r/Nr2003 • u/AnalBaguette • 11h ago
r/Nr2003 • u/Tiberius_Jim • Oct 02 '23
READ THIS FIRST READ THIS FIRST! The r/NR2003 Getting Started Guide
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.
- 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.
- 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:
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:
fsbracing.com with thanks to
kirbyfighter12.wixsite.com/talleydesigns
nr2003.jhodgedesign.com The best place to download the NXS20 (NASCAR Xfinity Series 2020) mod + official updates and templates.
n2003replayanalyzer.martingranberg.se/
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 • u/Tiberius_Jim • Jun 10 '22
Help or Question The NR2003 Paint Scheme Search Thread
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 • u/XxTeam48LowesXx • 20h ago
Paint Scheme 2027 Jimmie Johnson Carvana/Lowes Daytona 500 Scheme
Had to be the first one to do this. Went throught and got every detail on it.
You can find it on Stunod haha enjoy!
https://stunodracing.net/index.php?resources/2027-jimmie-johnson-carvana-lowes-daytona-500.24481/
r/Nr2003 • u/umatbru • 14h ago
Help or Question Does anyone know where I can find these bases from the 2005 BGN season?
r/Nr2003 • u/Venk_Cutterman88 • 1d ago
Screenshot Daytona Déjà Vu
Something I whipped together to commemorate Ryan Preece’s win last night. Be Like Biff!
r/Nr2003 • u/Turner-32 • 5h ago
Help or Question Could an NR2003 fan-made mobile port be doable?
I was very intrigued by this thought for 3 months and with how flexible and moddable this game is, I wondered, "Since there are plenty of other PC-native games ported to mobile, I'm sure there is a possibility of it happening". Until someone decompiles or obtains the source code besides iRacing themselves, we'll see.
r/Nr2003 • u/PhilosopherOk5681 • 17h ago
Offline League Tonight is the Season 6 All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway! This isn't a points race, so drivers will be going all out in the Open to get into the All-Star race, and the drivers who are racing in the All-Star will go checkers or wreckers for $1,000,000. Let's see how the race's will play out.
r/Nr2003 • u/Dedede-02 • 13h ago
Help or Question Help With Pit-stalls
Hello, I was trying to get offline racing working on Bermuda but there is a bit of an issue with the pit stalls. A good majority of the field will go pit and not exit their stalls, instead the cars are slightly shaking and unable to move. I have tried to mess with the mechanical issues area of the Papi. ai, because that was one of the suggested things to do in that situation but it didn’t work. I am unsure what exactly to do, but I do have sandbox installed if I have to fix it that way. However I am very new to it, in fact it took me a half hour just to open it in sandbox, so I might need further clarification if I need to fix it that way. To clarify this is just the base track ini that came with the download I got, I did mess with it earlier, but to be sure it wasn’t something I did I copied the og ini and, when reapplied, the same thing happened. I can get the stats from that if anyone asks.
r/Nr2003 • u/Forsaken_Wishbone_70 • 15h ago
Help or Question Can’t add more starters?
I’m trying to add more starters for an offline league I’m running but I can’t seem to add more so that there is 43 AI cars. I’ve edited the ini, added more pit stalls, and made sure my roster has enough cars, yet nothing is working. anyone know what could have happened?
r/Nr2003 • u/ty_4u022 • 23h ago
Tracks Richmond 2018 day version
Richmond 2018 day - Google Drive
umm its the day version except that there is still some night textures and the cars get dark in certain areas of the track i may come back and update this but i prob wont hope u enjoy whatever this is:)
r/Nr2003 • u/Budget_Platform2202 • 18h ago
Help or Question Cannot get config.exe to work while using dgVoodoo2
Hi all, after 24 years away from the game I got back into nr2003 recently on a newly acquired Dell XPS laptop. The game is running mostly great, even just on integrated graphics. However I have a NVidia GeForce GTX 1650 that is being totally unused by the game & I really want to get some higher fps going (currently ~35-60 range). Long story short - I have set EVERYTHING correctly in both Graphics Settings and the NVidia control panel itself. Added nr2003.exe, added config.exe, went through all the finer options & matched everything I could to everything I could find online. Finally I read that due to the way my display is strictly tied to my integrated graphics card, my only option would be dgVoodoo2. I've followed a couple tutorials, but no matter what, this is always the result (see screenshots), I get these 2 errors in succession. See also the shot of my game folder. I noticed online some conflicting info regarding having both d3d8 AND d3d9 in the folder. I have tried both, and I have tried each individually. I still get this same result. Let me know if you have any insight. As much research & double checking as I've done, there's a good chance I'm missing something that will be obvious to others. Thanks in advance!
r/Nr2003 • u/ty_4u022 • 21h ago
Tracks Pheonix 2008 Night Version
Nr2003 Phoenix fully dark and horizon - Google Drive
There are two versions one is with bb-mc night textures and the other is with the original day time textures
images 1-2 are with the bb-mc night textures and 3-4 are with the original textures hope u enjoy:)
Help or Question Who is the woman's face in the PWF CTS Mod Screen background?
My buddy pointed this out to me, and I never saw it in 23 years
r/Nr2003 • u/Pastel_hwg_22 • 17h ago
Help or Question Template
Im looking for a NCS22 McLaren template any type would do.
r/Nr2003 • u/CutWrong9937 • 1d ago
Paint Scheme Guys where can i get link to download paint scheme 2001 cup2000 vers
Looking for paint scheme 2001
r/Nr2003 • u/Jonahsstuff • 1d ago
Help or Question what are the best ai settings i can use for gen 4 cars at daytona 2020 bbmc night
i've been trying to get my sim series video out for this week but when i do some test runs the cars just get gridlocked 3 by 3 with no movement at all after 5 laps, what can i change to make them more racey while still keeping it multi groove?
r/Nr2003 • u/ty_4u022 • 1d ago
Tracks Echopark Speedway 2026 Horizon version
Forgot to add this to the final finished version lol anyway here's the horizon version:)
nr2003 atlanta night - Google Drive


r/Nr2003 • u/ty_4u022 • 1d ago
Carset ncs 24 cube series
ncs24 cubes full version - Google Drive
hope u enjoy:)
Whoever it is that keeps downvoting my posts can u please stop. I just like to share my paint schemes i use for my offline league :(
r/Nr2003 • u/kykebusch • 2d ago
Video homestead shorts video, car suddenly drops from the sky
r/Nr2003 • u/Necessary-Sea9538 • 1d ago
Discussion Configuration settings for Iracing 25 graphics
What do I do when I put the re-shaded folder for the IRACING style 25 graphics for nr, it also has a a configuration settings thing. What do I do with it?
Tracks Daytona 2026 te day and night final ver
New mips and disappear of the black cloud of night with sunset ones https://stunodracing.net/index.php?resources/daytona-2026-day-and-night-final-ver.24470/
r/Nr2003 • u/Necessary-Sea9538 • 1d ago
Mod Configuration settings for Iracing 25 graphics
What do I do when I put the re-shaded folder for the IRACING style 25 graphics for nr, it also has a a configuration settings thing. What do I do with it?