New Track Converter Program

Today I seen a program that states it can convert any track from any of the following to each other. Nascar 1 &2 Indy Car 2 Grand Prix 2 Is this correct? It also had some other add-ons, anyone care to comment? Q.B.M.

Yeah I saw the program on the shelf at the Best Buy here in Savannah, Georgia. But it said it would work with GP1 not GP2!! However, It did say it would work with N1, N2 and ICR2 . Has anyone bought the thing yet??????? Give all of us an update! Richard Manning

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> Today I seen a program that states it can convert any track from any of the > following to each other. > Nascar 1 &2 > Indy Car 2 > Grand Prix 2 > Is this correct? > It also had some other add-ons, anyone care to comment? > Q.B.M.

Where did you see it? I guess I'd have too see it too believe it. First Nascar 1 and 2 use different 3do formats and to my knowledge, noone has been able to break down the N2 format as of yet. Second GP2 is completely different than ICR2 and N1 and N2 and I have never seen anything that could convert between GP2 and any of the others. Now we all know of Gerhards converters for N1 and ICR2, but if someone has now broken the 3do coding for N2, I'd sure like to know <g>. ------- Chasman Simulator ***world http://sim

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> Today I seen a program that states it can convert any track from any of the > following to each other. > Nascar 1 &2 > Indy Car 2 > Grand Prix 2 > Is this correct? > It also had some other add-ons, anyone care to comment? > Q.B.M.

And where did you see it? -- Todo Es Justo En Amor Y Carreras. The Rusty Wallace Miller Lite stock car, awsome when opened up! GO#2! Mullins Motorsports Inc. http://www.***tron.com/~ddmj

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>Today I seen a program that states it can convert any track from any of the >following to each other. >Nascar 1 &2 >Indy Car 2 >Grand Prix 2 >Is this correct? >It also had some other add-ons, anyone care to comment?

I haven't seen it, but prognosticating as to the likelyhood of such a program working, I'd be DAMN sure that I could return it for a full refund in the (likely) event that you opened it and found it didn't do what it said it would do... ---Jim Sokoloff, Papyrus

Due to overwhelming demand: I seen the program in Waldensoftware / E.B. Selling for $30. It was professionally boxed and wrapped. It stated clearly what I previously wrote. I clearly seen a new setup screen for all the programs listed, all the programs can setup their cars on one screen like N2 using their in box editor. It talked about added graphics, a paint program ect. Today at lunch I'll get the name and company plus anymore details I can. So far from all the responses I'm the first to see it. So obviously we don't no much. :) That's a rag on myself. Q.B.M.

What was the title of this program?

Ok the name of the program is Top Speed by Head Games in Minnesota. I re-read the box and I can say they are using extremely vague terms when their describing the track conversions. Until I know otherwise I'm assuming the least and their conversions mean you can rename an even to anything you like. Whoopi. :( Again there's supposedly a lot of little utilites in there, but I won't toouch it until I hear something positive about it. Q.B.M.

The CD contains Mark Formo's various Windows setup editors (N1, N2, ICR, ICR2, and GP2) that were once shareware. The other utilities included sound very similar to those now freely available at The PITS and other sites. The N1 editor does let you adjust the rear camber and tire compounds, so you can cheat without needing to know how to use a hex editor. It sounds kinda like those fly-by night Quake add-on packs full of free levels and utilities that were gathered from ftp.cdrom.com and other sites. I just can't see paying $29 for this stuff. For more info see: http://www.dreamflyr.com/programs/index.html -- The IWCCCARS Project: Q & A Representative http://www.theuspits.com/iwcccars/index.html http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~ebusch/

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>Today I seen a program that states it can convert any track from any of the >following to each other. >Nascar 1 &2 >Indy Car 2 >Grand Prix 2 >Is this correct? >It also had some other add-ons, anyone care to comment?

Sounds like a Trojan horse to me. I would estimate that the conversion from GP2 to any of the Papyrus sims would be a difficult, if not impossible problem. Dave Sparks IWCCCARS Project: http://www.theuspits.com/iwcccars Late Night League: http://www.sequoia-dev.com/Hawaii/latenite.html Hawaii Handle: davids

> >Today I seen a program that states it can convert any track from any of the

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> >following to each other. > >Nascar 1 &2 > >Indy Car 2 > >Grand Prix 2 > >Is this correct? > >It also had some other add-ons, anyone care to comment? > Sounds like a Trojan horse to me. I would estimate that the conversion

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> GP2 to any of the Papyrus sims would be a difficult, if not impossible > problem. > Dave Sparks > IWCCCARS Project: http://www.theuspits.com/iwcccars > Late Night League: http://www.sequoia-dev.com/Hawaii/latenite.html > Hawaii Handle: davids

I saw the box today. It does not state it converts GP2 tracks...just ICR 1&2 and Nascar 1&2. -- http://www.netins.net/showcase/mpete/nascar.html Mike's Nascar World Stop on by, what can it hurt?

says... I can't remember the name of this program. I saw it today at Best Buy...and I think it's lame. For the record it does not work with GP2. It says it works with ICR 1&2 and Nascar 1&2. It gives no explanation of how it convert tracks. All it shows on the box is setting up cars. It will even let you "cheat" and put camber into the programs. Papyrus will not like this. It did not say it would do it to Nascar2 tho' Actually, it does not say anything really. Why would I want to buy a program to convert ICR1 tracks? here is no need to convert Nascar 1 tracks. The new N2 Headquarters program will do all of the setups and tracks settings. So what does this program offer that isn't already out there? From what I saw...nothing. I didn't feel like wasting $30 to see how well it works. -- http://www.netins.net/showcase/mpete/nascar.html Mike's Nascar World Stop on by, what can it hurt?

i saw the software also at best buy yesterday it said all the stuff he listed that it could convert n1,n2,icr2 and gp2 tracks and had ways to setup your cars and paint them different with the program(s)

He's halucinating...

It does not work with GP2, just GP1...and even then, it did not say it would convert the GP1 tracks. It just said soomething about a pit editor for it. -- http://www.netins.net/showcase/mpete/nascar.html Mike's Nascar World Stop on by, what can it hurt?

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>Today I seen a program that states it can convert any track from any of the >following to each other. >Nascar 1 &2 >Indy Car 2 >Grand Prix 2 >Is this correct? >It also had some other add-ons, anyone care to comment?

Sounds like a Trojan horse to me. I would estimate that the conversion from GP2 to any of the Papyrus sims would be a difficult, if not impossible problem. Dave Sparks IWCCCARS Project: http://www.theuspits.com/iwcccars Late Night League: http://www.sequoia-dev.com/Hawaii/latenite.html Hawaii Handle: davids

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> > i saw the software also at best buy yesterday it said all the stuff he > > listed that it could convert n1,n2,icr2 and gp2 tracks and had ways to > > setup your cars and paint them different with the program(s) > It does not work with GP2, just GP1...and even then, it did not say it > would convert the GP1 tracks. It just said soomething about a pit editor > for it.

True... But I also saw another sticker on the box which says something about GP2...

The name of the program of which you speak is "TOP SPEED". It is available at Walden Software and Best Buy. This product claims to have templates for trucks and cars. It also claims it"s course converter will go back and forth between ICR and Nascar, including a method for converting an Indianapolis track from ICR 1 to nascar so you can run the "Brickyard". It cantains a cheat sheet for letting Nascar racers to adjust the front air dam, camber and tire compound. All of these programs are openly available on the internet at any time. TOP SPEED claims no affiliation to Sierra, Papyrus, Microprose or Spectrum on the box. It is produced and Distributed and give tech support at Head Games Publishing.