An idea for the nice people at Codemasters......

That is a great idea! Maybe I could go one step further... The worl of online racing is getting bigger and bigger every day now. More and more people are racing for fun and more are racing for serious cash and prizes. With all this come more and more people that have'nt got a clue on the physics of racing. Maybe someone could come out with a SIM that'll teach the physics and the do's and don'ts of racing? I have three computers setup with a LAN. Myself and two brothers are having a blast every now and then playing Quake2 against each other. The game is starting to get a bit boring because it only takes one shot to kill someone, then we run someplece else only to get another lucky shot and kill him again, ect... So, i went to the local Comp. USA store and baught another game that we might play and have fun at; "MS Combat Flight Simulator". I figured it would be easy to fly a plain and the chalang would come from the airobatics to kill or not to be killed. I was wrong. The challang comes from learning just how to take off the run way;-( In that Sim, there is a Teaching mode. A guys voice comes over the radio telling you what to do going through the check list. Telling you to throttle up to a spicific rpm and manifold pressure, Take off, trimm the allerons, re-do the manifold pressure, ect, ect, If a teaching model can be incorporated in a flight Sim, I can only assume that such a concept could be incorporated in a racing Sim. prefurably in a Driving school Sim sold seperatly. I've read many posts here in R.E.C NG and TENs NG. All those posts are very imformative, But, lack the in car instructions.

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> Here's an idea.....I'm a big fan of CMR but thought it might be fun to race > against other cars on the track at the same time..... > I've never really liked rally games that have an "arcade race" mode, it's > usually done poorly and the AI is pretty non-existant.....but..... > ....why not combine the best bits of CMR (handling/physics) with the best > bits of TOCA (AI/racing) and what have you got? > European Rallycross Championship. > Has anyone ever made a Rallycross sim? If not, why not? All they'd need to > do is model some of the european rallycross circuits and there you go....low > development costs and loads of money for codemasters - new and interesting > sim for us..... > Just an idea...... > Pete

-- Mike Barlow of Barlow Racing? MikeBa on the TEN network. Racing online with the help of...... Race Communications Association http://members.xoom.com/RCA/toc.html Holodyne Engineering Mystic Music

Here's an idea.....I'm a big fan of CMR but thought it might be fun to race against other cars on the track at the same time..... I've never really liked rally games that have an "arcade race" mode, it's usually done poorly and the AI is pretty non-existant.....but..... ....why not combine the best bits of CMR (handling/physics) with the best bits of TOCA (AI/racing) and what have you got? European Rallycross Championship. Has anyone ever made a Rallycross sim? If not, why not? All they'd need to do is model some of the european rallycross circuits and there you go....low development costs and loads of money for codemasters - new and interesting sim for us..... Just an idea...... Pete

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>Here's an idea.....I'm a big fan of CMR but thought it might be fun to race >against other cars on the track at the same time..... >I've never really liked rally games that have an "arcade race" mode, it's >usually done poorly and the AI is pretty non-existant.....but..... >....why not combine the best bits of CMR (handling/physics) with the best >bits of TOCA (AI/racing) and what have you got? >European Rallycross Championship. >Has anyone ever made a Rallycross sim? If not, why not? All they'd need to >do is model some of the european rallycross circuits and there you

go....low >development costs and loads of money for codemasters - new and interesting >sim for us..... >Just an idea...... With all cars and tracks available from the first time you play it. PLEASE.

> Here's an idea..... > European Rallycross Championship. I'd buy it :-) -- Jonathon "JayGee" Green "Death to all fanatics!"

This is one of the best idea i've ever heard! I'm a big Rallycross fan. This sport needs a good sim. Hope Codemaster will listen to us. VorteX