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NLC VLN 2005 Mod - Porsche + Viper Previews 2008-03-08 18:34:07 The NLC crew seems to be making good progress on their VLN 2005 mod for rFactor as screenshot-artist 6e66o has posted several new preview shots, mainly of the Captain Racing Porsche
996 GT3-Cup. Enjoy!
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DTM 2002 - Previews 2008-03-08 18:27:43 Turb has received permission from GSMF to convert their DTM 2002 mod from F1 Challenge to rFactor. The mod features all three manufacturers of the 2002 season (Mercedes, Opel & Audi) and according to the progress-bar on rFactorcentral, its not very far away from being released.
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MMG F1 1994 - Preview Video 2008-03-08 18:08:12 After releasing their 2007 Formula One mod for rFactor, MMG can shift more concentration to their other projects, most notably the 1991 and 1994 mod. Below is a short preview video of the team’s upcoming 1994 mod that has recently been posted on Youtube.
YouTube Direktvideo link
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ARCA RE/MAX Series - Video Impressions 2008-03-08 18:03:54 Some of the lucky ARCA RE/MAX Series owners have put together some videos to shorten the waiting time for those who are still waiting for their copy to arrive, especially in Europe. Check out these two I found on Youtube, the racing does look really good.
YouTube Direktvideo link
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World Super GT Mod - Ferrari F40 in Development 2008-03-08 16:55:39 Arnold Wong is working on a last-minute addition to the already stunning field of WSGT machinery. The Ferrari
F40 will be making its way into the upcoming GTR2 mod, below are the first development shots.
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2007 ALMS Mod - LMP2 Previews 2008-03-07 21:51:49 Here is something on a mod I have not yet featured. COLVIN35 works on a 2007 American Le Mans Series mod for GTR2 which contains new cars in both the GT and prototype categories. Below are previews of the Porsche RS Spyder and the Radical SR8, both LMP2 prototypes.
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RTL Race Team Manager - Demo Released 2008-03-07 21:47:26 Those of you who want to try the RTL Race Team Manager themselves will be interested to know that a demo version has been made available today.
Download RTL Race Team Manager Demo Here
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VLN Mod 2007 1.2 - [...] Read more:Demo Released
iRacing.com - New Screenshot + Forum 2008-03-07 15:50:12 Those of you interested in iRacing.com’s upcoming sim should flock over to RSC as a new iRacing section has just been opened there. The iRacing.com staff will be around too so the forum should be an interesting place to follow.
Together with the new forum, iRacing has released a brand new screenshot of their upcoming [...] Read more:Forum
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RTL Race Team Manager - Hands-On Screenshots 2008-03-07 13:02:35 I´ve noticed that I get lots of visitors looking for the RTL Race Team Manger Preview during the last 48hrs. That’s why I tried to get my hands on the recently released game today. I wasn’t really willing to pay 29€ for a not-too-promising looking game but luckily there are lots of game rental [...] Read more:Hands
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F1RFT 2008 - Trackpack & Patches 2008-03-07 11:32:22 Some new files are available for the F1RFT 2008 Formula One mod. An unofficial fix solves the problem with wrong helmets and textures and from the creators of the mod comes a track pack as well as a corresponding patch.
Download Unofficial Texture Patch Here
Download F1RFT 2007 Track Pack Here
Download F1RFT 2007 Track Pack Patch [...]
GT5 Prologue - Pre-Release Screenshots + Bundle 2008-03-07 11:20:52 Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
is only days away from hitting the European market (March 29th) and the US (April 17th). Below are some more screenshots released by Polyphony Digital, showing some of the 60+ cars in action.
European buyers who don’t have a Playstation 3 yet will be able to buy a 40 GB PS3 [...] Read more:Bundle
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Honda S2000 - Permission Granted 2008-03-07 11:06:41 Good news regarding yesterday’s Honda
S2000 story. Gonzo-kool has showed up in the NoGrip forums and has given permission for his Hondas to be converted to GTR2! His full statement can be found below:
I do not have the reason that denies conversion. It welcomes it!
Please change all MOD that I made freely.
MOD that [...] Read more:Permission
GT5 Prologue - Menu Interface Previews 2008-03-12 20:42:16 With the US and European release of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
closing in, more and more previews are being released. This time, we get an extensive look at the game’s menu interface as well as the new quick tuning options.
Even though the screens don’t show too much, the game’s sleek and polished looking menus [...] Read more:Interface
Belcar 2006 Mod - Plenty of Screenshots 2008-03-12 18:02:46 Our friends over at bsim-racing.com have uploaded plenty of new preview shots of their upcoming Belcar 2006 mod for GTR2. The mod simulates Belgium’s most successful series, bringing us known cars in new liveries as well as some brand new ones such as the Mazda RX7 or the Ultima GTR.
Judging by the screenshots, this [...] Read more:Plenty
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Honda S2000 Street - Released 2008-03-12 17:44:56 After finally getting permission from the original author gonzo-kool, fa22_raptor has released his Honda
S2000 conversion from rFactor to GTR2. The mod brings Honda’s open-top sports car to GTR2, featuring both the open and closed variant as well as six different color schemes.
Download Honda S2000 Street
- Here
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NASCAR 09 - Finally Decent? 2008-03-12 11:09:00 It is somewhat of a pain to watch EA Sport’s NASCAR
franchise over the years. As a big fan of the sport, every year I am hoping they do something worthwhile with the million-dollar license and every year it’s a let down. Last year, everybody was hoping for a decent 08 version. Action-packed NASCAR-racing [...] Read more:Decent
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German Racing Cup - Audi A8 Preview Video 2008-03-12 10:53:23 Those of you street car fans will be loving this mod: GotikGotcha is working on the GermanRacing
Cup for rFactor, bringing both classical and recent German streetcars to the game. From BMW to Mercedes and Porsche, the mod will feature a nice selection of fine German engineering.
The latest addition to the mod [...] Read more:Preview
CTDP 2006 - Progress Update 2008-03-12 10:46:59 The guys over at CTDP are still busy developing their highly anticipated Formula One 2006 mod for rFactor. Recently-shown progress includes work on the Renault and the Super Aguri as well as first preview shots of the mod’s safety car.
Want more info about CTDP’s development? Their dev-blog is the place to find all the [...] Read more:Update
GTR2 Car Selector 1.03 - Released 2008-03-12 10:41:06 RSC’s own Vince Klortho has made a tool that will make the life of GTR2 players who use lots of addon cars much easier. With the GTR2 Car Selector
, you can easily enable/disable cars from GTR2, keeping your collection neat and tidy.
If you find the GTR2 Car Selector to be an usefull addition to [...]
RACE07 - Patch on the Way 2008-03-12 10:29:38 From Simbin comes a heads-up for all RACE07 players. A new patch will be made available sometime around next weekend, bringing you the following changes.
Changelist:
-Fixes for Nvidia 8800 users getting crashes
-Fix client crash on multiplayer session switch
-Fixed loading of replays (showed up as incompatible before)
-Various fixes to sun and lensflare effects
-Fixed listening position in [...] Read more:Patch
FSONE 2007 - Super Aguri Preview Video 2008-03-11 16:18:20 Codex keeps on developing FSONE 2007, bringing the Formula One 2007 season to rFactor. The mod is making good progress as the following preview video of the Super
Aguri shows.
YouTube Direktvideo link
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GT 5 Prologue - Additional Features Revealed 2008-03-11 16:14:18 American and European buyers of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
will be enjoying much more cars and one additional track compared to the Japanese version. Some of those cars and the brand new High Speed Ring have not been seen on screenshots so far.
This changes now as our friends at GTPlanet got a hold of [...]
DTM 2002 - Cockpit Previews 2008-03-11 11:43:13 Turb is making quick progress with the conversion of GSMF’s DTM 2002 mod from F1 Challenge to rFactor. Below are his newest previews, showing the three different cockpits in action. Enjoy!
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Albi 2006 1.0 - Released 2008-03-10 22:53:14 Neel Jani has converted Porsche_Guy’s Albi from SCGT and improved it in many ways. Many of you will know Albi from GPL or the 1967-version track available for rFactor.
The cars race around a small French airport, the track even crosses the runway at the far end of the circuit.Those of you that are familiar [...]
GT5 Prologue - Ferrari F2007 Surprise 2008-03-15 08:47:45 Over at GTPlanet, a lucky Croatian user was able to get his hands on a copy of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
which is soon to be released in Europe. And even though Sony has given us plenty of info on the upcoming game, somebody apparently “forgot” one exciting detail. Ever wondered what Sony was [...] Read more:Ferrari
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ETCC 80s - Skoda Previews 2008-03-15 08:38:14 After bringing us the great Skoda
Octavia and BMW 1 Challenge mods for rFactor, the busy guys at SimRacing.cz have a new project in the works: ETCC 80s, bringing you some of the finest European touring cars the 80ies had to offer. Below are the first previews, showing a classical Skoda in action.
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F1 99 Season - Preview Video 2008-03-15 08:29:50 The Mod Father group is working on the Formula One 1999 season for rFactor. You can get a first glimpse of TMF’s progress in the preview video below:
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RTL Race Team Manager - Review 2008-03-14 23:11:15 Do you remember why the short-lived genre of Formula One management games died at the end of the last century? If you don’t, spending some time with the RTL Race Team Manager will quickly remind you.
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Historic Rallye Cars for GTR2 - Previews 2008-03-14 22:55:27 Griff_1999 and scca1981 have received permission from Frank55 to convert his Historic Rallye Cars from rFactor to GTR2. The pack includes some of the mightiest rallye cars ever built, sadly those beasts were banned in the late 80ies after some fatalities.
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Planned Downtime Ahead 2008-03-14 19:18:51 Those of you who visit from the United States or Australia regions will notice that the site will be down for a few hours later today. While everybody in Europe is sleeping, it will move to another server, fixing the performance problems & database errors some of you might have noticed during the last [...] Read more:Downtime