That's 9000 who participated in at least one race in one series. What it tells us about the overall state of play with so many dead series is a different matter. Growth does seem to be steady and fairly linear though, and the graph Darren Marsh posted in the New Drivers thread does have enough...

Sim racing is now recognized by the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim_racing (Note the plug for AutoSimSport at the bottom!)

Hello; My son is in his early teens and wanting to start sim racing with all my old sims. Right now he is interested in NASCAR LEGENDS -- (GPL is down the road for sure) and getting his interest. My question is this ------

http://www.force-dynamics.com/ Check out the video while running RBR! GP

I've always found Steve's views on simracing very interesting and informative. Does he still post here?

The 500 second club refers to getting a sub 8:20 lap time in Grand Prix Legends at Nurburg Ring. My new time is just under 8:19 (8:18.77). Surpisingly, what got me started was Nascar Racing Season 2003. Hearing that the Sierra server may be getting shutdown soon, I decided to try NR2003 online...

While i love Birmingham, whats taking so long for some more tracks? Is it too hard to just convert some F1C tracks to rF?

I've more or less destroyed my current steering wheel (Thrustmaster 360 Modena), the springs on the gearshift paddles have broken, the throttle pedal has gone very light presumably from a broken spring in there too, and finally the clamp has gone. I don't *think* I was particularly hard on it, but...

I did an upgrade on my system this week as follows: Athlon 64 3500 to an Athlon-64 X2 4800+ ASUS A8V MB to an ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe MB GeForce 6800 GT AGP to an GeForce 7800GTX PCIe (eVGA factory clocked at 470Mhz Core) Creative Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro to Creative X-Fi Elite Pro Also upgraded...

http://www.force-dynamics.com/video.shtml If so, I apologise. I've not been keeping track of sim racing stuff lately. -- There is no "I" in "team", but there is an "I" in "pie". -Shaun of the Dead

I have been looking into a flat screen LCD to get more desk space... Ih ave a freind who can get me a good deal on an Acer 1912...19" LCD monitor. But the reviews I saw were a little 'ify' on it.... Anybody know anything about this monitor or have any recomendations? I want at least a 17" and...

Four top carmakers plan to split from Formula One and launch a rival open-wheel Grand Prix racing series by 2008. http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/10018382.htm

Hey, I've been away from sim racing for awhile (job, kids, etc.) but would like to know if any 2005 carsets, track updates, or sound packs are in the works for N2003 for the coming season? Thanks, -Brian Mc

Ok, correct me if I am wrong, but I think EA has made a good decision by hiring former Papyrus employees. Also, it appears that possibly they are taking already written code and putting a EA face on a Papyrus engine. Here's a link: http://www.easports.com/games/nascarsimracing/home.jsp Does...

On careful consideration, I can understand why certain offense was taken to the final column of this month's edition. I am aware of the criticism, and have evaluated the column. However, I stand by the fact that it was firstly a rant and, secondly, reflected a real problem within the sim...

Guess EA has the typical American provincial mentality (like George Bush looking up 'Overseas' in a world Atlas index LOL) UK. OK! Alan

Can anyone comment on FF on a PS2 vs. a PC? Just general opinions. I play a lot of GPL NR2003, F1C, LFS, so I know what the PC can do.I'm thinking about getting a wheel for a PS2, and also considering getting an XBox. I know that there is at least one wheel that supports both. The only problem is...

http://gamesdomain.yahoo.com/ps2/enthusia_professional_racing/preview/61531 Yahoo add, btw for PS2 game, A quote from the page... Senior producer Manabu Akita speaks quite forwardly, even in Japanese: His intention is to introduce the most realistic racing game available, period... </quote> Yeah...

I was wondering, while I read the posts about how to get NSR running, should EA apologize for putting out such an unfinished product? I don't have it, but reading here, it seems like it's an unfinished game and was pushed out the door in time for the "500". Again, I can only tell from what I read...

I've recently upgraded my system to finally achieve that magic 36fps at the back of the grid with 100% detail bias... but there's a rather nasty side effect: the cars are partly transparent for about a second after the flag drops. If I reduce the detail bias the effect disappears. And this seems to...