Anyone else try the Virtual Vehicle Simulator at MIS?

I was wondering if there was anyone else out there that tried the Virtual Vehicle simulator at the U.S. 500? It was the setup sponsored by WorldConnect where you could run a few laps at MIS with ICR2. For those who weren't there or haven't seen it, it is a full setup with racing seat, wheel with shifter buttons, pedals and monitor stand. It's the closest thing I've found to simulating driving a real Indycar. I'm sure it's VERY expensive though. It seemed to be a pretty high quality piece of equipment. Brad

says... You're right, it'll probably be expensive. But like so many other things in life, there are alternatives! I was going through the paper this morning. The classified ads have a section called "Transportation Specials" where everything is $750 or less. There was an '86 TBird listed for $200. I got to thinking, why not just plop a monitor with one of those magnifying screens on the hood and play from the driver's seat in the garage? Convert the steering wheels and pedals to PC controllers, hook up the sound card output to the stereo system (surround sound!) and you're racin' in style! Have the youngun's bring you cold drinks for pit stops! Who's with me!

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>Subject: Re: Anyone else try the Virtual Vehicle Simulator at MIS? >Date: 31 May 1996 08:38:27 GMT >says... >>I was wondering if there was anyone else out there that tried the >>Virtual Vehicle simulator at the U.S. 500? It was the setup sponsored >>by WorldConnect where you could run a few laps at MIS with ICR2. For >>those who weren't there or haven't seen it, it is a full setup with >>racing seat, wheel with shifter buttons, pedals and monitor stand. >>It's the closest thing I've found to simulating driving a real >>Indycar. I'm sure it's VERY expensive though. It seemed to be a pretty >>high quality piece of equipment. >>Brad >You're right, it'll probably be expensive. But like so many other things in >life, there are alternatives! >I was going through the paper this morning. The classified ads have a section >called "Transportation Specials" where everything is $750 or less. There was an >'86 TBird listed for $200. I got to thinking, why not just plop a monitor >with one of those magnifying screens on the hood and play from the driver's >seat in the garage? Convert the steering wheels and pedals to PC controllers, >hook up the sound card output to the stereo system (surround sound!) and you're >racin' in style! Have the youngun's bring you cold drinks for pit stops! Who's >with me!

SOME people have WAAAY too much free time... :) ________ Eldred Pickett I am NOT paranoid. And why are you always watching me?!?

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> >Subject: Re: Anyone else try the Virtual Vehicle Simulator at MIS? > >Date: 31 May 1996 08:38:27 GMT > >says... > >>I was wondering if there was anyone else out there that tried the > >>Virtual Vehicle simulator at the U.S. 500? It was the setup sponsored > >>by WorldConnect where you could run a few laps at MIS with ICR2. For > >>those who weren't there or haven't seen it, it is a full setup with > >>racing seat, wheel with shifter buttons, pedals and monitor stand. > >>It's the closest thing I've found to simulating driving a real > >>Indycar. I'm sure it's VERY expensive though. It seemed to be a pretty > >>high quality piece of equipment. > >>Brad > >You're right, it'll probably be expensive. But like so many other things in > >life, there are alternatives! > >I was going through the paper this morning. The classified ads have a section > >called "Transportation Specials" where everything is $750 or less. There was an > >'86 TBird listed for $200. I got to thinking, why not just plop a monitor > >with one of those magnifying screens on the hood and play from the driver's > >seat in the garage? Convert the steering wheels and pedals to PC controllers, > >hook up the sound card output to the stereo system (surround sound!) and you're > >racin' in style! Have the youngun's bring you cold drinks for pit stops! Who's > >with me! > SOME people have WAAAY too much free time... :) > ________ > Eldred Pickett > I am NOT paranoid. And why are you always watching me?!?

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