<s>
netKar	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
(	O
also	O
stylized	O
as	O
nKPro	B-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
online	O
racing	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
that	O
is	O
developed	O
with	O
an	O
emphasis	O
on	O
realism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
NetKar	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
,	O
the	O
players	O
can	O
change	O
several	O
settings	O
on	O
each	O
car	O
in	O
the	O
box	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
aerodynamics	O
,	O
brakes	O
,	O
chassis	O
,	O
and	O
transmission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
offers	O
a	O
control	O
option	O
support	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
360	I-Device
controller	I-Device
,	O
joysticks	O
and	O
keyboard	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
netKar	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
debuted	O
at	O
a	O
fair	O
held	O
in	O
Lanciano	O
(	O
Italy	O
)	O
,	O
February	O
24	O
–	O
26	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
worked	O
with	O
companies	O
involved	O
in	O
real	O
car	O
racing	O
such	O
as	O
Sparco	O
(	O
design	O
of	O
steering	O
wheels	O
,	O
helmets	O
,	O
and	O
driving	O
suits	O
)	O
,	O
AIM	O
Sportline	O
(	O
official	O
and	O
fully	O
functional	O
AIM	O
data	O
acquisition	O
systems	O
are	O
reproduced	O
in	O
netKar	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Cooper/AVON	O
tires	O
,	O
Brembo	O
(	O
braking	O
systems	O
)	O
,	O
Beta	O
Tools	O
;	O
they	O
worked	O
also	O
with	O
a	O
Formula	O
Three	O
team	O
Target	O
Racing	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
race	O
engineer	O
Andrea	O
Quintarelli	O
and	O
the	O
driver	O
Riccardo	O
Azzoli	O
(	O
Formula	O
Gloria	O
,	O
Formula	O
Renault	O
and	O
Formula	O
Three	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
2006	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
netKar	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
and	O
BallRacing	O
Developments	O
Ltd	O
-	O
developers	O
of	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
for	O
the	O
professional	O
race	O
driver	O
and	O
sim	B-Application
racing	I-Application
community	O
-	O
have	O
joined	O
forces	O
"	O
to	O
co-develop	O
the	O
next	O
generation	O
of	O
motorsport	O
simulation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Summer	O
2009	O
,	O
Kunos	O
Simulazioni	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
next	O
version	O
of	O
netKar	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
,	O
dubbed	O
1.1	O
,	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
through	O
a	O
three-stage	O
Public	O
Beta	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
iron	O
out	O
all	O
the	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
before	O
reaching	O
gold	O
status	O
,	O
through	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
the	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
bug	B-Error_Name
reporting	O
feature	O
was	O
added	O
specifically	O
for	O
this	O
purpose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
,	O
streamlined	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
which	O
included	O
a	O
wizard	O
to	O
make	O
controller	O
setup	O
more	O
straightforward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
redesigned	O
UI	B-Application
abandoned	O
standard	O
Windows	O
UI	B-Application
widgets	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
part	O
and	O
focused	O
on	O
ease	O
of	O
use	O
and	O
a	O
sleek	O
look	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
additional	O
controllers	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
keyboards	B-Device
,	O
mice	B-Device
,	O
and	O
gamepads	B-Device
)	O
,	O
abandoning	O
the	O
previous	O
hardcore	O
approach	O
of	O
supporting	O
only	O
USB	B-Application
steering	I-Application
wheels	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
details	O
which	O
made	O
netKar	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
more	O
faithful	O
and	O
realistic	O
were	O
removed	O
,	O
ultimately	O
deemed	O
as	O
too	O
hard	O
on	O
casual	O
sim	O
racers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beta	O
2/3	O
came	O
in	O
early	O
September	O
,	O
bringing	O
a	O
new	O
car	O
,	O
the	O
Abarth	O
500	O
Assetto	O
Corse	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
fictional	O
track	O
called	O
Aosta	O
,	O
while	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
fixing	O
many	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
that	O
affected	O
both	O
the	O
handling	O
of	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
cars	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
UI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marco	O
Massarutto	O
,	O
Product	O
Manager	O
of	O
netKar	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
,	O
who	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
spokesman	O
for	O
Kunos	O
Simulazioni	O
along	O
with	O
Casillo	O
,	O
replied	O
claiming	O
that	O
the	O
500	O
in	O
the	O
MTV	O
package	O
was	O
actually	O
a	O
dumbed-down	O
version	O
of	O
netKar	O
,	O
only	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
within	O
the	O
boundaries	O
of	O
the	O
promotional	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
netKar	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
1.1	O
Final	O
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
be	O
ready	O
within	O
February	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Track	O
Editor	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
appeared	O
on	O
April	O
6	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
although	O
without	O
any	O
official	O
statements	O
from	O
Kunos	O
Simulazioni	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1.2	O
revision	O
of	O
netKar	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
is	O
an	O
incremental	O
upgrade	O
initially	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
on	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
usability	O
improvements	O
,	O
minor	O
bug	B-Error_Name
fixes	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
optimizations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
announced	O
planned	O
developments	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
as	O
netKar	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
v.1.3	O
on	O
Christmas	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
car	O
,	O
the	O
Shelby	O
Daytona	O
that	O
was	O
initially	O
spotted	O
on	O
Marco	O
Massarutto	O
's	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
and	O
subsequently	O
announced	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stefano	O
Casillo	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
developer	O
,	O
confirmed	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
committed	O
to	O
continuing	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
1.x	O
branch	O
to	O
avoid	O
disappointing	O
existing	O
customers	O
,	O
while	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
pointing	O
out	O
the	O
shortcomings	O
of	O
the	O
technology	O
in	O
the	O
current	O
netKar	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
,	O
which	O
would	O
make	O
it	O
very	O
hard	O
to	O
add	O
new	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
