Re: Whats your favorite car to drive and why ? (all sims)

"Doug Hook" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:1rT85.13225$[email hidden]... > So there you have it. My ultimate sim thrill-ride. The Ferrari at Spa.(With > the Boxster a close second) That's an easy one: sweet-red-candy at Spa, Mosport, the 'Ring, and Zandy, in no particular order. At the other extreme: advanced pyorrhea, a prostate biopsy, and anything at Mexico or Monaco, probably in that order. Michael.

I like cruising around in SCGT in the BMW; GPL isnt very relaxing. I am waiting for an NFS: Ferarri Unleashed.... now that would rock. "Michael Young" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> "Doug Hook" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:1rT85.13225$[email hidden]... > > So there you have it. My ultimate sim thrill-ride. The Ferrari at Spa. > (With > > the Boxster a close second) > > That's an easy one: sweet-red-candy at Spa, Mosport, the 'Ring, and Zandy, > in no particular order. At the other extreme: advanced pyorrhea, a

prostate > biopsy, and anything at Mexico or Monaco, probably in that order. > > Michael. > > >

Porsche 550A Spyder in the Pyrenees, cockpit view. I've elaborated on it in my NFS:PU - the GPL Legacy thread. Actually, any course in NFS:Porsche would do, as they are all quite beautiful and have some interesting challenges. The car drifts nicely, the sounds are great (for the car and period) and the cockpit view adds to the immersion factor, while also adding to the sphincter-puckering quality of blind crests. Everything happens fast enough to be exciting, but slow enough to really feel what the car is doing. Minimal setup fuss means it is just a "get in and work with it" kind of car. It also feels like something I could do in real life. The roads around my part of Switzerland are beautiful, and a Beck Spyder replica is not out of reach for the average guy. Honorable mention for sound goes to the GT3 in NFS:Porsche - it is surprisingly hard-edged, considering all the other modern Porsches in the game sound like vacuum cleaners. But the driving experience isn't the same. If I really am prepared to work for my enjoyment, then I also choose the Ferrari at Spa. I'd choose the Ring, but somehow it is depressing when you have to drive 8+ minutes to correct one mistake. Stephen

Which one is the one you keep gravitating back to time and time again? Look to your left (in my case,maybe the right in yours) and look at all those jewel cases calling to you "Play ME , Play ME !!!" GPL,SCGT,Viper Racing,NFSPU, TOCA2, Nascar 3 Powerslide, DTR, NFS High Stakes, RC 2000, Rally Masters, Midtown Madness, NFS3 Hot Pursuit, MTM2, NL, SODA Offroad,Beetle Buggin'( my 10 year old daughters favorite) ,Christ I even see Speed Busters-American Highways over there. A fact I'm not proud of. After a hard day in the real world which car just lets you relax and enjoy a dose of adrenaline? My tastes depend on my mood that day. For some reason the BMW'S of the (sim) world always have attracted me. I think its the engine noise. I love to blast around Normandy in a Boxster (again awesome engine sounds , I smell a trend here) and Downtown Chicago in a City Bus. But you can't beat screaming down the track at Spa in a Ferrari. And I mean SCREAMING. The original GPL Ferrari sound is by far the best engine sound for a car in any sim I have ever played. Just knowing that one false move or mistake You will be spinning off and wiping out some innocent bystanders or an unsuspecting Marshall (which ,by the way , I don't mind because he is usually waving a f***ing blue flag at me anyway!) is enough to give me goosebumps, and quite a thrill too. So there you have it. My ultimate sim thrill-ride. The Ferrari at Spa. (With the Boxster a close second) What about you?

No question about this for me. Ferrari at Spa. Why? Because it sounds _SO_ good :) Doug Hook <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> Which one is the one you keep gravitating back to time and time again? Look > to your left (in my case,maybe the right in yours) and look at all those > jewel cases calling to you "Play ME , Play ME !!!" GPL,SCGT,Viper > Racing,NFSPU, TOCA2, Nascar 3 Powerslide, DTR, NFS High Stakes, RC 2000, > Rally Masters, Midtown Madness, NFS3 Hot Pursuit, MTM2, NL, SODA > Offroad,Beetle Buggin'( my 10 year old daughters favorite) ,Christ I even > see Speed Busters-American Highways over there. A fact I'm not proud of. > After a hard day in the real world which car just lets you relax and > enjoy a dose of adrenaline? > My tastes depend on my mood that day. For some reason the BMW'S of the > (sim) world always have attracted me. I think its the engine noise. I love > to blast around Normandy in a Boxster (again awesome engine sounds , I smell > a trend here) and Downtown Chicago in a City Bus. > But you can't beat screaming down the track at Spa in a Ferrari. And I mean > SCREAMING. The original GPL Ferrari sound is by far the best engine sound > for a car in any sim I have ever played. Just knowing that one false move or > mistake You will be spinning off and wiping out some innocent bystanders or > an unsuspecting Marshall (which ,by the way , I don't mind because he is > usually waving a f***ing blue flag at me anyway!) is enough to give me > goosebumps, and quite a thrill too. > So there you have it. My ultimate sim thrill-ride. The Ferrari at Spa. (With > the Boxster a close second) > What about you?

Coventry in GPL, even though it's uncompetetive.

GPL Ferrari at the Ring Nothing beats all the feathering around the ring and then finishing off with a screaming trip down the straight only to lift marginally and getting slightly sideways when going under Antonius Brugge and catching air. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM BR Thomas ----------------------------------------------------------- Got questions? Get answers over the phone at Keen.com. Up to 100 minutes free! http://www.keen.com

Coventry in GPL, even though it's uncompetetive.

In article <[email hidden]>, "Michael Young" <[email hidden]> writes: >That's an easy one: sweet-red-candy at Spa, Mosport, the 'Ring, and Zandy, >in no particular order. At the other extreme: advanced pyorrhea, a prostate >biopsy, and anything at Mexico or Monaco, probably in that order. > >Michael. > Hehe... Someone ELSE who hates Mexico and Monaco in GPL...<g> Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPL hcp. +70.45 Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.