R Factor Manual

User Manual
Written by Bob Simmerman

Special thanks to Alex Martini for content editing, and to the entire Image Space
Incorporated Teamthis manual !ould not ha"e been possible !ithout you#
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Table of %ontents
Minimum Specifications ..................................................................................................... 4
Features of rFactor ............................................................................................................... 5
Getting Started ..................................................................................................................... 6
Cockpit !er!ie" ............................................................................................................. 11
rFactor #ntroduction$rFactor Motor"orks ....................................................................... 1%
n &ssignment$rFactor Motor"orks ............................................................................. 1'
(a)*ine ........................................................................................................................... 20
+6 .................................................................................................................................. 21
,odi ................................................................................................................................ 2-
n &ssignment "it. /e!on Mack$&t 0.e Faci*it) ........................................................ 24
Customi1e .......................................................................................................................... 2'
/ifficu*t) ........................................................................................................................ 2'
2u*es .............................................................................................................................. --
Contro*s .......................................................................................................................... -4
/isp*a) ........................................................................................................................... -6
&udio .............................................................................................................................. -7
0.e S.op 3(e.ic*e 4pgrades ............................................................................................ -'
(enue &ssessment ............................................................................................................. 42
Mu*tip*a)er ......................................................................................................................... 47
Contro* Commands 5ist ..................................................................................................... 5-
&ppendi6 &7 0uning For Speed$0.e Garage .................................................................. 56
&ppendi6 87 96tra Features ............................................................................................... 65
&ppendi6 C7 Fire"a** Guide .............................................................................................. 71
5ega* and :arrant) ............................................................................................................ 7'
r&actor
The !orld of r&actor is a uni'ue place !here Motorsports fans can come together to
share their passion for the sport( It is a place !here !e can challenge competitors
and challenge oursel"es( It is a place !here ne! friends are made and old friends
are reunited, a place that combines the technical !orld of "ehicle design !ith the
creation of race competition( Add to this the creati"e flair of custom paint )obs,
circuit creation, and race organi*ation, and !hat you ha"e is but a small taste of the
!orld that r&actor has become(
This is truly an exciting time in Motorsports simulation( What !e do today is helping
to shape the future of this sport( +ach person brings something uni'ue to this
exciting and e"er changing landscape( We are all a ma)or factor in our future(
,appy -acing,
The r&actor Team
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Minimum Specifications
In order to get the most out of the r&actor experience, make sure your system
meets, or exceeds, the follo!ing hard!are re'uirements.
System Requirements
/(0 1,* processor
Windo!s 23 S+, M+, 4000, 5$, 5$ 678bit 9:ote. !ill not run in Windo!s 2; or
Windo!s 23 &irst +dition<
4;6 MB -AM
1e&orce = or -adeon 3;00
67 MB "ideo -AM
>irect5 2(0c
4(0 1B of hard dri"e space for installation
After do!nloading, double click on the do!nloaded file to begin the installation(
Before the game starts, an option to update your >irect5 "ersion to 2(0c is offered
it is important to go ahead !ith the >irect5 update at this point e"en if you ha"e
2(0c installed to ensure you ha"e the most current "ersion and any updated >irect5
2(0c files that r&actor re'uires in order to function properly(
&eatures of r&actor
-ules to simulate different types of racing. Standing starts, formation laps,
rolling starts, racing by time or laps or both, local or full8course yello!s
depending on the se"erity of the accident, and many more fully8customi*able
options(
>ynamically changing Time of >ay 9T?><, !ith headlights and beautiful
transitions from day to dusk to night to da!n( Time scaling allo!s a full 478hour
transition in as little as 478minutes(
Brand ne! >52 graphics engine featuring ad"anced pixel shaders and bump
mapping effects( Solid >53 and >5@ support for older cards andAor for achie"ing
higher frame rates(
,ead mo"ement physics, cockpit "ibrations, detailed track surface bump
modeling and seat ad)ustments all gi"e the user a better sense of speed and
control( &ield of Bie! 9&?B< ad)ustable from the in8game >isplay menu(
Includes expanded sound system !ith incredible and uni'ue sounds for most
"ehicles and engine upgrades(
%ompletely updated multiplayer AI featuring a dedicated ser"er !ith ad"anced
functionality, matchmaking, and the -ace%ast plug8in interface 9featuring li"e
timing, results, and rankings<( &uture support for more league functionality,
dri"er s!aps, do!nloadable "ehiclesAskinsAtracks, and "oice chat(
-eplay &ridge replay system allo!s ABI8format creation !ith effects defined
through plug8ins(
%amera system include mouse8free look and allo!s you to mo"e any!here(
+ach "ehicle features custom cameras(
:e! "ehicle upgrade system allo!s users to buy parts for performance, looks,
andAor sound(
Impro"ed tire physics and ne! tire contact calculation, engine boost, support
for "arious types of suspension including four8link rear suspensions, as !ell as
other ad"ances in "ehicle dynamics(
+xtensi"e support for modders(
1etting Started
:o doubt you are eager to hit the track right a!ay, and this is )ust the section for
you( The career paths in the game are a lot of fun to !ork through, and it is a great
feeling !hen a car you ha"e crafted o"er a period of time becomes the dominant
force on the track( But for no!, !e !ant to get you up and running 'uickly, and
allo! you to familiari*e yourself !ith the many options and racing configurations
a"ailable to you( r&actor is rich in detail, and this C"irtual playgroundD is a serious
businessthe more you put into it, the more you !ill get out of it( Much like the
racers at the 47 ,ours of Toban, dedication is needed to get the most en)oyment(
$layer %reation
&ollo!ing the install and acti"ation of r&actor, the user is presented !ith a blank
name entry boxthis !ill be your first player creation( ?f course, you can al!ays
create another persona laterE perhaps you !ill ha"e one for online play and another
for offline, or one for testing one of the numerous mods and tracks that the r&actor
Motor!orks community is pro"iding( The :e! $layer button is found by selecting
the %ustomi*e icon, then the $layer icon, and finally the %reate player button( As a
ne! player you !ill be asked to select a series to play( Series can be freely s!itched
from play session to play sessionE for no! it is recommended that you try either the
F?W %hallenge 4006G 9for open !heel racing< or the FS- 1rand $rixG 9a Sports %ar
series<( After selecting a series, you are also able to customi*e the Team, Behicle,
,elmet, :ationality, >ate of Birth, and Hocation( >ate of Birth and Hocation are
optional, but help to make the experience a little more personal( >onDt fret the
choicesE you are al!ays free to change them later( Iust gi"e your player a name,
and then proceed to the Settings button, also found under the main %ontrol button(
Before you take a car out for a spin you should configure your input de"ice( &ound
under the Settings button, along !ith se"eral option categories, you !ill find the
%ontrols option page( &or no!, )ust make sure the most critical inputs are mapped
to your preference( Be sure to check steering, braking, throttle, and clutch in the
small input map to the left of the actionAkey map table( ?ther tabs lead to pages
for fine8tuning your input de"iceE all of these pages !ill be accessible from the real8
time monitor should you need to bounce back 'uickly and t!eak input parameters(
?nce you are satisfied !ith you controller mappings, itDs time to pick a car and head
to a track( &rom the FBehicleG tab you can see all the cars a"ailable to you through
this particular series( Both the F?W %hallengeG and the FS- 1rand $rixG only allo!
you to dri"e cars you currently o!n, but both start you off !ith multiple cars to
choose from( Select the FSho! ?!nedG button to "ie! !hat these cars are( $ick
one and head to the %ontrol tab to select a track(
?nce you ha"e selected an o!ned "ehicle, itDs time to select a track( ?pen up the
%ontrol button to access r&actorDs offline game options( FTestingG !ill allo! you
unlimited time on the track, so pick that to familiari*e yourself !ith the r&actor
dri"ing model(
Toban -ace!ay $ark is a good place to start( %lick on the circuit name to open up
the different track layouts a"ailable( ,ighlight a track layout and hit FHoad %ircuitG
and you !ill begin to load the track( When finished, you !ill find yourself in the
main dri"ing interface( &rom here, you can ad)ust a "ast amount of setup options for
the car 9see The Garage for extensi"e setup information and comprehensi"e track
orientation example<, and for the system running the simulator(
At the top of the screen, you !ill notice the "arious ad)ustment tabs( +"en !hile
acti"ely !ithin the game, r&actor allo!s you to ad)ust many settings and those all
can be found here( Some of the graphical related settings are not changeable and
those !ill be grayed out(
To the lo!er left is the chat and "oting !indo!, !here you communicate through a
text based system !ith other dri"ers at the track( The Bote Jes and Bote :o buttons
are used !hen a C"oteD is put upsuch as the addition of another dri"er 9AI<, or the
ad"ancement of the session to the nextuseful !hen e"eryone is ready to 'ualify
for example, but the !arm8up time has not been met( The middle button re"eals a
smaller 1UI !here e"en more options can be selectedyou can bookmark the
ser"er you are on, and place your "ote for more of less AI dri"ers, for example(
At the bottom right, a small screen is seen and this is the Monitor screen( By
manipulation of "arious trackside and car mounted cameras, a careful eye can be
kept on competitors, or you can take a look at ho! the ad"ancing day is changing
the shado!s in a particularly difficult corner( %licking on the middle of this screen
!ill expand the dri"erDs monitor for an e"en closer look( By using the +:> key
camera 9see +xtra &eatures for more detailed information<, you can ele"ate the
"ie!point to "ery high abo"e the track, and get a feel for the nature of the layout(
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&or the purposes of this section, !e !ill be using the default car setup(
>ri"e Time#
?k then, letDs get on the track# At the lo!er right of the screen is the -A%+ button,
go ahead and select that( Jou no! find yourself in the cockpit, !ith your pit man
pointing the !ay to the proper pit lane exitmake sure to heed his direction in a
race, as a hefty fine, or dis'ualification, may result(
At this point, you can go ahead and pull the car out but, for no!, !e !ill be using the
ne! AI dri"e feature of r&actor( Tapping the CID key !ill initiate the AI dri"er to take
o"er your car( HetDs do that no!( :ext, hit the $A1+ >?W: key to enable the TB8
tracking cam and !atch the AI dri"er turn a fe! laps. this !ill allo! you to get a
glimpse and feel of the track layout and dri"ing line used by the AI dri"er( By cycling
through some of the other camera "ie!s, you can get a much closer look at the car,
noticing ho! it responds to the road!aysuspension deflection, !heel and dri"er
arms turning, leaning of the head into the corner, the bit of dust that comes up as
the side of the road is clipped K the r&actor !orld is richly detailed, and it is all
accurately represented and the feel is )ust as meticulous as the look(
After a fe! laps, hit the +S%A$+ key to return to the Testing Session main interface(
,it the -A%+ button again, but this time, you !ill be taking the car out( As soon as
you lea"e the pits, make sure to toggle off the re" limiter 9>efault CHD key<, and begin
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your run( Start out slo!, to get a feel of the track layout and car handling beha"ior(
After a fe! laps, you !ill begin to gain confidence, and !ill soon be ready to di"e
into the setup features to fine tune the on8track experience( After a fe! more laps,
your fuel !ill get lo! and you !ill ha"e to make a pit stop( The 'uickest !ay to get a
pit stop done is to make sure you CnotifyD your cre! before you come in, and !hen
you get the C$it %re! -eadyD message, you can come into the pits, confident your
cre! is ready to do the )ob( Make sure you ha"e checked the mapping of the
-e'uest $it control so that you can do this !hile on the track( $it stops are often
o"erlooked in race preparation, but they are a critical part of any on track success(
1et an ad"antage o"er your opponents by practicing the pit lane entrytime it
carefully so you can enter as fast as possible, but still remain at the pit lane speed
limit(
Jou ha"e no! had your first r&actor experience, and it is only the tip of the iceberg(
A full career path of many different car types a!aits you, and most of the cars found
in r&actor can be extensi"ely upgraded !ith the after market parts pro"ided by
r&actor Motor!orks( See The Shop-Vehicle Upgrades for a listing of all a"ailable
upgrade options(
%ockpit ?"er"ie!
The DAS 2500 is a poer!ul system ena"ling real time display o! on-trac# dri$er
per!ormance% tire ear and temperature% engine and "ra#e system temperature as
ell as numerous other !unctions& Through the care!ul alteration o! the de!ault DAS
'&()R !ile entry% the output display can "e changed&
,it the I:S+-T key to toggle through the three Ccockpit "ie!sD( The follo!ing is an
o"er"ie! of the actual dri"erDs cockpit "ie!.
>igital -$M >isplays
>igital 1ear >isplay
>igital Speed >isplay
>igital $osition >isplay
>igital Haps >isplay
>igital &lag Warning >isplay
@ Mode H%>. press +:T+- to toggle through modes
The layout of each teamDs cockpit H%> unit "aries, but the follo!ing features are
present in all.
>igital >isplays
R(*
The se'uence of lights illuminates as your re"s increase( If you are shifting
manually, ensure that you shift8up a gear as the red light appears( :ote that these
lights cycle !hen the launch control system is acti"e and pulsate !hen the -$M
limiter is acti"e(
:ote. Haunch control is restricted for some classesAe"entsE consult the rele"ant
sanctioning to determine !hether this feature can be enabled(
Gear
The selected gear is indicated as /8@ 9&or!ard 1ears<, : 9:eutral< or - 9-e"erse<(
Speed
This number indicates the current speed of the car( It can be set up to display in
M$, or LM,(
(osition
The number on the left indicates your current position, !hilst the number on the
right indicates ho! many other dri"ers started the session(
)aps
The number on the left indicates the number of the lap you are on, !hilst the
number on the right indicates the total number of laps for the current session(
+lag ,arning-
The Jello! H+>s light up !hen a yello! flag is acti"e in the sector that you are in(
The Blue H+>s flash !hen you are about to be lapped and are expected to gi"e !ay
to the lapping car9s< behind(
The -ed H+>s light up !hen you ha"e been Cblack flaggedD and are expected to take
a stopAgo penalty(
The -ed H+>s flash on and off if you ha"e been dis'ualified(
H%> >isplays
With se"en uni'ue screen modes displaying e"erything from tire temperature to
time of day, the >AS 4;00 leads the !ay in information display( Jou can cycle
through the "arious H%> displays !ith the C+nterD key(
Timing
>uring -ace sessions the follo!ing information is displayed.
Dri$er Ahead
The gap to the dri"er ahead of you(
Dri$er .ehind
The gap to the dri"er behind you(
.est
The fastest lap time and the name of the dri"er !ho has set it(
)eader
%urrent leader of the race(
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>uring $ractice, Warm Up and Mualifying sessions the follo!ing information is
displayed.
/urrent
Jour current lap time(
Sector 012
Jour best time for the current sector, !here N5O is the number of the sector you are
in(
Sel! Split
The difference bet!een your current lap time and your best lap time, as at the last
timing sector(
.est Split
The pole8sitterDs best time for the current sector and their name(
/loc#
Displays the current time in game&
)DR laps
:umber of laps led by current leader(
Time )e!t
If the race is determined on an elapsed time basis, this line !ill indicate the time
left in the race( If the race is based on time, then )aps )e!t !ill be seen instead(
Strategy Mode
When in Strategy mode, the H%> displays details of any outstanding penalties and a
summary of any changes that ha"e been re'uested for the next pit stop(
Stop3Go
Indicates the number of laps before you ha"e to ser"e an outstanding stopAgo
penalty(
+uel
Indicates the total amount of fuel that the car !ill be filled !ith and ho! many laps
that amount of fuel is expected to enable you to complete(
Tires
Indicates !hether the tires should be changed at the next pit stop and, if so, !hich
compound should be used(
,ing
Indicates the angle to !hich the front !ing should be ad)usted(
Damage
Indicates !hether damage is to be left as is or !hether repairs !ill be attempted(
Use the H%> UpA>o!nAIncreaseA>ecrease controls 9see p( ;4< to ad)ust your
strategy(
:ote. Some options may read :AA, depending upon the options you ha"e selected(
Behicle Status
Tire !ear is indicated by the color bars located next to each !heel( Green indicates
that the tire has little or no !earE yello indicates that the tire is !orn and red
indicates that the tire is se"erely !orn(
Tire Temperature is indicated by the color displayed on the rele"ant tire display(
.lue indicates that the tires are cold !hile red indicates that the tires are at race
temperature( +ach of the tire temperature displays consists of three bands
representing the inside, center and outside edge of each tire(
>amage is also indicated through color8coding( Green indicates the component is
fully functional, yello indicates that a component is damaged, !hilst red indicates
that a component has been completely destroyed(
+uel
Indicates the amount of fuel presently on board and the number of laps it is
expected to last for(
(it
Indicates the lap number on !hich you are next scheduled to make a pit stop(
Miscellaneous temperatures and other information(
Dri$er Aids
Should any of the dri"ing aids be enabled, this page !ill display an illuminated icon
corresponding to the particular aid( If there is more than one setting for an aid
"alue, then the intensity of the light indicates the le"el of aid employmentthe
brighter the icon, the higher the degree of aid being used(
r&actor Introductionr&actor Motor!orks
The r+actor dynasty is comprised o! r+actor *otoror#s hich currently
manu!actures such popular sports cars as the 45 4oston and the 6odi 7R8& 9t is
also the organi8ing "ody o! to small "ut dynamic race series% the :pen,heel
/hallenge and the SR Grand (ri;&
The r+actor organi8ation has "een "uilt !rom the ground up to encourage and assist
the clu"-racing community& Through the *otoror#s empire<s relationships ith
interested teams% access is granted to the r+actor *otoror#s< co$eted r+m<s =ith
these% any group can create a sanctioned e$ent> using any car they choose%
including those custom-"uilt using the state-o!-the-art manu!acturing pro$ided "y
r+actor *otoror#s&
A radical departure !rom the mainstream orld o! *otorsports and sanctioning
"odies% r+actor *otoror#s< !iercely aggressi$e and creati$e ta#e has seen the
sport gro e;ponentially o$er the last !our years and it is no atched "y an
estimated orldide audience o! ?00@?50 million $ieers at some o! its larger
sanctioned e$ents&
+ormed in ?AA? "y a hand!ul o! dedicated dreamers% r+actor *otoror#s has gron
!rom a grass roots Sunday clu"-racing group to an internationally acclaimed multi-
chassis manu!acturing and sanctioning "ody& +rom the $ery "asic to the $ery
ad$anced% there is a car and e$ent !or Bust a"out any le$el o! racer& Depending on
your s#ill le$el% you may !eel right at home in the top-o!-the-class +9S chassis% ith
550 mind-"ending horsepoer% or the !ully loaded 45 4oston that% ith its C50
horses under the hood and too many inno$ations and upgrades to mention% is the
class o! the !ield in the )ate *odel Sports /ar Series&
r+actor *otoror#s< dedication to pro$iding a strong and competiti$e starting point
!or the serious racer has helped ma#e them orld !amous& 9n !act% in ?AAD% 4an#
E(or# /hop< *c)os#ey too# his 45 4oston !rom shoroom stoc# to ,orld
/hampion in the :pen /lass )ate *odel Sports /ar /hampionship and shoed a
$ery shoc#ed and surprised orld that racing as no longer !or the elite and ell-to-
doFanyone ith enough heart and desire could no reach the pinnacle o! their
class&
+or this ser$ice to the racing community% r+actor *otoror#s has recei$ed
numerous aards and praises as a pro$ider hose desire is simply to e;tend to all
the chance o! ha$ing their dream o! "ecoming a orld class racing car dri$er
"ecome a reality&
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?n Assignmentr&actor Motor!orks
Recently% *otor /hronicle *aga8ine as gi$en the rare opportunity o! a totally
unrestricted loo# "ehind the scenes o! the !our main players in the r+actor
*otoror#s orld& 9n addition to once in a li!etime e;clusi$e inter$ies% e ere
gi$en access to some o! the hottest cars around% !rom the Enot so docile< Rhe8% to
the monstrous +9SFand li$ed to tell the tale&
/onsisting o! Vayline *otors% 45% 6odi% and Race,or#s *otorsport% this dynasty o!
auto manu!acturers did not !ully come together until quite some time a!ter 6odi and
45 !ell under the protecti$e onership o! r+ *otors& ,ith those to strategic
acquisitions% r+ *otors ne;t had $isions o! a uni!ication o! the top manu!acturers in
the orld% ith e$entual hopes o! e;tending the automoti$e e;perience quite a "it
"eyond Econ$entional<& Soon% Vayline and Race,or#s !olloed suit% and the orld<s
largest auto manu!acturing and support dynasty as !ormed&
/hoosing the name r+actor *otoror#s% this corporate partnership "egan the slo
process o! re$olutioni8ing auto manu!acturing as the orld had pre$iously
understood it& Got only does r+actor *otoror#s manu!acture some o! the most
popular automo"iles in the orld% it is their assistance to the end user in a racing
en$ironment that has truly esta"lished their reputation as a manu!acturer that is
more than illing to not only ma#e a pro!it% "ut !urther the interests o! their
customers in ays other companies can only dream a"out& Through the use o! their
E$irtual assem"ly lines<% anyone can manu!acture Bust a"out any car they can
imagine& Through the use o! VH4% 4DV% *AS% S+1% and GHG "lueprintsFall pro$ided
at a small cost to the userFthe s#y is the limit on Bust ho radical or con$entional
the client<s car can "e& 9n !act% Dale E*oonshine< *c/oy and Dennis EShotgun<
4at!ield recently settled many o! their legendary o!!-trac# "attles in a one-o!! car co-
created "y them "oth at the *ills Grand (ri; trac#&
9 recently had the good !ortune to "e in$ited to a ee#long manu!acturer<s
con!erence% here r+motoror#s% among other things% let the orld in on some o!
their plans !or the !uture& 9t as an ama8ing opportunity% and 9 as a!!orded the
lu;ury o! meeting many o! the principals in this recently !ormed colla"oration& 9t
as nothing short o! astounding& As an added "onus% 6ramden *otoGear 9nc& as
also thereFand they ere more than happy to gi$e me a $ery in-depth and detailed
loo# at their DAS 2500 Data Acquisition and *apping System% an a!termar#et add-
on that can "e used !or e$eryday tas#s such as G(S location displays% or as a !ull
"lon racing data acquisition and display unit ith nearly unlimited
programma"ility&
As an introduction, a familiari*ation !ith each principle is presentedall of !hich
can be found on the respecti"e manufacturerDs !eb page(
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Bayline
Vayline *otor /ompany as !ounded in ?A55 "y Richard *& Stanton& :riginally an
engine "uilding !irm% Vayline produced some o! the most competiti$e stoc# car
engines to come out o! Southern Hngland during the ?A50s and ?AD0s& +rom Ge
/ross to Reading to .rands 4atch% Vayline engines could "e heard in all their glory
I glory that o!ten ound up cele"rated on many podiums a!ter long% hard days o!
racing&
Hngine "uilding continued% as ell as $ictories& 9n ?AJC% Richard stepped don !rom
Vayline and turned o$er control to Tommy% his eldest son& Tommy<s plan as to
e;pand Vayline to more than an engine "uilding concern- 4e anted to "uild cars&
+rom his e;perience as an o$al racer as ell as da""ling in road racing% Tommy
#ne that Vayline could produce much more than a inning engine&
:n a cold inter day in Decem"er o! ?AJC% Tommy o!!icially too# the reigns o!
Vayline& 4e mo$ed the company north to Gecastle and set out on a mission I to
ma#e a!!orda"le racers !or the masses& At !irst% his idea as met ith hesitation&
Tommy #ne it ould ta#e de$elopment time& KGi$e me !our years and you<ll see a
Vayline car in the ,inner<s /ircleLM 9t too# Tommy three years and eight months& :n
Nuly% 2Jth ?AJD% a Vayline R crossed the !inish line !irst in its class at the Goodood
+esti$al o! Speed in Susse;&
The rest is history& Tommy as a"le to acquire additional !unding to e;pand the
Vayline plant and "egan production o! the Vayline R& Since ?AJD% Vayline cars ha$e
on numerous road racing and o$al trac# championships& The tradition continues
ith the all-ne Vayline Rhe8& Speed has ne$er "een so a!!orda"le&
,6
The story o! 45 is the story o! Amedeo Grimaldi& 9t all "egins in Turin% 9taly% circa
?A2D& *arco Grimaldi% heir to the 500 year old Grimaldi agriculture !ortune% made
the decision to al# aay !rom the success!ul !amily "usiness to pursue his nely
!ound passion o! cinema and motion pictures& 9n *ay o! ?A2D *arco% along ith his
i!e and children% made the Bourney to the States &&& to 4ollyood% /ali!ornia&
Amedeo% ho as only to years old at the time o! the mo$e% soon "ecame
accustomed to the role o! a Ene orld< Grimaldi& ,ith the success o! his !athersO
cinematography came a li!estyle !illed ith culture% creati$ity and modern lu;uries&
As the years passed% Amedeo "egan to ma#e a name !or himsel! as ell &&& as
4ollyood<sO neest (arty .oy& AmedeoOs high pro!ile relationships ith !emale
cinema stars% his e;or"itant spending sprees as ell as his eccentricities made him
a !a$orite o! 4ollyood gossip columnists&
9n ?A52% the gossip hit an all-time high hen Amedeo claimed he as going to
pursue his dream o! entering the 9ndianapolis 500& The 4ollyood play"oy anted
to "ecome a race car dri$er& *any thought this to "e a pu"licity stunt !or the
Grimaldi% hose auto racing e;perience had "een limited to racing !rom nightclu" to
nightclu" in a limousine& Amedeo% hoe$er% did indeed enter the race% only to crash
on the 25th lap and pro$ing to the orld that it as Bust another ill-!ated pu"licity
stunt &&& or as itP
That e;perience spar#ed a passion ithin Amedeo Grimaldi hich e$entually ould
ma#e him a ,orld /hampion only !our years later& During those !our long years%
Amedeo spent much o! his time "ac# in 9taly% honing his racing s#ills and inning
auto races& 9n ?A55% Amedeo captured the ,orld /hampionship in an Al!ieri J/V&
The !olloing three years ere also success!ul !or Grimaldi% !inishing 2nd in ?A5D
and ?A5A as ell as capturing the num"er one spot again in ?A5J& A!ter his 2nd
place points !inish in ?A5A% Amadeo made a "id to purchase the Automo"ili
Sporti$e Al!ieri SpA& .ased in *odena% the !ledgling auto manu!acturer ga$e him
the opportunity to succeed at auto racingQ Grimaldi in turn anted to share his good
!ortune& 9n ?A5C% at age RA% Grimaldi o!!icially retired !rom motor sport as a dri$er
to de$ote his time culti$ating Automo"ili Sporti$e Al!ieri&
Through the years% Amedeo Grimaldi learned that running an automoti$e company
presented many challenges- high production costs and the limited mar#et !or his
automo"iles landed Al!ieri in serious !inancial trou"les during the late ?AD0s& The
turning point came in ?AJ? hen% under the pressure o! his to sons% Alessandro
and Dante% Amedeo decided to re-direct Al!ieriOs mar#eting e!!orts toards the
States&
Grimaldi also made an unprecedented decision to gi$e the company a ne name%
45& These drastic changes con!irmed to s#eptics that Amedeo as still the
eccentric he as in his youth& :nce again he pro$ed them rong& Grimaldi
positioned 45 as the ultimate a!!orda"le 9talian sportscar& This mar#et strategy% as
ell as 45Os commitment to motor sport% made a per!ect com"ination& 45
increased their sales "y o$er C00S o$er the ne;t eight years hile still maintaining
the orginal Al!ieri quality standards&
9n ?AAA% Amedeo reali8ed that in order !or 45 to meet the challenges o! the ne
millennium% the company needed to !orm an alliance ith a partner ho could
e!!ecti$ely carry on the 45 name and maintain its dedication to quality and
or#manship& r+ *otors purchased 5?S o! the Grimaldi 45 stoc# in Go$em"er o!
?AAA& Alessandro and Dante Grimaldi continue to play an integral role in the
success o! 45 to this day&
The !usion again pro$ed to "e a inning idea& 9n tri"ute to the great Amedeo
Grimaldi% 45 presents the 2005 4oston G(% a car destined to lengthen the long
a#e o! Grimaldi !amily successes&
4ere the original letter ritten "y Amedeo =ho returned to li$e in 9taly>% to his sons
and grandchildren =!rom the 45 archi$e>-
/ari !igli e nipoti% il progresso incal8a ed T giunto il tempo di !ondere la nostra
impresa con compagnie in grado di $incere le s!ide che il !uturo riser$erU% ma non
dimenticate mai le radici da cui pro$enite& Siate sempre orgogliosi dei tanti
successi sporti$i che io e gli altri piloti della squadra a""iamo ottenuto con le
,o!ston, spingendole ogni $olta al limite & /onser$ate integro il carattere delle
nostre auto % la cui origine T nel grande cuore della tradi8ione motoristica 9taliana&
:ra che sono $ecchio e stanco% e ora che $oi rappresentate il !uturo% promettetemi
di mantenere alto il prestigio sporti$o del nostro marchio&
/on a!!etto%
Amedeo Grimaldi
Lodi
6odi *anu!acturing as !ounded in 4ungary in ?A2D "y 6odi Attila and 6odi .alV8s&
The E6odis< in$ented one o! the !irst all-steel cars in Hastern Hurope& .icycles ere
the !irst $ehicles produced "y the 6odis& 9n ?A2J% they opened a machine shop in
the ton o! S8W#es!ehWr$Vr% ma#ing sto$e parts and% later% auto-parts& The 6odi
.rothers% in ?AR?% esta"lished a large auto-parts plant in .udapest% 4ungary& There
the "rothers made engines and other auto-parts and% in ?ARR% "egan producing
their on automo"iles& (roduction as a"ruptly halted and the plant as closed
during the dar# years o! ,orld ,ar 2&

A!ter the !all o! Ga8i Germany% the 6odi .rothers decided to re-open operations in
rapidly groing post-ar Germany& 9n ?AC5% 6odi *anu!acturing as re-"orn& 6odi
Attila and 6odi .alV8s ere responsi"le !or a num"er o! manu!acturing inno$ations%
including an o$en that could "a#e enamel onto steel auto-"odies& .y ?A52% the year
in hich "oth "rothers died% 6odi as one o! the industryOs largest companies&
6odi *anu!acturing continued to prosper throughout the ?A50s and ?AD0s&
4oe$er% the ?AJ0s sa the company "egin to !ace the challenge o! dindling
sales& /ost o! production and e$er-increasing competition !orced 6odi to close many
o! their Huropean manu!acturing plants& .y ?AAC% 6odi *anu!acturing as on the
$erge o! "an#ruptcy and the !uture seemed "lea#Fat "est&
The 6odi concern as purchased "y r+ *otors in ?AA5& Reali8ing that a complete
o$erhaul o! the company as in order% r+ *otors re-located 6odi headquarters to
the *otor /ity& The ne;t eight years pro$ed prosperous !or the nely-in$igorated
6odi name& State-o!-the-art manu!acturing as implemented% orld class German
engineers ere contracted% and an aggressi$e mar#eting campaign !ocusing on
6odi *otorsport as launched orld-ide&
r+ *otors made a "old decision in 200C to re-capture the history o! 6odi "y
constructing a "rand-ne Huropean manu!acturing !acility in *unich Germany &&&
Bust three #ilometers !rom the old 6odi *anu!acturing "uilding& The 6odi .rothers
ould "e proud&
?n Assignment !ith >e"on MackAt The &acility
As 9 approached hat many are calling the E4oly Grail< o! the racing industry% 9
as#ed mysel! againFDe$on *ac#-- ho did you get so luc#y to land this
assignmentIP
Approaching the main !acility% it immediately "ecomes apparent that r+actor
*otoror#s is a surprising departure !rom hat e are used to seeing in the
automoti$e industry& +or one thing% the grounds loo# more li#e a resort than an
industrial !acility% and there are not o$er-a"undances o! admonishing signs that
arn the passer"y they are not elcome in some area or other& Xuite the opposite%
the r+actor *otoror#s< main headquarters< grounds are masterpieces o! design%
layout% and "eauty& The landscaping !eatures some o! the most di$erse !lora and
!auna to "e !ound anyhere in the orld% and the atmosphere o! the place is
com!orting& As 9 made my ay inside% it struc# me that success is rooted in e$en the
smallest details o! the larger plan&
Steeped in tradition dating "ac# to ,orld ,ar 99% this ne alliance o! auto
manu!acturers and racing support in!rastructure is promising to re$olutioni8e the
ay e approach racingFand so !ar% the impact has "een apprecia"le& Already
deals are "eing signed !or the trans!er o! the "lueprints and !iles needed to create
trac#s and cars outside o! the main production !acilityFith !ull support o! those
creations !rom the auto ma#ers& A le$el o! support rarely seen% 9 onder hat other
ama8ements aait as 9 "egin the discussion ith !i$e o! the main principle !igures
in$ol$ed in this unique proBectFTommy Stanton% o! Vayline *otorsQ Alessandro and
Dante Grimaldi o! 45Q and to representati$es !rom r+ *otors&
,e ha$e !olloed the history o! this company !or quite some time% and hen the
merger too# place% it as quite surprisingFhat as the main dri$ing !orce !or this
decisionP
Tommy Stanton- 9 cannot spea# !or all% o! course% "ut one o! the reasons !or our
actions as the reali8ation that racing had changed dramatically% and no longer
resem"led the sport and art as our !athers and grand!athers #ne it& 9t almost
seemed to "ecome a matter o! the ha$es% and the ha$e a lot mores% and hile it is
not a !oolish thing to spend hal! a "illion dollars running a team !or a single season
hen you ill recei$e =ell% a inning team% anyay I> !our-to-si; times that "ac# in
endorsements% "roadcast% pu"lication% and other royalties% it is also something not
e$en a !raction o! the many smaller companies and racing teams are a"le to do&
And% in my opinion% the racing "egan to su!!er !or itFand it appeared that the days
o! pro$ing onesel! on the trac# had gi$en ay to the days o! press agents and ind
tunnel !ees in the millions per year& ,e anted to change thatFe anted to gi$e
racing "ac# to the racer and% Bust as importantly% "ac# to the !ans& ,e anted
anyone% no matter the s#ill le$el% to enBoy the highest technology a$aila"le "ut ith
the emphasis strongly on racing& :! course% this type o! re$olution does not happen
o$ernight% "ut the changes can already "e seen& +or e;ample% omen ith the
talent ha$e a much "etter chance o! success as the gender "ias that per$ades
racing is "eing e!!ecti$ely controlled ith our ne $enture and it as a goal !rom
the $ery "eginning&
Alessandro Grimaldi- 9n our case% much o! our decision as "ased on hat Tony has
said "ut% in other regards% it as also a matter o! our on sur$i$al& As the spending
in the upper classes escalated o$er the years% e !ound it di!!icult to #eep up ith
the latest demands o! the teams% and maintain the quality that has "een our
trademar#& And e simply ere not prepared to sacri!ice quality% e$en i! it meant
our on demise& 9n the end% e ere $ery !ortunate% and are e;tremely proud to "e
a part o! this e;citing% and daring% ne $enture&
,hat is your most popular carP
Race,or#s Representati$e- ,ell% 9 thin# the others ould ha$e to agreeFthe
rTrainer is "y !ar the largest selling car produced "y the ne corporation& :ur main
goals ere a!!orda"ility and sa!ety and e !eel e ha$e struc# that "alance to near
per!ection& (ro$iding the per!ect launching point !or a ide $ariety o! entry-le$el
talent% the rTrainer series has launched the careers o! many champions& ,e
continue to re!ine the car% and no that the merger is !ully in place% e can also
o!!er the "uyer the rare opportunity to assist in the actual design o! the $ehicle& This
allos a le$el o! customi8ation ne$er "e!ore seen in the industry&
,hat types o! upgrades do you o!!er% and ho does one go a"out o"taining themP
Dante Grimaldi- .asically% e$erything you see on the car is upgradea"le& +rom a
race-ready motor to the tiniest decal% upgrades to our cars at any stage are as
simple as "uying the parts and either ha$ing the dealer install them% or installing
them yoursel!Fthe most popular route "y !ar& The 45% !or e;ample% can "e turned
into a !ully race-prepped $ehicle and "ac# to a more sedate one again in a matter o!
a !e hours& This is Bust one o! the "ene!its o! the mergerFthe $ast opening o!
pre$iously guarded technology has led to an e;ponential groth in our a"ility to
pro$ide cars that are the per!ect !it !or our customers&
,hy the decision to o!!er compati"ility ith the 6ramden *otoGear DASP
Tommy Stanton- 6ramden *otoGear has "een a long time player in the !ield o!
automoti$e data acquisition and display% and has pro$en their dedication to quality
and ser$ice o$er the years% so the choice as an easy one&
:n the sur!ace% it is plainly clear that all o! the companies seem to ha$e a common
goalFma#e racing a!!orda"le% and o!!ering the customer the right car !or the right
Bo"Fthat is% get them in a racing class that matches their talentsFhat are some o!
the E"ehind the scenes< or# "eing done to enhance the !irst time racer e;perienceP
r+ *otors Representati$e- The !irst thing e anted to do as to immediately open
the technology !loodgates% so to spea#& .y pro$iding !ree and open access to all
rele$ant "lueprints% !iles% and the latest in computer machining techniques% e are
no a"le to distri"ute rele$ant technology in a !raction o! the time e ere used to&
The customer "ene!its !rom this are tremendousFrace-tested technology is no
reaching them in a !raction o! the time% and ith a noticea"le increase in quality&
,e ha$e a long ay to go to "e sure% "ut the !rameor# is in place !or a ro"ust and
dynamically changing pro$ision !or the racing community& At the same time% our
passenger car models are "ene!iting as ellFne impro$ements in computer
modeling ha$e alloed us to create one o! the sa!est cars in the history o!
automoti$e manu!acturing&
Lramden Moto1ear >AS 4;00 >escriptionAInter"ie!H%> System
9 as a"le to meet ith Ron Turner% /H: and )ead Designer at 6ramden *otoGear%
and o! the many questions on my mind% it as 6ramden<s re$olutionary data
acquisition and display system that had my interest at an all time high& (ro$ing to
"e one o! the most popular a!termar#et add-ons shortly a!ter it as released% the
DAS 2500 has nearly unlimited !unctionality and it as only logical that r+actor
*otoror#s ould approach them !or their e;pertise in the !ield o! digital data
acquisition and display& 9t is capa"le o! common e$eryday use% such as G(S
na$igation% and e;cels in dealing ith !ull "lon racing data and !eed"ac#Fith this
!unctionality and an industry standard ease o! use% the DAS 2500 has !irmly placed
itsel! at the center o! any serious dri$ing or racing concern&
,hat as the main !actor !or the production o! the DAS 2500P
RT- ,e had "een producing special% Eone o!!< units !or a select !e racing groups
and it as during the de$elopment phase hen e decided to design and "uild the
unit in such a ay as to gi$e it "road appeal to the serious racer% or the ee#end
tra$eler ho Bust ants a good ay to get here they are going ithout getting lost&
.y going this route% e ha$e !uture proo!ed the unit as it is !ully customi8a"le% and
upgradea"leFusing either +lash H(R:* !irmare upgrades% or '&()R code changes%
"oth o! hich ta#e mere moments to complete&
4o easy is the programming o! the )/DP ,hat !unctionality does it o!!erP
RT- +rom the $ery start% e anted to #eep the programming simple% "ut ith great
!unctionality& ,hile it ould ha$e "een easier to Bust design a dedicated racing unit%
e !elt that ith the recent de$elopments at r+actor *otoror#s% e could "etter
ser$e the a!termar#et community "y o!!ering as many !eatures as possi"le% and at
the same time% pro$ide an easy-to-use system& As !ar as !unctionality goes% the DAS
2500 has it allFa $ery complete and !eature rich G(S system !or the casual tra$eler
and% !or the racing interest% there is quite a "it more& ,hen connected to sensors on
the car% e can display tire temperatures% engine and oil temperatures as ell as a
host o! timing options that pro$ide the racer ith rele$ant scoring in!ormation in
terms o! lap and split times& Some o! the e$ents do not ha$e a telemetry chopper at
them% so the DAS 2500 can "e used in these cases to get the dri$er the in!ormation
s3he needs% gi$en that pit communications are not a$aila"le&
,hat types o! equipment is needed to donload and display the )/D dataP
RT- ,ith the DAS 2500% all you need is a (/ and an RS2R2 inter!ace to donload
the data& Using our custom designed so!tare% it is only a matter o! a !e mouse
clic#s to get the !ull picture& At this time% hoe$er% e are in negotiations ith a
custom so!tare designer to ma#e this entire process a "it easier& ,e hope to
e$entually ha$e a !ull "lon telemetry display systemFthe data is there% "ut at this
time e ha$e to resol$e a !e minor issues in order to increase the ease-o!-use in
this regard&
,e ha$e heard rumors in the motor industry that the 6*G 2005 DAS ill "e o!!ered
as an option on some o! the manu!acturer<s carsFhich manu!acturers can e
e;pect to participate in this programP ,hich cars ill "e out!itted at the initial
launch o! the programP
RT- At this time% due to GDA papers% e cannot say hich manu!acturers ill "e
o!!ering the DAS 2500 as Estoc#<% "ut the groundor# is "eing laid as e spea#&
4oe$er% the model is currently a$aila"le to any ho ould li#e to gi$e it a try&
,hat #ind o! a procedure is in$ol$ed in retro!itting a unit on an older modelP Are
there $arious pac#ages o!!ered depending on the customers needsP ,hat a"out
custom programming and !unctionality% is this o!!ered Eout o! the "o;<P
An early s#etch o! the DAS 2500% as imagined "y Ron Turner&
RT- ,hile the "ase unit does not come pre-programmed "eyond G(S na$igation
duties% all o! the circuitry is in place% and it is not a di!!icult matter to reprogram the
unit to the user<s ishes& (rogramma"ility out o! the "o; is limited% "ut e hope to
change that in the $ery near !uture as our ne so!tare "egins the testing phase& As
!ar as retro!itting goes% it is a simple matter o! a !lash update o! the H(R:*% and a
!e code changes to the '&()R command scriptFe anted to #eep it easy% and e
also !elt that !orcing current oners o! the older model to upgrade as not !air& The
retro!itted units ill o!!er the same !unctionality as one rolling o!! the assem"ly line
today& ,e also produce Eone o!!< units on a per request "asis&
,here is the unit manu!acturedP
RT- /urrently% e are using our !acility in Spring!ield% 9llinois !or the DAS 2500 unit
construction% and so!tare programming duties are "eing handled "y an out!it
located in Ann Ar"or% *ichigan& 9 can<t say much no% "ut in the !uture all o! the
DAS 2500 manu!acturing% programming% research and de$elopment ill ta#e place
at a dedicated !acility&
A!ter the inter$ie% Ron ga$e me a $ery in-depth loo# at ho the DAS 2500 or#s in
a race en$ironment& 9t too# a !e moments to get acquainted ith the "utton layout
and command control system% "ut once !amiliar ith that tas#% it "ecomes di!!icult
to imagine dri$ing ithout this unit installed& At a glance% the dri$er is presented
ith a lot o! critical in!ormation% "ut the !lo o! that in!ormation is controlled
entirely "y the dri$er so they see only hat they need to see& Although the unit 9
tried did not ha$e the computer output circuitry installed% the core !unctionality o!
the unit as identical to the more ad$anced Etelemetry dump< model&
%ustomi*e
There are a plethora of options and t!eaks in r&actor that allo! the end user a
highly customi*ed play experience( In this section !e !ill identify the organi*ation
of these options and explain a little about !hat they do(
Underneath the F%ustomi*eG tab on the main menu there are three sub8tabs.
F$layerG, FSettingsG, and FBehicleG( The F$layerG sub8tab op allo!s you to change all
details concerning the identity of your game persona( These are co"ered in more
depth in the Fgetting startedG section of this manual( The "ehicle tab displays all the
cars allo!ed for the current mod( The purchase, selling, and upgrading of your car
collection is accomplished here( Both of these pages are straightfor!ard and fairly
self8explanatory( The FSettingsG sub8tab ho!e"er, contains a huge assortment of
game play t!eaking options, and it is here that !e focus our current discussion(
>ifficulty
This screen allo!s you to change the "arious difficulty settings(
9n$ulnera"ility
Select this option !hen you !ant a pristine ride no matter !hat( This is perfect for
learning that ne! track, or dealing !ith an unruly car setup(
Steering 4elp
:nce the 6ramden *oto Gear DAS circuitry is acti$ated% the unit ill send control
inputs through the heel ena"ling the dri$er to E!eel< the "est line through a corner&
This incredi"le learning tool is made possi"le at the time o! trac# creation "y the
application o! a special magnetic strip along the center o! the E"est line< through a
corner& :! course% this ill "e a di!!erent path !or di!!ering autos% hence the
application o! se$eral o! these strips% all encoded to the particular cars< DAS
programming&
This aid !ill guide you through the corners( There are three le"els of effect(
.ra#ing 4elp
The perfect line through a corner is not "ery useful if you are coming out the other
side off the track some!here( Again, by employing the >AS system, impulses are
fed into the programmable brakes and the dri"er !ill actually feel the brake pedal
mo"ing!hen he no longer feels that, he can be assured that his braking is
approaching Ctheoretical optimumD as his motions are mimicking the ideal( This
technology is rarely, if e"er, used once the dri"er is comfortable !ith braking(
:pposite )oc#
%oupled to slip angle sensors on the front and rear !heels, this aid !ill guide the
dri"er through an out8of8control steering situation( While it cannot o"ercorrect for
extreme inputs, it allo!s the dri"er to 'uickly learn the appearance and feel of the
control inputs that occur in an opposite lock situation(
Spin Reco$ery
$ossibly the most complex system Lramden pro"ides, the Spin -eco"ery aid does
)ust !hat it says and accomplishes this !ith a complex array of !heel sensors, slip
angle sensors, steering !heel position sensors, engine -$M sensors, and "arious
other items that are trade secrets at this time( Used mainly in the trainers, and
r&actor Motor!orks Basic -ace Schools, this one can get you out of a )am !ith
minimal drama(
Auto (it )ane
?ne of the most difficult tasks to master is pitting( ?"ershooting the pits, speeding,
and, in the !orst case, hitting people not in cars, the techni'ue of pitting is not as
easy as it looks( With this option programmed into the car, the computer takes o"er
once the pit lane is entered and automatically guides the dri"er to his pit stall(
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Sta"ility /ontrol
Identical in principle to the system found on most r&actor Motor!orks passenger
car models, this system is designed to eliminate spins due to !eight transfer and
tire grip o"erloads by an ingenious on8the8fly ad)ustment of roll bar settings,
hydraulically controlled torsion bars, and suspension ride height ad)ustments(
Anti-)oc# .ra#es
Another system identical in principle to those found in passenger cars, this system
is made possible by using !heel speed and grip load sensors, pulsing the brakes to
pre"ent a lockup under hard pedal application( This aid is a common feature in
many sanctioned e"ents, and an in"aluable tool to the dri"er for learning ho!
intermittent brake application at the limit of grip is achie"ed( While a human cannot
pulse the brake pedal as fast as an electronic system can 9approximately /08/;
times per second<, by learning ho! to a"oid such a situation in the first place,
laptimes !ill begin to impro"e(
Traction /ontrol
This aid employs traction sensors for the rear tires and feeds this data back to a
programmable unit connected to the engineDs ignition system( If a traction loss
condition is sensed at the rear of the car, the ignition spark is shut off to the
engineDs cylinders in such a !ay as to eliminate the traction lost due to the
application of too much throttle( Some of the more experienced dri"ers ha"e been
kno!n to purposely acti"ate the traction control system !hen finding themsel"es in
an o"ersteer conditiona hard bang on the throttle, and the rotating rear end
suddenly becomes a tenable situation(
Auto-Shi!ting
As the name implies, the car can be setup for se"eral types of shifting maps( Most
common is the full automatic that allo!s for the up8shifts and do!nshifts to be
made by the system !ith no dri"er inter"ention( ?ther options are up-shi!t only,
donshi!t only, and o!!( >epending on the sanctioning for an e"ent, Auto8Shifting is
still in fairly !idespread use but the fastest dri"ers, !hen 'uestioned, indicate that
they feel a dri"er can be faster !ith manual shifting( But before you ha"e years of
experience, this option !ill gi"e you a good idea of the proper gear to be in for a
particular corner(
Auto-/lutch
,ydraulically controlled, this system allo!s the dri"er to shift at any -$M !ithout
lifting from the throttle( By controlling the dri"eline synchroni*ation of the car, an
Auto8%lutch shift takes approximately thirty milliseconds, much faster than a
human can duplicate( The expense of the system makes it difficult to find in a
training en"ironment, but there are companies that offer this !ith their training
packages(
Auto-Re$erse
With this option on, depressing and holding do!n the brake pedal !ill put the car
into re"erse automatically(
Damage *ultiplier
Using the latest ad"ances in composites and other strength enhancing techni'ues,
some pretty ama*ing damage resistance can be obtained( Used strictly in the
training en"ironment, this setting controls the amount of strength used in chassis
tubing, and ho! many layers of composites are added to the body panels and
components( The cars can be difficult to control !ith the added mass, but dri"er
confidence is boosted immensely, making this the perfect tool for building
confidence at a ne! track, or !hen more than a fe! ne! dri"ers are on the track
together( Another costly item, it is found at select training facilities !ithin the
r&actor Motor!orks(
A9FStrength
?ne of the unforeseen benefits of the magnetic track strips !as the further
de"elopment of the so8called Ccar of the futureDa car that can run !ithout any
dri"er inter"ention !hatsoe"er( Using "arious control systems, the car is able to
follo! multiple lines around any gi"en track, at any gi"en speed. from docile to
racing speed, the AI cars ha"e pro"ided to be in"aluable learning tools( In fact, in his
preparation for the no! infamous &eud -ace, >ennis CShotgunD ,atfield used this
"ery technology to program his opponentDs beha"ior, statistically, into the AI controls
and !as thereby able to accurately duplicate, on the track, many of his longtime
ri"alDs signature mo"es and racing tactics( Ad)ustable to le"els that !ould put all but
the "ery best racers to shame in terms of laptimes, this is yet another in a long line
of ama*ing features r&actor Motor!orks offers to the buddingor seriousracer(
A9FAggression
Much like AI strength, this controls the CattitudesD of the AI dri"ers and is ad)ustable
to some "ery challenging le"els( &or a baseline, set this at the le"el !hich !ill allo!
you to best the AI by approximately one second per lap on a consistent basis( By
steadily increasing the speed of the synthetic opponents, you !ill find your laptimes
become lo!er, and your comfort le"el !hile dri"ing in traffic !ill increase
dramatically( >ri"ing in traffic is an essential talent to master if you e"er hope to be
the class of the fieldand no amount of money !ill get you there(
-ules
The options found here allo! the user to configure the race conditions and
parameters to nearly limitless combinations(
+lag Rules
Allo!s the user to configure the type of race flags that !ill be seen during a race(
+uel Usage
If you are not running a /00P race 9time or laps<, and !ish to ensure a pit stop for
fuel, select the desired fuel rate consumption multiplier here(
Tire ,ear
Similar to fuel usage, this !ill ensure a pit stop is re'uired in shorter length races(
*echanical +ailures
By changing the type of mechanical failures, the damage beha"ior for the cars can
be customi*ed(
(ri$ate Testing
By toggling this option on, there !ill be no AI cars !hile in a testing session(
A9 Dri$ers
This controls the amount of AI dri"ers in the session( If more AI dri"ers are selected
than are in a gi"en class, duplicate names !ill be seen in the session( Try this !ith
the trainers, selecting more than ten(
Race Grid (osition
If the Mualifying session is toggled off 9select -ace Weekend, then the -ace >etails
tab< this setting !ill determine your placement on the grid !hen the race begins(
Race Start Time
%hoose the time of day for the race start( With the dynamically changing lighting of
r&actor, this can ha"e a dramatic impact on ho! you approach the track as the
sessions ad"ance( Be careful not to select too late of a time for the ?pen Wheel
class, as "isibility !ill become difficult at best(
Race Time Scale
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This allo!s you to speed up the time8of8day lighting effects( With a setting
maximum of 60x, a full day can be raced in about a half hour(

Type o! Start
+ach track has its o!n type of starting rules 9rolling or standing< and those can be
o"erridden !ith this setting(

Race )ength Type
By altering this setting, you can control if the race is gauged by laps run, or time
elapsed(
Race )aps
If the race is determined by a lap amount, set the desired "alue !ith this toggle(
Race Time
If the race is determined by a fixed amount of time, set the desired "alue !ith this
toggle(
%ontrols
/ontroller Assignment and +unction *apping
See the %omplete %ontrols section of this manual for the entire list of control and
map8able functions that can be used andAor assigned to the keyboard or the
primary dri"ing controller( r&actor includes many ne! features, so make sure to
take a good lookthe ne! trackside cameras are unmapped by default, but are a
great enhancement to the simulation and allo! for some breathtaking replay "ie!s(
-ates Buttons
Digital Steering3 Throttle3.ra#e3/lutch Rate
If using a digital control de"ice for a specific input, this set the rate of control(
>igital control de"ices are de"ices that ha"e only t!o states. on and off( In order to
smooth the responsi"eness of these inputs, !e ramp up the effect o"er time( These
sliders allo! you to control the speed !ith !hich the full effect takes place(
Speed Sensiti$ity
This setting controls the sensiti"ity of the steering( If you find the steering too hard
to control at high speed due to the motion of the !heel, ad)ust this setting to find a
good balance bet!een control and stability(
)oo# Ahead
This slider controls the amount the dri"er field of "ie! 9&?B< turns into the corner(
&or example, if you are turning the car to the left, the entire "ie!point !ill mo"e to
the left as !ell, gi"ing a more lifelike appearance to the dri"ing(
4ead *o$ement
This setting controls the mo"ement of the &?B !ithin the confines of the carDs
cockpit( r&actor includes the representation of bumps on the track as !ell as the
simulation of in8car disturbances such as extreme "ibration at high speedtoo fast,
and you might find yourself bumping around hard enough to lose the line on the
track#
H;aggerate Ya
Mo"es the camera in the direction of car angle !hen in a corner(
&orce &eedback Button 9&&B Button<
++. Type
%hoose the type of force feedback depending on the controller being used(
++. H!!ects
With options bet!een from :one to &ull, this controls the amount of force feedback
effects mapped through the control system(
++. Strength
This setting controls ho! strong the force feedback "alues are( Ad)ust to desired
strength( If you are using a Hogitech !heel, make sure this setting is of negati"e
"alue, if not already set to negati"e by default(
%ontroller / and %ontroller 4 Buttons
These control the "arious sensiti"ities and dead *ones associated !ith the carDs
control(
>isplay
The "isual aspect of the r&actor !orld is controlled here( +xperiment !ith these
settings in order to strike a balance bet!een graphical splendor and %$U
performance(
/ircuit Detail
%ontrols the amount of details displayed for a gi"en track(
(layer Detail
%ontrols the detail and appearance of the userDs on8track car(
:pponent Detail
%ontrols the detail and appearance of the AI opponentsD cars(
Te;ture Detail
%ontrols the detail of the r&actor !orld textures(
Te;ture +ilter
Bilinear, Trilinear, and Anisotropic texture filtering options are selected here( &ull
Screen Anti8Aliasing 9&SAA< must be set8up by using the r&actor %onfig(exe program
found in your r&actor directory(
Shados
This controls the amount of shado!s( At the highest le"els, the shado!s are cast
o"er and into the cockpit, gi"ing an ama*ing sense of immersion( If you are ha"ing
performance problems, try to reduce this setting first( Ho!ering the setting to ,igh
!ill still gi"e the dynamically changing effect, but the casting of the shado! into the
dri"er cockpit !ill not be seen(
Shado .lur
Selecting this option !ill gi"e the shado!s cast a much smoother appearance, but
at the cost of performance( If you are ha"ing performance difficulties, turn this
option to ?&&(
Auto Detail +(S
This option, !hen toggled on, !ill ad)ust the le"el of detail in r&actor in order to
maintain a minimum frame rate "alue( The number that is displayed !hen this
option is selected is the minimum desired frame rate(
Special H!!ects
Ad)ust this to control the amount and detail of special effects 9smoke, skid marks,
sparks, etc(< and the duration they last(
Visi"le Vehicles
Select the amount of "ehicles that are rendered at the same time on the track(
*essage /enter
If this is on, chat, pit cre!, and game status messages are displayed in a !indo!
located at the lo!er left of the dri"ers "ie!(
6(43*(4
%hoose L$, or M$, as the primary display of speed(
4eads-Up Display =4UD>
Toggles the ,U> display of information pro)ected o"er the dri"ing screen on or off(
De!ault Vie
%hange the default "ie! here, from the dri"ing perspecti"e(
*irrors
This setting toggles the display of the mirrors on or off( The mirrors, like many of the
other settings here, can also be changed in8game(
Vehicle +:V
%ontrols the field of "ie! 9&?B< of the dri"ing perspecti"e( +xperiment !ith this
setting to get the desired balance bet!een cockpit "ie!, for example, and sensation
of speed preference(
Audio
To control the sound experience in the r&actor !orld, change these settings to your
tastes(
*usic Volume
This slider controls the r&actor music "olume(
Sound H!!ects Volume
r&actor sound effects "olume is ad)usted !ith this slider(
Hngine Volume
%ontrols the playerDs engine "olume(
(layer Volume Ratio
,o! loud your car is relati"e to e"erything else(
:pponent Volume Ratio
,o! loud your opponents !ill be in relation to e"erything else(
Gum"er o! H!!ects
%ontrols the number of simultaneous sound effects that are processed(

Image Space Incorporated $age -% 7/27/2006
The Shop QBehicle Upgrades
r&actor Motor!orks not only manufactures some of the best cars in the !orld, they
are also acti"ely and extensi"ely in"ol"ed in the aftermarket support of those cars(
Whether your preference is for a better sounding exhaust or a full8blo!n racecar,
r&actor Motor!orks pro"ides for e"erything you !ill need( In fact, in order to
ad"ance your career standing, upgrading is an absolute must( But care must be
takenmake sure to research the track !ell, as a po!er upgrade might not be as
desirable as a brake system upgrade, depending on the nature of the track( And at
a track that is "ery narro!, such as the friendly confines of Sardian, proper handling
and gearing setup is a must( Weight reduction upgrades are uni'ue in that they
must be purchased and installed in se'uence( At this time, the +9S cars are not
upgradeable( The full description of each upgrade can be found in the Upgrades
Information Windo! to the right of the Upgrades Select Windo!(
Trainer Upgrades
>AS 4;00 H%> Unit
Ad"anced School $ackage
:ational Stock %ar Upgrades
The Stock car series offers complete upgrade packages based on the track type and
are complete chassis and aero packages( Make sure to select the proper package
or you may find your car o"erheating or !orseunderperforming#
Short Track
&IS Upgrades
:one at this time(
S- %lass %ar Upgrades A"ailable
Spoiler
$ro"ides for better rear end stability(
/oc#pit
-emo"es some of the stock car interior and replaces the items !ith r&actor
Motor!orks appro"ed racing pieces(
Side S#irt
Image Space Incorporated $age -' 7/27/2006
:ot )ust for styling, this upgrade can help !ith handling as !ell(
+ront Hnd
Allo!s for ad)ustable do!n force at the front of the car, a must ha"e for those
technical "enues(
Rear Hnd
See &ront +nd(
4ood
-educing !eight and pro"iding for better airflo! into the engine compartment, this
is a good upgrade to get early on(
H;haust
Besides sounding better, an upgraded exhaust system is a sure and easy !ay to
gain a fe! more horsepo!er(
Tires
Jou !ill !ant to keep the tire upgrades in line !ith any dri"eline upgrades as you
!ill need to get the po!er to the road(
.ra#es
&rom better performance o"erall, to a full blo!n race setup, the brake upgrade is
one of the most critical changes to your caranother good item to pick up as soon
as possible( Upgrade in stages if you cannot afford to make the )ump to the race
setup right a!ay(
,eight Reduction =*ust upgrade in stages>
>rastically reduces the !eight of the car by remo"ing unnecessary items and
replacing 9not )ust a simple remo"al< a select fe! by much lighter, and stronger,
components( This upgrade path must be done in stages, as the later upgrades share
construction areas !ith the lo!er end reduction packages(
Suspension
With this upgrade, the suspension can be fine8tuned and dialed in to gi"e that
perfect setup(
/omputer /hip
A simple upgrade that can yield serious results, this is yet another good upgrade to
get early on, as the +ngine upgrades can be 'uite expensi"e(
Hngine Tuning
,ere is the good stuffyou can get some "ery substantial gains in performance, but
be !arnedra! horsepo!er is useless if you are using it to turn rubber into glue(
Match the engine performance to the chassis capabilities, and you !ill be !ell on
your !ay to a great handling and fast racecar(
/lutch
Upgrading the dri"eline re'uires a stronger clutch( Make sure to match the clutch
performance le"el !ith your current engine spec(
+lyheel
Much like the clutch upgrade, this is another necessary dri"eline upgrade(
Transmissions
&rom a simple automatic to a full8blo!n and ad)ustable race transmission, find your
preference here(
Di!!erential
,a"e more control o"er the beha"ior of the rear of the car by upgrading the
differential to the fully ad)ustable model(
+uel Tan#
Highter, and safer, the upgraded fuel tank is a re'uirement for many r&actor
Motor!orks sanctioned race e"ents(
4orn
Hast but not leastgi"e the opponents a shout !ith this custom horn( Upgrade
a"ailable for S- cars only(
Benue Assessment
Through the use o! currently a$aila"le technologies% r+actor *otoror#s has laid the
!oundation !or hat can only "e called ETeam and Racer Trac# /reation<& :nce a
suita"le location has "een !ound% the "asic trac# layout uses ideas "orroed !rom
the orld<s military and engineering road and "ridge "uilding corps& The actual
trac# layout can "e constructed in a"out a ee#% and this is the !irst stepFthe laying
o! the road grid used to ma#e the trac#& 9t is a composite material stronger than
steel% and is the "ac#"one o! the trac#% and can "e anyhere !rom ?5 to RD&5 !eet
in idth% ith no real limits on the length% or shape& Ge;t% a special resin is poured
into the honeycom" structure o! the trac# grid% gi$ing it rigidity "ut at the same time
maintaining the !le;i"ility that is required due to temperature changes and loading
stresses& ,hen the resin has dried% the !inal coat is appliedFsimilar to the sur!ace
o! an aircra!t carrier !light dec#Q this material has an estimated li!etime o! ?5-25
years% and is repaira"le% much li#e its asphalt cousins& +inally% the landscapers are
"rought in to !inish the loo# and !eel o! the trac# creator<s $ision& r+actor
*otoror#s currently ons ?&2 million acres o! land around the orld% and strongly
encourages the creation o! trac#s "y interested parties& .ut this is not cheapFto
gain access to the *AS and 9G9 "lueprints required !or accurate trac# creation or
replication ill run you around ?0-?5 million% USD% "ut compare this to the ?50-200
million to "uild a con$entional trac#% and the ad$antages "ecome crystal clear& 9n
other ords% !or the price that many teams are paying to simply race a !ull season%
an entirely ne $enue can "e created& And it can Bust as easily "e ta#en don% and
the land returned to a condition that does not indicate that anything as e$er there&
A truly remar#a"le !eat% and another in a long line o! onders r+actor *otoror#s
has put !orth in its e!!orts to ma#e auto racing a household phrase&

Toban -ace!ay $ark
HocationToban Indiana, USA
HengthSpecial +"ent, -e"erse4(60= LMA/(6 Miles
Special +"ent, :ormal4(60= LMA/(6 Miles
Special +"ent, Hong7(0/4 LMA4(; Miles
1rand $rix +"ent7(0/4 LMA4(6 Miles
Type-oad course
:umber of %onfigurations&our layouts supporting all classes(
Sardian ,eights
HocationSardian ,eights, 1eorgia, USA
HengthTemporary Street %ircuit, Short +"ent/(=; LMA0(37 Miles
Temporary Street %ircuit, Hong +"ent4(;= LMA/(;3 Miles
TypeTemporary Street %ourse, -oad %ourse layout(
:umber of %onfigurationsT!o layouts supporting all S- e"ents, ?W Trainers and
r& Ad"anced models(
Mills Metro $ark
HocationMills %ity, Birginia, USA
HengthMills Short/(376 LMA/(4 Miles
Mills Special +"ent, -e"erse Hayout, Hong=(/72 LMA/(2; Miles
Mills 1rand $rix, Hong=(/72 LMA/(2; Miles
Type-oad %ourse
:umber of %onfigurationsThree layouts supporting all classes,
?rchard Hake -ace!ay
HocationWashington $ennsyl"ania, USA
HengthSpeed!ay Infield -oad %ourse=(@/= LMA4(=/ Miles
Speed!ay ?"al %ourse4(2/ LMA/(3/ Miles
Type-oad and ?"al %ourse
:umber of %onfigurationsT!o, all classes allo!ed(
Ioes"ille Speed!ay
HocationIoes"ille Montana, USA
HengthShort ?"al %ourse0(6;6 LMA0(7/ Miles
Type&ixed ?"al(
:umber of %onfigurations?ne, fixed o"al, S- classes, r& Trainer and r& Ad"anced
classes, &IS %hampionship Series(
+ssington Hong
Hocation
Hength
Type
:umber of %onfigurations
Hien* &esti"al >er 1esch!indigkeit
HocationHien*, Austria
HengthWeek /Altstadt/(;= LmA0(2; miles
Week 41$ Short4(63 LmA/(66 miles
Week =1$6(46 LmA=(32 miles
Week 71$ Hong@(4= LmA7(72 miles
Week ;47 ,our 1$3(/6 LmA;(0@ miles
Week 6-ally ,ill %limb6(@3 LmA7(4/ miles
TypeTemporary road course
:umber of %onfigurationssix, including one rally hill climb stage
Iackson"ille Super Speed!ay
HocationIackson"ille &lorida, USA
HengthIackson"ille ;007(04 LmA4(;0 miles
TypeSuper speed!ay
:umber of %onfigurations?ne fixed layout super speed!ay
Barcelona
HocationBarcelona, Spain
Hength7(64 Lm
Type-oad %ourse
:umber of %onfigurations?ne road course layout
:orthamptonshire
Hocation:orthamptonshire, UL
HengthBritish 1rand $rix course ;(/7/ Lm
-&= %hampionship course
Sports %ar %hampionship course
Type-oad course
:umber of %onfigurationsThree road course layouts
:uerburg
Hocation:urburg, 1ermany
Hength+uropean 1rand $rix course ;(/72 Lm
:uerburg Sprint course
Type-oad course
:umber of %onfigurationsT!o road course layouts
+ssington $ark
HocationBolso"er, >erbyshire, UL
Hength+ssington 1rand $rix7(0/4 LmA4(; miles
Type-oad course
:umber of configurations?ne permanent road course layout
Sanctioned %lass Season Schedules
+"ent Series -ace Hocations
-he* Amateur 1$81T= Mills Short
Ioes"ille Speed!ay
Toban Short
-he* Unlimited81T4, 1T/ Mills Short
?rchard Hake -oad %ourse
Toban Short
Sardian ,eights, Short %ourse
Mills Hong
R- %hallengeR- Toban Hong
Mills Short
Toban Short
Mills Hong
R-8R In"itational Toban Hong
Mills Hong, -e"erse Hayout
Mills Hong
Toban Hong, -e"erse Hayout
r&actor Basic Trainer Mills Short
Ioes"ille Speed!ay
Toban Short
r&actor Academy -acer Toban Hong, -e"erse Hayout
And Trainer ?rchard Hake ?"al
Mills Hong, -e"erse Hayout
Toban Short
&IS %hampionship Mills Hong
Ioes"ille Speed!ay
Toban Hong
?rchard Hake ?"al
Mills Short
Toban Hong, -e"erse Hayout
Lodi -ay*or
Takamaya Benom
Altstadt
1$ Hayout
1$ Hayout Hong
47 ,ours %ourse
Scoring, S- Series
$lace $oint A!ard
&irst /0
Second 3
Third 6
&ourth ;
&ifth 7
Sixth =
Se"enth 4
+ighth /
:o &urther $oint A!ards 88
Scoring, ?W Series
&irst 3
Second ;
Third =
&ourth 4
&ifth /
:o &urther $oint A!ards 88
Multiplayer

There are t!o types of ser"ersdedicated and non8dedicated( The dedicated ser"er
does not ha"e any graphics or sound and can run on a fairly lo!8end machine
9because of lo! %$U and memory usage<( It can respond to and transmit net!orking
messages much 'uicker than a non8dedicated ser"er( To use this special ser"er,
double click on C>edicated(exeD and use the options tables to configure the ser"er to
your tastes( :on8dedicated ser"ers are set up through the normal game, by clicking
on the D%reateD button under the %onnect icon in the main options( ?n non8dedicated
ser"ers, the host can race !ith the clients( The host of a non8dedicated ser"er is also
in complete control of the game flo!the clients cannot "ote to change sessions or
add AI(

To run a ser"er, you may first ha"e to make sure it !orks !ith your fire!all( With a
non8dedicated ser"er, there is actually a &ire!all Test button that you can use( In
fact, in order to announce your non8dedicated ser"er to the Internet, you must pass
this &ire!all Test first( It is found under the multiplayer Settings page 9a submenu of
the %onnect icon in the main options<( &or further help !ith fire!all issues and
setting up ports, please consult the &ire!all 1uide in the Support directory !here
r&actor !as installed( If you still do not see your game on the Internet, make sure
the CMatchmaker AnnounceD option is enabled(
It is "ery important to set up the band!idth options for a ser"er( Jou can find
information about %onnection Types and UploadA>o!nload Speeds at the top of the
Multiplayer %lient Setup section( ,o!e"er, the ser"er has more considerations than
the clients !hen setting these options up( &or one thing, the upload capacity is more
important for a ser"er than the do!nload capacity(

By default, r&actor !ill use as much band!idth as allo!ed to create the highest
'uality multiplayer experience possible gi"en the connection( The band!idth
allo!ance is determined by a combination of the ser"er and clientSs connection
options( More to the point, though, e"en though your connection may support /000
kbitsAsec 9/Mbit<, it doesnSt mean you should configure r&actor to use /000
kbitsAsec( If you plan on running se"eral r&actor ser"ers, or !ant some extra
band!idth a"ailable for other uses 9!eb8bro!sing and other net!orking
applications<, you should reduce the connection type andAor CshareD the
uploadAdo!nload speeds( &or example, if you !ant to run 7 r&actor ser"ers sharing
a ;000 kbitsAsec 9;Mbit< upload connection, then each ser"er should be configured
to use no more than 9;000A7< T /4;0 kbitsAsec( While !e are talking about
multiple r&actor ser"ers running on the same machine, it should be noted that each
one should use a separate profile 9or Cplayer fileD<E other!ise options may get mixed
up bet!een them(

Another !ay of limiting the band!idth is a"ailable through editing the multiplayer
configuration file 9found by default at User>ataAUyour nameVAmultiplayer(ini<( Jou
can limit band!idth on a per8client basis by changing the Max >ata per %lient
setting( &or example, say you ha"e some clients )oining !ith cable connections 9letSs
say 4;6kbit connections< and others )oining using IS>: 967kbit<( Jou may !ant
e"eryone to experience the same connection type to your ser"er, so you could
change the Max >ata per %lient to 67, !hich !ill limit e"en the cable clientsS
connection to be the same as the IS>: clients( %learly, you can then easily calculate
the maximum upload band!idth you !ill be using( With /; clients, you !ill be using
no more than /; W 67 T 260 kbitsAsec( Jou might note that if this exceeds the
Upload Speed you configured, band!idth !ill be limited to the Upload Speed
instead(

Ser"ers ha"e many options a"ailable to them( ?ne of the first and most important is
!hat -ace Series 9or Cgame databaseD< to use, !hich !ill partially dictate !hat
"ehicles and tracks can be used( After that, you !ill !ant to set up the "ehicle filters
to allo! only the "ehicles you !ant( Behicle filters !ere discussed abo"e in the
C1ame play SummaryD section(

Selecting F-ace%astD 9dedicated ser"er< or C$ost ?n -ace%astD 9non8dedicated
ser"er< !ill ha"e the timing and other information sent to -ace%ast so others can
"ie! the race results on your ser"er( There are many other options, such as !hich
dri"ing aids to allo!, "arious race options and so forth that you !ill encounter, and
most are discussed else!here in this document( Also of interest are some more
special options in the multiplayer configuration file( &or dedicated ser"ers only, you
can configure the "oting so it is not too easy or too hard to change sessions, add AI,
restart races, etc( &or these and other options, please look under the X+xternal
?ptionsX section later in this document(

&inally, once the ser"er is set up and clients ha"e )oined, you ha"e the option of
booting or banning people for poor beha"ior( Booting people is temporarythe
player could simply choose to re8)oin the ser"er immediately assuming the race
session hasnSt started( Banning people puts their I$ in a list and pre"ents them from
re8)oining( The full list of banned I$s is stored by default in User>ataAUyour
nameVAbans(xml, so you can share it !ith friends or editAdelete it at a later time(

-ace%ast
-ace%ast is a po!erful utility that is )ust one of the ne! features to be found in
r&actor, and one of the most entertaining from a dri"erDs point of "ie!( ?nce you
ha"e your pass!ord and login information gathered and properly entered, you can
use this po!erful utility to track all of your online acti"ities, and display them in
numerous !ays( Total laps, total miles, cars dri"en, tracks racedyou name it, and
-ace%ast has it co"ered, as !ell as a "ery useful W(5MH output of the race that can
be parsed to display the race results ho!e"er the user chooses(
The -ace%ast main !indo! allo!s the user to login, check the status of any ser"er
running that is using -ace%ast, and gi"es an o"erall statistical picture of all the laps
and miles that ha"e been run cumulati"ely( &rom this main screen, you can click on
a ser"er name, and an informational !indo! !ill appear belo! the ser"er list,
pro"iding the user !ith the rules and other rele"ant information from that particular
race( If you chose, you can simply click on the WAT%, link, and !ill be taken to a
real8time display of all dri"ers on that ser"er, !hat session they are inE times they
are running, and total amount of laps( &eel like a raceY Then pick one of your
buddies ser"ers, or hop on one that has no pass!ord protectionbut remember
your manners here, as pickup races are only as CcleanD as the dri"ers allo! them to
be( If the ser"er is pass!ord protected, you !ill be prompted for that pass!ord
before you are allo!ed to )oin the ser"er(
-ace%ast also pro"ides an immense database of dri"er statistics, results, and
ranking information( By using the po!erful search functions, you can obtain, for
example, a complete list of e"ery race entered in the course of a dri"erDs online
CcareerD( Also for obser"ation is the r-ank, a ranking based on your online
performance, the higher the numberthe better(
And the best partY Through an exclusi"e agreement bet!een the principals at
r&actor Motor!orks and se"eral broadcasting net!orksKitDs free# :o longer !ill you
!onder !here you stack up in the grand scheme of your racing class, -ace%ast can
pro"ide any information you need and it is )ust a fe! mouse clicks a!ay(
&or more information, "isit the -ace%ast site at. http.AAracecast(rfactor(net
*ultiplayer /lient Setup

To )oin an Internet game for the first time, you need to set up your connection first(
1o to Settings under the %onnect icon on the main page( $ick the %onnection Type
that is e'ual to or less than the real connection you ha"e( &or example, if you ha"e a
%able or >SH line !ith /24kbits upload capacity, !e recommend choosing the
%ableA>SH /43L Up selection(

If you ha"e tested your connection and kno! that your precise upload and do!nload
capacity is not comparable to one of the existing %onnection Types, then choose
%ustom and specify those capacities directly in Upload -ating and >o!nload -ating(

Warning. picking a connection type faster than !hat you actually ha"e !ill likely
lead to a unsatisfactory multiplayer experience(

After you ha"e set up your connection, click Ioin under the %onnect icon( A list of
games should appear sho!ing the 1ame :ame, the %ircuit, the number of $layers
out of the maximum allo!ed, and finally the $ing( Iust to clarify, the $ing is not your
ping to the ser"er( -ather, it is the a"erage ping of the players that are currently
connected 9and 0 if nobody is connected<( Ho!er pings 9under /;0 or so< indicate
that the ser"er has a good connection to its existing clients(

To get more information about a particular game, simply click on it( At the bottom
of the screen, there are three tabs, each of !hich has information about the game
you ha"e clicked on( A lock beside the name of the game indicates there is a
pass!ord 9meaning that the ser"er has probably in"ited specific people to )oin<(
Another important piece of information is !hich -ace Series 9r&m< is being run( The
t!o series that ship !ith the game are S- 1rand $rix Season and the ?pen Wheel
%hallenge, !hich !ere described earlier in this document( If you may !ant to race a
particular type of car, also check under the :e!sAInfo tab for the Allo!able
Behicles(

Back under the Settings tab, you !ill see !hich dri"ing aids are allo!ed( A green box
indicates that you are allo!ed to use the gi"en dri"ing aid( If you depend on Traction
%ontrol to get around the tracks, it is recommended that you not )oin games that
disallo! Traction %ontrol(

Jou should also check the current Session that the game is in( Jou cannot currently
)oin a game that is already in the -ace session( The Haps -emaining and Time
-emaining sho! you ho! much longer the current session !ill last 9unless the
participants or ser"er choose to change sessions before it ends<( The &lag -ules are
described else!here in this document, and the >amage Multiplier tells you ho!
realistic the damage is( /00P is realistic, ;0P is pretty forgi"ing, and 0P causes no
damage at all(

Under the Ad"anced tab, the only current important piece of information is the >ata
-ate of the ser"er( ,igher data rates 9/000Z kbps< indicate that the ser"er can
handle many cars !ith good 'uality( &inally, other miscellaneous information can be
found under the :e!sAInfo tab(

If you ha"e decided on !hich game to )oin, go ahead and click it and then click Hoad
1ame at the bottom8right hand corner of your screen( At that point you !ill need to
choose a "ehicle that matches the ser"erSs Allo!ed Behicles( When you are done,
click Hoad %ircuit and you !ill be in the game(

More information about participating in multiplayer games, including "oting, is
co"ered abo"e in the Monitor section(
More Multiplayer &eatures

?n the Ioin page 9found under the %onnect icon in the main options<, you !ill find
three tabs at the top 8 Ser"er Hist, &riends Hist, and %hat( The Ser"er Hist is !here
you are taken to by default and lists the games you can )oin(

Under &riends Hist, you can specify friends by their profile name and clicking the
$lus icon to add them( Hater on, you !ill be able to see !hich of your friends are
racing right no!( In the right pane you !ill see games you ha"e bookmarked( ?nce
you are in a race, you can bookmark the ser"er by pressing the call8"ote button in
the bottom8left portion of the monitor and then pressing the XBookmarkX button(
&rom then on, )ust go to the &riends Hist, pick the bookmarked ser"er and hit Ioin
-ace(

Under %hat, you can participate in r&actor chats using I-%( Simply hit %onnect, and
assuming your nickname is not already taken 9it defaults to your profile name< you
!ill be able to chat !ith anybody listed in the lo!er pane(

?n the multiplayer Settings $age 9found under the %onnect icon in the main
options<, you !ill see -ace%ast settings in the lo!er part of the screen( -ace%ast is
an exciting ne! feature that allo!s you to !atch li"e timing, find games, and "ie!
results and rankings( To enable -ace%ast to keep your statistics, you must first
register !ith -ace%ast by typing in an e8mail address and pass!ord, then clicking
the X-% -egisterX button( If -egistration succeeds, you can then press the XSign on
-ace%astX button to sign on( When -ace%ast is acti"ated, the -ace%ast Status
indicator !ill light up green( &rom then on, the game !ill attempt to log in
automatically !hene"er you start up( To "ie! results and so forth, open up your !eb
bro!ser and go to racecast(rfactor(net( Jou !ill need to log in using your profile
name 9not the e8mail address< and pass!ord that you registered !ith(
%ontrol %ommands Hist
This is the complete control list for r&actor( :ote that se"eral commands are
unmapped( The free roaming camera control is described in more detail in the
C+xtra &eaturesD section(
>efault Ley Map
ACTION DEFAULT KEY DEFAULT CONTROLLER
Accelerate A Axis Y (-)
Brake Z Axis Y (+)
Steer Left , Axis X (-)
Steer Right . Axis (+)
Shift Up Left Alt B1
Shift !"# Right AL$ B%
&e'tral &(A
)l'tch *
L) +!,e -&$-R
Re.'est()a#cel /it St!p S
L) Up U/ arr!"
L) !"# 01& arr!"
L) 2#crease R234$ arr!"
L) ecrease L-5$ arr!"
$) 06erri,e 0
La'#ch )!#tr!l (
R/+ Li7iter L
Brake Bias (5!r"ar,) 8
Brake Bias (Rear) 9
L!!k Left :
L!!k Right &
L!!k Behi#, B
Steeri#g Assista#ce 51
0pp!site L!ck Assista#ce 5%
Braki#g /!i#t Assista#ce 5;
Sta<ilit= Assista#ce 5>
Spi# Rec!6er= 5?
2#6'l#era<lit= 5@
A't! Shifti#g 5A
$racti!# )!#tr!l 5B
A#ti-L!ck Brakes 5C
/it La#e Assista#ce 51D
)l'tch Assista#ce 511
$ake Scree#sh!t 51%
)!ckpit )a7eras 2&S-R$
0#<!ar, )a7eras 40+-
S"i#g7a# )a7eras /A3- U/
)irc'it )a7eras /A3- 01&
B!'#ce t! :ehicles Ahea, Ee=pa, +
B!'#ce t! :ehicles Behi#, Ee=pa, -
2#sta#t Repla= R
ispla= ri6er etails $AB
/a'se /
Restart Race Y
-#, Sessi!#(Race -S)
/a# Up Ee=pa, B
/a# !"# Ee=pa, %
R!tate L Ee=pa, >
R!tate R Ee=pa, @
Z!!7 2# Ee=pa, C
Z!!7 0't Ee=pa, A
ispla= :ehicle La<els $AB
$!ggle A2 c!#tr!l 2
ri6er 4!t S"ap 1
/asse#ger Select /
2#cre7e#t B!!st U&+A//-
ecre7e#t B!!st U&+A//-
$e7p!rar= B!!st U&+A//-
$!ggle 5ree +!6e U&+A//-
Zer! 5ree +!6e U&+A//-
2g#iti!# U&+A//-
Starter U&+A//-
4!r# U&+A//-
4ea,lights 4
4a#,<rake U&+A//-
L!!k Up U&+A//-
L!!k !"# U&+A//-
L!!k R!ll Left U&+A//-
L!!k R!ll Right U&+A//-
A,F'st Seat 5!re U&+A//-
A,F'st Seat Aft U&+A//-
A,F'st Seat Up U&+A//-
A,F'st Seat !"# U&+A//-
$i7e Accelerati!# U&+A//-
$!ggle +irr!rs &U+G;
$!ggle 4U Stats Bar &U+G>
$!ggle 4U $ach!7eter &U+G?
)=cle 4U +5Hs &U+G@
$!ggle 06erla=s &U+GA
Real-ti7e )hat $
*'ick )hat I1 U&+A//-
*'ick )hat I% U&+A//-
*'ick )hat I; U&+A//-
*'ick )hat I> U&+A//-
*'ick )hat I? U&+A//-
*'ick )hat I@ U&+A//-
*'ick )hat IA U&+A//-
*'ick )hat IB U&+A//-
*'ick )hat IC U&+A//-
*'ick )hat I1D U&+A//-
*'ick )hat I11 U&+A//-
*'ick )hat I1% U&+A//-
-xter#al Sig#al Up U&+A//-
-xter#al Sig#al !"# U&+A//-
-xter#al Sig#al Left U&+A//-
-xter#al Sig#al Right U&+A//-
-xter#al Sig#al Select U&+A//-
-xter#al Sig#al )a#cel U&+A//-
)a7era Sl!" +!6e
)a7era +!6e 5!r"ar, U&+A//-
)a7era +!6e Back"ar, U&+A//-
)a7era +!6e Left U&+A//-
)a7era +!6e Right U&+A//-
)a7era +!6e Up U&+A//-
)a7era +!6e !"# U&+A//-
)a7era $ilt Up U&+A//-
)a7era $ilt !"# U&+A//-
)a7era $ilt Left U&+A//-
)a7era $ilt Right U&+A//-
)a7era $'r# Left U&+A//-
)a7era $'r# Right U&+A//-
)a7era Z!!7 2# U&+A//-
)a7era Z!!7 0't U&+A//-
$!ggle Use !f 4ar,"are /l'g-
i# U&+A//-
/'sh t! $alk )!#tr!l f!r :!ice
)hat
U&+A//-
/'sh t! )ha#ge )a7era :ie" U&+A//-
Reset 55B U&+A//-
Sta#,ar, ispla= U&+A//-
/it ispla= U&+A//-
ri6i#g Ai,s U&+A//-
:ehicle Stat's U&+A//-
-xtra 2#f! U&+A//-
Race 2#f! U&+A//-
Sta#,i#gs ispla= U&+A//-
Appendix A. Tuning &or SpeedThe 1arage
In order to be 'uick, besides ha"ing the line do!n, you need to understand ho! the
car is beha"ing and ho! you can change that beha"ior if it does not feel right to you(
%ar setup is an art, as !ell as a science, and this section !ill pro"ide you !ith a
good idea of )ust !here to start( After a bit of practice and time in the garage, your
dri"ing and car setup skills !ill rapidly impro"e( Jou !ill no! be taken through a
detailed track run8through !ith setup8guru Achim8T at the challenging Mills track(
Hadies and 1entlemen, strap yoursel"es as in as !e examine Mills from both the
dri"er and the engineerDs point of "ie!(
The first thing you need to do is become intimately familiar !ith is the track( If you
ha"e not yet done so, take the 4oston out onto the tarmac and dri"e fifteenQtoQ
t!enty laps using the default setup(
?n your first fi"e laps, try and follo! the racing line as close as you can( The main
goal at this stage is to memori*e the se'uence of corners and to identify landmarks
that !ill trigger the necessary memory8actions later on !hen youDll be dri"ing too
fast to see e"ery detail(
After fi"e laps, speed up a tad and follo! the racing line more competiti"ely( :ot
'uite at race speed yet, but fast enough for it to be interesting( -elease the throttle
considerably earlier than you normally !ould, and start braking earlier as !ell, so
that youDre not hard on the brakes and are slo! enough to be able to examine each
corner in order to understand ho! you !ill need to attack it( These fi"e laps are for
understanding ho! each corner !orks, and your attention should be dra!n, in
particular, to the entry and exit phases for each turn(
By lap ten, you should ha"e determined approximate braking points as !ell as the
correct gear for each turn, and you should also kno! exactly !hat follo!s each turn(
:o! itSs time to go fast( &or another fi"e laps, try to go as fast as yousafelycan(
The emphasis is on CsafeD( Still brake earlier than you think you shoulditSll be too
late 'uite often any!ayand focus on the racing line, memori*ing !hat the car does
in e"ery corner(
Asking the right 'uestions is a crucial part of setting8up the car for speed and
hereDre some things you should be paying attention to. >oes the car o"ersteer or
understeer, and, if so, !here, and !hat !ere you doing at the time !ith the throttle,
steering !heel and brakeY Are there bumps beforeQinQor after the corner that
upset the carY Are there any spot that seems particularly slipperyY Are the curbs
usable or notY Is the perspecti"e decei"ing you as to the actual tra)ectory of the
corner and the appropriate racing lineY Is the corner follo!ed by a high8speed
section 9!hich !ould mean that exit speed is dramatically more important than
entry or mid8corner speed<Y Is the apex !here it seems to be or is it earlierQlater,
and !hat errors are you makingin other !ords, !hat are you trying to do naturally
and is this optimal for the corner or not, and if not, in !hich !ay 9for instance, are
you trying to )ump on the throttle too early, are you taking the !rong line, braking
too lateQearlyY< are you inducing either understeer or o"ersteerY
Is a corner follo!ed by another corner and does using the optimal line or speed
through one corner compromise the line or speed for the subse'uent cornerY >o
you reach something )ust short of the redline on the tachometer at the fastest spot
on the track !hen you entered the section smooth and fastY >o the gears match
your cornering speeds, or are you at a "ery high or "ery lo! -$M some!here
through a corner but cannot shift to a better gear because that then !ould again be
too high or lo! in terms of -$MY
>oes the rear end get "ery loose as you shift do!n for some cornersY 9A remedy to
this is to shift do!n later or to mo"e the brake balance further to the front, but the
latter has se"ere tradeoffs, so if youSre still on the default settings, you should only
choose the first option(< >o the front !heels tend to lock8up excessi"elyY >oes the
car o"er or under steer during acceleration out of the cornerY %an you point it
to!ards the straight 'uickly after the apexY
>oes the car follo! your steering input !ell, and !here does it not do thisY >oes it
do things you do not !ant it to doY If so, !hereY
If fi"e laps at speed !ere not enough to ans!er these 'uestions, dri"e another fi"e(
After t!enty laps, ho!e"er, you should ha"e enough information to return to the
garage and start discussing the dri"ing and setup of the car for this track(
All right, I assume youS"e dri"en those t!enty laps no! and ha"e the ans!ers to the
'uestions that !ill come up during the follo!ing discussion(
Het me no! take you on a lap at Mills so that you can reflect upon the differences
bet!een my perception and yours, and see the things I !atch out for in such
situations( I al!ays dri"e !ith all dri"ing aids o!!, so keep that in mind !hile reading
this little guide( ,o!e"er, since there are racing series that feature traction control,
anti8lockAABS systems and other electronic dri"ing aids, feel free to enable them as
you !ish( But be a!are that they ill change the carSs beha"ior, so some of the
things !e say here may no longer apply !hen dri"ing aids are enabled(
HetDs assume !eS"e completed a !arm8up lap and are no! on that short straight
preceding the final left8hander leading back onto the main straight(
I try to enter the final left8hander from the right hand curbE since this corner is
follo!ed by a long straight, any bit of speed ad"antage I can take !ith me out of
this corner !ill remain effecti"e for 9in racing terms< a "ery long time(
Therefore I !ill, if necessary, sacrifice some speed before entering the corner in
order to make sure I am able to accelerate as soonand as hardas possible out of
the turn( I need to ha"e absolute control of the car around the apex to be able to
point it into the right direction for the subse'uent acceleration(
I start from the right8hand curbE I steer early and use the lo!er part of the left8hand
curb !hen ISm in the race 9I might use the higher part of the curb in 'ualifying, but
only after IS"e made sure my setup permits this<( Softer suspension settings may
allo! the car to feel smoother across the high curb, stiffer settings may not(
Basically, I !ill point the car to a point some!here at the end of the right8hand curb
follo!ing the corner by gradually reducing the steering lock( Smooth dri"ing is an
absolute must in r&actor, as it is in a real car( Therefore, I !ill not nail the throttle,
but !ill depress the pedal further in three or four steps !hile gradually opening the
steering lock( The car !ill probably snake a little, but all that matters is that I can
continuously accelerate as hard as my rear !heelsS grip allo!s( If I can do this then
for no!, e"erything is optimal( If I cannot, ISll need to change something either in the
setup, or in my dri"ing(
Assuming then, that I am comfortable !ith the carDs handling coming out of this
turn, ISll accelerate flat8out until I see the right8hand curb preceding T/H 9Turn ?ne, a
Heft8hander<(
Again I !ill aim and dri"e onto that curb( Then, as I reach the end of that curb, I !ill
remain on the throttle and steer left a tad earlier than my eyes !ould make me
belie"e since, at this speed, the centrifugal forces !ill dri"e the car to!ards the
outside of the corner( So I need to make some pro"isions for counter8balance to still
be able to touch the inside curb at the apex of the corner 9or !here"er I am aiming
for<, and ha"e the car pointed into the right direction for optimal exit(
It is fairly easy to get through this corner if you follo! this ad"ice( ,o!e"er, do not
make the mistake to d!ell on the satisfaction of your success( This is one of the
ma)or errors a dri"er can commitkeeping your mind focused on the past instead of
on !hat is ahead of you( :o matter !hether maneu"ers !ent !ell or not, store it in
memory for later re"ie!ing 9!hen youSre back in the garage< and concentrate on
!hat is ahead of you(
,a"ing reached the apex of T/Hpro"ided you ha"e the speed you should ha"e in
the 4ostonyou ha"e to start braking for T4-( Most of you !ill ha"e had problems
getting through T4- in one piecethis is simply because, no matter ho! happy you
are about the speed you carried through T/H, you ha"e to immediately sacrifice that
speed to prepare yourself in time for T4-(
?b"iously the car !ill not !ant to slo! do!nE it !ill !iggle and buck( %oncentrate on
braking and on smoothly bringing the car o"er to the left8hand curb before T4-(
>espite the default setup being a fairly stable one, the car !ill still feel "ery much
on edge under brakes herebut making the car e"en more stable !ould simply
make it too slo!( So !eSll ha"e to li"e !ith this for no!(
I imagine a line through T4- ending on the left8hand curb behind the corner and try
to find the right combination of speed and control input to keep the car on that line(
T4- is follo!ed by a straight, so exit speed is more important than speed before the
apex, and ISll act accordingly by trying to prepare for an optimal exit rather than
trying to maintain speed through the corner(
As I pass the apex and try to get on the throttle early, I notice that the car pushes
badly to!ards the outside curb( I ha"e problems getting it to steer to the right !hile
at the same time under acceleration it seems "ery CsnakeyD(
So here is the first thing !e need to address setup8!ise. I make a mental note that I
!ill reduce the differential lock on the po!er side, or the preload, to dial some
o"ersteer into the car( I may choose only to reduce the preload since the problem
mainly exists !hile the throttle is fully depressed( ?f course, the preload also affects
the coast side, so ISll ha"e to decide !hether I !ant the car to o"ersteer more on the
coast side 9off8throttle< as !ell( If I perhaps only !ant it a little more loose on the
po!er side !ith a little less than full throttle applied and !ould like to regain that
extreme stability !ith the throttle fully depressed, I !ould reset the preload to, say,
three(
?f course, I could change the o"erall balance of the car by ad)usting the !eight
balance, or the anti8roll bars( ?r e"en by changing the suspension settingsnamely,
the slo!8action side of the shocks to use !eight transfer to achie"e a change in the
carSs balance in specific circumstances( But the differential lock is a nice !ay of
achie"ing the same effect !ithout changing the carSs balance, or introducing
un!anted side effects( More rear !eight !ill reduce the steering precisionE stiffer
anti8roll bars !ill increase tire !ear and also reduce the o"ersteer tendency in static
situations( Increasing !eight transfer !ill only ha"e an effect !hile the !eight is
being transferred( The diffD lock is really the best option for me at the moment(
The camber is already high enoughor e"en too high( The car feels nicely responsi"e
!ith more camber, but increasing it does not al!ays increase the o"erall grip, and it
!ill also increase tire !ear on the inside of the tire(
I could, of course, decrease the camber at the rear end to get more grip under
acceleration, since under acceleration the rear suspension gets compressed !hich
turn increases the camber and might lead to the effect that, under acceleration, the
rear !heels only ha"e contact !ith the asphalt on the inside instead of on their
entire !idth( I might end up !ith more rear end grip under acceleration like this
!hich might actually be a point to note if I feel that I donSt ha"e enough rear end
grip under acceleration( But right here, the diffD remains the best solution(
As for gearing. you can use either third or second gear( Second feels faster, but third
may actually "e faster as the car !ill not become so untidy under acceleration, and
also because shifting do!n to second under braking might upset the car
unnecessarily, thereby pre"enting me from aligning it for the fastest possible exit(
&or no!, though, I !ill try and modulate the throttle and steering !heel to get the
car pointed in the right direction( Since the car, depending on the setup, responds
differently to control input, ISll )ust ha"e to experiment !ith !hich combination of
control inputs gets the desired response from the car( The theory is to upset the car
moderately and perhaps lose a bit of grip at one end of the car 9the rear end in this
case< to make it easier to point the car into the right direction(
Again, once the car is pointed in the right direction, it is time to return to
CsmoothnessD( I accelerate flat8out to!ards the right8hand curb preceding T=H( This is
a "ery slo! left8hander, and you kno! by no! that it is a hairpin8type of corner( I
start braking smoothly 'uite a bit before the tire marksat least for the 4oston&
9The skid8marks generally start too late to ser"e as definiti"e brake8markers and are
best used as relati"e brake markers8only(<(
I notice that, as I )ump off the throttle and under8braking, the car pushes 'uite hard
that is, it understeers( Too much brake balance set to the front !heels can cause
this( It is no! on 62A=/, so ISll set this to 60A70 later on( A !heel can only generate
so much grip, and this o"erall a"ailable grip is distributed among, and shared by, all
the forces applied to the !heel 9or rather, the contact patch, the patch of rubber
!hich is actually touching the road<( ,ence, !hen the brakes are applied at the front
end, the grip remaining a"ailable for steering !ill be reducedor be completely
annihilated should I lock up the front !heels entirely(
I must be careful, though, not to shift the brake balance too far to the rear, because
that again !ill make the car hard to control under braking( >irectional stability !ill
be lost by ha"ing too much brake balance shifted to the rear !heels( I !ill instead
again use the differential lock to increase o"ersteer, but this time ISll use the coast
side( ISll reduce the lock on the coast side from fifty to t!enty8fi"e to force the car to
o"ersteer more in off8throttle situations(
The reduced preload !ill help, but ISll reduce the coast lock setting as I !ant a
stronger effect, and I !ant that effect at e"ery throttle position and speed situation(
$erhaps a short explanation of the preload and lock settings is due(
The higher the preload, the sooner 9in terms of throttle position and speed
differential bet!een the !heel on the left and the one on the right< the lock !ill kick
in( With no preload and a high lock, you get max lock !hen the speed differential
bet!een the left and right !heel becomes "ery high( In this case, the lock kicks in
late and hard( With a high preload setting, the lock kicks in early and softlyin other
!ords, at lo! speed differentials bet!een left and right !heel(
With that cleared up, letDs get back to Mills, !here I am in the process of turning8in
follo!ing the tire marks closely and once again using the right8hand curb before the
corner, and the inside curb at the apex( Be a!are that the apex in this corner is "ery
late due to the high degree of directional change of the turn itself( &or optimal
acceleration out of this cornerand this is, yet again, a corner follo!ed by a long
fast section, hence exit speed is more essential than entry or mid8corner speedI
actually try to hit the inside curb at a point some!here follo!ing the actual apex(
The criterion is to get the car aligned as early as possible in such a !ay that you
ha"e a fairly straight line ahead of you for early and determined acceleration into
that fast section(
I !onSt describe !here that line is since it is clearly apparent(
>uring exit, I !ill once again allo! the car to drift o"er to the right8hand curb and
e"en use it( If you get on the grass, donSt panic( As long as you donSt steer hard, the
car !ill let you get a!ay !ith getting half a !heel on the green(
The combination of corners !e are approaching no! is the most fun part of the
track. a left8hander o"er a hill, follo!ed by a kink to the right and another fairly tight
left8hander( &or reference, !eSll refer to them as T7H, T;- and T6H(
Although I hate to lose speed and !ant to keep the speed up through these corners,
the fastest !ay through this section is to dri"e the optimal lineand this means
ha"ing to sacrifice maximum speed(
Jou ha"e to enter T7H from the right !hile aiming to be on the left !here those t!o
infamous little blue plastic cabins are( This, for practical purposes, is the apex of
this cornerand in this case, the apex is not a point, itSs a stretch( >o not accelerate
at the apex, but !ait a tad and only accelerate !hen you are sure that you !ill not
hit the !all of T6H on the right( &rom that location after the apex of T7H, you dri"e a
straight line to the left8most point of that !all( Iust before you get there, you turn
left and aim to get your left front !heel into the grass to the left of that curb, and
!ay before the apex of that corner(
%utting across the grass !ill not be a problemyouSre carrying too much speed and
the contact !ith the grass !ill be too brief to cause any problemsand your speed
!ill carry you nicely o"er to the right and back onto the tarmac(
As you approach that !all to the right before you turn left into T6H, do not
accelerate for too longand then aim to coast at half or *ero throttle through T6H( If
you are too fast into T6H, you !ill get sucked o"er to the right on the exit from T6H
and you !onDt be able to accelerate properly for the short straight follo!ing T6H(
Het the car drift o"er to the right as far as necessary( ,it the throttle once youS"e
aligned it !ith a point allo!ing you to accelerate !ithout danger of getting carried
o"er to the right and off the track,(
Again, like in T4-, you can chose bet!een t!o gearsthis time, bet!een fourth or
third( &ourth is probably fastest, as the car !ill not become so untidy under
acceleration( Third may feel faster, but shifting do!n to third under braking might
ha"e upset the car unnecessarily, keeping you from aligning it for the fastest
possible exit(
The next corner, T@-, is tricky in that this section is obscured by shade( &or se"eral
hours of the day you !onSt be able to see your braking points as your eyes are not
able to adapt 'uickly enough from the light to the shado!(
The secret is to brake a tad early( ItSs not a great problem, as this corner allo!s a
nice drift across the inside curb at the apex and hence a fairly high cornering speed(
If youS"e braked a little early but not too hard, you !ill hardly lose any time as you
can keep the mid8corner speed up(
So brake a little early but not too much and try to almost hit the grass on the inside
curb !ith your right front !heel before the actual apex( %onsidering the high speed,
this should take you through this corner in a nice four !heel drift( ?nce out, though,
do not o"er8accelerate( If you start accelerating too hard and then ha"e to make
corrections as you get carried o"er to the left, this !ill cost you more time than
being smooth and accurate and perhaps a little late on the throttle( It is crucial that
you make sure that the car is pointed in the right direction before you accelerate(
&or T3H, you need to use the right8hand curb before entry( Again, try to almost touch
the grass at the inside apex of T3H !ith your left front !heel, but not as much
before the actual apex as in the preceding cornersimply because this is a slo!er
corner(
A clean, early, and uninterrupted acceleration out of this corner is absolutely
essential because the follo!ing straight is the longest on the track( ,ence, sacrifice
e"erything necessary for a clean, smooth exit(
As you brake for T2H 9start braking "e!ore the track darkens from skid8marks<, you
!ill notice that your front !heels lock8up e"en before the crest of that little climb
preceding that corner( This is because thereSs a bump that !ill briefly reduce the
!heelSs contact !ith the road(
Assuming that you hit the bump, braking optimally for T2H !ill re'uire that you
release the brake pedal"rie!ly and entirely( -eleasing the brake pedal only a bit
!onSt !ork as !ell as simply releasing the brake!hich !ill allo! the !heels to
start rotating againand then re8applying the brakes( &or those of you !ho are
interested, the theory behind releasing the brake entirely is that !ithout the tor'ue
9the momentum of the rotating !heel<, there simply is not enough grip at the
contact patch to get the !heel turning again( Jou ha"e to add the !heelDs o!n
tor'ue to the e'uation as 'uickly as possible to find gripand grip, ob"iously, is
essential to braking(
T2H holds no secretsenter from the right, pull o"er to the apex on the leftagain, a
tad early find a straight line to a point "e!ore the apex of T/0-, and turn left into
T//H from that point( &or T/4-, again you need to turn8in early and remain glued to
the inside curb for a moment( If you do this, you can accelerate early and hard, but
do not !ait too long before you brake as, once again, you need to align the car
optimally for the final corner(
If you feel courageous, you can try to hook the right front !heel onto the curb to
counter the centrifugal forces 9using it as a rail8road<, but it is easy to upset the car
badly this !aytry at your o!n risk#
Setup considerations
WeS"e already addressed the differential lock issue( In general, the default setup is
'uite stable and easy to dri"e( ,o!e"er, it emphasi*es directional stability o"er
agility, !hich, in turn, limits the ability to achie"e lo!er lap8times(
I !ould not touch the suspension for no!( The default settings allo! pretty fast laps
and offer !as is essentially a "ery usable car(
ISd set the brake balance more to the rear because, in the default setup, the front
!heels lock up too soon(
ISd set the transmission ratios to match the trackSs fastest straight( Jou should find
that you are )ust under the redline at the fastest point on the track(
IS"e increased the re" limit to the maximumtrusting that the engine !ill be !ell
manufactured and be able to take the strain( In extreme endurance races, or on
"ery hot days, you might reduce this againor simply shift earlier(
IS"e set the !eight distribution to ;0A;0 as I feel it gi"es me more control o"er the
car( With a front bias, the car !ill be more stable and precise in terms of directional
control, but !ith a ;0A;0 !eight distribution, you lea"e its characteristic more open,
and can decide for yourself !hether you !ant it to o"er or understeer( The do!nside
of this isthe car may surprise you as you donSt kno! for sure in ad"ance !hether it
!ill o"er or understeer( In order for the car to offer you no harsh surprises, you !ill
ha"e to introduce that certainty through the setup(
IS"e reduced the brake pressure because the front !heels lock up too fre'uently(
With reduced brake pressure, this is more easily controllable, but too little pressure
!ould pre"ent me from getting maximum braking force(
IS"e changed the differential as described in the text abo"e(
IS"e softened the front anti8roll bar one notch to get a little more grip at the front end
through the turns( This minor modification did not reduce the directional stability,
but !orks to!ards creating less understeer(
IS"e reduced the front camber to Q4(; because, at the default setting, only the inside
section of the tires e"er touch the groundclearly "isible through the temp
distribution across the tires( 1ood temp deltas from inside to outside are belo! ten
degrees(
IS"e also reduced the camber at the rear( Q/(; may not gi"e me optimal lateral grip
in high speed corners, but I get more tire on the asphalt 9thus increasing the contact
patch< under hard acceleration(
IS"e changed the tire pressures to get e"enly distributed tire temps and the caster
from =(0 to ;(0 for more directional stability( &or those !ho donSt kno! !hat caster
isitSs nicely "isible on motorcycles( -ace bikes ha"e a lo! caster( Their front fork is
a lot more "ertical than that of a custom chopper like in the famous +asy -ider
mo"ie( Ho!er caster "alues make the steering more ner"ous and agile( ,igher
caster settings add directional stability at the cost of agility(
But since my setup is o"ersteering any!ay, I donSt need that much directional
stability( Sometimes setting the front to a higher negati"e "alue can also help you
turn8inbut it didnSt seem necessary to use this at Mills(
Well there it is. no! you ha"e dri"en a lap around Mills, and I ha"e gi"en you
solutions to any problems you may encounter setup8!ise( 1ood luck out there on
the track, and donSt forget the golden rule of racingto finish first, first you must
finish#
Appendix B. +xtra &eatures
&ree -oaming Track %amerasSpectator %amera
?ne of the most uni'ue !ays to en)oy r&actor is through the use of the trackside
stationary camera, accessed by default by pressing the +:> key( ?nce this key is
pressed and !ith the proper control mappings entered, the camera can be *oomed
in or out, mo"ed freely around a "ie!point !ith the mouse, and ele"ated up or
do!n( By mo"ing the camera up high enough, you can keep an eye on e"ery car on
the track# And you !ill also see the incredible detail that makes up the r&actor !orld
hidden lakes, lush rolling hills, and other gorgeous scenery pro"ide for a beautiful,
and rarely seen, backdrop to the action on the track( %oupled !ith the features of
the replay engine, this camera can be used to display some breathtaking race
footage(
-eplay &ridge

r&actor features a brand ne! replay system, !here you can create your o!n "ideos(
Jou !ill find the -eplay &ridge under the %ontrol icon in the main options( ?n that
page, you !ill find some replay options at the top of the screen, and assuming you
ha"e already run at least one race, you !ill find a list of replays to choose from in
the left pane and the bottom of the screen(

%licking on a replay !ill bring up information about it in the right pane( If you ha"e
found a replay you !ant to !atch or edit, click the $lay -eplay( Jou also ha"e the
option of manually deleting or renaming replays( By default, the replay system
stores the last ; replays at each track( If you donSt !ant r&actor to e"er delete a
specific replay, you must rename it to something !ithout the full track name(

?nce you ha"e started up a replay, you can play it using the standard B%- controls(
Maximi*e the screen for a better "ie!( If you !ant to toggle the onscreen graphics
off, hit the +nter key(

To Hdit a Replay
%lick in the middle of the long bottom !indo!( Then use the Split button(
Jou no! ha"e t!o clips( Jou can continue to create more(
%lips can be mo"ed, copied or deleted(
+ach clip is like a piece of an editorSs film, but much more po!erful as the image on
it is not fixed(

In each clip you can specify a "ehicle to focus on and a camera to s!itch to 9please
note, ho!e"er, that free8look cameras are not currently supported<(
Specifying and arranging these clips, you can create dramatic films s!itching to the
right car at the right moment using the right camera(
When complete sa"e your creation to a mo"ie format to share !ith your friends(
+xperiment, itDs fun#
If you !ant to create a "ideo, first check the ?utput Settings( When you are ready,
press the +xport button( :ote that exporting a "ideo takes a long time 8 a =08second
clip may take a half8hour or more to create( The 'uality and amount of time taken
depends on the "ideo codec used( Jou can change the "ideo codec by opening your
player file 9found by default at User>ataAUyour nameVAUyour nameV($H-< and
changing the setting for XABI compressor fourccX( It must be a fourcc "ideo codec 8
you can find out more information about this standard 9and a"ailable codecs< at
fourcc(org( :ote that "ery fe! of the codecs seems to be affected much by the
Muality setting in the ?utput Settings(
%areer %hecklist
The career paths of r&actor are challenging and re!ardinguse these tables as
baseline templates for tracking your progress(
%ar >ate $urchased Series
-ace ?dometer Mual -esult -ace -esult
W($H- &IH+HI:+S ?& I:T+-+ST
H%> >isplay ModesTX=/X AA Add the modes to allo! them. /Tstatus 4Taids
7TengineAbrake temps 3Trace info /6Tstandings
ABI compressor fourccTXc"idX AA %hanges compression algorithm
%ommand Hine ?ptions

Some people may find a need to use one of our command8line options( To use
command8line options, create a shortcut to the executable 9r&actor(exe for the
normal game and r&actor >edicated(exe for running a dedicated ser"er<( -ight8click
on the shortcut and select $roperties( Add one or more of the follo!ing command
line s!itches at the end of the Target.

traceTU/8=V AA this generates a file !hose default location is
User>ataAHogAtrace(txt that may be helpful in diagnosing problems !ith running
the game(
configTUfileV AA run game using a config file different than the default
config(ini
perfhud AA testingAdebugging graphics
Zprofile XUnameVX AA this !ill run the game !ith the gi"en player file
name(
Zoneclick AA this allo!s a dedicated ser"er to start up and load a track
!ithout user inter"ention(
Zhost AA auto8host 9unsupportedY<
Zgamename XUnameVX AA set auto8hosted game name
Zpass!ord XUps!dVX AA set auto8hosted game pass!ord
Zmaxplayers UnumV AA set auto8hosted maximum number of players
Zconnect Uaddress.portV AA auto8)oin at gi"en address [ port( If port gi"en is 0,
!ill use multiplayer(ini "alue XMuery $ort StartX(
Zfullproc AA use dual processors if a"ailable 9should only be used !ith
MicrosoftDs dual processor fix for Windo!s 5$ S$4<
Znosound AA completely disable sound to diagnose problems
Modding :otes
While r&actor is "ery open to modding, there is some basic information that you
should kno! before doing so( &irst off, itSs done completely at your o!n risk, as is
do!nloading mods from other people(

Second, if you !ish to modify existing tracks and "ehicles, you should :?T touch
any information that can affect physics in any !ay( >oing so !ill pre"ent you from
)oining multiplayer races( This includes 1>B files, -&M files, much of the S%: and
MAS files 9any geometry that affects physics<, ,>B files, parts of the B+, 9such as
the ,>Behicle and Upgrades entries<, TB% files, $M files, Wgears(I:I, Wengine(I:I,
and parts of the Wupgrades(I:I 9any ,>BT line, for example<(

If you absolutely must change one of the abo"e 9for participation in a league for
example<, !e !ould recommend that e"erybody that you !ill be racing against sa"e
off the original and then get a copy of the changed file( If anybodySs "ersion doesnSt
match the ser"erSs "ersion, then that person canSt )oin(

The basic structure of r&actor starts !ith the r&m files in the -&M directory, !hich
define separate race series( In it you !ill find filters for !hich tracks and "ehicles to
allo!( The special W symbol is a !ildcard !hich !ill allo! e"erything( These filters
are used to compare against entries in the track 1>B files 9X&ilter $ropertiesX< and
"ehicle B+, files 9X%lassesX<( When you pick or change the -ace Series in game, it
!ill load only the tracks and "ehicles appropriate for the ne! -ace Series(

The r&m file also contains scoring info and seasons that you can race( While the
original release "ersion of r&actor doesnSt include any examples, you can create
your o!n seasons !ithout editing the r&m file( Jou do this by creating a file ending
in (A?S 9for Add8?n Season<( Its contents should look something like this.

-&M T S- 1rand $rix Season AA this must match the name of an existing race
series
Season T MySeason AA must be /2 character or less
N
&ullSeason:ame T Super Multi8%lass -acing %hallenge AA name o"erride
Scene?rder AA order of e"ents in the season
N
Mills\Hong AA name from the top of an existing track 1>B
O
O

Jou can also add other information to the abo"e 9ne! points systems, different
credit earnings, etc(< 8 )ust look for examples from the existing r&m files to see !hat
can be done(
Track :aming %on"ention9ISI Mike ><
+"ery track should ha"e a uni'ue name that it !ould be referred to as in the
Hocations folder( The ?:HJ exception I can think of here !ould be Monaco( This is
strictly for simplicitySs sake, and to pro"ide a basic template( So(((for the Aussie
tracks out there(((
Hocations
888VAlbert\$ark
888V%anberra
888V+astern\%reek
888VSurfers\$aradise
I think this !ill cause fe!er headaches for e"eryone, and itSs a con"ention that
should be follo!ed in all cases if possible(

More extensi"e modding 9ne! skins, =d models, and physics< is beyond the scope of
this document(
Lno!n Issues

Some soft!are products may interfere !ith the normal startup procedure or
multiplayer capabilities( In some cases B+T anti8"irus soft!are !ill cause the
r&actor startup procedure to take an exceptionally long time( If r&actor seems to be
stuck on the r&actor logo screen and you ha"e B+T anti8"irus installed, at this time
the only kno!n !ork around is to uninstall B+T(

Setting &orce &eedback +ffects to anything higher than Ho! on a Microsoft !heel
may result in a loss of forces after going o"er curbs( There are no! t!o possible
!orkarounds, both of !hich reset the force feedback effects on the fly( The first is a
%ontroller Mapping X-eset &&BX that you can use to manually reset the force
feedback( The second is a controller(ini option !hich can be used to reset the force
feedback automatically e"ery 5 seconds( To enable it, open the file
User>ataAAcontroller(ini and change the "alue of X-eset &&B TimeX(

-e'uesting a replay from the ser"er in multiplayer is unimplemented(
&orce %ockpit, Upgrade %redits, and >uplicate Behicle checking are all
unimplemented( There is no !et !eather dri"ing yet(

There are a fe! issues associated !ith the instant replay at the monitor( The time8
of8day is not correct, and sometimes brake glo!s and other special effects flash or
!ork intermittently(
Appendix %. &ire!all 1uide
:otethis guide is also found under the Support menu in the main r&actor install
directory(
-unning Multiplayer -aces Using r&actor /(0
http.AA!!!(rfactor(net
:$er$ie
This document is to help the a"erage computer user setup their fire!all and or
router so that they can play and host r&actor races(
Section ?- 4osting a race $ersus Boining a race
To )oin a race you do not need to change anything to your existing Internet
connection( To host a race you !ill need to all other dri"ers to connect to your
computer( By hosting the race you can specify the rules, track and allo!able cars( In
order to ha"e other dri"ers )oin your race you !ill ha"e to open ports in any existing
fire!all(
Section 2- (ort 9n!ormation
To host games or a dedicator ser"er you !ill need to open some ports so that other
dri"ers can connect to your game( There are three types of games you can host( Jou
can host a HA: only game, an Internet only game, or a HA: and Internet game( &or
any game you !ant to host on a HA: you !ill need to open up the ports in Table 4(/(
Table 4(/ $orts re'uired for successfully hosting HA: races
$ort :umber Transport >escription
=777@ T%$ Session, -ace and %hat
Information
=742@ U>$ HA: Muery Information
=7=2@ U>$ -ace +"ent Information
If !ant to host the game only o"er the Internet you only need to open up the ports in
Table 4(4(
Table 4(4 $orts re'uired for successfully hosting Internet only races
$ort :umber Transport >escription
=777@ T%$ Session, -ace and %hat
Information
=7=2@ U>$ -ace +"ent Information
Section R- (ort +orarding and +ireall H;ceptions
R&? Section :$er$ie
In general, some type of fire!all protects computers on the Internet( If you are not
behind any type of fire!all you can ignore this section( Also if you ne"er intend on
hosting any races you can skip this section(
R&2 Description o! a !ireall
A fire!all is either a piece of soft!are that runs on your computer or a hard!are
de"ice that sits bet!een your modem and your computer( A router that performs
net!ork address translation is considered to be a fire!all( %ommon soft!are
fire!alls are Rone Alarm, Black I%+, :orton Internet Security, McAfee &ire!all and
Windo!s 5$ Ser"ice $ack 4 fire!all( HinkSys, :et gear, >link, Belkin and %isco
manufacture common hard!are fire!alls(
Dri$er Noin Sequence
When a dri"er attempts to )oin your race, that dri"er !ill get the address of your race
from either a matchmaker ser"ice or by direct I$( -egardless of !hich !ay the
dri"er gets this information, the dri"er !ill attempt to connect and be confronted by
your fire!all( If your fire!all does not let him in, he cannot )oin your race( Jou
fire!all must be setup so that !hen the dri"er attempts to connect to your race it
for!ards his connection re'uest to computer hosting the race instead of blocking
the re'uest( ?nce your fire!all is setup correctly the dri"er !ill be able to )oin your
race(
R&C Alloing access
In order to host a race you !ill need to configure your soft!are andAor hard!are
fire!all to allo! other dri"ers to connect to your computer( To do this you !ill need
to enable port for!arding or add exceptions to your fire!alls rules( It is beyond the
scope of this document to gi"e detailed instructions on ho! to enable port
for!arding or exceptions for e"ery possible soft!are and hard!are fire!all( Section
7 attempts to gi"e instructions for the most popular fire!all solutions( $lease
consult documentation that came !ith your fire!all product(
?nce you ha"e disco"ered ho! to setup port for!ard andAor setup fire!all
exceptions you !ill need to make sure those changes reflect the ports listing in
Table 4(/ and 4(4(
Section C& Setting up port !orarding and !ireall e;ceptions
Section C&? ,indos 1p Ser$ice (ac# 2 So!tare +ireall
-ight %lick on My :et!ork and Select $roperties you should see a !indo! like
&igure 7(/(/(
&igure 7(/(/
-ight click on your net!ork adapter and select $roperties( Jou should see a screen
like &igure
7(/(4(
&igure 7(/(4
Select the Ad"anced tab and then click on the settings then you should see a screen
like &igure 7(/(=(
&igure 7(/(=
%lick on the +xceptions tab( Jou should see a screen like &igure 7(/(7(
&igure 7(/(7
%lick on Add $ortK Jou should see a screen like &igure 7(/(;(
&igure 7(/(;
+nter in the information based on Tables 4(/ and 4(4( Jou !ill ha"e to add a port for
each ro! of those tables( ?nce youDre done you should see something like &igure
7(/(6(
&igure 7(/(6
At this point you ha"e successfully setup Windo!s 5$ Ser"ice $ack 4 &ire!all to
allo! hosted races on this computer to be )oined( Make sure that any other
hard!are fire!alls are also properly configured(
Stat Send&e;e
Hocated in the support directory is a utility, Statsend(exe that examines the system
for informational and troubleshooting purposes( ,ere is an example output.
>5. >irect5 2(0c 97(02(00(0207<
%$U. AM> Athlon9tm< 5$ =400Z ] 4(40 1,*
S-AM. /047 MB
?S. Windo!s 5$ Ser"ice $ack 4 Build 4600
1$U. -A>+?: 5300 5T $latinum +dition
B-AM. 732 MB
>-IB+-. 6(/7(00/0(6;3=
1UI>. >@B@/++4802/08//%&80;6A80340A/%4%B=;
r+ /on!ig&e;e
&ound in the root directory, this utility runs the first time r&actor is installed and can
be manually accessed at any time later by double clicking on the exe file( With this
utility, the user can set the screen resolution, refresh rate, &SAA le"el, and >irect 5
rendering path "ersion 9Supports >5@, >53, and >52<( If you are ha"ing
performance difficulties, use this utility to alter the settings until a good balance
bet!een playability and graphics is obtained( When used in combination !ith the in
game graphical settings, an attracti"e balance is easily obtained(
:?T+S
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User Warnings
$ro)ection TB ?!ners Warning
Still pictures or images may cause permanent picture8tube damage or mark the
phosphor of the cathode ray tube( A"oid repeated or extended use of "ideo games
on large8screen pro)ection tele"isions(
+pilepsy Warning
$lease read before using this game or allo!ing your children to use it(
Some people are susceptible to epileptic sei*ures or loss of consciousness !hen
exposed to certain flashing lights or light patterns in e"eryday life(
Such people may ha"e a sei*ure !hile !atching tele"ision images or playing certain
"ideo games( This may happen e"en if the person has no medical history of epilepsy
or has ne"er had any epileptic sei*ures(
If you or anyone in your family has e"er had symptoms related to epilepsy 9sei*ures
or loss of consciousness< !hen exposed to flashing lights, consult your doctor prior
to playing(
We ad"ise that parents should monitor the use of "ideo games by their children( If
you or your child experience any of the follo!ing symptoms. di**iness, blurred
"ision, eye or muscle t!itches, loss of consciousness, disorientation, any in"oluntary
mo"ement or con"ulsion, !hile playing a "ideo game, discontinue use
IMM+>IAT+HJ and consult your doctor(
$recautions to follo! during use
^ >o not stand too close to the screen( Sit a good distance a!ay from the
screen, as far a!ay as the length of the cable allo!s(
^ $referably play the game on a small screen(
^ A"oid playing if you are tired or ha"e not had much sleep(
^ Make sure that the room in !hich you are playing is !ell lit(
^ -est for at least /0 to /; minutes per hour !hile playing a "ideo game(
Hegal and Warranty
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an indi"idual or a single entity< and Image Space Incorporated 9XISIX< for the
soft!are product Xr&actorX, !hich includes computer soft!are, data files and
associated documentation 9XSoft!areX<( The Soft!are also includes any updates
and supplements to the original Soft!are pro"ided to you by ISI( Any product
pro"ided along !ith the Soft!are that is associated !ith a separate end8user license
agreement is licensed to you under the terms of that license agreement( By
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not install or use the Soft!are( ISI reser"es all rights not expressly granted under
this +UHA( ISI may update this agreement at any time and !ithout notice by
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1-A:T ?& HI%+:S+
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on a single computer( Jou may load one copy into permanent memory of one
computer and may use that copy only on that same computer(

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directly or indirectly, at any time.
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