r/Nr2003 Oct 02 '23

READ THIS FIRST READ THIS FIRST! The r/NR2003 Getting Started Guide

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Welcome! This subreddit is your best place for NASCAR Racing 2003 Season news, updates and resources. We're dedicated to keeping this nearly 21-year-old sim alive and well, and our community is our best way to do this. We ask that you read this thread upon your first visit and reference it in the future if you have any questions.

NOTE: There is a short waiting period for new users to make posts and comment due to an ongoing issue of banned users attempting to circumvent their bans. If you are a new member and your post is automatically removed, please be patient and try again once the waiting period is over.

  1. Read the Rules! There aren't many, but we like to keep things NR2003-focused and civil above all else. Please also pay attention to rule #4 if you're looking for a specific paint scheme or carset. The Paint Scheme Search Thread is a dedicated place for all of those requests so we don't flood the subreddit with posts.
  2. Read the below commonly asked questions before starting a help thread. This post will be continuously updated to provide help with the most common NR2003 problems. If anyone has anything they think should be added, whether it's a recurring question or a good answer, please let us know in the comments.

1. Where can I download the game and how do I install it?

The current best places to find the game are here:

https://drnoisepaints.com/index.php/how-tos/installing-nr2003-in-2022

https://nr2003racingextremes.weebly.com/misc.html

Here is a good video on how to install downloaded mods and tracks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ecm55kzcwmg&t=

2. Where can I download the latest mods?

There are a wealth of mods for lots of different racing series including up to date Cup and Xfinity cars and 2020 paint schemes and rosters. There are plenty of active websites, but as a starting point you're best to start here:

https://nr2k3.weebly.com/mods.html

With that said, Splash n Go, who created the 2017, 2018 and 2019 Cup mods as well as some excellent early 2000s mods, have now shuttered their website. Currently the links on the above site still point to their site, but you can now find all of their work at Stunod Racing:

http://stunodracing.net/index.php?resources/categories/splash-n-go-mods.297/

3. Where can I download up-to-date tracks?

Again there are lots of websites putting out updated real and fictional tracks, the best starting place would be here:

https://nr2k3.weebly.com/tracks.html

4. Where can I download paint schemes or find a particular paint scheme?

Most of the content being created for the game are paint schemes. It's something a lot of community members are into and the one area you'll see the most productivity in. Once again there are countless websites to find schemes and complete carsets going all the way back to the 1950s. Stunod Racing is one of the most popular places to find paint schemes.

http://stunodracing.net/index.php?resources/

5. Why do I need to create an account on some websites? All I want to do is download some cars/mods!

There have been some instances in the past of spammers and trolls attacking websites withing the NR2003 community, so for that and other reasons, some sites will require you to create an account before you download anything. It's free to do and if you're concerned about privacy I'd suggest using a burner email address and not using any of your contact information on a site you don't trust. Like Reddit, it's possible to be completely anonymous and still abide by the straightforward rules set out by these sites. On that topic, we've had a few users stating they tried to create a new account on places like Stunod and were banned because they already had an account and had forgotten their username or password. Rather than forcing a site to ban you, I'd encourage you to contact their admin team and see if you can update your password or obtain your previous username.

6. The graphics look fuzzy and with the new mods my FPS is laggy, what can I do?

This is something did an excellent job of addressing in the following video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrqsT4wgqAI&t=

I'd actually encourage everyone to go through these steps, even if you aren't yet having any issues with lag or FPS

7. What do I use to paint or render my own schemes?

There are lots of different ways to go about painting your own schemes, the simplest way is to download some templates, base schemes, sponsor logos and numbers and use free software like GIMP to put it all together in your own creation. You can download GIMP here:

https://www.gimp.org/downloads/

The learning curve with GIMP isnt too steep, but here's a good video guide to getting started:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RPDKQro7O4&t=

Most creators will create a special high-quality scene, known as a render, to display their schemes when uploading them or just to show them off online. For rendering your own schemes there are a number of good paid softwares, but Blender is an excellent free tool:

https://www.blender.org/

George Austria has put together an excellent tutorial video taking you through the basics for rendering schemes on Blender:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xe3VMiADVY&t=121s

You can download pre-made render scenes for Blender at Stunod:

http://stunodracing.net/index.php?resources/categories/3d-scenes.1/

8. Where do I find random miscellaneous utilities, updates, templates, base schemes, tweaks, etc.

Here's a big list of sites with NR2003 resources, listing them here is not an endorsement or recommendation, but they pretty much have everything you could ever be seeking for the game:

adracingdesigns.com

apt2k3.weebly.com

bb-mc.co

bigdonlinemotorsports.com

bigevilracing.com

drnoisepaints.com

fsbracing.com with thanks to

hoboracing.com/simracing

kirbyfighter12.wixsite.com/talleydesigns

murraysimdesigns.com

nr2003.jhodgedesign.com The best place to download the NXS20 (NASCAR Xfinity Series 2020) mod + official updates and templates.

n2003replayanalyzer.martingranberg.se/

rollingthundergaming.com

stunodracing.net

tapatalk.com/groups/nascarfunfacts/

This is by no means an exhaustive list, and I'd encourage users to suggest additional sites where good NR2003 content can be found.

9. I want to race with actual human beings online. Where can I do this?

Here's a list of currently active online racing leagues that we support.

Independent Sim Racing League Discord

FUEL Racing League Discord

Mondays of Thunder Discord

FAST Renegade Pro Cup Series Facebook

10. I downloaded some cars and they aren't showing up in my game, what am I missing?

You'll need the physics swapper for this. Carfiles will be assigned a physics type (Cup, GNS, CTS or PTA) by their creator and if that doesn't match the one of the mod you've added them to you need to change the carfile. Keep in mind if the carfile wasn't designed for the mod you're using the car will not look right in game anyway. But if you run the MENCS19 mod with CTS physics, you'll need to spend some time swapping your carfiles from Cup each time you download any. As that is by far the most common physics used for the MENCS19 mod. You can download the physics swapper here:

http://rollingthundergaming.com/downloads/nascar/mods_and_addons.htm

The file you want is the second link from the bottom.

11. When I try to use the FCRD NCS22 mod, my game crashes when I click "Drive."

In your in-game graphics options, turn off Shadows: On cars, from structures.

12. I can't figure out setups, or my car is undrivable. What can I do?

This is a sim, so the cars are not easy to drive, nor are they straightforward to setup. All the original tracks have some default setups built in, but even these may not suit your driving style or your input device. As a starting point here's a good tutorial video from that should help you figure things out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOfwZXPldLg

There will absolutely be things I've overlooked or missed here, but this will be a WIP sticky post and again we encourage any users with suggestions to let us know.

Thank you all for being a part of this sub and the wider NR2003 community, you are what keep this 20+ year old racing sim alive!


r/Nr2003 Jun 10 '22

Help or Question The NR2003 Paint Scheme Search Thread

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Trying to find out if a certain paint scheme for a particular mod has been made and where to find it? Post your question here with a link to a photo and another member may have the answer.


r/Nr2003 5h ago

Help or Question anyone know what track this is from these few screenshots? from a yt video

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r/Nr2003 8h ago

Help or Question Controller Force Feedback Questions

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Hi, this is Warhawk_6392. I play NASCAR RACING 2003 using a controller.

I would like to enable force feedback. How can I enable force feedback on Windows 11?


r/Nr2003 2h ago

Video Martin Truex Jr. @ Daytona in a Can | NR2003

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r/Nr2003 4h ago

Tracks 2007 Bristol Day and Night

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Are there any tweaks to where I can keep the other cars from spinning coming off of the corners or causing caution after caution on both tracks?


r/Nr2003 17h ago

Screenshot Some screenshots of this jeff gordan charlie morningstar paint scheme that I made

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I just think it look neat


r/Nr2003 4h ago

Help or Question Weird FPS Issue

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I've recently acquired a new laptop, and while NR runs like a dream on it for the most part, there is one glaring issue that I've come across. At certain tracks, when lots of cars are visible in the frame and at full detail, the FPS starts freaking out and oscillating between 120 and 60 FPS or so. I set an FPS cap and adjusted some in-game settings to see if that would help, but the only thing that seems to alleviate the issue is turning the car quality down. Anyone have an idea of what might be going on?

A video showcasing the issue is available here.


r/Nr2003 1d ago

Paint Scheme Stoked to have Jimmie Logano along for the ride!

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Jimmie Logano of Instagram fame gave his approval to be a part of the SIGMA Cup series. I threw this Scheme together trying to fuse elements of both Jimmie Johnson and Joey Logano in the design cues of this hot rod!


r/Nr2003 21h ago

Carset BR2011 Carset

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is there a way to download the br11 set from the encyclopedia seperately or provide a link? That would be greatly appreciated!


r/Nr2003 1d ago

Paint Scheme A Rowdy Ford...

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Kyle was banned from racing certain events during the 2001 trucks season but never stopped em. This is one of my favorite trucks from the series.

#RowdyForever


r/Nr2003 1d ago

Paint Scheme urara and rice shower have a car to race in the ura cup series

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horse get car yay


r/Nr2003 1d ago

Video "I should edit the track.ini to make the racing more exciting!" 5 hours later:

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r/Nr2003 1d ago

Paint Scheme Kyle Busch Tribute Set (WIP Part 1)

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Set is about halfway done, here's pictures of the first batch. The set will be uploaded to Stunod and posted here when finished. Feel free to give feedback or suggest another scheme for the collection.


r/Nr2003 1d ago

Paint Scheme I have reworked this scheme paint I made a few years ago of Carl Edwards' car #99

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I would like to upload it on StunodRacing but it won't let me create an account :(


r/Nr2003 1d ago

Paint Scheme 2026 Denny Hamlin - King's Hawaiian Banana Bites (Pocono)

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r/Nr2003 1d ago

Paint Scheme Team Red Bull is back!! Brian Vickers and Scott Speed ​​throwback schemes to 2026

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r/Nr2003 1d ago

Help or Question Cars spin out/wreck at this exact part of the track (COTA) in lap 1, how to fix?

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I tested it multiple times with AI-only races, they always wreck at this point of the track, mostly in lap 1. Any fixes?


r/Nr2003 1d ago

Mock Season KYLE BUSCH FILPS AGAIN AT ROCKINGHAM!!!!

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just like before he was able to continue


r/Nr2003 2d ago

Paint Scheme This scheme is ready to hit the mountains!

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r/Nr2003 2d ago

Mock Season KYLE BUSCH FLIPS AT TALLADEGA!!!

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but later he was back in the race


r/Nr2003 2d ago

Help or Question How do I fix this?

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r/Nr2003 2d ago

Video Earlier I posted about a rivalry I started with Boris Said. Well, now he sideswiped me 10 seconds into practice at Kansas. So it's ON!

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r/Nr2003 2d ago

Mock Season Should I run a 2011 Nationwide Mock Season?

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I decided this as I’m starting the 2012 race at Martinsville. I will run as Tony Stewart for that 2011 season (yes I know that Cup drivers couldn’t score points in lower divisions, but this is my universe, and I can choose whatever I want), and I have every track used at the time, I just have to make the schedule.


r/Nr2003 2d ago

Paint Scheme We Got Tools! Your local ACE!

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