''Race'' is a racing simulator

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based on the

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released in November

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. The game was developed and published by SimBin Studios (later Sector3 Studios and KW Studios), who had earlier produced critically acclaimed racing simulators like '' GTR'' and '' GT Legends'', and distributed by

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in Europe and by

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across their

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network. The first expansion pack, ''

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Expansion'' was released in June

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featuring new cars and tracks. The game features almost all drivers and all of the teams and tracks from the 2006 World Touring Car Championship season. It was followed by a sequel in 2007, named '' Race 07''.

Reception

GameSpot reviewed the game stating: "Simbin follows up its ''GTR 2'' success with another great PC racing sim, this time set in the World Touring Car series".Race - The Official WTCC Game PC review
/ref> They also awarded the game a score of 8.8 (Great).

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* * 2006 video games Eidos Interactive games Multiplayer and single-player video games Racing simulators SimBin Studios games Video games developed in Sweden Video games set in Brazil Video games set in China Video games set in France Video games set in Germany Video games set in Italy Video games set in Mexico Video games set in Spain Video games set in the Czech Republic Video games set in the United Kingdom Video games set in Turkey Windows games Windows-only games World Touring Car Championship {{racing-videogame-stub