rec.autos.simulators

by **Big Dadd** » Thu, 17 Sep 1998 04:00:00

I know how you feel, I had cable for five years and always requested
SpeedVision and ESPN2, but nooo.
The cable company added them a month before I moved.
I said, "Hell with cable" and bought an RCA DSS. A sports lovers dream.
I get to see all of the F1 races and even at multiple times. A few of the
channels broadcast a taped version a few seconds after other stations so I
sit there flipping back and forth trying to catch all of what happened in
wrecks, passes, spins, etc.

Regards

Dave

>> [snip]
>> Well...most Americans. There *are* a few of us lonely, misunderstood
>> Yanks who love F1 but have no one to talk to (face to face) about a
>> great race like this weekend's Monza. :)

>Most Americans just have extremely bad luck.
>Like me, whose cable system adds Speed Vision
>tomorrow... 7 days before my TV goes onto the moving van ;)

>- Matt

by **Big Dadd** » Thu, 17 Sep 1998 04:00:00

I agree totally here, I never watched CART, IRL, or F1 until I started
racing those sims.
I have always watched and went to NASCAR races, finally got one here, The
Brickyard.
It seems like the drivers I like and dislike on the CART circuit have a lot
to do with who wrecked me in the game.
And in NASCAR I always get a little more aggressive around my least favorite
drivers.
I also have a few buddies that were only CART fans until I got them racing
in NASCAR2 and some online races.
Now, they go to more NASCAR races than I do.

So, I guess the best thing for the racing world is great racing sims.

Regards

Dave

{snip}

by **Big Dadd** » Thu, 17 Sep 1998 04:00:00

True, if America is to get another F1 race, I would rather see an entire
track build to accommodate it.
Maybe a complex like Japan has, everything you would need to have fun.
Have a huge fun park, road course, small oval, and whatever else to draw in
more races.

Regards

Dave

>Every time I hear about TG building a road course inside IMS, I have to
laugh.
>I attended many races at the old Ontario Motor Speedway ( A virtual clone
of
>IMS ) back in the 70's and there was not one redeaming feature about that
>track. It was flat, featureless and the drivers hated it. Just what the
racing
>world needs, another boring stadium track. I would rather F1 stay away than
>bring any more scorn upon American F1 efforts.

>-don

>"To race is to live, everything else is just waiting." - Rudi Caricciola

by **Remco Moe** » Thu, 17 Sep 1998 04:00:00

>No you did'nt see it shuey spoke about it in the interview after the race.

I saw it. C***+ footage divers from standard footage, and they
showed, in reply, that Hakkinen was on the grass when passing
Coulthard.

Remco

by **Philip For** » Fri, 18 Sep 1998 04:00:00

No you did'nt see it shuey spoke about it in the interview after the race.
Rgds Phil.

>Hmmm....I didn't see Mika go onto any grass after Coulthard blow up.
>What I did see was a distracted Hakkinen leave the door open a bit for
>a very focused Shumacher, who made a great move to get the preferred
>line going into the turn even while Hakkinen was fighting him back.

>The great move at Spa I am referring to is when he passed Hill going
>into a very tough turn and then jump out to a commanding lead until he
>decided to play Monster Truck with Couthard's Mercedes.

>On Tue, 15 Sep 1998 23:29:47 +1000, "Philip Ford"

>>Hmmm can you tell me what incredible move he made in the last race to take
>>the lead????.
>>He blew the start then his little buddy Eddie moved over to let him by and
>>the only other pass he made was when he got Mika just after Coultards car
>>blew up, in front of him and I think he could'nt see and went on the grass
>>so tyres had a fair bit of muck on them and overdone the chicane thus
>>allowing Shuey to get by.

>>Or did you mean the great passing move on Coultard at Spa??? crash bang
got
>>you DOH!.

>>Rgds Phil

by **Hi Im B** » Sat, 19 Sep 1998 04:00:00

Oh, come on...............

We all know that it was just Tony George (IRL). He came up with this brilliant
plan to take over CART, and when it backfired in his face, he picked up his
ball and ran home in a huff.

In my opinion, what made Indy such a great race was the fact that it was always
an "open" race -- come one, come all. Anyone could enter, and if past tech,
had an equal shot at qualifying for the race. Jim Clark's Lotus, Andy
Granitelli's turbines...these are the fabric of the Indy legend; not spec
racers and restricted qualifing opportunities.

I only hope that when Little Al is too old and feeble to drive CART anymore,
that he has a chance to return to the brickyard, show Tony's little playmates
how to drive, and put the Unser family's win total up to 14 or 15, where it
should be. :o)

Bob

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