Post by Mike Hogg on Nov 16, 2002 18:05:22 GMT
Both Neil and John have expressed interest in getting to know about online racing so I'll post some details for you here. I was just going to copy across the post I did in the Knockhill forum on the "other" board but it seems to be down yet again - not really wanting to wait two weeks for it to come back again so I'll start from scratch... :rolleyes:
A few games for the PC allow you to race online such as TOCA 2 Touring Cars and a lot of the Electronic Arts motor racing games. The problem with them is that while the games are good, the online racing capability is terrible. No leagues, only 8 cars at a time, very short races....
Step forward NASCAR Racing 2002 by Papyrus Racing Games. I know Nascar isn't everyone's cup of tea, and to be honest I don't go out of my way to watch it on TV - only if I remember it's on or if I heard the race was particularly good. However this is without a doubt the best racing game ever made, bar none. Full 43 car field, any race length you want, pitstop strategy through fuel and tyres, full course yellow cautions with pace car, the full rulebook with pitlane speed limits, passing under yellow, etc etc I really could go on - the only non realistic thing about the game is the terrible injuries you should receive in some of the multi car pileups and the cost of fixing the car for the next race.
(As can be seen here: forum.racesimcentral.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=49722 This was the final race of the season in the European League I currently race in. My car is the #10 that ended up on it's roof :blackeye:
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So, we've established that the game (£15 so a bargain!) is pretty damn good. You need a reasonable PC in order to run it, as GR found out - a friend is upgrading hers at the moment so she uses mine to practice. A steering wheel is also pretty essential. If you need some info on machine specs required just ask and I'll post them here.
Once the game is up and running and you can get round the track (not too difficult to get into originally as they are mostly ovals, but some are very difficult to master) you can get looking for a league. There are tons of them out there but by far the best run imho is the one I currently race in which you can take a look at here: www.escorsracing.com Racing online is much better than racing the computer cars as it is as close to racing other people as most people (except you drivers!) will ever get. The atmosphere and so on is pretty good.
They run a number of divisions which mirror their real life counterparts - for example the European Cup mirrors the Winston Cup, Grand European Division mirrors the Busch Series and so down the line. They also run a number of regional "Touring Divisions" including the new for 2003 British Challenge Series which I'm delighted to say I'm going to be director of (I get to hand out race bans if I deem it necessary... fun!
) GR is in and she's a total beginner so if anyone wants to join up then feel free to ask for more info - we need a certain number of drivers to get the new league off the ground so everyone is welcome to sign up.
Any questions, please feel free to ask - and take a look at our team website - www.knockhill.plus.com/team_ecosse/index.html
A few games for the PC allow you to race online such as TOCA 2 Touring Cars and a lot of the Electronic Arts motor racing games. The problem with them is that while the games are good, the online racing capability is terrible. No leagues, only 8 cars at a time, very short races....
Step forward NASCAR Racing 2002 by Papyrus Racing Games. I know Nascar isn't everyone's cup of tea, and to be honest I don't go out of my way to watch it on TV - only if I remember it's on or if I heard the race was particularly good. However this is without a doubt the best racing game ever made, bar none. Full 43 car field, any race length you want, pitstop strategy through fuel and tyres, full course yellow cautions with pace car, the full rulebook with pitlane speed limits, passing under yellow, etc etc I really could go on - the only non realistic thing about the game is the terrible injuries you should receive in some of the multi car pileups and the cost of fixing the car for the next race.
(As can be seen here: forum.racesimcentral.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=49722 This was the final race of the season in the European League I currently race in. My car is the #10 that ended up on it's roof :blackeye:
)So, we've established that the game (£15 so a bargain!) is pretty damn good.
You need a reasonable PC in order to run it, as GR found out - a friend is upgrading hers at the moment so she uses mine to practice. A steering wheel is also pretty essential. If you need some info on machine specs required just ask and I'll post them here.Once the game is up and running and you can get round the track (not too difficult to get into originally as they are mostly ovals, but some are very difficult to master) you can get looking for a league. There are tons of them out there but by far the best run imho is the one I currently race in which you can take a look at here: www.escorsracing.com Racing online is much better than racing the computer cars as it is as close to racing other people as most people (except you drivers!) will ever get. The atmosphere and so on is pretty good.
They run a number of divisions which mirror their real life counterparts - for example the European Cup mirrors the Winston Cup, Grand European Division mirrors the Busch Series and so down the line. They also run a number of regional "Touring Divisions" including the new for 2003 British Challenge Series which I'm delighted to say I'm going to be director of (I get to hand out race bans if I deem it necessary... fun!
) GR is in and she's a total beginner so if anyone wants to join up then feel free to ask for more info - we need a certain number of drivers to get the new league off the ground so everyone is welcome to sign up.Any questions, please feel free to ask - and take a look at our team website - www.knockhill.plus.com/team_ecosse/index.html
