NASCAR SimRacing

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EA Sports presents the new standard in NASCAR PC racing: NASCAR SimRacing. Created by NASCAR veterans and tested by NASCAR Nextel Cup Series drivers such as Ryan Newman, NASCAR SimRacing is the perfect combination of realism, a true racing feel, depth, and advanced EA Sports presentation. Thunder down the straightaway at Daytona International Speedway alongside 42 other drivers live and online, as Voice over IP smack talk mixes with the roar of V8 engines in glorious surround sound. Navigate the high banks of Bristol Motor Speedway, then watch full race replays and analyze your telemetry against that of real drivers to improve your skills as you progress through Career mode. Live the life of a NASCAR driver as you rise through the ranks to Chase for the Cup in the most realistic NASCAR game ever created.

This demo features the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Kansas Speedway tracks, with the choice of 10 drivers and car colors.

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Editor's review of NASCAR SimRacing

Previous NASCAR simulations have captured the excitement and speed of racing, but this latest entry from EA Sports is specifically designed for PC gamers with a strong knowledge of the sport. All the automobile settings, from the tire traction to the clutch dead zone, are customizable. Those of us still learning what everything does, however, can set most of the difficult manual controls to automatic. The result is an accessible racing game that's full of extra options for gearheads.

The demo lets you enter the Brickyard 400 or Banquet 400 races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway or the Kansas Speedway, respectively. From the moment you get behind the wheel, you'll notice the cars feel more realistic than in other games. They're heavier, with more momentum, and the weight of the cars will shift at different speeds on different parts of the track.

The game looks and sounds fantastic, from the colorfully accurate cars and excellent track details to the roaring engine and the shifting transmission. Playing the game without driver aids is very hard for inexperienced racers, which creates a nice, long learning curve for hard-core NASCAR fans who want to control the whole race like their real-life counterparts do.

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  NASCAR SimRacing

  Awesome game for all gamers!

  by: Headspin on 04-Mar-2006 09:27:43 PM

  Pros: Top of the line graphics! Feels like you're really in the car. As long as you have the processor power and enough RAM, the graphics will not bog down your system.

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  Nascar Thunder 2008!

  by: Total_Review on 22-Jun-2008 02:19:10 PM

  Pros: Everthing!

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  NASCAR SimRacing

  Kinda sucks

  by: stealthcat on 06-Feb-2005 02:15:15 PM

  Pros: sound/options okay

  Cons: boring as hell going around a simple oval track. steering, control aren't realistic. Also, you can't wreck the car and it fights you if you want to go in the wrong direction for fun.

  I recommend TOCA Race Driver 2 any day.

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  How I fixed the black screen

  by: fyffe7 on 14-Feb-2005 11:39:26 PM

  Pros: Looks and drives better then EA 2004 Thunder. Closest racing game to EA's Need for Speed 2. Graphics are great!

  Cons: Black sreen or code that will not load game. 1. Remove foxfire browser if you have it loaded. 2 Make sure that all your permits in your firewall are on or turn off your firewall and turn on windows firewall if using XP. Game then loads fine.

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  Not worth the price $

  by: Bradmph on 25-Apr-2005 10:31:14 AM

  Pros: hmmm...sounds are ok...driving is ok I guess, but it feels alot like NR2003 racing game.

  Cons: If it was suppose to be better then NR2003, why wasn't it?

  Just seems like this game was rushed out the door with it's pants hanging down around it's ankles.

  Better luck next time gang!

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