"rms" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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> Very pretty!
>
> http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/18/gran-turismo-5-releases-new-nurburgr
> ing-shots-complete-with-ten/
> Yes, but will get get a whole new group of people who "learned the 'ring
on the X-box" and then do the real thing and realized they're in
trouble...
There was such a person on the Top Gear episode where Clarkson broke 10
minutes in a diesel (and is promptly completely trounced by Sabine
Schmidt).
[email hidden] (rms) wrote:
> Very pretty!
The best thing about iRacing is that it's made me a little less anal retentive
about spending on something I enjoy. I shall try hard to pay attention to the
opinions given by simmers once this is out, but I could easily be persuaded to buy
a PS3 just to run it. I don't really want a console (I have enough electro-junk!)
but it'd still be a lot cheaper than iRacing. Less than half as expensive actually!
:-)
Nowhere near as satisfying as iRacing though, I'm sure. But given that I love the
Ring in NFS Shift, I might just be softcore enough to get my money's worth out of
GT5.
The fly in the ointment is that neither my relatively ancient TV nor my PC monitors
will work with a PS3, so I'm hoping GT5 is awful. :-)
Andrew McP
On May 19, 3:13 am, [email hidden] (Andrew MacPherson)
wrote:
iracing is no more than smoke and mirror minus track scans.
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> [email hidden] (rms) wrote: > > Very pretty! > > The best thing about iRacing is that it's made me a little less anal retentive > about spending on something I enjoy. I shall try hard to pay attention to the > opinions given by simmers once this is out, but I could easily be persuaded to buy > a PS3 just to run it. I don't really want a console (I have enough electro-junk!) > but it'd still be a lot cheaper than iRacing. Less than half as expensive actually! > :-) > > Nowhere near as satisfying as iRacing though, I'm sure. But given that I love the > Ring in NFS Shift, I might just be softcore enough to get my money's worth out of > GT5. > > The fly in the ointment is that neither my relatively ancient TV nor my PC monitors > will work with a PS3, so I'm hoping GT5 is awful. :-) > > Andrew McPActually that was probably my favorite episode! and if I may, I recall that
he drove a Mercedes something or other, (CAR) around the track and barely
beat the 10 minute mark, where and when he was trying to brag to Sabine of
his accomplishment... Sabine more or less said "shit, I could go faster in
a van" in which she almost did, in a godam parcel van (ford Aerostar sized
panel van, that was a manual trans-diesel powered turd, with the high roof
to boot).
there is a YouTube vid if you search for Sabine related to TopGear, you got
to watch it, she's passing Crotch rockets, porches and the like, and yelling
get out of the way! as she drives this damn van faster than most can a
car!!! it is a hoot!
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> "rms" <[email hidden]> wrote in > news:hsv0qe$ru9$[email hidden]: > >> Very pretty! >> >> http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/18/gran-turismo-5-releases-new-nurburgr >> ing-shots-complete-with-ten/ >> > Yes, but will get get a whole new group of people who "learned the 'ring > on the X-box" and then do the real thing and realized they're in > trouble... > > There was such a person on the Top Gear episode where Clarkson broke 10 > minutes in a diesel (and is promptly completely trounced by Sabine > Schmidt). > >"PlowBoy" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Does it have the full lap in it or is it edited? You *do* know what she
does for a living right?
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> > "APLer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... >> "rms" <[email hidden]> wrote in >> news:hsv0qe$ru9$[email hidden]: >> >>> Very pretty! >>> >>> http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/18/gran-turismo-5-releases-new-nurbur >>> gr ing-shots-complete-with-ten/ >>> >> Yes, but will get get a whole new group of people who "learned the >> 'ring on the X-box" and then do the real thing and realized they're >> in trouble... >> >> There was such a person on the Top Gear episode where Clarkson broke >> 10 minutes in a diesel (and is promptly completely trounced by Sabine >> Schmidt). > Actually that was probably my favorite episode! and if I may, I > recall that he drove a Mercedes something or other, (CAR) around the > track and barely beat the 10 minute mark, where and when he was trying > to brag to Sabine of his accomplishment... Sabine more or less said > "shit, I could go faster in a van" in which she almost did, in a godam > parcel van (ford Aerostar sized panel van, that was a manual > trans-diesel powered turd, with the high roof to boot). > > there is a YouTube vid if you search for Sabine related to TopGear, > you got to watch it, she's passing Crotch rockets, porches and the > like, and yelling get out of the way! as she drives this damn van > faster than most can a car!!! it is a hoot! >well I did as of that episode :P Ill find the link if I can, it was funny
stuff, and contained both laps! she failed both times to beat 10, second
time they emptied extra crap and Richard out of the van, taped the hood and
grill, then used a viper or vette as a "drafting vehicle" to try to cut wind
resistance.
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> "PlowBoy" <[email hidden]> wrote in > news:ht122g$nji$[email hidden]: >> >> "APLer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >> news:[email hidden]... >>> "rms" <[email hidden]> wrote in >>> news:hsv0qe$ru9$[email hidden]: >>> >>>> Very pretty! >>>> >>>> http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/18/gran-turismo-5-releases-new-nurbur >>>> gr ing-shots-complete-with-ten/ >>>> >>> Yes, but will get get a whole new group of people who "learned the >>> 'ring on the X-box" and then do the real thing and realized they're >>> in trouble... >>> >>> There was such a person on the Top Gear episode where Clarkson broke >>> 10 minutes in a diesel (and is promptly completely trounced by Sabine >>> Schmidt). > >> Actually that was probably my favorite episode! and if I may, I >> recall that he drove a Mercedes something or other, (CAR) around the >> track and barely beat the 10 minute mark, where and when he was trying >> to brag to Sabine of his accomplishment... Sabine more or less said >> "shit, I could go faster in a van" in which she almost did, in a godam >> parcel van (ford Aerostar sized panel van, that was a manual >> trans-diesel powered turd, with the high roof to boot). >> >> there is a YouTube vid if you search for Sabine related to TopGear, >> you got to watch it, she's passing Crotch rockets, porches and the >> like, and yelling get out of the way! as she drives this damn van >> faster than most can a car!!! it is a hoot! >> > Does it have the full lap in it or is it edited? You *do* know what she > does for a living right? > > >Ok the whole 2 laps are truncated (seems like the segment is intact as shown
on TOP GEAR, but it takes just over 6 minutes to watch 2 10 minute laps)...
Oh and I couldn't revisit (refresh memory) while at work, but it wasn't the
high top version, I thought it was...
she? can do under 10 minutes without traffic, I'd bet/think.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1pklvKKnd0&feature=related
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> "PlowBoy" <[email hidden]> wrote in > news:ht122g$nji$[email hidden]: >> >> "APLer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >> news:[email hidden]... >>> "rms" <[email hidden]> wrote in >>> news:hsv0qe$ru9$[email hidden]: >>> >>>> Very pretty! >>>> >>>> http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/18/gran-turismo-5-releases-new-nurbur >>>> gr ing-shots-complete-with-ten/ >>>> >>> Yes, but will get get a whole new group of people who "learned the >>> 'ring on the X-box" and then do the real thing and realized they're >>> in trouble... >>> >>> There was such a person on the Top Gear episode where Clarkson broke >>> 10 minutes in a diesel (and is promptly completely trounced by Sabine >>> Schmidt). > >> Actually that was probably my favorite episode! and if I may, I >> recall that he drove a Mercedes something or other, (CAR) around the >> track and barely beat the 10 minute mark, where and when he was trying >> to brag to Sabine of his accomplishment... Sabine more or less said >> "shit, I could go faster in a van" in which she almost did, in a godam >> parcel van (ford Aerostar sized panel van, that was a manual >> trans-diesel powered turd, with the high roof to boot). >> >> there is a YouTube vid if you search for Sabine related to TopGear, >> you got to watch it, she's passing Crotch rockets, porches and the >> like, and yelling get out of the way! as she drives this damn van >> faster than most can a car!!! it is a hoot! >> > Does it have the full lap in it or is it edited? You *do* know what she > does for a living right? > > >"Plowboy" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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It's always the top-posters. Please don't. What question did I ask last
reply?
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> Ok the whole 2 laps are truncated (seems like the segment is intact as > shown on TOP GEAR, but it takes just over 6 minutes to watch 2 10 > minute laps)... > > Oh and I couldn't revisit (refresh memory) while at work, but it > wasn't the high top version, I thought it was... > she? can do under 10 minutes without traffic, I'd bet/think. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1pklvKKnd0&feature=related >fuk u
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> "Plowboy" <[email hidden]> wrote in > news:ht1rn3$l53$[email hidden]: > >> Ok the whole 2 laps are truncated (seems like the segment is intact as >> shown on TOP GEAR, but it takes just over 6 minutes to watch 2 10 >> minute laps)... >> >> Oh and I couldn't revisit (refresh memory) while at work, but it >> wasn't the high top version, I thought it was... >> she? can do under 10 minutes without traffic, I'd bet/think. >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1pklvKKnd0&feature=related >> > It's always the top-posters. Please don't. What question did I ask last > reply? >[email hidden] (jelloshooter69) wrote:
> iracing is no more than smoke and mirror minus track scans.
I think you're being unfair. I do firmly believe that iRacing offers the best
virtual car on track experience available. Some say NKPro is better, but I bought
the full version and it's never "clicked" with me the way iRacing's cars did.
Now, if you want to criticise the iRacing service, business model, and development
schedule (I'm still waiting for the visual aero damage to mean something after all
this time) that's a totally different conversation. :-)
Andrew McP
On Thu, 20 May 2010 08:24 +0100 (BST), [email hidden]
(Andrew MacPherson) wrote:
> (I'm still waiting for the visual aero damage to mean something after all
>this time) that's a totally different conversation. :-)
Isn't this coming soon? It's what their last rejoin-please mail
said...
Cheers!
Remco
no@email (Remco Moedt) wrote:
> Isn't this coming soon? It's what their last rejoin-please mail
> said...
I've no idea. When I see such announcements I'm usually too busy crying at the
never-ending stream of content to pay attention to everything. ;)
When I first joined and was persuaded to stay by buying and enjoying the Skip
Barber, I had a few races tip-toeing around after guys who'd clearly damaged their
rear spoilers. It took quite a while for me to realise it was meaningless, and it
has taken much, much longer for aero damage to make its way up the priority list. I
always found that puzzling.
But then I find so much of life puzzling, why should iRacing be any different? :-)
Now I'm thinking about it, iRacing may have done something about the visual damage,
because I can't remember the last time I saw a damaged rear wing on a Skip. And I
suppose you could always argue that such visible damage was a sign that the car had
been in some kind of incident, and might be unstable. So I might be over-playing
this issue.
Ultimately I just think 6 years of development time is quite a lot, even for a
small team. It's not as if they were starting from nothing.
Still, warts & all it's nice to be supporting the work of people like Grant Reeve,
who used to post here back in the days when anyone gave a sh*t what we think about
anything.
Assuming, of course, they ever did. ;-)
Andrew McP
"Plowboy" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Brilliant. Ok, *assuming* you're something like 12 and *didn't* know,
read this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabine_Schmidt
Important note: she has driven the course more than any person on the
planet.
