RaceRoom Racing Experience News

After the changes that were introduced in the previous season, we managed to organize more races for more participants than we had in 2022 combined. All the more reason to start with Season 2 as soon as possible!

[h2]Introducing the three series that comprise Season 2
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No big surprise, the Mazda MX-5 Cup returns for Season 2! As there more participants in that Series alone than we had for all series in season 2 of 2022, you've proven to like this car. This time we're sending it on an all American tour!

The second series is the RaceRoom Carrera Cup, using the new Porsche 992 Germany Cup. The third series is the Praga Cup, using the Praga R1.

The calendar is designed so the races for each series will be held over three consecutive weeks, meaning there are no clashes.

This gives everyone the possibility to enter as many series as they would like!

Three series comprising four championships each – with prizes up for grabs!
Each series has four competitions: the global leaderboard plus three regional, four-race championships.

Everyone is invited to participate in the leaderboards, even if you don't own the cars or tracks – all the content will be made available for free for these events. However, you will need to own the relevant content in order to participate in the championship races.

The global leaderboard standings and regional race championships have a vRP prize pool for the top drivers, with a cool 5,000 vRP going to the winners of each category. The number of drivers who can win vRPs will also increase based on the number of participants in each competition – from the top 15 to the top 30 – so the more drivers who enter, the more players will win!

The nine winners of the regional race championships will also win a coveted RaceRoom victory trophy to celebrate their performance if there are enough participants: these physical trophies will be shipped to you once Season 2 is concluded.

Bonus: if you participate in all races of a series, you will receive a 500 vRP bonus regardless of your final position in the standings.




[h2]Race day: Wednesday[/h2]
Each series within the Ranked Championship will have a race day on Wednesday. If you participate in one series, you will race once every three weeks. If you participate in all series, you will race every week.



[h2]Everyone is invited to race, regardless of skill level or region!
[/h2]There is no limit to the maximum number of players per series per region.

A confirmation form will be opened on the Friday before the race. On Monday, all drivers who set a lap time on the leaderboard for that series will receive an email with the same confirmation form. To be clear: this means you do not have to enter the leaderboards if you only want to race. It also means you can enter the leaderboards without having to race.

[h2]Calendar for Season 2
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[h2]Timetable for race days per region
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On each race day, when the confirmation form for a region closes, the Ratings and Reputations of all confirmed drivers within that region are fetched.

The confirmed drivers are then sorted by a simple formula to determine the grids:
rating * (reputation/100)

The first European split for every series will be broadcasted live on the official RaceRoom channels. Drivers are allowed to stream their race. Broadcasters are encouraged to stream the Oceania and America races and can request access to the servers.

Read the full Rulebook for further details.

[h2]Good luck and have fun!
[/h2]Let us know what you think about the new season. Will you be participating only on the leaderboards, are you going for more than one series or maybe even taking on racing in multiple regions? We certainly hope you enjoy the second season this year on Raceroom. Good luck and have fun!

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• BoP - Ferrari 488 GT3 EVO - Reduced drag.
  
• BoP - Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO - Improved on-throttle steering, nudged the aero balance slightly forward, tweaked dampers.
  
  

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• Adjusted default TC presets to be suitable for beginners (preset 1) to esports level (preset 4-5)
  
• Mazda MX-5 - Reduced engine power output so the 184hp figure is now at the flywheel rather than at the wheels, increased drag. Aero balance is unchanged. Leaderboards will have to be wiped next maintenance.
  
• Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (991.2 and 992) - AI should now give slightly more side-to-side room
  
• Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) - Brake duct cooling adjustments (-5% front / +5% rear)
  
• Lotus Evora GT4 - Improved baseline setup with stiffer front springs, softer rear springs and softer anti-roll bars
  
• Fixed ABS sound that was missing from the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992) Endurance, the Bentley Continental GT3 and the Audi R8 LMS Ultra
  
  

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• New Content - Porsche Pack 2023 with the official grid of the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany 2023, running the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992), then the Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) and the Porsche 944 Turbo Cup
  
• New Content - McLaren 720s GT3 in GTR3 car class with a selection of liveries
  
• Improved simulation of Tyre Contact Patch, now affected by longitudinal forces. This will result in more pneumatic trail under braking and therefore a tighter feeling in FFB under braking.
  
• Improved simulation of Traction Control. As a result, we also added new car setup options to control how much the tyres are allowed to slip before Traction Control kicks in. Some tweaks to default settings will be pushed in a hotfix soon™
  
• Improved simulation of ABS. Added a sound effect for it as well. Some cars might still be missing the sound, those will receive it in a hotfix soon™
  
• HUD - Made yellow chat text more readable in front of any sort of background
  
• Controllers - Fixed an issue with the default profile of the T818 where game considered it a custom profile
  
• Dedicated server - Multiple instances of the server no longer share the same live.txt when liveupdate feature is enabled. Each instance now writes to a unique file prefixed with the communication port assigned to said instance
  
• Fixed excessive tyre wear being applied while the player’s car was under AI control
  
• Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO - Adjusted aerodynamic behaviour so that reducing rake has less effect on aero efficiency
  
• DTM 2020 - Tweaks to differential settings
  
• Ferrari 488 GT3 EVO - Adjusted aerodynamic behaviour so that reducing rake has less effect on aero efficiency
  
• Formula RaceRoom 2 - Slight increase of fuel consumption to around 2.2 L/min or 65L/100Km
  
• Formula RaceRoom 90 - Updated brake behaviour to latest versions - now brakes spend more of the lap at and around optimal temps
  Implemented all elements of new underbody/diffuser code
  Adjusted steering geometry to increase steering forces
  Improved differential settings
  Improved base setups
  Nudged around undertray spark emitters and spring packers so car doesn't spark constantly at high speed
  
• Formula RaceRoom US - Tweaked brake cooling so they spend more of the lap at and around optimal temps
  Implemented all elements of new underbody/diffuser code
  Adjusted steering geometry to increase steering forces
  Improved differential settings
  Improved base setups
  
• Formula RaceRoom X-17 - Increased fuel use to approx 75l/100km
  Implemented all elements of new underbody/diffuser code
  Improved differential settings
  Improved base setups
  
• German Nationals - Tweaks to differential settings
  
• Group C - Longer default 5th gear for the Porsche 962, general AI tune up and reduced their tendency to think the cars are shorter than they are
  
• GTE - Tweaks to differential settings
  
• GT2 cars - Tweaks to differential settings
  
• P1 cars - Adjusted differential
  
• P2 cars - Adjusted differential
  
• Group 2 - Volkswagen Scirocco - Tweaked auto and AI g'box to upshift slightly sooner
  Fixed incorrect intertia value for AI clutch which was causing bad starts
  General AI tune up
  Longer final drive ratio at Red Bull Ring
  
• Added high output power steering to Formula RaceRoom X-17, X-22 and the Volkswagen ID.R
  
• Removed power assisted steering from various cars that shouldn’t have had it (now era correct for all)
  
• Autodrom Most - Updated to 2023 specs
  
• Donington - Moved the time attack spawn locator to before Fogarty esses
  
• Redbull Ring - Changed green tarmac to purple to match the latest IRL changes
  
• Silverstone - resurfaced, increased grip
  
• TT Assen - Updated to 2023 specs
  
• Potential fix for reports of “full server crashes” by adding more checks in the area of the code at which dmp files were pointing.
  

We’re thrilled to announce our latest collaboration with Porsche Motorsports: three more iconic cars from the Stuttgart stable, representing both their latest racing models and a real classic from the 1980s. The aggressive 911 GT3 R (992) is joined by the new 911 GT3 Cup (in both sprint and Endurance specs) and the phenomenal 944 Turbo Cup from 1987.

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Porsche’s GT3 R model has been a stalwart of the GT3 category since its inception and the latest 992-shape car continues the GT3 R’s tradition of being a winning machine. It dwarfs the original 997-shape GT3 R from 2007 in every aspect: it’s more powerful, faster and generally bigger and meaner as the car has evolved and bulked up across the generation shifts, through the 991 variants to this 2022 model.



GT3 has become the primary international GT category, and the level of manufacturer support and quality of machinery shows how seriously it’s taken. The GT3 R is a fantastic car to drive in Raceroom, reflective of the latest generation of GT3s which are (relatively) easier to drive than previous generations, delivering their increased power in an optimised way on an even more stable platform. Whether in a DTM-style sprint or a long-distance endurance races, you’ll never go wrong choosing this car.



The 911 GT3 Cup has been a constant factor in international motorsport since the first 964 model was introduced back in the early 1990s. The 992-shape model is the seventh iteration and is even more widely raced than ever. An incredible 5,000 Cup models have rolled off the production line over the decades – literally, as the racecar is assembled on the normal road car manufacturing line as a build option. This new Cup model improves on the 991.2 version in pretty much all aspects, and even exceeds recent GT3 R models in performance terms.



With no ABS or traction control in the standard sprint spec, it takes finesse to manage the car in braking and acceleration zones: you need to learn to understand the car’s feedback and build up your experience. We’ve also included the Endurance version of the GT3 Cup, which races in many international long-distance series such as the 24 Hour and Nordschleife-based NLS; this version includes Porsche Motorsport’s ABS and Traction Control systems. The 911 GT3 Cup (992) adds to our official Porsche Cup roster, which already includes the 964 and 991.2 models.



The Porsche 944 Turbo is perhaps an outlier in Porsche’s 911-focussed race history, but just as important. Following on from other ‘non-standard’ Porsche GTs, like the 914, this coupé brought the Porsche experience to a wider audience: a cheaper and easier to control racing platform that helped make the 944 Porsche’s best selling car of the era. When driving the 944, you’ll have to deal with the old-school turbocharger and virtually no real aero, but the platform is incredibly well balanced and delivers great feedback. It’s a proper drivers’ car – just like every other Porsche.



RaceRoom’s 2023 Porsche racing pack is available now in the RaceRoom store. As part of the new application update that includes this pack, we’ve also released a dozen new authentic series liveries for the McLaren 720S GT3, which previously was only available in the DTM 2021 pack. Among other quality of life updates, there’s also a optimised revision to our ABS and traction control settings which will be immediately available when you download the latest build.