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NASCAR Racing 3: The Sim That Never Was

As a direct ancestor of iRacing, the ‘Grand Prix Legends engine’ had multiple stock car racing false starts, before eventually releasing as NASCAR Racing 4. The original NASCAR 3, cancelled and replaced by one that used NASCAR 2’s engine, is barely remembered.

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Legendary British game developer whose career spanned a 20 year period and included groundbreaking simulations of Formula Three and Formula One, including arguably the first ever racing sim: Revs (1984).

Most famous for his Grand Prix series that were published under the MicroProse label until 2000, his career unceremoniously ended when his studio was shut down by Infogrames and the Xbox version of Grand Prix 4 cancelled just prior to release.

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NR2003 is a simulation of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup. It featured a selection of chassis and all tracks from the real-life schedule.

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Papyrus Racing Games Logo (138KB)

papyrus_logo.zip

Papyrus Racing Games logo as-seen on NASCAR Racing 4, NASCAR Racing 2002 and 2003 Season boxes.

Sierra Logo (860KB)

SierraLogos.zip

The SIERRA logo with slanted text as-used on the NASCAR Racing 2002 and 2003 Season boxes.

NASCAR Racing 2003 Season Demo (105MB)

nr2003demomac.zip

This demo version of NASCAR Racing 2003 Season requires an Apple Mac with support for PowerPC programs either through native support for Rosetta emulation.

NASCAR Racing 2003 Season Track Pack (18.7MB)

nr2003_trackpack01_en.zip

The NASCAR Racing 2003 Season Track Pack adds three new fantasy tracks to the game: Eight Bowl Superspeedway – A 2.5-mile figure-eight superspeedway with 31 degrees of banking. Hillside International Speedway – A 1-mile speedway with 36 degrees of banking. Papyrus Motorsports Park – A 3.77-mile high speed 7 turn road course.

Project Wildfire Busch Grand National Series Mod For NASCAR Racing 2003 Season (35.5MB)

pwf_gns.exe

The mod includes realistic Paint Schemes for 45 drivers and teams for the 2003 season.

Project Wildfire Busch Grand National Series Mod For NASCAR Racing 2003 Season (27.6MB)

pwf_gns_512.exe

The mod includes realistic Paint Schemes for 45 drivers and teams for the 2003 season. Low resolution version.

Project Wildfire Winston Cup New Damage And Tires Mod (4.57MB)

pwf_newcup.exe

This mod for NASCAR Racing 2003 Season adds paint scrapes and ‘donuts’ to the damage model. The model for the wheels has been enhanced and now includes a 3D hub.

Project Wildfire Busch Grand National Series Volumetric Shadow Fix (433KB)

pwf_gnsvolumetricshadowfix.exe

This update to the Busch Series mod from Project Wildfire fixes the software looking for the wrong 3DO file, thereby fixing the volumetric shadows.

Project Wildfire Craftsman Truck Series Mod For NASCAR Racing 2003 Season (44.7MB)

pwf_cts.exe

Realistic Paint Schemes for 45 drivers and teams for the 2003 season have been included in this CTS mod for NASCAR Racing 2003 Season.

Project Wildfire Craftsman Truck Series Mod For NASCAR Racing 2003 Season (32.8MB)

pwf_cts_512.exe

Realistic Paint Schemes for 45 drivers and teams for the 2003 season have been included in this CTS mod for NASCAR Racing 2003 Season. Low resolution version.

Project Wildfire Hickory Black Flag Fixed (4.36MB)

hickory_pwf_bffix.zip

This is hickory_pwf with a new track.ini file that corrects a major black-flag issue on pit exit.

Project Wildfire IROC Series Mod For NASCAR Racing 2003 Season (26.7MB)

pwf_iroc.exe

The mod included realistic paint schemes for 12 drivers and teams for the IROC 2003 season, 3D crowds and various other improvements.

Project Wildfire IROC Series Mod For NASCAR Racing 2003 Season (21.9MB)

pwf_iroc_512.exe

The mod included realistic paint schemes for 12 drivers and teams for the IROC 2003 season, 3D crowds and various other improvements. Low resolution version.

Project Wildfire IROC Series Mod Model Fix (892KB)

pwf_iroc_modelfix.exe

This update for the IROC Series mod by Project Wildfire fixes the car model so that the nose of the car can be properly damaged.

NASCAR Racing 2003 Season Mac Patch v1.2.8 Update (1.95MB)

Nascar2003_v1.2.8.sitx

This updates the Mac version of NASCAR Racing 2003 Season from 1.2.7 to 1.2.8.

Project Wildfire Trans Am Series Mod For NASCAR Racing 2003 Season (53.5MB)

pwf_pta.exe

Features Chevrolet Corvette, Dodge Viper, Ford Cobra Mustang and Jaguar XKR.

Project Wildfire Trans Am Series Mod For NASCAR Racing 2003 Season (44.3MB)

pwf_pta_512.exe

Features Chevrolet Corvette, Dodge Viper, Ford Cobra Mustang and Jaguar XKR. Low resolution version.

Project Wildfire Trans Am Series Mod Higher Cockpit View (16.9MB)

pwf_pta_highercockpitviews.exe

Altered cockpit models with a higher point of view for Project Wildfire’s Trans-Am Series mod.

Central Mountain Track For NASCAR Racing 2003 Season (4.82MB)

CentralMountain.zip

This track for NASCAR Racing 2003 Season was created for RSC by Tim Wheatley.

Redline GTP Mod For NASCAR Racing 2003 Season v1.1 (152MB)

NR2003 Redline GTP v1.1 Full.exe

This large scale mod for NASCAR Racing 2003 Season was initially released by Redline Developments with a selection of fully-branded GTP cars. This 1.1 release was stripped down to satisfy restrictions set in-place by the new owners of the game engine.

 
 
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