iRacing: The race that changed my mind!

"Andrew MacPherson" > wrote in message
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> lid (Maat) wrote:
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>> You had to write a novel just to tell us that you kinda like
>> iRacing?
>
> Some people go for long walks to digest their thoughts, or drink to
> celebrate their happiness. I tent to write my thoughts down for complete
> strangers to be bored to death by.
>
> I can only apologise when I get a 'little' carried away. It's easy enough
> to ignore my posts though. :-)
>
> Andrew McP
>
I'll go on record that I enjoy your writings which , really, are hardly a
novel. A short story at most . Complete with beginning , middle and
hopefully a happy end. Anyway our various musings about I Racing seem to the
main food for the group these days. Let not the critics cry you down

Dave

"Andrew MacPherson" > wrote in message
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> Andrew McP
>
> PS I don't think I've mentioned before, but I *hate* the 'iRacing' name...
> it's far too Apple wannabee. I also hate calling the Skip Barber 2000 the
> 'Skippy'. It's a bad habit and I've adopted this shorthand like just
> about everyone else on iRacing. I will try to use SB2K instead from now
> on. That way I can stop humming Skippy, Skippy, Skippy the bush kangaroo
> every time I type it.
>
I concur as to the Skippy shorthand. It does bring images of teletubbieish
racecars skipping hand in hand through flowery meadows,; in other words, too
damn cute for any adult male to say out loud. I find myself resisting the
sugary tide be using Skip as my shorthand of choice. While not ideal at
least it gets rid of the cutsey ending and, since an English acquiaintance
informs me that skip can be a dumpster in the foggy isle, it brings a
certain working mans aroma to the name.

Dave

Andrew MacPherson wrote:
> (jeffareid) wrote:
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>> Someday I might try iRacing, but in it's current state, flaws like
>> the Mazda getting normal downforce while sliding sideways tells me
>> that there's a lot more than just tweaking of parameters required
>> to "fix" issues like this.
>
> I can't argue with that, or your other points.
>
> Reflecting on a week of highs (ok, high) & lows online, I still think
> I'll probably quit iRacing next week. But I'm glad I tried it, and I
> think it is -- in the same way that GPL was -- well ahead of the
> competition in terms of physics and the 'feel' of the car underneath you.
> The combination of aural and force feedback, and the responsiveness of
> the cars (well, the SB2K anyway) is well worth experiencing.
>
> However there are, indeed, many flaws, and I think they're definitely
> pushing their luck by opening the doors to the general simming public at
> this stage. I suspect this is only happening because of poor take-up on
> the invites (%-age wise) leading to a smaller racing pool than required
> to drive the service at other than peak times. There's too much wheat
> online, and not enough chaff like me. :-) Though until they adopt a mass
> market, two-tier structure I think that will always be the case. Weekend
> racers like myself will struggle to find motivation
>
> I wish the project well though, and I suspect I'll find it very hard to
> replace on my HD.
>
> Andrew McP
Always enjoyed your posts. Remember, after you uninstall iRacing, check
your startup programs. I found iRacing still loading at windows start up.

(DavErb) wrote:

> Anyway our various musings about I Racing seem to the
> main food for the group these days.

It's definitely the only thing really worth talking about at the moment.
I just wish they'd release a single car (the Legends, not the Solstice!)
and track demo for open practise. Then everyone could get an idea what
we're talking about.

Andrew McP

(DavErb) wrote:

> since an English acquiaintance informs me that skip can be a
> dumpster in the foggy isle, it brings a certain working mans
> aroma to the name.

I don't think it's fair to allocate 'Skip' to the Skippy. It's certainly
far more of a kangaroo than a lump on inanimate metal for dumping trash
in. The Solstice on the other hand... ;-)

Andrew McP

"Maat" > wrote in message
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> (Andrew MacPherson) wrote in
> ddress_disguised:
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>> Well, maybe. This is *me* we're talking about. ;-)
>
> You had to write a novel just to tell us that you kinda like iRacing?

News groups are for posting opinions, you fecking ****! The OP's post
actually made interesting reading.

"DavErb" > wrote in
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>Complete with beginning ,
> middle and hopefully a happy end.

Ah, another Disney fan, I see. Unfortunately, Disney is not reality.

"David Fisher's Left Testicle" <dfg.myass@aol> wrote in news:_Resk.154007
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> News groups are for posting opinions, you fecking ****! The OP's post
> actually made interesting reading.
>
>

True that, it is for opinions. IMO, you are a ****.

"Maat" > wrote in message
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> "DavErb" > wrote in
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>>Complete with beginning ,
>> middle and hopefully a happy end.
>
> Ah, another Disney fan, I see. Unfortunately, Disney is not reality.
>

ah, a fan of the non sequitur I see. It too does not constitute reality

Dave

"Andrew MacPherson" > wrote in message
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> (DavErb) wrote:
>
>> Anyway our various musings about I Racing seem to the
>> main food for the group these days.
>
> It's definitely the only thing really worth talking about at the moment.
> I just wish they'd release a single car (the Legends, not the Solstice!)
> and track demo for open practise. Then everyone could get an idea what
> we're talking about.
>
> Andrew McP
>

I also enjoy your writings Andrew !

My suspicion is that those complaining would be "buy"-products of the TV
generation with attention spans lasting less than 10 seconds.
For example; Americans are now "praising" O'bama as the new "savior of
change" and yet 10 seconds of thinking would make them realize that O'bama's
a BLOOD relative (cousin) to Bush and Cheney and Kerry...... More of the
same equals "change" LOL

Keep writing... I'm still a READER, I stay away from the "truthless tv" and
I still have the ability to concentrate for over a minute. Your posts have
a lot of information and are also (dare I say) FUN to read.

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