Friday means game day, and today on the DFP we talk about an open source Racing simulator.
TORCS (The Open Racing Car Simulator)
"TORCS features more than 50 different cars, more than 20 tracks, and 50 opponents to race against. Your can steer with a joystick or steering wheel, if the device is supported by your platform. It is also possible to drive with the mouse or the keyboard. Graphic features lighting, smoke, skidmarks and glowing brake disks. The simulation features a simple damage model, collisions, tire and wheel properties (springs, dampers, stiffness, ...), aerodynamics (ground effect, spoilers, ...) and much more. The gameplay allows different types of races from the simple practice session up to the championship. Enjoy racing against your friends in the split screen mode with up to four human players."
This application can be downloaded from http://torcs.sourceforge.net/index.php and can be used on Mac OS X, Windows and Linux