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by **Kenneth Verbur** » Thu, 07 Feb 2002 00:40:05

Codemasters today confirmed the in-game circuits, along with first details
of the game's featured championship and the initial line up of the game's
international touring cars, for TOCA Race Driver:

"Prepare to race the world like never before as Codemasters confirms that
TOCA Race Driver will feature 42 real cars, 13 championships and an
incredible 38 real-life, internationally renowned race circuits. Delivering
more real race circuits than ever created for any computer or video game
before, TOCA Race Driver takes players the world over from Europe, to
Australasia, to North and South America and the Pacific."

TOCA Race Driver features more licenses than any previous game in the
series, enabling players to race the world over in championships such as
Germany's DTM Championship, Australia's AVESCO V8 Supercar Shell
Championship Series and the UK's TOCA Tour. High Gear has the complete
listing for you, check them out at
http://www.racesimcentral.net/~hg/news.php?day=5&month=2&year=02#1339. We also
have 5 new renders of cars that are going to be in the game, you can find
those at http://www.racesimcentral.net/

TOCA Race Driver is currently in development at Codemasters with a team of
56 working on it and is expected to cost 3 million (?4.9 million and $4.2
million) in production. The title will launch on PlayStation 2 and PC in
June 2002.

Enjoy!
--
Kenneth Verburg

by **Remco Moe** » Thu, 07 Feb 2002 02:21:46

On Tue, 5 Feb 2002 16:40:05 +0100, "Kenneth Verburg"

>TOCA Race Driver will feature an incredible 38 real-life, internationally renowned race circuits.

Including Monza! :-D

But what about multiplayer?

Remco

by **Dale Gree** » Thu, 07 Feb 2002 03:09:41

Awesome...

by **ymenar** » Thu, 07 Feb 2002 03:42:05

> "Prepare to race the world like never before as Codemasters confirms that
> TOCA Race Driver will feature 42 real cars, 13 championships and an
> incredible 38 real-life, internationally renowned race circuits.

Thirty-eight?

That's impressive, it's the highest number of real tracks in a simulation
since Nascar Racing : 1999 Edition.

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by **David Ciemn** » Thu, 07 Feb 2002 08:37:30

Will this game be available in the U.S.?

DC

> On Tue, 5 Feb 2002 16:40:05 +0100, "Kenneth Verburg"

> >TOCA Race Driver
> >42 real cars, 13 championships and an incredible 38 real-life,
> >internationally renowned race circuits.

> It sounds as if they have taken the identical idea of Jarrett-LaBonte
> Racing on the PSX, with it's massive number of tracks, career mode,
> etc., added to it, and put it on a mindboggling 3D engine.
> If that's what has happened, it will be SERIOUSLY nice.

> I have a feeling that this will be my favorite racing game of all time.

> I can't wait.

> --
> "Good job. You made me even less moderate than I was when I woke
> up this morning--AGAIN" - rotflmao7d1 in alt.security.terrorism

by **David Ciemn** » Thu, 07 Feb 2002 09:13:30

high gear reports a world wide release.

DC

> Will this game be available in the U.S.?

> DC

> > On Tue, 5 Feb 2002 16:40:05 +0100, "Kenneth Verburg"

> > >TOCA Race Driver
> > >42 real cars, 13 championships and an incredible 38 real-life,
> > >internationally renowned race circuits.

> > It sounds as if they have taken the identical idea of Jarrett-LaBonte
> > Racing on the PSX, with it's massive number of tracks, career mode,
> > etc., added to it, and put it on a mindboggling 3D engine.
> > If that's what has happened, it will be SERIOUSLY nice.

> > I have a feeling that this will be my favorite racing game of all time.

> > I can't wait.

> > --
> > "Good job. You made me even less moderate than I was when I woke
> > up this morning--AGAIN" - rotflmao7d1 in alt.security.terrorism

by **Christopher J. Sypa** » Thu, 07 Feb 2002 13:44:14

Let it be known that on Tue, 05 Feb 2002 15:19:28 -0600, rrevved

>>TOCA Race Driver
>>42 real cars, 13 championships and an incredible 38 real-life,
>>internationally renowned race circuits.

>It sounds as if they have taken the identical idea of Jarrett-LaBonte
>Racing on the PSX, with it's massive number of tracks, career mode,
>etc., added to it, and put it on a mindboggling 3D engine.

Not surprisingly since it is the followup to J&L Racing (aka TOCA World Touring
Cars).

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by **Ryan Mitchle** » Thu, 07 Feb 2002 17:01:26

Anyone know if the cars will finally be capable of understeer? That would be
quite a nice development . . .

Ryan

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by **Stuart Becktel** » Thu, 07 Feb 2002 21:35:24

They also said that F1-2001 had a worldwide release, then we found out that
world wide ment that those in the US had to wait 2 more weeks...hope they
aren't wrong about this as well.
-Stuart Becktell

> high gear reports a world wide release.

> DC

> > Will this game be available in the U.S.?

> > DC

> > > On Tue, 5 Feb 2002 16:40:05 +0100, "Kenneth Verburg"

> > > >TOCA Race Driver
> > > >42 real cars, 13 championships and an incredible 38 real-life,
> > > >internationally renowned race circuits.

> > > It sounds as if they have taken the identical idea of Jarrett-LaBonte
> > > Racing on the PSX, with it's massive number of tracks, career mode,
> > > etc., added to it, and put it on a mindboggling 3D engine.
> > > If that's what has happened, it will be SERIOUSLY nice.

> > > I have a feeling that this will be my favorite racing game of all
time.

> > > I can't wait.

> > > --
> > > "Good job. You made me even less moderate than I was when I woke
> > > up this morning--AGAIN" - rotflmao7d1 in alt.security.terrorism

by **Paul Thor** » Thu, 07 Feb 2002 21:54:40

Well, GPL was slated for a Worlwide release and then we had to wait for a
month before we could buy it in the U.K. ;o)

> They also said that F1-2001 had a worldwide release, then we found out
that
> world wide ment that those in the US had to wait 2 more weeks...hope they
> aren't wrong about this as well.
> -Stuart Becktell

> > high gear reports a world wide release.

> > DC

> > > Will this game be available in the U.S.?

> > > DC

> > > > On Tue, 5 Feb 2002 16:40:05 +0100, "Kenneth Verburg"

> > > > >TOCA Race Driver
> > > > >42 real cars, 13 championships and an incredible 38 real-life,
> > > > >internationally renowned race circuits.

> > > > It sounds as if they have taken the identical idea of
Jarrett-LaBonte
> > > > Racing on the PSX, with it's massive number of tracks, career mode,
> > > > etc., added to it, and put it on a mindboggling 3D engine.
> > > > If that's what has happened, it will be SERIOUSLY nice.

> > > > I have a feeling that this will be my favorite racing game of all
> time.

> > > > I can't wait.

> > > > --
> > > > "Good job. You made me even less moderate than I was when I woke
> > > > up this morning--AGAIN" - rotflmao7d1 in alt.security.terrorism

by **Richard Walke** » Thu, 07 Feb 2002 18:14:26

I wouldn't be so sure. Isn't the game going to be 're-branded' for
different countries?

TOCA Race Driver -> UK and Rest of World

DTM Race Driver -> Germany

V8 Race Driver -> Australia

???

Do you think they'll put *all* the tracks in each version? Maybe - I guess
we'll have to wait and see.

At the moment, I'm worried about the 'TOCA' (UK) angle. Some of the tracks
and cars are missing. The UK series visits: Thruxton, Croft, Mondello Park,
and Snetterton in addition to those which are listed.

The 2001 TOCA 'BTC Touring' cars were:
Vauxhall/Open Astra Coupe
Peugeot 406 Coupe
MG ZS
Lexus IS200 (privateer)
Alfa Romeo 147 (privateer)

I'm happy that they are all included, but the 2002 TOCA 'BTC Touring' class
promises more cars, including:
Honda Civic Type-R
Proton Waja/Impian saloon
Alfa Romeo 156 (privateer)
+ more of the same as privateers (incl. 2001 cars)

Will all these cars be included?! The new Honda looks stunning!

I *really* hope they sort out the missing data, and get that physics engine
improved from TOCA 1/2 - they were dreadful!

--
Richard.

"Got to be good looking, cos it's so hard to please."

by JM » Sat, 09 Feb 2002 04:39:03

>> Thirty-eight?

> I wouldn't be so sure. Isn't the game going to be 're-branded' for
> different countries?

> TOCA Race Driver -> UK and Rest of World

> DTM Race Driver -> Germany

> V8 Race Driver -> Australia

> ???

> Do you think they'll put *all* the tracks in each version? Maybe - I
> guess we'll have to wait and see.

I got an email from codemasters a few months ago, as a subscriber to their
newsletter; a questionnaire asking for opinions and choosing multiple
choice answers for things such as the title of the game. The list of
titles included things like "World Driver" and the like, so a truly global
racing game sounds about right. I didn't think TOCA would be a good idea,
but they must have decided two successful games in the UK with that title
(3 if you include the PSX TOCA world game) were enough reason to carry on
with the meaningless four letter word.

I don't know about the other things, but they've already modelled tracks
like croft, etc, so it would be a bit of a waste to exclude them?

cheers
John

by JM » Sat, 09 Feb 2002 04:42:10

> On Wed, 6 Feb 2002 10:01:26 +0200, "Ryan Mitchley"

>>Anyone know if the cars will finally be capable of understeer? That
>>would be quite a nice development . . .

>>Ryan

> There is push in the Codemasters Jarrett-LaBonte game on PSX

There was also plenty of understeer on the original TOCA touring cars on
the PSX, although I do remember reading at the time that they moved the
centre of gravity further back in the cars to make them handle easier to
joypad mashing muppets like me :)

cheers
John

by **Tony Rickar** » Sat, 09 Feb 2002 05:32:35

> I didn't think TOCA would be a good idea,
> but they must have decided two successful games in the UK with
that title
> (3 if you include the PSX TOCA world game) were enough reason to
carry on
> with the meaningless four letter word.

Meaningless as in http://www.tocatour.co.uk/

Somebody better tell the AA, their sponsorship dept. seem to think
there is something in it...

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