I don't know of any racing game that allows you to stall the engine. IMO
this would be an easy thing to program into the code and don't see why they
don't put it in, or even an option to turn stallable engines on or off.
In view of using the clutch, "racing" games by definition are going to
involve driving "racing" cars which will probably have very different
clutches to normal road cars. I suggest you just get your brother to take
you out to an empty road somewhere and just practise.
Scott
Ash
| > Is it possible to learn how to drive a manual gearbox with
| > racing games? What game most accurately allows one to learn? Can you
| > stall and everything just like in the real world. Since I don't use
| > the brake that often in racing games :), I'd like to map the clutch to
| > it and give it a go. I want to learn how so I can drive my brothers
| > car, but he won't let me touch it till I know how. But how am I gonna
| > learn if I can't drive it.
|
| I don't know of any racing game that allows you to stall the engine. IMO
| this would be an easy thing to program into the code and don't see why
they
| don't put it in, or even an option to turn stallable engines on or off.
|
| In view of using the clutch, "racing" games by definition are going to
| involve driving "racing" cars which will probably have very different
| clutches to normal road cars. I suggest you just get your brother to take
| you out to an empty road somewhere and just practise.
|
| Scott
|
|
> Is it possible to learn how to drive a manual gearbox with
> racing games? What game most accurately allows one to learn? Can you
> stall and everything just like in the real world. Since I don't use
> the brake that often in racing games :), I'd like to map the clutch to
> it and give it a go. I want to learn how so I can drive my brothers
> car, but he won't let me touch it till I know how. But how am I gonna
> learn if I can't drive it.
I'm not sure if any sim to date has the stalling due to dropping
theclutch to fast modelled. However, even if it did, it would be fairly
useless for managing the one in a real car. See, until the clutch is
fully engaged, apart from listening to the revs, you also balance the
clutch input based on the acceleration of the car as the two are
directly connected. Feeling the acceleration is sorely missing in racing
sims.
Grand Prix Legends, Nascar 4 demo and Grand Prix 3 all provide an
analogue clutch, though, so at least some practice can be had there,
even though you cannot properly stall any of them. But doing it in a
real car is a completely different experience.
-Gregor
--
Regards,
Bruce Kennewell,
Canberra, Australia.
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Luke
-=87=-
Jim D.
> You can stall the engine in Nascar Heat although I won't say it's modeled
> enough to really teach you how to drive a clutch in real life. I wouldn't
> expect your brother to let you take the car just because you told him you
> learned to drive a clutch in a computer sim/game any ways. You'd be better
> off learning from the car your going to drive in the first place.
> Every time you get into a different car with a clutch, it takes a little
> time to get used to it's feel any ways. Ask your brother if he'll go up to
> the school parking lot and let you practice with him. If he won't do that,
> he probably doesn't want you or anyone to drive his car any ways and is just
> using it as an excuse not to let you drive it. If it's his pride and joy,
> it's kinda hard to blame him. I have an old Triumph motorcycle I won't let
> anyone drive except my older brother. But I hate it when he wants to cause I
> worry about something happening even though he has more experience on a bike
> then I do.
> Jim D.
> > Is it possible to learn how to drive a manual gearbox with
> >racing games? What game most accurately allows one to learn? Can you
> >stall and everything just like in the real world. Since I don't use
> >the brake that often in racing games :), I'd like to map the clutch to
> >it and give it a go. I want to learn how so I can drive my brothers
> >car, but he won't let me touch it till I know how. But how am I gonna
> >learn if I can't drive it.
--
Solo1 C-Modified (CASC-OR/BARC)
http://www.barc-oc.com
http://www.casc.on.ca
Just like the Bible says: Spare the rod, spoil the child.
> > I want to learn how so I can drive my brothers
> > car, but he won't let me touch it till I know how. But how am I gonna
> > learn if I can't drive it.
You can buy Viper online for under $10 at http://www.dragon.ca if you
can't find it on the shelf.
Jason.
> > > Is it possible to learn how to drive a manual gearbox with
> > >racing games? What game most accurately allows one to learn? Can you
> > >stall and everything just like in the real world. Since I don't use
> > >the brake that often in racing games :), I'd like to map the clutch to
> > >it and give it a go. I want to learn how so I can drive my brothers
> > >car, but he won't let me touch it till I know how. But how am I gonna
> > >learn if I can't drive it.
> Viper racing is another one. You need to use the clutch to shift too,
> unlike NH. You will "grind the gears" and it won't shift to the next
> gear if you don't use the clutch properly.
> --
> Solo1 C-Modified (CASC-OR/BARC)
> http://www.barc-oc.com
> http://www.casc.on.ca
On Tue, 16 Jan 2001 22:33:58 +1000, "Luke Phillips"
>Luke
>-=87=-
>> Is it possible to learn how to drive a manual gearbox with
>> racing games? What game most accurately allows one to learn? Can you
>> stall and everything just like in the real world. Since I don't use
>> the brake that often in racing games :), I'd like to map the clutch to
>> it and give it a go. I want to learn how so I can drive my brothers
>> car, but he won't let me touch it till I know how. But how am I gonna
>> learn if I can't drive it.
>Viper racing is another one. You need to use the clutch to shift too,
>unlike NH. You will "grind the gears" and it won't shift to the next
>gear if you don't use the clutch properly.
Jason.
> Is this game old? I've never heard of it. So you race nothing but
> Dodge vipers I guess.
> >Viper racing is another one. You need to use the clutch to shift too,
> >unlike NH. You will "grind the gears" and it won't shift to the next
> >gear if you don't use the clutch properly.
