Simraceway
Encyclopedia
Simraceway is an online racing service that hosts live, multiplayer racing events. The race environment is hosted and developed by Ignite Game Technologies, Inc. The service uses a client-server
software model similar to popular online games such as World of Warcraft allowing the racing environment to be continually updated.
Simraceway allows racers to compete online for free or prize-based competitions monitored by professional race marshals who encourage fair, competitive racing. The service is free to join and went into full release in November 2011. The platform is similar to Forza 4 (Microsoft Studios
) and F1 2011 (Codemasters
) and the Gran Turismo series (SCEA
).
over the internet and uses laser scanned tracks for millimeter accuracy of the racing surface to provide a ultra-realistic experience. The environment is also developing unique skill quantification technology to enable highly accurate player skill matching. The platform is designed for both amateur and professional racing drivers.
signed on to the Simraceway team to help design the gameplay experience. "It was pretty obvious that Ignite was not looking to build just another racing game, so the opportunity to influence Simraceway's physics directly was pretty appealing."
signed on to the Simraceway team to help with the design of the tracks, cars and overall gameplay experience. "It's almost impossible to describe the feeling you get inside when you're behind the wheel of an old race car but what I hope to be able to do is use my knowledge and experience to help the team at Simraceway replicate how it feels to drive."
, Brno
, and Indianapolis Motor Speedway
.
, Bugatti
, Ford, Mitsubishi
, Saleen
and Volkswagen
. Models will include F1, Indycar
& GT
race cars as well as street cars.
group vehicles (both F1 and automotive divisions). For realism, vehicles will be laser scanned and custom sound recorded.
and Simraceway officially released the "SteelSeries Simraceway SRW-S1" steering wheel .
driving school and opened a 30,000 square-foot performance driving facility at Infineon Raceway
in Sonoma, Calif. It offers 70 vehicles ranging from Karts to the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
to a fleet of custom-built Lola-engineered Formula Three
racing cars and is the largest single user of Infineon Raceway.
Client-server
The client–server model of computing is a distributed application that partitions tasks or workloads between the providers of a resource or service, called servers, and service requesters, called clients. Often clients and servers communicate over a computer network on separate hardware, but both...
software model similar to popular online games such as World of Warcraft allowing the racing environment to be continually updated.
Simraceway allows racers to compete online for free or prize-based competitions monitored by professional race marshals who encourage fair, competitive racing. The service is free to join and went into full release in November 2011. The platform is similar to Forza 4 (Microsoft Studios
Microsoft Studios
Microsoft Studios is the digital media production wing for Microsoft, responsible for the creation, aggregation, distribution, management and measurement of content...
) and F1 2011 (Codemasters
Codemasters
The Codemasters Software Company Limited, or Codemasters is a British video game developer founded by Richard and David Darling in 1986...
) and the Gran Turismo series (SCEA
SCEA
SCEA can refer to:* Sun Certified Enterprise Architect, a professional certification* Sony Computer Entertainment of America, the American division of Sony Computer Entertainment* Society of Cost Estimating and Analysis* Single Choice Early Action...
).
Gameplay
Simraceway offers multiplayer auto racingAuto racing
Auto racing is a motorsport involving the racing of cars for competition. It is one of the world's most watched televised sports.-The beginning of racing:...
over the internet and uses laser scanned tracks for millimeter accuracy of the racing surface to provide a ultra-realistic experience. The environment is also developing unique skill quantification technology to enable highly accurate player skill matching. The platform is designed for both amateur and professional racing drivers.
Dan Wheldon
On August 9th, 2011 two-time Indy 500 winner Dan WheldonDan Wheldon
Daniel Clive "Dan" Wheldon was a British racing driver from England. He was the 2005 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series champion, and winner of the Indianapolis 500 in both 2005 and 2011...
signed on to the Simraceway team to help design the gameplay experience. "It was pretty obvious that Ignite was not looking to build just another racing game, so the opportunity to influence Simraceway's physics directly was pretty appealing."
Dario Franchitti
On October 13th, Dario FranchittiDario Franchitti
George Dario Marino Franchitti is a Scottish racing driver. He formerly competed in the CART series before switching to the IndyCar Series where he was 2007 champion, and won the rain-shortened 2007 Indianapolis 500. Franchitti is also a former NASCAR driver for Chip Ganassi Racing, competing...
signed on to the Simraceway team to help with the design of the tracks, cars and overall gameplay experience. "It's almost impossible to describe the feeling you get inside when you're behind the wheel of an old race car but what I hope to be able to do is use my knowledge and experience to help the team at Simraceway replicate how it feels to drive."
Tracks
In addition to original blueprints of many tracks, developers are using laser scanning of tracks to achieve millimeter-accurate precision track recreations. To date a handful of US and international tracks have surfaced including Mid-Ohio, ZandvoortZandvoort
Zandvoort is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.Zandvoort is one of the major beach resorts of the Netherlands; it has a long sandy beach, bordered by coastal dunes...
, Brno
Brno
Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...
, and Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race and the Brickyard 400....
.
Licensing
Ignite Game Technologies the developers of Simraceway have already signed deals to include current and historic licensed content from a variety of car and racing brands including BentleyBentley
Bentley Motors Limited is a British manufacturer of automobiles founded on 18 January 1919 by Walter Owen Bentley known as W.O. Bentley or just "W O". Bentley had been previously known for his range of rotary aero-engines in World War I, the most famous being the Bentley BR1 as used in later...
, Bugatti
Bugatti
Automobiles E. Bugatti was a French car manufacturer founded in 1909 in Molsheim, Alsace, as a manufacturer of high-performance automobiles by Italian-born Ettore Bugatti....
, Ford, Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi
The Mitsubishi Group , Mitsubishi Group of Companies, or Mitsubishi Companies is a Japanese multinational conglomerate company that consists of a range of autonomous businesses which share the Mitsubishi brand, trademark and legacy...
, Saleen
Saleen
Saleen, Incorporated, commonly known as Saleen, was an American manufacturer of high-performance sports cars and high-performance automotive parts in Troy, Michigan, formerly based in Irvine, California...
and Volkswagen
Volkswagen
Volkswagen is a German automobile manufacturer and is the original and biggest-selling marque of the Volkswagen Group, which now also owns the Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT, and Škoda marques and the truck manufacturer Scania.Volkswagen means "people's car" in German, where it is...
. Models will include F1, Indycar
IndyCar
IndyCar is the trade name of an American-based open-wheel auto racing sanctioning body. IndyCar sanctions three racing series, the premier IZOD IndyCar Series with its centerpiece Indianapolis 500, and developmental series Firestone Indy Lights and the U.S...
& GT
GT
-Science, technology, engineering, measurement:* Gas turbine, a rotary engine that extracts energy from a flow of combustion gas* Geometry & Topology, a mathematical journal* Giant trevally, a species of fish from the Carangidae family...
race cars as well as street cars.
McLaren Partnership
On November 1st, 2011 Simraceway became the first game to license the entire catalogue (60) of McLarenMcLaren
McLaren Racing Limited, trading as Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, is a British Formula One team based in Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom. McLaren is best known as a Formula One constructor but has also competed and won in the Indianapolis 500 and Canadian-American Challenge Cup...
group vehicles (both F1 and automotive divisions). For realism, vehicles will be laser scanned and custom sound recorded.
Peripherals
On November 18th, 2011 SteelSeriesSteelSeries
SteelSeries is a Danish manufacturer of gaming peripherals and accessories, including headsets, keyboards, mice, gaming surfaces and software. SteelSeries has historically helped sponsor the growth of competitive gaming and electronic sports through professional team sponsorships and community...
and Simraceway officially released the "SteelSeries Simraceway SRW-S1" steering wheel .
Racing Facility
On August 28th, Simraceway teamed up with Jim RussellJim Russell (racing driver)
Jim Russell is an English former racing driver and founder of the Jim Russell Racing Driver School.-Early life:Russell was born and lived most of his life in Downham Market, Norfolk...
driving school and opened a 30,000 square-foot performance driving facility at Infineon Raceway
Infineon Raceway
Infineon Raceway, formerly Sears Point Raceway, is a road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains near Sonoma, California, USA. The course is a complex series of twists and turns that go up and down the hills...
in Sonoma, Calif. It offers 70 vehicles ranging from Karts to the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, colloquially known as the Lancer Evo or Evo, is a high-performance sedan manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors. There have been ten official versions to date, and the designation of each model is most commonly a roman numeral...
to a fleet of custom-built Lola-engineered Formula Three
Formula Three
Formula Three, also called Formula 3 or F3, is a class of open-wheel formula racing. The various championships held in Europe, Australia, South America and Asia form an important step for many prospective Formula One drivers...
racing cars and is the largest single user of Infineon Raceway.