rec.autos.simulators

by **Ben Holnes** » Sat, 03 Oct 1998 04:00:00

Hi all,

Does anyone know of any sims that have a skid pan course, with realistic
physics (and the ability) for handbrake turns etc.? (And no, I don't mean
destruction derby on two player mode with only one person at the controls
:-)

Also, obstacle courses and driving skills tester courses are something that
I would like to see in a sim. The only game that I know that comes close to
this I think is called powerdrive. It is an overhead view game that allows
you to drive cars from Minis to Toyotas and had a number of courses that
required you to drive through thin passages, reverse into a garage, stop at
a particular point, drive in a circle of cones, slalom etc. There was also
an ice course that was large and square with cones in it, that sufficed as a
skid pan.

So, how about a *real* sim that has these sorts of courses? (With***pit
view, rear view mirrors, nice graphics etc.)

Also, to thrustmaster, how about a handbrake add-on for your steering wheel
kits?

If any of these things exist already, I have not heard of them, but would
love to.

Anyone else agree?

Ben

PS. I think this wish has its roots in an old BBC overhead racer that
allowed you to set traction to any value between 0% and 100% :) Anyone
remember that game?

by **Kenneth J?rgens** » Sat, 03 Oct 1998 04:00:00

Ultimate Race (out)
Colin Mcrae Rally (out hopefully 9th oct.) demo out

Kenneth

On Fri, 2 Oct 1998 10:53:44 +0100, "Ben Holness"

>Hi all,

>Does anyone know of any sims that have a skid pan course, with realistic
>physics (and the ability) for handbrake turns etc.? (And no, I don't mean
>destruction derby on two player mode with only one person at the controls
>:-)

>Also, obstacle courses and driving skills tester courses are something that
>I would like to see in a sim. The only game that I know that comes close to
>this I think is called powerdrive. It is an overhead view game that allows
>you to drive cars from Minis to Toyotas and had a number of courses that
>required you to drive through thin passages, reverse into a garage, stop at
>a particular point, drive in a circle of cones, slalom etc. There was also
>an ice course that was large and square with cones in it, that sufficed as a
>skid pan.

>So, how about a *real* sim that has these sorts of courses? (With***pit
>view, rear view mirrors, nice graphics etc.)

>Also, to thrustmaster, how about a handbrake add-on for your steering wheel
>kits?

>If any of these things exist already, I have not heard of them, but would
>love to.

>Anyone else agree?

>Ben

>PS. I think this wish has its roots in an old BBC overhead racer that
>allowed you to set traction to any value between 0% and 100% :) Anyone
>remember that game?

by **Varmint2** » Sat, 03 Oct 1998 04:00:00

Try SODA off road and make your own skidpad.

by **Marc J. Nelso** » Sat, 03 Oct 1998 04:00:00

> some err.. challenges with the steering setup......

The politically correct version of retarded input? ;)

Cheers!

Marc

--
Marc J. Nelson
The Sim Project - http://www.simproject.com/
Extinct Track Archive - http://www.simproject.com/eta/

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by **Brian Shor** » Sat, 10 Oct 1998 04:00:00

The company developing Trans-Am Racin 68-72 supposedly uses a skidpad (as
well as other standard car testing courses -- slalom, breaking and
acceleration strips, etc) to test the cars modeled in the game.
Though I haven't heard much about this game since the Avault preview... I
NEED TO KNOW!!!!

Brian Short

> >Does anyone know of any sims that have a skid pan course, with realistic
> >physics (and the ability) for handbrake turns etc.?

> Try SODA off road and make your own skidpad.

rec.autos.simulators

Sims that skid! (Take note MGI, Papy, Sierra etc)

Sims that skid! (Take note MGI, Papy, Sierra etc)

Sims that skid! (Take note MGI, Papy, Sierra etc)

Sims that skid! (Take note MGI, Papy, Sierra etc)

Sims that skid! (Take note MGI, Papy, Sierra etc)

Sims that skid! (Take note MGI, Papy, Sierra etc)