>NTT - the infamous Nail The Track series - initially with invited drivers
>from around the world, it culminated in a mad fortnight when Jack ran three
>series - America, Europe and Australasia. The series ran with registered
>drivers with heats and finals in each series.
>The aim was to create a world auto sim association whose drivers were all
>licensed and the races governed by appointed officials of the said body.
>The three series would evolve to a world final.
>The concept was to treat sim racing in the same light as real racing, with a
>recognised ruling body which ensured fair play and guaranteed a quality of
>driving (not necessarily the fastest drivers) on a global scale only
>previously available in small private leagues. With all the organisation
>that goes with running such a body.
>Jack was considering this as potential job - running the overall series with
>aid from associates in the three continents, financially rewarded by a
>driver registration scheme which would benefit both the sim racing community
>by providing a professional body and pay Jack a wage.
>The "mad" fortnight saw Jack run NTT in three continents EVERY DAY as he
>guaged whether he could somehow create his dream governing body and make a
>living for himself & his family.
>Reality finally slapped him the face as it became clear the sim racing
>community was too small, and too reluctant to pay for such a service. So the
>NTT series collapsed as the exhausted Jack finally had to give up his dream
>to manage a sim racing body on a full time basis.
>It all sounds a bit bizarre now. No doubt from a business perspective it was
>very naive but somehow in this business orientated world it had a refreshing
>innocence in approach.
>The NTT series was sorely missed as a genuine world championship, and Jack
>made many friends on RAS in the process - many will remember those NTT
>announcements, and the NTT races had a popularity seldom equalled.
>Tony
people...<g>
But, I'd say that 98% of GPL(for example) drivers wouldn't pay. The hotshoes
would scare them away. I refuse to pay for something I don't have a chance in
HELL of winning... :-)
Eldred
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