rec.autos.simulators

>>I've always wanted to start a thread which asked why some of you are so
>>obsessed with driving old, slow, sloppy handling cars, or slow, sports
>>cars.
>>NASCAR cars? When you could drive an F1 car? Didn't bother though because
>>I
>>know it would just***some of you off, and I know the answers anyway.

> By the same token, why do people still listen to and appreciate the
> music of the Beatles which was produced using antiquated, analog,
> 4-track reel-to-reel technology when their time could be better spent
> listening to the music of mega-stars like Britney Spears or Jessica
> Simpson which is produced using modern day, multi-million dollar
> state-of-the-art digital technology?

> >I've always wanted to start a thread which asked why some of you are so
> >obsessed with driving old, slow, sloppy handling cars, or slow, sports
cars.
> >NASCAR cars? When you could drive an F1 car? Didn't bother though because
I
> >know it would just***some of you off, and I know the answers anyway.

> By the same token, why do people still listen to and appreciate the
> music of the Beatles which was produced using antiquated, analog,
> 4-track reel-to-reel technology when their time could be better spent
> listening to the music of mega-stars like Britney Spears or Jessica
> Simpson which is produced using modern day, multi-million dollar
> state-of-the-art digital technology?

>> I've always wanted to start a thread which asked why some of you
>> are so obsessed with driving old, slow, sloppy handling cars, or
>> slow, sports cars. NASCAR cars? When you could drive an F1 car?

> 'Cause I use simulators to refine my real world driving skills.
> A hell of a lot cheaper to***up virtually or wear tires in
> a simulation. And there's less traffic, and fewer cops.

> If I had the track-building ability, I'd make tracks for my
> favorite Arizona runs, like highway 89 through the Prescott
> National Forest.

> jason

> --
> "Listen, my boy, I can't abide children. I know it's the style nowadays to
> make a terrible fuss over you - but I don't go for it. As far as I'm
> concerned,
> they're no good for anything but screaming, torturing people, breaking
> things,
> smearing books with jam and tearing the pages."  - The Neverending Story

>> By the same token, why do people still listen to and appreciate the
>> music of the Beatles which was produced using antiquated, analog,
>> 4-track reel-to-reel technology when their time could be better spent
>> listening to the music of mega-stars like Britney Spears or Jessica
>> Simpson which is produced using modern day, multi-million dollar
>> state-of-the-art digital technology?

> That doesn't make sense and you know it.

> We are talking about mechanical performance of an automobile. Today's F1 car
> destroys the other cars I mentioned.

> -Larry

> I wonder if GT legends will use Gmotor2?

> > I've always wanted to start a thread which asked why some of you are so
> > obsessed with driving old, slow, sloppy handling cars, or slow, sports
cars.
> > NASCAR cars? When you could drive an F1 car? Didn't bother though
because I
> > know it would just***some of you off, and I know the answers anyway.

> For me, the answer is simple: I can still drive a sports car like
> those in GTR with reasonable precision after a couple of beers, while
> in F1C you really have to be on the edge with lightning quick
> reactions in order not to suck or to crash. The "edge" in F1C is a
> much sharper blade than those relatively forgiving sports cars in GTR,
> or even GTP for that matter.

> Cheers, uwe

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