TheWilly has released a new version of his popular WTCC 2009 mod for RACE On, fixing various issues with the last release.

Changelog:

Driver Hands in Volvo C30 are working
White Rims for Volvo C30 with Yokohama Advan – like the Original 2009 C30
New Steeringwheel for the BMW 320si – made by Kenboy
Reworked Dashboards for all WTCC 2009 cars – made by ArtsonikA
New numberplates for all cars
Reworked skins for the BMW #6,7,8,9,10 – made by zand
New skin for Marin Colak
White Rims for Marin Colak
Black Rims for Jason Watt
Silver Rims for Lada
Mass-Correction for Zanardi-BMW
Reworked Talent-Files
Updated Seat TDI Skins

Due to the car models used in this release, the mod requires an install of RACE07 (GTR Evolution) as well as the RACE On and STCC – The Game expansion packs (included in the full version of RACE On)

Following substantial cutbacks from SEAT and BMW at the end of last year, the 2009 season of the WTCC will be remembered as the last to feature three high-profile manufacturers battling for the World Touring Car title. Aside form the top cars fielded by BMW, SEAT and Chevrolet, the 2009 season also featured the Lada 110s and the Volvo C30 as well as many other privateers.

 

Download WTCC 2009 for RACE On 1.0 Here

TheWilly has released his WTCC 2009 mod for RACE On, bringing all cars from the most recent season of the World Touring Car Championship to Simbin’s newest simulation title.

Due to the car models used in this release, the mod requires an install of RACE07 (GTR Evolution) as well as the RACE On and STCC – The Game expansion packs (included in the full version of RACE On)

Following substantial cutbacks from SEAT and BMW at the end of last year, the 2009 season of the WTCC will be remembered as the last to feature three high-profile manufacturers battling for the World Touring Car title. Aside form the top cars fielded by BMW, SEAT and Chevrolet, the 2009 season also featured the Lada 110s and the Volvo C30 as well as many other privateers.

 

Download WTCC 2009 for RACE On 0.9 Here

As announced about a month ago, Simbin has released the 1.2.1.2 patch for their latest RACE On simulation title, fixing various small glitches and problems.

As usual with Simbin patches, this patch is also available to owners of RACE07, GTR Evolution & STCC – The Game as all titles will benefit from the improvements.

To update your title, simply start Stream to obtain the new version. An offline version of the patch is not yet available, you can find the full changelog below (you might have to click “Read More” to see it).

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Ceddlabomb has put together a muscle car skin pack for RACE On, introducing 18 brand-new liveries to the muscle car class of Simbin’s latest simulation.

The pack includes both fictional skins and real-life inspired liveries like the famous Gulf color scheme.

 

Download Muscle Car Skin Pack for RACE On Here

Earlier today, Simbin has announced an upcoming patch for their RACE On simulation title. Released in October, RACE On introduced the 2008 WTCC season, the International Formula Master series as well as a bunch of high-power muscle cars.

The patch will be addressing various bugs that have been reported by the community. As usual, Simbin’s patch will be backwards-compatible, meaning that RACE07 / GTR Evolution & STCC – The Game owners will also benefit from the improvements coming with the update. A release-date has not yet been announced, the fact that the patch is already in heavy testing suggest that the release can’t be too far away though.

Robin Johansson has released his Carrera Cup Scandinavia 2009 mod for RACE07 / STCC – The Game and other titles from Simbin’s RACE-series.

Using Simbin’s Porsche 996 model, the mod features 25 cars from the 2009 Carrera Cup season. The cars come with new physics, allowing them to run real-life lap times on the Swedish tracks.

 

Download Carrera Cup Scandinavia 2009 Here

FIAman has put together a skin pack for Simbin’s RACE On, bringing nine new liveries to the title’s American muscle car class.

The pack includes nine liveries for the Dodge Challenger SRT8 race car, a V8-powered race car based on the upcoming 2010 Dodge Challenger road car.

Download Dodge Challenger SRT8 Pack for RACE ON Here

RACE On has been released on Steam and in stores four weeks ago and now, Simbin has released the painting templates for their newest simulation.

The pack includes templates for the muscle cars, the International Formula Master car as well as the SEAT Leon TDI and the Lada 110 of WTCC fame. Happy painting!

RACE On includes all RACE07 content and brand new stuff including the 2008 WTCC season, the Swedish Touring Car Championship, US muscle cars and the Formula Master series. The title is available both as upgrade and standalone version on Steam, starting at 25€.

Download RACE On Painting Templates Here

Over a thousand readers have taken the chance to win a copy of Simbin’s recently-released RACE On titles and here are the results of the VirtualR contest.

Even though I thought I chose two rather easy questions, the first one proved to be a deal-breaker for many contestants as the majority of users have answered it wrong.

A) The first Diesel-powered car to win a prestigious endurance race wasn’t Audi’s R10 TDI at Sebring or Le Mans. In 1998, BMW Motorsport won the Nürburgring 24hr race using a 320D touring car equipped with a diesel injection engine – Eight years before Audi debuted their car. Since the Nürburgring event is one of the most famous 24 hour races and it was a full works effort, I thought most people would think of it…

B) The other name of the Okayama circuit is of course TI Aida and the most famous event it hosted were the two Pacific Formula One Grand Prix in 1994 and 1995, both won by Michael Schumacher.

Due to the fact that the majority of readers answered the first questions wrong, only about 90 contestants remained in the winner draw. And the lucky winners are:

• Steve Coe
• Adrian Vidrighin

Thanks to everyone who entered, stay tuned for more contests on VirtualR in the future!

Back in 2006, Simbin introduced the first RACE title, bringing the World Touring Car Championship to the PC. More than three years later, the popular RACE series is being extended by its latest installment – RACE On.

Is newest RACE offspring worth its money or is the RACE-series starting to fall behind the competition? Read the review to find out.
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In a somewhat surprising move, the release date of Simbin’s new RACE On title on Steam has been moved forward from October 23rd to October 16th – Today.

According to the Steam website, RACE On will be available in 19 hours from now. Until then, you can check out the newest artwork below, showing the title’s US muscle cars. If you´re looking forward to RACE On, make sure to enter the VirtualR contest here.

RACE On will include all RACE07 content and brand new stuff including the 2008 WTCC season, the Swedish Touring Car Championship, US muscle cars and the Formula Master series.

 

Thanks to Simbin, VirtualR is able to give away two copies of the upcoming RACE On title. The winners of this contest will be getting a little head start as they’ll be the first ones to enjoy the Steam version of the simulation.

To participate, simply answer the two question below:

A) RACE On includes the Seat Leon TDI Diesel race car that clinched the WTCC title in the hands of Yvan Muller. Which was the first Diesel-powered car to win a prestigious endurance race and which event did it win?

B) RACE On also introduces Okayama, a Japanese race track that hosts an annual WTCC round. The track is more famous under another name and for having hosted another event though. What’s the name and the event?

You know the answers? Great, then make sure to send them to contest@virtualr.net (please include your full name and a working email-address!) until Tuesday October 20nd 23:59 CET. The two winners will be randomly drawn from all correct answers and announced on Wednesday.

The winners will be receiving their copy the very same day, two days before the game’s official release on Steam! Good luck to all participants!

Update: Due to the surprising early release of RACE On tomorrow, the contest winners won’t be getting a head start on Simbin’s newest title. Still, the competition will stay open until October 20nd to give everybody time to enter.

Back in September, Simbin announced that their newest RACE On simulation title will be hitting the European shops on October 22nd.

Now, the exact same release date has also been confirmed for the Steam version of the title. Given the fact that many previous RACE07/GTR Evolution owners will be looking to use the cheap upgrade option, Steam will be the way to go for many sim racers. No pricing info is yet available but with the release being only nine days away, that should change soon.

Simbin has also released the recommended system requirements which aren’t really surprising since the title uses the same engine that has been used in previous RACE titles. RACE On will include all RACE07 content and brand new stuff including the 2008 WTCC season, the Swedish Touring Car Championship, US muscle cars and the Formula Master series.

Recommended System Requirements

• Supported OS: Microsoft Windows XP Home/Pro, Windows Vista*
• Processor: 3 GHz Intel Pentium IV or 100% compatible
• Memory: 2 GB RAM
• Graphics: DirectX 9 compatible graphics card with 512 MB memory, Nvidia 6800 or better
• Sound: DirectX 9 compatible
• Direct X Version: 9
• Hard Drive: 2.5 GB free space
• Input Devices: DirectX 9 compatible force feedback steering wheel
• *Limited support

As announced yesterday, Simbin and publisher bitComposer Games have released a demo version of the upcoming RACE On title, letting racers try two of the title’s new cars.

Included are both the Dodge Challenger SRT8 and the Seat Leon TDI Diesel WTCC car which can be raced at Oschersleben and the Swedish Falkenberg track. Players can choose to complete a full race weekend including practice and qualifying or use the time attack mode.

The demo is limited to single-player only, an upcoming multiplayer demo has already been announced though.

RACE On has been announced to be released on October 22nd, the title will include all RACE07 content and brand new stuff including the 2008 WTCC season, the Swedish Touring Car Championship, US muscle cars and the Formula Master series.

Download RACE On Demo Version Here