We are looking to gauge interest in a possible iRacing series. One of the ideas put forth would be a series with the old IR05 Indycar, please leave any feedback on this you have.
So, I have been working on this for just under 4 years and every Christmas I had hopped to be done. It missed again this year but I am now in a place I'm ready to put out something, is it as polished as I would really like? No its not, the Cameras are bad and I'm not very good at making them any better, a few light maps are a bit off and I really wanted to build a brand new Garage and Grandstand. But, I have teased this track a few times, and just want to let this no longer be a private work.
So here is The Snowstorm @ Alaska Superspeedway home of the NASCAR Winter Classic
If you have any improvements (ai, cam, ini etc) that you come up with let me know and I will see about putting them in the next version, there are a few custom objects used, the billboard and overhead signs have templates if you desire to use them for your own project just message me.
So, I have been working on this for just under 4 years and every Christmas I had hoped to be done. It missed again this year but I am now in a place I'm ready to put out something, is it as polished as I would really like? No its not, the Cameras are bad and I'm not very good at making them any better, a few light maps are a bit off and I really wanted to build a brand new Garage and Grandstand. But, I have teased this track a few times, and just want to let this no longer be a private work.
So here is The Snowstorm @ Alaska Superspeedway home of the NASCAR Winter Classic
Download link - http://www.mediafire.com/file/drh6uatffz5y7of/Snowstorm_nr2k3_1.1.zip
If you have any improvements (ai, cam, ini etc) that you come up with let me know and I will see about putting them in the next version, there are a few custom objects used, the billboard and overhead signs have templates if you desire to use them for your own project just message me.
As we get closer to putting the final parts in place to get back to racing, we are asking for some suggestions on what kinds of series we should run. Keep in mind they must work with in the limits of what exists for NR2003 and NR4, so no we can't do Mario Kart Blue Shells only.
As stated in the last article, server costs are not cheap, one option that had been discussed is the idea of renting a NR2003 server instead of N4. But we would not be quiting N4, I have been working to port all our N4 content over to NR2003 and editing tracks to match the feel of N4 using nearly identical setups (in fact they need only be copied to the new folder). This would also allow us to run other N2003 series with the same server (which is 1/2 the price of paying for 2 servers of course). I would like to setup a test of this version (working name NASCAR Racing 6) soon, but until then here is a sample of what it looks like.
As many of you may have noticed, we have not been doing much if any racing recently. This is down to a number of factors, including server issues, members schedule changes, communication failures and some burnout of admins and drivers. Currently we find ourselvesat a crossroads and choices must be made by all of us on how we want to move forward. Sadly economics is a major pressure in this process as servers are not cheap. That said, we will not let the great community we have build over the last 5 years here and from the last 15 years of NASCAR Racing 4 die. We have a very good thing here and a community and level of competition that I have never found anywhere else out there. This is why I find it critical that what ever comes next includes everyone and that we do not leave anyone behind. At the same time, we must work to bring new members into our group as we cannot let our group get stale. I hope in the next week or so to have a further announcement on details for our return to the track.
By the way anyone up for a race for April Fools day? Something silly for sure, any suggestions?
Scott Allen passed away last Wednesday at only 48 years old after a battle with cancer. Scott ran five N.O.R.L. Metal Mulisha Truck Series races representing Sim World Motorsports. He earned two top-5's and a top-10 in every race he ran with us. Scott also helped Sim World win the Season 2 League Championship, as well as earning Dodge a Manufacturer's Championship during the same season. We may not have known him very well, but he is very well respected in the NR2003 community and will be surely missed.
