Porsche 997 RSR - First Set of Wheels

GSMF’s Alien@work has posted new previews of the team’s Porsche 997 GT3-RSR for rFactor.

The car now sports its first set of temporary wheels and even in this rather early stage, it’s safe to say that this will be one of the most detailed and authentic models rFactor has ever seen.

FIA GT3 2007 - Gallardo Model Preview

The Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 for the FIA GT3 2007 mod for GTR2 is making good progress as [A-A] PHR has finished modelling the bull from Sant’ Agatha.

The car will now be put in the game by Albe89 of BurnOut modding where it will join the pack of GT3 machinery.

Porsche 935 - Zolder Previews

Team 21 has released some more preview shots of their car at Zolder, keeping all the Porsche and GTL fans entertained. The shots have been taken straight from GT Legends, no editing involved - Enjoy!

FIA GT 1997 Mod for GTR2 Coming

Here`s a pleasant surprise for all GT racing lovers. Nicolas of Team LMP has announced that they have received permission from the original authors to convert the 1997 FIA GT mod from F1 Challenge to GTR2.

Apparently, the conversion has already seen quite some progress as the team has kept this project a secret. The release is planned to happen “very soon”.

The 1997 FIA GT mod brings one of the most exciting eras of sports car racing to GTR2. At the end of the last century, several major manufacturers joined the series and fought exciting battles for the sports car crown. In the end, the big money ruined the series but while it lasted, the FIA GT of the late nineties was one of the best sportscar series ever.

Cars Included:

Mercedes CLK-GTR
McLaren F1 GTR Long-tail
McLaren F1 GTR Short-tail
Porsche 911 GT1
Porsche 911 GT1 Evolution
Panoz Esperante GTR-1
Lotus Elise GT1
Lister Storm GTL
Dodge Viper GTS-R
Macros Mantra LM600
Porsche 911 GT2
Porsche 911 GT2 Evolution
Venturi 600 LM
TVR Cerbera

Race Driver GRID - Patch 1.2 Coming

Codemasters will be releasing another patch for the PC version of their Race Driver GRID racing game. The second patch will bring the game to version 1.2 and will include the changes listed below.

The most interesting change is certainly the addition of TrackIR support, Vista users will also be glad to hear that version 1.2 should finally run fine under Vista 64bit.

Changelog:

• Fix for errors generated on game shutdown
• Support for TrackIR
• Online experience points: more points awarded for completing longer races
• Assists on/off toggle added to session creation and browsing
• Additional championships added to event voting (event voting screen now scrolls to see additional championships)
• Fix for failure to recognise some devices in user-created action map presets, including Logitech Cordless Rumblepad 2.
• Fixed GRID startup issue where it appears as a process in Task Manager but fails to run

Porsche 935 - Plenty of Previews

Again, it’s time for previews of the Porsche 935 for GT Legends. Alonso has taken Team 21’s newest toy out for a spin and posted some very impressive shots. Along with that, we get to see two new liveries of the Loos Racing Porsches.

Citroen ZX Supercopa - Previews

From the Wing Modding Team comes a new rFactor mod with the French Touch: The Citroen ZX Supercopa.

Weighing 1000 kilos, the ZX is powered by a 2.0 liter engine putting out 200hp. True driving pros will be needed to get that power on the road using front-wheel drive and a h-pattern six speed gearbox.

F1RFT 2008 - Cars Update 2 Released

The creators of the F1RFT Formula One 2008 mod for rFactor are keeping up with what’s going on in the F1 world championship.

Car Update 2 brings the mod to the current state in terms of liveries and wing updates. If you´re a real F1 fanatic, you don’t want to miss it.

Download F1RFT 2008 Cars Update 2 Here

Ferrari Challenge - Official Trailer

System 3 has released a new trailer in anticipation of their upcoming Playstation 3 racer. Ferrari Challenge will bring all your favorite prancing horses to your Playstation, the game is scheduled to be released this summer.

BMW M1 Procar 1979-80 - Released

After making its way to rFactor, the BMW M1 Procar 1979-80 mod by BITDT is now available for GTR2 thanks to scca1981.

The mod brings you the legendary BMW M1 as it was raced in support of Formula One, driven by many legendary drivers including the likes of Hans Stuck, Nikki Lauda and many more. It includes two seasons of the Procar championship, giving you plenty of bimmers to choose from.

Download BMW M1 Procar 1979-80 Released

World Super GT Mod - Templates Released

In anticipation of RMT’s nearing release of the World Super GT Mod for GTR2, the team has released templates for all included cars.

Starting early on your personal car has it’s advantages as the best skins will be included in the released version. So if you created a GT-beauty , give a shout in the WSGT WIP topic to get your car included.

Download World Super GT Mod Templates Here

Racing Team Manager - First Screenshots

Worthplaying.com has posted first screenshots of Kalypso’s Racing Team Manager which is due to be released this month in the UK.

Like expected, it’s nothing else but a quick re-badge of the RTL Racing Team Manager that was sold in Germany, the game even sports RTL’s logos all over the place. Below are the screenshots but beware, things are more disappointing than they might seem ;)

GTR Evolution - New Preview Video

Here’s the final item on GTR Evolution for now, the official new preview video for those of you who don’t like Quicktime files. Enjoy!


GTR Evolution - Car & Track List

The new GTR Evolution homepage holds a lot of info and answers most of the questions left. Below are some new screenshots, all other preview material there is already known to VirtualR readers.

If you click “Read More”, you can find the full car and track list. Tracks include no surprises, we get what was in RACE07 as well as the Nürburgring GP & Nordschleife plus a combined endurance version.

The GT cars offer a mix of known GTR2 cars and plenty of new machinery, these category shows that Simbin is somewhat drifting into the fantasy direction though. The three GT classes include some cars that yet have to make an impact on GT racing (Audi R8 GT Concept, Apollo GT) and most of them sport fantasy liveries.

To wrap things up, four production class vehicles are waiting to be tested on the most challenging track of them all, the Nürburgring Nordschleife.

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