March 16^th, 2005 (3:25pm) - Codemasters has announced the third game in the Race Driver series is in development for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and PC for a release this winter. ToCA Race Driver 2006 is beginning to rev its engines.

“ToCA Race Driver 2006 is a huge project and one we’ve had in the works for almost a year already. The team are doing an incredible job and taking motorsport gaming to a level that no one else is even touching upon and they’re doing it to a hugely advanced point. The refined engine will enable players to really thrash the cars and see the real-world results of doing so: Radiators will overheat, tires will burn out, engines will blow--the works," said Gavin Raeburn, studio head at Codemasters. "This detail means the actual races become far more exciting and tactical. You may be a good-enough driver to get to the front of the pack, but can you stay there when your engine is threatening to rip itself out and there’s hardly any rubber left on your rims?"

Like the two previous installments in the series, ToCA Race Driver 2006 will feature a story driven career mode that has players making a name for themselves in the racing world by competing in various competitions which will feature 35 different types of specialized disciplines.

Disciplines available in the pro career mode will include GT, off-road, touring cars, historic, open-wheel, rally, and oval. The pro career mode will challenge you to race your way up through the ranks of championships that span the entire breadth of your chosen discipline. If you choose to pursue a career as an open-wheel race driver, for example, you’ll start out racing go-karts, and you’ll have to prove yourself in Formula 1000, Formula BMW, and three events before you’re even considered for a seat on the BMW Williams F1 team.