Dynamic Weather
Let it rain – dynamic weather in SmartRace If you want to spice up races in SmartRace, you can activate dynamic weather changes in the “Weather” tab in the “New Race” dialog. If you open this tab, you see a lot of different settings. Before we dive into them, lets …
Virtual Safety Car
Virtual Safety Car Settings The VSC has some settings which can be changed using the settings dialog from the SmartRace main menu. The voice over messages can be enabled/disabled in Settings > Sounds, while everything else is located unter Settings > Driving. These settings can be changed: Deploying the VSC …
Penalties
Understanding penalties in SmartRace Did you ever wish there was a way to bring more discipline to your race track? Well, you could use penalties like in real life. Penalties in SmartRace can be used to impose lap deduction or time penalties on drivers. Penalties are only available in races. …
Fuel Simulation
How the Fuel Simulation Works The fuel simulation in SmartRace simulates the consumption of the cars based on the lap time driven. The consumption is calculated on the basis of the deviation from an (adjustable) reference lap time. If the reference lap time is not reached, consumption is lower than …
Data Interface
The data interface offers you the possibility to connect external services or scripts to SmartRace. For this purpose, SmartRace sends certain data to a configurable endpoint on request and you can process this data as you wish. The data is sent as a POST request in JSON format. You’ll find the …
Damages
Automatic damages for exceeding lap times If you don’t like penalties so much or would like to spice up races without imposing penalties, you can use the damages module. The damages module is meant for penalizing drivers for slow lap times. Slow lap times could for example happen if a …
Championships
Understanding how championships work If you want to have a series of races with a group of people, championships are the way to go. All types of championships work the same way: Creating a new championship – understanding the different modes When creating a new championship, you can select from …