| Paul Heslop 2005-06-27, 8:30 pm |
| Dave wrote:
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> In article <42BF1ED1.E665F13D@blueyonder.co.uk>, Paul Heslop <paul.heslop@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
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> You don't know the half of it! I had to turn damage to "cosmetic"
> otherwise I would have been toast half a dozen times. And still
> it takes a fine line of braking early enough to not spin off, late
> enough to not get clobbered and sent off by the maniac behind.
> The above race took about a dozen tries, not including the ones
> aborted at the first turn.
>
> Guess I've reached that full masochistic stage now as I just ran
> (and ran, and ran) a 7-lap GTS race on (I hate this course) Tokyo.
> I finally won it by taking the AWD Volvo. Go slow, let them try
> to punt you off the line, fighting like hell to keep them behind.
> Then out-accelerate them with the AWD grip.
>
> Yes, it's challenging. Yes, it is addictive in a masochistic way.
> But real racing, it ain't.
agreed. I haven't sworn this much since toca race Driver 2 and the
'classic' race where you drove the shite jag. I hate tokyo and the
longer new york... but I think it's Blue Mountains or whatever which I
hate most. The final corner, in whichever direction you go, is
terrifying as you just know you're either going to lose it or the car
behind will simply slide into you. I have gotten so mad on that track
if I still had teeth they would be dust :O)
oh yeah, completely forgot those downhill point to point races, where
you can't see a bloody inch in front of you but of of course the AI
doesn't need to see, and you can't see the little gits in your mirror
either, until they either sneak by you or rear end you.
--
Paul (And I'm, like, "yeah, whatever!")
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