Major TrackDayR Update 1.0.102.63 Adds Flat Track

Last updated on December 29th, 2023 at 02:55 pm

For a small indie dev team, it seems that every possible way to ride a motorcycle will soon be virtually recreated, as a major TrackDayR update 1.0.102.63 adds Flat Track to the sim title.

Having already added motocross and supermoto bikes and circuits to the motorcycle sim, flat track is a logical addition. So the update adds the HFT450F bike, and a category of tracks including Sonora, Woodside Speedway and more to let you race a discipline which has produced a number of American MotoGP stars, and gained a lot of popularity around the world in recent years.

Typically flat track racing takes place on an unpaved oval, but unlike Speedway, riders are allowed brakes, which requires a different cornering technique. It dates back to the 1950s in America, with the Grand National Championship series, and has produced racing legends including Nicky Hayden, Wayne Rainey, Eddie Lawson, Kenny Roberts, Gary Nixon and more.

It’s a major reason why rear wheel sliding became an essential part of Grand Prix motorcycle riding, as American racers introduced the technique as they moved into road racing.

But that’s not the only change in TrackDayR Update 1.0.102.63, as there are also a range of VFX and postprocessing improvements which make everything look better and more realistic, a different crash system for hard landings, new helmets and suits, improved air physics and loads more.

TrackDayR Update 1.0.102.63 Release Notes

• NEW Added the ability to load normalmap and maskmap externally in the wardrobe
• NEW support for NormalMap and MaskMap to helmet
• Bugfix backflip with rearbrake
• Up to 20 player limit to multiplayer race
• NEW lens flare occlusion
• Bugfix ( engine stall when starting from standstill )
• NEW sitting/standing position synchronization hotfix ( Multiplayer )
• NEW handling for drift/flat/powerslide
• NEW separate equilibrium options
• NEW fade transparent ghost in timeattack
• NEW Supermoto category ( tracks and bikes )
• NEW WHIP SYSTEM
• NEW Flat category ( tracks and bikes )
• NEW per layer dust smoke setup by ini ( examples in andes.tdr)
• NEW TAG system for objects in tracks now you can add nodes named
  #SUNRISE
  #NOON
  #AFTERNOON
  #SUNSET
  #NIGHT
• NEW check handlebar hands ( not yet completed )
• NEW air/ground transition code rider animation and improved animation pose
• Bugfix loading bike skin images
• NEW HARD LANDING IMPACT CRASH
• Hotfix that slowed the bike down on micro bumps
• Added version to Telegram and Discord notifications
• NEW VFX particles in replay
• NEW VFX dirt emission direction
• IMPROVED AIR PHYSICS
• NEW avatar menu when changing gear without create a new set
• added timeattack blocking with bikes with files corrupted or not vanilla
• Hotfix trick blending
• Hotfix flying avatar when walking
• NEW update wheelie hand drag animation
• NEW update nac nac animation and physics

TrackDayR is available for the PC via Steam. And you can keep up with all the latest TrackDayR news, updates and release details, here. You can also check out the full TrackDayR bikes list here, and the TrackDayR circuit list, here.