N4 Awesome!

Just finished a short 38 lapper at Talladega after applying the patch. Much better racing experience now. At least the AI doesn't run over you all the time, just sometimes, which is how it is in the real world anyhow. But if you hold your line most of the time you don't have trouble. That wasn't true before the patch. But I managed to get in the lead and put some distance between me and 2nd after getting around a couple of lapped cars. I'm about 6 laps away from the finish and I notice this little black dot getting bigger and bigger in the rear view mirror. It's Mr. Intimidator himself! He keeps closing and I'm starting to sweat. 3 laps to go and he's on my rear bumper. He tries to come around on the high side and I move up and block him. He tries to come low and I drop down and cut him off. To make matters worse there's a lapped car ahead. Fortunately I'm able to cruise by on the low side but unfortunately my nemesis does too. Two laps to go and he's pushing hard but I'm holding him. Last lap and everything is fine until turn number three. The car's getting tighter and as I go into the turn it starts drifting high. The black number 3 drops low and starts coming around. But I'm able to cut the wheel hard and with tires screeching I manage to block his line and beat him to the finish line. WOW! What an experience! After the race is over I slow down and he passes me. I could of swore he flipped me off as he drove by. ;-) No doubt that even with its flaws Papy has done a whale of a job with this sim. I'll never be a Nascar driver but this sim has allowed me to taste the experience. It also was an eye opener to realize the level of concentration these guys have to operate at. It makes me appreciate more of what they do and makes watching the races a little more interesting because you see a move that doesn't look that impressive to some but you realize it wasn't as easy as it looks. I saw the California race today and one of the announcers said that some drivers use "the computer" to learn tracks they haven't driven at. Pretty good chance they are referring to Nascar 4? Any idea how many drivers use N4 to hone their skills? Great job Papy! Rick

Dale Earnhardt Jr uses the game. buzard "Rick Williamson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:lb6H6.4432$[email hidden]... > Just finished a short 38 lapper at Talladega after applying the patch.Much > better racing experience now. At least the AI doesn't run over you allthe

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> time, just sometimes, which is how it is in the real world anyhow. But if > you hold your line most of the time you don't have trouble. That wasn't > true before the patch. > > But I managed to get in the lead and put some distance between me and 2nd > after getting around a couple of lapped cars. I'm about 6 laps away from > the finish and I notice this little black dot getting bigger and bigger in > the rear view mirror. It's Mr. Intimidator himself! He keeps closing and > I'm starting to sweat. 3 laps to go and he's on my rear bumper. He tries > to come around on the high side and I move up and block him. He tries to > come low and I drop down and cut him off. To make matters worse there's a > lapped car ahead. Fortunately I'm able to cruise by on the low side but > unfortunately my nemesis does too. Two laps to go and he's pushing hard

but > I'm holding him. Last lap and everything is fine until turn number three. > The car's getting tighter and as I go into the turn it starts driftinghigh. > The black number 3 drops low and starts coming around. But I'm able tocut > the wheel hard and with tires screeching I manage to block his line andbeat > him to the finish line. > > WOW! What an experience! After the race is over I slow down and hepasses > me. I could of swore he flipped me off as he drove by. ;-) No doubt that > even with its flaws Papy has done a whale of a job with this sim. I'll > never be a Nascar driver but this sim has allowed me to taste the > experience. It also was an eye opener to realize the level ofconcentration > these guys have to operate at. > > It makes me appreciate more of what they do and makes watching the races a > little more interesting because you see a move that doesn't look that > impressive to some but you realize it wasn't as easy as it looks. I sawthe

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> California race today and one of the announcers said that some drivers use > "the computer" to learn tracks they haven't driven at. Pretty good chance > they are referring to Nascar 4? Any idea how many drivers use N4 to hone > their skills? > > Great job Papy! > > Rick > >

I've been racing GPL for almost 3 years but only rarely are you stuck in the middle of a 10 car pack. If you take a low line at most of the ovals you won't have much trouble qualifying in the top 10 and you'll probably avoid the inevitable 1st lap wreck. My heart was really thumping last night racing on one of the Papy servers with 43 cars. I was in a 5 car pack with a couple of laps to go and we were all fighting for the lead. I made it to second but not winning wasn't so bad because the racing was so good. The beauty of GPL is that it's a lot more exciting racing around a track and outbraking someone because it takes more skill but just for sheer white knuckle racing I think N4 has a leg up. If you like N4 offline, get DSL or Cable if you can and try it out against real drivers... some are even smarter than the AI ;) "Rick Williamson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:lb6H6.4432$[email hidden]... > Just finished a short 38 lapper at Talladega after applying the patch.Much > better racing experience now. At least the AI doesn't run over you allthe

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> time, just sometimes, which is how it is in the real world anyhow. But if > you hold your line most of the time you don't have trouble. That wasn't > true before the patch. > > But I managed to get in the lead and put some distance between me and 2nd > after getting around a couple of lapped cars. I'm about 6 laps away from > the finish and I notice this little black dot getting bigger and bigger in > the rear view mirror. It's Mr. Intimidator himself! He keeps closing and > I'm starting to sweat. 3 laps to go and he's on my rear bumper. He tries > to come around on the high side and I move up and block him. He tries to > come low and I drop down and cut him off. To make matters worse there's a > lapped car ahead. Fortunately I'm able to cruise by on the low side but > unfortunately my nemesis does too. Two laps to go and he's pushing hard

but > I'm holding him. Last lap and everything is fine until turn number three. > The car's getting tighter and as I go into the turn it starts driftinghigh. > The black number 3 drops low and starts coming around. But I'm able tocut > the wheel hard and with tires screeching I manage to block his line andbeat > him to the finish line. > > WOW! What an experience! After the race is over I slow down and hepasses > me. I could of swore he flipped me off as he drove by. ;-) No doubt that > even with its flaws Papy has done a whale of a job with this sim. I'll > never be a Nascar driver but this sim has allowed me to taste the > experience. It also was an eye opener to realize the level ofconcentration > these guys have to operate at. > > It makes me appreciate more of what they do and makes watching the races a > little more interesting because you see a move that doesn't look that > impressive to some but you realize it wasn't as easy as it looks. I sawthe

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> California race today and one of the announcers said that some drivers use > "the computer" to learn tracks they haven't driven at. Pretty good chance > they are referring to Nascar 4? Any idea how many drivers use N4 to hone > their skills? > > Great job Papy! > > Rick > >

I'm pretty sure almost all the "younger" guys use it. Dale Jr and Harvick are both listed as beta testers for N4. I know Hank Parker Jr, Matt Kenseth, and Casey Atwood run it too as I've seen them all comment on it. BTW, the AI is NOTHING. No matter how good it is it's nothing compared to real people. Try online. You think you got excided running against the computer try it with 20 *real* people knowing one mistake and you take them all out. I've actually had a bug fly around my face for three laps and not take my hands off the wheel to swat him away. That's intense. Tom "Bob Thurman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:I47H6.1522$[email hidden]...

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> Dale Earnhardt Jr uses the game. > > buzard > > "Rick Williamson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:lb6H6.4432$[email hidden]... > > Just finished a short 38 lapper at Talladega after applying the patch. > Much > > better racing experience now. At least the AI doesn't run over you all > the > > time, just sometimes, which is how it is in the real world anyhow. But

if > > you hold your line most of the time you don't have trouble. That wasn't > > true before the patch. > > > > But I managed to get in the lead and put some distance between me and2nd > > after getting around a couple of lapped cars. I'm about 6 laps awayfrom > > the finish and I notice this little black dot getting bigger and biggerin > > the rear view mirror. It's Mr. Intimidator himself! He keeps closingand > > I'm starting to sweat. 3 laps to go and he's on my rear bumper. Hetries > > to come around on the high side and I move up and block him. He triesto > > come low and I drop down and cut him off. To make matters worse there'sa > > lapped car ahead. Fortunately I'm able to cruise by on the low side but > > unfortunately my nemesis does too. Two laps to go and he's pushing hard > but > > I'm holding him. Last lap and everything is fine until turn numberthree.

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> > The car's getting tighter and as I go into the turn it starts drifting > high. > > The black number 3 drops low and starts coming around. But I'm able to > cut > > the wheel hard and with tires screeching I manage to block his line and > beat > > him to the finish line. > > > > WOW! What an experience! After the race is over I slow down and he > passes > > me. I could of swore he flipped me off as he drove by. ;-) No doubt

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> > even with its flaws Papy has done a whale of a job with this sim. I'll > > never be a Nascar driver but this sim has allowed me to taste the > > experience. It also was an eye opener to realize the level of > concentration > > these guys have to operate at. > > > > It makes me appreciate more of what they do and makes watching the races

a > > little more interesting because you see a move that doesn't look that > > impressive to some but you realize it wasn't as easy as it looks. I saw > the > > California race today and one of the announcers said that some driversuse > > "the computer" to learn tracks they haven't driven at. Pretty goodchance > > they are referring to Nascar 4? Any idea how many drivers use N4 tohone

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> > their skills? > > > > Great job Papy! > > > > Rick > > > > > >

> If you like N4 offline, get DSL or Cable if you can and try it out > against real drivers... some are even smarter than the AI ;) ....but most are not. It seems it's been getting worse the longer N4 is out, instead of better. In almost every race now, it seems there is a wrecker intent on taking out the whole field. There was some idiot called 'BlindGrl' who drove in reverse, backwards around the track, for the entire race. Another bonehead at Indy who blew his engine on the first lap yet continued to go around the track for the rest of the race, right in the middle, at 20mph with a thick plume of black smoke trailing behind. I used to be able to finish 3 of 5 races, now it's more like 1 of 5. -Phasor

The only fix to avoid such drivers is to race with a group of guys you feel comfortable with and then password protect the race. I know, this is obvious. You can't really expect to join a race that's open to the public and not expect some crazies. It's just the way things are, unfortunately. Complaining does absolutely no good. Just find some good racing buddies and forget the rest. Alanb

Awesome story...that's why N4 is such a blast. Do you have a replay of that race that you could e-mail me? I'd love to see it...I enjoy wathcing replays almost as much as I like racing. Plus that gives me some great racing to watch during the week between Sunday Cup races. Tex Rick Williamson <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:lb6H6.4432$[email hidden]... > Just finished a short 38 lapper at Talladega after applying the patch.Much > better racing experience now. At least the AI doesn't run over you allthe

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> time, just sometimes, which is how it is in the real world anyhow. But if > you hold your line most of the time you don't have trouble. That wasn't > true before the patch. > > But I managed to get in the lead and put some distance between me and 2nd > after getting around a couple of lapped cars. I'm about 6 laps away from > the finish and I notice this little black dot getting bigger and bigger in > the rear view mirror. It's Mr. Intimidator himself! He keeps closing and > I'm starting to sweat. 3 laps to go and he's on my rear bumper. He tries > to come around on the high side and I move up and block him. He tries to > come low and I drop down and cut him off. To make matters worse there's a > lapped car ahead. Fortunately I'm able to cruise by on the low side but > unfortunately my nemesis does too. Two laps to go and he's pushing hard

but > I'm holding him. Last lap and everything is fine until turn number three. > The car's getting tighter and as I go into the turn it starts driftinghigh. > The black number 3 drops low and starts coming around. But I'm able tocut > the wheel hard and with tires screeching I manage to block his line andbeat > him to the finish line. > > WOW! What an experience! After the race is over I slow down and hepasses > me. I could of swore he flipped me off as he drove by. ;-) No doubt that > even with its flaws Papy has done a whale of a job with this sim. I'll > never be a Nascar driver but this sim has allowed me to taste the > experience. It also was an eye opener to realize the level ofconcentration > these guys have to operate at. > > It makes me appreciate more of what they do and makes watching the races a > little more interesting because you see a move that doesn't look that > impressive to some but you realize it wasn't as easy as it looks. I sawthe

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> California race today and one of the announcers said that some drivers use > "the computer" to learn tracks they haven't driven at. Pretty good chance > they are referring to Nascar 4? Any idea how many drivers use N4 to hone > their skills? > > Great job Papy! > > Rick > > >

Unfortunately I didn't save the replay. BTW with a name like Tex you don't happen to live close to Ft. Worth do you? I used to live in Dallas before I moved out of state for a different job. I got to go to TMS, I believe in 1997, to see a Busch race. It was back when Earnhardt Jr. was still driving Busch cars. As a matter of fact it was the first race that Jr. won there. It's a nice facility and hope to make it back there someday. Rick "Tex" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:5KqH6.4226$[email hidden]... > Awesome story...that's why N4 is such a blast. Do you have a replay ofthat

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> race that you could e-mail me? I'd love to see it...I enjoy wathcing > replays almost as much as I like racing. Plus that gives me some great > racing to watch during the week between Sunday Cup races. > > Tex > > Rick Williamson <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:lb6H6.4432$[email hidden]... > > Just finished a short 38 lapper at Talladega after applying the patch. > Much > > better racing experience now. At least the AI doesn't run over you all > the > > time, just sometimes, which is how it is in the real world anyhow. But

if > > you hold your line most of the time you don't have trouble. That wasn't > > true before the patch. > > > > But I managed to get in the lead and put some distance between me and2nd > > after getting around a couple of lapped cars. I'm about 6 laps awayfrom > > the finish and I notice this little black dot getting bigger and biggerin > > the rear view mirror. It's Mr. Intimidator himself! He keeps closingand > > I'm starting to sweat. 3 laps to go and he's on my rear bumper. Hetries > > to come around on the high side and I move up and block him. He triesto > > come low and I drop down and cut him off. To make matters worse there'sa > > lapped car ahead. Fortunately I'm able to cruise by on the low side but > > unfortunately my nemesis does too. Two laps to go and he's pushing hard > but > > I'm holding him. Last lap and everything is fine until turn numberthree.

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> > The car's getting tighter and as I go into the turn it starts drifting > high. > > The black number 3 drops low and starts coming around. But I'm able to > cut > > the wheel hard and with tires screeching I manage to block his line and > beat > > him to the finish line. > > > > WOW! What an experience! After the race is over I slow down and he > passes > > me. I could of swore he flipped me off as he drove by. ;-) No doubt

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> > even with its flaws Papy has done a whale of a job with this sim. I'll > > never be a Nascar driver but this sim has allowed me to taste the > > experience. It also was an eye opener to realize the level of > concentration > > these guys have to operate at. > > > > It makes me appreciate more of what they do and makes watching the races

a > > little more interesting because you see a move that doesn't look that > > impressive to some but you realize it wasn't as easy as it looks. I saw > the > > California race today and one of the announcers said that some driversuse > > "the computer" to learn tracks they haven't driven at. Pretty goodchance > > they are referring to Nascar 4? Any idea how many drivers use N4 tohone

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> > their skills? > > > > Great job Papy! > > > > Rick > > > > > > > >

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>Subject: Re: N4 Awesome! >From: "Tom Oliver" tomol(removethis)@mindspring.com >Date: 04/30/2001 4:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time >Message-id: <3aedccb8$[email hidden]> > >I'm pretty sure almost all the "younger" guys use it. Dale Jr and Harvick >are both listed as beta testers for N4. I know Hank Parker Jr, Matt Kenseth, >and Casey Atwood run it too as I've seen them all comment on it. > >BTW, the AI is NOTHING. No matter how good it is it's nothing compared to >real people. Try online. You think you got excided running against the >computer try it with 20 *real* people knowing one mistake and you take them >all out. I've actually had a bug fly around my face for three laps and not >take my hands off the wheel to swat him away. That's intense. > >Tom >

And don't forget to prepare yourself to be flamed with Autochat Profanity if you do make a mistake. I was in a race several nites ago at either Dega of Daytona...running off pace and a bit out of control due to some damage sustained in one of those lap 1 incidents....as bad as I was handling I should have just parked it but I really wanted to keep going since so many people tend to drop out as the race goes on and staying out can bump your ratings up....or so I thought. So along comes the leader in the flying up in the mirror...I tried to get out of the way and either got a bit out of shape or possibly warped and got creamed by the guy...geez...the profanity came up on the screen at such a rate as to suggest that this guy had all ten of his autochat keys progammed for verbal abuse. He then spent the rest of the race telling me and everyone else what an @#$%$#% I was and trying to get them to look at the replay ....while the race was running...eventually some of the other drivers got tired of it and told him to get over it. Somehow I just had a hard time saying "sorry" to the guy.....though I eventually did. I would suggest that every player online program 2 messages into autochat..."Sorry" and "Thanks" Anything else whatever you like but these two are a must. (Don't gimme NOCRAP in E-mail)

Good guess on the name, hehe. I'm originally from Houston, although I spent the last 2 years in Dallas (Addison, actually.) What part of Dallas were you in? I've recently moved to Colorado, and everyone here calls me Tex, so it's kind of stuck for an online identity. Unfortunately, I never made it to TMS, and there are no Winston Cup races in Colorado, so I have to satisfy myself with Busch and IRL races at Pike's Peak. N4 fits in as a decent substitute for NWC action, though. Rick Williamson <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:JprH6.5856$[email hidden]... > Unfortunately I didn't save the replay. BTW with a name like Tex youdon't > happen to live close to Ft. Worth do you? I used to live in Dallas beforeI > moved out of state for a different job. I got to go to TMS, I believe in > 1997, to see a Busch race. It was back when Earnhardt Jr. was stilldriving

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> Busch cars. As a matter of fact it was the first race that Jr. won there. > It's a nice facility and hope to make it back there someday. > > Rick > > "Tex" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:5KqH6.4226$[email hidden]... > > Awesome story...that's why N4 is such a blast. Do you have a replay of > that > > race that you could e-mail me? I'd love to see it...I enjoy wathcing > > replays almost as much as I like racing. Plus that gives me some great > > racing to watch during the week between Sunday Cup races. > > > > Tex > > > > Rick Williamson <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:lb6H6.4432$[email hidden]... > > > Just finished a short 38 lapper at Talladega after applying the patch. > > Much > > > better racing experience now. At least the AI doesn't run over you

all > > the > > > time, just sometimes, which is how it is in the real world anyhow.But > if > > > you hold your line most of the time you don't have trouble. Thatwasn't

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> > > true before the patch. > > > > > > But I managed to get in the lead and put some distance between me and > 2nd > > > after getting around a couple of lapped cars. I'm about 6 laps away > from > > > the finish and I notice this little black dot getting bigger and

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> in > > > the rear view mirror. It's Mr. Intimidator himself! He keeps closing > and > > > I'm starting to sweat. 3 laps to go and he's on my rear bumper. He > tries > > > to come around on the high side and I move up and block him. He tries > to > > > come low and I drop down and cut him off. To make matters worse

there's > a > > > lapped car ahead. Fortunately I'm able to cruise by on the low sidebut > > > unfortunately my nemesis does too. Two laps to go and he's pushinghard > > but > > > I'm holding him. Last lap and everything is fine until turn number > three. > > > The car's getting tighter and as I go into the turn it starts drifting > > high. > > > The black number 3 drops low and starts coming around. But I'm ableto > > cut > > > the wheel hard and with tires screeching I manage to block his lineand

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> > beat > > > him to the finish line. > > > > > > WOW! What an experience! After the race is over I slow down and he > > passes > > > me. I could of swore he flipped me off as he drove by. ;-) No doubt > that > > > even with its flaws Papy has done a whale of a job with this sim.

I'll > > > never be a Nascar driver but this sim has allowed me to taste the > > > experience. It also was an eye opener to realize the level of > > concentration > > > these guys have to operate at. > > > > > > It makes me appreciate more of what they do and makes watching theraces > a > > > little more interesting because you see a move that doesn't look that > > > impressive to some but you realize it wasn't as easy as it looks. Isaw

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> > the > > > California race today and one of the announcers said that some drivers > use > > > "the computer" to learn tracks they haven't driven at. Pretty good > chance > > > they are referring to Nascar 4? Any idea how many drivers use N4 to > hone > > > their skills? > > > > > > Great job Papy! > > > > > > Rick > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

It is VERY bad now... The latest 'in-thing' seems to be purposely pulling across the track in front of traffic from the infield. He who makes the biggest mess wins :( I ran in a Dover race the other night that had like 40 cars in it. It was as pathetic as anything I've ever seen before :( -Larry "Phasor" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3aede823$[email hidden]...

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> > If you like N4 offline, get DSL or Cable if you can and try it out > > against real drivers... some are even smarter than the AI ;) > > ....but most are not. It seems it's been getting worse the longer N4 is > out, instead of better. In almost every race now, it seems there is a > wrecker intent on taking out the whole field. There was some idiot called > 'BlindGrl' who drove in reverse, backwards around the track, for the

entire > race. Another bonehead at Indy who blew his engine on the first lap yet > continued to go around the track for the rest of the race, right in the > middle, at 20mph with a thick plume of black smoke trailing behind. Iused > to be able to finish 3 of 5 races, now it's more like 1 of 5. > > -Phasor > >

Yeah, open pickups suck. I'm talking about league racing with guys you know and trust. "PHYDEAUX99" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> >Subject: Re: N4 Awesome! > >From: "Tom Oliver" tomol(removethis)@mindspring.com > >Date: 04/30/2001 4:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time > >Message-id: <3aedccb8$[email hidden]> > > > >I'm pretty sure almost all the "younger" guys use it. Dale Jr and Harvick > >are both listed as beta testers for N4. I know Hank Parker Jr, Matt

Kenseth, > >and Casey Atwood run it too as I've seen them all comment on it. > > > >BTW, the AI is NOTHING. No matter how good it is it's nothing compared to > >real people. Try online. You think you got excided running against the > >computer try it with 20 *real* people knowing one mistake and you takethem > >all out. I've actually had a bug fly around my face for three laps andnot > >take my hands off the wheel to swat him away. That's intense. > > > >Tom > > > > And don't forget to prepare yourself to be flamed with Autochat Profanityif > you do make a mistake. > > I was in a race several nites ago at either Dega of Daytona...running offpace > and a bit out of control due to some damage sustained in one of those lap1 > incidents....as bad as I was handling I should have just parked it but Ireally > wanted to keep going since so many people tend to drop out as the racegoes on > and staying out can bump your ratings up....or so I thought. > > So along comes the leader in the flying up in the mirror...I tried to getout > of the way and either got a bit out of shape or possibly warped and gotcreamed > by the guy...geez...the profanity came up on the screen at such a rate asto > suggest that this guy had all ten of his autochat keys progammed forverbal > abuse. He then spent the rest of the race telling me and everyone elsewhat an > @#$%$#% I was and trying to get them to look at the replay ....while therace > was running...eventually some of the other drivers got tired of it andtold him > to get over it. Somehow I just had a hard time saying "sorry" to the > guy.....though I eventually did. > > I would suggest that every player online program 2 messages into > autochat..."Sorry" and "Thanks" Anything else whatever you like but thesetwo > are a must. > (Don't gimme NOCRAP in E-mail) >

Sadly it appears with the new tough rating points and now Wacko` wreckers that all who'll want to race a clean race will hook up with other folks {that feel the same} via passworded races.. It is only a matter of time now online N4'ers! {imho}......Thom_j. "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Iv_H6.64212$[email hidden]...

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| It is VERY bad now... | | The latest 'in-thing' seems to be purposely pulling across the track in | front of traffic from the infield. He who makes the biggest mess wins :( | | I ran in a Dover race the other night that had like 40 cars in it. It was | as pathetic as anything I've ever seen before :( | | -Larry | | "Phasor" <[email hidden]> wrote in message | news:3aede823$[email hidden]... | > > If you like N4 offline, get DSL or Cable if you can and try it out | > > against real drivers... some are even smarter than the AI ;) | > | > ....but most are not. It seems it's been getting worse the longer N4 is | > out, instead of better. In almost every race now, it seems there is a | > wrecker intent on taking out the whole field. There was some idiot

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| > 'BlindGrl' who drove in reverse, backwards around the track, for the | entire | > race. Another bonehead at Indy who blew his engine on the first lap yet | > continued to go around the track for the rest of the race, right in the | > middle, at 20mph with a thick plume of black smoke trailing behind. I | used | > to be able to finish 3 of 5 races, now it's more like 1 of 5. | > | > -Phasor | > | > | |

I lived in Garland. And strangely enough I also moved to Colorado and am now living in Thornon. I think I remember some discussion about putting a Nascar track in around Denver but it fell through. Too bad. I wouldn't mind to hit Pikes Peak when the Busch or IRL boys are in town but I'd really like to see a Winston Cup race. May have to take some vacation time and just do it. Rick "Tex" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:ozKH6.285$[email hidden]... > Good guess on the name, hehe. I'm originally from Houston, although Ispent > the last 2 years in Dallas (Addison, actually.) What part of Dallas were > you in? > > I've recently moved to Colorado, and everyone here calls me Tex, so it's > kind of stuck for an online identity. > Unfortunately, I never made it to TMS, and there are no Winston Cup racesin

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> Colorado, so I have to satisfy myself with Busch and IRL races at Pike's > Peak. N4 fits in as a decent substitute for NWC action, though. > > Rick Williamson <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:JprH6.5856$[email hidden]... > > Unfortunately I didn't save the replay. BTW with a name like Tex you > don't > > happen to live close to Ft. Worth do you? I used to live in Dallas

before > I > > moved out of state for a different job. I got to go to TMS, I believein > > 1997, to see a Busch race. It was back when Earnhardt Jr. was still > driving > > Busch cars. As a matter of fact it was the first race that Jr. wonthere.

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> > It's a nice facility and hope to make it back there someday. > > > > Rick > > > > "Tex" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:5KqH6.4226$[email hidden]... > > > Awesome story...that's why N4 is such a blast. Do you have a replay

of > > that > > > race that you could e-mail me? I'd love to see it...I enjoy wathcing > > > replays almost as much as I like racing. Plus that gives me somegreat

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> > > racing to watch during the week between Sunday Cup races. > > > > > > Tex > > > > > > Rick Williamson <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:lb6H6.4432$[email hidden]... > > > > Just finished a short 38 lapper at Talladega after applying the

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> > > Much > > > > better racing experience now. At least the AI doesn't run over you > all > > > the > > > > time, just sometimes, which is how it is in the real world anyhow. > But > > if > > > > you hold your line most of the time you don't have trouble. That > wasn't > > > > true before the patch. > > > > > > > > But I managed to get in the lead and put some distance between me

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> > 2nd > > > > after getting around a couple of lapped cars. I'm about 6 laps away > > from > > > > the finish and I notice this little black dot getting bigger and > bigger > > in > > > > the rear view mirror. It's Mr. Intimidator himself! He keeps

closing > > and > > > > I'm starting to sweat. 3 laps to go and he's on my rear bumper. He > > tries > > > > to come around on the high side and I move up and block him. Hetries

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> > to > > > > come low and I drop down and cut him off. To make matters worse > there's > > a > > > > lapped car ahead. Fortunately I'm able to cruise by on the low side > but > > > > unfortunately my nemesis does too. Two laps to go and he's pushing > hard > > > but > > > > I'm holding him. Last lap and everything is fine until turn number > > three. > > > > The car's getting tighter and as I go into the turn it starts

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> > > high. > > > > The black number 3 drops low and starts coming around. But I'm able > to > > > cut > > > > the wheel hard and with tires screeching I manage to block his line > and > > > beat > > > > him to the finish line. > > > > > > > > WOW! What an experience! After the race is over I slow down and he > > > passes > > > > me. I could of swore he flipped me off as he drove by. ;-) No

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> > that > > > > even with its flaws Papy has done a whale of a job with this sim. > I'll > > > > never be a Nascar driver but this sim has allowed me to taste the > > > > experience. It also was an eye opener to realize the level of > > > concentration > > > > these guys have to operate at. > > > > > > > > It makes me appreciate more of what they do and makes watching the > races > > a > > > > little more interesting because you see a move that doesn't look

that > > > > impressive to some but you realize it wasn't as easy as it looks. I > saw > > > the > > > > California race today and one of the announcers said that somedrivers

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> > use > > > > "the computer" to learn tracks they haven't driven at. Pretty good > > chance > > > > they are referring to Nascar 4? Any idea how many drivers use N4 to > > hone > > > > their skills? > > > > > > > > Great job Papy! > > > > > > > > Rick > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

The hard part is getting the passwords... -Larry "Thom j." <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:qZ%H6.44410$[email hidden]...

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> Sadly it appears with the new tough rating points and now Wacko` > wreckers that all who'll want to race a clean race will hook up with > other folks {that feel the same} via passworded races.. It is only a > matter of time now online N4'ers! {imho}......Thom_j. > > "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:Iv_H6.64212$[email hidden]... > | It is VERY bad now... > | > | The latest 'in-thing' seems to be purposely pulling across the track in > | front of traffic from the infield. He who makes the biggest mess wins

:( > | > | I ran in a Dover race the other night that had like 40 cars in it. Itwas

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> | as pathetic as anything I've ever seen before :( > | > | -Larry > | > | "Phasor" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > | news:3aede823$[email hidden]... > | > > If you like N4 offline, get DSL or Cable if you can and try it

out > | > > against real drivers... some are even smarter than the AI ;) > | > > | > ....but most are not. It seems it's been getting worse the longer N4is > | > out, instead of better. In almost every race now, it seems there is a > | > wrecker intent on taking out the whole field. There was some idiot > called > | > 'BlindGrl' who drove in reverse, backwards around the track, for the > | entire > | > race. Another bonehead at Indy who blew his engine on the first lapyet > | > continued to go around the track for the rest of the race, right inthe

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> | > middle, at 20mph with a thick plume of black smoke trailing behind. I > | used > | > to be able to finish 3 of 5 races, now it's more like 1 of 5. > | > > | > -Phasor > | > > | > > | > | > >

Can we do something about organising a rec.autos.simulator password only server? I couldn't agree more about previous posts. A 0-10 Bristol race, you're lucky to get out of alive (I had to do 2 of 'em and got a total of 19 'incidents').. -- Colin ICQ 25485061 "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:2niI6.69143$[email hidden]... > The hard part is getting the passwords... > > -Larry > > "Thom j." <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:qZ%H6.44410$[email hidden]... > > Sadly it appears with the new tough rating points and now Wacko` > > wreckers that all who'll want to race a clean race will hook up with > > other folks {that feel the same} via passworded races.. It is only a > > matter of time now online N4'ers! {imho}......Thom_j. > > > > "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:Iv_H6.64212$[email hidden]... > > | It is VERY bad now... > > | > > | The latest 'in-thing' seems to be purposely pulling across the track in > > | front of traffic from the infield. He who makes the biggest mess wins > :( > > | > > | I ran in a Dover race the other night that had like 40 cars in it. It > was > > | as pathetic as anything I've ever seen before :( > > | > > | -Larry > > | > > | "Phasor" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > | news:3aede823$[email hidden]... > > | > > If you like N4 offline, get DSL or Cable if you can and try it > out > > | > > against real drivers... some are even smarter than the AI ;) > > | > > > | > ....but most are not. It seems it's been getting worse the longer N4 > is > > | > out, instead of better. In almost every race now, it seems there is a > > | > wrecker intent on taking out the whole field. There was some idiot > > called > > | > 'BlindGrl' who drove in reverse, backwards around the track, for the > > | entire > > | > race. Another bonehead at Indy who blew his engine on the first lap > yet > > | > continued to go around the track for the rest of the race, right in > the > > | > middle, at 20mph with a thick plume of black smoke trailing behind. I > > | used > > | > to be able to finish 3 of 5 races, now it's more like 1 of 5. > > | > > > | > -Phasor > > | > > > | > > > | > > | > > > > > >

"Colin Harris" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:YIiI6.4001$[email hidden]... > Can we do something about organising a rec.autos.simulator password only > server? I couldn't agree more about previous posts. A 0-10 Bristol race, > you're lucky to get out of alive (I had to do 2 of 'em and got a total of19 > 'incidents').. Yes...please...that would be great.... -Phasor

In article <YIiI6.4001$[email hidden]>, "Colin Harris" <[email hidden]> writes: >Can we do something about organising a rec.autos.simulator password only >server? I couldn't agree more about previous posts. A 0-10 Bristol race, >you're lucky to get out of alive (I had to do 2 of 'em and got a total of 19 >'incidents').. If I ever get my system running right, and figure out how to 'loop' races, I might run one...<g> -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett F1 hcp. +27.07...F2 +151.26... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Is it possible for the host to delete any beligerent drivers and keep them from logging back in? Rick "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:2niI6.69143$[email hidden]...

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> The hard part is getting the passwords... > > -Larry > > "Thom j." <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:qZ%H6.44410$[email hidden]... > > Sadly it appears with the new tough rating points and now Wacko` > > wreckers that all who'll want to race a clean race will hook up with > > other folks {that feel the same} via passworded races.. It is only a > > matter of time now online N4'ers! {imho}......Thom_j. > > > > "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:Iv_H6.64212$[email hidden]... > > | It is VERY bad now... > > | > > | The latest 'in-thing' seems to be purposely pulling across the track

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> > | front of traffic from the infield. He who makes the biggest mess wins > :( > > | > > | I ran in a Dover race the other night that had like 40 cars in it. It > was > > | as pathetic as anything I've ever seen before :( > > | > > | -Larry > > | > > | "Phasor" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > | news:3aede823$[email hidden]... > > | > > If you like N4 offline, get DSL or Cable if you can and try it > out > > | > > against real drivers... some are even smarter than the AI ;) > > | > > > | > ....but most are not. It seems it's been getting worse the longer

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> > | > wrecker intent on taking out the whole field. There was some idiot > > called > > | > 'BlindGrl' who drove in reverse, backwards around the track, for the > > | entire > > | > race. Another bonehead at Indy who blew his engine on the first lap > yet > > | > continued to go around the track for the rest of the race, right in > the > > | > middle, at 20mph with a thick plume of black smoke trailing behind.

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> > | used > > | > to be able to finish 3 of 5 races, now it's more like 1 of 5. > > | > > > | > -Phasor > > | > > > | > > > | > > | > > > > > >

if you are the host/boss type in the chat window !eject#21 except use the # of the guy you want to eject, not 21...thats just a sample. If your not a boss, you are out of luck. dave henrie "Rick Williamson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:SX4J6.9829$[email hidden]...

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> Is it possible for the host to delete any beligerent drivers and keep them > from logging back in? > > Rick > > "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:2niI6.69143$[email hidden]... > > The hard part is getting the passwords... > > > > -Larry > > > > "Thom j." <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:qZ%H6.44410$[email hidden]... > > > Sadly it appears with the new tough rating points and now Wacko` > > > wreckers that all who'll want to race a clean race will hook up with > > > other folks {that feel the same} via passworded races.. It is only a > > > matter of time now online N4'ers! {imho}......Thom_j. > > > > > > "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:Iv_H6.64212$[email hidden]... > > > | It is VERY bad now... > > > | > > > | The latest 'in-thing' seems to be purposely pulling across the track > in > > > | front of traffic from the infield. He who makes the biggest mess

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> > was > > > | as pathetic as anything I've ever seen before :( > > > | > > > | -Larry > > > | > > > | "Phasor" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > | news:3aede823$[email hidden]... > > > | > > If you like N4 offline, get DSL or Cable if you can and try

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> > out > > > | > > against real drivers... some are even smarter than the AI ;) > > > | > > > > | > ....but most are not. It seems it's been getting worse the longer > N4 > > is > > > | > out, instead of better. In almost every race now, it seems there

is > a > > > | > wrecker intent on taking out the whole field. There was someidiot > > > called > > > | > 'BlindGrl' who drove in reverse, backwards around the track, forthe > > > | entire > > > | > race. Another bonehead at Indy who blew his engine on the firstlap > > yet > > > | > continued to go around the track for the rest of the race, rightin > > the > > > | > middle, at 20mph with a thick plume of black smoke trailingbehind.

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> I > > > | used > > > | > to be able to finish 3 of 5 races, now it's more like 1 of 5. > > > | > > > > | > -Phasor > > > | > > > > | > > > > | > > > | > > > > > > > > > > > >