As real as it gets...

http://www.force-dynamics.com/ Check out the video while running RBR! GP

http://www.force-dynamics.com/ Check out the video while running RBR! GP

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] (G. Patricks) wrote: > http://www.force-dynamics.com/ > > Check out the video while running RBR! No, don't. That site's totally depressing. I'll never be able to afford or justify that kind of kit, so it's best that I don't watch the video clips... over and over again until tears trickle down my cheeks and form puddles at my feet deep enough to make my toes wrinkly. Andrew <snivel> McP

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> > http://www.force-dynamics.com/ > > > > Check out the video while running RBR! > > No, don't. That site's totally depressing. I'll never be able to > afford or justify that kind of kit, so it's best that I don't watch > the video clips... over and over again until tears trickle down my > cheeks and form puddles at my feet deep enough to make my toes > wrinkly.

It is a truly magnificent bit of kit. Give it 10 years, it'll be a couple of hundred bucks mass marketed. ;) Cheers, Rod.

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] (RodP) wrote: > Give it 10 years, it'll be > a couple of hundred bucks mass marketed. ;) In your dreams maybe :-) Let's face it, that kit's only ever going to sell to businesses, rich folk with plenty of spares rooms, or single guys with high ceilings. Can you imagine sneaking that past a wife? No chance! I bet it'll need regular maintenance and plenty of spares as well.. especially the way I drive :-) Andrew McP

You know how you have "first car/motorcycle I'd buy if I won the lottery", that thing moved to #1 ;). Kendt

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> In article <[email hidden]>, > [email hidden] (RodP) wrote: > > > Give it 10 years, it'll be > > a couple of hundred bucks mass marketed. ;) > > In your dreams maybe :-) > > Let's face it, that kit's only ever going to sell to businesses, > rich folk with plenty of spares rooms, or single guys with high > ceilings. Can you imagine sneaking that past a wife? No chance! > > I bet it'll need regular maintenance and plenty of spares as well.. > especially the way I drive :-) > > Andrew McP >

$20,000 starting price? Wow!! How many laps around a racetrack in a real race car could I get for that kind of money? -- Pete Ives Remove All_stRESS before sending me an email

Lerts see.. Buy an 80's 911 SC and join PCA - $12-$15K Each day at the track (3-4 30 min sessions) is around $165.00 Motel, food, etc. add another $100 Gas - $50 per day Add it up.. Oh, and then add in $5K per year minimum for 10-20 track days of maintenace/parts, $500 for insurance, etc. etc. etc... Now you have a starting point! 8-) GP

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>On Wed, 3 Aug 2005 00:59:48 +0100, Peter <[email hidden]> wrote: >In article ><[email hidden]>, >[email hidden] says... >> In article <[email hidden]>, >> [email hidden] (RodP) wrote: >> >> > Give it 10 years, it'll be >> > a couple of hundred bucks mass marketed. ;) >> >> In your dreams maybe :-) >> >> Let's face it, that kit's only ever going to sell to businesses, >> rich folk with plenty of spares rooms, or single guys with high >> ceilings. Can you imagine sneaking that past a wife? No chance! >> >> I bet it'll need regular maintenance and plenty of spares as well.. >> especially the way I drive :-) >> >> Andrew McP >> > >$20,000 starting price? Wow!! How many laps around a racetrack in a >real race car could I get for that kind of money?

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> Lerts see.. > > Buy an 80's 911 SC and join PCA - $12-$15K > Each day at the track (3-4 30 min sessions) is around $165.00 > Motel, food, etc. add another $100 > Gas - $50 per day > > Add it up.. > > Oh, and then add in $5K per year minimum for 10-20 track days of > maintenace/parts, $500 for insurance, etc. etc. etc... > > Now you have a starting point! > 8-) >

Who said anything about becoming a proper race driver? I just asked how many laps around a track you could get for that kind of money. If you choose the Richard Petty Driving Experience for instance, prices for rookie start at $379. Divide that into 20,000 and that's over 50 goes driving a NASCAR racecar.

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> GP > > >On Wed, 3 Aug 2005 00:59:48 +0100, Peter <[email hidden]> wrote: > >In article > ><[email hidden]>, > >[email hidden] says... > >> In article <[email hidden]>, > >> [email hidden] (RodP) wrote: > >> > >> > Give it 10 years, it'll be > >> > a couple of hundred bucks mass marketed. ;) > >> > >> In your dreams maybe :-) > >> > >> Let's face it, that kit's only ever going to sell to businesses, > >> rich folk with plenty of spares rooms, or single guys with high > >> ceilings. Can you imagine sneaking that past a wife? No chance! > >> > >> I bet it'll need regular maintenance and plenty of spares as well.. > >> especially the way I drive :-) > >> > >> Andrew McP > >> > > > >$20,000 starting price? Wow!! How many laps around a racetrack in a > >real race car could I get for that kind of money? > >

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Racecar? Thats just for Porsche Driver's Education time on a track!! Triple it for actual racing!! $400 to turn left a few times? I don't think so. LOL 9-) GP >On Wed, 3 Aug 2005 13:55:57 +0100, Peter <[email hidden]> wrote: >Who said anything about becoming a proper race driver? I just asked how >many laps around a track you could get for that kind of money. If you >choose the Richard Petty Driving Experience for instance, prices for >rookie start at $379. Divide that into 20,000 and that's over 50 goes >driving a NASCAR racecar.

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> Racecar? Thats just for Porsche Driver's Education time on a track!! > Triple it for actual racing!! > > $400 to turn left a few times? I don't think so. > LOL > > 9-) > GP >

Really? I think driving around at up to 140+ mph in a 600bhp NASCAR racecar would be a bit more memorable than sitting in that 20,000 thing for a whole week.

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> >On Wed, 3 Aug 2005 13:55:57 +0100, Peter <[email hidden]> wrote: > >Who said anything about becoming a proper race driver? I just asked how > >many laps around a track you could get for that kind of money. If you > >choose the Richard Petty Driving Experience for instance, prices for > >rookie start at $379. Divide that into 20,000 and that's over 50 goes > >driving a NASCAR racecar. > >

-- Pete Ives Remove All_stRESS before sending me an email

Turn left.... wake up, time to turn left again... LOL Hey, i don't think the stupid thing is worth $20K either! Just pointed out a way to actually drive your own real car, on the track, for LESS money. To me anything else is nothing more memorable than a roller coaster ride. GP >On Thu, 4 Aug 2005 01:19:18 +0100, Peter <[email hidden]> wrote: >Really? I think driving around at up to 140+ mph in a 600bhp NASCAR >racecar would be a bit more memorable than sitting in that 20,000 thing >for a whole week.

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> Turn left.... wake up, time to turn left again... LOL > > Hey, i don't think the stupid thing is worth $20K either! Just pointed > out a way to actually drive your own real car, on the track, for LESS > money. To me anything else is nothing more memorable than a roller > coaster ride. > > GP >

Whoops, I thought you were suggesting it was going to be more expensive to drive your own real car. My apologies. Guess I better go re-read. Hehe.

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> > >On Thu, 4 Aug 2005 01:19:18 +0100, Peter <[email hidden]> wrote: > >Really? I think driving around at up to 140+ mph in a 600bhp NASCAR > >racecar would be a bit more memorable than sitting in that 20,000 thing > >for a whole week. > >

-- Pete Ives Remove All_stRESS before sending me an email

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> In article <[email hidden]>, > [email hidden] (RodP) wrote: > > > Give it 10 years, it'll be > > a couple of hundred bucks mass marketed. ;) > > In your dreams maybe :-)

But that's all I have.. :( Cheers, Rod.

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] (RodP) wrote: > But that's all I have.. :( In that case I prescribe a cheap alternative. Replace your seat with one of these... http://tinyurl.com/bm8ur Andrew McP

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>In article <[email hidden]>, >[email hidden] (RodP) wrote: > >> But that's all I have.. :( > >In that case I prescribe a cheap alternative. Replace your seat with >one of these... http://tinyurl.com/bm8ur

Hehehe....do you recommend the adaptor? Cheers! Remco

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> No, don't. That site's totally depressing. I'll never be able to > afford or justify that kind of kit, so it's best that I don't watch > the video clips... over and over again until tears trickle down my > cheeks and form puddles at my feet deep enough to make my toes > wrinkly. > > Andrew <snivel> McP

Think positive - those who set low expectations always achieve them... Anyway, I'd seriously consider getting one, but I'm actually prepared to pay a little more for 6 degrees of freedom instead of 3. As Richard Burns Rally is my first love at the moment, I don't want to spend the money for Force Dynamics unit and not be able to feel the tail coming out... Tim

In article <41OIe.83259$[email hidden]>, [email hidden] (Tim Epstein) wrote: > Think positive Some of us were born to under-achieve, thus freeing up more success for those who need it more. It's a public service. ;-) Andrew McP