UTILITIES

9 JAN 2000 Clear Cockpit for N3/NL- J Carter
This utility will make the background for the standings (F1-F9) and speed/gear boxes transparent in both N3 and Legends. [12 K]

9 JAN 2000 DEMONS server software for N3/NL v1.07- John Simmons
This software will allow you to run a dedicated multiplayer server for N3/NL. DEMONS Homepage. [520 K]

29 DEC 99 N3 Score- Lyman VanDerWege
This is a great program that will read in .stn files from NASCAR 3 and create .html pages from them. Good thing for league administrators. [106 K]

29 DEC 99 PointsCalc- Robert Rathbone
This is another program that will read in .stn files from NASCAR Racing (2 and 3) and NASCAR Legends, and create stats and html pages with results..great for league administrators who don't want alot of hassle putting up results. Robert's site is DataWerks[3.6 M]

29 DEC 99 Cockpit Track Condition Lights- Josh Hagopian
This utility will actually put the track condition lights into your cockpit, for easy viewing. Great for online racing. For N3 only. [37 K]

29 DEC 99 N3 SetupSaver- Robert Sutherland
Great utility for backing up your setups, will accept various locations. [1.5 M]

4 DEC 99 Backup Program - Jan Kohl
This backup program is designed to work with all versions of Papyrus NASCAR sims. It will backup paintschemes, config files, setups, address books, calendars, and almost everything else you may want! [44 K]

1 DEC 99 N3 Advanced Tracktoy/Calendar- Ryan Hamm
Ryan took our Tracktoy util and made it even better for N3! [64 K]

29 NOV 99 N3 Decal Bonanza- Mark Turner
A superset of great decals for N3, with installer. Bodies, parts, ads and numbers, all easily installed. [381 K]

11 NOV 99 N2 Logos 1999- Christian Roy
The ENTIRE series of logos for the 1999 NASCAR WC and BGN season. For N2. [2.5 M]

11 NOV 99 N3 Calendar Swap util- Ryan Hamm
This will swap the all.cal so that you can run just a Busch or Winston Cup season. [6 K]

11 NOV 99 Joe Farr's Garage- Joe Farr
Cool utility to help you adjust setups, and see what values they really read in the file. For both ICR2 and N1/N2/N3. [81 K]

29 SEP 99 N3 Biglogo .tga- Peter Hedberg
Peter put together a nice looking biglogo template for all wanting to add more races to their tracks. [81 K]

29 SEP 99 N3 Track Info templates- Bill Cranston
Bill also did the same with the trkinfo.tga, and also some good instructions to make it look just like the original. [324 K]

29 SEP 99 N3 Series Logos- Jeffrey Jo
Know when you want to change the championship logos in N3 to the real thing? Well, JJ has done this and it looks real smart. [277 K]

29 SEP 99 R/T Sound Project- Henry Thomas Randazzo
Great utility, this changes the engine sound (N2, N99) to a much meaner sound...great job by Henry. [3.5 M]

19 SEP 99 PitsPatch N3- Jan Kohl
This patch will fix alot of things left out in NASCAR 3. It will add the manufacturer's logos to the driver's screen, and also add the palatte corrected logos for quite a few different tracks to NASCAR3. Note: Tracks must first be copied over to the N99 tracks directory before running installer. It will also add calendars for the new tracks. [3.5 M]

5 SEP 99 Pace Truck Utils- Josh Hagopian
(Description from Josh, since I can't seem to get it right -ed.) The main one (PACE01.ZIP) is my Indy Ram pace truck. It comes with its own install that will patch the TRUCKS.DAT. The other two patches (PACESWAP.ZIP & PSWAPVV.ZIP) are two separate patches that are INDEPENDANT from the Indy Ram pace truck. PaceSwap (PACESWAP.ZIP) is a patch that will take whatever pace truck that is installed in the TRUCKS.DAT and install it in the CARS.DAT to pace the cars. PaceSwap Vice Versa takes whatever pace car is in the CARS.DAT file and patches it into the TRUCKS.DAT file to pace the trucks. THEY ARE INDEPENDANT FROM THE INDY RAM PACE TRUCK PATCH AND ARE DESIGNED FOR ANY INSTALLED PACE CAR/TRUCK. - Josh Thank you. And please visit Josh's page.. -ed. [52 K]


26 JUL 99 New Smoke- Terry Landis
Centerline wheels for the modifieds. [93 K]

18 JUL 99 New Smoke- Dustin Kessinger
New heavier and more realistic smoke for NASCAR2/99. [66 K]

18 JUL 99 Manufacturer Set- L. VanDerWege
Changes all the vehicles in your sim to a single manufacterer. [8 K]

18 JUL 99 N2List- Team Whump
N2List allows you to manage and build carset lists. (Requires .cst files) [60 K]

18 JUL 99 Track Randomizer- Half-Fast Software
Allows you to randomize tracks raced over a season. [62 K]

17 APR 99 CarToy- The Pits
Tired of swapping those bodies and wheels out, and having to do all the work to change them? Don't! This great utility has 21 different bodies, and 28 different wheels, all run from a program interface..just select the body you want to race, and go! Don't like the wheels? Change them too! Bodies included: Late Model, Modified, Supertouring, '71 Torino/Charger, Superbird, NASCAR stock car, Craftsman truck, McLaren GTR, Mini, Aussie V8. [2.5 M]


Extra Bodies - (may not be included in current version of Cartoy)
  • Denny Hoffman's Stock Car (version 2)

    11 AUG 99 SoundToy- The Pits
    Want to be able to change the sounds on the fly, instead of having to pack or unpack the sound.dat, or having several copies of it? This great utility will allow you to change to the different engine sounds (touring, NASCAR, ect)...from a program menu! [729 K]

    22 APR 99 TrackToy and SetupToy- The Pits
    Another great bunch of programs in our SimToys collection...SetupToy allows you to copy all your truck and car setups to floppy with one easy program...no searching or hunting for those setups anymore! TrackToy allows to to keep over 300 different tracks in a single install of N99 or N2...you just rearrange them into different sections (touring, NASCAR, and N@50) and the program does the rest! It swaps track directories before you race so you can use whatever track you want. [2 K]

    22 APR 99 INSTALL MANAGER- Mark Turner
    Mark has set the standard for new installs for N2/N99/ICR2/GPL. If you create patches in the format for Install Manager, it will take them and install them into N2/N99/ICR2/GPL. Great job, and something much needed for Papyrus Racing Sims. We will accept new patches for this program and label them as compatable with Install Manager. [1.1 M]

  • N2 cockpit to be installed with the Install Manager
  • N99 cockpit to be installed with the Install Manager

    22 APR 99 Expanded Paintshop- Jeff "LittleFan" Carter
    Add a new set of expanded decals to your paintkit. [232 K]

    22 APR 99 New Sounds- JJ "BadNuze" Nuzzo
    JJ's done some great new engine/crash sounds for N2/N99...and an excellent blown tire! [638 K]

    22 APR 99 More New Sounds- Vic Webster
    Vic's done a great job as well with some new engine/crash sounds for N2/N99. [285 K]

    28 FEB 99 Real Sound- Mark Turner
    Mark's now got some engine sounds that are REAL superb...for N2 and N99. [94 K]

    22 FEB 99 Aussie V8 Patch- Stan Allen & Phil Whiteman
    This excellent patch for N99 simulates the Australian V8 Supercars, with all the current 1999 paintschemes! Phil Whiteman helped him get the carset done in time for the party, and they did a great job! [5.8 M]
    As well, Stan did a Viper carset for his Viper Patch (below) [1.2 M].

    22 APR 99 N2 Crewchief v.2.0- Brian "Dutch" VanderReyden
    Great program for people to set up their N2 car. It asks you questions, then will adjust your setup for you. Lifesaver to those of you having problems understanding what to do to your car. Go to Brian's page. [730 K]

    3 FEB 99 N2/99 Decals- Butch Davis
    Butch has put together 9 of the nicest decal sets he could get...with an installer. [787 K]

    3 DEC 98 N99/N2 Carset- Cory Walker
    Cory's been busy lately, and has posted all his latest cars and carsets for everyone to enjoy...GREAT job on templates and cars by Cory. [471 K]

    22 NOV 98 PitsPatch99- Jan Kohl
    This patch will fix alot of things left out in NASCAR99. It will add the manufacturer's logos to the driver's screen, and also add the palatte corrected logos for Pocano and a few other tracks left out of N99. Note: Tracks must first be copied over to the N99 tracks directory before running installer. It will also add the corrected calendars for the new tracks. [309 K]

    22 NOV 98 Beadlock for N2 Wheels- Terry Landis
    Terry has created a nifty utility to add a beadlock to wheels for modifieds and late models. Late model version HERE. [84 K]

    Updated 22 NOV 98 Viper Package for N2- Stan Allen (with cars from Michael Heymanns and Kenneth Dahlgren)
    Stan put together a nice little package to race Vipers in N2, includes new screens, car body, cockpit and sound. Ken and Michael put the finishing touches on with some nice Viper paintjobs. NOTE: Will backup your files, no need to do another install for racing. [1.6 M]

    11 AUG 98 Exotic bodies- Leonardo Vidal
    Leonardo has done another superb job recreating some of the finest exotic sports cars for use with N2...requires Gilles' GT40 body, included in the patch. Dump the body into the /cars directory, create your own using the .pcx files. [117 K]

    11 JUL 98 Laptime Calculator- David Sparks
    Great utility converts speed to time and visa-versa on all N2 tracks, fantasy tracks, and converted ICR2 tracks. [134 K]

    19 JUN 98 Backstretch pitting- George McCabe
    Want a real handicap? Pit on the backstretch at some of the tracks...remember to back up your original .txt files. [4 K]

    22 MAY 98 Truck rollbar paintkit- Dave Turman
    This utility will allow you to paint the rollbars and windshield braces by using the underlying colors from the N2 Paintshop. [136 K]

    22 MAY 98 stockcar rollbar paintkit- Dave Turman
    This utility will allow you to paint the rollbars and windshield braces by using the underlying colors from the N2 Paintshop. [136 K]

    9 MAY 98 N2 decals- Mike Frazer
    A self-installing decal kit by Mike Frazer, looks real nice. [115 K]

    9 MAY 98 Modified wing paintkit- Dave Turman
    This utility will allow you to paint the wings on the modifieds (you need the modified body below) by using the underlying colors from the N2 Paintshop. [115 K]

    3 MAY 98 Neon Challenge- Duke Mayle
    Seen the Neon Challenge on TV, or own one? Now you can drive one on the track. Duke's put together several nice Neon templates to help you out. [61 K]

    18 APR 98 N2 Replay Telemetry II - Christopher Lund - Sealsoft
    This new version of the program allows you to import N2 replays, and then view them as a 2 dimensional graph. You can then save them as telemetry files. Excellent for checking your best lap times. Works on N2 converted tracks and Bullrun/Redrock. Includes patch for replay display. Windows 3.1 version here. Go to Sealsoft Works.[1.4 M]

    11 APR 98 N2 Garage- Ian Withycombe
    Lets you manage your setups, copy to .txt, clipboard, ect... [171 K]

    11 APR 98 New Decals for N2- Casey Comer
    New decal sheet for N2...has installer. [144 K]

    2 FEB 98 NASCAR modified template- John Chapman
    Nice looking template to turn your car into a NASCAR Modified..[4 k]

    2 FEB 98 Stock car engine graphics- Gregory Fedoruk
    Excellent utility by Greg, changes the engine graphics to look more like a real stock car. [62 k]

    2 FEB 98 Hoosier tires- Gregory Fedoruk
    This changes the tire graphics to look like Hoosier tires for other racing series. [78 k]

    Updated 21 Jan 98 Paintkit Assistant - Chris Frederick
    Paintkit assistant is a document written on how to create excellent looking cars using the Paintkit with other freeware utilites. Palattes included.

    7 Jan 98 Screen fixes for 98 body- Robert Graf
    Robert has fixed the garage, win, and finishing screens for N2 if you have gotten Gilles new 98 body (below). With these files, the windshield will now match up to the body. [430 k]

    Updated 19 JAN 98 NASCAR II Headquarters for Win95 - Dane Johnson
    NASCAR II HQ is an excellent program for NASCAR II, allowing you to edit drivers, setups, track info, race settings, all from a convenient window. [1.3 meg] Download Windows 3.1 version. [1.9 meg] Go to Dane's Page.

    29 JAN 98 Car Central - Mike Frazer
    Good program, will allow use of multiple carsets and multiple body styles on one install of NASCAR2. [16 k] Msvbvm50.dll for Car Central, if needed. [670 k]

    29 DEC 97 Backup util for setups - Cris Mans
    This utility will copy all your setups from N2 (supports BGN pack) to a floppy. Designed for use on "C:" drive, if another drive, edit the batch file. [25 k]

    *NEW* 1980s NASCAR Body Templates- Cory Walker
    Cory has created templates for all the early 80's cars, for use with Gregg's 1980 body (see below). Excellent work. Also includes templates for Gilles' 1998 bodies as well.

    *NEW* N2 Replay Compression - Sealsoft
    This utility will allow you to compress replay files much better than Winzip. For Win95. For DOS. [75 K]

    Tire squeal change for N2 - Chas Bornemann
    Fixes that annoying high pitched squeal from the tires in N2...changes it back to the good old hair-raising "this is gonna hurt" screech from NASCAR I.

    MS Explorer fix for N2 - Robert Paige
    This is the .dll file that gets corrupted with the "auto-update" feature of N2. All you have to do is place it in the /windows/system directory, overwriting the old one, and you are done.

    N2 Track/Driver Statistics Program - Jeff Copperthite
    This nifty program allows you to view, change, and rate the different drivers that you currently run with in NASCAR. You can also see how the season is going by letting it sort how you and the other drivers are faring.

    Color Palette for NASCAR II - Alex Santantonio
    Allows you to change colors in .pcx files to match NASCAR II's palettes.

    Graphics for the Paintkit, NASCAR II - Mark Turner
    NASCAR II version is here! Better graphics for the paintkit in NASCAR II. Includes decal for The Pits!.

    NASCAR II season editor - Michael C. Patrick
    Allows you to edit and modify the season in NASCAR II.

    NASCAR I > NASCAR II setup converter - David Sparks
    Allows you to convert your setups from NASCAR I to NASCAR II...may require some additional tweaking for the setup.

    Nascar II Demo - Papyrus
    The long awaited sequel to NASCAR Racing by Papyrus.

    NASCAR II demo editor - Neil Jedrzejewski
    Enables some of the disabled features in the NASCAR 2 demo. Enables realistic damage, yellow flags and arbitrary failures.

    Colored backgrounds for driver's pics - Eric Busch
    Colored backgrounds to allow you to customize your driver's picts in NASCAR 2.

    Win95 NASCAR 2 Start Bar - Steve Staser
    Change your Win95 "Start" button to the NASCAR 2 icon! Great!

    Data Link Library for N2HQ - Jack Mathews
    Getting those "missing msvcrt40.dll" errors when installing N2HQ? Here's the files...

    DOS NASCAR II driver randomizer - Tom Hansen
    This is a DOS driver randomizer. This randomizer allows you to set the strengths of each driver depending on track type, and give them a percentage of how likely they are to have a bad day.

    17 JAN 98 Set refresh rates for DOS sims - Sierra/Royce Liao
    Having problems with running in DOS mode? This utility will allow you to set your refresh rate for DOS programs...you need to run it before you start your DOS game. [9 k]

    17 JAN 98 Fix for Win95 key interruption - Microsoft
    Had that inadvertant boot from N2 when you hit that Win95 key? Doh! Here's the fix..install DOSWINKY, and see directions on our Multiplayer page. [580 k]

    29 DEC 97 Fix for DOS mode Rendition - Royce Liao
    This program is for Rendition users who are having problems running DOS sims in DOS mode with newer Rendition cards. [17 k]

    22 APR 98 Qual Order - Sealsoft
    This is another great utility, which allows offline racing leagues to have their members qualify against the computer, send in their times, then create a new qualifying order, based on the member's times.

    *NEW* Track records for N1/N2/ICR2 - David Noonan
    Great program, will extract your best track laps from the records.txt, and also the AI's. Creates an output file viewable in any spreadsheet program.

    T1 Spring Fix - Keith Bolin
    Having problems with broken T1 springs? Here's the fix!

    Savegame Program - Jan Kohl
    This is a DOS NASCAR/Indycar save program. It will save all of your config files, your .pcx files, your championship season, all the replays and setups in all your different tracks, even ones that have been converted from Indycar to NASCAR and visa-versa. Thanks to Papyrus for the source.