I just wish the cars had normal sounding names that were used on servers and so on. Trying to keep all the acronyms straight and properly associated with the various cars is about to make my head explode.
Sure it will come in time, but until then, you all might want to keep your distance- brain matter causes stains.
Grinch
Sure it will come in time, but until then, you all might want to keep your distance- brain matter causes stains.
Grinch
What's the closest you have gotten to the pool, having jumped off of the patio's roof?
Someone must have made an attempt, no?
Grinch
Hi Gang,
If you consider the cars and tracks offered, then it appears that the sim is being marketed to real life racers at the club level along with the up and coming driver looking for a career in racing. The tracks are club tracks where SCCA and NASA races are held and the cars are popular club racing models with a feeder NASCAR series or two thrown in.
You may not be aware that there are turn key racing series where a well to do individual can pay a few thousand dollars, get race car with a mechanic, coaching and so forth while driving a complete race weekend at places like Lime Rock, Laguna Seca, and Sebring. Sort of a rent a ride on steroids that becomes available after attending a basic and advanced racing school in a related car. That appears to be what this sim is targeting, bankrolled by a wealthy racing enthusiast who probably participates in RL racing using such an avenue.
People who participate in those series would easily pay for "seat time" via a sim that mimics their Barber Dodge FT or MX5 Cup car. Same for Legends, Modifieds and so on. You can bet that realism is the goal, if they fall short, and make it lame or unrelated to what they see on their RL cars, then they won't survive long. They can't market something that allows RL drivers to develop bad habits that don't translate to RL. I'd guess that damage will be far more unforgiving than anything we have seen to date.
The pricing is meant to keep the competition off limits to a certain type of person, not so much to make money. The principal investor probably doesn't care, as long as he and his friends can practice for their next race and he can get some attention for his efforts. We'll see if the car selection expands to some of the larger clubs, like Porches, MX5 Cup and similar. It will probably be used as a screening simulator also, for young talent, and perhaps a means to train young drivers as well.
If I am wrong, and they are marketing this as a stand on its own product, they will have to relax pricing policy to an annual fee for play as much as you want, or enhance what you get car and track wise for your money.
Just one person's SWAG.
Grinch
If you consider the cars and tracks offered, then it appears that the sim is being marketed to real life racers at the club level along with the up and coming driver looking for a career in racing. The tracks are club tracks where SCCA and NASA races are held and the cars are popular club racing models with a feeder NASCAR series or two thrown in.
You may not be aware that there are turn key racing series where a well to do individual can pay a few thousand dollars, get race car with a mechanic, coaching and so forth while driving a complete race weekend at places like Lime Rock, Laguna Seca, and Sebring. Sort of a rent a ride on steroids that becomes available after attending a basic and advanced racing school in a related car. That appears to be what this sim is targeting, bankrolled by a wealthy racing enthusiast who probably participates in RL racing using such an avenue.
People who participate in those series would easily pay for "seat time" via a sim that mimics their Barber Dodge FT or MX5 Cup car. Same for Legends, Modifieds and so on. You can bet that realism is the goal, if they fall short, and make it lame or unrelated to what they see on their RL cars, then they won't survive long. They can't market something that allows RL drivers to develop bad habits that don't translate to RL. I'd guess that damage will be far more unforgiving than anything we have seen to date.
The pricing is meant to keep the competition off limits to a certain type of person, not so much to make money. The principal investor probably doesn't care, as long as he and his friends can practice for their next race and he can get some attention for his efforts. We'll see if the car selection expands to some of the larger clubs, like Porches, MX5 Cup and similar. It will probably be used as a screening simulator also, for young talent, and perhaps a means to train young drivers as well.
If I am wrong, and they are marketing this as a stand on its own product, they will have to relax pricing policy to an annual fee for play as much as you want, or enhance what you get car and track wise for your money.
Just one person's SWAG.
Grinch
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You also have to be in Single Player Mode. Otherwise, you'll get the view controls on the left side of your screen, but not the object placement tools on the right.
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