VARO Callout, This Weekend!
When: Feb 29-0100 Zulu(Feb 28-8pm est) will end when everyone leaves
Where: VARO Race Server

Open Racing for all VARO pilots and potential pilots. Please stop by for some racing and talk about the future of VARO.

For new pilots this is your opportunity to meet some VARO veterans and get your questions answered by Sryth one of the guys behind it all.

I encourage all pilots to be there. It should be fun.

Note: From now on please check the Calendar in the forum for upcoming events along with the Schedule page for individual event information. I will warn that events are subject to change however prior notice will be given before any official races are changed.

Forum Problems

I just found out what is up with the forum. It seems that the host is having domain problems and have redirected all the boards from one server to another. To get to the Forum click here. This is suppose to be temporary until they get their domain name fixed.

Website Error clean up
I have cleaned up a lot of errors on the website. The only pages left are the PylonSchool page and the Rules page which need modified due to our new racing procedures and rules.

Website Errors
I am in the process of correcting typos and other errors on the website. I have already found a couple and I do apologize that the roster page has an error "Karka" should be "Kafka". I will be fixing these errors later today so please be patient I am very busy will the daily operations of VARO at the moment.

Practice/Filming Session with some snags.

After a good turnout for the first open session since VARO's Spring Seaseon was announced we did have some problems. The good news is after a few hours and a few reconnects and reboots we nailed down the problem and I am confident that things will run smooth from here on out. We also had a descent race with the new VARO Racer and I personally saw no frame rate spikes or loses. Since all is looking good I am going to focus my attention onto the transponder and clean up some issues with it. Expect a new version of the Transponder soon.

VARO Racer Update

Replaced the VARO Racer with a complete package containing the patch as well as the skin updates I completed today.

I will be online tonight at aprox 9:30 est (0230 zulu) all pilots are welcome to come in and race as well as take part in the filming of our promotional film.

More Site Updates

Added a patch the the VARO Racer check out the beta testing page for information. Also added the new roster page. Expect more updates soon.

Finally I would like to announce a racing session tonight(02-21-04) We will be filming our promortional movie tonight please e-mail Sryth if you plan to attend.

Webpage updates

I have added a couple of pages and fixed some others. Also the Transponder beta is online and available for download a day early head to the beta testing page for the download. More updates to the rules page soon. Stay posted for more information.

VARO Reborn
New Logo, New Features, More Racing





I would like to announce that VARO is back into the online air racing scene. Over the past few months we have been working on lots of
improvements that will making racing in FS2002 and FS2004 a lot easier and a whole lot more fun. For starters some of you may remember the VARO Racer project, a collection of racing aircraft currently seen at Reno every year. Well the first volume of the VARO Racer is complete and in flight testing now, it will be ready for racing in April. The other major advancement is the VARO Race Tracking System(VRTS) which
is a stand alone program designed to track lap times and eventualy pylon cuts as they happen during live racing. The VRTS is made up of essentially two parts the first is a very easy to use program called the Transponder which actaully does all the tracking. The second is the Receiver which is a server that recieves data from the transponder and then relays all race information back to the transponders. We are currently testing this software to work out any bugs and it will also be ready to go in april. Another project that we have been working on
is a better way or pilots and fans to watch races, after some experimentation we have created a set of flight files for each course that will give specators the best view to watch races from observer mode.

Do all these new features bring out the air racer in you? Interested in helping develop and test our aircraft and software? Just want to get out there and turn some fast laps around the plyons? Then sign up today we are looking for about twenty dedicated pilots to help bring VARO into the future of online air racing. We are accepting pilots that are primarly using FS2002, however upon request we can check you out in fs2004 our servers can support both in the same session and we are interested in testing out the effects on racing. To join VARO simply head to the join page and follow the instructions there.

For more information on VRTS and the VARO Racer Vol 1 head to the beta testing page for release dates as well as development information.

More Aircraft rolling off the line
The first Racing Seafury rolled off the line today sporting the VARO Factory colors





This SeaFury will be Designated SeaFury A we have about 4 to 5 different Sea Fury models with different modifications. This Sea Furry still needs its gear doors installed and the prop will be painted soon.

WildFire news!
For those of you who don't know what WildFire is head here

http://www.wildfireairracing.com/

Looks to be a promising racer

Racing Mustang shows its colors.

The first Racing Mustang rolled out of the VARO paint shop today at KMHV.





Expect to see more aircraft rolling off the line very soon.