NASCAR 2003 worth it for TA mod?

Hey ya'll, <-- I guess I felt I had to throw that in since NASCAR is in the subject ;-) Do you think it's worth it to buy NASCAR Racing 2003 just for the Trans Am mod? To be honest, I have no interest in running the Cup cars on ovals, so it would only be for TransAm on road courses if I got it. I am a big GPLer, but I am starting to get burnt out I think. What's it like to drive those TransAms? How does it compare to say, Live For Speed? (LFS is the last non-openwheel sim I've done any laps in).. Thanks.

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> > Hey ya'll, <-- I guess I felt I had to throw that in since NASCAR is in the > subject ;-) > > Do you think it's worth it to buy NASCAR Racing 2003 just for the Trans Am > mod? To be honest, I have no interest in running the Cup cars on ovals, so > it would only be for TransAm on road courses if I got it.

Without a question > I am a big GPLer, but I am starting to get burnt out I think. What's it > like to drive those TransAms? How does it compare to say, Live For Speed? > (LFS is the last non-openwheel sim I've done any laps in).. They are a little too easy to drive if you ask me, but then again I've always enjoyed having a car that didn't "stick" almost no matter what you did to it, with the increased grip and less HP and torque..... But it's still good fun, and then we get to the "mods" :-) Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "goyl at nettx dot no" http://www.theuspits.com "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" --Groucho Marx--

I am also a longtime GPLer who prefers road courses and rarely run a Cup car around an oval. I run the TA mod and the just released TPTCC mod almost exclusively. The answer to whether its worth it is YES. Ped Xing wrote:

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> Hey ya'll, <-- I guess I felt I had to throw that in since NASCAR is in the > subject ;-) > > Do you think it's worth it to buy NASCAR Racing 2003 just for the Trans Am > mod? To be honest, I have no interest in running the Cup cars on ovals, so > it would only be for TransAm on road courses if I got it. > > I am a big GPLer, but I am starting to get burnt out I think. What's it > like to drive those TransAms? How does it compare to say, Live For Speed? > (LFS is the last non-openwheel sim I've done any laps in).. > > Thanks.

I am also a longtime GPLer who prefers road courses and rarely run a Cup car around an oval. I run the TA mod and the just released TPTCC mod almost exclusively. The answer to whether its worth it is YES.

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> Hey ya'll, <-- I guess I felt I had to throw that in since NASCAR is in the > subject ;-) > Do you think it's worth it to buy NASCAR Racing 2003 just for the Trans Am > mod? To be honest, I have no interest in running the Cup cars on ovals, so > it would only be for TransAm on road courses if I got it. > I am a big GPLer, but I am starting to get burnt out I think. What's it > like to drive those TransAms? How does it compare to say, Live For Speed? > (LFS is the last non-openwheel sim I've done any laps in).. > Thanks.

The TPTCC mod is great! I loved what Papy did with NR2003 but my heart is in road racing. I'm really looking forward to the TA car release from PWF. I wonder if an open wheel mod is possible at some point? I'd love to see a CART add-on with a Paul Tracy trash-talk sound option. :-) "BRH @comcast.net>" <"bhoenig<no-spam> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I am also a longtime GPLer who prefers road courses and rarely run a Cupcar

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> around an oval. I run the TA mod and the just released TPTCC mod almost > exclusively. The answer to whether its worth it is YES. > > > > Ped Xing wrote: > > > Hey ya'll, <-- I guess I felt I had to throw that in since NASCAR is in

the > > subject ;-) > > > > Do you think it's worth it to buy NASCAR Racing 2003 just for the TransAm > > mod? To be honest, I have no interest in running the Cup cars on ovals,so > > it would only be for TransAm on road courses if I got it. > > > > I am a big GPLer, but I am starting to get burnt out I think. What's it > > like to drive those TransAms? How does it compare to say, Live ForSpeed? > > (LFS is the last non-openwheel sim I've done any laps in).. > > > > Thanks. >

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> > > Ped Xing wrote: > > > > Hey ya'll, <-- I guess I felt I had to throw that in since NASCAR is in the > > subject ;-) > > > > Do you think it's worth it to buy NASCAR Racing 2003 just for the Trans Am > > mod? To be honest, I have no interest in running the Cup cars on ovals, so > > it would only be for TransAm on road courses if I got it. > > Without a question > > > I am a big GPLer, but I am starting to get burnt out I think. What's it > > like to drive those TransAms? How does it compare to say, Live For Speed? > > (LFS is the last non-openwheel sim I've done any laps in).. > > They are a little too easy to drive if you ask me, but then again I've > always enjoyed having a car that didn't "stick" almost no matter what > you did to it, with the increased grip and less HP and torque.....

On the other hand, I can make ANY car look like it's hard to drive. :)

On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 21:55:23 GMT, Ped Xing <[email hidden]> wrote: >Do you think it's worth it to buy NASCAR Racing 2003 just for the Trans Am >mod? To be honest, I have no interest in running the Cup cars on ovals, so >it would only be for TransAm on road courses if I got it. I recently installed N2003 in C:\Games\Trans Am, deleted all of the ovals, deleted all of the nascar series, and removed all references to NASCAR from the menus. It kicks the living hell out of any other sim. Even as a NASCAR sim it was still the best thing out there, but nothing compares to the PTA physics. I'd compare it to LFS, but that would be like comparing GPL to Pole Position. Jason

On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 23:16:09 +0100, Goy Larsen <[email hidden]> wrote: >They are a little too easy to drive if you ask me, but then again I've >always enjoyed having a car that didn't "stick" almost no matter what >you did to it, with the increased grip and less HP and torque..... If you're finding it easy, you're going too slow. =) (then again, I'm going too slow and still don't find it easy) Jason

On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 18:05:27 -0500, "Jim Allison" <[email hidden]> wrote: >I wonder if an open wheel mod is possible at some point? From what I've heard through the grapevine, while you could probably approximate the physics by creating a new .exe file (thus making the new mod incompatible with Sierra's online service), the sim has problems with open cockpits. At least that's what I've heard. Jason

Maybe you should create a "transform your nascar 2003 install package" Eric "jason moyer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 21:55:23 GMT, Ped Xing <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >Do you think it's worth it to buy NASCAR Racing 2003 just for the TransAm > >mod? To be honest, I have no interest in running the Cup cars on ovals,so

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> >it would only be for TransAm on road courses if I got it. > > I recently installed N2003 in C:\Games\Trans Am, deleted all of the > ovals, deleted all of the nascar series, and removed all references to > NASCAR from the menus. > > It kicks the living hell out of any other sim. Even as a NASCAR sim > it was still the best thing out there, but nothing compares to the PTA > physics. > > I'd compare it to LFS, but that would be like comparing GPL to Pole > Position. > > Jason

i agree you are going too slow :-) EL "jason moyer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 23:16:09 +0100, Goy Larsen <[email hidden]> > wrote: > > >They are a little too easy to drive if you ask me, but then again I've > >always enjoyed having a car that didn't "stick" almost no matter what > >you did to it, with the increased grip and less HP and torque..... > > If you're finding it easy, you're going too slow. =) > > (then again, I'm going too slow and still don't find it easy) > > Jason

On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 21:40:10 -0500, "Eric Leblanc" <[email hidden]> wrote: >Maybe you should create a "transform your nascar 2003 install package" I was thinking about it but didn't know if there would be a demand for it. Perhaps I'll do that. Jason

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> > On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 23:16:09 +0100, Goy Larsen <[email hidden]> > wrote: > > >They are a little too easy to drive if you ask me, but then again I've > >always enjoyed having a car that didn't "stick" almost no matter what > >you did to it, with the increased grip and less HP and torque..... > > If you're finding it easy, you're going too slow. =)

Thx for the none vote of confidence :-) I basically use the PWF "expert" setup for WG as by base setup for the few tracks I've driven and it works very well for me Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "goyl at nettx dot no" http://www.theuspits.com "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" --Groucho Marx--

i'm sure GPL guys will love the mod and more if they don't see any nascar reference. EL "jason moyer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 21:40:10 -0500, "Eric Leblanc" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >Maybe you should create a "transform your nascar 2003 install package" > > I was thinking about it but didn't know if there would be a demand for > it. Perhaps I'll do that. > > Jason

Eric Leblanc wrote: > > i'm sure GPL guys will love the mod and more if they don't see any nascar > reference. Ouch....:-) Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "goyl at nettx dot no" http://www.theuspits.com "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" --Groucho Marx--

Goy i should have said the game, not the mod. "Goy Larsen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > > > Eric Leblanc wrote: > > > > i'm sure GPL guys will love the mod and more if they don't see anynascar

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> > reference. > > Ouch....:-) > > > Beers and cheers > (uncle) Goy > "goyl at nettx dot no" > > http://www.theuspits.com > > "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" > --Groucho Marx--

Eric Leblanc wrote: > > Goy i should have said the game, not the mod. LOL, I was just enjoying your shot at some "GPL'ers" who look down on N2003 because it's a "Nascar" sim Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "goyl at nettx dot no" http://www.theuspits.com "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" --Groucho Marx--

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 16:43:01 +0100, Goy Larsen <[email hidden]> wrote: >LOL, I was just enjoying your shot at some "GPL'ers" who look down on >N2003 because it's a "Nascar" sim Come onto vroc sometime, it's a lot more than "some". It's pretty sad really. Jason

jason moyer wrote: > > Come onto vroc sometime, it's a lot more than "some". It's pretty sad > really. Their loss.....for the most part Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "goyl at nettx dot no" http://www.theuspits.com "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" --Groucho Marx--

In article <aHmyb.10492$[email hidden]>, "Eric Leblanc" <[email hidden]> writes: >i'm sure GPL guys will love the mod and more if they don't see any nascar >reference. You are of course assuming that all people who play GPL don't like NASCAR. Incorrect assumption. Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Member Screamers Racing League IICC League GPLRank -2.4 MoGPL rank +302.38 ChallengeRank +54.48 MoC +743.77 Hist. +82.82 MoH in progress N2k3 rank:in progress Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

No i wasn't, but create a package that completely change the game would probably have some success with GPL drivers. This is mainly what i meant. EL "EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> In article <aHmyb.10492$[email hidden]>, "Eric Leblanc" > <[email hidden]> writes: > > >i'm sure GPL guys will love the mod and more if they don't see any nascar > >reference. > > You are of course assuming that all people who play GPL don't like NASCAR. > Incorrect assumption. > > Eldred > -- > Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett > Member > Screamers Racing League > IICC League > GPLRank -2.4 MoGPL rank +302.38 > ChallengeRank +54.48 MoC +743.77 > Hist. +82.82 MoH in progress > N2k3 rank:in progress > > Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Eric Leblanc wrote: > > No i wasn't, but create a package that completely change the game would > probably have some success with GPL drivers. This is mainly what i meant. Dang, and here I was thinking that you were taking a cheap shot at some the "GPL'ers" that have a certain "attitude" towards games with the letters N-A-S-C-A-R printed on them, you're not much fun :-) Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "goyl at nettx dot no" http://www.theuspits.com "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" --Groucho Marx--

In article <OcGyb.35290$[email hidden]>, "Eric Leblanc" <[email hidden]> writes: >No i wasn't, but create a package that completely change the game would >probably have some success with GPL drivers. This is mainly what i meant. Ah, ok. Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Member Screamers Racing League IICC League GPLRank -2.4 MoGPL rank +302.38 ChallengeRank +54.48 MoC +743.77 Hist. +82.82 MoH in progress N2k3 rank:in progress Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

"jason moyer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 21:40:10 -0500, "Eric Leblanc" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >Maybe you should create a "transform your nascar 2003 install package" > > I was thinking about it but didn't know if there would be a demand for > it. Perhaps I'll do that. > > Jason

I`d send you a crisp new $10 bill for a copy of that! Spud.