Getting Started
How do I start playing Simraceway?
In order to play Simraceway, you'll first need to create an account and download the game client.
To do so, click JOIN NOW on the
simraceway.com home page,
fill in your details and click SIGN UP. Then click the DOWNLOAD NOW button to download the game to
your computer and follow the on-screen instructions to install it once it has downloaded. When the
Simraceway game client has installed and launched, sign in using the login credentials you created
when you signed up for the game.
How do I edit my Simraceway Profile?
To edit your Profile in Simraceway, click your user name in the top right-hand corner of the
screen and select EDIT PROFILE on the left-hand side of the My Account screen. When you've
finished updating your details, click SAVE.
How do I add or change my Profile Pic?
To add a Profile Pic to your Profile (or to change an existing one), click your user name
in the top right-hand corner of the screen and select EDIT PROFILE on the left-hand side
of the My Account screen. Then select CLICK TO SET..., choose the image you wish to use
and click SAVE.
How do I change my password?
You can change your Simraceway password by clicking your user name in the top
right-hand corner of any simraceway.com screen and then selecting CHANGE
PASSWORD on the left of the My Account screen. Then enter your current password
followed by your new password (twice) and click CHANGE PASSWORD.
What is a Racer Plate?
Your Racer Plate is your own unique identifier in Simraceway. It is shown next to
your name on Leaderboards.
How do I create my Racer Plate?
To create your Racer Plate, click your user name in the top right-hand corner
of any simraceway.com screen, click GET YOUR RACER PLATE NOW in the top
right-hand corner of the My Account screen, use the text boxes and dropdown
menus to input your own, personalized content, click SAVE and confirm.
Note that you cannot change your Racer Plate once it has been created.
What do I require in order to play Simraceway?
All you need in order to play Simraceway is a PC with the minimum system
requirements below and an Internet connection. You can use a range of control
methods to race, including keyboards, joypads, and steering wheels. However,
for the best experience, we have partnered with SteelSeries to develop a
steering wheel which is preconfigured to work seamlessly with the game.
Click
here
to find out more about the SRW-S1 Steering Wheel.
Will Simraceway work with Linux or on a Mac?
No, Simraceway will not work on Linux or Apple Macs. However it will run on a
Mac with Windows XP, Vista or 7 natively installed, as long as its hardware
meets the minimum system requirements shown above.
Playing Simraceway
What do I get when I download Simraceway?
When you create your Simraceway account and download the game, you receive
your own car, freedom to practice on the game's tracks and take part in
exciting Quick Races, and the ability to purchase new cars and take part in
paid-entry Events.
What cars are available to buy?
You can purchase current and historic licensed vehicles from a variety
of prestigious and popular auto and racing brands. The list is growing
all the time as we gain more licenses and recreate more cars.
How do I buy a car?
Cars can be purchased via both simraceway.com and the Simraceway game.
From simraceway.com, hover over ONLINE RACING in the main menu at the
top of the screen, select CARS and then decide how you want to search
for your vehicle. Select the FEATURED or MOST POPULAR tabs to view
Simraceway- or user-defined selections or choose to browse by
MANUFACTURER, CAR TYPE, or RACING SERIES, using each option's sub-menus
to further refine your search. Then select the car you wish to purchase
and click the green button in the top-right hand corner of the screen.
Finally, choose whether you wish to use Credits or Currency to make
your purchase, click the relevant BUY NOW button and follow the
on-screen instructions to download the car.
From the Simraceway game, select GARAGE in the main menu, then decide
how you want to search for your car. Browse by MANUFACTURER, CAR TYPE,
or SERIES and then navigate to your chosen car, select it and click
BUY CAR. Credit and USD (Currency) prices appear at the bottom of its
profile window. Decide on your payment method, click the relevant BUY
button and confirm.
Your new car is automatically downloaded to your Garage. When it has
fully downloaded, click PROCEED to install it so it's ready to race.
What tracks can I drive on?
You can install a growing list of real-world and fantasy tracks,
including the Brno Circuit, the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and Circuit
Park Zandvoort.
What kinds of races and competitions are available?
Simraceway offers a Practice mode and two main competitive modes:
Quick Race and Events.
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Practice: Work on your technique, learn Simraceway's tracks,
and get a feel for your cars without other players around.
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Quick Race: Hit the track as quickly as possible in
action-packed one-off races against rival drivers and do battle
in a variety of cars and on a range of circuits.
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Events: Record the quickest times for individual laps and
multiple races to win prizes in these time-limited, paid-entry
competitions featuring predefined car/track combinations.
How do I enter Practice mode?
From the Simraceway game, select RACE in the main menu, click PRACTICE,
select a car and track, and click NEXT. You can then define your on-track
experience by setting the track Layout (if available), Weather conditions,
Time of day, Race Type and Length and Number of Drivers on the course
(for further settings, click the ADVANCED tab). Click RACE to head out
onto the track and make final adjustments to your car set up and gameplay
options and click RACE again to confirm.
How do I enter Quick Race?
From the Simraceway game, select RACE in the main menu, click QUICK RACE,
and choose one of three Difficulty levels, each of which has been
preconfigured to provide appropriate levels of on-track assistance. Once
enough rival racers have joined you, choose your car's appearance and
click SELECT, make any final adjustments to your car set up and gameplay
options and click RACE.
How do I found out more about an Event?
To view an Event's rules, terms & conditions, prizes, and circuit map,
click ONLINE RACING in the simraceway.com main menu, select the Event
from the list and then click the appropriate tab at the top of its
Leaderboard screen.
How do I enter an Event?
From simraceway.com, select ONLINE RACING in the main menu at the top
of the screen, choose the type of Event you wish to enter (e.g. HOT LAP,
CHALLENGE) by clicking the appropriate tab at the top of the list, select
the CLICK TO JOIN button to the right of your chosen Event and confirm.
Then login to the Simraceway game, select your car's appearance and
click SELECT, set your car setup and gameplay preferences and finally
click RACE.
From the Simraceway game, select RACE in the main menu,
click EVENTS, choose the Event you wish to enter and click SELECT. In the
Event Lobby, select a server from the list on the left of the screen and
click PROCEED (to view the selected Event's top performers, click the
LEADERBOARD tab at the top of the screen). Next, choose your car's
appearance and click SELECT. Finally, make any last adjustments to your
car set up and gameplay options and click RACE.
Will you be adding to the features?
Yes, all the time. We are constantly expanding the content we offer and
will always ensure that Simraceway is completely up-to-date with regular
software updates.
How do I view a replay of one of my races in Simraceway?
From the Simraceway game's main menu, select REPLAY, choose a recorded
race in the Replay Select window and click SELECT. To view the loaded
replay, click the start button at the bottom of the screen (to use a
more comprehensive set of controls, press F2).
How do I view replays of other drivers' races?
From the Simraceway game's main menu, select RACE and then click EVENTS,
select the Event you wish to view, click its LEADERBOARD tab at the top
of the screen, click the VIEW REPLAY button next to the driver you want
to watch and confirm at the prompt. The replay loads and its file is
added to the Replay Select window in your Replay screen. To view the
loaded replay, click the start button at the bottom of the screen (to use
a more comprehensive set of controls, press F2).
From simraceway.com, click ONLINE RACING in the main menu at the top
of the screen, select an Event and, in its Leaderboard screen, click the
reel icon to the right of a driver's time to download their replay file.
Once it has downloaded, copy the file to the following location:
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Windows Vista/7: C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\Simraceway\ReplayFridge\Replays
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Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Application Data\Simraceway\ReplayFridge\Replays
Once the file has been copied, login to the Simraceway game, select
REPLAY in the main menu and highlight it in the Replay Select window,
before clicking SELECT. To view the loaded replay, click the start
button at the bottom of the screen (to use a more comprehensive set
of controls, press F2).
Payments and Prizes
What can I buy in Simraceway?
At present you can purchase cars, entry into Events and, via
SteelSeries.com, our racing controller, the SRW-S1 Steering Wheel.
How do I buy items and services in Simraceway?
There are two ways of paying for items and services in Simraceway.
Depending on what you wish to buy, you can usually use either Cash that
you've added to your Simraceway account or Credits that you've earned by
completing accomplishments in the game. For more specific information
about the purchase process for individual items and services, see the
following questions in the Playing Simraceway FAQ section:
How do I buy a car?, How do I enter an Event?, How do I purchase
the SRW-S1 Steering Wheel?
How do I add cash to my Simraceway account?
To add cash to your Simraceway account, head to your Profile by
clicking your user name in the top right-hand corner of the screen
and select either ADD FUNDS (to make a credit card payment) or ADD
FUNDS WITH MONEYBOOKERS (to top up your account using
Moneybookers.com). Then choose how many US dollars you'd like to add,
fill in your details, click PURCHASE and follow the on-screen instructions.
How do you work out the price of cars?
To make buying a car as straightforward as possible, we use a
simple method of calculating prices, offering them for exactly
1/100,000 of their real-world market value. For vintage cars,
we calculate market value using a variety of reputable sources
and for racing cars we use a team's operating budget minus
their operations, overhead and travel costs.
How much cash can I win in Simraceway Events?
Cash prize pools for an Event are usually determined by the number
of entrants. The more people who have paid money to enter the Event,
the bigger the prize pool at the end of it.
Help and Troubleshooting
How do I get help on Simraceway?
If you ever need assistance while playing the game and can't find
the answer in the FAQ, you can either click the HELP button on the
left-hand side of all simraceway.com screens and fill in your details
or e-mail our customer service team directly at
support@simraceway.com.
What details do I need to send when seeking help on Simraceway?
Depending on the issue you have, you should send the following information:
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Game issue: Hardware details, operating system details,
game settings details, a description of the issue (including the
race you were contesting if relevant), and any details you can
provide on how to reproduce it.
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Profile issue: Your user name and e-mail address, a
description of the issue, and any details you can provide
on how to reproduce it.
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Reporting a user: Your user name and e-mail address,
the user name of the user you are reporting, the details of the
race you were contesting and, if necessary, an appropriate replay
file or screenshot.
Why can't I enter an Event?
In order to enter an Event, you must own an eligible car. To see which
cars are eligible for an Event, either click ONLINE RACING in the
simraceway.com main menu, find an Event in the list and view its entry
in the "Car" column or, from the Simraceway game, click RACES >
EVENTS, select the relevant Event and view the Car Info section on the
right of the screen.
Why can't I see my race time on the Event Leaderboard?
To ensure your race times are successfully recorded, you must do the following:
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Hot Lap: You must post a valid lap time (view the RULES
AND T&CS tab on the Event's Leaderboard screen at simraceway.com
to find out how to complete a valid lap) on an Events server and exit
the session. Once the last player has left the session, the
Leaderboards should update within five minutes.
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Challenge: You must post a valid race time (view the
RULES AND T&CS tab on the Event's Leaderboard screen at
simraceway.com to find out how to complete a valid race) on
an Events server and stay on the server until the session
has ended (this is indicated by the track loading screen).
Once the new session has loaded, the Leaderboards should
update within five minutes.
The wrong track loads and then I get kicked from the server!
If you're on Windows Vista or Windows 7, you may see this error.
It is due to an issue with the Windows' UAC (User Account Control).
In order to solve this, you must disable UAC and then restart your computer.
To do this in Vista, open the Control Panel and in the
User Accounts and Family Safety section click ADD OR REMOVE USER
ACCOUNTS. Then select GO TO THE MAIN USER ACCOUNTS PAGE and, in
the Make Changes to your User Account section, click CHANGE SECURITY
SETTINGS. Finally uncheck "Use User Account Control (UAC) to help
protect your computer", click OK and restart your computer when prompted.
To do it in Windows 7, open the Control Panel and type "UAC"
into the Search Control Panel box in the top right-hand corner of
the window. Then click CHANGE USER ACCOUNT CONTROL SETTINGS and, in
the Choose When to be Notified about Changes to your Computer section,
move the slider down to Never Notify. Finally click OK and restart
your computer when prompted.
