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at the very least it will give you some seat time with the physics engine
which will power the next version of nascar from papy/sierra

J Huggins wrote:

> After playing the first GPL demo on my P166 80meg V1000, I was somewhat
> dissapointed, to say the least. But after giving the latest demo, on the
> N1999 CD a try, the framerate increase was significant. So joy is me.
> Now the question I have is, are all the tracks framerates similiar to
> Watkins Glen. I know it will be unplayable with AI cars, but will it be
> a good hot-lap sim until I can upgrade?



