rec.autos.simulators

by **DodgeBullet4** » Sat, 12 Mar 2005 23:33:40

I guess the current state of on-line racing is about where I thought it
would be. I didn't think the community would be as scattered though. Back
in the day everyone would be meet on Hawaii, Compuserve, or TEN. A central
meeting place is probably the thing the community needs the most to get it
back to where it used to be. There are still some good leagues out there
and broadband is finally available to most people...even CW Webster is using
broadband now...lol. I thought Papyrus would keep making Nascar and Indycar
games forever...obviously that didn't happen.

by **CW Webste** » Sun, 13 Mar 2005 01:28:25

hear hear

>I guess the current state of on-line racing is about where I thought it
>would be. I didn't think the community would be as scattered though. Back
>in the day everyone would be meet on Hawaii, Compuserve, or TEN. A central
>meeting place is probably the thing the community needs the most to get it
>back to where it used to be. There are still some good leagues out there
>and broadband is finally available to most people...even CW Webster is
>using broadband now...lol. I thought Papyrus would keep making Nascar and
>Indycar games forever...obviously that didn't happen.

>>> Who would have thought, back then, that online racing would be no
>>> further
>> along than it is today?

>> Well, perhaps I should clarify. I have not raced online in well over a
>> year, let's say no further than what I perceive it to be today.

>> --
>> Don Burnette

>> "When you decide something is impossible to do, try to stay out of the
>> way of the man that's doing it."

by **Joe6** » Sun, 13 Mar 2005 05:31:24

I was a tester but could not actually get the connection working,
there was some technical problem (can't remember what).

by **Jeff Haa** » Sun, 13 Mar 2005 05:56:55

>Waves Hand...

>I don't remember a lot about how the service worked, but I do remember the
>$300 Phone Bills :)

>-Larry

Yes I remember the FIRST phone bill I got. Racing kinda got curtailed
after that.

Jeff

by **jwilson5** » Sun, 13 Mar 2005 08:50:13

Yep I was there,phone bills never got too bad for me,I do rember the
cars jumping straight up in the air at the beginning lol

>>Waves Hand...

>>I don't remember a lot about how the service worked, but I do remember the
>>$300 Phone Bills :)

>>-Larry

> Yes I remember the FIRST phone bill I got. Racing kinda got curtailed
> after that.

> Jeff

by **Ed Solhei** » Sun, 13 Mar 2005 09:03:22

=> Out of hiding:
Loong time no see!

Aaaahh Hawaii - what memories! I raced in the IVGA Last chance league
with "legends" likke Joe Farr, Nim Cross, Earl Setser etc... (where are
they now?)

My biggest problem was a that I was on international calling rate (!!) And
when a $650+ phonebill "suddenly" surfaced - I had to drop out... (Boy was
my old man pissed!!)

<= Back into hiding...

(Prerparing my historic racecar you see)

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ed_

by **Mitch_** » Sun, 13 Mar 2005 09:16:30

> <= Back into hiding...

> (Prerparing my historic racecar you see)

How's that deal coming along Ed? When do we see ya on Speed channel :)

Mitch
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by **Larr** » Sun, 13 Mar 2005 09:52:38

I still think TEN was the best experience there has been since Hawaii. They
had ratings that actually told you something.

Sierra's are useless, and NSR doesn't even have any I can find (though they
were trumpeted in some of the interviews I read).

-Larry

by **Larr** » Sun, 13 Mar 2005 09:54:40

Personly, from a technology standpoint, I think it's gone backwards :(

-Larry

by **Kerry Gran** » Sun, 13 Mar 2005 13:49:25

> Hard to believe its been 10 years since my first online racing
> experience. I was wondering how many old-timers that still follow
> this group were testers on Hawaii? A show of hands and handles.
> I went by MR.V

> Tim yuhasz

I ran a few times. First ever flaming experience on the net happened on
Hawaii. :)

Kerry

by **BCla** » Mon, 14 Mar 2005 06:31:59

Remeber it well.

BClay

by **Ed Solhei** » Tue, 15 Mar 2005 22:58:31

It's getting along quite well... I'm in the latter stages of preparing the
shell - and then it's of to the painter for a respray.

Also been busy preparing a Mini Marcos for a "customer" aswell as helping
Matt out with his car. He took 4 class wins from 4 starts last season -
although competition was "petite" to say the least.. Highlight of the season
was the last race when his prays for rain finally paid off - was such a
blast watching him "kill" Mustangs in the wet ending with a well deserved
5th overall.

Oh well - seems like things are pretty dull in the virtual-world so it looks
like we picked the right time to convert back into real size cars :o)

Any big news I've missed? (Like Racing Legends having been released (sorry
'couldnt help it!) or big announcements from the ex-Papy guys at FIRST?)

--
ed_

>> <= Back into hiding...

>> (Prerparing my historic racecar you see)

> How's that deal coming along Ed? When do we see ya on Speed channel :)

> Mitch
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by **Mitch_** » Wed, 16 Mar 2005 09:34:35

> It's getting along quite well... I'm in the latter stages of preparing the
> shell - and then it's of to the painter for a respray.

> Also been busy preparing a Mini Marcos for a "customer" aswell as helping
> Matt out with his car. He took 4 class wins from 4 starts last season -
> although competition was "petite" to say the least.. Highlight of the
> season was the last race when his prays for rain finally paid off - was
> such a blast watching him "kill" Mustangs in the wet ending with a well
> deserved 5th overall.

> Oh well - seems like things are pretty dull in the virtual-world so it
> looks like we picked the right time to convert back into real size cars
> :o)

> Any big news I've missed? (Like Racing Legends having been released (sorry
> 'couldnt help it!) or big announcements from the ex-Papy guys at FIRST?)

> --
> ed_

>>> <= Back into hiding...

>>> (Prerparing my historic racecar you see)

>> How's that deal coming along Ed? When do we see ya on Speed channel :)

>> Mitch
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Glad to hear it Ed.

As far as virtual cars go I just received GTR today. To me GTR is on par
with GPL and nearly the best thing since sliced bread ;)

Seriously though, we finally get something for the *** simmer and all
we hear is "its the same as F1C" which imo is a load of bs. Yet in the
next sentence the same guys say how great NSR "WILL BE WITH A PATCH" and
that no one cheats in NR2003... go figure...

What happened to the good ole days when roof riders were ridiculed and aids
users were cheaters and true sims (as GTR) were glorified as gifts from
heaven ;)

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by **jmo..** » Fri, 01 Apr 2005 04:43:10

> As far as virtual cars go I just received GTR today. To me GTR is on
par
> with GPL and nearly the best thing since sliced bread ;)

I prefer GTP because of the cars simulated, but GTR is awesome. I hate
pretty much everything else I've tried in the ISI engine, but GTR (and
the rFactor demo, actually) is incredibly good.

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