rec.autos.simulators

> I was wrong about the grass . I did a few more laps  & started to like it a
> little more. My #1 problem with GPL is the letterbox view & FPS . Hopefully
> it will improve !!

> > Uumm, I think the reason it is hard is that these cars were VERY hard to
> drive.
> > What is the challenge you are having in the grass? As long as I don't
> flloor
> > it, I can get out of the grass just fine. Just go easy on the pedal.
> Obviously
> > if I  max out the accelerator, the car will simply spin all over the
> place in
> > the grass, which is pretty realistic!! Back to having fun, now!!
> >                                           Ken

> > The Game Pad
> > http://www.racesimcentral.net/

>   I'm sorry mack, this is the rec,alt. SIMULATORS...if you drive from
behind
> the car you want rec.alt.GAMES    period.
> dave henrie

> > I want full screen view period !!! I drive from behind the car not the
> >***pit ! I like the full sceen view in icr2 & nascar2 ! Whats amusing
> > about that jaggoff ? That letter box view reminds me of that ***game
> > called gp2 :)

> >steering options . Some of the spins seem canned . The locking of the tires

> Hmm, I must say I noticed the same. I thought that maybe I'm just a
> bad driver, but it seemed I constantly got into spins which I couldn't
> countersteer at all, and I really mean at all. Not like in F1RS or
> Nascar2 for example. Were the racing cars of sixties really that bad?

> What have you been smoking?!? GP2 rocks

> I want full screen view period !!! I drive from behind the car not the
>***pit ! I like the full sceen view in icr2 & nascar2 !

> Hay Dave just because i dont drive from the***pit does'nt mean i cant
> enjoy the other sim options like setup - yellow flags -pit stops ect... I
> know driving from behind the car is'nt like the real deal but i dont think
> the***pit is that real either ( you can't even see any part of the hood -
> it looks like a frame window to me ) The 1st sim i ever owned was nascar 1
> & i drove from outside the car . When i try and go back  in the car i can
> not run good lap after lap so i drive from outside . I like having the
>***pit option in my sims so i can go in & check the gauges or try and
> drive from in the car. I did'nt even know there was newsgroup called
> rec.alt.games !! IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE BEEN THERE BEFORE DAVE :)

> Agree  ! the control is not as bad as i made it sound . ( it's not xcar
> type control :) The spins are frustrating ! It slides sidways then
> backwards into fences,hay bails and then the engine explodes :) How slow do
> i need to be going before i can drive it in the corner ?

> I hate the letterbox screen !!!!!!!! I want full screen racing like nascar
> 2 & icr2 . The sense of speed can not touch the speed i get in icr2 at the
> converted glen track from N2. Yes i used the GP CAR  . The control does'nt
> seem to be as precise as their other sims . I use a t2 & adjusted all the
> steering options . Some of the spins seem canned . The locking of the tires
> is cool under braking . I am just not that impressed with the physics model
> while driving . Maybe i need to drive it more to get the hang of it but the
> more i drive it the more i hate it ( not the other way around ) I know this
> is a alpha but IMO it has a longggggg way to go. If nascar 3 is this hard
> to get around the track then i'll stick with the games papy made before
> sierra ruined them . ( except for nascar 2 :) My system is a p166 48 megs &
> a thriller 3d . Put me in a real gp car on the grass & i bet i can get back
> on the track alot faster than i can in this f#$%ing sim :) I know alot of
> people like this demo so have fun .

> let the boy drive wherever he wants to.

> nascar 1 and gpr have bigger views.

> they are better.

> they are better than nascar 2 and GPL.

> The replays are better at michigan in nascar 1 than nascar2.

> Know why?  The view is bigger.

> The cars 100 feet ahead aren't just a dot on the screen.
> who do you work for, Sierra?

> I want full screen view period !!! I drive from behind the car not the
>***pit ! I like the full sceen view in icr2 & nascar2 ! Whats amusing
> about that jaggoff ? That letter box view reminds me of that ***game
> called gp2 :)

> >I hate the letterbox screen !!!!!!!! I want full screen racing like
nascar
> >2 & icr2 . The sense of speed can not touch the speed i get in icr2 at
the
> >converted glen track from N2. Yes i used the GP CAR  . The control
does'nt
> >seem to be as precise as their other sims . I use a t2 & adjusted all
the
> >steering options . Some of the spins seem canned . The locking of the
tires
> >is cool under braking . I am just not that impressed with the physics
model
> >while driving . Maybe i need to drive it more to get the hang of it but
the
> >more i drive it the more i hate it ( not the other way around ) I know
this
> >is a alpha but IMO it has a longggggg way to go. If nascar 3 is this
hard
> >to get around the track then i'll stick with the games papy made before
> >sierra ruined them . ( except for nascar 2 :) My system is a p166 48
megs &
> >a thriller 3d . Put me in a real gp car on the grass & i bet i can get
back
> >on the track alot faster than i can in this f#$%ing sim :) I know alot
of
> >people like this demo so have fun .

> You don't get it , do you?  The cars are based on F1 type cars that
> have NO wings and NO spoilers and shitty brakes.  So that means there
> is absolutely no down force.  You need to be a real driver to run
> these cars.  This is a good way to find out if you have what it takes
> to be a professional driver.