rec.autos.simulators

>   Interesting, thanks(about the exe file).  Of course, doesn't matter what
> tool you put in place, someone will crack that anyway <g>  How about ride
> height changes, no grill tape, and realistic TA setup options vs what is
> currently available, any news on that ?

> >   Interesting, thanks(about the exe file).  Of course, doesn't matter
what
> > tool you put in place, someone will crack that anyway <g>  How about
ride
> > height changes, no grill tape, and realistic TA setup options vs what is
> > currently available, any news on that ?

> Those kind of news will have to wait I'm afraid, and don't read anything
> into that answer please :-D

> Beers and cheers
> (uncle) Goy
> "goyl at nettx dot no"

> http://www.theuspits.com

> "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........"
> --Groucho Marx--

>> Compatible perhaps, but won't the server get upset if the client has
>> different files than it does?

>That's what I'm wondering myself.  I've downloaded it, but have yet to
>install it until someone relates that it is transparent to the server.

> >   Interesting, thanks(about the exe file).  Of course, doesn't matter
> >   what
> > tool you put in place, someone will crack that anyway <g>  How about
> > ride height changes, no grill tape, and realistic TA setup options vs
> > what is currently available, any news on that ?

>     Sounds like you are looking for a dedicated sim instead of a MOD.  I
> expect they will be able to do some of those things, but remember, it's a
> mod of an existing product and thus some of the nascar stuff will stay.

>     ANd yes, I should have said no visible damage.  But damage is there, I
> beat a guy in our last tptcc race who was much faster than me.  But he ran
> into the back of my car while lapping me(black flag on my part) and
quickly
> lost straightline speed.  Curiously, I received no apparent damage and was
> able to unlap myself and eventually pass him.  What is wierd is the light
> tap to the back has been mentioned here several times as a contributor to
> valve failure.  I was able to press on for over an hour after that with no
> engine failure(just driver failure as the finish neared)

> dave henrie

> >   Well, since it's a mod, it should be called what it is then; "Racer
> >   Series
> > XYZ" mod, since it doesn't resemble any racing of any kind <g>
> > Regarding your rear tap, I don't recall it being said in that thread
> > that it was an occurrence that happened every time, but your not
> > receiving damage and he does, when both should in this situation it
> > would seem, speaks volumes.

>    I beleive the 'Trans Am' name was coined by Papyrus, or PWF.  Looking
at
> the car choices, it's easy to see that especially with the tptcc mod, you
> are getting a variety of car choices.  THe Ford GT is an nGT class car,
the
> Viper a GT  while the Ford and Chevette are the only two that could be
> considered modern Trans Am cars.  THe PWF mod has one positive in that
they
> model the Jaguar which is the platform of choice in current Trans Am.
>    THe Pits have stated early on they did not intend to do a purely Trans
> AM mod.  So it falls back to the traditional Touring Car focus that TPTCC
> mods have emulated.  Certainly this is no Super Touring or V8 Supercar
> effort, but a collection of Fendered, Tin Tops.  Shall we call it TPFTTCS?

> :)

>    I have watched many a BTCC/AussieV8 race where the rear plastic/carbon
> fibre fascia/bumper was ripped partially or completely away without
slowing
> the car, so rear impact shouldn't always be a race killer.  Remember, it
> was me driving too, I clearly wasn't pushing the car to it's limits before
> the collision, so any damage might not have impacted me as much as
somebody
> who can test the edges of the performance envelope.

>    Finally it's a BETA release after all.  I enjoy it for what it
is...just
> as I do when I load up the CARt mod for F1 2k2 even tho that is clearly
not
> a close approximation of Champ Car World Series vehicles.  The damage
model
> will be improved, the cars tweeked and whatever else they can squeeze out
> of the Papyrus supplied core.
>    It would be great to get a fully sorted dedicated Road Racing product,
> maybe GTR from SBDT AB will get there.

> dave henrie

> writes:

> >Yep.  Had to upgrade for a league.  Apparently you missed my reply to your
> >note about Saturday's race, where I mentioned it.  Will we be using 2.2
> >Saturday?  Also, which setup, the fast or the eleblanc setup?

> According to an admin in a league I'm in, you may lose FPS if you upgrade.  He
> did, lost about 7 fps(so did another league driver), so he uninstalled.  I'd
> suggest against it right now...