Get ready, racing enthusiasts! March is set to bring an exciting addition to RaceRoom with the upcoming release of the Circuit de Pau-Ville track.



This French street circuit with its tight and twisty layout promises a unique and challenging experience.

• Pau, France
  
• Established in 1933
  
• Street Circuit
  
• 15 Turns
  
• 2,7 km

Nestled in the heart of Pau, France, the Circuit de Pau-Ville is renowned for its picturesque surroundings and demanding layout.



The track combines narrow streets, high-speed straights, and tight corners, offering a diverse range of challenges that will test the skills of even the most seasoned virtual racers.



Prepare to navigate the twists and turns of this iconic street circuit, surrounded by the historic architecture of Pau.



The Circuit de Pau-Ville holds a rich history, dating back to its establishment in 1933.



Over the decades, it has witnessed countless memorable moments and hosted prestigious racing events.



From its early days as a Formula One venue to its more recent status as a popular destination for Touring Car and Formula races in the annual Pau Grand Prix.



Experience the thrill of racing through the narrow streets of Pau, surrounded by barriers that leave little room for error. Precision and focus will be your allies on this challenging urban circuit.



Immerse yourself in the unique ambiance of Circuit de Pau-Ville, where the echoes of past races resonate through the historic architecture that has witnessed decades of thrilling competitions.



From the fast sections that demand top-speed precision to the tight chicanes that test your agility, the Circuit de Pau-Ville offers a dynamic racing environment that keeps you on the edge of your seat.



The Circuit de Pau-Ville will be released in the RaceRoom store next week!

The Season Opener for the DTM Esports Championship powered by RaceRoom is scheduled to take place at Norisring tonight.



Witness some of the world's top drivers as they compete for their portion of the 50,000 EUR prize pool!

German stream: https://youtu.be/fU-bxGdUUnE

Download size = ~400 MB

Client version = 0.9.5.42
Client BuildID = 13637254

• BMW M3 E30 (Touring Classics) - Softer spring setup, rebalanced dampers
  
• DTM 2020 - Improved launch control
  
• Honda TCR - Updated fuel consumptions across the variants of the car
  
• Norisring - moved the time attack spawn further up to prevent handing over the car to the player so close to the braking point for last turn
  
• Renault TCR - Improved launch control
  
• Safety Car - Now a CUPRA TCR in preparation of DTM Esports
  
• VW Scirocco GR2 - Polished base setup: Softer springs for more mechanical grip and less tyre load variance; Roll rate increased; ARBs take greater share of roll control

Race in the Mazda MX-5 Cup Golden Ticket Series from Feb. 15 - March 31 for your shot at one of six Prodigy Passes!



Winners will receive an all-expense paid trip to learn, train, and compete in a real race car at Prodigy Week (May 13-15) and have a chance to be drafted as a paid pro driver in the real-world Prodigy Racing League.


ENTER NOW at https://racingprodigy.com/ to be eligible.

Deadline to race in Round 1 and win a Prodigy Pass is Feb 15 (1 PM ET)!

The second Ranked Event of 2024 is the

The top European split with the highest Ranked Multiplayer rating and reputation will be streamed live and the winners will get a spot in the Hall of Fame.

Everybody is invited to set their best lap on the leaderboards to compare your time against others. You do not need to own the track and you can try every car for free. The leaderboards will close on Thursday, February 22 13:00 CET.



Everyone who wants to race is invited: all skill levels and regions. You do need to own the content in order to participate. You will be matched with other drivers based on your Ranked Multiplayer Rating and Reputation of your region.

The races are organized in three main time zones:

• America: ET
  
• Europe: CET
  
• Oceania: AEDT

When the leaderboards close, a confirmation form will be opened. This form will be sent by mail to everybody who set a lap time on the leaderboard. The form will also be announced on Discord, Social Media and added to this topic.

The confirmation form will be open from Thursday February 22 13:00 CET until race day Saturday February 24. The form will close at a different time for each region:
America: 09:00 ET
Europe: 12:00 CET
Oceania: 18:00 AEDT
Your rating and reputation will be fetched at the time listed above. To be safe, make sure your last race ends +/- 30 minutes before the deadline.

All times below are the local times (AEDT / CET / ET).

• Practice: 18:00
  
• Qualification: 20:00
  
• Warm-up: 20:30
  
• Race: 20:33

Download size = 92 MB

Client version = 0.9.5.36
Client BuildID = 13290076

• Resolved FFB issue in Audi TT cup 2015/2016 from the last update.
  
• Enhanced handling for non-wheel controllers: Steering lock now defaults to 18, with new speed-sensitive steering settings.
  
  Notes:
  - Existing players can opt for the default profile or manually apply new speed-sensitive settings: 'Speed Sensitive Steering = 60%', 'Min Steering Speed = 30', 'Max Steering Speed = 90'.
  - Previous steering lock settings will override the new default of 18, reset it in the top-right of the car setup menu.

Download size = 2.4 GB

Client version = 0.9.5.35
Client BuildID = 13268011

• Fixed an issue where next lap would be invalidated after restarting a lap from an offline area in time attack mode
  
• General AI improvements
  
• Audi TT RS VLN - Updated aero behaviour, tweaked some spring and damper calculations, updated brakes and dialled in the baseline setup.
  
• Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3 - Fixed asymmetrical camber settings
  
• DTM 1992 - Physics improvements
  
• Formula RaceRoom X-22 - Fixed exaggerated downforce this car had received, wiped the leaderboards for it
  
• Touring Classics - Physics improvements
  
• VW Scirocco Gr2 - Fixed some physics issues
  
• Bathurst - AI improvements
  
• Bilster Berg - Updated pitlane entrance corridors for AI’s
  
• Brands Hatch - Fixed sector line and an area of the pitlane that was off limits
  
• Charade - AI improvements
  
• Hockenheim - Art tweaks and improvements
  
• Mantorp - Fixed some areas that were wrongly off limits, added cones to mark pitlane entrance path on short layout
  
• Nogaro - Fixed an issue where laps could sometimes not count when passing on the far left of the pitlane
  
• Norisring - Fixed an overly dangerous manhole cover that could sometimes be hard on suspensions
  
• Paul Ricard - Fixed some hole in the ground
  
• Watkins Glen - Reduced AI pace
  

In the winter season of 2023-2024 RaceRoom is organizing the DTM Esports Pro Championship.



Everybody can participate in the Shootouts which consists of 2 rounds with leaderboards and multiplayer races.



The 2 Shootout rounds will determine which 32 drivers will race in the 6 rounds of the DTM Esports Championship 2023-2024 with a Prize Pool of 50.000 EUR.


The Shootout starts with a leaderboard competition.



You do not have to own the car or track and you are free to pick any of the DTM ‘23 cars. Your target: get in the top 64! When the leaderboard closes on Monday 29 January, the top 100 are invited by mail to participate in multiplayer races.



The top 64 confirmed drivers will be split in 2 heats. The top 6 of heat 1 and 2 directly qualify for the main season. Positions 7-22 of both heats will move to the last race (heat 3), after which the top 4 are qualified for the main season. Drivers can pick any of the DTM ‘23 cars, but can not make setup adjustments and a Balance of Performance is applied. The race day has a 10 minutes (private) qualification followed by a 20 minutes race. The BoP is announced as soon as possible.

It's the first Ranked Event of 2024 and we're going to Daytona on Saturday, February 3!

First we have a support race with the Touring Cars (TCR) for an exciting 20 minutes race.
The main event is the 2.4H multiclass race with the Mazda DPi and the latest GT3 cars.

The European top split with the highest Ranked Multiplayer rating and reputation for both races will be streamed live and the winners will get a spot in the Hall of Fame!



Everybody is invited to set their best lap on the leaderboards to compare your time against others. You do not need to own the track and you can try every car for free. The leaderboards will close on Thursday, February 1 13:00 CET.
Support Race: TCR Leaderboard
Main Race: GT3 Leaderboard
Main Race: Mazda DPi Leaderboard

Everyone who wants to race is invited: all skill levels and regions. You do need to own the content in order to participate. You will be matched with other drivers based on your Ranked Multiplayer Rating and Reputation of your region.

The races are organized in three main time zones:
America: ET
Europe: CET
Oceania: AEDT
Confirm you want to race
When the leaderboards close, a confirmation form will be opened. This form will be sent by mail to everybody who set a lap time on the leaderboard. The form will also be announced on Discord, Social Media and added to this topic.

The confirmation form will be open from Thursday February 1 13:00 CET until race day Saturday February 3. The form will close at a different time for each region:
America: 09:00 ET
Europe: 12:00 CET
Oceania: 18:00 AEDT
Your rating and reputation will be fetched at the time listed above. To be safe, make sure your last race ends +/- 30 minutes before the deadline.

All times below are the local times (AEDT / CET / ET).

Support race:

• 18:00 - Practice starts
  
• 20:00 - Qualification (10 minutes, private lap)
  
• 20:10 - Warm-up (3 minutes)
  
• 20:13 - Race start (20 minutes, rolling start)

Main event:

• 18:00 - Practice starts
  
• 20:10 - Qualification starts (30 mins, open session)
  
• 20:40 - Warm-up (3 minutes)
  
• 20:43 - Race 1 start (144 minutes, rolling start)

It is possible that the servers will be opened earlier for America and Europe, however the qualification for the support race will always start at 20:00 local time and the main race will always start at 20:10 local time. It is advised to join before the qualification starts, you can (re)join during qualification and during the first warm-up.

Ping limit
Broadcast server 200
Other servers: 350
Incident limit:
Broadcast server: 20/50
Other servers: 30/70
Mandatory pitstop: no
Start: rolling start
Setup:
Support race: closed
Main race: open
Join during qualification: enabled
Qualification:
Support race: 10 minutes private/closed
Main race: 30 minutes public/open
Warm-up
Broadcast server 1 minute
Other servers: 3 minutes
Race duration:
TCR: 20 minutes
GT3: 144 minutes
Drivers per grid: minimum 16, maximum 34
If a grid has less than 16 participants, the server will start with no password
Allowed GT3 cars:
Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II, BMW M4 GT3, Ferrari 488 GT3 EVO ‘20, Ferrari 296 GT3, McLaren 720S GT3, Mercedes-AMG GT3 '20, Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)
Classes: DTM '23, DTM '21, ADAC '21, ADAC '20 and GTR 3


Note for the players who want to participate in multiple races in multiple regions: you are allowed to do so. You have to submit the form on the race day to participate in all 6 races across all 3 regions. Confirm for Oceania when the form opens. On race day there is an update post available on Discord in #announcements. When the Oceania grid is ready and/or the server has gone online without a password, you can sign up for the European race until the deadline (countdown available on Discord). When the European grids are ready, you can sign up for the American race until the deadline.
Whether you go for the support race, both or all 6 races around the world (HERO!): good luck and have fun!

Download size = 55 MB

Client version = 0.9.5.28
Client BuildID = 13011405

• Fix for turbo pressure that was accidentally not building up properly