Indy Racing 2000 not coming to PC

Infogrames has put the game/sim on indefinite hold. http://www.avault.com/news/displaynews.asp?story=6132000-154327 Fortunately for me, I couldn't care less, but I feel bad for the open wheel fans. Tim

In article <[email hidden]>, Bryon Lape <[email hidden]> writes:

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>True open wheel fans don't support the IRL. > >"Tim O." wrote: > >> Infogrames has put the game/sim on indefinite hold. >> >> http://www.avault.com/news/displaynews.asp?story=6132000-154327 >> >> Fortunately for me, I couldn't care less, but I feel bad for the open >> wheel fans. >> >> Tim >

Don't support it, or don't even tolerate it? If it's the latter, then I guess I'm not a true open wheel fan. I've only been a racing fan since about 1973. I like Indy cars, Nascar, Formula 1, & Touring cars. I even like the IRL. I'm *not* happy with the split, I think it's childish, stupid, etc - but it's still racing. To deprive myself from watching the racing action just to prove some mis-guided point would be just as childish and stupid...IMHO... Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPL hcp. 2:12.80 minutes-GPLRank:329 and falling.. Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Those are N64 screens, Jay, not shots from the PC version. I agree that it looks suspiciously like the old ABC Indy Racing game, but, then again, so does Net Race Live, and there's no relationship there. I hope IMS and the IRL hold Infogrames' feet to the fire on this one -- they (or, rather, GT Interactive) acquired exclusive electronic rights to the IRL and the Indy 500, and all they can come up with is a lousy N64 title? I don't have an N64, so I may be speaking out of turn, but I view that console as the current bottom rung of the ladder, coming in dead last behind the current Playstation, Dreamcast, and the upcoming PS2. Say what you will about the IRL, but regardless of the politics going on, Indy deserves far better than this. >:-[ -- JB In article <znX15.1942$[email hidden]>, "Jay J" <[email hidden]> wrote: > The screen shots of this game look suspiciously like the game ABC > Interactive Road to the Indy 500 which like this game included bothUSAC > sprint/midget/silvercrown type racing as well as IndyCars. > > Frankly, from what I've seen I'm glad it's not coming to the PC, as it > looked like a very poor job of putting together an IndyCar/IRL sim.Very > arcade indeed. > > I'd like to see someone like Ubisoft or even Codemasters put togetheran

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> IndyCar sim, if Papyrus/Sierra isn't interested in doing one.... > > Just my 2 cents... > JJ > > "Tim O." <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > > > Infogrames has put the game/sim on indefinite hold. > > > > http://www.avault.com/news/displaynews.asp?story=6132000-154327 > > > > Fortunately for me, I couldn't care less, but I feel bad for the

open > > wheel fans. > > > > Tim > > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

Don't feel sorry for open wheel fans. I tried the PC version of this at IMS last month when I went to get Ganassi/Montoya's autoraphs and it was awful. It was pretty much ABC's RTI with new paintjobs. A lot of glitches, and the game crashed quite a bit too... -- -Brett http://www.geocities.com/cartstop Goodbye Greg Moore 1975-1999 "I will see you at the front, and wish me luck..." - Greg Moore Goodbye Adam Petty 1980-2000 "It's all about racing on the track." - Adam Petty Congratulations to Juan Montoya, 2000 Indy 500 Champ! Tim O. <[email hidden]> wrote in article <[email hidden]>... > > Infogrames has put the game/sim on indefinite hold. > > http://www.avault.com/news/displaynews.asp?story=6132000-154327 > > Fortunately for me, I couldn't care less, but I feel bad for the open > wheel fans. > > Tim > >

The screen shots of this game look suspiciously like the game ABC Interactive Road to the Indy 500 which like this game included both USAC sprint/midget/silvercrown type racing as well as IndyCars. Frankly, from what I've seen I'm glad it's not coming to the PC, as it looked like a very poor job of putting together an IndyCar/IRL sim. Very arcade indeed. I'd like to see someone like Ubisoft or even Codemasters put together an IndyCar sim, if Papyrus/Sierra isn't interested in doing one.... Just my 2 cents... JJ "Tim O." <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> > Infogrames has put the game/sim on indefinite hold. > > http://www.avault.com/news/displaynews.asp?story=6132000-154327 > > Fortunately for me, I couldn't care less, but I feel bad for the open > wheel fans. > > Tim >

True open wheel fans don't support the IRL. "Tim O." wrote:

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> Infogrames has put the game/sim on indefinite hold. > > http://www.avault.com/news/displaynews.asp?story=6132000-154327 > > Fortunately for me, I couldn't care less, but I feel bad for the open > wheel fans. > > Tim

Don't get me started, because don't want to find myself saying things I'll regret like, "Candy-ass CART fanboy . . ." >:-/ -- JB "Open wheel fans who don't support the IRL fans aren't true open wheel fans" In article <[email hidden]>, Bryon Lape <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> True open wheel fans don't support the IRL. > > "Tim O." wrote: > > > Infogrames has put the game/sim on indefinite hold. > > > > http://www.avault.com/news/displaynews.asp?story=6132000-154327 > > > > Fortunately for me, I couldn't care less, but I feel bad for the

open > > wheel fans. > > > > Tim > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

>"Candy-ass CART fanboy . . ." "You never see IRL fans bashing CART fans".... hmmm :-) -- Cheers! Graeme Nash

IF you want to get technical, here was my original quote regarding IRL- and CART-bashing: "Actually, Brett, what I see is a lot of CART fans bashing the IRL, and a lot of IRL fans defending the IRL -- WITHOUT trying to tear down CART, its teams, or its drivers, and WITHOUT resorting to "CART- bashing," if you will. Yes, there is some, but most of the bashing comes from the CART camp, most often -- but you never see any of that from CART's owners, drivers, and participants (with the possible exception of Mario Andretti)." Please do not mis-quote me -- or even badly paraphrase me -- again in this manner. I do not appreciate inaccurate statements attributed to me incorrectly. To further clarify the issue, the statement to which MY "Candy-ass CART fanboy" statement was made was this statement from Brian Lape: "True open wheel fans don't support the IRL." This preposterous statement was put forth by Brian, who is an obvious pro-CART fan attempting to come off as what he would have us believe to be the penultimate open wheel fan. In my opinion, you can't be a race fan and deny the talent inherent in the IRL. You can dislike the politics, and hold the IRL/CART split in disdain, but to denounce the IRL as something that a "true open wheel fan" should refuse to support is nothing short of inane, divisive, and obviously NOT the view of a TRUE open wheel fan. This is purely my opinion on the subject, of course, and Brian is entitled to his opinion, too, but, frankly, my opinion of people who wield opinions like that is that they are most likely NOT true open wheel fans, but, rather, "candy-ass CART fanboys" who only care about the "stars and cars" of CART, and not necessarily racing in general, let alone open wheel racing as a whole. Based on my original statement about IRL- and CART-bashing, I think you can see that I neither attacked CART, its teams, nor its drivers, nor did I resort to "CART- bashing." What I did do was express a potential personal opinion about Brian based on his rash anti-IRL, pro-CART statement, and even at that, I did not even refer to HIM a "candy-ass CART fanboy" -- I merely alluded that those kinds of mindless IRL-bashing arguments has in the past caused me to refer to narrow-minded CART supporters as "candy-ass CART fanboys." I am aware that there are also "candy-ass IRL fanboys" out there, too, but that's a different story altogether. At any rate, I hope this clarifies my statement and my position. I have nothing but the utmost respect for CART, its teams, and drivers, and I wish the series and its fans nothing but safe, enjoyable racing throughout the rest of the season. Would that the narrow-minded IRL fans could do the same, and that the narrow-minded fans in the CART ranks could do the same for the IRL. Of course, when people on both sides are constantly mis-quoted, it does nothing to help settle any of the animosity, and only serves to drive the wedge in even further, at the expense of open wheel racing in the United States. So, again, please do not mis-quote me -- or even badly paraphrase me -- again in this manner. -- JB On Sun, 18 Jun 2000 21:34:08 +0100, Graeme Nash <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> >>"Candy-ass CART fanboy . . ." > >"You never see IRL fans bashing CART fans".... hmmm :-) > >-- >Cheers! >Graeme Nash