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Real Racers Talk About Racing Games

Stif

Real Racers Talk About Racing Games

by Stif » Sat, 19 Feb 2000 04:00:00

I think what they are saying is that it does not simulate being in the car
(what can out side of a hydraulic machine!). I do know this, Jacques
Villeneuve used PC to learn the layout at SPA. When he raced Spa for the
first time they asked him why he was so quick there and he said "I have been
on this track alot on my PC" this is quoted from his book "Villeneuve
winning in style".
"I did my homework on this track I watched lots of videos of Ayrton Senna on
one of his great qualifying runs and I also played a new video game which
gives you a quite realistic impression of the track". It goes on to say "It
may seem like a childish way to prepare of such serious races, but the game
did help me learn the basics of the course layout and race line".
Enough said, this guy uses video games for learning the tracks.
Al Stiff

> He raced pretty often on Ten right before his rookie Busch year. And Casey
> Atwood, who was not mentioned in article appeared frequently right before
> Ten went belly up.

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> Kevin Anderson

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> > Dale Jr. says Nascar 3 is his favorite and he races on-line a lot... Sop
> one
> > of these days you'll be racing Dale Earnheart Jr. on-line, and not even
> know
> > it as you inch him out for the top spot at the finish line as the
Virtual
> > Daytona fans cheer...

> > I did find it interesting that the rookie racers found it a lot more
> useful
> > than the old schoolers. Either the old guys don't need the help anymore,
> or
> > they just can't see past the "game."



> > > Check out the article on Speednet. Several racers quoted.

> > > http://www.racesimcentral.net/

Kevin Anderso

Real Racers Talk About Racing Games

by Kevin Anderso » Sat, 19 Feb 2000 04:00:00

He raced pretty often on Ten right before his rookie Busch year. And Casey
Atwood, who was not mentioned in article appeared frequently right before
Ten went belly up.

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Kevin Anderson

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> Dale Jr. says Nascar 3 is his favorite and he races on-line a lot... Sop
one
> of these days you'll be racing Dale Earnheart Jr. on-line, and not even
know
> it as you inch him out for the top spot at the finish line as the Virtual
> Daytona fans cheer...

> I did find it interesting that the rookie racers found it a lot more
useful
> than the old schoolers. Either the old guys don't need the help anymore,
or
> they just can't see past the "game."



> > Check out the article on Speednet. Several racers quoted.

> > http://speednet.starnews.com/nascar/2000/feb/0217sp_xvideo.html


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