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I have tried to load some NASCAR car sets, but an
error happens when I tried to enter the garage.

The cars appear ok in the track and in the paintkit.

It happens when I try to use the DTM car set, that comes with
the book "Official NASCAR Racing stratagies & secrets".

I have NASCAR Racing v1.2 (CD-ROM version) with the track pack.
My config is: 486 DX2/66, 8Megs, Sound Blaster Pro, Thrustmaster
Formula T2

Any Ideas???

Thanks in advance.

: I have tried to load some NASCAR car sets, but an
: error happens when I tried to enter the garage.

: The cars appear ok in the track and in the paintkit.

: It happens when I try to use the DTM car set, that comes with
: the book "Official NASCAR Racing stratagies & secrets".

: I have NASCAR Racing v1.2 (CD-ROM version) with the track pack.
: My config is: 486 DX2/66, 8Megs, Sound Blaster Pro, Thrustmaster
: Formula T2

Sounds like you are trying to use a US carset with a version of NASCAR
distributed for non-North Americans (***).

To use carsets, which were created with the US Version of Nascar, with
the *** version you must do the following:

either make your *** version a US version by

  changing all occurences of the ASCII sequence beng13 to kell_5
  in the two files OBJS.DAT and your CARS94.DAT

or make the US carset a *** carset by

  changing all occurences of the ASCII sequence kell_5 to beng13
  in that new <carset>.DAT file.

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I have a friend that got errors when trying to enter the garage at
selected tracks.  His problem disappeared after freeing up more
extended and conventional memory.

My first guess is that the DTM set is meant for use with the european
version of the game and requires some hex editing to run correctly.

Mike

There is also the old Euro/US verion chestnut.

Basically, carsets for the US version dont work with the Euro version
and vice version.

Ages ago I saw the HEX offset that you can do to solve it but no-one
has posted it for a while.

Jed
The Pits
www.ukps.com/thepits

I am assuming you have the European version of NASCAR and the cars on
the CD are for the American version.   You have to convert the 'code'
of the DAT file before they will work.   I am sorry but I cannot
remember the words to change.   Once you find out the words, it should
be quite easy to change using a text editior (or so I have been told).
I was lucky to get the US version here in Australia so I have avoided
the problem.

SOMEONE TELL US THE CODE.    Greg Hingery knows it.

Cheers,

Craig.

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Yeah! Please do!

Loads of people have been wanting our BTCC carset but can use it
'cause its for the European version. I'll happily convert if it if I
knew the codes!

Jed
The Pits
www.ukps.com/thepits

Load the .dat file into write and change all occurances of "kell_5" to
"beng13". If you're American (or Craig Hopkins)and want to use European
type car sets (such as my AUSCAR set, available at the European IWCCCARS
site! :) ), do the opposite.

Greg Hingerty

On Sun, 28 Jan 1996 00:39:56 -0800, Greg Hingerty

Thanks Greg and sorry I spelt you name wrong.

Craig.
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