I was just at the U.S. Nationals site, and I saw this link:
http://www.racesimcentral.net/
Tantrum Entertainment is going to be doing a drag racing simulator and
debuting it at the Chief Auto Parts Winternationals next February!!
All I can say is it's about time!!! If the game plays as good as the
screenshot at the above link looks, it should be a big hit for hard
core drag racing fans.
> http://www.usnationals.com/news/feature_day27_3.asp
> Tantrum Entertainment is going to be doing a drag racing simulator and
> debuting it at the Chief Auto Parts Winternationals next February!!
> All I can say is it's about time!!! If the game plays as good as the
> screenshot at the above link looks, it should be a big hit for hard
> core drag racing fans.
My only complaint is that there will only be Top Fuel and Funny Car in
this version, no Pro Stock (my favorite class), but that's not that
major of problem. It'll be fun to match race Force or Bernstein. There
was talk of a sequel after they see how the first one does with more
classes. One can only hope...
Kevin
That makes 3 of us.
Tobbe, Sweden
I missed the earlier discussions of this game. Can you fill me in on the
details? This might be one way to "relive" an earlier life -- I used to
drive an A/FD in the early 70's. Never made it to Top Fuel, but we ran in
the 7.0's and high 190's which was pretty competitive (made it into the Pro
Comp field at the '75 Indy Nationals). Will this game be widely distributed
and available? Any web site for previews?
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Doug Gordon
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> >> FINALLY! I was hoping that someone would make an NHRA sim that's
> >>worth something and it looks like this is it. Good options, good
> >>graphics (at least that one screenshot I saw looks good), it appears to
> >>be the answer to what was sorely lacking for the computer racing fan
for
> >>a good long time. Personally, I hope that Tantrum sells tons of these
> >>sims and the other players in the sim racing market (mainly Papyrus,
but
> >>also Microprose and Microsoft) wish that they had listened to what the
> >>public was wanting and not what they thought the public needed as
> >>Tantrum rolls in the money.
> >That makes 2 of us!!!
> >>My only complaint is that there will only be Top Fuel and Funny Car in
> >>this version, no Pro Stock (my favorite class), but that's not that
> >>major of problem. It'll be fun to match race Force or Bernstein. There
> >>was talk of a sequel after they see how the first one does with more
> >>classes. One can only hope...
> >I like Pro Stocks myself (anyone but WJ), but I can live with the fuel
> >classes. The way I took that interview, as soon as this first one hits
> >the stores, they're going to be starting a version with all the
> >sportsman classes.
> >Now all we need is a good dirt track simulator :)
Kevin
