Mantorp Park Coming to RaceRoom Racing Experience

Paul Jeffrey · Jan 12, 2017

Sector3 Studios have today revealed their second Scandinavian circuit due to be added to the RaceRoom Racing Experience title, announcing news that Mantorp Park will be joining Gelleråsen as new additions to the simulation.

As with the previously announced Gelleråsen circuit, Mantorp Park is a typical Swedish location that plays host to the STCC series amongst other popular national level racing events. Sim racers will know the track from Simbin Studios STCC and STCC 2 game releases back in 2011 will no doubt be excited to see yet another wonderful Swedish track added to RaceRoom.

For those of you not familiar with this little gem, have a look at the on-board footage from Flash Engineering drivers Jan "Flash" Nilsson and Colin Turkington during the controversial Scandinavian Touring Car Championship finale of 2011 at Mantorp Park.

Of course Sector3 have not revealed an expected release date for either circuit yet, however judging by the impressive screens it does looks as if both tracks are very near a finished state of development. As was with the original Gelleråsen reveal, Sector3 have confirmed yet more track announcements will be forthcoming in the near future, and I am pretty sure I speak for a majority of fans when I say we hope to see more of these Scandinavian beauties joining the game throughout the year (and STCC cars too please...).

RaceRoom Racing Experience is a free to play racing simulation available exclusively for PC. Additional paid content is available for the game via the RaceRoom Store and can be purchased separately.

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Happy to see more STCC tracks in RaceRoom? Which other Scandinavian tracks would you like adding to R3E? Would you like to see an STCC pack for the sim? Let us know in the comments section below!

Lorenzo Bonder · Jan 12, 2017

IT'S COMING, MY THIRD FAVORITE TRACK IS COMING TO A GAME IN MODERN VERSION!

YES! CHANT COMING AGAIN!

Paul Jeffrey · Jan 12, 2017

#happy!

MR SUBPOP · Jan 12, 2017

Excellent news!

Hygge · Jan 12, 2017

It may not be the best grapchic engine but those textures are amazing. You could easily be forgiven for thinking some of those pictures are actual photos of the circuit. Good to see Mantorp as it is about 100 kilometers from where I live. Hope they'll do Anderstorp as well.

James Cook · Jan 12, 2017

Hygge said:
It may not be the best grapchic engine but those textures are amazing. You could easily be forgiven for thinking some of those pictures are actual photos of the circuit. Good to see Mantorp as it is about 100 kilometers from where I live. Hope they'll do Anderstorp as well.

Sector3's track artists are the best out there as far as I'm concerned.

Kurupt CDN · Jan 12, 2017

Another great track to look forward too!

aka2k · Jan 12, 2017

Don't care about Mantorp, but it does look great. Actually, quite a good looking game Raceroom is. And with physics and everything else being top notch puzzles me that the game isn't a big hit.

Lars Hansen · Jan 12, 2017

aka2k said:
Don't care about Mantorp, but it does look great. Actually, quite a good looking game Raceroom is. And with physics and everything else being top notch puzzles me that the game isn't a big hit.

Well, in all fairness we're kinda spoilt for choice when it comes to racing-sims.
And R3E has had some trouble finding its niche amongst AC, AMS, iR and so on.
Plus, it has had something of a rocky development-cycle, to put it mildly.

Deleted member 130869 · Jan 12, 2017

Jesus Christ, look at those previews

. Only part of the curbs give it away as a videogame.

boxer · Jan 12, 2017

That is the best looking track I see to date... very impressive shots. Makes me want to get RRE.
I had to look twice ... looked like a photo..

Filip Carlén · Jan 12, 2017

Oh yes oh yes oh yes oh yes oh yes oh yes!!! It's happening! Swedish tracks are finally back!

DD Keep them coming, Sector3, keep them coming! I promise, I will buy every Scandinavian track you release as soon as possible. Oh, this is so great!

Rodent · Jan 13, 2017

Very pleased with this, hopefully we'll see the entire STCC calendar.

Jriv012 · Jan 13, 2017

Cool video, RD, thanks for sharing.

Wonder why S3 has not officially licensed STCC yet

Wonder when and if them or someone else will sign TCR, clearly the largest grids in TC around the world...

aka2k · Jan 13, 2017

Lars Hansen said:
Well, in all fairness we're kinda spoilt for choice when it comes to racing-sims.
And R3E has had some trouble finding its niche amongst AC, AMS, iR and so on.
Plus, it has had something of a rocky development-cycle, to put it mildly.

Still it's a shame since it's a great game now. Far from the crazy release from a few years ago.

Patrik Marek · Jan 13, 2017

every new screenshots look better and better, will have to check this out again

yusupov · Jan 13, 2017

aka2k said:
Don't care about Mantorp, but it does look great. Actually, quite a good looking game Raceroom is. And with physics and everything else being top notch puzzles me that the game isn't a big hit.

"top-notch"?? its progressed a lot in the past 2-3 years, but its easily the most rudimentary physics system in simracing. theres still a lot of work to be done in fleshing the game out before i think it can really be grouped in with AMS/iR/good rF2/AC.

bogani · Jan 13, 2017

Fun fact. I went to school there. It was actually located at the actual Mantorp Park circuit.

The circuit is quite boring to be honest though.

Furious Panda · Jan 13, 2017

Nice and maybe one day well be able to adjust the tyre pressures

Terry Rock · Jan 13, 2017

Stick a couple of highly modified 9-3s there and keep it all Swedish

To be fair, I initially had lots of difficulty getting RRE to work properly.
It was hit or miss...even from one session to another.
Some days it'd run okay...on others it'd stutter horribly.
Recently though, they've made some good improvements and actually runs much better.
I still don't run it as much as my other sims due mostly to a few 'piddly' issues on my part....the time it takes to launch....the lighting that sometimes makes it difficult to see upcoming corners, etc...