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any news with world sports car ?

Aguirr

any news with world sports car ?

by Aguirr » Tue, 15 Jan 2002 03:11:51


And what is is so interesting about Aussie V8 over WSC's?

Stuart Becktel

any news with world sports car ?

by Stuart Becktel » Tue, 15 Jan 2002 04:26:05

...someone would ADD Aussie V8's into the WSC product...Watch speedvision
some weekend for one of the Aussie races, it makes NASCAR look tame.



> > As for WSC, I'll believe it when I see it, I hope it get released
> > though, because even though I don't care much for WSC as such, it might
> > just be what the sim racing world needs and according to rumors they are
> > very open to the idea of 3rd party mods and what not, so maybe somebody
> > will turn it onto and AussieV8 sim....

> And what is is so interesting about Aussie V8 over WSC's?

Stuart Becktel

any news with world sports car ?

by Stuart Becktel » Tue, 15 Jan 2002 04:26:23

Sounds like GP4!

ymenar

any news with world sports car ?

by ymenar » Tue, 15 Jan 2002 05:39:14


> Nascar is tame, no matter what you compare it to, unless we're talking
> bristol/richmond/sears.

Even by Sears Point/Watkins Glen standards, it's VERY tame compared to
Aussie V8.  Trust me, those guys are freaks, it's worse then BTCC.

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by Ed Solhei » Tue, 15 Jan 2002 07:05:13

I recall seeing that page sometime ago.....  only difference was it read;
"Coming 2000"!!
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> http://www.empireinteractive.com/uk/games_menu/Index_world.htm

> Linked very clearly from the main empireinteractive site too.  I had
> gone there just a few months ago and couldn't find any info on the
> game, so I *THINK* that info was just added to the site.  Regardless,
> it looks like the game is definitely a go, especially since Empire has
> removed a bunch of stuff from their gamezone but WSC is still there.

> Jason

Aguirr

any news with world sports car ?

by Aguirr » Tue, 15 Jan 2002 07:32:20


Well, WSC ain't Nascar. :-) I've looked up Aussie V8 on the web and the
tracks look more interesting than Nascar for sure, but the cars don't.

Aguirr

any news with world sports car ?

by Aguirr » Tue, 15 Jan 2002 07:33:34


Sort of freaky like that Aussie Rules football they play?

Stuart Becktel

any news with world sports car ?

by Stuart Becktel » Tue, 15 Jan 2002 08:38:57

I was talking about one of the short tracks, or the times when they go to a
"road course" and pretend they can drive...flame shield on!
-Stuart Becktell

> Nascar is tame, no matter what you compare it to, unless we're talking
> bristol/richmond/sears.

> On Sun, 13 Jan 2002 19:26:05 GMT, "Stuart Becktell"

> >...someone would ADD Aussie V8's into the WSC product...Watch speedvision
> >some weekend for one of the Aussie races, it makes NASCAR look tame.




> >> > As for WSC, I'll believe it when I see it, I hope it get released
> >> > though, because even though I don't care much for WSC as such, it
might
> >> > just be what the sim racing world needs and according to rumors they
are
> >> > very open to the idea of 3rd party mods and what not, so maybe
somebody
> >> > will turn it onto and AussieV8 sim....

> >> And what is is so interesting about Aussie V8 over WSC's?

Dave Henri

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by Dave Henri » Tue, 15 Jan 2002 09:14:27

"Aguirre"> Well, WSC ain't Nascar. :-) I've looked up Aussie V8 on the web
and the
  Aussie V8's seem very much like American Trans Am without all the extra
Aero aids the Trans Am cars have.  The Aussie's have a front splitter and
rear wing, but most Trans Am cars have a narrow greenhouse for some
downforce off the rear shoulders of the car.  The next closest would be the
German Touring cars, which 'sound' like they have more horsepower, and
downforce, but the tracks are often big boring F1 tracks so you don't get
much of a sense of speed.
  Personally I'm finding that the nature of the track often contributes to
my like or dislike of an event.  Probably from watching several years of
BTCC and ASTCC.  The smaller, bumpier the track the more character it has.
I like to see cars moving and bouncing and reacting to the road surface.
Of  course these qualities make those kind of tracks totally unsuitable for
F1.
dave henrie

Aguirr

any news with world sports car ?

by Aguirr » Tue, 15 Jan 2002 10:19:54


Maybe you should come up to Canada  and pay a visit to Mosport in August for
the American Lemans series. Or you could try Cascar.

Will DeRiver

any news with world sports car ?

by Will DeRiver » Tue, 15 Jan 2002 11:33:06


<rant>

Shame, too. I remember when they used to bump and grind all the time.
Personally, i think that's why Ol' Ironhead got as much flak as he did in
recent times...a lot of the "new" fans never saw the way it used to be and
he was one of the few remaining drivers of the era. That's also a time when
WC racing was exciting, every race too, not just a select few. That's also
why i started watching the Busch races. Then it gained popularity and became
as bland as WC.

The truck races are great, but they're starting to go down the WC
road...reshaping the factory bodies to help aero. Have any of you seen the
body for the Dodges in the truck series? It's horrible...barely resembles
the factory body. It's bad enough these things have nothing linking them to
actual stock cars anymore, but now they***with the bodies.

</rant>

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by John Pancoas » Tue, 15 Jan 2002 14:03:12

  Agreed Will, about Dale and Nascar in general.   Nascar always wanted to
be just like the other pro sports........now it is, and that's not a
compliment<G>

  Real shame.............that was always the best part of Nascar IMO;
it/it's members WEREN'T like the other sports.

-John




> > Nascar is tame, no matter what you compare it to, unless we're talking
> > bristol/richmond/sears.

> <rant>

> Shame, too. I remember when they used to bump and grind all the time.
> Personally, i think that's why Ol' Ironhead got as much flak as he did in
> recent times...a lot of the "new" fans never saw the way it used to be and
> he was one of the few remaining drivers of the era. That's also a time
when
> WC racing was exciting, every race too, not just a select few. That's also
> why i started watching the Busch races. Then it gained popularity and
became
> as bland as WC.

> The truck races are great, but they're starting to go down the WC
> road...reshaping the factory bodies to help aero. Have any of you seen the
> body for the Dodges in the truck series? It's horrible...barely resembles
> the factory body. It's bad enough these things have nothing linking them
to
> actual stock cars anymore, but now they***with the bodies.

> </rant>

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