This is a long one but if you play at least once a week you should read so you have an idea of what's going on.

The Test Branch change done to Pro Mods and Radial 315 are to my liking (ignoring the braking issue) and I am satisfied with it.
What actually changed?
The grip levels were untouched, however tires are now very punishing if your car spins too much, it will want to kick out to the wall. This makes it so no longer can someone pull up with a tune that spins to the 330 and still goes rounds (As I have done in the past). Some people's turns are unaffected as they never spun before, but some like me had to really change the power management to stop spinning and be able to get down the track straight.

This change will be applied to all cars (one or two classes at a time, and after I fix the incontrolable braking), however doing so now would yield no change, the difference is only felt in conditions where there's more power than grip, which only pro mods can really do right now. All other classes are going to see changes gradually through the coming weeks, starting with Pro Imports and Outlaws. It will take time but every class is gonna get grip removed. I am very dissatisfied with the tuning on classes like Imports, Limited Street, Pro Stock, because they have more grip than power and become just putting all the sliders to max and driving it perfectly every race. I do not want this to be the case and as such I will be making core changes to each class to lower the grip to a level where it will actually take adjusting to track conditions to not spin.

This will be done as a preamble to the host tools that were teased earlier in the month. Right now these tire physics changes will still have people go down every pass because they have a tuneup for each track % where they know they won't spin (Due to how rigid the system is) When the new weather system gets implemented, good event hosts will be changing things and mixing and matching track prep/temps/air quality, to make events feel dynamic and make people actually tune for the conditions. Sharing tunes will be a lot less effective when each race's conditions are much more unique than just a track % that works the same across tracks.

Of course, removing grip is gonna affect ETs for those classes so they will slowly be adjusted to where they should be again. This process is likely gonna take a couple of months but there will be test branches to test regularly, and in the end will result in a better game for everyone.

The game will also continue to get quality of life fixes and UI improvements for a smoother experience.
More Details in Discord.

Update 8.0 is live!

CPU Performance Optimizations for Larger Lobbies
Added Default Paintjobs
Redesigned Garage Car Selection
Redesigned Main Menu and Track Selection
Network Changes
Added Long Burnouts
Changes to Georgia Dragway Surface
Fixed Burnouts in SLM Track
Improved Garage Painting Controls
Added Roll Out adjusting to settings
Saving 2 copies of a paintjob shouldn't be necessary anymore
Fixed the remove flag icon in the tuning menu

The last big update of the year released, here are the changes of Release 7.0:
Fixed a problem with the game not booting up for some users
Added new track Highway
Adjusted Groove Height in some tracks
Added new Supercar class
Towing to pits now automatically repairs vehicle
Fixed having the first paintjob not load to the car
Added Win Lights to Tracks
Loading an Older tune with no torque converter settings will default to proper torque converter settings
Added Generic Light Decals to paint booth stickers
In Settings/Controls/Camera, Different Camera Modes can be bound to jump straight to that camera type
Adjusted Beams in Roy Fa Sand Drag track
Removed Rounding up of ET and MPH on the qualifying sheet
Adjusted Time of Day Slider to be more gradual
Fixed Headlights not loading properly
Reordered Track Selection in Alphabetical Order
Fixed several bugs with SPE track
Improvements to tree auto reset
Fixed a bug not allowing adjustment of environment sound volume
Improved UI readability for Tuning Menu
Dashboard Size can now be made larger
Time Slips now save to Documents/BountyDragRacing folder
Custom Stickers are now located on Documents/BountyDragRacing folder
Added Blinders to tree on bracket mode
Fixed a bug with UI in South Beach
Rebalanced Nitrous and Centrifugal performance for several classes
Added Option to Disable System PopUps
Revised Tree Printing of times to Remove Rounding up of ET and RT
Added a decimal space for more accurate MPH readings
Fixed Burnout Box in Australia Dragway
Numbers in Tuning Menu will now round to 2 decimal spaces
Fixed Wall Collisions after finish in Caribbean Track
Added missing Image for Max RPM Damage Warning

The latest Update for Bounty Drag Racing is here. The controls system was reworked. If your game does not launch, unplug any controllers or steering wheels, open the game, plug them in and then rebind them. If you have any further issues contact me in the Discord.

Here are the bigger changes of the update:
New Torque Converter Option and Tuning
Remade Timing system from the ground up for better accuracy in times
Qualifying sheet can now pick up Reaction Times for Bracket and Index events
Rebalanced X275 Class
Added X275 Import Class

Bounty OffRoad is a throwback to early 2000's offroading games with lobbies up to 16 players, different types of weather, and many types of vehicles including SUVs, ATVs, UTVs, and Buggies.

You can download it for free at DOWNLOAD FREE ALPHA

After months of demand, front wheel drive vehicles were finally added to Bounty Drag Racing. Read the full changelog here:

Update 5.0
Added new Class Front Wheel Drive
Slowed down X275 diesel
Slowed down Pro Street to more realistic numbers
Added Blinders for Bracket Racing
Made Improvements to “Sort By Index”
Made Change to Georgia Dragway surface
Fixed uncentered cameras in Top Alcohol Dragster and Funny Car

Patch 5.1
Fixed Parachute and Flag Placements for FWD cars
Fixed non paintable wing for a FWD car
Fixed Bump sound for FWD cars
Fixed FWD Class in garage showing as truck
Fixed Top And Bottom names in Qualifying Sheet being unreadable at Ultrawide resolutions
Added option to remove all players from qualifying sheet
Fixed Remove Player not working for individual players
Made Improvements to jet dragster driveability
Datalogger now reads front wheels for Wheel Speed in FWD cars
Rebalanced Limited Street Performance

Update 4 has been released alonside an announcement for the $1000 prize "The Clash - Pro 275" Event. This event promises to be the biggest event yet, and all players enter free of charge.

Update 4 Changelog:
Added Tire Beadlocks
Added New Race Track Georgia Dragway
Adjusted Grip in Backwoods Street
Fixed an outlaw’s headlights floating when removing the hood
Fixed Fuel Altereds Having White Drivetrain
Fixed flags position for fuel altered
Increased AWD Diesel Idle volume
Improved AWD Diesel Consistency
Fixed AWD Truck class not showing on finish
Added Outlaw Pack 6
Hacienda RoyFa Sand Drag Surface was smoothed
Added Car Flags for new countries
Top Dragster will no longer slide around in sand
Fixed arrows for wheelie bar tuning not working
Adjusted Wings and Parachutes for Pro Stocks
Finish GUI will no longer block buttons behind from being clicked
Overhaul to events systems
Experimental NO TIME setting
ET Cutoff Implemented

This update will be followed by a AWD Diesel Class event with a $500 prize, on July 22, 2024.

Upgrade Notes for Update 3.0:

Added new class: AWD Diesel Truck
Fixed Lobby Banning
Fixed Tire Instability in Backwoods Map
Fixed Flag position in import modified
Fixed FPS camera not being bindable
Fixed unpaintable wing in import modified
Fixed other player’s wheels sinking into the ground
Bracket Racing will now show correct Margin of Victory
Fixed 0.000 on the tree being able to show RED
Fixed a bug causing vibration to happen with other player’s vehicles
Improved Top Fuel and Top Alcohol Funny Car Driveability
Fixed arrow on ignition timing adjustment window
Fixed floating flags in one outlaw
Improved Top Dragster Handling
Fixed Window Tint not working on latest Modified Import
Moved one spectator camera at Atco Dragway
Fixed a lobby crash due to one Extreme Import

This month's Official Event will be a 1/4 Mile Bracket Race and include the highest payout of any event in the game. The Pan American Nationals were hosted for 29 years at ATCO Dragway and we will have our tribute to that event. Joining the Discord is mandatory for participation. No DLCs or Entry Fees are needed.
The event will be ran June 25 at 8:00 PM EST