rec.autos.simulators

by **Scott Peuck** » Fri, 12 Jul 1996 04:00:00

>Subject: Re: australian touring cars
>Date: Thu, 11 Jul 1996 00:51:54 -0900

>> I have to agree. I like to watch BTCC on Speed Vision, and they had an aussie
>> race on yesterday. I thought the action was very hot, lots of passing,
>framming
>> and bamming AND e***ment. ALso I liked Athe Aussie camera angles too. They
>> have helmet cams for the drivers which is something Nascar should check out.
>> I'd love to see a touring car sim.
>> Los
>There aren't any helmet cams, the shot you're referring to was either
>from the passenger seat (on the left in Oz), or from a small box mounted
>on the roof. Nice idea though. It'd make Bathurst more interesting,
>drivers accidentally smashing cameras on the door frames at each driver
>change...:)

Sorry to correct you, but they DID have a helmet-cam on one guy.
half the time you can't see terribly well what is happening as it bounces
around too much, but it did give an idea of the G-forces insie the car and of
how rough it is.

I'd like to see a BTCC simulator before an ATCC one - the racing is much more
exciting (and I like the british tracks)

Althought the Calder Park layout they tried a few years back could be
interesting, using the road course as well as the oval section :-)

Scott.
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by **Joseph Gate** » Fri, 12 Jul 1996 04:00:00

Could Steven Travers be letting on about some future Papyrus products,
or at least leaving the door open. I didn't mean to say that Papyrus
was a U.S.-only developer. As many posts it seems abound from Europe
about Nascar as does from the states. And I know GP2 will be well
received here in the states. But, I was curious about the release of
GPM, I had to order mine from Chips and Bits, Babbages or any other
software store didn't carry it let alone hear of it.
Would Papyrus be able to travel to Europe to glean the info. to develop
an F1 sim? Tantalizing prospects.
I guess my idea for a Hydroplane sim is pretty much washed up, huh?

Joe

by **John Robins** » Sat, 13 Jul 1996 04:00:00

>There aren't any helmet cams, the shot you're referring to was either
>from the passenger seat (on the left in Oz), or from a small box mounted
>on the roof. Nice idea though. It'd make Bathurst more interesting,
>drivers accidentally smashing cameras on the door frames at each driver
>change...:)

Hi Greg,

You might have answered that a tad too hastily! Greg Murphy (Orix
Audi) had a helmet cam in the last round of the super tourers. It
looked great, except that it could have been aimed a little higher.
You really get a feel for just how much he moves his head though!

Hope this helps
John Robinson
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Programmer, Car Nut, and beginner wood-worker

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by **John Hartridg** » Sat, 13 Jul 1996 04:00:00

> >Not a flame, but just a thought. Maybe someone out there can enlighten us if
> >I'm wrong. One of the reasons I don't see Papyrus doing a F1 game is the
> >lack of american knowledge of F1 as a whole.

> well, we aren't limited to the US market, you know! :-)

> Steven Travers
> Associate Producer

That is a rather obtuse answer ! Should that smiley really have been a ;-) ?

John

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by **Steven Trave** » Sat, 13 Jul 1996 04:00:00

>> >Not a flame, but just a thought. Maybe someone out there can enlighten us if
>> >I'm wrong. One of the reasons I don't see Papyrus doing a F1 game is the
>> >lack of american knowledge of F1 as a whole.

>> well, we aren't limited to the US market, you know! :-)

>> Steven Travers
>> Associate Producer
>That is a rather obtuse answer ! Should that smiley really have been a ;-) ?
>John

nope, it was purposefully a :-).

:-)
steve

by **Gre** » Sat, 13 Jul 1996 04:00:00

> >Not a flame, but just a thought. Maybe someone out there can
enlighten us if
> >I'm wrong. One of the reasons I don't see Papyrus doing a F1 game is
the
> >lack of american knowledge of F1 as a whole.

> well, we aren't limited to the US market, you know! :-)

> Steven Travers
> Associate Producer
> Papyrus Design Group

Maybe with recent forming of a new Series called NATCC (North American
Touring Car Championship) In U.S.A. American interest in Touring Cars
will grow. It Might even become as popular as in Britan.
Maybe then Papyrus will think of making the game, it's going to be
pretty easy to make i think ;), just use ICR2 game engine and modified
Nascar body. And almost all ICR2 tracks are used by NATCC and Papyrus
doesnt have to make new once. ;)

P.s. I posted in alt.binaries.simulators.autos my version of
Touring Car for Nascar ;

by **Greg Hingert** » Sun, 14 Jul 1996 04:00:00

> Hi Greg,

> You might have answered that a tad too hastily! Greg Murphy (Orix
> Audi) had a helmet cam in the last round of the super tourers. It
> looked great, except that it could have been aimed a little higher.
> You really get a feel for just how much he moves his head though!
> Okay, okay, I'm wrong, I admit it! :) Just saw a tape of it that I missed

a few weeks ago, and it still seems weird. Does it strike anyone else as
odd to ask a driver to strap a camera to his head, rather than attach it
to the car, or is it just me?

Greg Hingerty

http://www.ozemail.com.au/~greghing

by **Dave Bowe** » Thu, 25 Jul 1996 04:00:00

>DB> Then again, I'd still like to chase Rickard Rydell through the
>DB> Cascades at Oulton Park!! MPS??
>I'm glad you noted that Rickard would be in front! B-)
>Just be careful though - Cascades and Druids armco is looking a bit
>worse for wear, and I've had one-too-many incidents at the latter this
>year.

Erm... I thought Oulton itself was worse for wear. I was there this
year for the BTCC meeting and the place is starting to look a little
shoddy! Oh well, I'll be at Croft next year anyway!

by **TOBY BRANFO** » Fri, 26 Jul 1996 04:00:00

DB> >Just be careful though - Cascades and Druids armco is looking a bit
DB> >worse for wear, and I've had one-too-many incidents at the latter
DB> this >year.

DB> Erm... I thought Oulton itself was worse for wear. I was there this
DB> year for the BTCC meeting and the place is starting to look a little
DB> shoddy! Oh well, I'll be at Croft next year anyway!

It is sadly - but still a lovely circuit. Don't know Croft yet - but
since I'm moving Leeds way soon I'll start going I think (though I'll
continue to work at Oulton while I can) - I gather Croft is due for a
big improvement.

Cheers!

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