ARCA Sim Racing

discussed in 86 posts, 2007-2011 · overall tone positive

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ARCA Sim Racing 2008 arrives: first impressions 2008-03-09 · 41 posts
Larry reported receiving ARCA Sim Racing 2008 and posted impressions, calling it very rFactor-like and complaining about finicky controller setup and options hidden in INI files. Others said it was a promising NR2003 replacement, and Backspace argued with Larry over in-game access to options. Pat Dotson recommended the LeoFFB plugin over the stock force feedback, and Uwe Schürkamp noted the $65 price to Germany.
Pat Dotson's ARCA setup guide and the setup-sharing row 2008-03-31 · 38 posts
Pat Dotson posted a detailed guide to building faster ARCA Sim Racing oval setups while saying he would no longer hand out his own. Some readers called the refusal rude, leading Byron Forbes and Quentin Queerbottom into abusive exchanges, while Pat explained repeated requests had become ridiculous. The thread later turned to whether great drivers such as Jim Clark and Ronnie Peterson were poor test drivers.
List of the best PC racing sims by category 2008-04-23 · 32 posts
Mr T posted a list of the most realistic sims in each category and asked for opinions. Suggestions included rFactor mods for F1 and GP79, Richard Burns Rally for rally, ARCA Sim Racing over NR2003 for stock cars, and Live for Speed. A side argument about buying ARCA by mail across borders turned into name-calling.
Using the LeoFFB force feedback plugin with ARCA and rFactor 2008-03-13 · 24 posts
Pat Dotson explained how to install Leo Bodnar's LeoFFB plugin for ARCA Sim Racing and rFactor, by dropping the DLL into the plugins folder and disabling RealFeel. Users reported it improved feel noticeably, including on rFactor mods. Most of the thread was about finding version 2.0, which was eventually located on rFactor Central and other sites.
Colin McRae DiRT release and the state of RAS 2007-07-11 · 38 posts
Plowboy noticed Codemasters' DiRT had been released with no discussion on RAS. Replies dismissed Codemasters as non-sim makers and warned of Starforce, while recommending Live for Speed and the upcoming ISI-based ARCA Sim Racing, which Pat Dotson predicted would be the best stock car sim yet.
Damper setup guides and ARCA Sim Racing beta, then spam 2008-01-10 · 25 posts
Pat Dotson asked for online resources on damper settings for oval racing and later linked versions of Doug Arnao's GP2 setup guide. He mentioned he was on the ARCA Sim Racing beta along with real drivers AJ Allmendinger and Dale Earnhardt Jr. The thread was then flooded by a spammer posting religious texts under regulars' names.