rec.autos.simulators

 Not saying that the 619 callers are the only wreckless drivers but here's a
quick little calculation I've messed w/.

 let's make it a slow race for calculations sake and say 1 lap per min

 now let's say everyone is getting a really great long distance rate and
 again for calculations sake let's average each player to .15 cents per min.

 now we'll make this a 10 lap race ...

 so our formula becomes racers x cost/min x laps/min x laps = cash at stake

 10 racers x .15/min x 1 lap/min x 10 laps = $15.00

 so ... when this race gets up to 20 racers, it's worth $30 ... 30 racers
 is worth $45 ... hmmm something to think about

 so if I'm joe racer running a 20 lap Tally event and it costs me .15 per
lap to run this thing I've got a potential of $3 at stake. Now if your

you have just cost me $2.85. I guess I can overlook the occasional slipup
but I really don't think any of us wants to get into this thing and continue
to lose money.

just my ramblings :)
thanks
Jim

btw .. if you can find a calculation error that reduces the costs displayed
here please let me know, however if you find an error that increases the
costs ... please don't tell me I just don't want to know :)

Martin: You took me out!
Craven: NO!  You took ME out!
Martin: Look at my car!  Totalled! Engine gone! That's $2.85 worth of
        Jack Roush equipment you cost me pal!

Look I know that the service needs to be affordable, especially to us
***s that would spend hours and hours on, but man... I hear it costs
$80,000 a year to field a competitive car to the ProStock class of your
basic Friday night dirt track roundy rounds, and I know how much I spent
racing RC cars 10 years ago.  So what's cheap?  What's expensive?

Later
MMc

Anyway you look at it, it going to cost alot to race.  I havn't raced
yet, finding it hard to justify the cost, but maybe soon.  For now I'll
just stick to racing over a null-modem cable. I know it's not the same.
Maybe someday it could be accessed via the internet.  

Nascar is my favorite simulator, I bought it when it first came out,
great game.

I've been monitoring this newsgroup for quite a few months now.  It's how
I start my day, read my e-mail, read this newsgroup and then plan my day.
I'm really getting a kick out of latest subject matter, i.e Hawaii.  
Hopefully things will settle down after awhile. There will always be a
person or persons who will not race "Clean" and cause mishaps to happen,
that's bound to happen when you have a program like this open to the
public.

Ligwoc

 yeah but I still ain't thrilled about giving away my cash .. I'd like to
get value for my dolar. $2.85 ain't much really but ... it took me 10 min
to get into the race, 5 mins qual, and ... there ain't many 10 lap races
happening. Hell a guy can spend 2 hours online and only run one or two
races.

 If I had the 80k I've got a local 1/4 asphalt that I'd be rockin' on
every Saturday Night ... hmmm .. Papy .. looking to sponser a circle
tracker? :)

 just a few more races from the poorhouse :)
Jim