Getting Started At HDSR


1. Register for the Website using this link:

  • http://hammerdownsimracing.com/garage2/index.php?action=register
  • Please use First Name/Last Name format as your username. ie "John Smith" You will get Email confirmation of your registration. Please allow time for administration to review and approve your account and you will get Email confirmation of approval. Go to website and login. Proceed to step 2....

2. Explore the website to familiarize yourself with the lay-out. Go to the link below to check availability & register for your desired car number, via current years "HDSR Car # Registration" thread in the Forums:

  • http://hammerdownsimracing.com/garage2/index.php?board=12.0
  • Post a reply to this post, in our Forum, requesting your number. If you desire a number that is already taken, just request your desired number with a suffix of Alphabet, starting with "A". ie. 3A If 3A is taken, request "3B" and so on....
  • Your number request will be approved, via an admin, in this thread of the forum, so keep an eye out for the approval. Once your number is approved, proceed to step 3....

3. Go to the RPM registration link on homepage of our website. It is located about half way down on the right side. Register for RPM.

  • Please use #_FirstName_LastName ie. 1_John_Smith format as your username, with your car number being the approved car # in step 2. This username MUST match exactly to your in game Profile name, for race scoring purposes.
  • Select any Series you are interested in running on the registration form and submit for approval. Please allow time for administration to review and approve your RPM registration. Refer to Series section, in our forum, for more information. Go to step 4...

4. Go to "Download" section of our website. It is located on menu bar at top of Homepage. Download the SCE Simulation ... Download the "HDSR.ini" file to your desktop and I will tell you, in the next step, what to do with this file.

  • You should actually download the "SCE Mod Manager" and then install the Sim using this program. To do this: Download , Install & Run the Mod Manager. Then, with the Mod Manager running, select the "Install" tab and select "Download and Install" button. Note: This may take a while to complete.
  • Once completed, run the game and create a profile using the same format in step 3.
  • Close Mod Manager & the Game, then proceed to step 5....

5. Now, take the "HDSR.ini" file and move it from your desktop to your SCE Mod Manager root folder on your computer. This will allow you to upload & download any custom paint skins for HDSR.

  • Run the Mod manager again and this time select the "Download" tab. Select "HDSR" in the dropdown pick-list and select "Download" button. This will download and install all the League's custom skins to your Game Install.
  • If you have a custom skin already, you can: Run the Mod manager again and this time select the "Upload" tab. Select "HDSR" in the dropdown pick-list, browse to your skin file location on your local computer and select "Upload" button. This will upload your custom skin, so other members can download and see your skin in-game.
  • You can use any of the in-game skins, until you can get one painted up. Note: The in-game skin number does not have to match the Profile. This will just provide you with something besides a generic skin, while getting a custom one painted.
  • If you do not have a skin and would like to have one painted for you, see our Paint Booth section of our forum and request one.
  • Proceed to step 6....

6. Download and install Teamspeak 3, if you do not have it already.