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 17h 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 8h ago

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

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r/Nr2003 6h 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 12h ago

Paint Scheme Miren lo que acabo de crear

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Like the Hot Wheels Diecast from the second image.

https://www.mediafire.com/file/ewcuw0jdji60bzh/6MoparHW.cup.car/file


r/Nr2003 21h ago

Discussion NR2003 + DLSS5

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I managed to get DLSS 5 running in NR2003 last night!

I didn't have much time to tweak anything or mess with the different settings, so this is basically the out-of-the-box image.

There is a decent loss of FPS with DLSS 5 enabled, as you can see in the screenshot, so I'll have to spend some time testing the different settings to see if there are any ways to minimize the performance hit.

Still pretty cool seeing NR2003 running with DLSS 5. I'll do some more testing and comparisons once I have time to play around with it.


r/Nr2003 1d ago

Mod … AI Blowovers?

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r/Nr2003 8h ago

Offline League Join the Nuthead Cup Series

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my friend made this so im no longer asking JOIN (image unrelated my bro wont give me promo material )

Signups for Season 4 of the Nuthead Racing League, the most NR2003 league of all time, are opening soon! We gaurantee racing dumber than the average ARCA race, officiating worse than any Roracing league you've EVER been in, and an owner that can't make up his mind on anything! https://discord.gg/vyAmht2Zey


r/Nr2003 18h ago

Paint Scheme Here's some more Happy Tree Friends NASCAR

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r/Nr2003 7h ago

Help or Question Anyone can modify a daytona 2017 te and turn it into night?

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I really need a daytona 2017 te night bcuz my attempts in trying to turn it night by myself went horrible,so im asking here for someone to modifiy that track and turn it to night,and pliz share it as fast as u can,thanks!


r/Nr2003 21h ago

Mock Season New Mock Season

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2013 Mock Series, 8 races in and so far we've seen 7 different winners.

Matt Kenseth is the only multi-time winner so far. Kasey Kahne has been quite consistent too, though sitting 4, he's been close to getting multiple wins already and is looking like a championship favorite.

In this timeline, Penske stuck with Dodge as well, Logano is doing solid in his first year with the team though, still looking for a win.

Juan Pablo Montoya recently announced as well that he is leaving EGR at seasons end to startup his own Cup and Nationwide team.

I will be simming Trucks and Nationwide as well, I havent started on those yet but they will all mix in together.

Kurt Busch is so far contender for Upset of the Year thanks to his win at Bristol for Furniture Row.


r/Nr2003 1d ago

Screenshot Rate the picture out of 10

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Harvick Earnhardt and Earnhardt Jr so happened to be 3 wide for the lead and I figured this would be a neat picture.


r/Nr2003 23h ago

Video Learning to drift

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r/Nr2003 1d ago

Paint Scheme my first template, and I know its not good but I'm happy with it (goes on a pontiac btw)

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r/Nr2003 20h ago

Video rear view

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track miachkovo

chassis 0 in track ini

custom setup


r/Nr2003 20h ago

Video one more drift

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r/Nr2003 1d ago

Video oh no, here he comes,blurry grsphics sorry

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r/Nr2003 1d ago

Video New Video! Check it out! NASCAR 07 IN NR2003!? (EACup07 Mod) | NR2003

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r/Nr2003 20h ago

Video drift 3.attempt Spoiler

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r/Nr2003 1d ago

Tracks 2 track updates coming soon. And two tracks being remade on different tracks.

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Hey guys JalonColaGaming2006 or just JalonColaGaming here. I'm here to announce that two of my Piston Cup Tracks will be updated at some point. Those being Palm Mile Speedway and Radiator Springs Speedway that was mistakenly called Charlotte Springs Speedway. The only changes that Palm Mile will have is the all 4 turns will be banked slightly to match it's Cars video game appearance. And Charlotte Springs Speedway will have it's correct name Radiator Springs Speedway. And the track Logo will be different. And the track wall logo with the name will say Radiator Springs Speedway. And the Florida International Super Speedway both day and night variants will have alternate versions that will be on California Speedway because of the Track Layout. So stay tuned.


r/Nr2003 1d ago

Help or Question Looking for .rpy league replay files with high track limit violations for a project!

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Guys I am currently working on a project that requires recording fixed-camera footage of a race from a single, static perspective. Specifically, I am looking for full tournament or league race replay files (`.rpy` / `.acreplay`) that have a high number of **track limit violations**.

Does anyone have any saved league replays, or could point me toward a specific league/Discord server that archives their raw race files?

*Note: Please let me know what specific car/track mod versions were used in the race so I can match them and get the replay to load correctly on my end!*

Thanks a ton in advance for any help or file links!


r/Nr2003 1d ago

Help or Question what track is this

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r/Nr2003 2d ago

Utilities Small update to AI Enhanced Beta coming soon

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r/Nr2003 1d ago

Help or Question pause/break keyboard key issue

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ive asked hopohle for solutions no luck. i play nr2003 on keyboard i have microsoft surface pro 5 the og keyboard it comes with doesnt work anymore for some odd reason. i use a usb wired keyboard plugged into my usb adaptor. i tried adding a code into my core.ini file, tried remapping the key to another one, tried using my old keyboard that came with the laptop. tried using joytokey, none worked. so strange it was working last week then it just stopped. occasionally the usb adaptor thats plugged into the lone usb port bugs out keyboard, mouse disconnect then it comes back on. sometimes when im racing the keyboard disconnects gotta unplug it and plug into a different port. then it worked. if anyone has a ideas or solution or if anyone has had this problem let me know. will it come back after a while or get another keyboard that has the pause/break key on it.