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NASCAR 2003 worth it for TA mod?

Ped Xin

NASCAR 2003 worth it for TA mod?

by Ped Xin » Mon, 01 Dec 2003 06:55:23

Hey ya'll, <-- I guess I felt I had to throw that in since NASCAR is in the
subject ;-)

Do you think it's worth it to buy NASCAR Racing 2003 just for the Trans Am
mod?  To be honest, I have no interest in running the Cup cars on ovals, so
it would only be for TransAm on road courses if I got it.

I am a big GPLer, but I am starting to get burnt out I think.  What's it
like to drive those TransAms?  How does it compare to say, Live For Speed?
(LFS is the last non-openwheel sim I've done any laps in)..

Thanks.

Goy Larse

NASCAR 2003 worth it for TA mod?

by Goy Larse » Mon, 01 Dec 2003 07:16:09


> Hey ya'll, <-- I guess I felt I had to throw that in since NASCAR is in the
> subject ;-)

> Do you think it's worth it to buy NASCAR Racing 2003 just for the Trans Am
> mod?  To be honest, I have no interest in running the Cup cars on ovals, so
> it would only be for TransAm on road courses if I got it.

Without a question

They are a little too easy to drive if you ask me, but then again I've
always enjoyed having a car that didn't "stick" almost no matter what
you did to it, with the increased grip and less HP and torque.....

But it's still good fun, and then we get to the "mods" :-)

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--

bhoeni

NASCAR 2003 worth it for TA mod?

by bhoeni » Mon, 01 Dec 2003 07:42:19

I am also a longtime GPLer who prefers road courses and rarely run a Cup car
around an oval.  I run the TA mod and the just released TPTCC mod almost
exclusively.  The answer to whether its worth it is YES.

> Hey ya'll, <-- I guess I felt I had to throw that in since NASCAR is in the
> subject ;-)

> Do you think it's worth it to buy NASCAR Racing 2003 just for the Trans Am
> mod?  To be honest, I have no interest in running the Cup cars on ovals, so
> it would only be for TransAm on road courses if I got it.

> I am a big GPLer, but I am starting to get burnt out I think.  What's it
> like to drive those TransAms?  How does it compare to say, Live For Speed?
> (LFS is the last non-openwheel sim I've done any laps in)..

> Thanks.

Jim Alliso

NASCAR 2003 worth it for TA mod?

by Jim Alliso » Mon, 01 Dec 2003 08:05:27

The TPTCC mod is great! I loved what Papy did with NR2003 but my heart is in
road racing. I'm really looking forward to the TA car release from PWF.

I wonder if an open wheel mod is possible at some point? I'd love to see a
CART add-on with a Paul Tracy trash-talk sound option. :-)


> I am also a longtime GPLer who prefers road courses and rarely run a Cup
car
> around an oval.  I run the TA mod and the just released TPTCC mod almost
> exclusively.  The answer to whether its worth it is YES.


> > Hey ya'll, <-- I guess I felt I had to throw that in since NASCAR is in
the
> > subject ;-)

> > Do you think it's worth it to buy NASCAR Racing 2003 just for the Trans
Am
> > mod?  To be honest, I have no interest in running the Cup cars on ovals,
so
> > it would only be for TransAm on road courses if I got it.

> > I am a big GPLer, but I am starting to get burnt out I think.  What's it
> > like to drive those TransAms?  How does it compare to say, Live For
Speed?
> > (LFS is the last non-openwheel sim I've done any laps in)..

> > Thanks.

John Simmon

NASCAR 2003 worth it for TA mod?

by John Simmon » Mon, 01 Dec 2003 09:47:52



> > Hey ya'll, <-- I guess I felt I had to throw that in since NASCAR is in the
> > subject ;-)

> > Do you think it's worth it to buy NASCAR Racing 2003 just for the Trans Am
> > mod?  To be honest, I have no interest in running the Cup cars on ovals, so
> > it would only be for TransAm on road courses if I got it.

> Without a question

> > I am a big GPLer, but I am starting to get burnt out I think.  What's it
> > like to drive those TransAms?  How does it compare to say, Live For Speed?
> > (LFS is the last non-openwheel sim I've done any laps in)..

> They are a little too easy to drive if you ask me, but then again I've
> always enjoyed having a car that didn't "stick" almost no matter what
> you did to it, with the increased grip and less HP and torque.....

On the other hand, I can make ANY car look like it's hard to drive.
:)
jason moy

NASCAR 2003 worth it for TA mod?

by jason moy » Mon, 01 Dec 2003 11:16:35


>Do you think it's worth it to buy NASCAR Racing 2003 just for the Trans Am
>mod?  To be honest, I have no interest in running the Cup cars on ovals, so
>it would only be for TransAm on road courses if I got it.

I recently installed N2003 in C:\Games\Trans Am, deleted all of the
ovals, deleted all of the nascar series, and removed all references to
NASCAR from the menus.

It kicks the living hell out of any other sim.  Even as a NASCAR sim
it was still the best thing out there, but nothing compares to the PTA
physics.  

I'd compare it to LFS, but that would be like comparing GPL to Pole
Position.

Jason

jason moy

NASCAR 2003 worth it for TA mod?

by jason moy » Mon, 01 Dec 2003 11:17:40



If you're finding it easy, you're going too slow. =)

(then again, I'm going too slow and still don't find it easy)

Jason

jason moy

NASCAR 2003 worth it for TA mod?

by jason moy » Mon, 01 Dec 2003 11:19:08


>I wonder if an open wheel mod is possible at some point?

From what I've heard through the grapevine, while you could probably
approximate the physics by creating a new .exe file (thus making the
new mod incompatible with Sierra's online service), the sim has
problems with open***pits.  At least that's what I've heard.

Jason

Eric Leblan

NASCAR 2003 worth it for TA mod?

by Eric Leblan » Mon, 01 Dec 2003 11:40:10

Maybe you should create a "transform your nascar 2003 install package"

Eric



> >Do you think it's worth it to buy NASCAR Racing 2003 just for the Trans
Am
> >mod?  To be honest, I have no interest in running the Cup cars on ovals,
so
> >it would only be for TransAm on road courses if I got it.

> I recently installed N2003 in C:\Games\Trans Am, deleted all of the
> ovals, deleted all of the nascar series, and removed all references to
> NASCAR from the menus.

> It kicks the living hell out of any other sim.  Even as a NASCAR sim
> it was still the best thing out there, but nothing compares to the PTA
> physics.

> I'd compare it to LFS, but that would be like comparing GPL to Pole
> Position.

> Jason

Eric Leblan

NASCAR 2003 worth it for TA mod?

by Eric Leblan » Mon, 01 Dec 2003 12:49:09

i agree you are going too slow :-)

EL




> >They are a little too easy to drive if you ask me, but then again I've
> >always enjoyed having a car that didn't "stick" almost no matter what
> >you did to it, with the increased grip and less HP and torque.....

> If you're finding it easy, you're going too slow. =)

> (then again, I'm going too slow and still don't find it easy)

> Jason

jason moy

NASCAR 2003 worth it for TA mod?

by jason moy » Mon, 01 Dec 2003 20:55:52

On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 21:40:10 -0500, "Eric Leblanc"


>Maybe you should create a "transform your nascar 2003 install package"

I was thinking about it but didn't know if there would be a demand for
it.  Perhaps I'll do that.

Jason

Goy Larse

NASCAR 2003 worth it for TA mod?

by Goy Larse » Mon, 01 Dec 2003 21:56:19




> >They are a little too easy to drive if you ask me, but then again I've
> >always enjoyed having a car that didn't "stick" almost no matter what
> >you did to it, with the increased grip and less HP and torque.....

> If you're finding it easy, you're going too slow. =)

Thx for the none vote of confidence :-)

I basically use the PWF "expert" setup for WG as by base setup for the
few tracks I've driven and it works very well for me

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--

Eric Leblan

NASCAR 2003 worth it for TA mod?

by Eric Leblan » Mon, 01 Dec 2003 22:58:53

i'm sure GPL guys will love the mod and more if they don't see any nascar
reference.

EL


> On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 21:40:10 -0500, "Eric Leblanc"

> >Maybe you should create a "transform your nascar 2003 install package"

> I was thinking about it but didn't know if there would be a demand for
> it.  Perhaps I'll do that.

> Jason

Goy Larse

NASCAR 2003 worth it for TA mod?

by Goy Larse » Tue, 02 Dec 2003 00:07:08


> i'm sure GPL guys will love the mod and more if they don't see any nascar
> reference.

Ouch....:-)

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--

Eric Leblan

NASCAR 2003 worth it for TA mod?

by Eric Leblan » Tue, 02 Dec 2003 00:13:38

Goy i should have said the game, not the mod.



> > i'm sure GPL guys will love the mod and more if they don't see any
nascar
> > reference.

> Ouch....:-)

> 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--


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