IMPORTANT!! > > > If this is your first time installing Stockcar Heat then you MUST make sure you install everything in this post in-order or else the game won't work. < < <

Step 1:
NASCAR Heat Essentials V1.8: #### Run this file first ####

Description: "NASCAR Heat Essentials" is a package of base files which are required to run mods, tracks and even carsets. The package is patched up to version 1.80, and will bring you all the features of NASCAR Heat as of February 2005.This will work ONLY for add-on MODs, tracks and carsets, you won't be able to play neither full original version of NASCAR Heat nor the demo with these files.But you will be able to download mods and tracks and run with others online or just play offline if you wish.

Step 2: 
Stockcar Heat 2008: #### Run this file second ####

Included in the New Update

73 Real Drivers Cars 
60 Teams Cars: Most updated or new 

19 Chassis (Bullet, Concord, Faram, Francis, Gordge, Gordge single wing, Hemi, Hemi single wing, Hickey, Joblin, Marty, Stiener, Stiener single wing, Tank, Trotter, Stanaway, Wade, Woodsy)
New Wheels and Tread
New Menu Screens
Car Renders in Menu for Real drivers and Teams

Once both files are run and installed on your system you will notice there will be Three more Stockcar Heat 08 icons on your desktop...

1. Stockcar Heat 08 - this starts the game
2. SCH08 Real Drivers Cars – This launches the game to swaps the cars to the real driver’s menu selections.
3. SCH08 Teams Cars. – This launches the game to swaps the cars to the Teams menu selections.

When the selection has been set to teams or real drivers the next time you start you only need to use the Stockcar Heat 08 Icon until you want to swap selection menus.

When you click on these corresponding icons 2 or 3 a command prompt window will open up on your screen. Just hit enter on your keyboard 4 or 5 times and this will close and the game will launch with the correct version you wish to use.

Note: This will not affect online play. You can still race in the 24/7 server with your teams car or a real drivers car and they will still show up ether way.

WHEN RACING ONLINE YOU WILL HAVE TO CHANGE THE IP TO THE 24/7 SERVER TO: 203.114.130.11

Step 3:
Official Stockcar Heat Track Pack file: #### Run this file third ####

Included in the track patch:
Baypark (Created by Andy G & updated by Dirtnz)
Palmerston North (Created & designed by Dirtnz)
Meanne (Created & designed by Dirtnz)
Rotorua (Created & designed by Dirtnz)
Wanganui (Created & designed by Dirtnz)
Waikaraka Park (Created & designed by Dirtnz)
Te Marua (Created & designed by Dirtnz)