It's official!

Sim racing is now recognized by the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim_racing (Note the plug for AutoSimSport at the bottom!)

"Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3qL9e.4142$[email hidden]...

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> Sim racing is now recognized by the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim_racing > > (Note the plug for AutoSimSport at the bottom!) > >

GPL doesn't get a mention? jeez

> GPL doesn't get a mention? > jeez so edit it

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> > "Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:3qL9e.4142$[email hidden]... >> Sim racing is now recognized by the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia: >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim_racing >> >> (Note the plug for AutoSimSport at the bottom!) >> >> > > GPL doesn't get a mention? > jeez >

GPL gets its own page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Prix_Legends cheers steve

Thx, Steve! "Steve Whitty" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:JwO9e.19084$[email hidden]...

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> > "Dan Leach" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > > > "Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:3qL9e.4142$[email hidden]... > >> Sim racing is now recognized by the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia: > >> > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim_racing > >> > >> (Note the plug for AutoSimSport at the bottom!) > >> > >> > > > > GPL doesn't get a mention? > > jeez > > > GPL gets its own page > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Prix_Legends > > cheers > > steve > >

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> "Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:3qL9e.4142$[email hidden]... > > Sim racing is now recognized by the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia: > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim_racing > > > GPL doesn't get a mention? > jeez

That's cos "GP4 does remain though the game of choice for most leagues in the world" No mention of online racing... Cheers Tony

On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 10:39:59 GMT, "Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote: >Sim racing is now recognized by the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia: > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim_racing > >(Note the plug for AutoSimSport at the bottom!) > It does seem very provincially oriented to the GP series for some odd reason (obviously the work of a fanboy). Just how popular is GP nowadays? [Checks RSC's GP subforum] About 20 posts in this month, compared to over 10,000 (guess) for the GPL subforum (F1C et al. also dwarfs GP's posts, even NR2003 after the First controversy died down). Someone with less of a bias should go and edit it-in particular we've had a lot of sports car titles come out lately so: "One particular feature of sim racing is its emphasis on Formula 1, as opposed to other open-wheel racing series, sports and rally cars, and most of all NASCAR..." Got a chuckle out of that one... John DiFool

Dan Leach wrote: >>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim_racing > GPL doesn't get a mention? Hmmm, I think GPL got a separate mention a while ago. This general write-up seems to made by a rather obvious GP2/3/4 user, however. (Although Crammon's Revs basically started the simracing genre I wonder how many simmers would count those titles to be hardcore "sims", btw..) Regards, Rudy (GPLRank -24)

rofl: Strangely enough, there are no English sim racers.

just a thought. in a few years, how many people would consider GPL, NR2003, etc to be hardcore "sims" ? it's all relative, i guess. Revs gave me more than enough goosebumps to rank as a hardcore sim of its day.

[email hidden] wrote: > in a few years, how many people would consider GPL, NR2003, etc to be > hardcore "sims" ? Well, given that even in twenty years it will *still* take yer average Joe several months to learn GPL enough to stay on the roads at racing speed (NR, being mostly about ovals, bit less so), I'd say that would still be seen as pretty hardcore - outdated, sure, but still pretty 'core I guess. Nothing very relative about the blood, sweat, tears and lots of swearwords it takes to get a 67 wingless F1 car under control! (Unless mankind evolves into something alien-like in the upcoming decades, of course...) > Revs gave me more than enough goosebumps to rank as a hardcore sim of > its day. Amen, brother. I still have the original disk somewhere. Regards, Rudy (GPLRank -24)

Dan Leach wrote: > GPL doesn't get a mention? > jeez Quit flogging a dead horse.

> Quit flogging a dead horse.Did someone mention NSR? ;-) <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Dan Leach wrote: > >> GPL doesn't get a mention? >> jeez > > Quit flogging a dead horse. >

Did someone mention NSR? ;-) >> GPL doesn't get a mention? >> jeez > Quit *** a dead horse.

I'm kinda wondering what EA F12003 is.

At some point someone needs to correct all the glaring errors on that page. Sim racing did not magically start with GP2 (one wonders what GP1 was in that case). Someone should write up a good history going back to the early projection system from the 70's and working it's way through the early arcade games and the crammond and papyrus and ISI titles.

"jason moyer" wrote: > At some point someone needs to correct all the glaring errors on that > page. Sim racing did not magically start with GP2 (one wonders what > GP1 was in that case). Someone should write up a good history going > back to the early projection system from the 70's and working it's way > through the early arcade games and the crammond and papyrus and ISI > titles. Found the edit button! My history goes back to Indy 500 so if someone else could add the early stuff that would be great - cos I'm way too young :) Cheers Tony

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> "jason moyer" wrote: > > > At some point someone needs to correct all the glaring errors on that > > page. Sim racing did not magically start with GP2 (one wonders what > > GP1 was in that case). Someone should write up a good history going > > back to the early projection system from the 70's and working it's way > > through the early arcade games and the crammond and papyrus and ISI > > titles. > > Found the edit button! My history goes back to Indy 500 so if someone > else could add the early stuff that would be great - cos I'm way too > young :) > > Cheers > Tony >

Well it depends on what you'd call a sim and whether people are just referring to PC-based racing. I can remember playing motor racing games on my old Sinclair Spectrum back in the early 80's. They weren't exactly realistic but they involved driving an F1 car around the current F1 circuits of the time. I think Nigel Mansell had his name in one such title. Though not an F1 sim, my favourite of the time was a motor bike racing game called TT Racer. I remember being in awe of the fact you could stop at some corners on various circuits and watch the other AI racers head by on other parts of the track. :) You could also tinker with the bike's setup in some basic ways as well. Btw, none of these allowed you to plug in a steering wheel, which was a shame. -- Pete Ives Remove All_stRESS before sending me an email