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Does anyone know if there are any plans for a new cart game?
If so is there any time line when it could be released?

No not as of yet. Keeping my fingers crossed and I feel like a nice dunking cookie.

  Does anyone know if there are any plans for a new cart game?
  If so is there any time line when it could be released?

The latest release was Flag to Flag Cart Racing for the Dreamcast.  IT
has terrific graphics, but is nothing more than an arcade racer with
some sim elements.  I still like it, though.

there does not appear to be a cart sim for the near future.  The closest thing we will get is a CART carset for GP3 when that comes out, which might not be all that bad

  Does anyone know if there are any plans for a new cart game?
  If so is there any time line when it could be released?

% Does anyone know if there are any plans for a new cart game?
% If so is there any time line when it could be released?

Don't know of one, but it looks like maybe the split between IRL and
CART is finally coming home to roost with the fans and sponsors.  Maybe
CART should pay the development costs to Papyrus to make a sim based on
the GPL engine.  With the popularity of Papy's NASCAR series, CART is
likely to win new converts to their sport.

(one can dream can't they? <G>)

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Then somebody could to a track converter for the Indy track...and then Tony
George can go straight to hell.

Marty

Your absolutely right Michael.  True words of wisdom.  It would go to the
same point as having track sponsor actually paying for having their logos
all over the tracks.  But we aren't living in a utopian world, I would say
:(

Maybe someday? Let's hope all, to have a NON-STOCK CAR  sim by Papyrus.  8
out of 9 software coming out of Papyrus are Stock-car sims (going up to N4
and down to N2).  Anything, but in preference CART ;)

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CART Sim Features Sheet

Important ones denoted with *                                          

All tracks*                                            
Good but easy to use Track Editor                                      

All cars (none fictional)*                                              
Fantasy Tracks 8^)                                              
GPL Physics or N3 if not GPL*                                          
All teams (tobacco and *** if possible)*                            

native RENDITION support***                                            
drafting*                                              
3d***pits*                                            
3d Physics engine that simulates true CART handling*                    

Resolutions like 800x600 and 1024x768*                                  

Excellent car damage model so that no two crashes look alike*          

Realistic flip effects,like GPL and not Andretti Racing (boo)
Comprehensive car setups, including springs, shocks, camber, weight  jacker on
ovals, static ride height, dampers, rebounds, bump stops, etc.  *      

Realistic effects like bottoming out*                                  
Realistic debris that you can run over and damage your car on          

Random tire blowouts*                                  
Oil and other fluids from engine failures*                              

Fire (highly unlikely this will be allowed by CART)*                    

Realistic wall types and wall effects (Armco barriers do more damage than
concrete, tire walls do less damage than concrete, tire walls          

cause car to get airborne and flip more than concrete and armcos, etc.)*

Realistic gravel trap effects (Come on, you know you wanna do an Andretti at
Mid-Ohio, admit it...)*                                
Improved Paintkit*                                      
realistic sounds actually digitally recorded*                          

animated pit stops*                                    
area in pit road that can be drivin off into the infield to get to
victory lane..or garage*                                        
realistic***pit that has hand on wheel like GPL*                      

better frame rates/3d acceleration/1024x768 resolution*        

better engine, way more realistic damage to the car, the way the damage is
spread across the track in real life...fliping catchin air on other
tires*                                          
better smoke,skid marks and racing groove*,                            

possible damage of the catch fencing*                                  

RED FLAGS*                                              
animated workers on the track after a wreck...and if possible
ambulances or REAL tow-trucks*                                          
marks on the walls after a hit, animated flagmen*                      

more options to change on the car in garage                            

full field of cars*                                            
all the current tracks ( if possible...Indianapolis, since it rightfully is
CART's) *                                      
realistic lookin part-time road courses like with the closed off streets and
stuff*                                          
fire,fuel and oil leaks, (causin slippery race track)*                  

possible damage to the pit wall..*                                      

animated OPPONENT pit stops*                                            
more realistic AI cars*                                        
weather changes like durin the race, rain, wind, etc*                  

possible use of rain tires, and racing in the rain (regardless of if there was
rain that season or not*)      

    No flaming from me. GPl only sold 40,000 copies, so it's pretty safe to
assume that Nascar Pinball out sold it,everything out sold it.  But
Sierra/Papyrus is going to continue milking the Nascar sims till we just
plain get sick of them and stop buying every new release that's just about
the same as the last one.

    Personally, I'm amazed that we got two upgrades from them. And yes, I
heard that it was done off hours, but I just don't buy that. Papyrus had to
approve it.

Joel Willstein