The recently released Watkins Glen road course for iRacing’s online simulation has stired up a lot of discussions, mainly because of it’s price.
Is a single track really worth $25? Decide for yourself after watching talengtp’s comparison video below, showing a lap around the New York based track both in real life and in iRacing.
Com8 has made lots of progress with reworking the Nürburgring Nordschleife in GTR Evolution. Based on the original Simbin version, his 2009 version will contain many changes such as new textures, the removal of all fictional advertisement boards and lots of trackside objects. Below are first previews of the Nürburgring 24 Hour Race 2009 layout version of the track. The 24h race uses a slightly different configuration of the track that does not include the Mercedes Arena corners as these are needed for additional paddock space. Aside from the layout changes, the 24h version of course also features the main difference ...
After showing us plenty of model renders, International Pro-Modding has now released a first batch of renders that show a fully painted car of their FSONE 2009 Formula One mod. We get to check out the fully dressed-up Toyota TF109, driven by Timo Glock & Jarno Trulli. The TF109 was one of the few cars to feature the controversial double-diffuser at the beginning of this year’s season, helping the team to several podium finishes and poles. FSONE 2009 will include all cars and drivers of the current Formula One season which introduced a whole lot of changes to the world championship. [gallery=1671]
CSGT has released their World Sportscar Championship 1970 mod for rFactor, bringing one of the most exciting years in sports car racing to the simulation. WSC 1970 consists of almost 30 different car models, including legendary prototypes like the Porsche 917, the Ferrari 512S and the Ford GT40. Also included are the most famous GT cars of that era such as the Ferrari 365GTB, the Porsche 911 and the Chevrolet Corvette. All in all, this massive mod includes 125 cars from the 1970 Le Mans 24 Hours and the World Sportscar Championship season, all coming with RealFeel compatible physics. A detailed RealFeel ...
Team RMT has released new previews of their World Super GT 2 mod project for rFactor 2, showing us the Ferrari F40 GTE on track. Originally planned as an additional car for the rFactor version of World Super GT, the F40 will now be making its way into WSGT 2. As usual, the car only sports basic textures for its first run, looking pretty gorgeous already though. Aside from the Nissan R35 and the mod's safety car, the team is done modelling all the cars in a pretty rapid pace. Successor to World Super GT for GTR 2, World Super GT 2 ...
Virtua_LM has released a bunch of new GTX5 for rFactor previews, showing us various Lancia Beta Montecarlos at Mid Ohio. We get to check out the Italian race cars at day & night, from the inside and the outside. GTX5 will include the high-powered and extreme racing cars of the Group 5 era which were powered by insanely powerful turbo engines and featured very extensive body modifications. Notable cars of that era were the Porsche 935, the BMW 320 and the Ford Capri which managed to win all major endurance races of that time, including the Le Mans 24 Hours. [gallery=1644]
“Is a single track really worth $25?”
Said it once, and I’ll say it again - I’d pay $25 for VLM Mid Ohio, or VLM Le Mans.
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They clearly didn’t laser scan the wheels on that car
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Six.degrees look at this
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/2959/dibujoym5.jpg
Laser scan cars?.
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Sorry, but you fail at perspectives GeraArg.
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Yeah GreaArg, have to say, that screenshot is pointless. Both the mirror and sidepod are distorted by the fish eye camera lense, mounted in a differently positioned camera to the game. The car is correct. The tyres are the only valid point made there, which Six already said.
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Am I wrong in thinking that there is still no demo available?
Testimonials mean jack all to most people. To have no demo available, in an age of rFactor and community modding, seems to me to be displaying a very poor attitude towards potential customers.
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I assume the left video uses the tyres that were used by the Star Mazda cars in 2008… :)
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And 2005 - 2007 Tim :)
07: http://teamusascholarship.org/files/Media_Images/Patrick_Barrett_VIR.jpg
05: http://www.worldspeed.com/2005wsm/WSM2005Wallpaper.jpg
Tyres have a curve over the top. None of the iRacing ones do, and Papyrus ones never did.
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That’s exactly what I mean, check 2009.
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The only pics I can find that claim to be 2009 have the curved tread too. http://www.rfmsports.com/ToyotaAtlantics/News/StarMazda.jpg
Unless there is some photos hidden away from the GoogleBots that I can’t find. Do you have any images Tim?
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They changed tires in 2008. I think he meant the cars had the old one (2007 and prior).
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idlejimbo. there is a Demo out!!!
it can’t play online but it’s free
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To clarify Tifose’s post, there is no official free demo of the sim out there, just an illegal, badly outdated torrent with no online capability and obsolete physics for several of the cars (version 1.2.0.0 versus the latest official build 1.4.0.0).
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