Racing Wheels, Sims & Women :)

Got to share this, hope it doesn't cause TOO much jealousy ;) Last week I took delivery of my new wheel, A BRD Sim Pro & Pedals (Awesome wheel BTW!) and got nothing but earache from the 'better half' about the cost for a 'toy'. her words not mine. To celebrate it's arrival I decided to put GPL on the back burner and bought NASCAR Racing Season 2002 as I wanted some variety, well last night my beter half asked me if the wheel "actually controlled the car on screen or just looked the part" (I kid you not) - so I decided to see if I could peak her interest up just enough to stop the odd 'boys toys' comments and sat her down with NRS2002, with an easy setup at Watkins Glen. First lap round - 5m46s, with an average of 30-40 mph down the straights, take in mind that she cannot drive, and has taken a grand total of 3 driving lessons in the last 7 years. 2nd time around & shes down to 3m56s, laps of 3m46s, 3m43s, 2m59s, 2m42s and finally 2m 36secs. She was hooked, I could not get back on the PC for HOURS, a good thing in that she has expressed a newfound respect for my 'toy' and simracing hobby, a bad thing as that gives ME less track time (I kid, I'm not that selfish ) ) All in all a good week, a spanking new wheel, a new sim to master (or be humbled by, depending on the day) and a partner who 'seems' to have caught a small amount of the bug from me, in fact the last thing she said last night as she came of the PC was: "I'll be kicking your ass in no time!" Lifes Good :) Alan PS: Hi Doug, long time no see, hows tricks?

Great story! Warning: be careful what you wish for since you soon my be ordering an additional PC and BRD wheel (not cheap IIRC). The bonus is LAN racing with your better half. ;0) -- Joe Marques "Vennt" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a8k5kr$pap$[email hidden]... > Got to share this, hope it doesn't cause TOO much jealousy ;) > > Last week I took delivery of my new wheel, A BRD Sim Pro & Pedals (Awesome > wheel BTW!) and got nothing but earache from the 'better half' about the > cost for a 'toy'. her words not mine. > > To celebrate it's arrival I decided to put GPL on the back burner and bought > NASCAR Racing Season 2002 as I wanted some variety, well last night my beter > half asked me if the wheel "actually controlled the car on screen or just > looked the part" (I kid you not) - so I decided to see if I could peak her > interest up just enough to stop the odd 'boys toys' comments and sat her > down with NRS2002, with an easy setup at Watkins Glen. > > First lap round - 5m46s, with an average of 30-40 mph down the straights, > take in mind that she cannot drive, and has taken a grand total of 3 driving > lessons in the last 7 years. > > 2nd time around & shes down to 3m56s, laps of 3m46s, 3m43s, 2m59s, 2m42s and > finally 2m 36secs. > > She was hooked, I could not get back on the PC for HOURS, a good thing in > that she has expressed a newfound respect for my 'toy' and simracing hobby, > a bad thing as that gives ME less track time (I kid, I'm not that selfish > ) ) > > All in all a good week, a spanking new wheel, a new sim to master (or be > humbled by, depending on the day) and a partner who 'seems' to have caught a > small amount of the bug from me, in fact the last thing she said last night > as she came of the PC was: > > "I'll be kicking your ass in no time!" > > Lifes Good :) > > Alan > > PS: Hi Doug, long time no see, hows tricks? > > >

On Fri, 5 Apr 2002 12:34:35 +0000 (UTC), "Vennt" <[email hidden]> wrote: >Got to share this, hope it doesn't cause TOO much jealousy ;) No way, I'm very happy my girl hates computergames/sims and doesn't touch my very precious Momo wheel! Andre

On Fri, 05 Apr 2002 14:26:35 GMT, Andre Warringa <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> On Fri, 5 Apr 2002 12:34:35 +0000 (UTC), "Vennt" ><[email hidden]> wrote: > >>Got to share this, hope it doesn't cause TOO much jealousy ;) > > No way, I'm very happy my girl hates computergames/sims and doesn't > touch my very precious Momo wheel! > > Andre

My wife enjoyed a recent brief stint in Rally Trophy (pre-patch, stage 1 / russia) for an evening, but I could never get her to drive GPL or any other sim. She was hooked on Interstel's "Empire" on the Amiga though when I first met her what, like 15 years ago??? And Speedball. And "Pinball Fantasies" and of course, "Pinball Dreams". She even held the highscore on "Nightmare" in Pinball Dreams for half a year or so. And MechForce / Mechcombat by Ralph Reed. We spent countless hours on that, too. ;-) uwe -- Uwe Schuerkamp //////////////////////////// http://www.schuerkamp.de/ Herford, Germany \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ (52.0N/8.5E) Ever wondered what's wrong with the world? http://bnetwork.com/ PGP Fingerprint: 2E 13 20 22 9A 3F 63 7F 67 6F E9 B1 A8 36 A4 61

I hope she still touches your stick shift. :0) I know the MOMO has paddles, but I couldn't resist. -- Joe Marques "Andre Warringa" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On Fri, 5 Apr 2002 12:34:35 +0000 (UTC), "Vennt" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >Got to share this, hope it doesn't cause TOO much jealousy ;) > > No way, I'm very happy my girl hates computergames/sims and doesn't > touch my very precious Momo wheel! > > Andre >

Count your blessings and make the best of it. It beats tossing 21 years of marriage out the window because " I can't compete with a computer! ". My sim time has fallen off sharply in recent weeks. Jeff H. Vennt <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a8k5kr$pap$[email hidden]...

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> Got to share this, hope it doesn't cause TOO much jealousy ;) > > Last week I took delivery of my new wheel, A BRD Sim Pro & Pedals (Awesome > wheel BTW!) and got nothing but earache from the 'better half' about the > cost for a 'toy'. her words not mine. > > To celebrate it's arrival I decided to put GPL on the back burner and

bought > NASCAR Racing Season 2002 as I wanted some variety, well last night mybeter

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> half asked me if the wheel "actually controlled the car on screen or just > looked the part" (I kid you not) - so I decided to see if I could peak her > interest up just enough to stop the odd 'boys toys' comments and sat her > down with NRS2002, with an easy setup at Watkins Glen. > > First lap round - 5m46s, with an average of 30-40 mph down the straights, > take in mind that she cannot drive, and has taken a grand total of 3

driving > lessons in the last 7 years. > > 2nd time around & shes down to 3m56s, laps of 3m46s, 3m43s, 2m59s, 2m42sand > finally 2m 36secs. > > She was hooked, I could not get back on the PC for HOURS, a good thing in > that she has expressed a newfound respect for my 'toy' and simracinghobby, > a bad thing as that gives ME less track time (I kid, I'm not that selfish > ) ) > > All in all a good week, a spanking new wheel, a new sim to master (or be > humbled by, depending on the day) and a partner who 'seems' to have caughta > small amount of the bug from me, in fact the last thing she said lastnight

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> as she came of the PC was: > > "I'll be kicking your ass in no time!" > > Lifes Good :) > > Alan > > PS: Hi Doug, long time no see, hows tricks? > >

In article <a8k5kr$pap$[email hidden]>, "Vennt" <[email hidden]> writes: >"I'll be kicking your ass in no time!" > >Lifes Good :) It won't be so good if she actually starts DOING it...<g> Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPLRank - under construction... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

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> >"I'll be kicking your ass in no time!" > > > >Lifes Good :) > > It won't be so good if she actually starts DOING it...<g> > > Eldred

I have a secret weapon in store for such an occasion: "Darling, NOW that you've mastered the art of braking in NR2002, I have a NEW challenge for you, the game? it's called GPL, what track? oh.. I think the 'Ring is supposed to be a good one for starters" Muhahaha Alan.

In article <a8s72f$7cs$[email hidden]>, "Vennt" <[email hidden]> writes:

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>"EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >> >"I'll be kicking your ass in no time!" >> > >> >Lifes Good :) >> >> It won't be so good if she actually starts DOING it...<g> >> >> Eldred > >I have a secret weapon in store for such an occasion: > >"Darling, NOW that you've mastered the art of braking in NR2002, I have a >NEW challenge for you, the game? it's called GPL, what track? oh.. I think >the 'Ring is supposed to be a good one for starters"

I hope you also get a good divorce lawyer...<g> Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPLRank - under construction... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.