broadcast League plan supports multi-PC setups.” }
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{ “@type”: “HowToStep”, “name”: “Set up OBS to capture iRacing”, “text”: “Run iRacing in borderless windowed mode, add a Game Capture source in OBS, set the canvas to 1920×1080 and choose a hardware encoder such as NVENC. Build starting-soon, live and break scenes.” },
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{ “@type”: “HowToStep”, “name”: “Handle replays and incidents”, “text”: “Use the iRacing replay to jump back to passes and incidents, show them at a sensible moment, then return to the live picture.” },
{ “@type”: “HowToStep”, “name”: “Run a full dress rehearsal”, “text”: “Test the entire show in a practice session, including a test stream and at least one replay, and watch OBS for dropped frames under full load.” }
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