Dirt Track Racing is a computer video game by the now defunct Ratbag Games

Ratbag Games

Ratbag Games Pty Ltd was an Australian developer of computer games such as Powerslide, The Dukes of Hazzard: Return of the General Lee and World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars 2002.-About the company:...

. It is the first game of the dirt track racing series by Ratbag, which includes Dirt Track Racing (DTR), Dirt Track Racing: Sprint Cars

Dirt Track Racing: Sprint Cars

Dirt Track Racing: Sprint Cars is a sprint car racing video game by the now defunct Ratbag Games. It is the second game of the dirt track racing series by Ratbag, which includes Dirt Track Racing , Dirt Track Racing: Sprint Cars, and Dirt Track Racing 2 .-Background:Dirt Track Racing: Sprint Cars,...

 (DTRSC), and Dirt Track Racing 2

Dirt Track Racing 2

Dirt Track Racing 2 is a video game by the now defunct Ratbag Games. It is the third and final game in the dirt track racing series by Ratbag, which includes Dirt Track Racing , Dirt Track Racing Sprint Cars , and Dirt Track Racing 2 .-History:Dirt Track Racing 2 features the ability to run...

 (DTR2). It was one of the first authentic dirt track racing simulations in the video game market.

Career

In the Career Mode, players race through their careers, earning money to upgrade their cars. Success brings more money, and sponsors, which help pay the bills.

Quick Action

In the Quick Action Mode, players race against computer AI players in regular races consisting of heats and features in short mode, or full racing programs consisting of hot laps, qualifying, heats, semi-features (B-, C-, D-Mains), and features (A-Mains).

Multiplayer

In Multiplayer Mode, players can race other players from all over the world via GameSpy

GameSpy

GameSpy Industries, Inc., known simply as GameSpy, is a division of IGN Entertainment, which operates a network of game websites and provides online video game-related services and software. GameSpy dates back to the 1996 release of an internet Quake server search program named QSpy. The current...

 Client-Servers.

Race vehicles

Players can choose from 18 different cars, spread over 3 classes.

Stock Class Year/Name	Pro-Stock Class Year/Name	Late Model Model Name
1968 Lightning	1967 SE 1000	Centaur
1968 Lion	1970 Hammerhead	Formula
1969 Jupiter	1972 Mars GT	Mars
1970 Rio Grande	1973 Rio Grande	Rio Grande
1978 Nile	Grand Daddy	Solar
		Stallion
		Supercam
		Zues

Tracks

• Note: Some of the tracks depicted in the game are real-life tracks (eg. Manzanita Spedway), some are fictional tracks (eg. Thunder Alley), and are re-named real tracks, most notably, Nocks Hill (Knoxville, IA).

Ovals

Track Name	Track Length	Track "Location"	Track Name	Track Length	Track "Location"
34 Raceway	3/8 Mile	Burlington, IA	Arlington Raceway	1/2 Mile	Arlington, MN
Aztec Speedway	1/3 Mile	Aztec, MN	Bodin Valley Motor Raceway	1/4 Mile	Sacremento, CA
Boyd Raceway	1/4 Mile	Boyd, TX	Brewerton Speedway	1 Mile	Brewerton, NY
Can-Am Speedway	1/2 Mile	LaFargeville, NY	Creek County Raceway	1/4 Mile	Sapulpa, OK
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Eldon Raceway	1/2 Mile	Eldon, IA	Fairmont Speedway	1/2 Mile	Fairmont, MN
Green Speedway	4/9 Mile	Green,CA	Jackson Speedway	3/4 Mile	Jackson, MN
Kings Speedways	3/4 Mile	Hanford, CA	Manzanita Speedway Manzanita Speedway The Manzanita Speedway was a dirt track racing facility located in the suburban southwestern part of Phoenix, Arizona, USA. The facility had a 1/3 mile and 1/2 mile tracks. The track held USAC events up through the 2009 Sprint Car season opener...	1/4 Mile	Phoenix, AZ
Muskogee Speedway	1/2 Mile	Muskogee, OK	Nocks Hill	1/2 Mile	Nocks, IA
North Texas Motor Speedway	1/4 Mile	Royse City, TX	Oldero Speedway	1/2 Mile	Oldero, OH
Paris Motor Speedway	3/8 Mile	Paris, TX	Roush Raceway	3/4 Mile	Roush, AZ
Shawano Shawano County, Wisconsin Shawano County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 40,664. Its county seat is Shawano.-History:...  Speedway	1/2 Mile	Shawano, WI Shawano, Wisconsin Shawano is a city in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 9,305 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Shawano County...	Southern Iowa Speedway	3/4 Mile	Oskaloosa, IA
Stuart Raceway	1/4 Mile	Stuart, IA	Talladega Short Track	3/8 Mile	Talladega, AL Talladega, Alabama Talladega is a city in Talladega County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 15,143. The city is the county seat of Talladega County. Talladega is approximately 50 miles east of Birmingham, Alabama....
Wakeeny Speedway	1/6 Mile	Wakeeny, KS

Figure 8 Tracks

Track Name	Track "Location"	Track Length
34 Figure 8	1/4 Mile	Burlington, IA
Brewerton Figure 8	3/4 Mile	Brewerton, NY
Thunder Alley	1/2 Mile	Thunder Alley Motorsports, FL

Unsupported features

One of the most used unsupported features is the ability for users to create skins, cars, and tracks easily with outside software. Some players have even found software that allows them to change the .DE2 files to create entirely new cars and tracks, instead of just re-naming existing cars.

External links

• Ratbag Games Last version of Ratbag Games official website reproduced by Australian video game website Sumea for archives purposes.