Map of the RACESAVE.BIN file for Nascar 2
Offset Bytes Meanings Possible values Precedence
0-0fh 15 I don't know - but 4th byte is always 65h=101 - -
10h 4 AI Cars strenght - BIN
14h 4 Race lenght in % - CFG, but BIN showed
18h 4 Pace Lap status 0=OFF
1=ON
BIN
1ch 8+1 LST used This is LST filename, ended with 0 BIN
25h 4 Cars in race - CFG
29h 4 Damage status 0=OFF
1=Arcade
2=Realistic
BIN
2dh 4 Players Breakdowns status 0=OFF
1=ON
?
31h 4 Yellow Flags status 0=OFF
1=ON
BIN
35h-3ch 8 ? 0 ? -
3dh 4 Temperature 0 F=0, 1 F=0ah
n F=temp*0ah
BIN, but CFG showed
41h-43h 3 ? - -
44h 1 Wind direction 00=E
20=NE
40=N
60=NW
80=W
A0=SW
A0=S
C0=SE
BIN, but CFG showed
45h 4 Wind speed 0 mph=0, 1 mph=0ah
n mph=speed*0ah
BIN, but CFG showed
49h-50h 8 ? ? -
51h 4 ? 1 -
55h-6dh 25 ? 0 ? -
6eh 1 Grass/asphalt 0=OFF, 1=ON, 8=Auto BIN
6fh 1 Clouds 0=OFF, 1=ON, 9=Auto BIN
70h 1 Objects 0=OFF, 1=ON, 2=None, 0a=Auto BIN
71h 1 Grandnstands 0=OFF, 1=ON, 9=Auto BIN
72h 1 Walls 0=OFF, 1=ON, 8=Auto BIN
73h 1 Horizon 0=OFF, 1=ON, 9=Auto BIN
74h 1 Cars textures 0=OFF, 1=ON, 9=Auto BIN
75h 1 Smoke/dirt 0=OFF, 1=ON, 9=Auto BIN
76h 1 Skids 0=OFF, 1=ON, 9=Auto BIN
77h 4 Graphics resolution 0140h=320x200 (VGA)
0280h=640x480(VESA)
BIN
7bh 4 Controls: Breaking Help 0=OFF, 2=ON BIN
7fh 4 Controls: Shifting Help 0=OFF, 2=ON BIN
83h 4 Controls: Steering Help 0=OFF, 2=ON BIN
87h 4 Frame Rate: Auto off 0-30 BIN
8bh 4 Frame Rate: Auto On 0-30 BIN
8fh 4 Opponents Draw: Ahead - BIN
93h 4 Opponents Draw: Behind - BIN
97h 4 Sound: ? 0-100 BIN
9bh 4 Sound: Player engine volume 0-100 BIN
9fh 4 Sound: Skidding volume 0-100 BIN
0a3h 4 Sound: Opponents engines volume 0-100 BIN
0a7h 4 Sound: Effects volume 0-100 BIN
0abh 4 Sound: ? 0-100 BIN
0afh 4 Sound: ? 0-100 BIN
0b3h 4 Sound: Master volume 0-100 BIN
0b7h 4 Sound: Speach volume 0-100 BIN
0bbh 4 Radio speach 0=text, 1=speach BIN
0bfh 1 Trees 0=OFF, 1=ON, 0a=Auto BIN
0c0h 1 Billboards 0=OFF, 1=ON, 02=None, 0a=Auto BIN
0c1h 1 Vehicles 0=OFF, 1=ON, 9=Auto BIN
0c2h 1 Infield 0=OFF, 1=ON, 9=Auto BIN
0c3h 1 Fence 0=OFF, 1=ON, 9=Auto BIN
0c4h 1 People 0=OFF, 1=ON, 9=Auto BIN
0c5h 4 Lap display 0=Speed, 1=Time BIN
0c9h 4 Spotter level 0=full, 1=None, 2=Experienced
3=Professional, 4=off
BIN
0cdh 4 ? ? -
0d1h 4 Options Menu Select 0=Sound, 1=Graphics, 2=Controls BIN
0d5h-139h 100 Not tested yet ? -
013ah - 13ah*(No of AI cars) 4*cars Qualification speeds, 013ah=player, then AI cars, speed is stored as unsigned long value e.g. 17,900=17900

At race there is stored current lap speed
- BIN
Values after speeds up to 01e9h misc Not tested yet - -
- - - - -
1eah 4 Setup: RF Tire pressure - -
1f2h 4 Setup: RR Tire pressure - -
1fah 4 Setup: LR Tire pressure - -
202h 4 Setup: LF Tire pressure - -
206h 4 Setup: fuel Always 22 in qual, misc values in race
Stored - fuel *1000
BIN
20eh 4 Seatup: Rear spoiler Stored: value * 100 -
216h 4 Setup: RF Camber Stored: value*100 - signed -
222h 4 Setup: LF Camber Stored: value*100 - signed -
226h 4 Setup: RF shock - -
22ah 4 Setup: RR shock - -
22eh 4 Setup: LR shock - -
232h 4 Setup: LF shock - -
236h 4 Setup: 1st gear ratio Stored: ratio*10 -
23ah 4 Setup: 2nd gear ratio Stored: ratio*10 -
23eh 4 Setup: 3rd gear ratio Stored: ratio*10 -
242h 4 Setup: 4th gear ratio Stored: ratio*10 -
250h 2 Stearing lock - -
25ah 4 Setup: Weight distribution Left-right -
25eh 4 Setup: Weight distribution Cross -
262h 4 Setup: Weight distribution Front-rear -
NOTE: Precedence means, which value is most important in the race.
BIN - taken from racesave.bin
CFG - taken from race.cfg or set in track options

The important values for league are in highlighted in yellow rows

Prepared for Simulator CyberWorld by Jaroslaw Polewka - jarp90
98-01-13