Racing Sim Thread

Gurantsu · Post by **Gurantsu** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 9:49 pm

The spotter is pretty cool. Doesn't talk your ear off, but will let you know when guys are near you on the ovals. On road courses, he'll rattle off your lap times as you cross the line. I like it.

I was considering doing the GPL league with you guys, but after installing it the sound is totally crazy on my PC, and it drives me bonkers. I'll wait for an rFactor league!

I have been playing GTR2 a lot lately. I snagged the Australian V8 Supercar mod and all the tracks for it, and it is very well done and a total hoot to drive. AI can be a bit aggrssive though, so they tend to take each other out more than the regular game, although thats not all that uncommon for the real V8 guys. I also grabbed a bunch of other tracks for it, the Watkins Glen one is great, and the Daytona road course is very cool too.

DChaps · Post by **DChaps** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 8:43 am

Gurantsu wrote:I was considering doing the GPL league with you guys, but after installing it the sound is totally crazy on my PC, and it drives me bonkers. I'll wait for an rFactor league!

I will be glad to e-mail you all the sounds I use. I use different ones from the default GPL 2004 Demo and I think they are pretty good. However, sound preference is very much an individual issue. There are literally hundreds of GPL sound options out there.

Gurantsu · Post by **Gurantsu** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 10:37 pm

I think my sound problem is more hardware than software, but I'll give your sounds a shot anyway. I'm PM my e-mail to you.

mixdj1 · Post by **mixdj1** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 10:52 pm

Gurantsu wrote:I think my sound problem is more hardware than software, but I'll give your sounds a shot anyway. I'm PM my e-mail to you.

If you are having the same sound issues as me (distorted, scratchy sounds) then you need to disable hardware acceleration under the sound section of dxdiag. It cleared the sound up perfect. I just have to remember to re-enable it when I switch to something else.

DChaps · Post by **DChaps** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 1:24 pm

The Pits Stock Car Championship v1.0 has been released for rFactor.

http://www.thepits.us/board/viewtopic.php?t=8621

http://www.rfactorcentral.com/detail.cfm?ID=TPSCC

Comes with a 2006 Nextel Cup and 2006 Busch high-res and low-res carsets, and first tracks released include Daytona, Atlanta, California, Las Vegas, and Bristol.

This is the mod that the physics were made by Brian Ring, famous for the quote from Dale Jr. where he stated he and Truex were practicing for Talladega using Brian Ring tracks and setups in NR2003.

So far it is receiving very favorable reviews.

johnvon314 · Post by **johnvon314** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 12:32 am

Browsing the EB Games site, noticed that NASCAR 08 for PS2, PS3, and Xbox 360 is set for realease on July 23. This is the first indication on NASCAR being brough to the newest gen.

John

pigpen81 · Post by **pigpen81** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 10:08 pm

For PK...R-Factor mod called Battery Town GT3 Cup Challenge

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 10:04 am

Piggy:

I'm not sure of the deal, but when I tried to see the image in both of your PM's and the post above, I saw the above image instead.

Sorry.

Take care,
PK

pigpen81 · Post by **pigpen81** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 10:56 am

Crap...you mean it's not showing up even on this page? Doh! Wonder why I can see it just fine.

Oh well, I'll find a way.

DChaps · Post by **DChaps** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 1:59 pm

Here you go piggy.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 4:59 pm

Hey, that's FAR OUT, Piggy! Is that a Porsche Supercup car, a 911 GT3?

Take care,
PK

GB_Simo · Post by **GB_Simo** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 7:44 pm

We get some New Zealand Porsche Cup racing coverage on Motors TV here, and every time I see that car I think of PK. It's beginning to alarm me.

pk500 wrote:Hey, that's FAR OUT, Piggy! Is that a Porsche Supercup car, a 911 GT3?

Tis that. A type 996, to be precise. I think the Supercup runs the 997 these days.

pigpen81 · Post by **pigpen81** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 8:54 pm

Thanks Don! That was driving me nuts.

GB_Simo · Post by **GB_Simo** » Sun May 13, 2007 8:06 pm

Fellas,

Last Friday my sister switched the PC off at the wall socket before it had finished shutting down and caused Windows to throw a hissy fit so dramatic that I've had to reinstall the sodding thing. Upon trying to access my old rFactor directory, I found that the game was there but needed me to renew the licence, and my mods were all there but needed reinstalling.

So far, so what, I know. When I've renewed the licence, though, and gone to test the game out, I can only race at Toban or Mills. All of the other tracks included in the install are gone. I've tried rFactor Central and they aren't there, being ISI tracks from the original install - how do I get them back, and am I missing something very obvious?

Jimmydeicide · Post by **Jimmydeicide** » Sun May 13, 2007 9:21 pm

Cant remember what all tracks were in original install but i think some are added with the updates so get it up to date and see what then.

But man that sucks try http://www.rscnet.org/mambo/

Good luck Simo.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Fri May 18, 2007 11:29 pm

Played GTR2 for the first time...holy hell, this game if fun and I've only put in about an hour and only with a Viper running around the Donnington GP course. I'm also pleasantly surprised at how well the XB360 controller works in the game after the disaster it was trying to play NASCAR 2003 (Mac version) last weekend.

johnvon314 · Post by **johnvon314** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 10:54 am

Virtua-LM has released Le Mans track 1972-1986 layout for rFactor. This track has been two years in the making and is already receiving rave reviews. File Planet right now seems to be the best bet for downloads. Main page is at:

http://www.virtua-lm.com/lemans/

John

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 12:12 pm

Thanks, Johnvon!

Take care,
PK

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 9:55 am

For anyone who's kept GP4 on their computer, new 2006 and 2007 Season mods including all the 2006-07 Tracks have been released. They look and play awesome. In the 2007 updated season Hamilton is kicking butt.

If anyone is interested let me know. I'm not too sure how many still have this game.

Gurantsu · Post by **Gurantsu** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:54 pm

I still have GP4! Still one of my favorites. I'm interested in the 2007 update (even though my boy Rubens will be in a car that looks like Al Gore threw up on it...) How do I go about getting it?

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 8:22 am

Gurantsu wrote:I still have GP4! Still one of my favorites. I'm interested in the 2007 update (even though my boy Rubens will be in a car that looks like Al Gore threw up on it...) How do I go about getting it?

Here you go: http://www.gp4db.com/index.php?category ... ction=2006

I just installed the 1991 Season and it's amazing as well. I takes me back to when I was playing Microprose World Circuit back in '92 expect it looks 1000 times better and it's in 3D.

Enjoy

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 6:11 pm

This is one of the best-looking fictitious cars for the new Car of Tomorrow mod for NR 2003 that I've seen:

The mod is damn fun, too.

Take care,
PK

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 6:13 pm

Figured you Xbox 360 owners would dig this fictitious ride for the COT mod, too:

The guy who paints these is VERY talented.

Take care,
PK

mixdj1 · Post by **mixdj1** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 6:38 pm

Awesome looking paint jobs. Where can I find that COT mod?

JRod · Post by **JRod** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 7:04 pm

There was a F1 monaco track, that i wanted see pics of. Can anyone post it. I can't seem to get to that page.

I think it was here...
http://www.gp4db.com/index.php?category ... ction=2006