We Are Finally Getting Super Tourers!

[@SAFFY7411]

Although GT3 racing is all the rage nowadays, nothing beats good old touring car racing. I mean nothing! The championship is still on going in the UK and long may it continue. GG to the devs for using their initiative and bringing this content to life in the sim.

[@petouser]

Unfortunately, touring cars are dying everywhere but BTCC. This time not due exploding interest but low general interest. Though, since the death of WTCC, no championship can match the BTCC.

[@mauriziobronzato]

I am moved. My memory goes to TOCA Touring Car Championship by Codemaster, it was the year 1997.

[@Red_Lion2000]

I played TOCA 2 on the ps1 when i was a kid. good times.

[@xxTICxxTOCxx]

I wondered whether it was a conscious decision when describing the era of ToCA, and the 'memories', to completely gloss over Codemasters contribution to the world wide success of the series with regards us, the gamers/sim racers. Used to love that game series, drove my first software version of Bathurst on those games. VGA graphics, Thrustmaster Formula T2 racing wheel (the one with the ocky strap). Good times.

[@nickyjames1985]

Cheat Mode Enabled!

[@likilikiki]

The sound effects in that game were insane. You could hear the suspensions squeek with cockpit view. Loved that game.

[@AidanMillward]

Came about to cut costs, but by 1998 the costs were insane. 10 million quid for two cars at Ford, Renault and Nissan and that’s the costs we know about. Laurent Aiello signed to Nissan in 99 for 750 grand, it was great but it spent itself into oblivion. Sad end for such a great category. Only hypercar since has had as much manufacturer interest.

[@TraxionGG]

100%! A victim of it’s own success

[@MrBrno]

TCR also started greatly but died quickly. A lots of "what could have been".

[@AidanMillward]

@ it wasn’t probably going to work in Britain because we already have the BTCC.

[@clicheguevara9917]

Still cheaper than the insane Cost of dtm/itc though! it's a great shame stw and btcc never copromoted imo.

[@DannyTheGFP]

if only someone had done some superb videos on this!

[@JackKeithley]

Favorite Super Touring car - 1997 Williams Renault Laguna. Alain Menu absolutely dominating that year and some of my first ever memories of motorsport. In terms of memories, I think the Snetterton night race in 1999. I was there and remember the noise so vividly, sitting at the last corner with my parents and uncle. It was incredible!

[@TraxionGG]

Magical times!

[@maxlefou81]

My favorite as well ! :-)

[@bapr3887]

Only because A4 quattro had further weight penalty. I dont know where there is "absolutely" dominance here in this factor. Only real competition was on 1996, and Laguna was helpless vs mighty quattro, even with very good Alain behind the wheel.

[@Porkhammer]

What great news this is! I followed both BTCC and STCC in those days and I don't think I've seen better racing since. Thanks for including a small history lesson on top of all this.

[@TraxionGG]

Our pleasure, hope you enjoyed!

[@theocousins6386]

The high quality history segments of your videos are what make me so excited to watch a new Traxion video. It really demonstrates the passion for motorsport that I’m so eager to share in. Massive thumbs up to everyone involved in making this channel as great as it is 👍

[@TraxionGG]

Thank you very much for watching!

[@Dani-H]

Absolutely brilliant RaceRoom, bringing exciting and fun race cars, such as BTCC super tourers and DTM Monsters to the Sim in an official version. This is some of the best content this year!

[@TraxionGG]

100% agreed!

[@actz114]

Dtm, then dtm 95, then btcc!! This. Game. Keeps. Delivering.

[@TraxionGG]

Fantastic!

[@leemzgoogle917]

Been begging for these for YEARS! Awesome.

[@JakePetrolhead]

Oh man, they can have whatever price they want to charge for this. Part of is nostalgia, but it is truly the greatest era of any saloon car series. Super Touring Power has been a wonderful event in the UK to get some of these old cars back on circuit, and it's unbelievable to have first party stuff for this category in 2024!

[@TraxionGG]

Yes, incredible event, great to see!

[@RyanHellyer]

I wish historic content was more popular in sims. With the historic content, they can just make it once and forget. With the newer stuff, there's always that constant need to iterate as new cars come out and that just adds to the cost and also teething problems with each new car. Also, the historic stuff doesn't require track updates either, as it makes sense to race on tracks of all ages with them.

[@sparkyplug28]

This is what RaceRoom needs to do offer what other sims do not classic tracks classic series Super Tourers has been so requested this will surely be a big hit

[@PhantomMark]

Race and Race07 captured plenty of realistic Touring Car awesomeness as well, a lot of that DNA was carried forward into the more modern RaceRoom touring car content as well. Hopefully they will carry forward some of that DNA into the new content as well.

[@TraxionGG]

Very true, we think so!

[@bldsprt518]

I agree 100% historic content is what sim racing is all about imo. Arguably anyone w money can race but all the money in the world wont bring door to door group 5 or group c back with those same cars.

[@SetsunaTheFandom]

Nothing screams "RaceRoom doing the 'Christmas has come earlier!'" better than bringing the super touring pack!

[@TheFibreman]

Lovely account of the Super Touring era. For us older folk, this racing was on TV every other weekend and it felt like everyone was watching it. Favourite car was probably that Volvo 850 estate. The plums to enter that thing in a saloon car series and be more than competitive...

[@0-60STYLE]

This game has so many cars, it's so crazy. For $70 I bought all of them yesterday and it plays so well. I drove that Audi immediately. Amazing. Love how it feels love how it looks it's the sim of all sims

[@laurynasdvareckas7654]

definitely gonna buy this, waited so long for these cars. Thank you race room. Raceroom has the most exciting cars, best sound and great feedback

[@bluebird8004]

TOCA touring cars was my go to PS1 game

[@davidcarterwigan]

F**KING YES!!! finally a good reason to dust the wheel off again

[@TraxionGG]

Hype!

[@XCougar85X]

Getting strong Toca 3 vibes :)

[@marcosicolo4542]

Another great quality video! You’re very talented

[@TraxionGG]

Thank you!

[@deanothemanc5281]

Instant buy for me. RR have come on a tonne this year. Carnt wait till the 10th❤. Super Stevie Soper!!!!

[@simonjohnade]

Awesome video and content. Really love and appreciate the historical references, just brings it to life for us. Thank you and definitely going to buy these packs. Purchased all the other dlc content already and working my way through different car/track combos with my mates. Such a good game.

[@JackKeithley]

Oooooh yes! I can say that these cars feel and sound absolutely amazing in game ;)

[@TraxionGG]

I did notice you apparently had a hidden life as a super touring driver 👀

[@JackKeithley]

@@TraxionGG I think I was very spritely in my past life too 😏

[@fridain]

@@JackKeithley leak alert

[@xxTICxxTOCxx]

@@JackKeithley The older I get, the faster I was. 😉

[@jdw7145]

Super Touring was just a very special period of motorsport history. I think these will always be my favourite cars to watch and to drive in sims. I've already re-installed RRRE in anticipation!

[@JOHANNESwhoelse]

I cherish Supertourers more than any category of touring cars. It's the category that connects British, Australian and German racing fans, providing them with some of the best racing ever. It's a shame that German and Australian fans back then were not satisfied with super tourers and wanted their high-tech V8 firebreathers back, a wish fulfilled in both cases eventually. Nowadays, both regret not being as invested in ATCC or STW as they should have been. One person in the comments section of a VHS-ripped coverage of an STW race put it best when he said: "Back then, I laughed at the STW. Nowadays i want it back." It's such a delight that KW did not forget about Supertourers. Now Frank Biela can finally race himself, his BTCC car and his STW car facing off everywhere between Knockhill and the Salzburgring!

[@jacekatalakis8316]

Australia had its own Split, and two Bathurst 1000s. Just think on that for a moment. Super Tourers running the Mountain, then you had the V8s with their own Bathurst 1000 as well, and to this day ther's still controversy over the record books over if the races are counted, who won what, when, why and where

[@edwardharris9810]

We regularly went to watch BTCC racing in the 1990s it was brilliant racing about 97/98 there were about 10 full works teams it was awesome but costs started to get out of control and one by one the manufacturers drifted away and BTCC almost died out all together but they managed to save it thanks to in no small part to Vauxhall who stuck around. I digress I'm glad to see it's in sim racing fun fact toca touring was one of the first of the SIM games on ps1

[@TraxionGG]

We have another video you might enjoy! - kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnrbfptjf91lf7ssi=oKWSOLOrYg6qMkjq Thanks for watching and commenting😊

[@SlightlyMisunderstood]

These look great. Love me some more front wheel drive content. Can’t wait to try these. 😊

[@ZedNinetySix_]

It's shocking how many decades the racing game genre went without official Supertourers...

[@pau1farcry]

Super touring the good old years of touring cars ❤

[@TraxionGG]

We agree!

[@a8f235]

I remember GTR EVO where my favorite class was the WTCC Extreme. They were 600hp touring cars which just put a smile on my face every time because they were lively and you had to manhandle them a bit. I felt that was the rally group B of tarmac racing.

[@joegaines8448]

What a fascinating experience these cars have been through the most arduous journey to success let alone the racing teams themselves episodic if you will.

[@paulfromperth5713]

I'm so glad we're getting the Volvo 850 Sedan and not the silly wagon. Can't wait for these to drop.

[@randomfaca]

oh my god this might bring me back to raceroom

[@samuelcraigrangi]

Such a fantastic class and a great video - will be grabbing this 100% - love the slightly lower power but tricky cars for door to door racing. The Primera for some reason sticks in my head the most from this era.

[@zeesiiij]

Great video, very informative and nicely presented. I absolutely adored Touring cars because of SEGA games like Sega touring car and Scud race all fueled by Sunday bbc Sunday racing TV, I am dying for this in GT7 but Raceroom have capitalised on a niche we all want in racesims gaming!! Great work! 😅👍😎🤘

[@Cineo55]

OMG, Dream come true a finally Honda Accord MK5 BTCC instead of MK6 which is everywhere. Can't wait for someone to bring it into the AC

[@ASQUAREDX9]

Cannot wait to drive that accord

[@jsaundersmusic]

most entertaining history lesson ever? I think so.

[@TraxionGG]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@cater4anytink45]

Toca touring was class...proppa snappy handling thougj

[@memoryremains2004]

I cannot wait to get behind the wheels of these 90's beasts. My favourite has to be either the Volvo S40 or the Nissan Primera. I've tried mods of the super tourers on rFactor 2 but there's something missing with them.

[@mcgc3430]

Raceroom will rock again, as always!

[@SuffyANX]

There are nowhere near enough sims with supertourers. FWD in general gets left behind so much in sim racing and I wish it didn't, because some of my favorite racing moments have been slamming doors together with people while driving the wheels off of a 300hp, FWD hatchback or sedan.

[@LeeroyMate]

Get in!!! 🔥 The greatest motorsporting era of all time

[@TraxionGG]

🙌🏼

[@soufozpunchy89]

Still have to laugh at the family friendly description for Cleland’s hand signals.

[@TraxionGG]

Iconic 😂

[@Zombiefaceeee]

Me getting into Raceroom like 2 days before all these new vids dropping. I love it. Hoping i can get one of the starter pack before Black Friday is over! 🤞

[@jogb9515]

I'll get it, as soon as I can get my Meca pedals working on RR.

[@kevinhowley1586]

Nice video and great to include some of the history of the series. Very nice! I currently don't have race room, but this pack could change that. What is the online scene like, would there be a struggle to find races in these historic classes?

[@kevinmurray1764]

Great content. I really need to go back to RaceRoom and give this a go. The super touring era of the BTCC is what got me hooked and have been going to knochill every year for the 13 years to watch it. My favourite car was the vauxhall vectra. I miss Murray Walkers' comentry stilll to this day. Ps what Nase and Rim you running in the videp ?

[@lllFeanorlll]

I'm going for first! Ah Murray was a legend

[@TraxionGG]

GOAT

[@RyanHellyer]

Some of the Australian drivers you mentioned, Brock and Ingall, never competed in the Australian super touring car series. They only competed in the brief foray of the super tourers being used in the Bathurst 1000 but not in the full series.

[@samhenderson6474]

@@RyanHellyer Peter Brock competed in the 1996 Australian Super Touring Championship in a Volvo 850.

[@Shane_34]

I hope GT7 is taking some inspiration of this. Would love to have all the BTCC cars in the game to match the e36 we already got

[@TraxionGG]

Would be mega! But would all come down to licensing

[@eventhori3on]

This was fantastic thank you

[@jacekatalakis8316]

What. Okay, seriously, what. I ,may have to finally pick up R3E now and give it a proper go

[@KyleHammerquist155]

The Audi A4 commercial about being banned for having an unfair advantage was the best. “I’ll take all the advantage I can get”

[@TraxionGG]

😂

[@neilwilliams2883]

Finallyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!

[@firstjayjay]

Raceroom 4 life ♥♥♥♥

[@bldsprt518]

Lfm hopefully will go heavy on historic content in '25.

[@hakkalocken]

@4:40 the 1995 cars were actually run by Warthofer, not Schnitzer.

[@MrAdamh220]

Take Note Iracing ... Super touring is awesome

[@RyanHellyer]

You mentioned New Zealand. But we never used super tourers. We had the NZ Class S touring cars, which looked similar, but were much slower and much cheaper.

[@swinny5797]

"And OH! OH! OFF! ITS TARQUINI!!" ;)

[@markeyhendrix]

I hope they plan to put the laguna, cavilier and mondeo in please!!!

[@TraxionGG]

🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@slatanek]

Hey Mister, what are the gloves you have there? They're really cool and I can't seem to find them on the nets. Are those still available somewhere?

[@kilotangosierra]

oh hell yes! finally!!!

[@ErenSelopal]

do these cars use a 5 speed shifter ?

[@whassupg89]

Peter Kox catching strays - he won a race in 99! 😂

[@TraxionGG]

Maybe my joke was a bit harsh, didn’t give him enough credit!😂 Was so competitive in those years, so many incredible drivers failed to make a significant impression

[@LucasGonzalezA]

Looks very nice. Too bad I can't use my own paints. That's part of what I enjoy doing in sim-racing. . .

[@skillteridge259]

Speaking of aussie supercars needs it's own game aswell

[@kingcarrot6355]

Sadly only 5% of the competition will have the skill to keep things sane on track

[@skillteridge259]

​@@kingcarrot6355that's probably true

[@zeekot4064]

Idk , i been having a blast driving the older vehicles on race room

[@toddthezondalover645]

Raceroom is an awesome game. For me it feels like Forza Motorsport 4 on steroids.

[@Vandantcyclone]

Is race room still a popular sim with a good player base?

[@gmain1977]

And how do I get into sim racing on a budger?

[@garyhansford7655]

We've had this on AC for a while. LFM even tried it but unfortunately they dropped it. I & my friends really love this racing, why will this be any different?

[@kingcarrot6355]

Because half baked AC mods just aren't good enough

[@JustMamba]

@@kingcarrot6355 vrc makes some of the best car mods for ac. There's a reason they're paid mods. That's probably also the reason the series failed on lfm. This dude don't know what he's talking about.

[@mpfycrew7697]

When are they letting us have theses?

[@TraxionGG]

December 10th 😎

[@jlraces]

Did I miss when R3E got Estoril?? Almost positive that was the first track in this video.

[@TraxionGG]

That is part of the December update! I just didn't talk about it until later in the video :) - 16:29 So from December 10th there will be the ST car pack, plus you can buy 90's Silverstone (featured in the last section of the video) which has 3 layouts, and then Estoril with 2 layouts. There will also be a 2024 Monza update for free. Hope this helps!

[@jlraces]

@@TraxionGG Thanks! I had jumped the guy, heard it in the video a couple minutes later

[@stewsaquarium1397]

I hope Low Fuel Motorsport put them in.

[@SprowstonRipper]

Oh man I don’t have a pc but want this badly! Roughly how much would a cheap gaming pc be that would be sufficient to play this with even just with a controller!?

[@kingcarrot6355]

1k euro

[@TraxionGG]

RaceRoom isn't so power intensive, have a look at some used ones between 500 and 1000

[@SprowstonRipper]

Managed to get hold of one and now set up with raceroom, 😅 absolutely love it!

[@xxTICxxTOCxx]

Were you told not to mention Codemasters?

[@TraxionGG]

We all love the Codemasters TOCA games, but so great to have these cars in a modern sim! Here is a retrospective on the original :) - kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnrbfptjf91lf7ssi=5aoCq01csQ1_CM9x

[@xxTICxxTOCxx]

@@TraxionGG Thanks for the link, I just thought it was a bit of a glaring omission, and wondered if there was something 'contractual' behind it.

[@kevbarber]

These look awesome but i can't believe they all had that horrible LCD hud.

[@Nelson.ViewsZ]

I think analog counters were maybe considered too slow. Plus a digital dash back then was a thing to behold. 😄

[@GregzVR]

Not played RR3 in literal years at this point(2020 in fact!). I think it might be time to reinstall it...

[@TraxionGG]

Worth a try for sure!

[@hakkalocken]

I'm sure these will feel great, but visually they seem to be too softly sprung and sit a bit too high compared to their real life counterparts.

[@kristianpetrov685]

I kinda dont like the whole physics ive driven some challanges and the free content but i feel the cars like bricks they dont turn or slow.But the content is amazing and im still considering going for all the content pack...(im acc driver)

[@jimbo992]

Is Raceroom a subscription game like iRacing?

[@TraxionGG]

No subscription, it’s free to play but you do need to buy content beyond the free base game stuff. Hope this helps 😊

[@jimbo992]

@ awesome, might have a look then, love BTCC. How does it compare to the BTCC / Supertourer stuff in rfactor 2 out of interest?

[@sharp9x19]

Racerooms seems to be rocking again, when every new sim becomes dissapointment, BTCC next please.

[@vincentfreeman6274]

Remember Toca 2!

[@TraxionGG]

The best 🙌

[@jack4688]

Dezember?

[@TraxionGG]

December 10th 😊

[@gmain1977]

What game is this?? Looks reall

[@TraxionGG]

RaceRoom Racing Experience

[@RandyMagruder]

This is going to sound remarkably petty, but I really wish they'd add some variety on the trackside ads. It's all KW stuff. Same signs, every corner, every bridge, etc. It literally feels like I'm driving around in a KW Infomercial. I get they want to promote their brand, but when it gets to the point where EVERY track, EVERY Corner, EVERY bridge, is the same darned advertising....the immersion just goes into the crapper.

[@JoeGaffey]

No Primera, no buy!

[@TraxionGG]

More cars are expected at a later date - let's see what turns up...

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

“I’m going for first!” 🖕🏻

[@ASRA177]

Audi always the guys to ruin the fun in the best way lol

[@TraxionGG]

😂

[@ihamptonii]

Nice cars but I will pass on this pack.

[@simracer1256]

Er, no.

[@f1japan64]

2 views? fell off

[@rossjmcgregor]

Eh.

[@StonnyMc]

[@moloto4nik-s3b]

я хотел игру посмотреть , а не хронику 80 годов .однозначно дизлайк !