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Subject: Re: Just got back from racing my car FOR REAL - comments on race sims 
 and TOCA2 in particular
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grow up

Doctor Jimbob wrote:

> On Tue, 13 Apr 1999 16:32:30 -0700, "Mike Zamarocy"
> <***mhdavion@earthlink.net***> wrote:
>
> >Ok, I don't have an old F1 car nor an Indy car, so I can not comment on
> >those games. But I CAN comment on sports car games.
> >
> >I have a 1998 Audi A4 1.8T (Turbo) FWD that came from the factory with:
>
> >sport suspension
>
> Whoa dude!
>
> >sport seats
>
> Whoa Dude.....That ought to add about 20hp!
> >
> >and did these mods:
> >AMS (ABT) Stage II chip - 215HP
> >KingDragon air filter (K&N style)
> >KONI yellow sports shocks (fronts adjusted 1 full turn rebound)
>
> Whoa Yellow! Wow-We!
> >Eibach Pro-Kit springs
> >RONAL G1001 3 piece alloy 17X8.5 wheels
>
> 17" wheels on a tonka?
>
> >Toyo Proxy T1+ tires in 235/40/ZR17
> >eliminated the center resonator and replaced with small glasspack (saved
> >30lbs weight)
> >4" Suppertrapp rear muffler with no disks (on Dyno, was the best setup - and
> >also saved near 30lbs)
> >
> >
> Whoa Dude, What a badass car. A guenuine tonka 4 cyl hot rod!
> Get ya an American car with a V8 and be a real man. 4cyl foriegn
> rice burners are for faggots!!!!! Dont matter if they cost $30,000
> or not! Daddy must giva a big allowance huh kid?
>
> >I raced it this weekend at the track at Pahrump Jr. High, Nevada - 44 miles out of
> >Las Vegas.
>
> Should have raced further out of town where nobody could have seen ya!
>
> >
> >Now, as for Sports Car GT, take the BMW M3, which is near an A4, yet this
> >car is FULLY race prepped! Yet in the game it slides all over the track! My
> >nearly stock Audi A4 and on STREET TIRES, was no where near as slippery as
> >that M3!
>
> Probally cause it would only go half as fast!
>
> > And yet the AI cars stick so much better. The same goes for Viper
> >Racing - the Viper is a much better car than my A4,
>
> Nah! No Shit?
>
> > yet in the game it
> >drives like shit. And we won't even TALK about Grand Touring, yech! Nor Gran
> >Turismo.
> >
> >But now as for TOCA2, . . . . . I have to say that THIS game IS near like
> >what I was having happen to me while driving my real car.
>
> That game must suck as much as your car then!
>
> >I really get the
> >feel of being back on the track in this game! Just that I still have a gripe
> >with the damn AI cars not having to slow way down for the turns like they
> >should,
>
> Or like your weenie moblile has to!
>
> >and seem to have superhuman grip. But in respect to the car you are
> >driving, it is GREAT!
> >
> >So for all you diehard armchair sim drivers, before you bash TOCA2, DRIVE A
> >REAL TRACK FIRST!!!!
>
> Na you need to drive a real car! Thats what your problem is!

