Perhaps this will be beaten by Assetto Corsa but right now this is the best racing game available. Literally hundreds (if not thousands) of additional content available from the modding community. Also, the game doesm't hold your hand and force control off you (unless you want it to) meaning that unlike the Codemasters F1 games you actually drive the entire race. Pitlanes and post-race inlap.

16/10

after all of it's age, this is still fantastic racing experience game, I really love it and quite a few of modern racing simulation games can learn from this masterpiece

Old but gold.

Great game if you just got a wheel and looking to get into sim racing. This will teach you some good fundementals of driving. It's also old but it holds up well. It's made by SimBin so you know the physics are great. The mods are where the game really shines. You get a good selection of GT cars from the base game but there's mods out there for almost every racing series you can think of. And they're compatitble with RACE 07 and rFactor.

It might be a bit discouraging at first when you struggle to keep the car on the race track, but don't give up! Do the tutorials. They won't turn you into Michael Schumacher but you'll know how to drive decently.

Heavily recommend a wheel.

Best racing game on PC. It`s old, yeah, but look past GTR 2`s graphics and it still more than holds up against new racing games. The physics and AI are good, u have pits, changeable weather and day and night cycle, customization is everywhere and then there are mods. A ton of new skins, cars and tracks. Not all of them are well made but most of them are really awesome. Too bad nobody plays this anymore as multiplayer supports 28 players online or over LAN. Steam version has one big problem though. No porsches and ferraris :( Those still exist in singleplayer but have no liveries and look bad on the track.
Awesome racing game though.

When it comes to proper racing sims, SimBin are the kings in this field.
GTR2 is regarded by many as the best racing sim out there and I can see why.
Beyond the content the game comes with there are a ton of mods out there. You can lose months just trying them out.

GTR 2 Is A mix Between Arcade and Sim But more on the Sim Area. once You first Download the game the Porsches And the Ferrari's will not have a skin. their Is a Walkthrough which will tell you how to get it working.
The Game is for the Endurance Racing junkies with The 24 hours Of Spa Being One of the Events you can and will take part in. This game Is as Easy to mod As Rfactor but Some mods may Break the game. the Mod I would Recomend will be

grid mod-Brings ALMS Le mans 24 and LMS alive In this mod With Various Add ons round it. however sadly Its A privete mod So i would be a pain getting it.
This game Is Fun and is one For the Ages.

GTR2 is Awesome Racing Game!
No Regret!!
and Porsche and Ferrari Racing Car Problem Solution: http://www.nogripracing.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1772480

I like this game. It's like a simulator. Very good for play all times.

Boss.

'Nuff said.

First thing is first, yes, the Steam version of the game does not come stock with Ferrari or Porsche cars. This is a licensing issue and Steam is not trying to screw you over. However, you can easily return Ferrari and Porsches to your game by updating it and installing the No-CD patch (Note: Steam version is already No CD, you still need the patch though to get Ferrari and Porsche to work).

On to the game. It's a very old game, true, but the physics are outstanding and with mod added content like cars and tracks you'll find the graphical experience to be pleasant enough to not be distracting and when you're in the moment it's very easy to forget how dated the game looks. The AI is like all AI: terrible. They can run real life lap times and generally speaking they're fairly competent -but- they are absolutely terrible at racing off the racing line. This isn't unique to GTR2 or the GMotor engine, it's an industry wide issue. It's AI, you deal with it, and it's not too bad at the end of the day.

Other things to note:
1. The FFB is amazing once tuned properly for your wheel. It's horrible if it's tuned wrong. Take some time to set it up right.
2. If you're using a controller, you'll find that the game is just as enjoyable and just as playable
3. If you're using a keyboard, you can STILL be competitive with the right sensitivity adjustments. The game is that versatile, but obviously your experience will be the best with a wheel.
4. The 24H day/night cycle works as intended and is gorgeous. Sunsets blind, nights are dark.
5. The weather system leaves something to be desired. There is no dynamic weather to speak of, though there is a mod that corrects this. When the tracks are wet it's more like ice and more often than not TCS isn't enough.

6. Most importantly, this game has a STRONG modding community. Is there a major track out there you want in your game? Someone has created it. Is there a series you want to race in? Someone has created it. The only major series absent to my knowledge are the latest models of NASCAR, but this is a road racing game so what do you expect?

EDIT:
I figured I should also mention how it compares to other games. The next generation of sims is coming out as we speak so it might seem weird to pick up an 8 year old game. I feel that Assetto Corsa is likely going to be GTR2's spiritual replacement (Not that I have anything against pCars, or that there is anything wrong with pCars) in terms of the "sim" quality and possibly modding community. But it isn't there yet.

As it stands this is IMO, the best sim out there that you can buy overall, and it's largely thanks to the modding community. If you don't feel comfortable modding, then it's still a great sim with the 2004 GT championship, but I would advise picking up AC or pCars instead (once they release in full that is). The maturity of the mod community is what makes GTR2 what it is today, because they've pushed the Gmotor engine to its limits. Being said, AC looks better, handles better, and has arguably better FFB. It's too early to say how the career mod, modability, and AI are in comparison.

If you're comfortable modding, then this is and will continue to be the best sim out there until either AC, pCars, or rfactor2 builds up its mod community. If so, buy the game and head over to nogripracing.com and see what I'm talking about.

IMHO Simply the most complete and best-value PC sim ever made even until 2013 except MAYBE the pay to play ones.

As for nowadays rating:
Graphics (8/10) -has weather and time change which isn't anywhere else except for some older games which lacked others
Physics (8/10) -not at its best when sliding, difficult but rewarding
Gameplay (10/10) -many levels in AI performance, tons of setup adjustments which worked, custom weather and daytime
Replayability (10/10) -driving lessons, limitless quality mods outhere to download, many preset or custom championships, impressive collection of vehicles for its time
Price (10/10)

Total: 9.5/10

How good is this? well you can't quite smell the burning rubber and red hot brakes or the burning clutch, but thats about all that's missing. One of the best old-school racing sims before the new generation. Still plays very well today. Another classy SimBin production with pleasing physics, cracking sound, pretty goodAI, and a host of tracks. Add to this the great community surrounding this and its is similar stable of games with all the mods, addons, tracks and cars (and yes, some online action if you want to join up on some forums and fiddle a bit). Well worth any racing sim enthusiast adding to your collection. Get some of the realistic engine sound mods, put some headphones on, max the sound to 11 and enter petrol-head heaven, and its cheaper than crack :)

One of the best racing games I've played.

My favourite racing game:D Still the best out & mod-able!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR_hMsQOSUc

This game is very perfect! :D

It's still a pleasure to drive all these years later. Always prefered rFactor, but GTR2 it's clearly one of the best sims of the past generation.

This one stands out for me from the other (and equally epic!) SimBin series in that there is some great mods out for it. So if you get bored with the oodles of tracks and cars (with the various offical add-ons) you can always load up the Corvete Meeting Mod in GTR 2 and drive your old school C4 Vette around!

Also, this title works with everythng! TrackIR? No problem! Eyefinity? Easy! Steering wheels and HOTAS? Absolutely! Stereo3d (S3D) with IZ3d, Tridef and AMD3D? All verified and awesome!

How about Simcraft professional racing Sims? Yes, motion and VR/HMD headtracking support? All baked in.

I've played this using all the tech stated and I can tell you that despite the latest eye-candy rich sims out there, I keep coming back to this one. The hardware requirements are very low by todays standards and will run on almost anything. It is nice though to crank everything on MAX with a decent modern GPU. High fraps and it still looks very good IMHO.

Old but great Simulator!

One of the better simulation games out there

GTR has always been a favorite of mine. Unfortunately, you had to get a different .exe online if you buy it off Steam (which them makes it unplayable online), and you have to mess with the game files to un-block Ferrari and Porsche cars.

Alas, with community mods, this game STILL beats the ******* out of any other simulation out there!

9/10