RaceRoom Racing Experience News

Our latest collaboration with Porsche Motorsports brings our content right up to date, whilst also reaching back in time to include a quirky classic in the Porsche pantheon. We’re thrilled to deliver you into the cockpits of the latest 992-shaped 911 GT3 R and 911 GT3 Cup cars plus the legendary 944 Cup!



GT3 continues its march to world domination: there are now series all over the world, and next year the GT class at the Le Mans 24 Hours will comprise GT3s as part of the regs change in the World Endurance Championship. The class is also a mainstay of sim racing – and Raceroom already has one of the strongest GT3 offerings out there, covering cars going right back to the first generation. But, this is about now: so the core of this release is the mighty 992-shape 911 GT3 R, which has already been racking up wins in the DTM and other major championships – and a record 14 GT3 Rs will compete in this weekend’s prestigious 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. We’ve cherry-picked the best liveries from global series for you to use to take on the opposing GT3 hordes.



Next up we continue our official relationship with the Porsche Carrera Cup by presenting the grid of the 2023 Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland. With a bumper grid of over 30 cars (and with the majority of the tracks on this year’s schedule already in Raceroom), you can recreate the frantic racing of this one-make Cup, featuring cars which are arguably more challenging than the GT3 model. With no ABS or traction control allowed, your braking technique and throttle control will be at a premium – there’ll be no just mashing the pedals and hoping the electronics sort it out.



Aesthetically there’s not much between it and the GT3 R – and in fact the raw specifications of the new Cup car even exceed last-gen GT3. It’s wide, low and brutal: a massive leap on from the 991-shape Cup car and truly a challenging racer to master. As well as the official ‘sprint’ version, we’re also including an ‘endurance’ spec model with more authentic liveries, which will allow the use of ABS and Porsche Motorsports Traction Control; this model is typically seen in 24H Series long-distance events or at the Nürbgurgring in NLS races.



Book-ending the contemporary Carrera Cup model is the 944 Turbo Cup. This front-engined GT was almost seen as heretical when it was launched back in 1982, but quickly gained a great reputation and in period actually became Porsche’s most successful car in terms of sales. It was born to race, and competed at Le Mans the year before its official launch (badged as a 924 GTP). Five national 944 Turbo Cup series were launched in the mid-‘80s, and it served as the successful forerunner of the Carrera Cup that started in the following decade. We’ve modelled the 1987 car, which puts out more power via a new KKK turbocharger and features a wider track and ABS.



We’ll be going into more detail on each new Porsche over the coming week as we build to a July launch. Stay tuned – and in the meantime keep enjoying Raceroom’s Summer Sale!

Dive into the Raceroom Summer Sale!


Fresh off the back of Raceroom’s Free Access period comes our Summer Sale blow-out, where you can pick up all Raceroom content at very special prices.



Raceroom has an incredible amount of licensed content to choose from, with almost 200 cars taken from across the history of motorsport. From cutting-edge prototypes and GTs back to legendary racers of of the ‘70s, via a veritable dictionary of touring cars, single seaters and racing classics, whatever your motorsport passion Raceroom has you covered. We pride ourselves on the quality of our physics and force feedback, and Raceroom has daily competitions and esports events to test your skills.



Our close relationship with both the DTM and World Touring Cars means that in Raceroom you can build your own offline championships and aspire to become a multiple champion across consecutive seasons. We’ve got official touring car grids stretching back to 2013, and DTM racers from all generations of that prestigious series: the current GT3 spec, the fearsome silhouette era of the 2000s and souped-up saloons of the ‘90s.



You’ve then got over 60 tracks to choose from, from regulars of the F1 calendar to challenging national speedbowls. The list includes absolute legends, such as the Nürburgring Nordshleife, Bathurst and Macau, and each track will take time – and patience! – to master. As with our cars, the tracks are also available in packs.



Our curated packs are a fantastic way to get started in Raceroom. The Starter Pack does exactly what it says on the tin; step up to to the Pro Pack for a fuller, wider-ranging experience. And then if you just want everything, the Premium Pack is for you: it contains every single car and track currently in the game.



Individual cars and tracks are all discounted by 50%, and all combined packs have 25% off. It’s the perfect time to complete your collection if you’ve already competed in Raceroom or to begin your journey if you’re looking for a whole new racing experience. Alongside sim-racing standards, you’ll discover a world of exciting, exclusive content that you may not have tried before.



The Raceroom Summer Sale runs through until the end of the day of July 13th.

[h3]Update details:[/h3]

Client version = 0.9.4.79
Client BuildID = 11522322


[h2]Changelog:[/h2]

• Sounds - Removed a loud throttle turbo sound from BMW M4 GT3 external sounds
  
• Controllers - Moza wheel bases default profiles now correctly inverted FFB.
  

[h3]Update details:[/h3]

Client version = 0.9.4.78
Client BuildID = 11512387


[h2]Changelog:[/h2]

• KTM GTX / GT2 - Fixed some alien objects that had found their way in the animated driver scene.
  
• Hockenheimring - Brought to 2023 specs: added the new S/F line hut, updated buildings and grandstands, updated walls and tyres, added the penalty lap lane in turn 2, updated the vegetation, various details and tweaks added.
  
• Shared Memory - Added car orientation, car width and car length. Changed “car position” to now be the centre of the vehicle rather than the CoG. Upped minor version to 14. See Github repo
• Multiplayer - Attempt at improving cars sometimes getting stuck under the tarmac under certain specific latency conditions.
  
• When spectating a multiplayer session ( see here ), game now adds performanceIndex and positionAtStart to ResultInfo
  
• When spectating a multiplayer session, game now adds positionAtStart to DriverInfo
  
• When spectating a multiplayer race, once the leading driver crossed the finish line,the game now has a continuously updated “intermediateResults”, allowing to display a preliminary results table even while some drivers are still racing and session has yet to reach “results” state.
  
• It was noticed that some of our older tracks had a wrong compass orientation and resulted in wrong azimuth and elevation for the sun. Fixed so sun is now where it should be at any time of day for:
  Bathurst
  Chang
  Hockenheim
  Hungaroring
  Laguna Seca
  Monza
  Portimao
  Slovakiaring
  Suzuka
  Vålerbanen
  

Set your self free with Raceroom!

Raceroom has one of the largest and widest rosters of licensed cars and tracks in the sim racing world - and now you are able to drive any one of them for free.
[h2]From June 18th until June 25th, when you fire up Raceroom you’ll be able to access all our content without restriction: that’s over 200 cars and over 50 tracks waiting for you to experience.[/h2]

We’ve built up an incredible collection of cars over the years, across all motorsport disciplines and from every era. If you’ve only ever dipped your toe into Raceroom before, this is your chance to really get a feel for the full range. If you’ve already purchased content but were unsure about how a particular car would drive, now is the chance to take it for a spin without risk. All our cars are grouped by both manufacturer and class: and you can choose from 46 manufacturers and 77 classes!

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

Want to climb the single-seater ladder? Start with something like the Tatuus F4, before moving on to faster and more aero-dependent Formula cars on the way to the pinnacle of Formula Raceroom. If you love GTs, we’ve got the full gamut, from vintage Group 5 monsters through to modern GT3 and GT4 machinery, via the fire-breathing GT1 era and more.

Our passion for racing and the freedom of the Raceroom environment has also allowed us to present you with some very different machinery, such as Volkswagen’s lightspeed-quick ID.R electric hillclimb special, brutal race trucks, track-day specials such as the McLaren Mercedes SLR 722 GT - and then at the other end of the scale even a high-powered go-kart crossed with a shopping trolley!

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

We’ve also built on strong relationships with major series such as DTM and WTCR to bring you officially-licensed content that uniquely allows you to play through multiple seasons, with the real cars that competed in each year. Want to try and be the World Touring Car champion ten years running? In Raceroom you can set up single player championships that will take you from the WTCC era of 2013 all the way through to the current WTCR generation. It’s the same with DTM (whether the classic saloons of the ‘90s, the legendary silhouettes of the 2000s or the modern GT3 spec), the Porsche Carrera Cup and ADAC GT Masters.

Similarly with circuits: there’s a world of opportunity for you to sample. We’ve deliberately made some tracks that are relatively unknown but deserve your attention: certainly our national Swedish tracks fit that category, tight, twisty and challenging. Want to really test your touring car chops: try a lap around the fearsome Macau circuit, where the walls close in around you. We also feature many major tracks from the F1 calendar, a great selection of classic American courses (including Laguna Seca, Sears Point and Daytona) and, of course, the mother of all racing circuits: the Nürburgring Nordschleife.

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

You can use this free trial period to try out all four of Raceroom’s game modes. You can race alone against our customisable AI drivers in single races or create your own multi-event championship; try and set the fastest lap for any given car and track combination in our Leaderboard challenges; compete for glory (and prizes!) in our regular esports competitions; or become part of the active Raceroom online community and participate in any of our multiplayer races, which are live 24 hours a day.

So dive in – and have fun! The free period will directly followed by our Summer Sale, commencing June 26th. There will be big discounts on all cars, tracks and packs, so you can take full advantage after sampling Raceroom in the coming weeks.