ARCA Sim Racing

Infobox VG| title = ARCA Sim Racing 08


developer = The Sim Factory
designer = The Sim Factory
released = ^"'NA" March 5 2008
genre = Racing, Simulator
ratings = ESRB: E (Everyone)
modes = Single player, Multiplayer
platforms = Microsoft Windows
media = CD-ROM, DVD
requirements = 2.0 GHz CPU, 512 MB RAM, 128 MB video card RAM, DirectX 9.0c, 2 GB available hard disk space, Windows 2000
input = Mouse, Keyboard, Gamepad, Steering wheel, TrackIR

ARCA Sim Racing is a stock-car racing simulator developed by The Sim Factory LLC, a small American based computer software company devoted to the production of racing simulation software. The game simulates the 2007 ARCA Re/Max season. Many have anticipated this to be a very strong simulation while others relate this game to NASCAR Racing 2003 Season which was pulled off shelves because of a licensing agreement between EA sports and NASCAR.

Overview

ARCA Sim Racing is based off ISI's game engine, gmotor2, which was primarily designed for road racing simulators, like rFactor, not for an oval racing simulator. In August of 2006, The Sim Factory purchased the rights to use the gmotor2 engine in their gamecite news |url=http://http://www.arcasimracing.com/asr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46&Itemid=51 |work=The Sim Factory, LLC |title=TSF signs contract with ISI to use the Gmotor2 engine |date=2006-10-27] , and with the help of ISI, The Sim Factory was able to recode the engine to produce the most realistic stock car simulation to date.

The game is produced by a very small company consisting of about 10 devoted devlopers. The small development team has had recent setbacks but asure that all parts of the game will come in time, ultimately being released for pre-ordering on January 1st, 2008.cite news |url=http://www.arcasimracing.com/asr/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=6&id=22&Itemid=51 |work=The Sim Factory, LLC |title=TSF announces pre-ordering of ARCA SimRacing Software |date=2008-01-01] The game shipped with 10 tracks that were scratch built to perfectly replicate the real life tracks.

Tracks

RELEASED:Daytona, Nashville, Pocono, Iowa, Salem, Duquoin, Kansas, Talladega, Milwaukee & USA Intl(Lakeland)

Added: Rockingham & Montreal

upcoming (WIP): New Jersey Motorsports RC, Dover, Kentucky, Gateway, Memphis, Toledo, Berlin, Chicagoland, Michigan, Daytona RC, Concord (Charlotte), Ft Worth (Texas), Ontario

Possible converts & user created: Flamboro, San Jose Street Course, Mexico

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