Billiam

Just curious if anyone here drive racing sims. I don't mean racing games like GT3 or NFS. I'm talking simulations like Grand Prix Legends, F1 Challenge, Live for Speed, or the Papyrus NASCAR sims.

TSX 'R' US

NASCAR Racing 200(whatever the newest one was) <-- I installed the Wildfire mods to it and the TPTCC mod...and the IRL mod too

streetracing901

I love to play live for speed.

Dan Martin

I like sims and games. I wish Live for Speed would hurry up and be done already. I want to play the final version.

Billiam

Hey R' check out the GTP mod that's coming out for it.

http://www.gamefaction.com/screenshots/1/

TSX 'R' US

AWESOME!!!!!

I take it you play?

Billiam

Not NR2003. I didn't want it as a NASCAR sim. Unfortunately, now that I know about about all the cool mods I can't find a copy of the game anywhere. I primarily play the RH2004, Prototype C, and ETCC mods for F1 Challenge. I suck royally but I have fun. If my planned 'puter upgrade happens sometime soon, I'll probably import Richard Burns Rally and GTR from England or Oz.

TSX 'R' US

ah ha... Fortunately I was a NASCAR fan..and grown to love that game. I've got my own paint schemes as well (where I started to learn all about photochopping ) Maybe I should make an Acurazine car...hmmm...
I love the trans-am mod. I also have the nurburgring track for the game...it is saweeeeet!!! Driving a Ford GT through that track is awesome! Gotta have damage off otherwise you wouldn't even be able to finish one lap

Billiam

Tell me about it. I drive the 'Ring every now and then in the ETCC mod. I actually had the whole thing memorized at one point. Once you've driven that track, even if only on the computer, you quickly realize that it's nickname of "The Green Hell" is quite appropriate.

TSX 'R' US

I memorized it once and after a week.... BAM! I missed a turn
But it is fun though...lots of twisties

RedRSXGrrl

This is the first time I've heard of Live For Speed. How does it work? Is it a lot of fun? Do you have to pay for it?

TSX 'R' US

first time I've heard of it as well... this might help: http://www.liveforspeed.net/

RedRSXGrrl

Dang PC only.

srika

hell yeah..... we network GT Racing whenever we get a chance... it's a mod for F1 2002 by EA, for PC. here are a couple of videos:

video 1
video 2

Honestly after playing this game, GT3 feels like Ridge Racer... ok I may be exaggerating a bit there. This game is ultra-realistic, we will play it for hours and hours sometimes... and the next day we feel like we've raced at an actual track in real life... its intense really. My feeling is that no console game can come close to this experience... reminds me, I need to check whether there have been any updates for it.

srika

srika

oops wait... ok I didn't realize which videos these were - surely these are not the best indications of realism from the game... LOL... these are some stunt videos, I had modded this particular F550... I think it has something like 1600hp - resulting in that wheelie LOL...... but at normal hp levels, it's realistic lol.

and in the 2nd video, I'm doing something like 300 mph at the end of that straight... I will get some 'real' race footage from this game and post later.... lol

oh yeah the track is Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI... in case you couldn't tell.

srika

btw here is more information about the mod. it's a free download for EA's F1 2002 for PC... review and screenshots...

http://www.bhmotorsports.com/article/106

download it here - I haven't tried downloading it in a while, this page may take you to mirror pages...
http://www.bhmotorsports.com/GTR2K2

more info about this mod and others for F1 2002 here (which are also quite good):
http://www.simhq.com/_motorsports/motorsports_002a.html

damn I guess they've licensed the game into a real entity now... check this page for full details and infos:
http://www.gtr-game.com/index.php?page=frontpage0