rec.autos.simulators

> > Trust me -- if it WAS an IRL sim, it would be so damn close to a CART
> > sim tht you would fall all over yourself fawning over it.

> Which part would that be that was close to CART?   The Road Course racing
> with top drivers or the empty stands at the ovals?

> >Seems to me
> > like THAT would be a good thing . . . better than yet another NASCAR
> > sim if you're a CART fan, anyway.

> I'm not a huge die-hard CART fan, but it blows the doors off the Ignorant
> Racing League.  As far as another NASCAR sim, I'm still waiting for Papy
to
> fix the SEGA GT damage model they implemented into N4.  Nothing like doing
a
> barrel roll 25 times and then flying 15 feet in the air, then having your
> car roll over so you can drive it to the pits, get repairs, and still be
> competitive in the race.  And that's the REALISTIC damage.  I suppose I
> really ought to test the arcade damage.  =)

> > Thankfully, folks like Thomas Heineman and have been able to work
> > TOGETHER on the IRL and CART efforts for IRL Heat -- if we were both
> > as narrow-minded as you, Scott, then both IRL and CART fans wouldn't
> > be benefitting as much from NASCAR Heat.

> Hey John... you mind being careful where you drop that parachute of
> generalizations on being narrow minded?   If being narrow minded means I
> think the IRL is a joke, well then I'm guilty as charged.   I don't
> particularly like F1, but I still respect it.   I don't even acknowldege
the
> IRL as a major autoracing body let alone respect it.  I have respect for
the
> danger and the drivers actually racing, but not the league or the
> sanctioning body.

> > Then again, I would guess that the slack-jawed Papy-philes haven't
> > even noticed all the great mods coming out for Heat yet.  Their loss.

> I haven't noticed as NASCAR Heat ended up the same place as N3 did for
me..
> in the heap of empty promises and propaganda titles.  Although I have
> visited sim-editing.com

> > Have fun with you big, cumbersome stock cars in N4,

> There you go with that parachute again John.   Who says I'm dedicated to
N4?
> Quite frankly...  I run GPL and CMR2 a hell of alot more than I do N4.

> >because you're going not to see anything but stock cars from Papy for a
> loooooooooong
> > time.  Nothing against NASCAR, mind you, but a little variety is nice
> > from time-to-time.

> Considering the attendance and TV ratings for an IRL event are about
> equivalent to a flow-bee infomercial, I doubt there would be a huge market
> for an IRL title.

> --
> Scott B. Husted
> ICQ# 4395450
> http://www.racesimcentral.net/

>  About the same amount as needed to make the only pass of the race in the
>pits<G>

>-John

> They use splined connections, so you can get a little bit of camber by
> heating up and bending.  The rules limit this to 1.8 degrees, because people
> used to bend it too much and have failures while racing.
> -Dave

>   Take a  2x4 piece of lumber.  Place near the upper portion of the rear
> wheels.  Then gently TAP the 2x4 with a very large railroad gauge sledge
> hammer.  Repeat if neccessary.
> dave henrie

> > Erm... is this Nascar?  I thought they had live rear axles
> > - how do you get camber on a live axle?!?

> > Jonny

>Hey John... you mind being careful where you drop that parachute of
>generalizations on being narrow minded?   If being narrow minded means I
>think the IRL is a joke, well then I'm guilty as charged.   I don't
>particularly like F1, but I still respect it.   I don't even acknowldege the
>IRL as a major autoracing body let alone respect it.  I have respect for the
>danger and the drivers actually racing, but not the league or the
>sanctioning body.