rec.autos.simulators

>     I certainly didnt think the "military" version was jett black with 10k
> more bucks in wheels & accessories, carrying the 5'10" blonde bombshell
> neighbor, to the grocerie store...   So how it would last in battle....
any
> longer than my Blazer?  but maybe there is a study on this that you are
> basing this on?  <j/k>

> LOL Diesels... love em or hate em, they are loud sob's and everytime I
hear
> one go by near my house, I instantly think "oh Sh*t!!  The trash!!!"  This
> is reflex because a few times, I just woke up hearing the trash truck
> ambling down the street, me knowing full well ours was not at the curb!

> > ***ugly, yes.  (There's no reason this kind of vehicle can't look
> > great - does anybody remember the Lamborghini Panther?).  A Diesel
> > version would burn a lot less fuel, since these dealies (at least in
> > the military) spend most of their time idling...when Diesels merely
> > sip fuel.

> > I'm no defender of the Hummer...if you mean the military version.  (I
> > drove the pickup-based H2 the other day; it's quite nice.)  I have
> > been such a strong critic of our military hardware - like the M16
> > (unreliable and unlethal), the Abrams (maintenance and logistics
> > probs), the Osprey (doesn't work), the Humvee (too big for CQB in
> > rubble-filled urban areas), the F-22 (we shoulda picked the F-23,
> > which was optimized for asymmetrical warfare), the Crusader (we
> > shoulda gone w. Gerry Bull's arty pieces), the Stryker (the S.
> > Africans make much better wheeled APCs ), and the Bradley (like the
> > pocket battleship, it falls between the 2 stools of 'outrun what it
> > can't outgun...and v.v.') - that I was for years Car and Driver
> > magazine's Military Affairs Editor (I still have a drawerful of biz
> > cards).

> >>> BTW, the RW Hummer does one thing extremely well: survives on the
> >>> battlefield (read "Black Hawk Down").

> >> There's two other things is does extremely well: Looking butt-ugly
> >> and burning ridiculous amounts of fuel as soon as you even think of
> >> turning the ignition key 8-P

> >> Cheers, uwe

> >> --
> >> mail replies to Uwe at schuerkamp dot de ( yahoo address is spambox)
> >> Uwe Schuerkamp //////////////////////////// http://www.racesimcentral.net/
> >> Herford, Germany \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ (52.0N/8.5E)
> >> GPG Fingerprint:  2E 13 20 22 9A 3F 63 7F  67 6F E9 B1 A8 36 A4 61

> > By the way, I keep seeing the word Momo being used.  What the heck is a
> > Momo?

> > Thanks again!

> If you're talking about *** accessories, are you aware of all the
> artwork that's being produced for free for these games by enthusiats?

> In the case of racing games, it's mainly cars and tracks. Especially for
> Nascar Racing 2003. I'm not sure  how much you are into this, but if you
> are interested, the cars at this site should wet your appetite :)

> http://www.racesimcentral.net/

> Select one of the car pages and have a look at the beauties :)

> There are also add-on tracks being made. There's no site with images of
> all tracks, but at least the list at this site

> http://www.racesimcentral.net/

> (click on the link 'Tracks for Nascar 2003' on the left)

> will give you an idea of how creative these people are.

> Achim

> >>To me he seems to be doing real research and interviews in this
> >>newsgroup, which seems to be the intelligent way of preparing an article

> >>Why do you call that stealing?

> > Because day one of journalism school you are taught that newsgroup
> > research/online interviews/e-mail interviews are only to be used in
> > worst-case scenarios...

> Dude, I happen to have a BA in journalism. And although in my day only
> *Fidonet* was mostly available to the general public (Usenet was for
> bigtime academics networks!), we were mainly taught to be critical and
> wary no matter which medium, and that certainly applies to Usenet just
> fine.
> It has nothing to do with stealing, however, since people have given
> their information and opinion freely on a *public* forum like this. You
> just have to ask if you want to use the info on a personal basis, which
> is just what mr. Bray did.

> (Actually, on day one of 'school', in the late Eighties, I remember we
> were asked who wanted to get into this business because of watching Lou
> Grant.  ;)

> Regards, Rudy
> --------------------
> GPLRank: -22

> Last time Hiawatha was inquiring about the game (NASCAR Racing); this time
> it's abt. the hardware.

> ...

>> Between us we have a happy convergence of opinion
>> about racing controllers: we both own Ol' Red LWMFFs w. Schumi's
>> ball-bearing conversion and ECCI E3000 "tractor pedals"!

> Yup, I know. Did Alison also get the E3000 btw?

> Jens seems to now be offering replacement cables over in his Logicorner
> group. If you need one, maybe check that group and order one before he
> finishes production of this current batch.

> Achim

> > >>To me he seems to be doing real research and interviews in this
> > >>newsgroup, which seems to be the intelligent way of preparing an
article

> > >>Why do you call that stealing?

> > > Because day one of journalism school you are taught that newsgroup
> > > research/online interviews/e-mail interviews are only to be used in
> > > worst-case scenarios...

> > Dude, I happen to have a BA in journalism. And although in my day only
> > *Fidonet* was mostly available to the general public (Usenet was for
> > bigtime academics networks!), we were mainly taught to be critical and
> > wary no matter which medium, and that certainly applies to Usenet just
> > fine.
> > It has nothing to do with stealing, however, since people have given
> > their information and opinion freely on a *public* forum like this. You
> > just have to ask if you want to use the info on a personal basis, which
> > is just what mr. Bray did.

> > (Actually, on day one of 'school', in the late Eighties, I remember we
> > were asked who wanted to get into this business because of watching Lou
> > Grant.  ;)

> > Regards, Rudy
> > --------------------
> > GPLRank: -22

> I guess different people are taught different things...we were taught
never,
> ever to use the Internet unless it was a last resort....

> ...

> > Between us we have a happy convergence of opinion
> > about racing controllers: we both own Ol' Red LWMFFs w. Schumi's
> > ball-bearing conversion and ECCI E3000 "tractor pedals"!

> Yup, I know. Did Alison also get the E3000 btw?

> Jens seems to now be offering replacement cables over in his Logicorner
> group. If you need one, maybe check that group and order one before he
> finishes production of this current batch.

> Achim

> > ...

> >> Between us we have a happy convergence of opinion
> >> about racing controllers: we both own Ol' Red LWMFFs w. Schumi's
> >> ball-bearing conversion and ECCI E3000 "tractor pedals"!

> > Yup, I know. Did Alison also get the E3000 btw?

> > Jens seems to now be offering replacement cables over in his Logicorner
> > group. If you need one, maybe check that group and order one before he
> > finishes production of this current batch.

> > Achim

> Or were you saying that Hiawatha uses an LWFF/E3000 combo?

> --
> Achim
> http://users.skynet.be/AchimT