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For  Immediate Release

KIWI DIRT SIM RACING – INTERNATIONAL MIDGET CARS

By James Selwyn, Auckland, New Zealand, September 3, 2008

Midget cars have been around since the 1930s. Originating on Americas West Coast, spreading fast through the country, and soon as far afield as New Zealand and Australia. They proved to be an entertaining distraction from the hard times of the Great Depression where large crowds would attend their local dirt track to watch these four cylinder engine cars throw dirt and clay skyward. With most of the home built chassis having humble beginnings in barns and sheds across the globe in the 1930s, today’s Midgets are nearly all factory produced and have developed into what would barley be recognizable as the same class of car by those first pioneer, leather capped, goggle wearing, dare devil drivers of yesteryear. Although through any and all the great eras of midget racing one common theme runs through them all, close, competitive, side by side and slide by slide action.

In an attempt to capture the spirit of the mighty midgets and bring a small piece of it in to your home, KDSR (www.kiwidirt.com) has made a modification to the online internet racing simulation game rFactor (www.rfactor.net) by creating the world’s first online rFactor Midget car game, International Midget Cars. Closely based on real world physics and values these cars can be driven offline in single player mode or raced online against the thousands of rFactor players around the world on tracks modeled from New Zealand and American dirt tracks through to tracks that were designed by rFactor community members.

Below - In game screen shot showing some of the adjustable setup features

RFactor is an open source game where the cars and tracks are made by the people who race them. The rFactor game itself only has a small variety of cars and tracks, all other cars and tracks can be downloaded for free and added into your game. From Formula 1, Touring Cars, Indy Cars, NASCAR to Sprint Cars, Dirt Late models, even Go-karts and lawn mowers, over 100 different vehicle types and 100s of tracks. These vehicles can be controlled by key board, joystick or a game pad similar to most popular home gaming consoles, or for that next level of immersion a wheel and pedal set is a must. While no longer considered a new game, a reasonable computer is required to play and enjoy rFactor at its full potential

Below - Some screen shots of the on track action

The Midget modification has been widely anticipated by rFactor dirt fans and Midget racing enthusiast alike. Major Catastrophe, well known in the rFactor community for setting new standards in rFactor dirt car physics, took up the job of modeling the popular New Zealand Midget car BREKA chassis for this initial release. The chassis and driver were first made into a three dimensional image, then pulled apart, laid flat and passed on to Darren of DAZA Designs NZ LTD who has a long family association with midgets. Darren was able to create templates of the cars panels, drivers suit and helmet so that it could be distributed to others for painting, with the idea being people would have the chance to paint their very own midget applying a wide variety of techniques to come up with unique one off paint schemes and also the chance to replicate their favorite real life cars, from choosing the color of their rear axle and writing on the sun shield of the helmets visor to the powder coated frame and wheel plug colors.

Below - The painted template of Kasey Kahne’s 2008 Chili Bowl Midget

To test if your computer is suitable to run rFactor a basic demo version, without the Midget Mod, is available for free download, along with a list of minimum system requirements, and full download & purchasing information at www.rfactor.net

YouTube standard and hi resolution Videos available here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfLanicW5PE

                                                                                                                        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi0uVBcGnD4

KDSR will be hosting weekly Midget league races and one off special events for all rFactor Midget players. For more Information and a free download of KDSR International Midget cars please register at www.kiwidirt.com

Midget running gear wanted.

Hallibrand/Allach rear end, taper axle type with
hubs and brakes.
Schroder/Allach steering box and wheel
Front spindles (P&S), hubs and steering arms.
Torsion bars (26 inch x 7/8 ) and arms.
Wheels, steel or alloy.
Bonnet and tail.
Torque tube and ball with in/out box.
Anything considered.
Parts to be used on replica Edmunds/Gardner style midget as raced in the 70’s, car to be powered by 2litre Pinto so also looking for Hillborn injection as used by John Godfreys #96 car.
Contact John Ward
Ph work 09 8184090
Mob 027 285 3108
E mail hardcase@nznet.gen.nz

FOR SALE
New $270-00 inc
Hoosier Midget Tyres
Right Rear 84” RD12
Left Rear 76” & 78” D10, D12, RD12

Used $130-00 inc
Left Rear 74” D10, 78” D12 & RD12
These used Tyres are at least 80% full tread
Sold on basis of first in first served.
Phone 828-4710 Auckland

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