Race sims and real drivers

We know Jr. & Kevin Harvick worked on N4. I heard Harvick on Fox one day talking about it after he won at Atlanta. I've read that Juan Montoya likes GP2 & GPL. Does anyone know of any other information about real race drivers and how some of them are really into the race sims? Thanks

Montoya recently mentioned GP2 in an interview. I wonder why he didn't upgrade to GP3? "JoeZ" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:cf%H6.49$[email hidden]...

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> We know Jr. & Kevin Harvick worked on N4. I heard Harvick on Fox one > day talking about it after he won at Atlanta. > > I've read that Juan Montoya likes GP2 & GPL. > > Does anyone know of any other information about real race drivers and how > some of them are really into the race sims? > Thanks > >

There's that World Famouse driver who uses Midtown Madness to learn how to find his way to the tracks....oops I promised ymenard not to tell....ooops...:) dave henrie "JoeZ" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:cf%H6.49$[email hidden]...

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> We know Jr. & Kevin Harvick worked on N4. I heard Harvick on Fox one > day talking about it after he won at Atlanta. > > I've read that Juan Montoya likes GP2 & GPL. > > Does anyone know of any other information about real race drivers and how > some of them are really into the race sims? > Thanks > >

>"Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote > There's that World Famouse driver who uses Midtown Madness to learn how > to find his way to the tracks....oops I promised ymenard not to > tell....ooops...:) lol ;-D -- -- Fran�ois M�nard <ymenard> -- May the Downforce be with you... -- http://www.ymenard.com/ -- This announcement is brought to you by the Shimato Dominguez Corporation - helping America into the New World...

I read about Montoya in a gaming mag called "Incite" that is now out of business it seems. I think that interview was before GP3. He also said he used CART Precision Racing to learn the tracks before his first season in CART. As I recall, Chip Ganassi also said that he thought the younger generation of drivers who group in the video age were benefited from increased hand/eye coordination skills because of this exposure. I know a WOC driver who loves DTRSC. "Drew S" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:sO%H6.557$[email hidden]...

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> Montoya recently mentioned GP2 in an interview. I wonder why he didn't > upgrade to GP3? > > "JoeZ" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:cf%H6.49$[email hidden]... > > We know Jr. & Kevin Harvick worked on N4. I heard Harvick on Fox one > > day talking about it after he won at Atlanta. > > > > I've read that Juan Montoya likes GP2 & GPL. > > > > Does anyone know of any other information about real race drivers and

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> > some of them are really into the race sims? > > Thanks > > > > > > >

The guy on FOX nascar announcer (think it was Reynolds) said on tv that his son drove over 200 laps on his computer and was suprised at how realistic it was. Mustve been n3 or n4 ymenard wrote:

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> >"Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote > > There's that World Famouse driver who uses Midtown Madness to learn how > > to find his way to the tracks....oops I promised ymenard not to > > tell....ooops...:) > > lol ;-D > > -- > -- Fran�ois M�nard <ymenard> > -- May the Downforce be with you... > -- http://www.ymenard.com/ > -- This announcement is brought to you by the Shimato Dominguez > Corporation - helping America into the New World...

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> We know Jr. & Kevin Harvick worked on N4. I heard Harvick on Fox one > day talking about it after he won at Atlanta. > > I've read that Juan Montoya likes GP2 & GPL. > > Does anyone know of any other information about real race drivers and how > some of them are really into the race sims?

Snake Racing Funny Car driver Ron Capps came in second recently in an NHRA Drag Racing 2 online event, then won the real NHRA event last weekend :) Ron was a consultant for both NHRA 1 and 2. http://www.nitrosim.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=6&t=000005 I got to talk with funny car driver Whit Bazemore last year and found out that he enjoys racing GPL in his off season. -- Matthew V. Jessick Motorsims [email hidden] http://www.moto1.net Vehicle Dynamics Engineer (972)910-8866 Ext.125, Fax: (972)910-8216

"JoeZ" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:cf%H6.49$[email hidden]...

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> We know Jr. & Kevin Harvick worked on N4. I heard Harvick on Fox one > day talking about it after he won at Atlanta. > > I've read that Juan Montoya likes GP2 & GPL. > > Does anyone know of any other information about real race drivers and how > some of them are really into the race sims? > Thanks > >

Check out the GPL ranks of Kevin Firlien and Susan Archer. Ok, you arn't going to see them on Sunday afternoon on Fox but they're real drivers nonetheless and you just MIGHT catch them on Speedvision. Not all real drivers are famous. Not all famous drivers are good. KFG

According to his official web-site - Draio Franchitti's (sp?) favourite "video game" is.... Taaa-DAAA!! (eat #%"#%" DGF!): Grand Prix Legends! :-D ed_ "Kevin Gavitt" wrote:

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> "JoeZ" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:cf%H6.49$[email hidden]... > > We know Jr. & Kevin Harvick worked on N4. I heard Harvick on Fox one > > day talking about it after he won at Atlanta. > > > > I've read that Juan Montoya likes GP2 & GPL. > > > > Does anyone know of any other information about real race drivers and

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> > some of them are really into the race sims? > > Thanks > > > > > > Check out the GPL ranks of Kevin Firlien and Susan Archer. Ok, you arn't > going to see them on Sunday afternoon on Fox but they're real drivers > nonetheless and you just MIGHT catch them on Speedvision. > > Not all real drivers are famous. Not all famous drivers are good. > > KFG > >

JoeZ wrote:. > Does anyone know of any other information about real race drivers and how > some of them are really into the race sims? It was widely reported during Jacques Villeneuve's first year in Formula 1 (1996) that he used GP2 to learn tracks. The game came out midway through that season, so he didn't have it for many of the races, but he did credit it with helping him obtain pole at Spa. Dave Ewing -- ***************************************************** David A. Ewing Xilinx Boulder [email hidden] *****************************************************

I use N4 and GPL and GP2 and GP3 and i race fford. :) pez JoeZ <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:cf%H6.49$[email hidden]...

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> We know Jr. & Kevin Harvick worked on N4. I heard Harvick on Fox one > day talking about it after he won at Atlanta. > > I've read that Juan Montoya likes GP2 & GPL. > > Does anyone know of any other information about real race drivers and how > some of them are really into the race sims? > Thanks > >

"David Ewing" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > JoeZ wrote:. > > > Does anyone know of any other information about real race drivers andhow

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> > some of them are really into the race sims? > > It was widely reported during Jacques Villeneuve's first year in Formula 1 > (1996) that he used GP2 to learn tracks. The game came out midway through > that season, so he didn't have it for many of the races, but he did credit > it with helping him obtain pole at Spa. >

It's also reported that one of Dannii Minogue's gripes when she left him was that he spent too much time playing "dungeons and dragons on the internet" :-)

"Ed Solheim" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:oFeI6.3571$[email hidden]...

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> According to his official web-site - Draio Franchitti's (sp?) favourite > "video game" is.... > Taaa-DAAA!! (eat #%"#%" DGF!): Grand Prix Legends! > > :-D > > ed_

On the other hand some famous drivers know what's good when they see it! KFG

And I envy YOU!!!!!!!!!! :))))))) domi "Alexpez" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9cs1st$i8o$[email hidden]...

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> I use N4 and GPL and GP2 and GP3 and i race fford. > > :) > > pez > JoeZ <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:cf%H6.49$[email hidden]... > > We know Jr. & Kevin Harvick worked on N4. I heard Harvick on Fox one > > day talking about it after he won at Atlanta. > > > > I've read that Juan Montoya likes GP2 & GPL. > > > > Does anyone know of any other information about real race drivers and

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I've been racing Legendscars for over a year, do I count??? :) I've found it helps going both ways. My online racing has improved my real racing and vice versa, especially the short flat tracks like I normally race on. As far as that goes, the car setup stuff I've learned was helped in both aspects, too. Tim. Online: Van@BRS Offline: #93 SemiPro - Texas "JoeZ" <[email hidden]> wrote in <cf%H6.49$[email hidden]>:

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> We know Jr. & Kevin Harvick worked on N4. I heard Harvick on Fox one > day talking about it after he won at Atlanta. > > I've read that Juan Montoya likes GP2 & GPL. > > Does anyone know of any other information about real race drivers and how > some of them are really into the race sims? > Thanks > > >

does your sim-based track knowledge of, e.g., Kyalami or Talladega help much in FFord then? :0) Jim "Alexpez" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9cs1st$i8o$[email hidden]...

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> I use N4 and GPL and GP2 and GP3 and i race fford. > > :) > > pez > JoeZ <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:cf%H6.49$[email hidden]... > > We know Jr. & Kevin Harvick worked on N4. I heard Harvick on Fox one > > day talking about it after he won at Atlanta. > > > > I've read that Juan Montoya likes GP2 & GPL. > > > > Does anyone know of any other information about real race drivers and

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"JoeZ" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Fy2I6.106$[email hidden]... > I read about Montoya in a gaming mag called "Incite" that is now out of > business it seems. I think that interview was before GP3. Yup... and he mentioned that his favourite games are (were?) GP2 and GPL =) - Igor -

Tim Are legends cars the 5/8th scale model T type cars? They are really fun to watch on eurosport :) Ash "Tim Vannaman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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| | I've been racing Legendscars for over a year, do I count??? :) | | I've found it helps going both ways. My online racing has improved | my real racing and vice versa, especially the short flat tracks like | I normally race on. | | As far as that goes, the car setup stuff I've learned was helped in | both aspects, too. | | Tim. | | Online: Van@BRS | Offline: #93 SemiPro - Texas | | | "JoeZ" <[email hidden]> wrote in <cf%H6.49$[email hidden]>: | | > We know Jr. & Kevin Harvick worked on N4. I heard Harvick on Fox one | > day talking about it after he won at Atlanta. | > | > I've read that Juan Montoya likes GP2 & GPL. | > | > Does anyone know of any other information about real race drivers and

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Yes they are. Tim. "Ashley McConnell" <[email hidden]> wrote in <9cua3l$f0d$[email hidden]>:

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>Tim > >Are legends cars the 5/8th scale model T type cars? They are really fun >to watch on eurosport :) > >Ash > >"Tim Vannaman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:[email hidden]... >> >> I've been racing Legendscars for over a year, do I count??? :) >> >> I've found it helps going both ways. My online racing has improved >> my real racing and vice versa, especially the short flat tracks like >> I normally race on. >> >> As far as that goes, the car setup stuff I've learned was helped in >> both aspects, too. >> >> Tim. >> >> Online: Van@BRS >> Offline: #93 SemiPro - Texas