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Timeline
- 1998-07-24 Tantrum's NHRA Drag Racing went gold and shipped to retailers. post post
- 2000-04-06 Motorsport Simulations acquired Tantrum Entertainment's assets, planned a re-release of NHRA Drag Racing and launched racesimcentral.net. post post
Key threads
- NHRA Drag Racing delay and real Top Fuel insight 1998-06-17 · 24 postsA fan complained that Tantrum's site still listed an April release for NHRA Drag Racing. A poster who had driven a Top Fuel dragster explained that the cars have no tachometer, few adjustments and tuning centred on the clutch, and described tyre shake, while a former fuel dragster driver added period detail. Others debated how much engine work teams do between runs.
- NHRA Drag Racing released: praise and complaints 1998-08-15 · 32 postsA buyer praised Tantrum's newly released NHRA Drag Racing over Burnout, and drivers discussed realistic dragster braking with parachutes. Others complained it shipped unfinished, with broken 3dfx support, pedal problems and slow menus, and argued over how much beta testers could have done. Burnout testers said Bethesda had been more responsive, and testers from the two camps exchanged barbs.
- NHRA Drag Racing delays vs Burnout cockpit debate 1998-05-06 · 32 postsA question about the upcoming NHRA Drag Racing sim led to rivalry with Bethesda's Burnout, comparing NHRA's lack of online play with Burnout's missing cockpit view. A former funny car driver described how little a driver actually sees, and beta tester Trevor Thomas said NHRA modelled tyre shake and engine blowups and supported Riva and 3dfx. Its release, expected around late May, had already slipped.
Busiest threads
- NHRA tip for Graphics (9 posts about it)
- NHRA Drag Racing released: praise and complaints (9 posts about it)
- NHRA first impressions (8 posts about it)
- NHRA Drag Racing :) (7 posts about it)
- NHRA Drag Racing delays vs Burnout cockpit debate (7 posts about it)
- NHRA: How to use T2 pedals? (7 posts about it)
- Anyone using 12 mb Voodoo2 with NHRA? (7 posts about it)
- NHRA Review (long) (6 posts about it)
- Drag Racing Sim (5 posts about it)
- No New Papyrus Products Please! (Ed or Rick) (5 posts about it)
- Status Of NHRA Drag Racing ? (5 posts about it)
- NHRA My THoughts (5 posts about it)
- NHRA.....It ain't that bad! (5 posts about it)
- nhra drag racing (5 posts about it)
- NHRA Drag Racing (5 posts about it)
Sentiment by year
Each post that discussed the sim was rated from −2 (very negative) to +2 (very positive).
| Year | Posts | Positive | Negative | Tone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | mixed (+0.00) |
| 1996 | 9 | 1 | 3 | negative (-0.33) |
| 1997 | 5 | 4 | 0 | very positive (+1.20) |
| 1998 | 272 | 85 | 61 | mixed (+0.14) |
| 1999 | 29 | 8 | 6 | mixed (+0.14) |
| 2000 | 36 | 6 | 8 | mixed (-0.11) |
| 2001 | 22 | 8 | 1 | positive (+0.36) |
| 2002 | 5 | 3 | 1 | very positive (+0.80) |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 | 1 | mixed (+0.00) |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | very positive (+1.00) |
Who talked about it most
Greg Cisko · 31 Trevor Thomas · 19 Tim Deatherage · 19 ymenard · 15 Don Wilshe · 10 Troy S. Haa · 8 Matthew V. Jessick · 7 Marc J. Nelson · 7 Craig · 7 Doug Gordon · 6 Todd Walker · 6 coh · 6 Mike Dun · 6 MadDAWG · 5 Joey Miller · 5 TimW · 5 mjessick-Motorsims · 4 Matt Star · 4 Tabbe · 4 Kyle Roberts · 4
