Welcome to The Pits' Dirt Track Racing page!
The 1.02d patch (795 KB) has been released! It fixes a number of small issues, particularly with regard to multiplayer racing.
Need new setups, but don't want to replace your "setup.sav" file and all your existing setups? Then you need the Masked Chicken's Setup Utility, available at the DTR Player's Guide. We have two good base setups available for download which use the Setup Utilities special format for easy importing into your current setup library.
Barry Clay and Blackhole Motorsports have released a new engine sound for the late model class. Pick it up in their DTR utilities section.
NOTE: Each program should have installation instructions included in the zip. Please do not email us with technical problems or installation questions on programs not written by us. In that file should be the original author's email... please contact them for any other problems.
1.02d Patch by Ratbag/WizardWorks (795 KB). Although the release version is a very stable almost bug-free, this patch is recommended. The patch fixes:
- Includes checksums for enhanced multiplayer race security.
- Logging of quick race results to qr_results.txt (in DTR installation directory).
- Miscellaneous multiplayer modifications.
- Additional command line options
- Additional multiplayer commands
- Improved sound patch support.
DTR Demo by Ragbag/WizardWorks (9 MB). Highly recommended since it is very close to the release version.
Setup Utility by the Masked Chicken (35 KB). This is a neat utility, available at the DTR Player's Guide, that imports and exports individual setups.
Money Cheat by John Bodin (393 KB). Increases the various race payouts so progression through the ranks is faster.
A new late model engine sound is available in the utilities section of Blackhole Motorsports.
If you are looking for car sets/skins, please see the Links section for some fine sites.
These setups are for the late model cars, not the stock or pro stock cars.
Track-specific setups can be found at various web sites (probably the most are at DTR Player's Guide), but since many of the tracks are very similar, these two generic setups work well at all tracks and can be used as good base setups -- a starting point for the final refinement needed to shave the last few hundreths off your times.
Short Track Setup by The Pits (in "xxx.set"
format -- Setup Utility
required for importing). For tracks that are less than one-half mile.
Medium/Long Track Setup by The Pits (in
"xxx.set" format -- Setup
Utility required for importing). For tracks that are one-half mile or longer.
Alternatively, both these setups are available in a "setups.sav" file, which can be dropped into the "data/saved games" directory -- no special utility is required, but it will replace your existing setups, so back up your old "setups.sav" file if you want to keep them.
Setup Quick Reference by The Pits. This is a one-page guide that summarizes the various setup options and the effect on car handling if the option is increased or decreased. Very helpful.
Setup Worksheet by The Pits. You can use this useful sheet (MS doc format) for recording setup changes, lap times, and track conditions as you test your car.
The tips are categorized into helpful tips and fun tips.
- If you are having technical problems or have questions about multiplayer DTR, be sure to take a look at Ratbag's FAQ.
- Just because the AI is a bit aggressive in the single-player game, intentionally hitting another car in multiplayer is not acceptable. Just as with any other serious simulation, hold your racing line, don't use other cars as guard rails, and drive within your limits.
- When racing multiplayer, use your initials as your name (or use a short name). That way, when the name labels are shown above the cars, it doesn't clutter the view.
- If you want to practice with no AI cars on the track, just go to Multiplayer, set up a race, and start it. You have the track all to yourself.
- If you find yourself out of a race early (black flagged), don't forget you can check out the racing action as a spectator by hitting the "Watch" button in the Chatroom. From there, hit the mouse buttons to cycle the view, and hit Tab to cycle through the cars and the "free camera mode." In this mode, use the mouse to orient your view and the left/right mouse buttons to accelerate and decelerate. It's actually very cool to check out the race from a blimp view or the view from the stands -- and it sure beats waiting in the game Chatroom for the race to finish.
Here are some other good sites:
Official Pages
Ratbag's DTR Page
WizardWorks' DTR Page
Fan Sites
DTR Late Model Player's
Guide - general DTR resource
Blackhole Motorsports - they
have a DTR section
DASCAR
DirtTrackin - car sets
All The Dirt
- general
Evil Racing
- car sets
Three Wide Racing - car sets,
including a "Pits" car!
Midwest Latemodel Racing Series
- online racing league
Wildchild's Skins - car
sets
Questions or comments about this page? Contact Jim Getzen. Please don't contact me about technical support issues -- thanks.
