rec.autos.simulators

> So they model an old Lotus, on some real but obscure tracks. What does that
> change? I will still immediately want the F1 and modern sports cars, along
> with all the well known tracks that are available for F1C. The old Lotus
> (that had to be paid for) sits in the garage, and the obscure tracks (that
> had to be paid for) are ignored, and they haven't made the sim any more
> legitimate. Great physics, graphics, sound and multiplay is what I want.

> BK

>>Why do we have to go through this cherade?

> I'm checking out all my sims online at the moment, and the vast, vast
> majority is run on real tracks and real cars.  Even third-party stuff, of
> course they will do real tracks and real cars.  It's just that, we as
users
> imho never make tracks as good as the original ones.  Especially if there
is
> talent (ISI) creating them behind.  Sure there will be *** freaks who
> will spend months recreating Le Mans or whatever, but overall I like when
> buying my sims, not to have to wait 6 months until barely raceable tracks
> find their way on the net.

> I'm checking out all my sims online at the moment, and the vast, vast
> majority is run on real tracks and real cars.  Even third-party stuff, of
> course they will do real tracks and real cars.  It's just that, we as
> users imho never make tracks as good as the original ones.  Especially if
> there is talent (ISI) creating them behind.  Sure there will be ***
> freaks who will spend months recreating Le Mans or whatever, but overall I
> like when buying my sims, not to have to wait 6 months until barely
> raceable tracks find their way on the net.

> I'm checking out all my sims online at the moment, and the vast, vast
> majority is run on real tracks and real cars.  Even third-party stuff, of
> course they will do real tracks and real cars.  It's just that, we as
users
> imho never make tracks as good as the original ones.  Especially if there
is
> talent (ISI) creating them behind.  Sure there will be *** freaks who
> will spend months recreating Le Mans or whatever, but overall I like when
> buying my sims, not to have to wait 6 months until barely raceable tracks
> find their way on the net.

> > Charade.

> > BK

> > > Why do we have to go through this cherade?

> Thanks. I'll remember this for the rest of my life.

> --
> David G Fisher

>> just to be more pedantic, those don't even look like F1 cars but F
>> Renault
>> cars - all the same, open wheels are open wheels.


>> >> It may be that, but it will also be the best sim yet.

>> > Albeit a very general auto simulation rather than a specific one.  The
>> > screenshots only show "F1" cars rather than F1 cars.

> > --
> > David G Fisher

> >> just to be more pedantic, those don't even look like F1 cars but F
> >> Renault
> >> cars - all the same, open wheels are open wheels.


> >> >> It may be that, but it will also be the best sim yet.

> >> > Albeit a very general auto simulation rather than a specific one.
The
> >> > screenshots only show "F1" cars rather than F1 cars.

> 'feature' which wouldn't make it in real life, IMO. The city track for
> example, which was back then (still is?) very popular online. In some
> sort of a chicane there was a *** bump. If you slowed down, you got
> hit from behind, if you didn't you landed in the armco.  Every race it
> was a mess in that area.