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So here it is...

Driving model is just superb,i drive the Alpine FTC(who doesn't ;-) and the
tarmac bug has gone..!!,and it feels magic to drive fast.

I just drove Finland 1,2 and 3 to try it out and posted PB's within 3 laps
of each and i haven't driven Rally Trophy at all for a month.

The Replay function is a great idea,let down badly by the lack of switching
cameras/views ala GPL/N4,but other than that it's a great addition.(I don't
mind be proved wrong here)

The Co driver comments Enabled/Disabled is a God send.....THANKYOU :-)

Lastly the massive drop in Resource Usage i am seeing is brilliant,i am
using it on my 2nd machine and before i suffered terribly on Swiss Stage 6
in the tunnel,it was like a psychedelic hypnotision in slow mo..now it's
smooth and fast.

Overall,it feels like a much better sim and will get a real pounding from me
for a while :)

Fred

Sounds good. Now where does one buy this sim in Canada? I've never seen it
any stores around here.

It's good that they addressed the co-driver's crappy comments, and I'm also
e***d for the new replay mode!

Lastly, I cannot believe they lowered the system resources! I always thought
this game had the best looking graphics at the best framerate of any game
I've played. I can't wait to see how much more I can crank up the graphic
level now!

The only thing I'm worried about is a NoCD .exe for the new v1.1 since I
prefer to play off my backup copy.

Mike
http://www.racesimcentral.net/

Well, the patch makes those difficult to steer Finland stages a real joy.
Why do you prefer to play off a backup copy, if you don't mind me asking ? What's the diff
? A CD's a CD.

Except when it turns into a coaster.

Cheers
Hamish

You can switch camera views with the 0-9 keys just like you could before the
patch. The patch is great, but I must be rusty. I shelved it waiting for the
patch and now I am having some trouble keeping the car pointed in the right
direction.

Kyle

And that happens often, does it ?  I have 385 music CD's in my collection and possibly
50-60 game disks. All shop bought and out of all of them, 1 is no longer playable. Bob
Dylan, awkward bastard that he is. The only coasters I have are when I've tried burning
Safedisk 2 games !

Cheers
Hamish

I also do the same thing for all music CD's that I buy, since I work at a
radio station my CD's get kinda tossed around a bit.

Mike
http://www.racesimcentral.net/

As for music CD's, I've lost a pretty damn good amount of those to scratches
and such. That's because I work at a radio station though, and my CD's get
kinda tossed around (by me). So I just make it a point to copy everythign
when I buy it.. it's like my own little insurance plan.

Mike
http://mikebeauchamp.com

Fair 'nuff.  I see your point. I don't have any kid's yet, but my niece had an adventure
with a tube of  Super Glue a couple of years ago that still gives me nightmares. No Cd's
were damaged but the furniture didn't fair so well !

Isn't there like a difference in wear between a CD that's only "spun-up"
each time you start to do a validation check for the copy-protection and a
music CD that might be spinning around for hours on end..... ?

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The GPLEA
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- My name is Elliott Forbes Robinson.
Spell it, please.
- E-F-R.
No, no, spell your name.
- E-F-R!!

Have you also noticed Super Glue will instantly stick to anything *except*
the object one's attempting to re-assemble?

Jan.
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"Pay attention when I'm talking to you boy!" -Foghorn Leghorn.

But I was thinking more along the lines of damage caused by constant
handling, such as swapping out the CD in order to play a different game, or
damage caused by junior trying to be helpful.

Cheers
Hamish