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Sepang Texture Update - Previews 2008-03-21 10:29:50 After releasing his texture pack for Melbourne, 6e66o has started working on updated textures for the Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang. Below are the first previews screenshots of the brand new textures.
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Prototype C - New Previews Released 2008-03-21 09:26:53 Virtua_LM has released plenty of new preview screenshots, showing their much wanted Prototype
C mod for rFactor in action.
With the mod’s rfc progress-bar reaching 90% and new previews coming more and more often, the hype around this mod is getting bigger and bigger.
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Bathurst Legends - Previews 2008-03-21 09:13:24 Some time ago I introduced AUS-Modders Bathurst Legends
mod for rFactor, bringing us some of the legendary cars that raced on Mount Panorama over the years.
The team has posted some new preview shots which can be found below.
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CTDP F1 2006 - Super Aguri Hits The Track 2008-03-20 22:20:51 CTDP is still very busy finishing the most anticipated Formula One mod for rFactor right now, their recreation of the 2006 Formula One season.
The team has recently put the Super
Aguri SA06 in game, click the image below to see more shots of the Hungary-spec car in the official CTDP dev-blog.
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Melbourne GP4 Texture Update - Released 2008-03-20 22:14:44 Screenshot artist 6e66o is not just talented when it comes to create beautiful screenshots, he also discovered his skills in terms of texture updates for rFactor.
Just as the Formula One circus left Melbourne
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Belcar 2006 Mod - M&M Renders 2008-03-20 19:51:08 No, this item is not about colorful chocolate-covered nuts. Our friends at bsim-racing.com have released new renders of their Mazda RX7 and Mini S3. Both cars are new introductions to GTR2 and will be part of the 2006 Belcar Mod.
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BTCC 2008 Skins - Preview 2008-03-20 18:31:48 Trebor901 is working on some BTCC 2008 skins for RACE07. Below are the first work-in-progress renders, soon you´ll be able to add some British Touring Car flavour to the RACE07 grids.
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Interlagos 2.0 - Released 2008-03-23 21:42:02 After revamping the GP4 conversion of Melbourne’s Albert Park, Frank Alexandre did the same to Interlagos GP4 for rFactor. The track has been updated with the latest adverts, remapped road surface, a fixed turn 1 and much more.
Interlagos is certainly one of the most exciting tracks on the Formula One calendar and this version [...]
Screenshots - Formula One GP Sebring 2008-03-23 21:02:41 After quite a while I´ve sat down and took a few screenshots again. Taking the right mod, track and camera angle, rFactor does not even need much Photoshop to look spectacular good.
That’s why the following screenshots of the first ever US Grand Prix at Sebring
have only been slightly edited.
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Euro Truck Simulator - First Trailer 2008-03-23 18:55:58 Tired of always driving small and nimble racecars? Want something bigger for a change? Then this sim is for you, the Euro TruckSimulator
.
The game lets you choose one of many big trucks and drive them across Europe. Sounds interesting? More info can be found on the official page, the first trailer can be [...] Read more:First
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HistoriX - New Preview Shots 2008-03-23 18:37:26 After quite a break, the makers of the Historic GT & Touringcar mod for rFactor have finally released some new preview shots of their upcoming mod.
While the 1.0 version of the mod is already in the progress of beta testing, the team is already planning ahead for future updates which will include new scratch [...] Read more:Preview
BTCC 2008 Skins - Released 2008-03-23 18:32:00 Trebor901 has sent me the first batch of BTCC 2008 skins he painted for RACE07. Those of you who are fans of British Touring Car racing can find the following cars in this pack:
Stephen Jelley - Team RAC
Rob Collard - Motorbase Performance
Stephen Kane - Motorbase Performance
Mat Jackson - Jacksons MSport
Jason Plato - SEAT Sport [...] Read more:Skins
Linkopings Stadion 1.0 - Released 2008-03-23 13:04:13 Slider916 & Cammel have converted Tommy Rustad’s Linkopings Stadion track from F1 Challenge to rFactor. The Swedish track is just 2 kilometers long and supports 36 cars.
Linkopings Stadion comes in two versions, a normal version and an national one which has a chicane on the longest straight. This chicane makes the track very interesting [...]
F1RFT 2008 - New Version Released 2008-03-23 11:48:14 The makers of the F1RFT 2008 mod have released a new version of their 2008 Formula One mod for rFactor. The new version irons out many of the weaknesses I´ve pointed out in my review of the first version including fixed textures, better FPS performance and more. Those of you that have the previous [...]
GT5 Prologue - London Gameplay Preview 2008-03-23 11:41:22 The following video from gametrailers.com shows a race with Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
in the streets of London. Too bad this track is only fictional as London would be a great location for motorsport events.
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Logitech G25 Goes McLaren 2008-03-22 16:01:20 Remember the story about the extensively modded Logitech
G25 some days ago? This one is similar, even though it goes in a different direction. RSC user ChOnG2k4 has bought himself a 1:1 replica of a McLaren Mercedes MP4-22 Formula One steering wheel.
The impressive piece did cost more than $2000 and what does a true [...]
Historic Rallye Cars for GTR2 - Lancia Fulvia 2008-03-22 15:43:52 scca1981 is making good progress with the Historic Rallye Cars rFactor conversion to GTR2. The newest car in-game is the Lancia Fulvia which can be seen below.
Those of you that are interested in details about this mod can find the full car list below by clicking “Read More”.
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F1 1988 - 1.0 Previews 2008-03-22 12:29:55 Carrera.4 is getting close to releasing the 1.0 version of his Formula One 1988 mod for rFactor. The final version will complete the field of the 1988 season, adding some missing backmarker cars.
Canamracer has taken some nice shots of the new cars which this update will bring us, the 1.0 version will also include [...]
Formula One 1999 - Previews 2008-03-22 12:24:47 The Mod Father Group is converting the 1999 Formula
One season from F1 Challenge to rFactor. Progress on the mod is coming along nicely, although those rather low-res screenshots don’t look too spectacular.
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Grand Am 2006 - Progress Update 2008-03-22 11:45:35 Team Players and iDT have been working hard at completing the Grand
Am 2006 mod for rFactor, using the leftovers of what was supposed to be Fusion Racing’s Grand Am game. Initially, the group planned to have the mod out in time for the Rolex 24 at the end of January. Several things made [...] Read more:Update
Albert Park 2.0 - Released 2008-03-22 09:31:33 Frank Alexandre has revamped the GP4 conversion of the Albert
Park in Melbourne, adding brand new textures, a remapped road surface and new tv-cameras.
Download Albert Park 2.0 Here
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Zandvoort 2007 for rFactor - Released (1)
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F1 2008 for GTR2 - Released 2008-03-25 20:19:34 rFactor already has its Formula One 2008 mod and now GTR2 does too. PO911 has released F1 2008 for GTR2, bringing all 11 Formula One teams of the 2008 season to the game.
Please read the included readme file before installing this mod as some tweaks have to be done to show the wheels in [...]
Albert Park MMG 2.0 - Released 2008-03-25 19:53:35 MMG has taken the recently released Albert
Park Circuit at Melbourne 2.0 by Frank Alexandre and added some changes to it so suit their 2007 Formula One mod.
Changes include a new pit entrance, changed curbs as well as new road textures. The track also comes with a cutting protection for the typical cutting points.
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SBK 08 - Previews 2008-03-25 19:04:00 While I usually almost exclusively feature car-racing, here is an exception. Milestone is working on the next sequel to their popular Superbike series of games.
Superbike 08 will be released for the XBOX360, the PS3 as well as the PC in May, offering bike racing fans the chance to compete with the official Superbike drivers [...]
GT5 Prologue - New Music Trailers 2008-03-25 18:58:55 Sony has released two new video trailers for the upcoming release of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
in the US and Europe. The trailers let you hear pieces of the game’s soundtrack and see some good-looking racing action on various tracks.
From Crackle: GT5 Prologue trailer, featuring Mars Volta
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RaceDepartment.com - Racing Community 2008-03-25 18:48:52 Those of you who are looking for a friendly way to race online in RACE07, rFactor, GTR2 or GT Legends have a brand new place now.
RaceDepartment.com offers password-protected servers for their racing club members to make online racing a pleasant and wrecker-free affair. Members can also choose to join several leagues and competes [...] Read more:Racing
A1GP 2005-2006 2.0 - Released 2008-03-25 18:37:24 Fool_1njection has released the newest version of his A1GP 2005-2006 mod for GTR2. Originally created for rFactor, he has brought the mod to GTR2 and added many improvements in this version.
Changes include new physics, new rims with visible break glow and more. If you have a previous version installed, make sure to delete it [...]
Lexus ISF Track Time - Released 2008-03-25 10:52:28 Atari and Lexus
have released Lexus ISF Track
Time, a free racing game that lets you try Lexus latest sport sedan on three different tracks. Track time is based on rFactor and comes with three well-known rFactor tracks as well as the Lexus which is also available for rFactor.
You can try the Lexus at [...]
CART 1998 - New Previews 2008-03-25 10:41:10 Racing Line Developments has released some new previews of their upcoming CART 1998 mod for rFactor. The team is still working hard on completing a demo that should be available soon.
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GTR2 Race Manager - Released 2008-03-25 10:36:24 tomdoyle1948 has created the GTR2 Race Manger, a powerful tool to manage your GTR2 cars, classes and races. The tool is very powerful so be sure to read the included documentation before using it.
Windiows XP users need Microsoft Net 2.0 to use the software. It can be downloaded for free here
Download GTR2 Race [...]