rec.autos.simulators

> "The NASCAR Racing 3 Craftsman Truck Expansion Pack product is officially
> gold.
> It will be widely available as part of the NASCAR Acceleration Pack bundle
> by
> next week.
> At this time, the Expansion Pack on its own will only be available via
> Sierra
> Direct Sales. I hope that will change if the retailers perceive a demand
for
> this title, but right now that demand is not there. I regret that this
will
> make it a bit more difficult for our fans to get the product but that is
the
> current situation.

> Sierra Direct Sales number is <snip>, and the direct web site link is
> <snip>(do not order this)
> The web site has an email notification feature that will let you know when
> the
> titles are in the warehouse ready to ship out. It may be another week or
two
> before they will be ready to fulfill the orders.

> Dave Matson
> Senior Producer, Papyrus / Sierra On-Line"

> Time to tell Sierra/Papy to take their expansion pack and use it to expand
a
> bodily orifice. They either offer it for download or not at all.
> http://www.racesimcentral.net/
> http://www.racesimcentral.net/

> >    NASCAR?  Racing 3 Craftsman Truck Expansion Pack
> > Price: $19.95
> > Availability: Not Available
> > Format: Win 95/98
> > Media: CD

> > Notify when this product is ready!

> > The NASCAR?  Racing 3 Craftsman Truck Series Expansion Pack finally
brings
> > the tough side-by-side racing action of the NASCAR?  Craftsman Truck
> Series
> > to the biggest PC racing game of the year. Race the full truck season
> > against all the top truck series competitors like Jack Sprague and Ron
> > Hornaday. All tracks can be raced with either cars or trucks including
> > Internet support, so with NASCAR?  Racing 3 and the Expansion Pack, the
> > action never stops.
> > Features:

> > Race against the top drivers from the 1999 Craftsman Truck Series season
> > Race a full season on all 24 tracks from the 1999 schedule.
> > Distinctive truck handling characteristics and full truck series rules
> > supported
> > Race cars or trucks on any track
> > Internet multiplayer Truck racing supported
> > New tracks included:

> > Evergreen Speedway
> > Heartland Park Topeka
> > I-70 Speedway
> > Louisville Motor Speedway
> > Mesa Marin Raceway
> > Portland International Raceway
> > Plus night versions of Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Texas Motor
Speedway!

> >    System Requirements: Minimum: Pentium166, 75Mb free hard disk space,
> 32Mb
> > RAM.
> > Recommended: Pentium 200 or faster, 3D Accelerator card with Direct3D or
> > Glide support, A3D Sound card, Wheel & Pedals.

> There is no way that I would pay more than $10.00 for this software.  Six
> tracks plus two night versions that have been posted on various third-party
> websites.   Ratbag offers some of the best racing out in stores with a
> $20.00 msrp title "Dirt Track Racing", which I was able to buy at Wal-Mart
> on sale for $9.99 a month after its release.

> I have been a loyal customer of Papyrus' having bought every title,
> including the mega flop SODA Racing.  I live in the Watertown, MA area and
> have done testing for Papyrus when they were not owned by Sierra, and have
> been to their offices for beta testing of NASCAR Racing the original and the
> first attempts at web racing.  I don't know how many of these disks are
> going to be produced, but I can't see them selling many at the retail store
> level at that price.

> I think that Sierra has really over valued this expansion pack.

> Mets41

> > There is no way that I would pay more than $10.00 for this software.
Six
> > tracks plus two night versions that have been posted on various
third-party
> > websites.   Ratbag offers some of the best racing out in stores with a
> > $20.00 msrp title "Dirt Track Racing", which I was able to buy at
Wal-Mart
> > on sale for $9.99 a month after its release.

> > I have been a loyal customer of Papyrus' having bought every title,
> > including the mega flop SODA Racing.  I live in the Watertown, MA area
and
> > have done testing for Papyrus when they were not owned by Sierra, and
have
> > been to their offices for beta testing of NASCAR Racing the original and
the
> > first attempts at web racing.  I don't know how many of these disks are
> > going to be produced, but I can't see them selling many at the retail
store
> > level at that price.

> > I think that Sierra has really over valued this expansion pack.

> > Mets41