Retro Pack for SimBin's RACE Series

[Erik Jakobsson]

This dropped into a certain mailbox a few minutes ago as a pressrelease

“Race 07”: Fourth expansion pack will be the “Retro Pack”

Lidköping /Sweden, April 21, 2011
– The Swedish game development company SimBin Studios AB today announced that the fourth expansion pack for the award winning PC racing game
“Race07” will be released next week.

Release date: April 28, 2011 | Price: 4.99 EUR | Available on: http://store.steampowered.com/app/44660/

The Retro Pack features 8 cool retro cars and 2 new high detailed tracks. It is designed for all fans who loves their racing cars loud and charismatic. From the unmistakable rounded curves of the Volvo Amazon, over the iconic BMW 2002 to the raw coolness factor of the ’70 Chevrolet Camaro, it is all here. The pack also contains the Poznan track which is a world premiere on any gaming platform, and the first hillclimb stage ever made by SimBin.

Special Features:
- Integration with the RaceRoom online platform, featuring leaderboards and competitions.
- The first ever Hillclimb stage developed by SimBin, based loosely on stretches of road in the Alps.

Cars:
1968 Volvo Amazon
1972 Volvo P1800 ES
1971 BMW 2002
1968 Mini Cooper S
1971 Opel Commodore GS 3001
1973 BMW 3.0 CSL
1974 Chevrolet Corvette
1970 Chevrolet Camaro

Tracks:
Hillclimb Stage
Poznan

 

[Jim Cole]

Hill climbs as told by a real pro: Racing the hill is just a series of drag races with turns in the middle.

 

[Rupe Wilson]

With only yourself to blame when you end up in the barrier... I bought it and love it.....

 

[Péter Bártfai]

Maybe I'm not able to drive RWD but I'm 4 seconds faster with the Mini on the hillclimb. Someone else?

I did a few runs again yesterday and I still had the same time. You have to be agressive with RWD-s and drift out of some corners or you can lose time easily. I haven't tweaked setups yet though, just ran with the default and tried to memorize more corners.

 

[Zulnex]

I just bought it as well. Can't wait to start racing.

 

[H34d5h07]

As soon as I got the pop-up news from Steam and I read "Hillclimb" I purchased it right away.
Been driving like a mad cat for a few hours today and yesterday and only have one thing to say in one word: FUN!!!
I just hope more Hillclimb tracks will be made.

 

[Hiroshi Awazu]

I did a few runs again yesterday and I still had the same time. You have to be agressive with RWD-s and drift out of some corners or you can lose time easily. I haven't tweaked setups yet though, just ran with the default and tried to memorize more corners.

Drifting will Increase your time.

 

[Craig Hume]

Excellent addition to the Race07 family. Best addition for me. Would be nice for at least one or two more cars in each class.
Perhaps a Alfa or something

 

[Kennett Ylitalo]

Finally got the pack purchased and installed.. AMAZING! Thank you x 1 000 000 to SimBin.. Scenery is absolutely fabulous and the cars have very good feel to them. It's been a while when i couldn't close my mouth when driving and the slides you can do with these ancient beasts... Whooah...

 

[Rupe Wilson]

This is what we want...

pretty damn close if you ask me....

I want big rear view mirror like that one....

 

[James Chant]

just bought this expansinon, and have to say, love the mini!

 

[CaptainHarlock]

I was kind of hoping the Ford Capri would be in this too.

 

[Rupe Wilson]

Theres always the Gtl mod ( but why have the mod when you can have the original http://www.raceroom.net/shop/item/22/gt-legends/) But i know what you mean.. I was hopeing more that they updated the setups from the xbox ( i want to be able to adjust every thing)

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

These are old cars and in that era the possibility to change setups were very limited #goodolddays

 

[Rupe Wilson]

Tell me about it i had a triumph spitfire with a single rear leaf spring for suspension, Some years later i got hold of a 74 corvette i could not beleive it had the same barn yard tech (but it worked well in trying to kill me ). you cant beat it for fun...
It wouldnt of hurt to include the extra setting, there were different spring around at that time, but the shockers were no to clever and with the old tyres the pressure was used as part of the suspension.
Im all for keeping it real but its 1/2+1/2 so i want all.....

 

[Giorgio262]

I just had a drive with the mini from the retro pack and the mini from the gtl ad-on, and I can't help but feel that the one from the gtl mod not only looks better, but feels somewhat more realistic to drive. Also in the replays it seems to move in a more realistic way. The Mini from the retro pack looks like a slot car. From the graphics point of view I also can't understand why Simbin ruin their models with those silly tinted windows. lighting is already a minus in Simbin titles, dark windows just make it worse. It happens with the retro pack, especially when you compare it with the aforementioned GTL mod, but, I think, it's clearly visible even with GT Pro\Club\Sport cars when you compare them with the cars from GTR2 2 GTRE mod.

 

[Martin Leyfield]

The retro pack mini's are too fast for the other cars in the cool class. The Amazon is supposed to be more powerful but heavier but it's not that much faster in a Mini vs Amazon drag race:

I drove a 1965 Mini in this years COnline GTL-Mod league. Here is the Brno race: