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> > I just brought N4 home from EB and spent the last hour at Watkins
> Glen.
> > Acutally I was pleasantly surprised.  I expected worse.  Except for
> the
> > restricted visability which I think detracts a lot from the fun of
> > driving, N4 is quite fun, and I'm still using an overclocked Celeron
> A.
> > BUT THEN I exited N4 and went to ANOTHER Watkins Glen, this time in a
> > bright red Ferrari...WOW!! what a difference.  The way you can just
> > throw that car around is absolutely thrilling in comparison.  The
> > responsivness and realism are incredible.  Long live GPL.  Will there

> Throwing a stock car with those wide tires is going to be a lot
> different than doing it with a casket on wheels (thins ones at that).

> -Pav

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> > Throwing a stock car with those wide tires is going to be a lot
> > different than doing it with a casket on wheels (thins ones at that).

> ...especially considering the stock car weighs what, 3 times as much as the
> casket?

> Thomas

> The braking distance on the back straight at the Glen when going 180+mph
> to the chicane is killer, it is really long and makes good outbraking
> battles.

> It is a rush trying to slow down a 3400lb car from 180+mph to 80. Just
> imagine some GPL tracks in N4. :)

> > > Throwing a stock car with those wide tires is going to be a lot
> > > different than doing it with a casket on wheels (thins ones at that).

> > ...especially considering the stock car weighs what, 3 times as much as the
> > casket?

> > Thomas

> --
> Solo1 C-Modified (CASC-OR/BARC)
> http://www.barc-oc.com
> http://www.casc.on.ca

> Speaking of GPL tracks, anybody been successful transfering them to N4?
> I tried Mosport; I edited the calendar and copied some of the files
> found in the Watkins Glen directory. Still can't load the track. GRRR...

> > The braking distance on the back straight at the Glen when going 180+mph
> > to the chicane is killer, it is really long and makes good outbraking
> > battles.

> > It is a rush trying to slow down a 3400lb car from 180+mph to 80. Just
> > imagine some GPL tracks in N4. :)

> > > > Throwing a stock car with those wide tires is going to be a lot
> > > > different than doing it with a casket on wheels (thins ones at
that).

> > > ...especially considering the stock car weighs what, 3 times as much
as the
> > > casket?

> > > Thomas

> > --
> > Solo1 C-Modified (CASC-OR/BARC)
> > http://www.barc-oc.com
> > http://www.casc.on.ca

> --
> Philippe "Philster" Sergerie

>> I just brought N4 home from EB and spent the last hour at Watkins
>Glen.
>> Acutally I was pleasantly surprised.  I expected worse.  Except for
>the
>> restricted visability which I think detracts a lot from the fun of
>> driving, N4 is quite fun, and I'm still using an overclocked Celeron
>A.
>> BUT THEN I exited N4 and went to ANOTHER Watkins Glen, this time in a
>> bright red Ferrari...WOW!! what a difference.  The way you can just
>> throw that car around is absolutely thrilling in comparison.  The
>> responsivness and realism are incredible.  Long live GPL.  Will there

> I just brought N4 home from EB and spent the last hour at Watkins Glen.
> Acutally I was pleasantly surprised.  I expected worse.  Except for the
> restricted visability which I think detracts a lot from the fun of
> driving, N4 is quite fun, and I'm still using an overclocked Celeron A.
> BUT THEN I exited N4 and went to ANOTHER Watkins Glen, this time in a
> bright red Ferrari...WOW!! what a difference.  The way you can just
> throw that car around is absolutely thrilling in comparison.  The
> responsivness and realism are incredible.  Long live GPL.  Will there
> ever be another sim as good?  Maybe some day.  But I bet it'll be a lot
> longer than most people think.

>I just brought N4 home from EB and spent the last hour at Watkins Glen.
>Acutally I was pleasantly surprised.  I expected worse.  Except for the
>restricted visability which I think detracts a lot from the fun of
>driving, N4 is quite fun, and I'm still using an overclocked Celeron A.
>BUT THEN I exited N4 and went to ANOTHER Watkins Glen, this time in a
>bright red Ferrari...WOW!! what a difference.  The way you can just
>throw that car around is absolutely thrilling in comparison.  The
>responsivness and realism are incredible.  Long live GPL.  Will there
>ever be another sim as good?  Maybe some day.  But I bet it'll be a lot
>longer than most people think.

>N4 _is_ fun though... gotta go try out some more tracks...

>-Tony-

> If you prefer the type of racing that GPL presents over Nascar, then NO
> Nascar Simulator will ever change your mind.

> It's two totally different types of racing.  Some like one, some like the
> other.  I like both.  I prefer Nascar...

> A modern-Day Cart/F1 sim based on the GPL/N4 engine could be very, very
> sweet though :)

> -Larry

> Larry, they (Papyrus) did modern CART sims.  Only problem they had was not
> enough (I'm not going to say 'many' because I have both of their Indycar
> releases) people would buy them to be a 'commercial' success.  Sad but
true.
> With the CART/IRL split, it's doubtful that all those of us who did buy
the
> first two would get the third.  I'm not going to say which I prefer
(although
> I'll be at the Naz in May), but I would certainly buy the third edition if
it
> ever came out.

> > If you prefer the type of racing that GPL presents over Nascar, then NO
> > Nascar Simulator will ever change your mind.

> > It's two totally different types of racing.  Some like one, some like
the
> > other.  I like both.  I prefer Nascar...

> > A modern-Day Cart/F1 sim based on the GPL/N4 engine could be very, very
> > sweet though :)

> > -Larry