rec.autos.simulators

I was wondering if anybody could give me feed back on the current CART
sims out
there. I would like to get one but I haven't heard much about them. Any
help
would be appreciated.

On Tue, 23 Mar 1999 07:47:44 -0600, Randy & Evelyn

For detailed setup and a great feeling of speed and decent graphics
you should try Cart Precision Racing from Microsoft. However if it's
feel your after then the bets is still Indycar Racing II from Papyrus
(re-released as CART Racing) which has very reasonable graphics for
rendition cards and you'll get a great frame-rate. Setup is fairly
limited as is track detail but IMHO it's still the best - the feel of
car control is fantastic. Also the artificial intelligence is very
good - the AI in CPR is bad to say the least. CPR also supports
force-feedback wheels.

-joe-

Randy & Evelyn wrote

Well there's 2 of them...

Cart:Precision Racing by Microsoft/TRI  and IndyCar Racing 2 (now renamed to
CART Racing) by Sierra/Papyrus.

C:PR is not very popular as a serious racing sim, there's too many bugs and
problem (AI, game engine, etc..). I mean NO tyre temps ? agh.  The sound and
sense of speed is the only good points IMHO of it.  There's also a track
editor, but it's soo complicated that there's only a handful of people able
to make them (there's little # of user-made tracks).

IndyCar Racing2 has a strong reputation, even if it's a little old (1995).
It has a great website support by users, with plenty of modifications,
converters to add about 40tracks (NR99 and N2 tracks) and it has still an
excellent and very fun simulator.  I would suggest it, especially since it's
not very expensive anymore (<20$). It also ships with a great book, but be
sure to buy CART Racing if you want it, not Indycar Racing 2.

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