RaceRoom | DTM 2020 Talk 'n' Drive

Paul Jeffrey · Sep 21, 2020

The 2020 DTM cars in RaceRoom - a combination appealing enough to restart the RaceDepartment Talk 'n' Drive video series.

Audi and BMW DTM 2020 cars available now in RaceRoom.
Testing the Kubica BMW at Hockenheim.

As a fan of the real world DTM season, news of RaceRoom Racing Experience releasing the 2020 cars to their simulation came as a very pleasant surprise, and frankly, I couldn't wait to get back behind the wheel of a high-powered tin top prototype to see how the cars have changed since the last time they made an appearance within the sim.

DTM 2020 | Now available in RaceRoom Racing Experience: Click Here.

It's been a while since the DTM appeared in R3E, and since the last content release the category has undergone something of a change, with Mercedes moving on to pastures new, Aston Martin coming in and then swifty going out, and the introduction of the new Class 1 regulations bringing with it more horsepower, and more spectacular cars.

The question is, are the changes worthy of a new content release, or is the 2020 pack a case of more of the same?

RaceRoom Racing Experience is available now exclusive to PC.

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Kurupt CDN · Sep 23, 2020

fireballr18 said:
The tire wear is nuts...

I agree, I did 2 very slow laps the other night just trying to keep it pointed forward and the tire wear was already down to 80% on all 4

Deleted member 197115 · Sep 23, 2020

How do you monitor that, WebHUD?
Why we still don't have tire app on standard HUD, @Sector3?

mr_belowski · Sep 23, 2020

tyre wear is fine, you just need to be smooth. Just did a 1 hour online race with a single pitstop, had to nurse the tyres a bit at the end but otherwise it was not an issue

UMC 22 · Sep 23, 2020

Andrew_WOT said:
Why we still don't have tire app on standard HUD, @Sector3?

Probably because WebHUDs provide pretty much all the functionality we'll ever need from a HUD already, and they look far more modern than anything R3E has had before. Other than technical issues a few seem to have with them, I honestly can't think of any reason to use the in-game HUD for anything these days.

That said, S3 are already in the middle of redesigning the interface so maybe a HUD overhaul is on the cards. Seems a bit of a waste of time to me though.

Deleted member 197115 · Sep 23, 2020

Can't say I agree, 3rd party HUD is not an excuse for not having proper tire app in sim out of the box.

Majuh · Sep 24, 2020

Andrew_WOT said:
Can't say I agree, 3rd party HUD is not an excuse for not having proper tire app in sim out of the box.

You can see the tire temperatures on the dashboard in most cars.

UMC 22 · Sep 24, 2020

Andrew_WOT said:
Can't say I agree, 3rd party HUD is not an excuse for not having proper tire app in sim out of the box.

Ok, so why is it that you don't want to use the WebHUDs exactly?

Deleted member 197115 · Sep 24, 2020

Majuh said:
You can see the tire temperatures on the dashboard in most cars.

Define most.

Olijke Poffer · Sep 24, 2020

Richard Hessels said:
You can even assign buttons to set the screentilt.

on a single screen you can set the seat tilt indeed. On a triple screen setup it does not work. We asked this many times but they still did not fixed it.

Majuh · Sep 25, 2020

Andrew_WOT said:
Define most.

All modern cars that have got a digital dashboard.

UMC 22 · Sep 27, 2020

I have to admit that despite what I said in the preview thread, these cars are growing on me. Had a fun race vs the AI at Nurb. The car felt great and the AI drove really well. One you get used to them and the tyres are warmed up, they're great to drive.

Wilko Jones · Oct 5, 2020

I pretty much feel the same way, except I do way more hot lapping, than racing. I got to get the hang of the cars a little more before I try running them in anger. They also gave me a new appreciation for Oshersleben. Once the tires are warmed up, I have a ton of confidence with them at the track. I've even managed to have a bunch of "snappy" turn in's. It almost looks like I know what i am doing out there. LOL

I got to work out a new button mapping configuration for the wheel, so I can use P2P and DRS. But first come's building more of that confidence.

Does anyone have a setup or advice for running these beasts at the Nordschleife? I didn't try it yet because I am thinking the bottom would scrape all over the place. Last time I tried raising a car for the Nord, I made it uncontrollable.