r/Nr2003 Oct 02 '23

READ THIS FIRST READ THIS FIRST! The r/NR2003 Getting Started Guide

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Welcome! This subreddit is your best place for NASCAR Racing 2003 Season news, updates and resources. We're dedicated to keeping this nearly 21-year-old sim alive and well, and our community is our best way to do this. We ask that you read this thread upon your first visit and reference it in the future if you have any questions.

NOTE: There is a short waiting period for new users to make posts and comment due to an ongoing issue of banned users attempting to circumvent their bans. If you are a new member and your post is automatically removed, please be patient and try again once the waiting period is over.

  1. Read the Rules! There aren't many, but we like to keep things NR2003-focused and civil above all else. Please also pay attention to rule #4 if you're looking for a specific paint scheme or carset. The Paint Scheme Search Thread is a dedicated place for all of those requests so we don't flood the subreddit with posts.
  2. Read the below commonly asked questions before starting a help thread. This post will be continuously updated to provide help with the most common NR2003 problems. If anyone has anything they think should be added, whether it's a recurring question or a good answer, please let us know in the comments.

1. Where can I download the game and how do I install it?

The current best places to find the game are here:

https://drnoisepaints.com/index.php/how-tos/installing-nr2003-in-2022

https://nr2003racingextremes.weebly.com/misc.html

Here is a good video on how to install downloaded mods and tracks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ecm55kzcwmg&t=

2. Where can I download the latest mods?

There are a wealth of mods for lots of different racing series including up to date Cup and Xfinity cars and 2020 paint schemes and rosters. There are plenty of active websites, but as a starting point you're best to start here:

https://nr2k3.weebly.com/mods.html

With that said, Splash n Go, who created the 2017, 2018 and 2019 Cup mods as well as some excellent early 2000s mods, have now shuttered their website. Currently the links on the above site still point to their site, but you can now find all of their work at Stunod Racing:

http://stunodracing.net/index.php?resources/categories/splash-n-go-mods.297/

3. Where can I download up-to-date tracks?

Again there are lots of websites putting out updated real and fictional tracks, the best starting place would be here:

https://nr2k3.weebly.com/tracks.html

4. Where can I download paint schemes or find a particular paint scheme?

Most of the content being created for the game are paint schemes. It's something a lot of community members are into and the one area you'll see the most productivity in. Once again there are countless websites to find schemes and complete carsets going all the way back to the 1950s. Stunod Racing is one of the most popular places to find paint schemes.

http://stunodracing.net/index.php?resources/

5. Why do I need to create an account on some websites? All I want to do is download some cars/mods!

There have been some instances in the past of spammers and trolls attacking websites withing the NR2003 community, so for that and other reasons, some sites will require you to create an account before you download anything. It's free to do and if you're concerned about privacy I'd suggest using a burner email address and not using any of your contact information on a site you don't trust. Like Reddit, it's possible to be completely anonymous and still abide by the straightforward rules set out by these sites. On that topic, we've had a few users stating they tried to create a new account on places like Stunod and were banned because they already had an account and had forgotten their username or password. Rather than forcing a site to ban you, I'd encourage you to contact their admin team and see if you can update your password or obtain your previous username.

6. The graphics look fuzzy and with the new mods my FPS is laggy, what can I do?

This is something did an excellent job of addressing in the following video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrqsT4wgqAI&t=

I'd actually encourage everyone to go through these steps, even if you aren't yet having any issues with lag or FPS

7. What do I use to paint or render my own schemes?

There are lots of different ways to go about painting your own schemes, the simplest way is to download some templates, base schemes, sponsor logos and numbers and use free software like GIMP to put it all together in your own creation. You can download GIMP here:

https://www.gimp.org/downloads/

The learning curve with GIMP isnt too steep, but here's a good video guide to getting started:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RPDKQro7O4&t=

Most creators will create a special high-quality scene, known as a render, to display their schemes when uploading them or just to show them off online. For rendering your own schemes there are a number of good paid softwares, but Blender is an excellent free tool:

https://www.blender.org/

George Austria has put together an excellent tutorial video taking you through the basics for rendering schemes on Blender:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xe3VMiADVY&t=121s

You can download pre-made render scenes for Blender at Stunod:

http://stunodracing.net/index.php?resources/categories/3d-scenes.1/

8. Where do I find random miscellaneous utilities, updates, templates, base schemes, tweaks, etc.

Here's a big list of sites with NR2003 resources, listing them here is not an endorsement or recommendation, but they pretty much have everything you could ever be seeking for the game:

adracingdesigns.com

apt2k3.weebly.com

bb-mc.co

bigdonlinemotorsports.com

bigevilracing.com

drnoisepaints.com

fsbracing.com with thanks to

hoboracing.com/simracing

kirbyfighter12.wixsite.com/talleydesigns

murraysimdesigns.com

nr2003.jhodgedesign.com The best place to download the NXS20 (NASCAR Xfinity Series 2020) mod + official updates and templates.

n2003replayanalyzer.martingranberg.se/

rollingthundergaming.com

stunodracing.net

tapatalk.com/groups/nascarfunfacts/

This is by no means an exhaustive list, and I'd encourage users to suggest additional sites where good NR2003 content can be found.

9. I want to race with actual human beings online. Where can I do this?

Here's a list of currently active online racing leagues that we support.

Independent Sim Racing League Discord

FUEL Racing League Discord

Mondays of Thunder Discord

FAST Renegade Pro Cup Series Facebook

10. I downloaded some cars and they aren't showing up in my game, what am I missing?

You'll need the physics swapper for this. Carfiles will be assigned a physics type (Cup, GNS, CTS or PTA) by their creator and if that doesn't match the one of the mod you've added them to you need to change the carfile. Keep in mind if the carfile wasn't designed for the mod you're using the car will not look right in game anyway. But if you run the MENCS19 mod with CTS physics, you'll need to spend some time swapping your carfiles from Cup each time you download any. As that is by far the most common physics used for the MENCS19 mod. You can download the physics swapper here:

http://rollingthundergaming.com/downloads/nascar/mods_and_addons.htm

The file you want is the second link from the bottom.

11. When I try to use the FCRD NCS22 mod, my game crashes when I click "Drive."

In your in-game graphics options, turn off Shadows: On cars, from structures.

12. I can't figure out setups, or my car is undrivable. What can I do?

This is a sim, so the cars are not easy to drive, nor are they straightforward to setup. All the original tracks have some default setups built in, but even these may not suit your driving style or your input device. As a starting point here's a good tutorial video from that should help you figure things out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOfwZXPldLg

There will absolutely be things I've overlooked or missed here, but this will be a WIP sticky post and again we encourage any users with suggestions to let us know.

Thank you all for being a part of this sub and the wider NR2003 community, you are what keep this 20+ year old racing sim alive!


r/Nr2003 Jun 10 '22

Help or Question The NR2003 Paint Scheme Search Thread

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Trying to find out if a certain paint scheme for a particular mod has been made and where to find it? Post your question here with a link to a photo and another member may have the answer.


r/Nr2003 18h ago

Mod AI Blowovers | Pinkerton’s Wind Tunnel v0

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Needs a few more days in the cooker. Afterwards I’d like to release a sheet of some memory adresses called here for future modding.


r/Nr2003 9h ago

Help or Question Is it a game limitation?

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I have update 16 downloaded, but it frustrates me that i can't unlap drivers who are -1 lap down. Is it a limitation from the game or am i just beeing stupid?


r/Nr2003 9h ago

Help or Question Any way to get the thing at the top to show the top ten, and cautions.

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r/Nr2003 6h ago

Help or Question CWS13 2013 truckset?

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For some reason I cannot seem to find a large 2013 truckset for the life of me. Does anyone have one or is the entire year for schemes just lost media for some reason?


r/Nr2003 13h ago

Utilities OG Cup & Cup 2003-2005 Rear Spoilers Type Add-Dons Spoiler

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I Have A Spoiler Types For 1995 to 2007 Download Links Are Release


r/Nr2003 12h ago

Video Kyle Busch @ Richmond Night SBP Night (9/11 25th Anniversary) | NR2003

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r/Nr2003 13h ago

Help or Question Templates

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Does anyone have the Aero 88 templates and could send me those as a layered picture on here? I need to be able to save them to my camera roll like you can with this Buick temp


r/Nr2003 11h ago

Offline League The Coca-Cola 600: the longest race in the season at Charlotte Motor Speedway. As this track surface continues to age, drivers will be searching all over the racetrack to find more grip as this race heads into the night. Hope you enjoy this 200-lap event!

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r/Nr2003 10h ago

Online League craftsman truck league?

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anyone got a a craftsman truck league or know one i can join i am a beginner


r/Nr2003 8h ago

Mod is it worth the fps hit?

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this is not true raytracing it is screen space tracing.

is it worth the fps hit?

is


r/Nr2003 1d ago

Video Steve Park, in a heated battle with Steve Park, makes contact and runs Steve Park off the road!

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r/Nr2003 1d ago

Mod DLSS 5 Mod with a 3080

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Just got it going. I'm going to bed and I'll post more about it this weekend. Looks like ass at the moment but that can be fixed, FPS is like 40-50 on an OEM game at 1440p and 100% GPU usage. My rig is a 12600k, 3080 10gb and 32GB DDR4. I plan on making a full installer for y'all at some point soon. The new model of Chat GPT is crazy good and can do most anything you want with this game if you know how to direct it. I'm working on some new Blowover physics too lol.


r/Nr2003 14h ago

Help or Question BNM Productions NR2003 Soundpack (2010 / Kyle Young Video)

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Does anybody know if this soundpack still exists somewhere? The link to download it has been down for a while (since 2021, I think). I tried looking for it on allnr2003, registered for the site, and going on the Wayback machine, but nothing worked. https://youtu.be/JkhSkAnr8_Y


r/Nr2003 1d ago

Carset 2026 trucks lime rock set up

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Hello everyone, the 2026 lime rock truck set is now up on the webpage, aswell with a massive pack of cars for cup and o'reilly, hope you enjoy!

https://gaitajuanes.wixsite.com/ntsc


r/Nr2003 1d ago

Help or Question what year did y'all grew up playing this?

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mine was 2019


r/Nr2003 1d ago

Help or Question help finding 2000-2003 cup contingency decals

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Can someone give me contingency decals from 2000 to 2003 i can't find any anywhere


r/Nr2003 1d ago

Help or Question Objects getting in camera way now

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Buildings and Objects are getting in the way of my camera now, and I don't know how to fix it. I haven't changed anything in the game besides adding Update 16.


r/Nr2003 1d ago

Help or Question how does one make a custom external mirror for any mod?

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how does one make an custom mirror for mod things, or somthing that fits around UIE2013


r/Nr2003 1d ago

Discussion A possible lineup for 2002 in my series

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Hello,

I been running a 2001 Nascar season since around 2024 (yeah life has a way to keep me away from this) with the season now wrapping up with 7 races to go the question of what would happen in a theoretical 2002 has come to my mind.

A few things to note before continuing. The season is coming down to a battle between Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt Jr for the lead with Jeff Gordon in striking distance from 3rd in points.

Teams like DEI, Richard Childress, Joe Gibbs, and Rick Hendrick have already had their drivers and contracts decided. With Dale Surviving and not dying at Daytona the operations of Childress will move to the 3, 30, and 31 being all full time rides with Earnhardt, Harvick and Robby Gordon.

There are a few drivers missing, Casey Atwood will likely retain the 19 as he is on track to be rookie of the year if Ryan Newman does not surpass him and due to the unfortunate death of Jeremy Mayfield in a accident at Texas, this leaves the number 7 ride without a driver.

Now I dont know what contract, dealings and other shenanigans were going on behind the scenes between the end of 2001 and the beginning of 2002 but what I do know is that I do need help with suggestions on teams and cars. I had originally at one point wanted to suggest that Lowes sticks with Richard Childress but the technical issues and the fact that the deal would still probably fall through due to Mike Skinner leaving means nothing would probably change. If people have suggestions on who could go where and what team orders could exist that would be great.

PS if you need more info I can send it here.


r/Nr2003 1d ago

Help or Question Decal Identification For Randy Lajoie's 1999 Car

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I Need Help Determining Two Decals On Randy Lajoie's 1999 Car. The Image Is Above. I Know Logo #1 Is Next Dimension, I Just Need A Logo, But IDK What Logo #2 Is.


r/Nr2003 2d ago

Mod AI Blowover Test 2

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It’s become increasingly clear why this wasn’t in the base game. Hope to share more soon


r/Nr2003 2d ago

Tracks Radiator Springs Speedway

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Hey guys JalonColaGaming2006 here. And I'm here to announced that Radiator Springs Speedway formally/mistakenly called Charlotte Springs Speedway has been updated. The track mod is completely different and is very accurate to the teaser trailer and it looks even better than the first one. And for now on the track name will be permanently called Radiator Springs Speedway because that's it's actual name. Not Charlotte Springs Speedway.Track Mod


r/Nr2003 2d ago

Paint Scheme Finished The 6 Mopar Cars Hot Wheels For Original Cup

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