iRacing Setup

Capture needs iRacing’s telemetry export enabled. This is a one-time setup that takes under a minute.

Enabling Automatic Telemetry

1. Open iRacing and go to the main menu
2. Navigate to Options
3. Find the Misc section
4. Look for “Save telemetry data to disk” or “Automatic Telemetry”
5. Enable it (check the box or toggle it on)
6. Click Apply or OK

That’s it. From now on, iRacing will save your telemetry after every session.

Verifying in Capture

Capture checks your iRacing configuration automatically during onboarding and shows a clear status:

• Green indicator — Everything is set up correctly
• Yellow warning — Telemetry folder found but export may not be enabled
• Red alert — iRacing installation not detected

You can also verify the detected telemetry path anytime in Settings > Telemetry Directory.

Common Issues

No Files Appearing

If Capture doesn’t detect any files after a session:

1. Check telemetry is enabled in iRacing Options > Misc
2. Complete a session — iRacing only saves the file when the session ends
3. Restart Capture if needed — it will re-scan the telemetry folder

Wrong Folder Detected

If Capture points to the wrong directory:

1. Ensure iRacing has been run at least once (it creates the default folder on first run)
2. If you moved your Documents folder, iRacing may still use the original path
3. Check iRacing’s settings for any custom telemetry path

Tips

• Leave telemetry enabled permanently — the files are small and Capture handles everything
• Run a short test session after enabling telemetry to verify files are being created

Also use Le Mans Ultimate? See the LMU Setup guide.