rec.autos.simulators

Rob Berryhill

Here's to readers of British *** magazines: Has there been any
indication when Nascar Track Pack will be released in Europe?  I'm
hoping for the best, since the release dates of Nascar Racing in US and
Europe were only couple of weeks apart.

: Rob Berryhill

Pasi.

I haven't read this group for a while, so excuse the question, but last
I heard Papyrus said 'no ICR 2.0'. Whats the deal? Is this just an
upgrade to ICR1.05 (presumably with the NASCAR graphics engine), or a
whole new game? And whats the cost?

Cheers

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Superspeedways:
     C***te
     Pochono's

Road Course:

     Of Course it's Sears Point (None Left)

Ovals:
     Dover
     Richmond

Tri-Oval:
     Rockingham

Short Oval:
     North Wilkesboro

Daytona and the Brickyard wont be released due to (C)opyright
restrictions.
Daytona USA registered to Sega and Brickyard is a BIG ?.

IndyCar Racing 2.0 (the name is still tentative) is an upgraded version of
IndyCar Racing. It uses the NASCAR graphics engine, and will be Papyrus'
first cross-platform game. It will be released simultaneously for DOS,
Windows 3.1, Windows 95 and Macintosh.

Rick Genter
Technical Lead, IndyCar Racing 2.0
Papyrus Design Group, Inc.

[snip info about tracks]

 Is that date just for the US or do we Brits get it then too?
 Anyone know how it will tie in with the CD version?

 Its good to see another road course! What's Sears Point like?
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Sears Point is about 3 times as difficult as Watkins Glen (IMHO).
(They raced there a week and a half ago; the average lap speed at about
the 3/4 point of the race was 71 MPH.)

Rick Genter
Technical Lead, IndyCar Racing 2.0
Papyrus Design Group, Inc.

As far as I know US only.

Probably similar to a Patch if not a patch..

It's a serious road course... Gunna be harder to negotiate than Watkins
Glen.

Good Luck in the UK,

RANDY YOUNG

The way I see it, I cannot drive through there in a pack of three wide because
I am not an accomplished Nascar Driver... I'm a virtual driver in a PC sim.

Ralf

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And I can't even get around the Glen in one piece for one lap!

Um, since you work there, is there any chance on seeing a correct
representation of the Talladega track?  I noticed that the real folks
could go three wide on the tri-oval.  If I tried that I'd be eating concrete!

The trioval can be taken three wide, but not flat out and three wide.

Now the question: Do real world nascars take the trioval flat out in
these conditions, or do they lift off?  I haven't seen incar footage with
telemetry readings from Talladega, so I don't know (Eurosport shows
each race compressed into one hour format).  

The tri-oval looked bit different in tv footage, but it is quite
difficult to compare computer simulation represention to tv image (just
check any track, it looks different in tv screen or picture compared
to reality).

: Ralf

Pasi.

: The trioval can be taken three wide, but not flat out and three wide.

: Now the question: Do real world nascars take the trioval flat out in
: these conditions, or do they lift off?  I haven't seen incar footage with
Nope, from what I've seen in tv coverage they do not lift up... they go
through the trioval flat out. The simulator track has a definitely
tighter trioval.

: telemetry readings from Talladega, so I don't know (Eurosport shows
: each race compressed into one hour format).  

: Pasi.
Ujjal Bansel

Picked up my copy 5/19/95 at Electronic Botique

:  Is that date just for the US or do we Brits get it then too?
:  Anyone know how it will tie in with the CD version?

It requires 15 meg of HardDisk space as it creates the tracks on your
hard drive.

:  Its good to see another road course! What's Sears Point like?

Sears Point is like a REAL road course should be Twisty and up and down.
If you didn't like Watkins Glen, you'll HATE Sears Point.  However, if
you want a GREAT road course -- THIS IS IT!

Did some practice runs at Dover and it seems as if the "EASY" yellow was
fixed on this track.  I had quite a few fender rubbing situations with
Jeff Gordon.  We both got a little out of shape and checked up to gather
it back in and NO Yellow flag.  I even lost it once and smacked the
inside wall, damaging my front left.  I gathered up back up and still no
Yellow.  

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: Um, since you work there, is there any chance on seeing a correct
: representation of the Talladega track?  I noticed that the real folks
: could go three wide on the tri-oval.  If I tried that I'd be eating concrete!

Well it can be done in the sim.  You need to set your car up right and
lift "slightly" on the throttle if you want to squeeze another car into
the dogleg.

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