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

While European sim racers and Steam customers will have to wait until late October to get their hands on Simbin’s newest title, Race ON is already available in stores in the United States.

Now, United States publisher Viva Media has released info about a Race On demo version being released tomorrow. There’s no info yet on which of the new content the demo will contain, it should help to ease some of the waiting time for sure 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. VirtualR will be having a full review of RACE On soon so stay tuned.

Simbin has released five new high-resolution artwork previews of their upcoming RACE On simulation title, showing the sim’s muscle car class in action on American road courses.

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.

 

Simbin has released four new previews of their upcoming RACE On simulation title, the first of which has been exclusively made for VirtualR.

The shots show the title’s American muscle car class in action, showing that the V8-powered cars will provide good and close racing.

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.

 

Simbin has relased a bunch of new RACE On previews, showing the Muscle Car class of their newest simulation in action at Road America.

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.

 

Simbin has just announced the release date of their RACE On simulation, the newest RACE title will be available for purchase starting October 22nd.

RACE On does include 29 different car models in over 450 designs, including the World Touring Car Championship, the International Formula Masters, the Swedish Touring Car Championship, US Muscle cars and more.

21 tracks are included, including brand new tracks like Okayama, Laguna Seca, Road America and all STCC venues. RACE On will be on sale in stores for 49,99€, the game will also be released via Steam and as upgrade for existing RACE07/GTR Evolution owners.

A new trailer of Simbin’s upcoming RACE On simulation has been released in time for the GamesCom expo in Cologne, giving us a first look at the simulation’s muscle cars in action.

RACE On has been announced to be released in September or October 2009, 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.

Simbin’s upcoming RACE On simulation is now listed on Amazon, providing us with some new previews and info.

Below are some new low-res preview shots, showing the muscle cars and the game’s box cover. The shots can be viewed in higher resolution using Amazon’s zoom function here.

The game is now listed both on the German and American Amazon. While we´re used to the fact that Simbin games are sold much cheaper in the US, the provided release dates couldn’t be much more different either as the US version is listed to be released in late August while German buyers have to wait until the end of October. Keep in mind though that release dates provided by retailers are rarely correct.

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.