GP3 most realistic sim ever!! ;)

Well, there I was doing a few practice laps at Melbourne, forecast was 0% chance of rain for the entire time. About 20 laps in, what happens? Torrential downpour!! Lasted about 30 minutes, then nice clear blue skies again.. heheh.. whoever wrote the weather model really knows Melbourne.. ;) Andrew -- +-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-+ | Andrew Busch | email : [email hidden] | + PhD Student | + | Research Concentration in Speech, | Just when you think something is | + Audio and Video Technology | idiot-proof, somebody builds a + | QUT, AUSTRALIA | better idiot. | +-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-+

Andrew Busch wrote in message ... >Well, there I was doing a few practice laps at Melbourne, forecast was 0% >chance of rain for the entire time. About 20 laps in, what happens? >Torrential downpour!! Lasted about 30 minutes, then nice clear blue skies >again.. heheh.. whoever wrote the weather model really knows Melbourne.. >;) Torrential downpour in Melbourne? It certainly happens, but far more often you're likely to get longer-lasting, lower-intensity rain, the sort of rain you get along the Pacific Northwest coast (for our American readers). Torrential downpours are far more likely in Sydney and Brisbane. Nitpicking as usual. ;) Bendito;

Ive played viper,toca,nfs,f12000,mgpr,wgp,N3 through bellstar league, and I race karts as a hobby and IMHO I think GP3 is awsome. Once i set the graphics for my system and set the sensitivity of my wheel and pedals, I couldnt believe it.Ive never driven an f1 car but based on some of the characteristics of a shifter kart the feel of the tires on the track and the tire chirp when braking and shifting I think this game really transmits a feel for the car that no other sim ive tried has. and btw...NO you cannot hear other cars while racing. Between the sound of your own engine and a good helmet there is no way to hear the other car....You feel it. Onboard cameras dont have helmets so an onboard lap proves nothing. Just my Opinion Andrew Busch wrote:

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> > Well, there I was doing a few practice laps at Melbourne, forecast was 0% > chance of rain for the entire time. About 20 laps in, what happens? > Torrential downpour!! Lasted about 30 minutes, then nice clear blue skies > again.. heheh.. whoever wrote the weather model really knows Melbourne.. > ;) > > Andrew > > -- > +-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-+ > | Andrew Busch | email : [email hidden] | > + PhD Student | + > | Research Concentration in Speech, | Just when you think something is | > + Audio and Video Technology | idiot-proof, somebody builds a + > | QUT, AUSTRALIA | better idiot. | > +-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-+

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Bendito <[email hidden]> wrote: : Andrew Busch wrote in message ... :>Well, there I was doing a few practice laps at Melbourne, forecast was 0% :>chance of rain for the entire time. About 20 laps in, what happens? :>Torrential downpour!! Lasted about 30 minutes, then nice clear blue skies :>again.. heheh.. whoever wrote the weather model really knows Melbourne.. :>;) : Torrential downpour in Melbourne? It certainly happens, but far more : often you're likely to get longer-lasting, lower-intensity rain, the sort of : rain you get along the Pacific Northwest coast (for our American readers). : Torrential downpours are far more likely in Sydney and Brisbane. Nitpicking : as usual. ;) Well let's remember that a light drizzle at 180mph looks exactly like torrential rane. -- Richard G. Clegg Only the mind is waving Networks and Non-Linear Dynamics Group Dept. of Mathematics, Uni. of York UPDATED WWW: http://manor.york.ac.uk/

Bendito <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8lln9b$tgo$[email hidden]... > Andrew Busch wrote in message ... > >Well, there I was doing a few practice laps at Melbourne, forecast was 0% > >chance of rain for the entire time. About 20 laps in, what happens? > >Torrential downpour!! Lasted about 30 minutes, then nice clear blueskies > >again.. heheh.. whoever wrote the weather model really knowsMelbourne.. > >;) > > Torrential downpour in Melbourne? It certainly happens, but far more > often you're likely to get longer-lasting, lower-intensity rain, the sortof > rain you get along the Pacific Northwest coast (for our American readers). > Torrential downpours are far more likely in Sydney and Brisbane.Nitpicking > as usual. ;) > Ok, ok, time to stop analysing this! They are already the most advanced weather features in a sim. What ever you do don't putt it down because someone had a shower in Melbourne!!?!?!

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says... > Well, there I was doing a few practice laps at Melbourne, forecast was 0% > chance of rain for the entire time. About 20 laps in, what happens? > Torrential downpour!! Lasted about 30 minutes, then nice clear blue skies > again.. heheh.. whoever wrote the weather model really knows Melbourne.. > ;) Wow! I read that the weather reports weren't neccessarily 100% accurate, and I hope it's not seen as a bug. Weather can be like that in Sydney too, but not as bad as it can be in Melbourne!! Hurry up Friday morning! Cheers, Rod.

>NO you cannot hear other cars while racing. Between the sound >of your own engine and a good helmet there is no way to hear the other >car....You feel it. Onboard cameras dont have helmets so an onboard lap >proves nothing. Sorry, don't mean to be a party pooper, although I've never driven an F1 car, someone that has writes on a popular website (alphaf1.com) that the CROWD can be heard at Hockenheim. Now, I've been to many sporting events at the MCG here in Melbourne with 90,000+ fans, and I don't think they are louder than an F1 car whizzing by me. Quote from Mr M. Schumacher on AlphaF1.com: "The atmosphere at Hockenheim is really something special. With the stands around the outside of the stadium you can see everyone cheering for you and sometimes even hear it!" Sorry, but I still think you should be able to hear the other cars approaching, and in my case, passing, in the game !!!

LOL! On Wed, 26 Jul 2000 13:36:24 +1000, Andrew Busch <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>Well, there I was doing a few practice laps at Melbourne, forecast was 0% >chance of rain for the entire time. About 20 laps in, what happens? >Torrential downpour!! Lasted about 30 minutes, then nice clear blue skies >again.. heheh.. whoever wrote the weather model really knows Melbourne.. >;) > >Andrew

In article <8lnr53$p3k$[email hidden]>, "Bendito" <[email hidden]> writes:

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>Richard G Clegg wrote in message <8lmd3q$8hi$[email hidden]>... > >>: Torrential downpour in Melbourne? It certainly happens, but far more >>: often you're likely to get longer-lasting, lower-intensity rain, >> >> Well let's remember that a light drizzle at 180mph looks exactly like >>torrential rane. > > Hmm, good point, I forgot about that. When those cold fronts rush by >they can do some deadly damage! We really do need to stop those butterflies >beating their wings in the Amazon. ;) >

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On Thu 27 Jul 2000 04:51:10am, Bendito wrote:

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>David Buttery wrote in message ><[email hidden]>... > >>Except when England are 103/8 in reply to Australia's 653/2 >>declared, in which case it will be blazing sunshine all day :-( > > Hey, I remember the days of Botham and Gower when you guys were > very competitive

<snip> So do I - just. But Botham kept annoying the selectors ("we can't have that oik in the team, just because he wins matches"), and Gower kept getting dropped. Still, at least we bowled out the Windies for 54, even if that isn't the achievement it once would have been... -- David. (GPLRank handicap: -3.01) "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, really." (Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh)

>Well, there I was doing a few practice laps at Melbourne, forecast was 0% >chance of rain for the entire time. About 20 laps in, what happens? >Torrential downpour!! Lasted about 30 minutes, then nice clear blue skies >again.. heheh.. whoever wrote the weather model really knows Melbourne.. >;) Sounds like an awesome game.

David Buttery wrote in message <[email hidden]>... >Except when England are 103/8 in reply to Australia's 653/2 declared, >in which case it will be blazing sunshine all day :-( Hey, I remember the days of Botham and Gower when you guys were very competitive (including the famous match in Melbourne which saw Doug Walters and Jeff Thompson in a brave last-wicket stand almost get the 70-odd runs required to win the match). Bendito;

Richard G Clegg wrote in message <8lmd3q$8hi$[email hidden]>... >: Torrential downpour in Melbourne? It certainly happens, but far more >: often you're likely to get longer-lasting, lower-intensity rain, > > Well let's remember that a light drizzle at 180mph looks exactly like >torrential rane. Hmm, good point, I forgot about that. When those cold fronts rush by they can do some deadly damage! We really do need to stop those butterflies beating their wings in the Amazon. ;) Bendito;

On Wed 26 Jul 2000 04:51:36am, Bendito wrote: <snip> > Torrential downpour in Melbourne? It certainly happens, but far > more often you're likely to get longer-lasting, lower-intensity > rain<snip> Except when England are 103/8 in reply to Australia's 653/2 declared, in which case it will be blazing sunshine all day :-( -- David. (GPLRank handicap: -2.05) "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, really." (Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh)

Sounds like an awesome game.