Dirt Track Racing

Genre:

Racing

Year:

1999

Developer:

Ratbag

Publisher:

WizardWorks Group

Perspective:

1st-person, 3rd-person

Releases:

Windows (1999)

Also known as:

DTR

Dirt Track Racing is the first part of the DTR series (including two more sequels) and it was one of the first "dirt" racing games. You could say a predecessor of FlatOut. Dirt Track Racing features 3 classes of cars (stock, pro stock, and late model, each can be enhanced with performance parts) and some figure-8 tracks instead of just ovals. The cars could also be improved in various ways with new parts. The tracks in Dirt Track Racing can be characterized in three words: oval, dirt, and small. They range in variety from regular ovals, to D-ovals, to the occasional figure eight. All said, the game has approximately 30 of these unimaginative racetracks scattered across a number of states throughout the US. And while the nature of dirt-track racing (this motorsport actually exists) calls for these sorts of uneventful tracks, translating them into a computer game makes them lose whatever real-life appeal they might have. The player can choose to either play one race or play in career mode where the player starts with next to nothing and work your way up gaining sponsors and more money as the player gets better. The player can also race with up to 10 people online.