WTCR Coming to RaceRoom, Audi RS 3 LMS TCR Now Available

Paul Jeffrey · Mar 28, 2018

RaceRoom Racing Experience are bringing the new 2018 FIA WTCR series to the simulation, starting with the Audi Sport RS 3 LMS TCR... and a competition...

Many touring car fans see the still relatively young TCR regulation rule set as the next big thing in tin top racing, having watched the regulations grow from a single European series into one of the widest spread and most popular forms of touring cars since the heady heights of the SuperTouring era back in the early 1990s. Having spread to seemingly every corner of the globe with various national championships popping up almost monthly, the FIA have seen the potential of the regulations and adopted the TCR rule set to the newly launched World Championship series for 2018, replacing the rapidly declining World Touring Car Championship with the new WTCR World Touring Car Cup series.

Having enjoyed a strong and long lasting relationship with the WTCC for many years, Sector3 Studios and the RaceRoom Racing Experience simulation have confirmed WTCR 2018 will be heading to the sim soon, with the stunning Audi RS 3 LMS TCR already available to drive in game. To celebrate what Sector3 are calling a WTCR 'Prologue', the Swedish studio have launched a new official WTCR eSport championship using the new Audi, with a change to win cash prizes and race against real WTCR drivers! You can find out more info HERE.

The Audi RS 3 LMS TCR is available in game now as part of the WTCR eSport Prolouge series in game.

RaceRoom Racing Experience is a free to play racing simulation from Sector3 Studios.

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Looking forward to TCR regulation cars in R3E? Like the sound of the 2018 WTCR series? Let us know in the comments section below!

T04STY · Mar 29, 2018

Matheus Machado said:
Why there is a LMS in every Audi car that doesn't race at Le Mans

But it's not in the name of the cars that raced in le mans like the R18 etron quattro xD

Kenny Paton · Mar 29, 2018

Celestiale said:
Can't wait for RD club races with this series @Ross Garland . That said, to keep it real, you really have to ditch some rules (e.g. golden rule, cut penalty..) for i

Club races here on RD regardless of what series is being used have their own rules that are designed to promote good clean and fair racing. They also allow for the widest participation of members of varying skill levels, and most importantly are about having fun.
So not going to happen, leagues are a different matter.

leseb64 · Mar 29, 2018

I watch video I do not like the sound engine and plmus FWD and paid competing ....

Andrew Harper · Mar 29, 2018

A nice surprise that WTCR is coming to Raceroom, great stuff and many thanks to Sector3

All the WTTC cars are great fun so looking forward to these as well.

When Bram mentioned "going back to our roots" for the next Touring Car league, I wonder if he knew something we didn't?

Will be interesting to see how many cars are included at first. The WTCR grid has quite a few different makes so I won't be too disappointed if they release say 80% of the field at first and then the rest after a few months.

A fun title, great content, lovely sounds. With everything else on the horizon 2018 is looking like a good year for sim-racing.

I'm pretty happy with the way the game is at the moment, but being I'm not doing much online racing at the moment I would love to have the ability to run multiclass offline. As far as I'm aware that hasn't been included yet.

Thomas Friedrich · Mar 29, 2018

Within the WTCR there are cars from 7 manufacturers right now. There are other manufacturers who build cars homologated for the TCR regulations, but not all of these are competing within the WTCR. So, it would be great if S3 implements the full grid of cars, I think... it’s the official WTCR ‚game‘, so that all cars and drivers should be in it (and even the tracks, that would be awesome)!

Nano10 · Mar 29, 2018

The problem always is the AI, the breaking point for the other cars is wrong and the crashes became the game in a frustating experience. Should try like in Project Cars 2 or Assetto and create "AI agression". I prove "adaptable AI" but in the corners (and in the straight lines too) the rivals always crash me. Its a shame.

Celestiale · Mar 29, 2018

Kenny Paton said:
Club races here on RD regardless of what series is being used have their own rules that are designed to promote good clean and fair racing. They also allow for the widest participation of members of varying skill levels, and most importantly are about having fun.
So not going to happen, leagues are a different matter.

I wasn't 100% serious

UMC 22 · Mar 29, 2018

Nano10 said:
The problem always is the AI, the breaking point for the other cars is wrong and the crashes became the game in a frustating experience. Should try like in Project Cars 2 or Assetto and create "AI agression". I prove "adaptable AI" but in the corners (and in the straight lines too) the rivals always crash me. Its a shame.

If you do a search on this forum you will find numerous threads about how to "train" the adaptive AI and sort out your own driving so that these types of crashes are greatly reduced. It doesn't really have anything to do with the topic of this thread.

Nano10 · Mar 29, 2018

Ross i read the threads but never find a decent solution for "crashes in breaking points". I repeat is a shame the game has a lot of potential but de AI is frustating.

Zuffenhausen Weiss · Mar 29, 2018

Whilst it's a good move to keep their touring car portfolio going; when I tried R3E last weekend, I noticed that DTM ended at 2016, so why couldn't they keep it going.

Kenny Paton · Mar 29, 2018

Zuffenhausen Weiss said:
Whilst it's a good move to keep their touring car portfolio going; when I tried R3E last weekend, I noticed that DTM ended at 2016, so why couldn't they keep it going.

That's when the license expired, and the changes before next year are pretty cosmetic.

Celestiale · Mar 29, 2018

Kenny Paton said:
That's when the license expired, and the changes before next year are pretty cosmetic.

Between 2016 and 2017 DTM had the biggest changes in many years, pretty comparable to F1. Got around 3s a lap faster.

Kenny Paton · Mar 29, 2018

Celestiale said:
Between 2016 and 2017 DTM had the biggest changes in many years, pretty comparable to F1. Got around 3s a lap faster.

Oh I thought the engine change next year was the big game changer, although the loss of Mercedes dampens my enthusiasm for the series.

Isaac Chavira · Mar 29, 2018

protonv5 said:
But you can't buy this car? I don't see where you can. Only available for ESports?

Yeah it says here "with the stunning Audi RS 3 LMS TCR already available to drive in game" however it is nowhere to be found in the store?

Celestiale · Mar 29, 2018

Kenny Paton said:
Oh I thought the engine change next year was the big game changer, although the loss of Mercedes dampens my enthusiasm for the series.

After 2016 the aerodynamics changed (a lot more downforce) and they got also stickier tyres. Those changes brought them almost up to pace with the GT500. The engine change is the next big change, bringing them on par with the GT500.
Agree on the Mercedes part...i still hope that Alfa rises from the ashes, the Giulia QV would be the perfect platform. A merge with GT500 would also be a savior. The series with just BMW and Audi (being leaps in front) would bury it..

UMC 22 · Mar 29, 2018

Nano10 said:
Ross i read the threads but never find a decent solution for "crashes in breaking points". I repeat is a shame the game has a lot of potential but de AI is frustating.

Well, it's worked for me and others so I suggest you re-read the threads and try again. Making OT posts in this thread won't help.

Isaac Chavira said:
Yeah it says here "with the stunning Audi RS 3 LMS TCR already available to drive in game" however it is nowhere to be found in the store?

My guess would be that you need to enter the competition to drive the car. It would make sense since I would think S3 will release the WTCR cars as a pack, rather than individually.

Kenny Paton · Mar 29, 2018

Celestiale said:
A merge with GT500 would also be a savior. The series with just BMW and Audi (being leaps in front) would bury it..

We agree on that, I think they really need to try something along those lines and adding Nissan, Toyota and Honda to the mix would liven things up.
Also would be great to get them in to R3E

Patrick van der Meulen · Mar 29, 2018

Very nice to have WTCR in R3E. Nice to see the follow-up of WTCC in R3E. Hopefully WTCR won't become (fully) electric too soon...

Brandon Wright · Mar 29, 2018

Isaac Chavira said:
Yeah it says here "with the stunning Audi RS 3 LMS TCR already available to drive in game" however it is nowhere to be found in the store?

It usually helps to read the full article. At the bottom it clearly says "The Audi RS 3 LMS TCR is available in game now as part of the WTCR eSport Prolouge series in game."

Case_ · Mar 29, 2018

Isaac Chavira said:
Yeah it says here "with the stunning Audi RS 3 LMS TCR already available to drive in game" however it is nowhere to be found in the store?

Like I've already mentioned, the title of the article is somewhat misleading (the sentence you quote less so as that's technically true). You can drive the car right now, but only as part of the (paid) competition.